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User talk:Escargon

2019-09-29T15:39:43Z

Skywarp:

Dude, stop. English names are not transferred across different characters. Big Convoy is not Big Prime. [[Gren]] is not Hook. Gaia Guardian is not Gaia Defensor, etc. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 21:50, 14 September 2013 (EDT)
:Big Convoy has never been named in English, Gren's never been named as that, and Gaia Guardian doesn't have an English name. Those examples don't work at all. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 21:55, 14 September 2013 (EDT)
::You are severely missing the point. The Kre-O character has no name, English or otherwise. All we have is the assumed intent of the writer (so, "Alexa"). What applies to the original character does not automatically apply to homages, as I've shown with my examples.
::And, frankly, if you had an issue, a better method of action would have been discussing rather than automatically reverting the preference of the person taking the time to make those pages! [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 22:03, 14 September 2013 (EDT)
:: Mimi has a point. using the Alexis/Alexa Kre-o as an example; this wiki typically uses the Japanese name unless/until and English name is made. So, while the Kre-O character might be based off Alexis from Armada, we must call her what the comic calls her. And since the comic calls her nothing, author intent is all we have to go on. I say stick with Alexa but keep the reference to Alexis in the notes/[[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 22:27, 14 September 2013 (EDT)
:::Eh. Whatever, I don't even know all that much about the Japanese names, so I'm not the best one to ask about it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 16:59, 15 September 2013 (EDT)
:: Give me a mistake in the paragraph please.[[User:MetroPlex71]]
Please don't say that being a woman is an insult. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:32, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
:For clarification, I think [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Waspinator_(BW)&curid=335&diff=828439&oldid=827733&rcid=666524 Supernova222] was the one who said it first. Just letting that out there. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 22:48, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
:I wasn't trying to sir. Inkblot is correct. I just undid my revision cause I wasn't sure if it was correct or not. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 06:37, 23 September 2013 (EDT)
:(sometimes I should just sit down and shut up.) [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 06:40, 23 September 2013 (EDT)

You need to settle down just a little bit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:34, 12 October 2013 (EDT)
:Sorry, sir. I just got a bit too angry.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 19:38, 12 October 2013 (EDT)

Please explain why you revert everything I contribute on this wiki?! - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 15:53, 19 October 2013 (EDT)
:The Ravage note was unessasary. The Team Prime image was fine, though you might want to move it to the episode section. Also, good job on editing the Soundwave ROTF page, the rape thing is one of the few PG-13 level things that is not accepted here. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 15:56, 19 October 2013 (EDT)
:: Thanks. - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 16:01, 19 October 2013 (EDT)
:: Could you give me an example of a mistake in the paragraph in the AOE page? I checked it on EVERY grammar,punctuation and spell checker page to fix it. No problems... I even contacted my language arts teacher. No problem in the paragraph. It's getting a little bit fishy....[[User:MetroPlex71]]
Why did you remove my talk on the Knock Out page? I thought the talk pages were for disscussing changes? - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 22:13, 4 November 2013 (EST)
:You're saying that being gay is a bad thing, and that is not acceptable. Quit it right now. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:15, 4 November 2013 (EST)
::Sorry, but being gay really is a bad thing, the Bible says so. But if the wiki community doesn't want it on there I won't add it again, okay? :) - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 22:19, 4 November 2013 (EST)
:::No, it's not a bad thing. If you ever add that again, you will get into some major trouble. Now don't add it again. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:21, 4 November 2013 (EST)
::::Sorry, I won't add it again. But plz don't be so cross, I didn't know it was against the rules I'm new here. what exactly do not mean "major trouble? - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 22:24, 4 November 2013 (EST)
:::::Being banned. Saying stuff like that is absolutely against the rules. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:29, 4 November 2013 (EST)
::::::Okay, it's completely understood. :) But if I say "Bank robbers stink" is that okay? (Just thought I'd better ask so I don't violate any more rules, LOL, not off to a very good start, am I? :))BTW, you got a YouTube channel friend? - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 22:33, 4 November 2013 (EST)
::::::::That is acceptable. And no, I don't. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:36, 4 November 2013 (EST)

For the second time, chill. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 00:51, 5 November 2013 (EST)

== [[Zobovor]]'s fake BW names on BW DVD ==

Thanks for reverting my edit. i really thought those were preliminary names for the BW characters! --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:32, 25 November 2013 (EST)

== Moving pages ==

You realise that when you move pages, as you've been doing when Kre-O cameos show up without even making a <nowiki>[[x (Kre-O)]]</nowiki> page, you're meant to fix the links to point to the new page, yes? [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Rattrap]] alone shows 333 ''mainspace'' links! (There's a reason for the bolded "Warning! This can be a drastic and unexpected change for a popular page; please be sure you understand the consequences of this before proceeding." text!). - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 22:49, 24 January 2014 (EST)

==Prime image==

Why did you revert my optimus prime edit and the edit someone else did? --[[User:TillAllR1|TillAllR1]] ([[User talk:TillAllR1|talk]]) 14:08, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
:For main images we use the first body or the body the characters had the most. Optimus Prime's appeared more in his body from the first three movies than the one from AOE, so we're sticking with the image we already had. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:11, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

Would it not make sense to have a up to date image? --[[User:TillAllR1|TillAllR1]] ([[User talk:TillAllR1|talk]]) 14:16, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
:That's not how it works. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:17, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

But shouldn't it be? --[[User:TillAllR1|TillAllR1]] ([[User talk:TillAllR1|talk]]) 14:19, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
:No. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:19, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

It would inform those not aware of the change, make the wiki seem up to date and would be a accurate representation of the character as he is now. --[[User:TillAllR1|TillAllR1]] ([[User talk:TillAllR1|talk]]) 14:24, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
:Look, I didn't make the rules. You're going to have to ask someone like Itswalky, abates, or M Sipher about it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:27, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
::Even then that image he uploaded is no good. Prime is smooshed in the center with all that wasted space on the big OPTIMUS PRIME in the background. We need a good clear shot of the character. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] ([[User talk:Detour|talk]]) 19:14, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

== The Vigilant Town ==

Youtube version is actually edited in the last scene, explaining the Decepticon insignia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtEwQrlEAI4

But the Hub network released this episode on their website, and most likely that's the original non-edited episode. http://www.hubnetwork.com/shows/transformers-rescue-bots/videos/full-episode-the-island-of-misfit-tech-episode-13-season-2

Please check the differences before reverting. [[User:Klink|Klink]] ([[User talk:Klink|talk]]) 23:46, 24 May 2014 (EDT)
:Wow, that Decepticon sigil was so blatantly edited in by someone else. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] ([[User talk:Detour|talk]]) 23:57, 24 May 2014 (EDT)
::Eh. I hadn't seen the episode, and I'd trusted abates judgement more than the newbie. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:59, 24 May 2014 (EDT)

==Tenses==
Hey, just a quick reminder that fiction sections need to be in the past tense. Thanks! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:50, 4 July 2014 (EDT)
:Yeah, sorry about that. I'll remember next time! [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:04, 4 July 2014 (EDT)

==Helloooo==
Hihi, I didn't realize there were any other translady editors of the TFWiki. Hello! [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] ([[User talk:Antimatter|talk]]) 19:06, 11 July 2014 (EDT)
:Hello there! One of our admins is too, [[User:FortMax]]. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:39, 11 July 2014 (EDT)
::Embarrassing fact- she follows me on twitter, but I forgot she was an admin here, haha. Anyway, nice talkin to you, see you round the wiki! [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] ([[User talk:Antimatter|talk]]) 00:06, 12 July 2014 (EDT)
:::Nice talking to you, too! [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 11:59, 12 July 2014 (EDT)

==Response==
What are you specifically talking about.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 17:31, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:The removal of the Scorn caption and comments you left on abates and Jalaguy's pages. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:35, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Scorn's caption does not come off as a joke, but at any rate, The Picture of Scorn is a concept art, and should be noted as such, given that concept art often does not share the same appearance of the final product. I'm not necessarily opposed to humor by nature, but it shouldn't get in the way of information, on and information based site.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 17:56, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

EDIT:For future reference, when responding to a message, please leave it on the talk page of the person you are speaking to so they get a notification message.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 17:57, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:No, it really shouldn't. And no, that's not how it works either. You have to refresh talk pages and check recent changes to see if someone's updated a talk page. Don't put responses to things on your talk page to other people's talk pages. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:00, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Why shouldn't it? It's the exact type of picture that needs context to explain it, official imaging that is altered or not representative of the final product.

And, for the most part in my experience, wiki's use the method of response I use, as it guarantee's the user get's the message. Doing it the other way can lead to a number of complication, like the user not getting the message, or information being lost in communication.

Final quick question, Are you an Admin or Mod?--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 18:10, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:No, if they want to know what it is, they can just look at the description on the image itself. Stop trying to make the wiki work the wayt you want it to.

:And I'm not sure where you get that idea from. You're going to get the message, no matter what, Maybe it works that way at Wikia, but not here.

:And no, I'm not. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:15, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

As you are not an Admin, I would like to ask you not to discuss this with me, as it's not really your place to. While I do appreciate the desire to look after a wiki that you contribute to, unless you are of a position of authority, trying to enforce any rule or policy will not result in desirable results, especially as the Admin's are the one who are really the one's to determine if a policy is being broken or not, and a standard user does not necessarily have the same ability to truly recognize this, and even if they do, they don't have the authority to do anything about it. For future references, if you think someone is breaking a policy or vandalizing pages, contact an Admin or site Mod, rather than taking matter's into your own hands, as this often does little to help the situation or can even make it worse.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 18:30, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:......It's a public forum. Just because I'm not a moderator doesn't mean I shouldn't tell you that you're not doing what's right and ask you to stop. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:And even then, why wouldn't I know how to interpret the rules? The rules are stated outright among various pages. This isn't some message board. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:51, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

In theory, you are right, but in practice that rarely works. If the user is a true vandal, just messing up the page for kicks, it won't have achieved anything, and may in fact motivate said vandal to keep it up. If it's just another user, then you run into a several other problems. You may not truly understand the full meaning of policy's, or if they are truly being violated, especially if it's a gray type of situation. In those situation, you may just achieve amnesty with a new user who was trying to help. Many people do not appreciate being told what to do by a person in a non-authoritative position, as you are essentially the same "rank" as them, you don't truly have the authority to make any real demands.

Most Admins are Admins for a reason, normally they are excellent editors but also, more importantly, they have excellent crisis situation skills and know how to handle problems users, or users who may simply of made a mistake. At most, a person in a non-authoritative position should ever directly do in a situation where they think someone is breaking policies, is politely inform them of the site policies, and if the situation continues, notify an Admin and let them handle it, as there is little else of use you can actually do.

As to misinterpreting the rule, it's easy to do, as not every situation fit's into the set rules perfectly, many situation have grey aspects to them and are not always easily resolved by a set forth rule, and need some one in a position of authority to properly resolve the situation. --[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 18:57, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:TFWiki doesn't have a massive problem with non-admin users giving advice to new users if it's basic stuff like 'please don't remove captions/add scores of new captions'. Admins aren't always around, and sometimes new users just need pointing to our policy pages. That being said, Escargon, you can sometimes be a bit quick to jump down people's throats over stuff like this. Please try and remain calm and courteous when engaging with other users. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:01, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
::Alright. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:04, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Well how many Transformers Wiki's are their?--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 21:29, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:A couple. But we're the original one. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

That sort of takes the wind out of that arguments sails.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 21:43, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:No, it doesn't. We've been around since 2006. We're far more succesful than any other attempt at making a wiki for TF. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:47, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Do you understand why I said it takes the wind out of the argument?--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 21:49, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

In response to comment on abates page

While those are notable achivements, I've been part of much smaller wiki's and wed communitys who can make similar claims, being invited to events and having content copied for outside use. Any communit of of fair size can recize and invint to big events and copying of content, if that is the case, unfortuently happens alot, many people take the easiest way out and instead of using their own ideas, take them from other sources.

As for your estimated user count, as it stands now from 2008 to now, about 13000 users have registered, so a little over 10000, rather than tens of thousands. Now grand majority of those who have registered have not bothered to make a user page, indicating a "fly by night" user who only made a hand full of edits before dropping off, and didn't stick around. I don't know the amount of users who activly take part on the site, but it wouldn't be anywhere near tens of thousands.

But I'd still like a response to my early question, do you know why I said it takes the winds out of that particular arguments sails? I'd like to know if you know what I meant, and if so why you think I was wrong.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 23:07, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:Would you knock it off? You've already been told by the owner to stop it. Nobody here is going to agree with you and these other wiki's. Just stop. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:29, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

I've moved past that and will not pursue the humor issue at this time, but I do want to know what you though my earlier point was invalid. I feel that if you counter one of my point, that you should explain why. If you want to debet me, fine, but I want to be countered with facts and hard evidence, not "No it doesn't" and hyperbole--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 23:34, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:Oh my god knock it off. I was guessing the numbers, not hyperboling, and you're still persuing it. You think that just because there's only a few TFWiki's it doesn't matter we're the best. Look at all those other wiki's. They're shit, like almost every wiki.
:Stop persueing this. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:37, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Well, no I'm not. I've left that issue alone. Now I'm asking why you didn't considered my earlier point valid at the time. Now I simply wish to know if you actully had a point to counter my earlier comment or not. Now it has become a curiosity, not somthing I want to use to achive an end. And I will point out that wasn't my point when I made the comment.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 23:44, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:EDIT: And techcially, you were using hyperbole, given that your stated numbers were vastily larger than the real number......and I'm pretty sure hyperboling isn't a proper word.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 00:03, 19 July 2014 (EDT)

== Swoop ==

Did Hasbro actually explicitly state they still have the name "Swoop"? Or are you extrapolating that from the explanation for AOE Strafe being named that way because of his two heads? I just checked the USPTO website - two entries for "Swoop" filed by Hasbro are listed as "dead", though that only means the name is not ®. It could still be ™ - but then I found entries for "Swoop Coupe" filed by Mattel and a goddamn COMPANY named "Swoop LLC" operating in the "toys" field that has its company name trademarked, both listed as "live" on the USPTO website. Knowing Hasbro's lawyers, they wouldn't touch the name with a ten foot pole at this point.

So again I ask, do you know of an explicit "We still have the name" statement by Hasbro, or are you simply basing an assumption on the fact that "trademark problems" was not explicitly cited as the reason for the name change for AOE?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 07:33, 27 July 2014 (EDT)

== "utterly stupid" ==

try not to be exactly that insulting when interacting with other people, please and thank you --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 01:35, 21 September 2014 (EDT)
:Yeah, that was rude. Sorry. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 01:43, 21 September 2014 (EDT)

==Formatting titles==
Quick reminder to follow the [[Help:Style guide#Titles|style guide]] when referring to the titles of things. e.g. episode names are wrapped in quotes, franchise names are italicised, and so on. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 10:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)
:Okay. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:54, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Fire in the Dark Mini-Cons ==

May I consult with you on organizing the Fire in the Dark Mini-Cons since that community discussion seems to have died? I'm currently trying to figure out how to do [[Reptix]] and [[Ironlunge]] as they are the only beastformer volume 4 Micron Boosters to have already appeared in fiction, as ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Predacons. As BWU appears to lack Mini-Cons (though Maximals/Predacons are roughly the same size as Micromasters), would it be appropriate to split the pages and classify the Aurex Mini-Cons as being associated with the original toys while the Primax Predacons are repurposings of those toys? This thought occurred to me because Ask Vector Prime classified the quasi-ROTF promotional [[Mighty Mini-Con Team]] as Aurex characters, which rather makes sense given the relative absence of Mini-Cons in Tyran. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 11:36, 28 August 2015 (EDT)
:*shrugs* I guess. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:11, 28 August 2015 (EDT)

== Taking you up on your offer ==

Any idea who '''[[:File:WhoamI-HOS3.jpg|this]]''' might be? He is one of the Autobots who appear behind John Henry, near the end of the third chapter/issue. --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 22:42, 2 September 2015 (EDT)
:Sorry I'm late! School stuff. Anyway, the stacks on his head remind me of Magnus. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:20, 3 September 2015 (EDT)
::Ah, yes. Sometimes these things seem so obvious once they're pointed out to me. Thanks! --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 17:06, 3 September 2015 (EDT)
:::You're welcome! (P.S. it appears the Legends comics are back up.) [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:07, 3 September 2015 (EDT)

==Ask Vector Prime==
Are you an Ask Vector Prime writer, like Jim Sorenson?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 07:55, 11 September 2015 (EDT)
:Yes. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:53, 11 September 2015 (EDT)
::oh ok thanks for answering.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 10:09, 12 September 2015 (EDT)

Since you have transcribed other videos from the Ask Vector Prime Facebook, would you also be able to transcribe the [https://www.facebook.com/AxiomNewsRook/videos/995397140503906/ Hammerstrike video] of Rook's Facebook for [[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist/src|this source page]]? I tried to at first but the more muffled parts became very hard for me to comprehend. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 01:41, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
==Optimus Prime==
Please stop reverting my edits. Please.

==Earth-7642==
I thought it wasn't official because it was only in Marvunapp but actually that designation was in one of the Marvel Handbooks.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 19:53, 11 December 2015 (EST)
:It may be official for Marvel, but it's never been stated ANYWHERE else besides that Wikia that the Transformers crossovers was a part of it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:54, 11 December 2015 (EST)
::"It may be official for Marvel" The note started with "In Marvel continuity", the note was basically about the Marvel side of things. Whatever though, I'm just saying.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 15:21, 19 July 2017 (EDT)
:::I dunno why you're bringing this back up 2 years later, but having since found the listing in question, literally all the handbook says is that its the one where Spider-Man met Superman. The whole TF things comes from the the Marvel Addendum, and if you actually read the notes on the article, the author said that adding the non-DC stuff to it was just because he felt like it, not that it was actually official. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:27, 19 July 2017 (EDT)
::::(I just stumbled upon this conversation, that's why I brough it up again) Nevermind I read your post wrong. I thought you meant that while the NAvTF story being part of 7642 may be official for Marvel, it's not official for Transformers (while the note itself was about the Marvel side of things). Sorry for the confusion.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 15:49, 19 July 2017 (EDT)

==Kmc==
Why did you revert my edit to [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie]]? I think a "sigh" doesn't quit explain things.
--[[User:Kmc|Kmc]] ([[User talk:Kmc|talk]]) 21:50, 2 February 2017 (EST)
:I think she's either getting at the irrelevance of mentioning the universal stream designation or the lack of clarity in the note about what Rodimus is wrong about. I have added back in a clearer note about Rodimus's recurring idiocy. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 12:23, 4 February 2017 (EST)

==List of universal streams==
Was there something wrong with adding "our" Quadwal universe to the list? It's on the Quadwal page. If I did something wrong with the formatting, please let me know, I've never added to a wiki page before. [[User:FirstStrike1177|FirstStrike1177]] ([[User talk:FirstStrike1177|talk]]) 20:33, 18 December 2017 (EST)
:Because it was never called out ever at all in fiction. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:02, 18 December 2017 (EST)
Doesn't he make references to our Quadwal time, just never a specific universe number? "Our reality" is even listed in the Notes on the [[Quadwal]] page in this wiki.[[User:FirstStrike1177|FirstStrike1177]] ([[User talk:FirstStrike1177|talk]]) 21:08, 18 December 2017 (EST)
Would it have been more accurate to put Quadwal Cluster instead of an unknown number since that's what Vector Prime typically says when referring to our universe? I just thought that by Quadwal Cluster he meant most/if not all Quadwal universes.[[User:FirstStrike1177|FirstStrike1177]] ([[User talk:FirstStrike1177|talk]]) 21:15, 18 December 2017 (EST)
:The notes logically extrapolate that. If the universe wasn't called out, we don't need an article on it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:46, 18 December 2017 (EST)
I wasn't making an article on it, just noting that we're classified under the Quadwal classification on the list of known universes. If someone hasn't read all of Ask Vector Prime, they don't know that Quadwal is a joke on the fourth wall, and they want to know if our universe even got a classification from Vector Prime (aka me for a good thirty minutes) having it noted that he did in fact say we're of the Quadwal Cluster on the main universe list is a time saver. [[User:FirstStrike1177|FirstStrike1177]] ([[User talk:FirstStrike1177|talk]]) 22:19, 18 December 2017 (EST)
:What she's trying to say to you is that the list is only for stream designations that have been officially and formally (or as "formally" as they were given like in such cases as "Aurex Something Something" and "Primax yadda-yadda Zeta") given in official Transformers media. We know that our real world exists in the Quadwal Cluster, but it's official stream designation was never actually ever given, meaning that we can't include it in this list at all regardless of our knowing that it does exist anyway. It's the same reason that we don't have stream designations listed for things like the Beast Machines cartoon, the Victory cartoon, any of the live action films after the first one, the 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon, or pretty much any piece of Transformers media that isn't on that list. We know that all official Transformers media does exist, but not everything has an official stream designation that has been given by a piece of official Transformers media, and therefore, everything that doesn't have an official stream designation is left out of the list since the list is only for stream designations that have been officially given. Otherwise, we'd have to start making up stream designations for everything, and that's not what this Wiki is supposed to do. Besides, the very first line of description text in the Quadwal section ("[[Transformers timeline|A strangely divergent continuity family.]]") already links out to the article for our real world anyway, so the fact that our real world is represented by/inside the Quadwal Cluster is already indicated by that line of text on the main list page. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 01:26, 19 December 2017 (EST)

==Why?==
Please explain why you revert just about everything I contribute on this wiki? I do not understand. At least people who reverse my edits explain. [[User:Lucky Hugs|Lucky Hugs]] ([[User talk:Lucky Hugs|talk]]) 23:43, 19 December 2017 (EST)
:Your edits to the CNN page are written out of universe. They're supposed to be written in universe. And your first couple edits shouldn't be adding captions. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:03, 20 December 2017 (EST)

Could you please elaborate on the "out of universe" part? What do you mean by "out of universe"? How can I fix it and why didn't YOU fix it? And I do understand the caption part. [[User:Lucky Hugs|Lucky Hugs]] ([[User talk:Lucky Hugs|talk]]) 00:07, 20 December 2017 (EST)
:You're writing it with things like "in Revenge of the Fallen." It's supposed to be written in universe. You shouldn't expect others to fix your mistakes, either. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:14, 20 December 2017 (EST)

I see, but all you had to do was remove a sentence and fix some grammar to fit to that sentence removal. [[User:Lucky Hugs|Lucky Hugs]] ([[User talk:Lucky Hugs|talk]]) 00:17, 20 December 2017 (EST)
:...People have lives outside of editing wikis. I was working, so it was easier at the time to revert your changes. And you're still not correctly formatting it: articles that aren't episode or comic summaries are always written in past tense. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:21, 20 December 2017 (EST)

I conjugated as much as I could see that could be conjugated to the past tense. [[User:Lucky Hugs|Lucky Hugs]] ([[User talk:Lucky Hugs|talk]]) 00:26, 20 December 2017 (EST)

==Grammar==
I hadn't really taken a look at any of your synopses before, simply because it's a lot of text. But I glanced over [[The Dark Heart of Sandokan|this one]] and it was just... hard to read.

I'm not a proofreader and I hate feeling like I'm nitpicking or whatever, especially when you're doing such good work and especially when you've put whole orders of magnitude more work into this wiki than me, but it took me over half an hour to comb through this one and fix the errors. I'm still not really happy with how it turned out, because one way or another I have very little formal understanding of grammar and I feel like a lot of things slipped by me. Also, I'm really not sure how much of what's wrong with this synopsis was just carried over from the old version.

Recurring errors:
* Ship names were not italicised.
* Sentences often had far more commas and clauses than they should've - like, there were some extremely long sentences in there that really should have been cut in half.
* Commas were often placed on the wrong side of connectives (i.e. like "I went to the store, and approaching the counter, said hi to the shopkeeper." instead of "I went to the store and, approaching the counter, said hi to the shopkeeper.").
* This is where my lack of formal training comes into play, but you used lots of -ing verb like "turning", "blasting", "running" etc. particularly at the start of sentences. Didn't read right to me, especially if more than one was used in a single sentence.
* Sentence subjects were often unclear, usually as a result of the above errors.

Please carry on doing what you're doing, but maybe take the time to carefully read back what you have both as you finish each sentence, and as you finish each section. If you really don't have time I'll carry on trying to do my best to clean up, because I'd rather see this content up than not at all.

I don't have time to go and check any of the older synopses, but I'd just leave those anyway and carry on with the new content.[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 05:54, 5 February 2018 (EST)
:Yeah, that wasn't my best summary. It might of been just the general eh-ness of the story, but I'll remember to try and read through in later stuff, since I do know I made a few mistakes in older summaries here and there. Think I'll go over those ones too when I get a chance. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:02, 5 February 2018 (EST)
:Thank you, by the way, for fixing that up. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:09, 5 February 2018 (EST)
::No problem - like I'm say, I'm happy enough to keep doing it.[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 11:51, 5 February 2018 (EST)

== Upcoming comic releases ==

I guess this is mostly towards the upcoming ''Lost Light'' issue but I guess it can apply to any other comic really. How come the articles aren't created for the comics until after the issues have been released? To an extent, I get that it might be done because the issues are too far away and they might even end up getting cancelled. That's why for example on Wikipedia, a movie that has only started production and is to be released in like, 3 years, gets a draft rather than an article. But in the case of ''Lost Light'' #16, the issue comes out tomorrow. Would it be better to already have at least some of the article ready? [[User:Panagiotis Zois|Panagiotis Zois]] ([[User talk:Panagiotis Zois|talk]]) 07:59, 13 March 2018 (EDT)
:We have a guy who does all of the articles for the IDW comics on the day they're released. Putting up empty skeleton pages serves no point. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:12, 13 March 2018 (EDT)

== SG Sludge/Kakuryu/Doryu ==

Any chance you'd have links to Gauntt's comments on these guys?

(Also, nice work on D&D, very tidy now.) [[User:Crossfire|'''Cross''']][[User talk:Crossfire|'''fire''']] 03:14, 23 March 2018 (EDT)
:Can't access Twitter right now, so I'll have to wait till I get home, but yeah, I can link them. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 07:34, 23 March 2018 (EDT)
::Here we are: [https://twitter.com/alexisverityc/status/975202333201137664] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:16, 23 March 2018 (EDT)
:::Very interesting, thank you! Do you think we should add this to the D&D page? [[User:Crossfire|'''Cross''']][[User talk:Crossfire|'''fire''']] 11:55, 23 March 2018 (EDT)
::::I'll probably add it to their articles once I get around to creating them (eventually). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:12, 23 March 2018 (EDT)

==Car Robots names==
IS there some reason you're unilaterally changing them now [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal#RID/Car Robots names|after you didn't discuss it much?]] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:10, 6 August 2018 (EDT)
: I'll remind you I had explicit permission from M Sipher. I've been meaning to get around to it, but I've been busy. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:12, 6 August 2018 (EDT)
::Sipher isn't the only person here and the way you're going around it (leaving some names like Gigatron) makes no sense. Why is this an issue when BWU and IDW have given those characters names that aren't their RID ones? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:20, 6 August 2018 (EDT)
:::Sipher is an admin. I only left in Gigatron and the like in as a compromise; I'm fully willing to convert those names as well. As for BWU, it's given characters aside from RID/CR ones different names, and, as stated in the past, is a mish-mash of stuff occupying it's own unique corner, and shouldn't influence pages one way or another. Gigatron's only called that in IDW because of Megatron; practically every other RID character that's show up used the English name. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:26, 6 August 2018 (EDT)

== Unused images ==

I've been going through the uncategorized images trying to sort as many as I can into their proper place, and I found a handful of images you uploaded around a year and a half ago that aren't currently being used on any pages. I'm not sure where they're from, so I was hoping you could at least tell me where they came from so I can apply the proper template and put them somewhere until we can figure out what to do with them.
* [[:File:SGSunbow.jpg]]
* [[:File:Sgtranstech.jpg]]
* [[:File:SGTransTechAirazor.jpg]]
* [[:File:TTRhinoxFinalGoodbye.jpg]]
Thanks much. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 22:59, 17 November 2018 (EST)
:...Aw, shit, I never did get around to adding those.
:They're from [[Epilogue Two]]. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:22, 18 November 2018 (EST)

== In defense of NexusShard17 ==

I don't think it's entirely fair to call NexusShard17's work done "for no reason". In the case of the Manatronatee image, he probably removed it because he assumed Saix had tagged it for deletion for good reason, something that I do not believe you caught. In the case of Arcee / Chun-Li, he must have been confused on whether the figure represented Transformer scanning human or the other way around. After all, it's not that hard on this site to get carried away while tackling a tedious set of problems, and Nexus Shard17 does handle a lot of grunt work. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 18:39, 17 December 2018 (EST)
:Ah, I see. My apologies. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:21, 17 December 2018 (EST)

==Dazlestrike==

Excuse me, I'm trying to make a page for Dazlestrike, the [[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]] repaint, but I'm unsure if he's an Autobot or Decepticon. I was wondering if you know what faction he is, if you don't then that's fine. Thanks.--[[User:CyclonustheWarrior|CyclonustheWarrior]] ([[User talk:CyclonustheWarrior|talk]]) 14:38, 29 January 2019 (EST)
:Why are you asking them specifically? You should put your question [[Talk:Dazzlestrike|here]]. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 21:57, 29 January 2019 (EST)
::Sorry, just thought I'd ask someone at the wiki, however, I honestly do wonder what I was thinking. --[[User:CyclonustheWarrior|CyclonustheWarrior]] ([[User talk:CyclonustheWarrior|talk]]) 14:33, 30 January 2019 (EST)

==About the Forged To Fight Windblade stats==
Did I ''not'' just say they were on '''every''' character page? We did it for [[Transformers: Earth Wars]], we're doing it for Forged To Fight, so please stop deleting important Game info. Thanks! [[User:Xaapro213|Xaapro213]] ([[User talk:Xaapro213|talk]]) 20:24, 6 May 2019 (EDT)
:You clearly didn't read my edit summary. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 20:50, 6 May 2019 (EDT)
: For 1. You just edited out Important Game Info I got. I was watching some footage of the Earth Wars Campaign Updates, and you just deleted that. For 2. What you're basically asking, is for me to go into every single character page that we've compiled for Battle Tactics, Earth Wars, and Forged To Fight, make a separate SRC page for each game, including Game details, stats, who is strong against who, and what not? Not including all the stuff like Character Growths, Stat bonuses, Rankings, Levels, Star ratings, and whatever else? Because that's basically what I'm getting. [[User:Xaapro213|Xaapro213]] ([[User talk:Xaapro213|talk]]) 20:59, 6 May 2019 (EDT)
::Yes.
::Character pages are not for those stats. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:09, 6 May 2019 (EDT)
:::The stats are pointless, unreadable, an absolute eyesore, and not the sort of thing we should keep catalogued on the wiki. We don't keep Tech Spec numbers here, either. It's best to keep each FTF section based on the corresponding stories. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:25, 6 May 2019 (EDT)
::: That’s fine. That’s ok. Fine by me. This is totally fine. Not like I’ve spent the last 2 years compiling game stats for Forged To Fight, now for it to be rendered completely and utterly pointless. Ok. FIne. Totally fine. Thanks. [[User:Xaapro213|Xaapro213]] ([[User talk:Xaapro213|talk]]) 21:32, 6 May 2019 (EDT)
::::There happy now? I Purged every character statistics page and replaced it with a stub. Now I gotta replay every chapter of Forged To Fight's Campaign along with replaying the monthly Legacy series to get Story info! [[User:Xaapro213|Xaapro213]] ([[User talk:Xaapro213|talk]]) 21:53, 6 May 2019 (EDT)
:::::...Did you miss the bit where I said you could copy-paste those on a /src page, separate from the character articles? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:57, 6 May 2019 (EDT)

== Hachette covers ==

>Hey, I don't know if Hachette has used the Dreamwave MTMTE profile for Getaway or Banzai-Tron at all,

>but I can tell you that they were done by Dan Khanna, rather than the usual Guido or Figueroa. Escargon (talk) 19:35, 22 September 2019 (EDT)

:I looked over the covers. Which ones were you talking about? I didn't see any covers featuring either of those characters. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] ([[User talk:MistaTee|talk]]) 10:20, 23 September 2019 (EDT)
::My apologies; I had thought I had seen one for the Mutineer's Arc of Lost Light with Getaway on the cover, but I was mistaken. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:23, 23 September 2019 (EDT)

:::Gotcha. And were you referring to the Bludgeon art, as opposed to Banzai-tron? [[File:DefinitiveG1Collection v20.jpg]] --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] ([[User talk:MistaTee|talk]]) 10:45, 23 September 2019 (EDT)
:::Nah, I did mean Banzai-Tron; I mentioned him cause he was the only other one Khanna did that got published, and figured it was possible he might show up at some point. 10:53, 23 September 2019 (EDT)

== Bruticus ==

>Hello, I see you reverted my edit. If you could please tell me what differentiates the plot hole I pointed out from the rest of the ones that are allowed to be listed in the continuity errors section, that would be much appreciated, as your comment on the revision could be just as easily applied to any point in any continuity errors section on any page in the wiki. Thanks! [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] ([[User talk:Skywarp|talk]]) 11:39, 29 September 2019 (EDT)Skywarp

The Revenge of Bruticus

2019-09-29T00:20:20Z

Skywarp:

{{episode
|image=Revenge of bruticus 2 threratenShockwave.jpg
|caption=I asked you a question, buddy—what's the square root of 5,248?
|series=G1toon
|ep=63
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=54
|prev2=Starscream's Brigade
|next2=War Without End (episode)
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=20
|prev3=Starscream's Brigade
|next3=Masquerade
|title="The Revenge of Bruticus"
|written by=[[Larry Strauss]]
|production code=700-62
|airdate=[[January 8]], 1986
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Even though Starscream and the Combaticons are banished to space, they are still a threat—a threat returning to destroy both the Decepticons and the Autobots...'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Revenge of bruticus 4 changing course.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Okay, boys...we get those scrambled channels now.]]

Stuck in a cosmic "time out" with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] decides to book it, declaring the Combaticons incompetent. Unfazed, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] has developed a plan of revenge; [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] is towing their asteroid to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Combaticons' arrival on Cybertron interrupts a little target practice [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] is holding for the [[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel drones]]. The Combaticons merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], decimate the Sentinels, and launch gun-mode Shockwave into deep space. Onslaught declares that Operation: Revenge has begun.

On [[Earth]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] is overseeing the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] army, as they devour a city one building at a time. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s arrive, but the Insecticons are moving into a nearby neighborhood that is still inhabited. Prime is unwilling to risk civilian casualties, so the Autobot leader sends in the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to evacuate the civilians.

At the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] is giving [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] a little astronomy lesson about shooting stars, noting that the odds of an ''actual'' star colliding with the Earth are slim...

[[File:RevengeOfBruticus TracksSideswipeProwl.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|<del>Huey, Dewey and Louie</del> Tracks, Sideswipe and Prowl to the rescue.]]

Meanwhile, out in space, Starscream literally runs into Shockwave. Apparently unaware that Starscream has been exiled, Shockwave enlists his help to rescue Cybertron.

At Shockwave's base, [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] is itching for a fight, Blast Off advises calm, as Onslaught is sure to have a plan. That plan involves the [[Space bridge]]. Though it is far ahead of any Decepticon technology Onslaught has previously seen, he manages to rig the space bridge to move Earth into its [[sun]], which will destroy the Decepticons and the Autobots at the same time!

On Earth, the humans have been successfully evacuated from the city, and the Autobots begin blasting the Insecticons to bits. However, Spike and Perceptor arrive, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] dropping them off, having learned of Earth's altered orbit, and inform Prime of the peril. The Autobots head for the space bridge, and Megatron orders [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] to remove the space bridge's control console and evacuate.

[[File:RevengeofBruticus Primefiringguns.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Alright, who wants a taste of sheer firepower?]]

On Cybertron, Starscream and Shockwave use a [[holographic projector]] to make the Combaticons believe that they are under attack. Shockwave discovers Onslaught's space bridge modifications, but Starscream shoots him, then sends Megatron an ultimatum: Surrender leadership of the Decepticons, or everything on Earth, including Megatron and the Decepticons, will fry. However, the Combaticons eventually figure out the ruse, and they imprison Starscream and Shockwave.

Megatron sends [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] to locate the Insecticons, but they discover that the bug-bots have chewed up the console. The Autobots, who have also tracked down the Decepticons, offered to assist Megatron and the Decepticons. Perceptor repairs the console with parts from Prime and Megatron. Prime insists that the Autobots be included in the trip to Cybertron, which Megatron relents to, and the united teams head to Cybertron, leaving the Protectobots to struggle with rising temperatures and find a way to keep the human race from being wiped out.

[[File:Revege of Bruticus Prime Bruticus.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb|The only way to keep that chestplate on.]]

The two teams free Starscream and Shockwave, the former loudly protesting that he was forced to threaten Megatron by the Combaticons, and the latter immediately denouncing the story as lies. Before anyone can do anything else, the Combaticons attack, merging into Bruticus when the fight turns against them. Starscream reveals that Bruticus has one weak point on his back that, if blasted, will shut him down. Prime manages to shoot the weak point, and [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] reverses the space bridge, returning Earth to its proper orbit.

Prime and Megatron agree to destroy Bruticus, and Megatron allows the Autobots to leave unharmed. However, the Decepticons have faked Bruticus' destruction, and reprogrammed the real Bruticus to serve Megatron. Megatron pardons Starscream and restores him to the Decepticon ranks.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (17)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (18)
* [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (19)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (21)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (22)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (23)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (24)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (25)
* [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (26)
* [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] (27)
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (29)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (30)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (32)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (33)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (1)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (2)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (3)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (4)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (5)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (6)
* [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (7)
* [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (8)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (9)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (10)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (11)
* [[Insecticon clone]]s (12)
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (13)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (14)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (15)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (21)
* [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (34)
|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (28)
|c4=
* [[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel drone]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
[[File:G1toon starscream asteroid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
"I can't stand it! I can't stand it! This is a cosmic prison!" 
"Shaddup!" [''blasts him'']
:—'''Starscream'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s mewling is too much for '''Brawl''' to take.

"Look, Perceptor, a shooting star!" 
"Of course that's not really a shooting star. It's really a meteorite entering Earth's atmosphere." 
"I know. I'd hate to imagine a real star shooting into the Earth." 
"Well, the chances of this planet colliding with a real star are remote." 
"I'd hope so. It would mean the end of everything!" 
:—'''Spike''' being taught about shooting stars by '''Perceptor''', only for...

"I can direct the movement of planet Earth and send it on a direct course into the Sun."
:—... '''Onslaught''' to take the idea.

'''Brawl:''' "Hey! We annihilated 'em." 
'''Swindle:''' "Looks more to me like they vanished! ...Wait. Look! More invaders!" 
'''Vortex:''' "Where did they come from?!" 
'''Brawl:''' "Who cares! Let's annihilate 'em!" 
:— Life is simple when you're a bot named Brawl.

'''Optimus:''' "I will donate some of the needed parts from my own components, Perceptor, ''if'' Megatron agrees to do the same." 
'''Megatron:''' "Never! I am autonomic perfection!" 
'''Spike:''' "You'll be ''evaporated'' perfection if we don't get to Cybertron and stop Starscream!" 
:—Megatron gets schooled by a human.

"Ramjet, if this Autobot quack does anything suspicious, shatter his lenses... from the ''inside''."
:—'''Megatron''' delivers an indirect warning to Perceptor as the latter takes components from him and Optimus Prime to repair the Space Bridge.

"Not until you relinquish control over the Decepticons." 
"Don't be a fool." 
"Then let the Earth ''burn''!"
:— '''Starscream''' tries to blackmail '''Megatron'''.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus HotSpotfightfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Just a miscolored Inferno, right?]]
[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus FirstAid Streetwise help.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Just a miscolored Prowl and Ratchet, right?]]
[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Groove Streetwise freezer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh hey, look! New guys!]]
[[File:TRoB-Sentinels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
* This is the Protectobots' first appearance in the series, yet there is absolutely no mention of where they came from. While this does put them in the company of most of the rest of the new season-two cast, it's the first time a combiner team wasn't given a special origin episode. The reason for this, as noted in the show's [[production bible]], was that the information on the team was not delivered to the cartoon's production staff before the episode plots for the rest of the series had been finalized. Consequently, there were no open slots left to give the Protectobots an episode dedicated to their origin, but they were inserted into some of the predetermined stories (namely, this episode and "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]") to appease Hasbro.
**That said, it's not the greatest advertisement. Only First Aid is identified by name; and Blades, First Aid and Hot Spot aren't even shown in robot mode.
* Gadgets and powers:
** Prowl, Tracks and Optimus all display hood-mounted laser cannons. Tracks also launches a couple of missiles from his hood. No more repeats of "[[The Autobot Run]]" for these guys!
** Megatron has a fold-out chest-mounted communicator that rather resembles the wrist communicators some characters use.
** Starscream and Ramjet deploy grappling hooks and cables to scoop up Bruticus. Starscream had a similar device in "[[Enter the Nightbird]]".
* '''[[Starscream's Brigade|< <]]''' What makes Starscream the leader? Nothing, but that doesn't stop him from trying to extort Megatron into giving up his leadership position in return for saving the Earth. '''[[The Transformers: The Movie|> >]]'''
*This episode marks the second and last appearance of the Sentinel robots, and the last appearance of [[Autobot]] [[Security Director]] [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. (It was a conspiracy. A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU! HE KNEW TOO MUCH!)

===Real-world references===
* ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
** ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine roar as Starscream takes off from the asteroid
** [[X-wing Fighter]] whine and [[TIE Fighter]] roar as Starscream and Shockwave head for Cybertron.
** ''Falcon'' engine burst as Blast Off lands at the end of the hologram battle.

===Animation and technical errors===
* The sound effect for Brawl's pot shot at Starscream lags behind the shot itself.
*As he says, "I can't stand it!," Starscream is missing the Decepticon insignia on his wings.
*Brawl, Onslaught and Swindle's relative positions change multiple times between shots as they argue with Starscream.
* Coloring errors:
** As Starscream flees the asteroid, we get a ''very'' long time to look at the underside of his jet mode, wherein his folded-up feet, which are blue in robot mode, are colored gray. His underside wing insignia are also missing.
** Before Bruticus uses Vortex's blades to slice some Sentinels, the blades are gray instead of black.
** Brawl is mostly gray instead of mostly olive green as the Combaticons carry off the defeated Sentinels.
**When [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] take [[energon cube]]s to the [[space bridge]], Thundercracker is colored with Starscream's colors. Megatron's gun barrel is missing in the same shot.
** Prime has gray tires as he rolls toward the Insecticon horde.
**As he says, "I'm that close to Cybertron?," one of Starscream's Decepticon insignia is white instead of purple.
** In the first closeup of Blast Off and Brawl sitting atop [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]], Blast Off's optic is brown instead of gray.
** As Onslaught reports to the other Combaticons, Blast Off's head is all gray instead of brown, and Brawl's optic visor is gray instead of yellow. However, we must give due credit: the animators not only remembered that Onslaught doesn't have his backpack, they actually included the three magic spots on Onslaught's exposed back!
** In a closeup shot of Onslaught, only the center of his mouthplate is gray; the sides are blue.[[File:Ratchet weirdhead.PNG|upright=1.1|thumb|Look familiar?]]
**Ratchet's helmet is colored black shortly after Prowl finds the space bridge control panel. The groans that are supposed to be Powerglide, Ratchet and Prime don't actually sound like them.
** Ramjet's cockpit isn't colored as he reacts to Starscream's cry for help.
**As Megatron agrees to destroy Bruticus, Starscream's cockpit is colored all yellow when it should have white stripes.
** Bruticus's visor is white instead of red as the jets scoop him up. Starscream's air intakes and wing stripes are also white instead of red in the same shot.
* Ventriloquist bots:
** Throughout his encounter with the Combaticons, Shockwave's voice lacks its robotic flanging.
** Bruticus's mouthplate doesn't move as he introduces himself.
** Some strange audio editing as Inferno, Red Alert and Blades fight the fires. A radio voice says "A fire's broken out at the" then cuts off. Another voice says "We got a blaze that's -" and then continues, but submerged under Inferno's line. The effect was probably supposed to be a sort of montage of numerous reports, but it... doesn't really work, especially since the reports all sound like variants of Inferno's own voice.
*** Red Alert is then drawn mouthing the second part of Inferno's line.
** Starscream's missing his air intakes as Megatron tells him he is redeemed.
** As is common for group ad libs, the heat groans from the assembled Autobots and Decepticons don't resemble their actual voices.
**Vortex is animated giving Onslaught's command for the Combaticons to merge into Bruticus.
**When the Autobots are preparing to leave Cybertron at the end, Sideswipe is drawn speaking Sunstreaker's line.
** Megatron is still shown laughing and shaking after his short chuckle has ended.
***When this episode originally aired, the animation simply ''stopped'' after Megatron's laugh ended, resulting in an odd freeze-frame/fade-to-black effect before the commercial bumper began.
* The shot of Blast Off transforming to robot mode is cut off before he finishes, jumping to a shot of the other four Combaticons walking toward Shockwave.
* As he and the others begin to merge, Swindle somersaults backwards into the air (and Vortex reacts - making it look like Swindle is about to turn into a gun for Vortex to use!) The shot then cuts to Swindle in jeep mode, flying ''forwards'' as he turns into Bruticus's leg.
*When Bruticus is holding Shockwave, and Shockwave transforms to gun mode, his arms transform directly into the barrel, rather than the arms folding up and the barrel attaching out of nowhere. His barrel is colored the same purple as the rest of him, rather than its correct gray.
* Onslaught's missing his backpack cannons after Bruticus separates. Not yet, guys!
* Megatron's barrel is missing again as he takes his first shot at Optimus.
[[File:Blitzsnel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
* Several Insecticons aren't fully colored as Prime observes them spreading to a new neighborhood.
*When [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] drives out of the [[Protectobots' headquarters]], he has the word "POLISE" written on his side.
* Spike's "shooting star" looks more like a comet. And it has a rocket engine, according to the sound effect.
* During the fight with the Insecticons, Powerglide arrives and lands with no sound effect.
* Perceptor disembarks from Powerglide off-camera. Was he in microscope mode, or did Powerglide suddenly grow a much bigger interior?
* Then as Prime drives toward three retreating Insecticons, a quick transformation sound is heard, but nobody on-screen is transforming.
* In the pan across the space bridge site, the crackling energy over the energon transfer tubes isn't animated or lit to glow.
*Shockwave changes the projector to show gargoyles, but as he and Starscream walk away, the Combaticons are still fighting the giant squid things.
* As Starscream first contacts Megatron, Megatron's chest symbol and gun barrel are missing.
* Improbable viewpoints:
** Kicking back in Decepticon HQ, Starscream gets a full torso view of Megatron, who is hanging out in the desert. Where's the camera?
** Dirge and Ramjet get the same view of Megatron in Decepticon HQ on Earth.
* It took a while, but the animators finally forgot that Onslaught's not supposed to have his backpack. It shows up in a brief shot right before he says "We can't stop them!", and again as Blast Off lands.
* Blast Off is a couple of heads taller than everyone else as the Combaticons react to Swindle's revelation.
* Swindle is shown with the team as Blast Off lands, but in the next shot he's shown to have been elsewhere, checking out the holo projector.
* As the Combaticons walk in on Shockwave and Starscream, Blast Off is again much taller than the others. And Onslaught's got his backpack cannons yet again.
* Huge Blast Off ''again'' as he and Brawl shove the prisoners into their cell.
* *Ramjet is missing the transformation sound effect as he finds the Insecticons in the parking garage.
* "You'll be evaporated perfection" - Perceptor is ''much'' shorter than Megatron. He should be a couple of heads shorter.
*The building the meat freezer is located in is labelled "Metro Meat '''Pacing'''"
*When the space bridge ring closes to send the allied Autobots and Decepticons to Cybertron, there's ''no one inside''.
*Skywarp and Ramjet enter the space bridge, but Thundercracker appears on Cybertron as well. All three basically disappear after the rescue of Starscream and Shockwave.
*When Starscream and Shockwave are rescued from prison, a second Megatron steps out from inside the first one.
*Brawl comes through a hole in the wall and blasts Starscream and Megatron, but the next shot shows Swindle in his place.
*When Blast Off is on his bombing run at the beginning of the final battle, the bombs are shown falling in ''front'' of him, instead of directly below.
* Prowl and Sideswipe get part of the Decepticon laser effect as they fire on Blast Off.
* Onslaught, Brawl & Swindle get no transformation sound effect as they drive up to Megatron. When Megatron blasts them, the sound of the blast hits is coming from the right channel instead of the left. It's also modulated with the same effect that would later be used for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s cannon.
*Bruticus rips away the doors of the teleportation chamber to throw at the sentinel guards, but the doors are still there. The big gaping hole does show up in the next shot, allowing Prime to see that the space bridge has been altered.
* The push-Earth-into-the-sun beams should be visible behind Bruticus, but they're not.
* The animation of Bruticus flexing and then bending down is used a second time, however there's nothing where his hands are reaching.
*As Optimus discovers the altered space bridge on Cybertron, the crest on his helmet is drawn much larger than usual.
*A shot later, we see Prime standing rather prominently alone, with Sideswipe, Prowl and Sunstreaker running toward him. The next shot shows only Sideswipe standing next to Prime, but Megatron and Starscream have appeared behind him.
* The animation would have us believe that 1) Earth was about two seconds from falling into the sun, and that 2) the sun is only 4-5 times bigger than the Earth. 1) would mean everything on Earth was already long dead; 2) is just flat out wrong.
** Furthermore, in no shot of the moving Earth do we see the move-the-Earth beams.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:RevengeOfBruticus Shockwave on Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh well. Worth it just to get this image.]]
* The asteroid Starscream was banished to is a ''lot'' larger in this episode than shown at the end of "[[Starscream's Brigade]]".
* Likewise, Blast Off is supposed to be towing the asteroid toward Cybertron the whole time, but he's not shown in the establishing shot of the asteroid.
* The towed asteroid just sets down light as a feather on Cybertron's surface. Shouldn't it have come plummeting in at terminal velocity, since the Combaticons have no way to slow it down?
* Why even tow the asteroid and not just board Blast-Off and leave?
* Bruticus's description of the guard robots as "giant Sentinels" is a bit odd, considering they're not even as tall as the individual Combaticons.
* Using a microscope to enlarge an image on a computer screen does not work that way. Spike would be looking at individual pixels.
* How improbable is it that in the infinite vastness of space, underlined by Perceptor just seconds before, with Starscream only heading in the general direction of Cybertron and Shockwave being randomly tossed off its surface and out of its orbit, that the two randomly crash into each other?
[[File:RevengeBruticus BlastOff Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Like a what?" "Y'know. Like one of those guys we've never met and don't know about." "Oh, them! Yes, yes, of course."]]
* While waiting for Onslaught to implement his plan, Brawl mentions to Blast Off how he'd like to "attack the Earth now and crush Megatron like an Insecticon". The Insecticons were actually the only Decepticons that the Combaticons never encountered on Earth.
* Shockwave appears completely unaware that Starscream was an exile. Has Megatron never heard of memos?
* If the sun is so close that it makes crops spontaneously combust, how has humanity not burned alive?
[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Blades savinghumans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
* Blades flies over at least 20 people stranded in the burning village, yet leaves after 7 people get in his rescue "basket". Even if the basket was packed (which it clearly wasn't), couldn't he have rescued more by letting them ride in his cabin? Even more disturbing, we see several '''children''' in the fly-over, but the adults just abandon them in their rush to save themselves!
* Why don't the Autobots just fly Omega Supreme over to Cybertron?
* The Combaticons lock up Starscream and Shockwave by closing a door and activating a force field. When Megatron frees them, there's only a force field (the door is nowhere to be seen).
* Optimus suddenly has a second gun (for about two seconds) in the battle against the Combaticons.
* The Decepticons and Autobots travel to Cybertron by way of the Space Bridge, arriving in the normal teleportation chamber. However, nobody notices the alterations to the Space Bridge until Bruticus rips a hole in the wall while they're all outside fighting.
* Boy, it sure was convenient of Onslaught to remove his backpack, exposing those three spots just when they needed to be visible, huh?
* Megatron comes up with the idea of reprogramming Bruticus for loyalty. Why didn't he just do this last time, when Bruticus was defeated by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]? Or even back on Cybertron, instead of reducing the team to their personality components?
** And seriously, why not do this to ''Starscream''?
*Under the watch of the Autobots, how did Megatron not only hide the real Bruticus, but construct a fake one as well without the 'Bots noticing?

===Trivia===
*To date, this episode features the only instance of Shockwave's alt mode being used by another character as an actual gun. Unlike Megatron, who is frequently used in gun form by other transformers by [[size changing|shrinking down]] to the size of a Cybertronian-sized weapon, Shockwave has never demonstrated this ability, leaving his alternate mode too large to be used by most Cybertronians. Bruticus, being larger than the typical Cybertronian, has no issue using Shockwave as a firearm.
**Years later, this would be homaged in toy form by ''Combiner Wars'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]], who was advertised as being held by the same line's [[Bruticus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bruticus]].

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A Vingança de Bruticus'''" ("The Vengeance of Bruticus")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title (Generation 2 dub):'' "'''Bruticus Rache'''" ("Bruticus's Revenge")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 10]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Battaglia nel deserto'''" ("Battle in the Desert")
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''La vendetta di Bruticus'''" ("The Revenge of Bruticus")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bruticus no Kōgeki'''" (ブルーティカスの攻撃, "The Attack of Bruticus")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 25]], [[1986]]

'''Mandarinn'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Húntiānbào de Fùchóu '''" (混天豹的复仇, "The Revenge of Bruticus")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mestj Grubikusa'''" (Месть Грубикуса, "The Revenge of Bruticus")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Dinobot Island, also includes The Revenge of Bruticus ([[St. Michael Video Library]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — 1: The Revenge of Bruticus / 2: Dinobot Island (Parts 1 and 2) ([[Entertainment UK|Starvision]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — The Revenge of Bruticus and Dinobot Island Parts 1 & 2 ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — 1: The Revenge of Bruticus / 2: Dinobot Island (Parts 1 and 2) ([[Entertainment UK|The Fun House]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1995 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 8 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 3: Series 2.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 06: Stagione Due Parte Quarta ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-62.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]

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Skywarp (G1)

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Skywarp:

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:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Skywarp1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Skywarp, Decepticon Stair-Pusher-Downer]]
[[Teleportation]] is a dangerous tool in the hands of a capable adversary. Thankfully for the [[Autobot]]s, '''Skywarp''' is the only Decepticon who possesses that ability. Skywarp's not so bright, so without supervision he's worthless as a warrior. He mostly uses his teleportation power for immature pranks on both friend and foe. He takes a charmingly puerile angle at thuggery, so his pranks are well-received amongst his Decepticon peers (excepting the victim, of course).

Because, come on, a surprise push down a staircase is ''hilarious''.

{{quote|Don't think. Just do it.|Skywarp's life motto|[[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[File:PowerPlay skywarp actionatlast.jpg|left|thumb|You can tell Skywarp apart from Thundercracker in the Marvel Comics by, uh.... let us get back to you on that.]]
Skywarp was one of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s troops who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] during its mission to clear a path for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through an asteroid field. Deactivated when the vessel crashed on [[Earth]], Skywarp lay dormant for four million years until the Transformers were awoken in 1984, at which point he was given the new [[alternate mode]] an Earth jet. Soon after their revival, Skywarp joined his fellow Decepticon fliers in battling the Autobots at a drive-in movie theater, {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} then followed up that victory with an attack on the [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]] to gather raw materials with which to build a [[Fortress Sinister|base of operations]]. With the discovery that the Autobots' [[human]] [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] had developed a conversion process that would allow Earth fuels to be used by the Transformers, Skywarp took part in the attack on his repair shop that ended with the successful abduction of Sparkplug, using his jet mode to ferry around the shrunken alternate modes of his non-flight-capable allies. {{storylink|Power Play!}}

While Sparkplug was put to work brewing his conversion formula for the Decepticons, Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] were dispatched to England to investigate a Cybertronian signal that was discovered to be emanating from an spaceship that had crashed there centuries before. Reports of this mission are contradictory; one account had Skywarp seriously wounded by a bomb from [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] during an early attack on the Autobots, but another identified Skywarp as the killer of the craft's occupant, the [[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]], using his teleporting ability to get the drop on the ancient mechanoid. {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

[[File:PrisonerofWar skywarp trueface.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"THIS is how [[Jet judo|Jet Judo's]] really done, [[Sideswipe (G1)|you]] [[Sunstreaker (G1)|amateurs!]]"]]
Returning to America, the three jets were then unleashed upon the human military forces who attempted a hopeless attack on the Decepticons' base; Skywarp dazzled a pilot with his teleporting powers before proudly transforming to robot mode to grant the human a look at the "true face of their destroyer". The Autobots soon joined the fray, but while Skywarp and his comrades took potshots at them, they failed to realise that [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Spider-Man]] were using the battle as cover to sneak through and rescue Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''When Starscream fired upon his teammate [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] for eavesdropping on his plot to overthrow Megatron, Skywarp and the other Decepticons sought deadly revenge on the Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. Starscream attempted to flee their wrath, but Skywarp and Thundercracker pursued; Thundercracker disoriented their quarry with a sonic boom, and Skywarp teleported into his path and shot him out of the sky. Starscream argued for a trial by a combat, and subsequently manipulated the proceedings to suggest treachery by the Autobots, prompting the Decepticons to forget his misdoings and launch a vengeful attack on the Ark.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''This battle was ended prematurely when [[Aunty|Auntie]], the Ark's computer system, magnetized the walls, immobilizing both factions.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}} ''Also around this time, Skywarp and Thundercracker happened upon Autobot spies [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], who had been sent to scout the Decepticons' base, and made a strafing run on them. Jazz was deafened and blasted off the road, but Sunstreaker led them into the human military encampment around the base, prompting Megatron to call them off, not wanting the humans' to interfere with his operations just yet.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}
[[File:CrisisofCommand skywarp eatdirt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|In every Elementary School, there are Bumblebees and there are Skywarps.]]
Though the most severely damaged of the Decepticons from recent battles, Skywarp was easily repaired by the [[Decepticon medics|Decepticons' medic]], and was soon refuelled using Sparkplug's conversion formula. Little did the Decepticons know, the human had poisoned the formula, causing Skywarp and his fellow Decepticons to collapse at the climax of their would-be final battle with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} Decepticon logician [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] then took command of the crippled Decepticon forces and the Ark shortly thereafter and nursed Skywarp and his comrades back to full health. Skywarp was put to work tidying up the bodies of the Autobots Shockwave had offlined, {{storylink|The New Order}} then used his jet mode to transport [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to the [[Blackrock Enterprises]] [[oil-drilling platform]] Shockwave had captured. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

''Following the disappearance of both Megatron and Shockwave, the Decepticons fell under Soundwave's leadership, and Skywarp took part in his plan to capture [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] for use as bait in a trap for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Affronted when the cornered little Autobot tried striking out at him, Skywarp pummelled Bumblebee into unconsciousness, but was soon on the receiving end of similar treatment from Optimus himself when the attempted trap went wrong and the Autobot leader overpowered all three Decepticon jets.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}} ''Soon after, when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were running wild across America, Skywarp joined Soundwave and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] in tracking down [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in the swamps of [[Littlewood]], [[California]], where they successfully subdued him and the Autobots searching for him. Arriving too late to [[Old River Valley]], [[Idaho]], to secure [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], the Decepticons went ahead with their plan with just Sludge, controlling him with a [[sonic lance]] and pitting him against [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in [[Doonstown]], [[Canada]]. Skywarp reconned the area and found an oil rig for the Decepticons to steal energy from, so they left the Dinobots to cause chaos and threaten the lives of the Autobots who came seeking them. The Autobots naturally managed to disable the sonic lance and stop the rampaging Dinobots, but the unscathed Decepticons considered the whole affair a victory over the weakened Autobot ranks.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}
[[File:RocknRollOut seekers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Skywarp on KRAKK.]]
Breaking away from Soundwave, Starscream and his fellow jets returned to the Blackrock oil rig, but soon found their makeshift base surrounded by government forces, leaving them trapped for weeks. Shockwave returned to help them make their getaway by providing an [[energon cube]] that Skywarp lobbed at the military craft, blasting a way through their barricade. The trio were then charged with using a power siphon to convert sound energy from a [[Brick Springhorn]] concert into morecubes, but they were bested in the attempt by the Autobots {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Later, Skywarp may have helped Shockwave attempt to capture and brainwash Bumblebee into a Decepticon, or it may have been Thundercracker without red stripes. It's hard to tell. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}} The scattered Decepticon forces were then re-integrated when Skywarp, his fellow jets, and Shockwave were brought to the [[Wyoming base|new base]] the returned Megatron had established in [[Wyoming]]. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[File:Target 2006 fake Starscream dies.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Nope. Guess again.]]
At Megatron's command, Skywarp was part of a Decepticon unit who headed out to welcome new troops who had crossed the [[space bridge]] from Cybertron. No sooner had they discovered that the new arrivals were actually Autobots than they were alerted by Shockwave to a full-scale Autobot attack on their base. Believing that this meant the Ark was undefended, Megatron had his unit attack it instead, only for them to run afoul of the Ark's powerful new guardian, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The mighty Omega deactivated most of the Decepticons, Skywarp included, and their bodies were imprisoned in stasis by the Autobots. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''The Autobots found a use for Skywarp's inert form not long thereafter, when the time-travelling Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] arrived from the future to threaten them. Removing him from stasis, the Autobots painted him to look like Starscream, and sent him stumbling toward Galvatron with a tape-recorder of Starscream's voice on his back to take credit for the Autobots' destruction of Galvatron's super-weapon. Furious, Galvatron blasted the disguised Skywarp to pieces... but just as the Autobots had planned, Galvatron believed that, by causing "Starscream's" death in 1986, he had created an alternate timeline to his own, in which Starscream was not supposed to die by his hands until 2006. [[File:Skywarpgoofyteleportation.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Upon close inspection, Skywarp's teleportation power is merely a goofy loop-de-loop.]] Concluding that anything he did in this "alternate" past" would not affect his personal timeline, Galvatron hurried back to his proper time. Way to take one for the team, Skywarp.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Skywarp would remain offline for several years, though an anomalous account placed him in the midst of the battle that resulted when the combined forces of the Autobots, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] attacked [[Club Con|the Decepticons' island base]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}} Years later, during a massive battle between the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth's moon, Skywarp and the other Decepticons held in stasis aboard the Ark were liberated by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and subsequently brought back online, under the command of new Decepticon Earth leader [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}} During the first [[Decepticon Civil War]] between Ratbat's forces and those of rival Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Skywarp surprised [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]] with his teleportation powers and blasted him, temporarily stunning him. However, Bugly successfully returned fire, striking where he guessed Skywarp would next teleport. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Skywarp was repaired in time to face an [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream in [[Tokyo]], but both he and Thundercracker were destroyed by their former flying partner. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====''Generation 2''====
[[File:G28 skywarp to the rescue.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95|I'm more of a reggae man, myself.]]
Skywarp had been reactivated by the time Bludgeon had taken control of the Decepticons and led them in a series of attacks on Earth. Once Megatron returned and retook command, Skywarp stood with the other Decepticons and watched as their revived leader tore [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] out of Optimus Prime's body, then they withdrew with their prize. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

The Autobots and the Decepticons later forged an alliance against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], but the Deceptions initially declined to help when the Autobots went to the planet [[Ethos]] to battle a [[Ethos raiding party|Cybertronian raiding party]] there. The Autobots were almost defeated, until Skywarp suddenly warped into the battle, followed by the rest of the Decepticon army. For Skywarp's part, he and the rest of the Decepticons' fliers aided the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in the skies above the battlefield. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

As the united Autobots and Decepticons gathered on [[Earth]] to face the approaching [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], a Seeker that may or may not have been Skywarp appeared among the throng of 'bots. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:CrossingOver skywarp landquake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'm only going to ask you once: Where's the closest set of stairs?!"]]
His broken body rescued from [[Tokyo]] by Megatron, Skywarp was rebuilt using upgraded [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] schematics designed by Shockwave, and his mind was restored from backed-up personality engrams the scientist has created. His memory was left a little spotty as a result, but when he was told that the Underbase-empowered Starscream had been responsible for killing him, he took it in stride—he couldn't be too surprised that Starscream had stabbed him in the back, and in any case, the traitor would have to let down his guard sometime. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Skywarp's ''Classics'' profile}}

When the mysterious crossdimensional Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] appeared on their world, the Decepticons interrogated him with Skywarp's gun pressed to his head the entire time. Convinced that his tales of another universe were true, Megatron ordered his bonds undone, but instructed Skywarp and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] to monitor him at all times, and break his legs at any sign of treachery, which Skywarp was particularly amused at the thought of. The Decepticons subsequently traveled to [[South America]] to investigate an equally mysterious power source that seemed to share traits with Landquake. En route, they were attacked by [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]]'s [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNT]] squad. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}} Skywarp managed to shake off these interlopers just before Optimus Prime and his Autobots arrived in search of this same power source, and a new battle between the factions began in the jungles surrounding the power source. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle escalated, Skywarp and Starscream fought [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] across the skies, {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} but ultimately, Megatron was forced to call for a withdrawal. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}
[[File:GamesofDeception-Seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|What, no [[Triangle formation]]?]]
With his nosecone still battered from the fight, Skywarp came with Starscream and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] to investigate what [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] and his crew were doing on Earth. He was happy to see that Thundercracker was among them, but less so when his old buddy shot a [[cerebro-shell]] at him, forcing him to follow Bug Bite's commands. Skywarp and the others were sent to assassinate Megatron, but were soon freed from Bug Bite's control due to Autobot interference. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:RG1 81 skywarp forgotyoucoulddothat.jpg|thumb|275px|"Staairrss....Staiiirrrss..."]]
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After being deactivated by Starscream during the [[Underbase Saga]], Skywarp was reactivated (and lobotomised) by Megatron years later. He was pressed into service as part of a unit alongside [[Octane (G1)|Octane]], [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], [[Skalor]], [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and charged with exterminating a convoy of escaping humans that included [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jessie]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

In [[2012]], after Megatron had shot down the [[Wrecker]]s' ship, Skywarp and his fellow [[zombie]]s were ordered to chase down the survivors. Thanks to his teleportation ability Skywarp got the drop on [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], shot him in the back and returned the Autobot to Megatron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] attempted to rescue the captive Kup, Skywarp and Thundercracker were the ones to spring Megatron's ambush, with Skywarp teleporting himself and his fellow Seeker in to attack the Wreckers. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} He and the other zombified Cybertronians were offlined permanently once [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Regeneration One|Circuit Smasher]] frizzle-fried the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} After Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)|[[Jacques Ferrière]] (French), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Peter Bertram]] (German, ''Transport to Oblivion''), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, ''Roll For It''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''The Autobot Run''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Most of the Generation 2 Dub), [[Frank Muth]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 & 2'' & ''The Golden Lagoon''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''Starscreams Brigade'')}}

[[File:Tetrajet seekers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Cybertron alt-mode (left). The early Decepticons promoted geometry.]]
Skywarp was one of the elite Decepticons that served [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] on Cybertron millions of years ago. In the early days of the Decepticon rebellion, he and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] both faced the powerful protectors of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s cities, the [[Guardian robot]]s; even millions of years later, the powerful Guardians struck fear into Skywarp's [[laser core]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}
[[File:MTMTEpt1 skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Does this planet have stairs? Please tell me it has stairs."]]
Four million years ago, Skywarp and his fellow Seekers were stationed a mega-mile out from the bridge to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] returned from pilfering [[conductor|energy conductors]]. Once Wheeljack broke through their defenses, Skywarp and Thundercracker transformed to their tetrajet modes and followed the Autobots. They managed to get a good shot in against Bumblebee, but soon both Autobots escaped termination by taking the chase underground. Skywarp later joined Megatron in attacking and boarding the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] on their search for energy. After crash-landing on Earth, the Decepticons and Autobots laid dormant for four million years, until volcanic activity stirred the ship's computer back to life. Skywarp was the first of the ship's Transformers to be reformatted and awakened by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], in the form of an Earthly F-15 fighter jet. Once active, Skywarp immediately dragged his master Megatron's body into the reformatting rays of the Autobot ship's computer, and soon all the Decepticons were revived. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Since the Decepticons were so badly short-staffed during their early days on Earth, Skywarp was usually involved in whatever crazy plot for universal domination Megatron was hatching. This included attacks on an off-shore oil rig, [[Sherman Dam]] and the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. On the last raid, Skywarp and Thundercracker caught a pair of snoops — Bumblebee and the human, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and were knocking the little Autobot around for fun, pondering how to giftwrap him for Megatron, when an explosive the pair had planted detonated and caved the mine in around them. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} [[File:MTMTEpt3 skywarp teleports.gif|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Leeeet's do the Skywarp agaaaiin!!]] When the Decepticons escaped the Burma operation with a cache of energon cubes, Skywarp requested permission from Megatron to teleport in order to scare off Autobot pursuers. Teleporting behind the airborne duo of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], Skywarp pasted the ornery old Autobot with a heat-seeking missile, knocking him out of the sky. Subsequently, when the Autobots laid siege to the Decepticons' staging base, Skywarp wielded his leader in pistol mode against their attackers. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

When Bumblebee was caught spying on the Decepticons' new [[space bridge]], Skywarp and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] captured him for Megatron. After Bumblebee was reprogrammed to lead the Autobots into a trap, Skywarp biffed [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] from behind, causing him to fall down in an almost pushing-down-stairs-like fashion. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}
[[File:RollForIt no match for skywarp.jpg|thumb|225px|There's no way Skywarp could resist the temptation to push a handicapped kid down the stairs.]]
{{bigquote|You little fool... You're no match for Skywarp!|Skywarp announces his superiority to a kid in a wheelchair.|"[[Roll for It]]"}}
After the Decepticons acquired an [[antimatter]] formula, they were en route to [[Autobot Headquarters]] when [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] intercepted them, practicing their jet judo maneuvers. Skywarp was being thrown off-course by Sideswipe's antics until Starscream knocked the Autobot warrior loose. During the battle, Megatron charged himself up with the Decepticons' new toy, and transformed into an "anti-matter gun" to obliterate the Autobots. When Megatron was knocked from Starscream's grip, Skywarp snatched him up to get in on the action, but before he could start blasting, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] attacked his leg with a jackhammer. He scooped up the puny fleshling and was about to blast him with the anti-matter gun (and, incidentally, probably blow his own hand off in the process) when [[Chip Chase]] attached a computer override device invented by Wheeljack, which allowed Teletraan I to take brief control of his body. Skywarp started firing Megatron's anti-matter power at the other Decepticons, overheating the unstable power supply and forcing the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Roll for It}}
[[File:DivideandConquer skywarp energoncube.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"With this, I can power my own perpetual-stairpushing machine!"]]
Skywarp was later part of a Decepticon raid on a factory, apparently in a very playful mood with his teleporting power. First he 'ported behind some human guards to taunt them before making them scatter with laser fire. Then, when Thundercracker blasted open some power lines to begin filling his energon cubes, Skywarp "cut in line" by teleporting between Thundercracker and the energy to fill his own cube first. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] showed up to stop them, Skywarp fired a heat-seeking missile at him, only for Prime to deflect it with a punch. The Autobot was eventually defeated, and Skywarp ran off with some [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

When the Decepticons began draining heat energy out of Earth's core using a crystal shaft in the Arctic, Skywarp got a bit bored at the lack of real action. He was in the middle of taunting Rumble when the two of them accidentally caused a miniature avalanche in one of the caves. By sheer happenstance, this led to the Decepticons recovering the long-lost [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] from an icy tomb. Skywarp helped perform repairs on the giant flier, though it was probably better for all concerned if somebody with actual knowledge had performed these repairs. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

During a battle at [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power facility, the newly constructed [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived to rescue the beleaguered Autobots, who had been captured by the Decepticons. Skywarp foolishly attempted to beat the flamethrowing [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] with a mere pair of heat-seeking missiles, and ended up being grabbed out of the air by the mighty jaws of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], who chomped on his wing and threw Skywarp into his fellow Megatron loyalist [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Soon afterwards, during an operation in [[Peru]], Skywarp got to be Megatron's favorite Seeker for the day after Starscream and Thundercracker stole poor-quality steel for their latest super-weapon. He had fun taunting the egotistic Starscream when Megatron called him to battle, leaving the other Seekers behind on mere guard duty. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} Later, Skywarp helped Megatron steal a giant meteor, although its unstable power proved too dangerous to use for energon cubes. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}
[[File:ToDpt1 skywarp maharaja.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I noticed that your palace has a very long flight of stairs, I have an idea how to get some entertainment..."]]
Skywarp was in a playful mood during the Decepticons' raid of a solar power plant in [[India]], cracking wise and hoping to play a game of catch... with the [[Indian maharaja|maharaja]] he had captured as the ball. He had even more fun in a quick free-for-all with the Autobots, a distraction so that the Decepticons could kidnap one of the Autobots' fleshling friends as a guinea pig for [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s mind-control experiments. Skywarp enjoyed himself so much, he got in a fight with Starscream on the way back to headquarters about how ''brilliant'' Megatron's plan was. Thundercracker had to jump out of the way while the two of them roughhoused in the elevator. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Thanks in part to Arkeville's [[hypno-chip]] slaves, the Decepticons were able to bring Cybertron into Earth's orbit, creating massive environmental disturbances that produced millions of energon cubes. What's more, transporting energon to Cybertron was now just a short flight away. Unfortunately, the devastation was greater than Megatron had anticipated. While Skywarp was on a return flight from Cybertron, a tidal wave broke off the access tower to the Decepticons' undersea base, flooding it. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Skywarp was present at the final battle before the Autobots knocked Cybertron out of orbit, and fled when Megatron abandoned his troops to escape with the energon cubes. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} With Megatron seemingly destroyed as his star cruiser exploded with the cubes on board, the Decepticons were left rudderless. While working on repairs for their undersea base, tempers flared as Skywarp picked a fight with his favorite target, Rumble, and his pint-sized partner, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. Skywarp bit off more than he could chew, however, as Frenzy's surprising strength overcame Skywarp as he tried to crush the mini-cassette beneath his heel. Thundercracker and Soundwave started to get involved in the fracas too, but Megatron soon arrived to put his house back in order. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:Changegearsskywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|What you see when he pushes you down the stairs.]]Like all Decepticons, Skywarp provided his [[power chip rectifier]] to Megatron for his single combat with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} When the Decepticons attacked another rocket base, Skywarp and Thundercracker attempted to double-team Optimus Prime, but only succeeded in destroying the very rockets they came to plunder. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Later, the Decepticons attacked a mining camp to lure the Autobots out into the open, and Skywarp stood guard over the humans being used as bait. After they used the opportunity to kidnap [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] for his special circuit board, Skywarp later helped fill the energon cubes from Megatron's [[Solar Needle]]. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} As the Decepticons took over New York to create the city of New Cybertron, Skywarp was seen loading cars into [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]'s drum for reconstruction. He and Thundercracker were later damaged after trying to take some potshots at Optimus Prime, only to miss and crash straight through a building in the process. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He also served in a later assault on the Ark, distracting the Autobots long enough for Megatron to sneak inside and mess with their [[recharging chamber]]s. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}
[[File:Immobilizer skywarp bouncer bomb.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Rather stoic in recent weeks, Skywarp was back to his cheery but malicious self when he and Starscream went after some [[electro-cell]]s at the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]]. While breaking through the roof of the installation, Skywarp merrily remarked on the joy of opening presents. During a fight with the Autobot named [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], one of Skywarp's insignia was ripped off, and later planted to help turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor}} During a battle with the Autobots over the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], Skywarp unleashed his new toy: a [[bouncer bomb]]. This weapon ricocheted through the trees, explosively bouncing from one side of the battlefield to another. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were also subject to its "friendly fire" until Megatron shot the blasted thing down. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}
[[File:AutobotRun skywarp transfixatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Spraying graffiti isn't quite as much fun as pushing Starscream down some stairs...But it's okay, I guess..."]]
Skywarp's teleportation power did come in useful when he was needed to sneak up on the Autobots with the [[Transfixatron]]. One quick zap and they were all frozen in vehicle mode. However, he failed to zap ALL the Autobots, which ultimately led to the undoing of Megatron's scheme. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Skywarp was present during the Decepticon alliance with [[Sub-Atlantica]], and was part of their attack on Washington D.C. He and Thundercracker strafed the Autobots while in battle on the Great Lawn. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} When the Decepticons stole the ninja robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Skywarp used his grapples to pull the roof off of the demonstration amphitheater, allowing Starscream and Thundercracker to swoop in and grab the robot. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Skywarp and his flying buddies once attempted to triple-team Optimus Prime in battle, but failed to do more than provide Optimus with a chance to toss a good quip. Strangely, Skywarp was later seen throwing what looking like a standard pineapple grenade at the Autobots. It was effective enough, but looked as out of place as an AK or a tommygun in Transformer hands. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} When the Decepticons made yet another attempt at harnessing some sort of power from the Earth's core, Skywarp defended their drilling operation from the Autobots. He and the Seekers attempted to bomb the Autobots from the air, but a scattering of explosive missiles from Bluestreak's shoulder launchers took them out of the fight. {{storylink|The Core}}
[[File:DinobotIslandpt2 skywarp and thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
During the assault on Iron Mountain, Skywarp was briefly taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s during a tiff between Megatron and the Insecticons. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}} He also joined the Decepticon expedition to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], to loot and plunder its various sources of energy. Skywarp was eager to do battle with the Dinobots when they arrived to defend their new home...which just goes to show Skywarp's kinda stupid. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When the Autobots eventually arrived to help drive the Decepticons off of Dinobot Island, they were aided by a band of dinosaurs themselves, prodded onward by Grimlock. Skywarp and Thundercracker found their lasers ineffective against the charging brutes, and were forced to retreat with the rest of their army. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}
[[File:Microbots skywarp rumble these are good.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"It's the Seekers that go swimming with little, hairy women!!"]]
During some aerial dogfighting with the Autobot ace, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], Skywarp took a nasty hit to the wing. He must have managed to limp back to base, because he was present for Megatron's interrogation of the Constructicons a short while later. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}} When the Decepticons went after Wheeljack's latest super-weapon, the [[Negavator]], Skywarp and the Seekers strafed the Autobot convoy in a box canyon. Their efforts were blocked by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]'s disruptor beams and magnetic smoke, which left the Seekers unable to see or navigate in any way. Skywarp and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] ended up in a three-way collision with each other and a canyon wall. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Once, the Decepticons were pre-emptively celebrating the destruction of the Autobots after Megatron acquired the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. They got over-energized on energon cubes and passed out in the desert. Five'll get you ten, whoever passed out closest to Skywarp woke up with a [[Scraplet]] drawn on their face in permanent marker. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Skywarp was a participant in the ultimate prank against the Autobots. Using Autobot costumes left over from last Halloween, Skywarp and some others raided an oil refinery for fuel, only to be driven off when the "heroic" Decepticons arrived to stop the "evil" Autobots. The entire scene was filmed by [[Shawn Berger]] and used to smear the Autobots' good name so severely that they were forced to abandon Earth entirely in a rocket cruiser. Ha HA! {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The fleshlings didn't appreciate the joke when they found out the punchline, but Skywarp and the Decepticons were too busy enslaving [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] to care. As bad luck would have it, though, the Autobots managed to make their way back to Earth, and drive off the Decepticon occupation. Killjoys. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}
[[File:DotDpt2 skywarp ambush.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Skywarp avenges the death of the stairs blown apart behind him.]]
When the Decepticons set up a [[Hangar|temporary base of operations at the airport]], Optimus Prime sent in the Dinobots to clear them out. Skywarp and the other jets were caught off-guard initially, but the Decepticons had learned from previous encounters that the Dinobots were more vulnerable in their robot modes. By feigning defeat, Skywarp and the others lured the Dinobots into a false sense of security, and they transformed back to robot mode. Skywarp and Megatron then unleashed a barrage of energy, igniting the jumbo jets on the tarmac and causing the Dinobots tremendous damage. The Decepticons finally scored a decent victory against the Dinos, and they owed it all to a dirty underhanded sneak attack. It was a good day to be Skywarp. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Skywarp joined the Decepticons on a mission to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} after which, like most of the Decepticons, he was rendered temporarily invulnerable due to exposure to [[electrum]]. Invincibility didn't make him any better a prison guard, though, as even [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] was able to overpower him and escape from the Decepticons' undersea headquarters. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Skywarp was seen delivering the Insecticons' share of the energon harvested from their clones using Megatron's energon transference process. Since the meager three cubes the Insecticons got were a small pittance compared to how many were actually being generated, Skywarp was surely snickering to himself as he handed them over. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} When the space bridge materialized in the middle of a baseball stadium, Skywarp and Soundwave got into a friendly game of catch...with flesh-creatures as the ball. Then the Autobots had to show up and ruin their fun. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

[[File:StarscreamsBrigade skywarp proper authorization.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"HERE'S my F$%#@ing authorization!"]]

When Skywarp and the Seekers kidnapped a group of Earth's world leaders, they ran into the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s during their getaway. Skywarp nearly nailed [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] with a loop-the-loop, coming down on him from above, but was shot down by [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} A while later, Skywarp and Thundercracker were guarding the space bridge when Starscream, recently banished from the Decepticon ranks, arrived. Refusing him access without proper authorization, Skywarp quickly accepted that having a null ray shoved in his faced was good enough authorization for him, and the pair allowed Starscream to travel to Cybertron. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}
[[File:BOT skywarp followthetrail dummy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A different way of being "Called to arms."]]
Starscream's schemes resulted in the creation of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who soon joined with the main Decepticon force, but when they went missing, Megatron ordered Skywarp to visit their [[Combaticons' headquarters|headquarters]] to check up on their progress in the latest Decepticon scheme. Upon finding a trail of Combaticon parts leading from the base, Skywarp just gawped at the debris until an exasperated Megatron had to instruct him to follow the trail. He and Starscream found Swindle at the end of the trail, dumping off junked Combaticon parts, and dragged him back to base. Soon after, Skywarp took part in the Decepticons' attack on Autobot Headquarters using their [[orbit disruptor cannon]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

In 2005, Skywarp was part of a massive [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon attack]] on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. He was badly damaged during the battle, but managed to escape with the rest of his comrades aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. However, en route to Cybertron he was tossed out into space with other badly damaged Decepticons so that the rest would be able to make it home. Skywarp's body was gathered by [[Unicron]] and, among others, used to make [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s new warriors. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|Depending on the continuity, Skywarp became either [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada]]. See various sections below for details.}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as described above. The Japanese continuity then proceeds to insert several additional stories into the timeline, as follows.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLFstorypage3 seekers vs lambos.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Soon after the Transformers' awakening on Earth, Skywarp joined Starscream and Thundercracker in attacking [[New York City]]. When the Autobots arrived, the jets took on Jazz while Inferno and Ratchet tried to fight the fire they had started. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 1|Story page #1}}

When Skywarp, Thundercracker and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] raided a human space center to steal energy from a shuttle launch, their efforts were impeded by Sideswipe, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. While Reflector made off with a few cubes, Skywarp and his flying partner engaged the two Lamborghini Autobots in mid-air combat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 3|Story page #3}} Skywarp and the other Decepticons jets later battled Optimus Prime and the Aerialbots in [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 10|Story page #10}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
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Under orders from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], Skywarp accompanied [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] in an energy raid on [[Tokyo]]. Things were going well, as they enjoyed bombing pedestrians and children while screaming their demands for energy to the Heavens, at least until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobot vehicles arrived. Though their victory seemed assured when they unleashed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] on their foes, their strategy was undone when the Autobots drove up a ramp at top speed, transformed to vehicle mode and punched everybody in the face. Skywarp was forced to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

Skywarp later took part in an all-out assault on Autobot Headquarters in [[Arizona]]. The attack was nothing more than a diversion so [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do unspecified ''stuff'' in Japan and the Decepticons were eventually defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
[[File:Scramble city seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When the Decepticons succeeded in locating the construction site of the Autobots' Scramble City project, Skywarp joined Starscream, Thundercracker, and the Constructicons in an attack on the hidden facility. They initially held off Optimus Prime's counterattack team, but when the Aerialbots arrived to back Prime up, Skywarp and his fellow jets opted for the better part of valour and pulled out. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
As Megatron bragged to [[Toru]] that the Decepticons would strip Earth of all its resources, Skywarp (or Thundercracker) was shown attacking a power plant. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
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In the mid-1990s, Skywarp participated in Megatron's first attempted takeover of the [[Trigger]], bursting out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] alongside the other Seekers. {{storylink|First Contact}}

=====''Robotmasters'' online comic=====
When a variety of time-displaced Autobots and Decepticons arrived on Earth in 2004, Skywarp took part in the final battle at Autobot Headquarters over the last of the [[solitarium]] on the planet. He, Thundercracker and Starscream took on [[Lio Convoy (BWII)|Lio Convoy]] during the fight, but the Autobots ultimately triumphed. {{storylink|And Then}}

=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
[[File:United Expanded Story 7.jpg|left|thumb]]
In 2010, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge were captured by the alien [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who used his powers over space and time to revert them to the moment of their transformation by Unicron, intending to freeze them in this transitional state and study their recreation. Inadvertently liberated by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], the Decepticons' remained in this flux-state for a period of time; in Cyclonus's case, his mind and body had partially reverted back into being Skywarp. {{storylink|Time to Move}} In addition to thinking his commander was Megatron, he regained his power of teleportation, which he used to escape the barrage of fire the Seeker unleashed against them. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} After destroying the Seeker's ship to escape, the space-time energies faded away, and their bodies returned to normal. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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As [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] breached [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s walls, Skywarp was there with the rest of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} He was still there shortly before Megatron called a retreat. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:DecepticonPatrol skywarp.jpg|thumb|His hat is the fanciest of all hats.]]
Millions of years ago, Skywarp was one of the Decepticons who battled the Autobots on their home planet of Cybertron, and in outer space. During one such outer space battle, the Decepticons rammed their ship into the Autobots' vessel, and both craft crashed on Earth, where they would lay for four million years until both factions were revived to continue their war on a new world. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

When the Decepticons set out on patrol to seek the Autobots, Skywarp searched the skies over Earth's oceans, but had no luck. A report from Laserbeak of a factory building an Autobot army brought Skywarp, Thundercracker and Starscream together for a bombing run, but their bombardment had no effect, as the factory was actually a hologram generate by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] to lure the Decepticons into a trap. During the battle that followed, Optimus Prime seized Skywarp and Megatron and hurled them into orbit. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}

Skywarp was probably among the Decepticon Seekers who battled the Autobots over the captive [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and was also probably one of the Seekers who subsequently attacked [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} Skywarp took particular joy in the Decepticons' plan to steal gasoline with a [[molecular transfer device]] as he surveyed a road's worth of abandoned human vehicles. As the Autobots came rolling to the rescue, Skywarp was first to spot them and alerted his fellow Decepticons, but the battle was lost when the Autobots were able to turn the molecular transfer device on the Decepticonse themselves, draining their energy supplies. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

Skywarp might have been among the Decepticons who were duped into abandoning their base by a phoney Martian message sent by Bumblebee. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} He definitely took part in Megatron's plan to demolish a forest in order to built a Decepticon factory (you could tell by his fancy hat), {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}} and later joined in an attack on what the Decepticons thought was the Autobots' camp, only to find they had been duped by another of Mirage's mirages. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}
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===Big Looker storybooks===
[[File:GreatCarRally skywarp vs mirage.jpg|left|thumb|Skywarp tries to blast himself some stairs on the side of the road, so he can push Mirage down them.]]
Skywarp and the Decepticons were the first to awake when the Transformers were reactivated on Earth; he and his fellow jets were seen flying out of the Autobots' ship by Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. After re-energizing themselves using a nuclear power station, Skywarp and his comrades returned to attack the Ark, only to be ambush by the Autobots themselves, disguised in the form of Earth automobiles. {{Storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

When the Autobots took part in the [[Big Car Rally]], Skywarp attacked Mirage on a coastal road during the first heat, blasting him with missiles and machine guns. He failed to reckon with Mirage's [[electro-scrambler]], however, which short-circuited his systems and sent him crashing into the ocean. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} Later, Skywarp and several other flight-capable Decepticons all joined in buzzing the Autobots' base in a failed attempt to distract them while the other Decepticons hijacked an oil truck. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

Skywarp sat around with the other Decepticons listening to Megatron rant about his desire to steal energy from a power plant. He was still there a little later when the Insecticons brought in the mind-controlled [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to analyze the plant, and took part in the battle that followed when the Autobots arrived to rescue their friend. After the [[cerebro-shell]] controlling Grapple was removed, he turned on Megatron, and the Decepticon leader was sent crashing to several of his troops, including Skywarp. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

{{note|Skywarp appears in the illustrations of "[[Car Show Blow Up]]", but the text of the book makes it clear he's been mistakenly drawn in place of Starscream.}}

===Kid Stuff storybooks===

Skywarp was among the Decepticons who attacked the travelling Dinobots in an attempt to learn the location of their subterranean Arctic [[recovery base]] and the oil supply it held. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Later, he and the other jets took part in a series of hit-and-run attacks on Autobot superjet forces around the Pacific Rim to draw attention away from their operations on the island of [[Buru]]. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsLightningStrike Skywarp gets zapped.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who went to stop [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] destroying a mysterious Autobot invention because [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] believed the Decepticons could harness it. Unfortunately it turned out to be a lightning collector which unleashed a burst of energy, knocking them all flat. When Skywarp tried to get up, instead he spontaneously transformed halfway and got stuck. With the other Decepticons suffering malfunctions as well, they all swiftly retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

As [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] was sent out to learn more about the [[human|strange creatures]] inhabiting the world the Decepticons were on, Skywarp was among those who monitored the transmissions he sent back. When the transmissions abruptly ceased, Skywarp wondered if the humans had destroyed Laserbeak, but Starscream scoffed at the suggestion. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

===Colorforms audiobooks continuity===
[[File:SunRaid skywarp.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Good luck figuring out how to push a jumbo jet down some stairs, Skywarp.]]
:''Voice actor:'' ???
Under [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s leadership, Thundercracker and Skywarp attacked a solar plant although Skywarp, for once the voice of reason, pointed out that Megatron had ordered them not to damage the solar reactor. After Starscream was damaged by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron furiously ordered them to withdraw lest they damage the reactor, the trio retreated. Rendezvousing with Megatron's forces, Skywarp admitted they'd used "poor judgement" in following Starscream's orders. Megatron let him and Thundercracker take part in the subsequent attack on the solar plant anyway. {{storylink|Sun Raid}}
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] reported that a group of Autobots were in [[South America]], Skywarp's first instinct was to go destroy them. He got his wish, as he was part of Megatron's team that followed the Autobots there, but the Decepticons were caught in the eruption of [[Mount Sheelah]] and trapped by lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After helping kidnap some humans for use as slave labor, Skywarp was sent out on guard duty and managed to carelessly let [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] into the base. Disgruntled, he returned to complain to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] about having to stand guard, and inadvertently let Bumblebee out again. After failing to track down the Autobot, he faced disciplinary action, which probably only got worse when they discovered that Bumblebee had stolen the [[global crystal]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When the Decepticons went to conquer [[Stanley Lake]] dam, Skywarp hid in the bushes and pranked the other Decepticons with Autobot engine noises. No one was impressed. He and the other Decepticons were defeated when the Autobots lured them in front of the dam and opened the sluice gates. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Despite being an idiot, Skywarp was still among those Megatron consulted for ideas on getting back at the Autobots. He took part in an attack on [[Mount Levram]] on the strength of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s intelligence, and as a result the Decepticon base was destroyed. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
{{Note|As the following stories are [[multipath adventure]]s, details will vary depending on the path taken. See individual pages for information on alternate paths.}}
====Dinobots Strike Back====
In one of many paths ending in an Autobot assault on the Decepticons' superfuel lab in [[Mount Lomas]], Megatron was ready for them, and ordered his warrior jets into the air over [[Dolphin's Bay]]. Skywarp scored the first hit of the battle, dropping a heat-seeking missile on the water-bound [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]. As the only other Autobot present with a boat alt-mode, Seaspray was enraged, and being a large destroyer at the time instead of a hovercraft, he retaliated with a barrage of lasers and missiles all directed at Skywarp. It's not clear if any of them hit, but when [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] showed up to provide air support, the former's thermal beam did enough damage to the warrior jets in general to allow the Autobots to take the mountain, so Skywarp presumably didn't fare too well. At least he scored the only documented Autobot casualty! {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
{{storylink|Battle Drive}}

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====Earthquake====
{{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

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====Decepticon Poison====
[[File:DecepticonPoisonMegatronFlying.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Push Megatron down some stairs? Turn to page 19. Don't push Megatron down some stairs? Turn to page-Wait, wouldn't I push Megatron down some stairs??"]]
{{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

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====Project Brain Drain====
[[File:ProjectBrainDrainDecepticonGuards.jpg|left|thumb|200px|By sapping all of mankind's mental energy, Galvatron created a planet full of people that do nothing but push each other down some stairs.]]
{{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
When Starscream returned to the Decepticons' headquarters with some exciting news, Skywarp was impatient to hear it, and threatened to teleport Starscream "somewhere more interesting" if he didn't spit it out quickly. The news, it turned out, was that the Autobots had discovered an ancient spaceship on [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]] that could take them back to Cybertron, so naturally, the Decepticons attacked right away to take it for themselves. Skywarp, Starscream and Ramjet buzzed the Autobots from above, distracting them from the approach of the Decepticons' ground forces as they scaled the mountain. The Decepticons thought they had won when the Autobots retreated, leaving the ship theirs for the taking, but they realized they had been tricked when the vessel proved to be an Autobot trap that blasted them off into space uncontrollably. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
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When [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] travelled back in time and entered the Ark with the intent of changing history, Skywarp's inert form was prominent among the deactivated Transformers that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader flew past. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}
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===3H comics===
In [[2005]], when [[Unicron]] rebuilt Skywarp into [[Cyclonus's Armada]], Skywarp was also reprogrammed to obey Cyclonus. Even later, when Skywarp's original personality reasserted itself, that mental link remained. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

{{note|Though no reason is stated in-story as to how or why or when Skywarp got this new body between the Great War and the [[Beast Era]], ''Wreckers'' plotter [[Glen Hallit]] noted that Skywarp's body was based on a mass-production body type of its day, similar to Generation 1's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]].}}

[[File:Wreckersskywarpcyclonus.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks like Cyclonus was Bombshell. Neener neener.]]
After the Decepticons lost the Great War and [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] claimed [[Cybertron (planet)|the planet]], [[Megatron (BW)|another Megatron]] subjugated nearly every Transformer alive with a transformation-lock virus and an army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. Skywarp was one of the handful of Transformers who had slipped through Megatron's fingers, and eventually he and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] joined up with the legendary strike team, the [[Wrecker]]s. Given a mission by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], the Wreckers fought through an army of Vehicons (Cyclonus, Skywarp, and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] took care of the [[Spy Streak]] drones) to steal an Autobot shuttle in order to get off-planet. {{storylink|Departure}}

Skywarp served as the shuttle's pilot, which served as a point of contention when the bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] stowed away on board, who didn't like that the Wreckers apparently now included Decepticons and Predacons among their ranks. As the shuttle approached the [[Archa system]], their given destination, Skywarp detected the homing beacon of the ''[[Sojourner's Passage]]'', an exploration ship that was lost centuries ago. Since the Autobot shuttle had been damaged en route, once it had landed on [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], Skywarp helped repair it while others searched the surface. While Skywarp was occupied with this, Cyclonus revealed himself as a traitor, stealing the [[Divine Light]], a mysterious artifact the Wreckers were sent by the Oracle to find. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Disclosure-Skywarphonor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Heh.]]
Though it's likely Skywarp didn't really care, the rest of the Wreckers were dealt a blow to morale after this betrayal. Regardless, the Wreckers set off for a new destination given by the Oracle, a desolate ice planet on which a search team found an exiled [[Quintesson]] scientist named [[Al-Badur]]. While Al-Badur was explaining the meaning of the Divine Light, an army of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] attacked both the search team and Skywarp and the others back at the shuttle. Skywarp was able to easily destroy their attackers. The search team returned to the shuttle, and Primal Prime told Skywarp that he'd be taking direction from the Quintesson. Al-Badur asked Skywarp what compelled him to join this team of Autobots and Maximals; Skywarp told him it involved "returning a favor" and "Decepticon honor," things he wouldn't understand. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

After receiving an encrypted message, Skywarp flew the Wreckers back to Cybertron as quickly as possible. [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] and his Quintesson partners had invaded the planet. But on arrival to Cybertron, the Quintessons' attacks were so thick that they kept the shuttle from being able to land. Primal Prime ordered a few of the Wreckers off the ship to join the troops below, while Rodimus, Skywarp, and the remainder were to land elsewhere. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}}

In the aftermath of Cyclonus's betrayal, the other Wreckers were understandably wary of Skywarp, though the Decepticon claimed he had no part or knowledge of his fellow Decepticon's actions. While circling overhead Cybertron, the Wreckers' shuttle was critically hit. Rodimus told everyone else to evacuate while he kept the ship level, but Skywarp chose this moment to strike. He knocked Rodimus away and told [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] to help everyone else disembark; the Decepticon was going to guide the shuttle down. When it landed, taking out a large portion of the Sharkticon invading forces in a fantastic explosion, the Wreckers were shocked. Skywarp had sacrificed his life for them? As Rodimus began to give a regretful eulogy for the untrusted Decepticon, Skywarp appeared behind them, laughing about his sweet maneuver. He had, of course, used his warping power to leave the ship at the last moment. "Did you see that? I think I managed to shove the forward nacelle antennae right through the Quint Overseer!" Everyone grumbled.

[[File:Revelations-Skywarppunched.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Unfortunately, Unicron has no stairs.]]
As their group joined the battle against Cryotek and Cyclonus within Cybertron, it seemed Skywarp may not have been so forthright after all. He violently silenced the overbearing Ramulus (muttering that he was surprised no one thanked him) and took his place at Cyclonus's side. Rodimus was understandably confused and hurt, but Skywarp told the Autobot that he'd more than paid him back recently and he no longer owed the Wreckers anything. Cyclonus laughed, and told the Wreckers of his mental link to Skywarp. But Skywarp muttered, having "always ''hated'' that," and attacked Cyclonus. He reappeared at the Wreckers' side again, noting that he'd only harmed Ramulus to get in Cyclonus's good graces long enough to deal the blow.

{{quote|I'll settle with the zoo crew later. But ''you''.. I ''never'' liked you. Even when you were a [[Bombshell (G1)|''bug'']] I hated your stinkin' circuits. Like I said, only [[Megatron (G1)|''one'' guy]] ever bossed ''me'' around, and it sure as slag ain't ''you.''}}

But Cyclonus had scores of Sharkticons at his disposal, and they quickly filled the chamber. Rodimus wanted to throttle Skywarp for what he'd done to Ramulus, but Skywarp shrewdly pointed out that they had bigger problems at the moment. But in the middle of the battle, a strange surge of energy passed through the subterranean chamber, flowing through Tap-Out and Skywarp, causing both to disappear in a flash of light. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Skywarp and Tap-Out had been abducted by Unicron and, under undisclosed circumstances, Skywarp joined [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]'s [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]] during the [[Universe War|Universe conflict]]. During the final battle within the [[Pit]], he was defeated by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:WW3 skywarp war flotsam.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You know the seekers are in trouble when Skywarp is the brains of the outfit.]]
Skywarp was one of Megatron's "inner circle" in the early days of war on Cybertron, with standing high enough that he was among those who stood at the Decepticon leader's side as he delivered speeches to his burgeoning army. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Some time into the war, on the eve of the appointment of the Autobots' new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] were sent to blow up a building full of pesky [[neutral]]s in [[Altihex]]. Skywarp confided to his partner that he had spent some time debating whether or not it was the right thing to do—not because it was morally wrong or anything, but because it was ''too easy''—but had concluded that, hey, of ''course'' it was, and promply murdered the neutrals. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Some time later, the two came with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he tried to sway [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] into joining the Decepticons. Skywarp tried to stop Starscream from spilling the beans about the Seekers' next mission at [[Protihex|Sector Zero-Six]], but was told to shut up. When the trio later carried out said mission, they found that Grimlock had evacuated the area and placed a bomb to welcome them. Skywarp barely had time to teleport himself and his comrades away before the place went up in flames. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}} When Starscream decided to blame Megatron for what happened, Skywarp snapped and pointed out that it was all ''his'' fault for ''telling the enemy about their mission'', then took off with Thundercracker. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

[[File:DarkAges6 skywarp bludgeon im faster.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"Fool! To a master of Stairpushikato, your geeky Metallikato is almost slow motion!"]]
Following the disappearance of Megatron in a space bridge accident, the Decepticons split into several splinter groups, but Skywarp stayed with the main faction under the command of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He participated in an attack on the minions of [[The Fallen]] in [[Protihex]], where his teleporting power enabled him to get the best of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and gun him down. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Skywarp was part of the original crew of the Decepticon flagship the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' who attacked and boarded the Autobots' Ark when it departed Cybertron on a quest for energy. The craft crashed on Earth, entombing all occupants for four million years, until they awoke in 1984 to continue their war. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} The war reached its climax in 1999, when the Autobots and their human allies defeated the Decepticons. Skywarp and the other prisoners were loaded aboard the spacecraft ''[[Ark II]]'' with the intent that they be returned to Cybertron, but the vessel had been sabotaged by arms dealer [[Lazarus (G1)|Adam "Lazarus" Rook]], and exploded mid-flight. Lazarus recovered the bodies of Skywarp and the other Decepticons, and spent the next several years reprogramming them in order to sell them to foreign powers. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

[[File:DWG13 seekers new toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Skywarp and the Seekers care not for following intended [[Play pattern]] for their new toys.]]
In [[2002]], Megatron was finally able to overcome Lazarus's programming, and proceeded to free his Decepticon subordinates in order to put forward his plans to infect Earth with a metallic virus. To pass the time while preparations for this plan were being put into motion, Skywarp, Starscream and Thundercracker occupied themselves by tearing apart the small Autobots that had also been captured by Lazarus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Once the virus had been unleashed, Skywarp participated in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]], where he and his felow Seekers blew [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] into his component Aerialbots with a cluster bomb barrage. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

''When Megatron was kidnapped by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] and Decepticon leadership was up for grabs, Skywarp began acting more serious and ambitious than his regular "lunatic prankster" persona would suggest. One of the few Decepticons who aggressively refused to follow Starscream in Megatron's absence, Skywarp teamed up with the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio in an attempt to seize power for himself. He lured Starscream into leaving his new kingdom in [[Las Vegas]] and travelling to Hoover Dam. Once there, Skywarp challenged Starscream directly for leadership of the Decepticons. He failed miserably, however; Starscream dealt Skywarp severe damage using his [[Null-ray|null bolts]] at close range, then tossed his former wingman over the falls. Skywarp was in [[stasis lock]] for some time thereafter, and he begrudgingly chose to serve under Starscream after his repair cycle aboard the ''Nemesis'' was completed.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his private army of humans attacked Las Vegas, along with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Skywarp was among the Decepticons who charged out to meet them in battle along the Strip. As Thundercracker and Soundwave kept the rampaging [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]'s attention, Skywarp prepared a delicious, underhanded sneak attack. Diving at Grimlock at full speed, Skywarp planned on unleashing his heat-seeking missiles at near point-blank range for maximum devastation. Luckily for Grimlock, the little Autobot Bumblebee was willing to sacrifice his functionality in order to keep the more powerful Autobot warrior in play and took the full impact of the missiles at the last second. Enraged, Grimlock struck Skywarp with enough force to send him flying miles away into the desert and out of the fight for the immediate future.''

''Curiously, Skywarp chose NOT to leave Las Vegas with Megatron once the former Decepticon leader returned to Earth. Damaged after his time with the Keepers, Megatron lost a fight with Starscream and was forced to relinquish his leadership to the Aerospace Commander. Still, Megatron refused to serve under Starscream, and he led a revolt of several Decepticons into exile. For whatever reason, Skywarp remained at Starscream's side until the Keepers attacked, possessing Starscream as a host body and caging the rest of the Decepticons still in Las Vegas inside a dome of impenetrable energy. Skywarp assumed command of the remaining Decepticons in Starscream's absence and directed the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] into not attacking the dome directly as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but digging beneath the energy field to forge a tunnel they could exit through. He also made contact with Megatron's forces outside the city and agreed to wait patiently until the time was right for all the Transformers to assault the Keepers as one.''

''When the time came, Skywarp "allowed" his Decepticons to join forces with Megatron's, because it was the only "logical" thing to do. During the fight, he blasted the [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]-Keeper with an explosive gamma radiation blast. The attack was effective, but proved moot when the Bluestreak-Keeper fused with the Starscream-Keeper, creating one massive and deformed robotic god figure. In the end, it was Optimus Prime and the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] which finally ended the war with the Keepers, diverting the force of a nuclear missile launched by the American government. In the aftermath, Starscream's scrap was salvaged and rebuilt, but Megatron chose to make Skywarp his new second-in-command for a time, mostly just to piss Starscream off. Still, Skywarp certainly saw it as the most "logical" thing to do.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''In Washington D.C., Megatron and the Decepticons stormed the White House to show their displeasure to the [[President of the United States|President]] for trying to wipe them out with a nuclear strike. Megatron assigned Skywarp to deal with the SWAT teams in the streets, then sent him into the skies to join Starscream in shooting down the air support called in by the military. Final tally—Starscream: 12, Skywarp: 5. Sometime later, Skywarp was present in the Nevada desert when the Autobots and Decepticons confronted the United States military. Thanks to their airborne tactics, Thundercracker and Skywarp did significant injury to the troops and survived the [[deconstructionite]] assault virtually unscathed. After the Keepers were finally defeated and Starscream had been restored to his normal, irascible self, Megatron chose to restore the status quo and replaced Skywarp with Starscream as his second-in-command yet again.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

{{note|Although it's hard to see how, the author(s) of ''The Transformers Trilogy'' may have confused Skywarp with Shockwave, or at least combined their roles and personalities into one character. Throughout the ''Trilogy'', Skywarp made repeated references to the "logical" course of action, and once made an oblique reference to his gift over the electromagnetic spectrum. Whether there was actual confusion involved, or if the pick-up writer [[David Cian]] was forcing Skywarp to fit a role once Dreamwave's comics made using Shockwave off-limits, is unknown.}}
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When the Decepticons clashed with the Autobots over a crashed Autobot vessel discovered in the Arctic, Skywarp engaged [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], dodging the old Autobot's blasts with his teleporting ability and shooting him in the back. This battle was soon interrupted by the arrival of Shockwave and his army of [[Triple Changer]]s, who had come from Cybertron to bring the planet's errant sons home. He quickly disposed of Megatron and demanded that Skywarp and the others submit to him. {{storylink|New World Order}} The Decepticons somewhat begrudgingly assented to return to Cybertron, but upon arrival Skywarp and Thundercracker were amazed at what Shockwave had accomplished in their absence. While relaxing in an energon bath, they debated how to proceed; Thundercracker believed it would not be long before Shockwave demanded they pledge themselves to his cause, but Skywarp didn't care much, advocating they do what they always did and pick the side with the biggest guns. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

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Their tune soon changed, however, when Shockwave's dark schemes were uncovered by Optimus Prime; the two Seekers ''tried'' to shut the blast door to the command centre before the Autobot leader could make it through, but they failed, and Prime throttled Skywarp until he coughed up Shockwave's location. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Presently, Starscream passed through on his way to the shuttle bay, intending to escape the planet and return to Earth, and he ordered Skywarp and Thundercracker to accompany him. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Back on Earth, Skywarp was part of Starscream's initial salvo against the Ark, a decoy to be deliberately taken prisoner in order to draw out the remaining Autobots where the newly reformatted [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] could get at them. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} After decimating the Autobots' ranks, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] freed the fallen Decepticons, and they were about ready to terminate their opponents when the awe-inspiring clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] emerged from fold-space, looking to have words with Starscream. Sunstorm's "purifying light" induced an energon overload in their systems, knocking them into stasis lock. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Skywarp and the others remained Autobot prisoners until Starscream negotiated a deal for their release in exchange for his aid against Sunstorm. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Skywarp kills Bludd.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Skywarp finally plays an actual prank within official fiction!]]
Skywarp was one of the Transformers reprogrammed to serve the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and was, along with Thundercracker, rebuilt to transform into a [[Rattler]] aircraft in the process. Their first mission was to show off Cobra's power by assaulting a peace ceremony in [[Washington, D.C.]], and either Skywarp or Thundercracker was the first to reveal his robot mode to the shocked [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] before wrecking [[Ace]]'s jet with a single punch. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] undid Cobra's reprogramming of the Transformers, Skywarp waited on the runway in Rattler mode until [[Major Bludd]], unaware of the plane's true identity, decided to use him as his ticket off [[Cobra Island]]. After causing Bludd some stress by refusing to start his engines, Skywarp revealed himself and told him that he'd rather walk, then transformed, crushing the human to death with his moving innards in the process. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} He then joined Thundercracker in fighting [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], who had also been freed from Cobra's control. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Unfortunately, the two Seekers were later caught in the [[SPS Satellite]]'s rain of energy beams and deactivated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

{{note|As Skywarp's coloration is identical to Thundercracker's in this series, it's possible that it was actually Thundercracker who killed Major Bludd. However, it feels more like something Skywarp would do.}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Skywarp was among the Decepticons revived by [[Cobra]] in 1938. He may have been one of the Seekers driven back by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in the battle of the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} Later, during the Autobots' attack on the [[Terrordrome]], Skywarp was lounging about when he overheard some Cobra troopers talking dirt about the Decepticons. Picking one of the humans up, Skywarp suggested that he be a little grateful that the Decepticons were helping them conquer their filthy mudball of a planet. Before he could finish insulting them, however, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] burst out of the ground and beat him up. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Skywarp and Thundercracker were at the end of a berating from Megatron when the news came in that Starscream had badly injured himself in a rock-climbing accident. Skywarp probably even helped look for Starscream. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

Enraged at [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] for selling off Decepticon weapons on the black market, Megatron commanded Skywarp to bring the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] in—in pieces of necessary. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MegOrigin3 seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"...I was told there'd be punch and pie? And stairs."]]
Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] were early recruits for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], helping sow terror across Cybertron and kidnap Senator [[Decimus]] just prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and founding of the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} When Megatron made his big push to conquer [[Kaon]], Skywarp and Thundercracker shot down a [[Kaon upperclass|civilian]] cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} At one point he was part of a squad intent on assassinating [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], but the plan was thwarted when [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] warned the Autobot leader (tackling Skywarp in the back on the way). {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

[[File:Autocracy3 skywarp aint your jurisdiction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"You're under arrest. Hands where I can see them, and go stand directly on top of those stairs, over there."]]
Alongside several other Decepticons, Skywarp showed up to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] when he was arresting [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] near the [[Kaon]] border. Holding [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] hostage in case the Autobots tried to start any trouble, they warned Orion that he had no jurisdiction in Kaon and let him know that Megatron wanted to see him. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Unfortunately, Orion Pax rejected Megatron's offer to join him, saved Bumblebee and fled. Skywarp offered to shoot down the Autobots' [[Sky Lynx (G1)|escape vehicle]], but was ordered by Megatron to let them go. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Megatron later led him and several other Decepticons to [[Nyon]], where they prevented Zeta Prime from killing Orion Pax. Megatron and Orion then agreed to work together for the purpose of overthrowing Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}} During their combined attack on Zeta's [[Citadel]], Skywarp utilized his teleportation abilities for aerial harassment. {{storylink|Overthrown}} After Orion was presumed dead, Skywarp and Thundercracker brought [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] to the Decepticon-controlled Citadel for an audience with Megatron. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron ordered Starscream and the other Seekers, including Skywarp to defend the Citadel from the assaulting Autobots and the alive and well Orion Pax who was now Optimus Prime. They were intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

Following Megatron's defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] announced to Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons that he was their new leader. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} His first act as leader was to lead the Seekers on an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} and later sent them to bomb [[Starsreach Spaceport]]. {{storylink|Massacre}} After Megatron took back control of the Decepticon forces, he summoned them to the ruins of [[Harmonex]] to chase the Autobots away from a fallen [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Skywarp was more interested in destroying the weakened Autobots right then and there, but was ordered to let them go. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast}}

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Following the cataclysm that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable, Skywarp wound up part of a Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream. Taking up residence on [[Earth]], the unit began working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy in accordance with the [[infiltration protocol]] the Decepticons now operated to. In [[2006]], after having spent about four years on the planet, the unit discovered that Earth was home to a strain of super-powerful "[[Ore-13|ultra energon]]"; this decision caused Starscream to break protocol and relocate their base of operations, and Skywarp and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] were assigned the task of wiping out all traces of their operation up to that point. Sporting an [[wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] fighter jet alternate mode, Skywarp teleported himself and Blitzwing from location to location, destroying every trace of Decepticon activity: first [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]], where they destroyed the trailer home of [[Stoker]], a human who had uncovered their plans; then to [[Riverside]], [[California]], where they reduced to rubble the garage of Autobot ally [[Jimmy Pink]]; and then to [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], where they blew up a coach Stoker had previously ridden. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

[[File:Infiltration5 Skywarptotalled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Skywarp learns what happens when he pushes Megatron down a flight of stairs.]]
Skywarp and Blitzwing's next target was the bunker in [[Nebraska]] that the infiltration unit had previously used as their base of opertaion, but when they arrived, they were surprised to find Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] waiting outside. A brief battle ensued, but the most damage Skywarp sustained was a slightly clipped wing courtesy of Bumblebee. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} The Autobots disposed of, the pair turned their attention to the bunker and began bombing it... but unfortunately for them, they had no idea that Megatron himself had arrived on Earth and was inside it at the time. Emerging from the rubble in a fury, Megatron blasted a hole right through Skywarp with his [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}

Megatron was apparently not one to hold grudges, and Skywarp was soon repaired and functioning again in time for the Decepticons' deployment of the aggression-inducing [[Psycho-Prism]] in [[Latveria]]. Megatron had Thundercracker and Skywarp bomb the neighboring country of [[Symkaria]] so they would blame Latveria and start a war. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} After the duo's return to the [[array]] the Decepticons were using to broadcast the prism's effects, the structure was besieged by Autobots and the superhero team known as the [[Avengers]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} Skywarp, Thundercracker, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] powered-up using the captured [[Spider-Man]]'s super powers as part of [[mirror response mode]] and engaged the heroes in battle, {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} but the two Seekers were soon blasted out of the air by [[Iron Man]] in Transformer-sized armor. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} His disabled form was later teleported away when Megatron called for a retreat via [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}
[[File:SLRamjet skywarp in brasnya.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"It followed me home, Megatron. Can I keep it?" "Having a pet's a big responsibility, Skywarp."]]
Skywarp was present when Megatron held a meeting to make sure it was perfectly understood there would be no second chances when it comes to insubordination. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} To get the infiltration protocol back on track, Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of locating some new fragile monarchies that could be their next targets; while investigating Africa, Skywarp was contacted by recent Decepticon arrival [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who proposed that he join up with him in a coup against Megatron. Skywarp thought it was a big load of crap, but said that if Ramjet could get some results in one day, they'd talk—though he reminded Ramjet of the old Cybertronian adage, "always bet on the leader." {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}} Following this, Skywarp was dispatched to the Middle East on a mission to incite conflict by destroying a power plant, during which confided in Thundercracker that he believed Megatron had it in for all of them—himself in particular—though his fellow Decepticon pointed out the fact that Megatron ''did'' have Skywarp repaired. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Skywarp subsequently travelled to [[Brasnya]] with Megatron and Blitzwing, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} using his teleporting powers to bring in [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to assist him in engaging the Autobots who soon arrived to thwart their schemes. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Things turned sour for Skywarp after Astrotrain was injured, so he teleported away to gather reinforcements {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and returned with Thundercracker, who joined him in firing on [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] until the Autobot escaped by [[orbital jump]]. The battle ended when Megatron, defeated in battle by Optimus Prime, called upon Skywarp to evacuate him, in his [[size changing|shrunken]] pistol mode. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} The furious Megatron went on to slay the treacherous Ramjet, and Skywarp smirked at the sight of his ex-comrade's decapitated head, remarking that betting on the leader was always the best gamble. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

Skywarp was among the concerned Decepticons who feared that Megatron had lost all sense of reason when he deployed [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] on Earth. They conspired to bring Starscream back into the fold to talk some sense into their leader, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} but an additional wrinkle soon appeared when Skywarp detected the arrival of a strange alien space ship above the Decepticons' base. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} It's occupants, the [[Reaper]]s, laid siege to the base, but it was only through Starscream's lone stand against the aliens that the Decepticons were emboldened into counter-attacking. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The Reapers were soon bested, with Skywarp participating in the destruction of their starship. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}
[[File:AHM6 skywarp shoots bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Who needs Cerebero Shells when you can pee null rays?]]
When the Autobots withdrew from Earth to deal with an incursion by the forces of the [[Dead Universe]], Skywarp and the other Decepticons went into hiding in preparation for a major strike against their enemies. Withdrawing to Cybertron, Megatron ordered the creation of an [[Insecticon swarm]], but these twisted abominations were an affront to Thundercracker, and Skywarp, though confident in Megatron's plan, could do little to calm his brother in arms. The Decepticon then returned to Earth, where they lured the Autobots into a trap and utterly crushed them, with Skywarp ripping [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s arm clean off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

With the Autobots exiled to the dead Cybertron, the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on Earth, beginning with [[New York City]]. Skywarp gleefully awaited Megatron's arrival of the battlefield, and his anticipation paid off: when his leader appeared, the devastation the Decepticons unleashed against the attacking human military was without par. Skywarp—his alternate mode now an F-15 fighter jet—shot down the plane belonging to a pilot named [[DJ (G1)|DJ]], who tried and failed to collide his crashing craft with Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} After taking out the humans' air forces, Skywarp was assigned to accompany Soundwave, [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and Astrotrain as they took Frenzy to deal with a large ground force. The Constructicon doubted that the tiny Decepticon had a chance against such a huge number of enemies, but Skywarp, enjoying a chance for a dig at the new guy, simply told him to make sure he kept his distance. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} With all human resistance crushed, Skywarp and the other Decepticons stood before Megatron as he delivered a speech announcing their victory. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}
[[File:AHM12 Betrayer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|A rare moment of Skywarp just killing someone instead of pushing them down the stairs.]]

Granted free reign to revel in the Decepticons' triumph, Skywarp celebrated by murdering half the population of [[Beijing]], [[China]]. When Insecticon [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] didn't share in his delight, the pair began arguing; Bombshell's insults against the Seekers and their standing proved too much for him to brook and a fight broke out, but with the aid of his teleporting powers, Skywarp got the drop on the other Insecticons and sent them fleeing. Thundercracker, however, growing increasingly concerned with the directionlessness that seemed to be overtaking the Decepticons, took no enjoyment in the brief clash, and Skywarp flew off in a huff, starting to wonder where the fun in smashing things and killing people was if his fellow Seekers weren't going to enjoy it with him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

When the Autobots eventually returned to Earth, Skywarp battled them in the ruins of New York City. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He grabbed [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and took to the sky, asking the old timer why he wasn't [[Spotlight: Kup|insane]] anymore. Kup responded by calling Skywarp a "mouthy punk" and shooting him in the gut, causing him to drop the Autobot. The Decepticons fled when Megatron was defeated, but Skywarp came back when he noticed that Thundercracker had diverted the nuke that Megatron had arranged to be dropped on New York. Furious at his fellow Seeker's betrayal, he ignored Thundercracker's arguments and shot him point blank in the face. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}
[[File:Bumblebee 1 Skywarp's Stash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Even after collecting a stash of huge rockets and dangerous weapons, Skywarp will never stop pushing his enemies down the stairs of death.]]
Though Thundercracker would survive the attack, Starscream later remarked that Skywarp had been appropriately punished for attacking a fellow Decepticon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} His punishment apparently was to be stranded on Earth while most of the other Decepticons left, but Skywarp made the best of his situation; rather than seek a way off the planet, he instead spent the next two years stealing and stockpiling human weapons for Megatron's eventual return. His attacks on advanced technology companies [[Dynomic]] and [[Allodyne Logic Systems]] drew the attention of [[Skywatch]], {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} but the technology he obtained from them went towards a weapon he was building that would be capable of crippling all the Autobots on the planet. After beaming signals into space in order to report his progress to Megatron, {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Skywarp attacked Skywatch's Phillips base to gain information on the final component his weapon needed: the control board to the kill-switch badges that rogue Skywatch colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]] had recently been using to coerce the Autobots into working with him. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Tracking the board to the home of Skywatch researcher [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], Skywarp moved in for the kill, but was foiled by the timely intervention of Bumblebee, who evacuated Bharwaney, his daughter [[Serena Bharwaney|Serena]], and the board. Skywarp chased them into an industrial area and hunted them through the rubble, ranting about how recovering the board would make him a hero when Megatron returned. Even the intervention of Skywatch operative [[Daniel Klonowski]] helped little; the weapon he fired upon the Seeker with injured him but left him undeterred, and Skywarp soon managed to corner the Bumblebee, who threatened to activate the board, triggering an EMP that would knock both himself and Skywarp out. Skywarp offered to let Bumblebee go in exchange for the board as a "professional courtesy", but his confidence was misplaced: secure in the knowledge that, unlike Skywarp, he had friends who would repair him, Bumblebee triggered the board, frying both his and Skywarp's systems. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Evading capture by Skywatch, Skywarp was able to recover and somehow rejoin the main Decepticon force, which had encamped on a barren asteroid in space. He witnessed Megatron's return in a powerful new body, and threatened to teleport his fist into [[Windsweeper]]'s abdomen if he dared intervene in Megatron's punishment of Starscream for leading the Decepticons into ruin. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} Like the rest of the Decepticons, he followed Megatron back to Earth, where he was present when Optimus Prime gatecrashed their base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}
[[File:RID2 skywarp prowl under arrest.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The Transformer equivalent of a purple nurple.]]
After arranging for the Autobots to return him to Cybertron, Megatron used the space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Skywarp and the rest of the Decepticons to him. It was his intent that they would battle the Autobots, but instead, they were soon mind-controlled by the Dead Universe entity known as [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep]] army to form a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Megatron defeated this "[[Deceptigod]]", causing it to collapse back into its weakened component Decepticons, who were detained by the Autobots and kept under control through the implantation of [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s that locked away their weapons, alternate modes and special abilities. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}.

The means of D-Void's defeat had triggered a reformatting of Cybertron, reverting the planet to a primordial state and summoning many of its [[NAIL|departed population]] home, resulting in an unstable political landscape that the I/D-chipped Decepticons were employed to police. Before long, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] took control of the Decepticons and had Soundwave and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] hack the chips and restore Skywarp's abilities. Using his teleportation, he secretly observered as [[Horri-Bull (G1)|Horri-Bull]] pushed his luck, forcing Bumblebee—now Autobot leader—to kill him by detonating his I/D chip. After reporting this to Ratbat, he was assigned his next mission, in which he took great enjoyment: to assassinate Bumblebee and leave the [[NAIL]] [[Zetca (G1)|Zetca]] to take the blame. Starscream, seeking a new approach, leaked the plan to the Autobots and Skywarp ended up being ambushed and arrested by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}
[[File:RID16 skywarp stabbed by arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If Arcee's going down those stairs, you can damn well believe she's taking Skywarp with her.]]
Skywarp was locked up in the Autobots' prison, where, months later, he was later surprised to see Starscream stop by to visit Megatron, who had recently returned after a prolonged absence and immediately been incarcerated. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The Decepticons subsequently rioted and stormed the prison, liberating Megatron, Skywarp and other captives. {{storylink|The Verge}} Skywarp joined [[Turmoil]] on the front lines as the Decepticons began tearing through Iacon, {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} though their efforts were stymied by the arrival of Autobot reinforcements led by Ironhide; Skywarp tried to take cover behind Frenzy's sonic barrage, but when the little Decepticon was defeated and he was left alone, the Seeker fled the scene. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} He returned to action as the battle neared its climax, using his teleportation skills to duke it out with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but the dangerous fembot was able to predict where he would materialize, and stabbed him in the chest mid-warp. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} When the dust settled, Starscream emerged victorious as the ruler of Iacon, and banished the Autobots ''and'' Decepticons from the city; Skywarp was among the exiled, but his injuries began to affect his control over his teleportation power, causing him to have trouble keeping himself solid. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}
[[File:RID23 skywarp cant stay solid.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Skywarp couldn't get his parents to fall in love at the [http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Enchantment_Under_the_Sea "Enchantment Under the Sea"] Dance.]]
Despite his wounds, Skywarp joined the Decepticons under Soundwave's command in an attack on Bumblebee's Autobots the feet of the gigantic [[Necrotitan|Metrotitan]] that mysterious appeared on Cybertron on their first night in exile. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Learning that the rogue Shockwave was behind the undead "Necrotitan" and that he had captured Megatron, Skywarp participated in a joint Autobot/Decepticon attack on Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] laboratory. During the battle, Skywarp took it upon himself to free Megatron from the scientist's grasp, only for his condition to worsen and leave him in mid-phase-out, unable to interact with the world around him. He scrambled for some nearby [[Ore-14]] to repair himself, but it was all blown away by the Necrotitan, leaving him to lament helplessly as he lost control completely and just... disappeared. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}
[[File:RID27 skywarp never teleported so many.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Just pretend you're pushing them all down the stairs at once.]]
Skywarp was eventually able to reconstitute himself enough to teleport [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] out of Crystal City and to Starscream, whom they warned of the next step of Shockwave's devastating plan. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Autobots, Decepticons and NAILs alike formed an elite team to confront Shockwave at his base, relying on Skywarp to teleport them there, though the Seeker wasn't strong enough to bring all volunteers and left some behind. As soon as the group arrived at Crystal City, a sudden attack by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] upon Waspinator startled Skywarp, and he lost control of his powers and tumbled backward, phasing through a wall and disappearing again. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Megatron and Optimus Prime proceeded to defeat Shockwave, destroying the time drive fuelling his plans, which collapsed into a localized black hole. Skywarp came across Galvatron and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] scrambling to escape the singularity and teleported them and himself to safety. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

In the days that followed, Soundwave and Galvatron forged an alliance and sought out a new path by returning to Earth. Skywarp went with him, his body now wired into a machine in their starship in an apparent attempt to direct his out-of-control powers. Six months after Shockwave's defeat, Skywarp used his machine linkup to remotely teleport the Decepticon forces back up from Earth after they were felled by the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s "mind bomb" weapon. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 skywarp and or starscream.jpg|left|thumb|''One'' of these guys is Skywarp, but coloring errors mean it's not the one you think it is!]]
Skywarp was one of the Decepticons who woke up on mid-19th century Earth, where he took on the form of a spiky airplane with three propellers. In the Decepticons' desert headquarters, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] told him about the plans to conquer Earth, and ordered him to fly ahead of the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], leading the way towards [[New York City]]. Skywarp was concerned that the Autobots might interfere, but Starscream assured him their enemies had not yet awoken. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} He was later present when Starscream learned that he was mistaken. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity skywarp boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Someone pushes HIM down a flight of stairs for once. Payback's a bitch.]]
A Skywarp from an unspecified [[universal stream]] was selected by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Megatron]] to become part of his [[Questor]] forces. Granted a portion of the hyperdimensional powers that his leader had obtained from the monstrous [[Hytherion]], Skywarp was given a new body with an uncharacteristic sports car alternate mode, a [[Timaeus drive]] that granted him the ability to travel through dimensions, and a massively enhanced teleportation power that actually allowed him to warp the fabric of space and time around him. About the only thing that didn't change was his characteristic lack of intelligence and initiative; coupled with the brain-bending complexities of higher-dimensional life and battle, this meant that Skywarp was left still relying on Megatron's specific orders for and when to use his powers.

Skywarp proved his worth when he succeeded in his mission to scour the year 2010 all across the dimensions for a trace of the two-dimensional world of the [[Planicron]]s. Precisely what Megatron needed the Planicrons for, Skywarp didn't know, but he recalled a rumor among the Questors that they were key to the destruction of the [[Alternity]], and smirked with excitement to himself as he informed Megatron of his discovery. {{storylink|Hunt for the Planicrons}} Using Skywarp's information and a [[magic]]al tablet his other agents had obtained for him, Megatron took control of the Planicrons from his base on [[Menonia]] and used them to attack the Alternity. Skywarp was at his side during these events, and was first to notice when Thundercracker, under cover of a distraction provided when Starscream made another fruitless grab for power, deactivated the tablet and freed the Planicrons. {{storylink|Alternation}}
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===''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''===
[[File:MarsAttacks seekers vs saucers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who found themselves in the midst of a [[Martian]] invasion after being defeated by the Autobots. After an abortive attempt to form an alliance with the invaders, Skywarp joined Thundercracker in shooting down Martian saucers. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:1986 Comm Skywarp and Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*Soon after the Transformers awakening on Earth, Skywarp joined Starscream and Thundercracker in approaching a human power plant from the air. Jazz, Sideswipe and Prowl rolled out to oppose them, and the three jets transformed to robot mode and joined their comrades on the ground to fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|The Transformers #1 commercial}}
*Skywarp and his fellow Seekers had a rematch with Jazz, Sideswipe and Prowl when they strafed them on a desert road, then transformed to grappled with them in robot mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Decepticon jets & Autobot cars commercial}}
*Skywarp and Starscream had Optimus Prime pinned down in a firefight in a rocky landscape until new Autobots Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr joined the fight. Skywarp was bowled over by Blurr's speed, but Decepticon reinforcements soon arrived in the form of Cyclonus and Scourge. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge & Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*When the Seekers attacked the Autobots' launch site, Skywarp had the ignominious distinction of being dramatically blasted out of the air in one shot by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Skywarp flew into battle alongside Galvatron, and was harried by laser fire from Tracks and Jazz. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Ultra Magnus & Galvatron commercial}}
*Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, as was proven when the prehistoric Autobots trampled Skywarp, Thundercracker and Starscream. Skywarp couldn't hold back a charge from an angry [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Predacons commercial}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Skywarp could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress, by teleporting him back to the beginning of the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:MysteryofConvoy jetron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|All these jets look the same, but they ''say'' one of 'em is Skywarp, so whatevs.]]
When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] set out on a journey, Skywarp was one of the many [[Decepticon]]s who opposed him. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
[[File:TFC64 skywarp chases bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who tried to prevent the Autobots from recovering the scattered pieces of their [[Energon cube]]s. Created by the power of [[Robo-Cloning]], innumerable duplicates of Skywarp bedevilled the Autobots on their quest. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}
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===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 skywarp profile.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"What do you mean there's no stair-pushing bonus level?"]]
Skywarp was one of the Decepticons who joined the battle on the planet [[Zel Samine]] over the powerful [[Zel Quartz]], where he defended the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]] against Autobot incursion. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

{{Note|Skywarp is a non-playable character who appears only among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}

===3D Battle-Card Game===
Skywarp serves under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening skywarp.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who pursued and boarded the Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. When the ship crashed on [[Earth]], all inside were sent into stasis, but the Decepticons woke up four million years later and resumed their conquering ways. Picking up [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whom they tricked into becoming a Decepticon, Skywarp took part in an attack on [[Dyson Dam]]. He and the other [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] picked a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and were soundly trounced by the Dinobot. He also took part in a disastrous assault on the Ark, which ended with the Decepticons in retreat. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends skywarp.jpg|thumb|325px|Stair Pushing: 9999]]
Skywarp was among the Seekers who went on a worldwide rampage, until they were thwarted by the Autobots. {{storylink|Robots in the Sky}} During a major battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Skywarp used his teleportation power to confuse the Dinobots, but when he called them dumb, he was downed by an enraged [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Skywarp was amongst the Decepticons who coated themselves with [[Electrum]] after Thrust had discovered a lagoon full of the stuff. Invulnerable to Autobot firepower thanks to the substance's properties, the Decepticons were able to defeat Omega Supreme. They found themselves at a disadvantage when the Autobots also gained access to the Electrum, and the Decepticon's own invulnerability wore off first. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}} Skywarp and Thrust encountered [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]], a patchwork beast with the mind of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], and managed to convince him that the Autobots were his enemy. The alliance lasted until Spike's father was injured in battle, at which point Spike turned on the Decepticons and drove them off. {{storylink|Autobot X (Legends)|Autobot X}}

Skywarp was among the Transformers who attempted to make contact with the [[Necrotitan]], and subsequently had to battle it. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (Legends)|Dark Cybertron}}

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

==Notes==
[[File:DecepticonPatrolJetheads.jpg|thumb|I have a hat!]]
*Skywarp's one-line characterization in the original Transformers [[production bible]] was "sneaky but dumb". Hee hee. [http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#034] In a more peculiar note, his longer write-up in the production bible noted that he was colored olive drab. [http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#038] This error isn't as unusual as one might first think, as Skywarp was the only first-year jet whose colors didn't originate in ''[[Diaclone]]''—thus, they simply may not have been decided upon when the production bible was written.
*A handful of [[Marvel Books]] coloring books (among them ''[[Decepticon Patrol]]'') depict Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] with original head designs. It's possible these were developed so kids could tell the characters apart in black and white, but the numerous [[character model]] oddities in these books make any kind of certain judgment difficult.
*Stories written by [[Simon Furman]] (including ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' and his contributions to [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]) usually depict Skywarp's teleportation as the opening of a discreet portal in space through which he and others can then travel. Other creators opt—following the lead of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]—to present the power as Nightcrawler-like self-teleportation, with Skywarp disappearing in a flash of light.
*Character bios written by unknown persons for the Australian (Madman) DVD release of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' definitely claim that [[Cyclonus (G1)|Skywarp became Cyclonus]]. Basically, nobody considers that weighty "evidence".
*For such a popular character, Skywarp doesn't DO much of anything in the original show. But (as stated above) he ''is'' the first Transformer we see reformatted with an Earth-based alternate mode in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|cartoon]] continuity.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skywarp''' (スカイワープ ''Sukaiwāpu'')
*''French:'' '''Fraudeur''' (Canada, "Defrauder")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Shohék Sh'hakim''' (שוחק שחקים, "Sky Wearer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Égretörő''' ("Sky-springer")
*''Italian:'' '''Corvo''' ("Crow")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Espião Celeste''' (Portugal comics), '''Viajante''' (Brazil comics, "Traveller")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tīen Wān''' (Taiwan, 天彎, "Sky Warp"), '''Nao Fan Tian''' (China, 鬧翻天, "Extreme Ruckus")
*''Russian:'' '''Deformer''' (''Деформер'')

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Skywarp Skywarp's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Trailbreaker (G1)

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:''Trailbreaker is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Trailbreakerg1.jpg|right|240px|thumb|I may not be fast... but I'm effective and provide soothing relief.]]
It's hard not to like '''Trailbreaker'''. He's a good-humored cheerleader, always ready with a joke or comment to lighten the mood when things get dark. Sadly, Trailbreaker's joking is often a cover for his low self-esteem. His form is the most fuel-consumptive of the Ark crew, and his vehicle mode is very slow. As such, he feels like a useless drain on their limited resources. The Autobots know better, of course. Trailbreaker's good humor, bravery, and impenetrable [[force field]] are all of great use, but convincing him of that is hard, especially when he begins to mope about his handicaps.

He is sometimes known as '''Trailcutter''' or '''Trailblazer'''.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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Trailbreaker was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s original crew, crashing to Earth four million years ago aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[Image:Trailbreaker man of iron.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Above: Trailbreaker's force field in actio--What? Sorry, false alarm.]]
Trailbreaker was one of the Autobots who participated in the battle outside of [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug's]] garage, and could be spotted among the Autobots returning to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}Trailbreaker joined a detachment of Autobots investigating robot sightings in [[United Kingdom|Merry Ol' England]]. After making contact with a young boy named [[Sammy Harker|Sammy]], the Autobots were caught by surprise when the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fire-bombed them from the sky. Trailbreaker was blasted before he could activate his force field. Like a freakin' drama queen, he went offline whimpering, "It's no good. Everything's gone... just plain ruined..." {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

Like many Autobots, Trailbreaker was too low on fuel to join Optimus and the others in what would've been their climactic battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s forces, and was taken prisoner without a fight when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] assumed command of the Decepticons and the Ark. He was revived after [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] reclaimed the Ark, however. When the Autobots went to recover Optimus Prime's head and restore their leader to functionality, Trailbreaker was one of many Autobots caught off-guard by the false Prime created by Shockwave and was shot down before he could raise his force field. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[Image:Swoop trailbreaker icarus theory.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Above: Trailbreaker's force field in--Geez, again? Okay, never mind.]]
''On another occasion, the Dinobot [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] was under the control of a human scientist and attacking the Autobots. Trailbreaker jumped in his path and tried to wrestle the pteranodon to the ground. Instead, he was lifted up and slammed into the cliffside...'cause he never turned on that force field.'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''During the Dinobot Hunt, Trailbreaker joined [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in hunting [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] among the sands of the [[Black Rock Desert]]. They managed to collect him virtually without a fight once Snarl wandered into a secret military base and unleashed a molecular disintegrator bomb that ended his rampage.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his future Decepticons arrived in the present, the Autobot chain of command was crippled as Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and Ratchet vanished and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] was taken prisoner. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] attempted to rise to command, accepting support from [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], but the Autobots were simply outclassed. Trailbreaker was part of a group of more than a half-dozen Autobots who collectively failed to bring down even one of Galvatron's lieutenants. In desperation, the Autobots turned to Megatron himself (who had quickly been disposed of by Galvatron when he first arrived) as a temporary ally and battlefield advisor.''

[[Image:Brawn trailbreaker tracks target 2006.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Above: Trailbreaker's forc--DAMMIT TRAILBREAKER!]]
''Under the Decepticon's direction, the Autobots staged a trap for the lone future Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] in order to weaken Galvatron's power base. Unfortunately, Scourge's enhanced sensors detected the trap almost immediately, and his acid ray nailed Trailbreaker THROUGH a wall before the battle even began. (Too early to have activated that force field, huh?) Scourge was ultimately brought down, but Trailbreaker was left inactive for days until Ratchet was restored to the present and able to repair him.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Image:Dirge trailbreaker the gift.jpg|thumb|right|200px|That's it, I'm outta here.]]
''Well, he was up and about soon enough, and accompanied Prowl and Jetfire on a mission to stop the Decepticons from accessing a [[NASA]] space transmission facility, only to get knocked around helplessly by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and beaten to the ground long enough for the Decepticons to escape... all because he didn't turn on that slaggin' force field to protect himself. Remember, Trailbreaker? The force field? You're not built for speed or energy efficiency; you were built for power, specifically that one power that makes you ''special'' and ''unique''. Or is it "just plain ruined" these days?'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

Trailbreaker was present to watch [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] duke it out on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] for Autobot leadership. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Trailbreaker was one of the Autobots taken down and strung up by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] when they invaded [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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In [[2012]] Trailbreaker worked under Ultra Magnus in the [[Cybertronian Civil Defense]]. When [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s went rogue it fell to Trailbreaker to deliver the bad news to Magnus, who ordered him to investigate further. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2|Loose Ends #2}} In a report to Optimus Prime he revealed his investigations had led him to uncover Kup's journey to Earth aboard the [[Cosmic Carnival]], that the Wreckers were in trouble and Megatron was back, prompting the Autobot leader to leave Cybertron to confront him. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3|Loose Ends #3}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "A Plague of Insecticons", "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3"), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian)

[[Image:Mtmte2 witwickys and trailbreaker.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
Trailbreaker was part of the bridge crew of the Ark spaceship when it blasted off from Cybertron to search for new sources of energy four million years in the past. When he was awakened in 1984, [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] reformatted him so that his alt-mode was a terrestrial Toyota 4WD camper truck. Trailbreaker accompanied his fellow Autobots on their first mission to stop the Decepticons on Earth, a mission that took him to an off-shore oil rig. The Decepticons plundered the rig for energon and destroyed it, leaving it a flaming wreck that endangered its human crew. Trailbreaker used his force field to contain the fire, while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] used his built-in fire-suppression systems to douse the flames. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Later, Trailbreaker served as a spy despite his stated function as defensive strategist. ([[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was apparently busy that day.) He, along with the humans [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], camped out near the Decepticons' headquarters and eavesdropped on their plans to raid the ruby mines of Burma. Their surveillance did not go totally unnoticed, however, as a set of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] spotted the Autobot making his getaway. Trailbreaker summoned the brothers [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to fend off his pursuer and got the information safely back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prime]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

[[Image:MTMTE3 Trailbreaker jogging.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Trailbreaker took up jogging after Sunstreaker made a crack about his weight.]]
Trailbreaker watched [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] fish [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] out of a lake during the mission in [[Burma]]. He volunteered along with all of the rest of the Autobots to attempt to prevent the Decepticons from leaving Earth with the Energon they'd gathered. He fired on the Decepticons as they boarded the [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]] they'd built. Though the ship still launched despite their efforts, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] brought it crashing back to Earth. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} Trailbreaker was part of a group of Autobots who were lured into a cave by a reprogrammed [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and ambushed by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}} He also took part in the assault on an antimatter laboratory when the Decepticons got their hands on an antimatter formula, and was damaged when the lab exploded during the Decepticon withdrawal. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[Image:SOSDinobots Trailbreaker in force field.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"I'm trapped in a Fabergé egg! Help!"]]
A team of Autobots, including Trailbreaker, rolled out to give Optimus backup at an ammunition plant, but arrived too late, and found Prime badly damaged. When Prime needed a new [[Cosmitron]], Trailbreaker volunteered for a mission to Cybertron to retrieve a replacement from [[Wheeljack's workshop]]. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had his forces on that planet use [[acid rain]] on the group, but after a pep talk from [[Chip Chase]], Trailbreaker remembered he could use his force fields to protect them. They subsequently returned to Earth and, while the replacement Cosmitron was being installed, helped defend Headquarters against a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s ran amok during their unveiling, Trailbreaker protected himself from [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s [[fire-breath]] with a force field. Of course, this merely deflected the fire onto Sunstreaker. Some time later, Trailbreaker and most of the rest of the Autobots went to the [[Great Falls]] to try and stop the Decepticons from raiding it, and were all captured. They would have been terminated, had Wheeljack not come to the rescue with the upgraded Dinobots. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Trailbreaker and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] were going for a drive one day, only to find two [[Thundercracker (G1)|suspicious-looking]] [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|jets]]. The jets revealed themselves as Decepticons who had come to a nearby refinery to make off with its steel to build a weapon. Brawn and Trailbreaker interrupted them, but Starscream blasted missiles at them, destroying the refinery, and made his getaway. The Autobots reported the incident back to Optimus Prime. Toward the end of the ensuing battle in [[Peru]], Trailbreaker pitched in to fire at the new weapon. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[Image:UltimateDoom3 Trailbreaker firing.jpg|thumb|right|220px]]
When the Autobots began studying a meteorite that had fallen to Earth, Wheeljack discovered the sample fragment was highly unstable and summoned Optimus and Trailbreaker to his laboratory. On command, Trailbreaker unleashed his force field around the meteorite to contain the explosive blast. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} In the aftermath of a Decepticon attack on Headquarters, Trailbreaker took part in cleanup efforts. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Following Cybertron's arrival in Earth orbit, he and Jazz mocked [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] when the Seeker's was blasted by his own fire, whipped back by the strong winds. Trailbreaker volunteered for a mission to Cybertron to rescue Sparkplug, intending to use his jammer beam to mask their approach. Unfortunately he left it too late, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] was able to dodge the incoming missiles. The team arrived on Cybertron, but became separated, with Skyfire, Trailbreaker and Wheeljack left on the surface. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

The trio made their way down and arrived in time to rescue Spike and the smaller 'bots from the Decepticons. After a swift retreat, they reached the relative safety of Wheeljack's workshop, where the scientist worked to construct a counter for the Decepticon [[hypno-chip]]s. That done, they rescued Sparkplug, and headed back to Earth in time to liberate the enslaved humans and prevent Megatron from getting away with a shuttle full of Energon. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Trailbreaker was at headquarters when they discovered that Megatron was still operational and leading the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[Image:PlagueOfInsecticons Trailbreaker projecting forcefield.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
With the emergence of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] in [[Bali]], Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who went to investigate. They arrived in time to reinforced the smaller team who'd already found the Insecticons, and the foe, now teamed up with the Decepticons, took off. During the pursuit, [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] used his control beam on Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, compelling the pair to try and ram their fellows, but Trailbreaker used a force field to sever the beam. They eventually reached an oil refinery, but during the battle, Shrapnel harnessed lightning from a storm that had moved in, and zapped Trailbreaker and Wheeljack. Both survived, and Trailbreaker was later able to use his force field to disable the Insecticon clones, rescuing Bumblebee and Spike. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} After Megatron challenged Optimus to a one-on-one duel, Trailbreaker and the rest of the Autobots turned out to cheer their leader on. To their horror, Optimus lost, meaning they'd have to leave Earth forever, but once they returned to headquarters, they used Teletraan I to establish that Megatron had cheated, rendering the result void. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

During Sparkplug's demonstration of his latest invention, [[Autobot X]], the creation went wild. Trailbreaker, Ironhide and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] tried to charge it, only to be blasted on their cans. Trailbreaker's force field provided his companions with cover so they could take down the beast. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He was on the ill-fated mission to come to the aid of some gold miners, during which [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] was captured by the Decepticons. He subsequently joined the effort to rescue Gears and disable Megatron's [[Solar Needle]]. When they found that Megatron had temporarily reprogrammed Gears to be a happy-go-lucky kind of Autobot, Trailbreaker was the one who voiced what everyone was thinking and said maybe they should just leave him that way. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} He was also on the mission to [[New York City]] when the Decepticons started replacing buildings in an attempt to create a new Cybertron, {{storylink|City of Steel}} and was turned evil by Megatron's [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[Image:TheImmobilizer Trailbreaker force field.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"And the only side effect is Ratchet's mouth disappears!"]]
Trailbreaker witnessed the demonstration of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer]], and protected his comrades with a force field when the Decepticons attacked. Though they managed to steal the Immobilizer, the Decepticons fell into a river and Trailbreaker lightened the situation with a healthy joke. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} He took part in a charity race, though he wasn't the fastest of Autobots, and still managed to outrun Ironhide. When the old timer complained about a weird jolt in his circuitry, Trailbreaker suggested he was making an excuse, but it was actually the effects of Megatron's [[Transfixatron]]. Locked in their vehicle modes, the Autobots were taken to an old ghost town, and it looked like they were going to be destroyed, until the Autobots who'd remained at base turned up to rescue them. Ironhide and Trailbreaker took great delight in smashing the Transfixatron to bits. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Trailbreaker took part in the defense of [[Washington, D.C.]] when the Decepticons teamed up with the residents of [[Sub-Atlantica]]. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

[[Image:EnterNightbird flying Trailbreaker.jpg|thumb|left|260px|In an early example of [[Slogism]], here's Trailbreaker stuck to the roof of a building with a wad of cotton candy.]]
Trailbreaker was also a guard when [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist]] revealed his [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], though when Decepticons inevitably attacked, they blasted through the door Trailbreaker was standing in front of, sending him across the room. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} After an apparently successful attack on the Decepticons at a crevasse, the Autobots found that they somehow had two Optimus Primes—the real one referring to Trailbreaker as "'''Trailblazer'''". Trailbreaker was one of the proponents of using a series of trials to work out which was the real thing. When that was unsuccessful, the Autobots ended up going on another mission to the crevasse to investigate strange readings, and once again encountered the Decepticons. After [[Optimus Prime clone|one of the Primes]] apparently destroyed [[Starscream clone (G1)|Starscream]], Trailbreaker announced that he must be the real thing, because he offed the Decepticons' "number two varmint". As it turned out, that Prime was a phony, trying to lure them into a ravine filled with dangerous [[korlonium crystal]]s, as they discovered moments later when he disregarded a threat to Spike's life. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland1 Trailbreaker projects force field.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Trailbreaker's bakery went under because he had difficulty using pastry bags.]]
When the Dinobots attempted to demonstrate their newfound "finesse" to the other Autobots, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] accidentally set fire to the Ark, threatening Teletraan I. Thinking quickly, Trailbreaker projected his force field over the Autobot supercomputer, allowing [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] time to extinguish the blaze. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The Decepticon's pillaging of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] began causing time warps to appear across the world, and Trailbreaker flew to the island by [[jet pack]] to investigate with the rest of the Autobots. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots and Dinobots succeeded in chasing the Decepticons from the island. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

On another occasion, the Autobots were forced to abandon Earth by Megatron aboard a spacecraft set on a course into the sun. After the Autobots discovered they couldn't alter their course, their ship exploded. Trailbreaker cast a massive force field large enough to contain the entire Autobot force safely; from within the field, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] towed the group back to Earth. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} Trailbreaker was incapacitated by [[Cybertonium]] depletion, as were the rest of the Autobots. They were only saved when Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots brought more back from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[Image:Trailbreakerdance.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Do a little dance...make a little love... get down tonight... I said get down tonight!]]
Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who arrived too late to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. When Megatron used the device to knock out radio transmissions during a blizzard, Trailbreaker's force fields proved to be a valuable asset, protecting humans and Autobots alike from snowfall. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He took part in an attempt to defend an [[Electrum]] pool from the Decepticons, {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} and a baseball stadium incident during which Optimus and a number of other Autobots were lost through the Decepticon [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

After that, a Decepticon coup by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] resulted in a city being flooded. Trailbreaker used his force field to protect himself and a small group of Autobots from a large tidal wave. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} He rolled out with the majority of the Autobot forces to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] from the Decepticons, though it resulted in them all being infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} He was also hanging around Headquarters when the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were captured, and a group of Autobots disguised as them in an attempt to find out what Megatron was up to. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

{{Note|In storyboards for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Trailbreaker's dead body is seen at the end of the Autobot City battle. However, this didn't make it into the final film. In an early draft script, Trailbreaker survives the two initial attacks on Autobot City and is part of a guerrilla unit led by Blaster on Earth.}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] sent [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to raid [[Tokyo]] for energy, Trailbreaker accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobot vehicles to defend the city. Trailbreaker didn't perform very well, cowering in fright beneath Menasor's size and taking the [[combiner]]'s humongous fist to the face. Luckily, his pummelling made the perfect distraction for Optimus Prime, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], who drove up a ramp and slammed Menasor and the Seekers directly in their faces, sending them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

As a member of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], Trailbreaker accompanied [[Kenji]] and the rest of the team to a crater in Kyushu where Decepticon activity had been discovered. Entering the crater, however, Trailbreaker and the Brigade were caught off-guard by numerous landmines that had been planted by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. As they sunk toward as steaming pit of magma, the other four members of the Brigade managed to defeat the Decepticons by forming a human pyramid and using their "4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack. Trailbreaker, unfortunately (or perhaps ''fortunately''), had to sit that one out because he was escorting Kenji within himself and couldn't transform to robot mode. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Trailbreaker was one of many Autobots who suffered from an outbreak of the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus after the Decepticons unleashed it on Earth. He was supposed to receive a new body thanks to the [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] Institute of Technology, but the Decepticons managed to infiltrate the Binaltech Project. Through the use of [[hypno-chip]]-controlled spies and pawns, Trailbreaker's new body was hijacked and used to upgrade the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] known as [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] instead. {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
Trailbreaker was among the Autobots chosen to be part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Wings_Universe|Optimus Prime]]'s new military. He agreed with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] that dealing with [[Megatron (G1)#Wings_Universe|Megatron]] would be a piece of [[oil cake]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} A week later, 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}} The battle was won, but not without casualties. In search for energy to replenish the Transformers, an Autobot crew including Trailbreaker left the planet in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Marvel Colouring Books===
[[Image:Bumblebeetdr-trailbreaker.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Yikes!]]
Trailbreaker, who looks... ''odd'', was captured by the Decepticons under unknown circumstances and put in their special Autobot prison. He and the other prisoners were eventually freed by Bumblebee, after which they struck back against the Decepticons. Trailbreaker projected his force field around some of the villains in order to trap them, and after the battle was won, he and the other Autobots cheered for Bumblebee. Hip hip hooray! {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
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Trailbreaker was present under the command of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] at the battle of [[Altihex]] when the Decepticons destroyed a building full of neutral Cybertonians. Unable to save the city, the Autobots helped evacuate civilians before retreating. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When Decepticon Military Operations Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led a force of Decepticons against the Autobot capital of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who defended the city-state. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

When Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] disappeared in an accident with a [[space bridge]], the Autobot and Decepticon forces splintered into smaller factions. Trailbreaker stayed with the Autobots under the leadership of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. He and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak ]] filled in [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] on what was happening after Jetfire returned from a survey. {{storylink|Devastation}} Trailbreaker was later part of the group of reinforcements that helped battle the giant [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} They returned to [[Autobase]] for repairs, only for [[The Fallen]] to break in to rescue [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who followed Optimus Prime on his mission on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They were attacked by Megatron's ship, the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. After being boarded, the Ark crash-landed on [[Earth]], where all on board were preserved in emergency stasis. In 1984, a volcanic eruption awakened the Ark's computer, Teletraan I, and it repaired all on board.

Eventually, the combined forces of the Autobots on Earth and their human allies were able to capture the Decepticons. In [[1999]], a ship called the ''[[Ark II]]'' was built to take the Cybertonians back to Cybertron, along with some human companions, but the ship exploded shortly after takeoff. The human allies were killed, but the Cybertonians were lost in the ocean, again in stasis lock. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Three years later, Spike Witwicky assisted the US "Defense Ministry" in reactivating Optimus Prime by placing a piece of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] into his chest. Optimus traveled to the remote Arctic shoreline where he'd been found after the crash and used the Matrix to revive Jazz, Mirage, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Trailbreaker and Wheeljack from where they lay under the waves. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Shortly afterwards, the Autobots assisted the US military in rescuing the survivors of the Smitco Oil Refinery attack. When Optimus Prime learned the attackers were Autobots and Decepticons under the control of terrorist arms dealer [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], he asked his Autobots to accompany him to fight for '''Great JUSTICE.''' Trailbreaker was among the Autobots who agreed to come along, stating that Prime only needed to point him in the right direction. Trailbreaker participated in the battle at Rook's destroyed base when [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] double-crossed them and attempted to destroy all the Transformers with a low-yield nuclear weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

[[Image:DW Trailbreaker Devastatorstomp.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Devastator crush puny Autobot... and make scale joke while crushing. Har har har!]]
After the Autobots extricated themselves from the nuke-absorbing hardened virus shell, Trailbreaker helped rescue the captive Autobots Megatron was using to fuel his technovirus. After Ironhide informed the other Autobots of Megatron's imminent attack on [[San Francisco]], they flew there and engaged the Decepticons. Trailbreaker smashed Grimlock in the face with a steel girder and informed the former Dinobot commander that he'd made the wrong choice in leaving the Autobots and was now going to pay. Unfortunately, Superion was taken down by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], prompting Trailbreaker to join Optimus Prime, Sideswipe and Megatron in a moment of [[dull surprise]], gaping at Devastator as if they had never seen him before. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

As Jazz and the Autobots in [[Canada]] were preparing to deal with the technovirus, Trailbreaker frantically radioed them for backup, reporting that Superion was down. As he was distracted, Devastator attempted to stomp on the Autobot. Trailbreaker caught the foot in time, but was crushed into the pavement. He was later retrieved and placed into restraint by the Decepticons as Megatron attempted to convince Optimus Prime to join his cause to wipe out the humans and rule the universe. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} Once Prime managed to free the Autobots with assistance from human firefighters, Trailbreaker resumed his assault on Grimlock by sending him flying with a punch. After Superion sacrificed himself to save San Francisco from General Hallo's unauthorized nuclear strike, Trailbreaker called Optimus over when he and Sideswipe discovered the abandoned Grimlock under rubble. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''While the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] were invading Earth, the Transformers also had to deal with an over-reaching American President who wanted to destroy all the Cybertronians. He offered the Autobots his help in setting up an ambush for the Decepticons, but Prime and his advisors quickly realized the President planned to eliminate all of them. Taking what seemed to be the lesser of two evils at the moment, the Autobots forged an alliance with the Decepticons before travelling to the ambush site. Trailbreaker was among the Autobot soldiers Optimus chose for the battle. He fought against the military forces and apparently survived the attack of the [[deconstructionite]]s relatively unharmed. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Months later, the united Cybertronian army arrived on Earth, demanding the surrender of all combatant Autobots and Decepticons. Trailbreaker suffered serious injuries battling [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and the Seekers and had to be placed in a [[CR chamber]] for repairs on the flight back to Cybertron. He fought alongside the Ark's crew and the various insurgency groups on Cybertron to reclaim Iacon for the Autobots and force Shockwave out of power. {{storylink|War and Peace}} Afterwards, he joined Prowl and the rest of the Ark's old crew in returning to Earth to work on the construction of a new Autobot City.

===3H comics===
[[Image:Rattrap legs.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Gah! Someone call an exterminator!]]
Hundreds of years later, Trailbreaker and fellow Autobots [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] arrived on the newly technorganic Cybertron roughly one year after the defeat of [[Megatron (BW)|this era's Megatron]]. They were welcomed by the surviving members of [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s band of [[Maximal]]s, including [[Rattrap]], who offered to share a vintage keg of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's Old Oil]] with the Autobot veteran. Unfortunately, Trailbreaker did not have an opportunity to take Rattrap up on his offer, because immediately afterwards, he and his associates were abducted by [[Unicron]] and teleported to the [[Cauldron]]. There, they were rebuilt against their will into new bodies... except Trailbreaker, because why mess with success? {{storylink|Abduction}}

[[Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|left|150px|thumb|You've got me? Who's got you?!]]
{{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}
Optimus Primal led the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]], which included Trailbreaker, into a final fight with the [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]] on the surface of Unicron himself. However, as their victory was imminent, Unicron began to dissolve beneath their very feet, and [[King Atlas]] had to carry Trailbreaker and Roulette to safety, through a transwarp portal back to their native Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF5_Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
Trailbreaker was among the Transformers discovered on Earth by [[Cobra]], and reworked into a piloted death mechanism known as a [[Stinger (Cobra)|Stinger]]. The Transformers were eventually freed, and the Autobots fought both their Decepticon enemies and their Cobra oppressors. During the battle, Trailbreaker and several other Autobots located [[Cobra Commander]] and tried to capture him, but he was protected by Cobra troops in robotic [[S.N.A.K.E.]] suits. Unfortunately, the Autobots underestimated their human opponents, and Trailbreaker was decapitated by [[Storm Shadow]] during the battle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

This was apparently not as fatal as it seemed, however, as Trailbreaker was up and fighting again shortly afterwards. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Before the war, Trailbreaker's force field ability marked him as an [[outlier]]: a Cybertronian with special powers that didn't match up with their [[alternate mode]]. This got him noticed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]], who took him and other outliers in at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] to nurture their abilities and protect them from [[functionism|functionists]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[Image:MegsOrigin4 Trailbreaker.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I STILL SUPPORT THE RAILING SYSTEMMMMmmmmm!]]
Trailbreaker later began serving in the Autobot Security Forces under the command of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], during which he participated in the battle of [[Kaon]] where the criminal known as [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] began a rampage with his army of convicts. He was kicked off a walkway by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he attempted to grab him as he was flying away. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

When the war broke out, Trailbreaker responded to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime's]] call of distress against Megatron and his Decepticon forces who had overthrown the government and were now ruling Cybertron. He participated in the battle at the [[Citadel]] and managed to block most of the Decepticon attacks with his force field but couldn't withstand Megatron's [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc annihilator]]. {{storylink|Endgame}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Trailbreaker.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Mommy told me never to open the door to strangers.]]
Many years later, Trailbreaker was called in by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to extract a deranged [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] safely from [[Tsiehshi|the planet]] where he had crash-landed. The planet possessed [[Ore-8|a radiation]] which was dangerous to Transformers without special protective covering, causing Kup, in his delusions, to believe his rescuers were monsters trying to attack him. Trailbreaker's force fields allowed him to walk on the planet without any protective gear, and his appearance shocked Kup for long enough that he could save the old bot's spark core from meltdown. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Later, he was one of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s old friends who took time off duty to greet the return of "The Voice". {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

A year later, Trailbreaker had joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s team of Autobots on [[Earth]]. They made a plan to drive the Decepticons off the planet once and for all, but fell into a trap and were defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Trailbreaker and the rest were subsequently dumped on the ruined [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to be finished off by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} His primary role appeared to be playing bodyguard to [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], making sure nobody lynched the guy for being a suspected traitor. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} After the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'' crashlanded on the planet, Trailbreaker and the others listened to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s story about what happened. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} They proceeded to mingle with the rest of ''Trion''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> crew. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Trailbreaker later oversaw the process of putting a giant cannon in place on the Autobots' temporary base. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

After the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Trailbreaker split his time between Earth and the [[Kimia Facility]], where he served on the [[Ethics Committee]] alongside [[Xaaron]] and [[Animus]]. Around two years after the fall of Megatron, he attended a meeting over [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s newest invention, [[cerebro-sensitive bullet]]s, and openly disapproved enough of both the weapons and their inventor to see their usage banned. {{storylink|Bullets}} Subsequently returning to Earth, Trailbreaker was present when Hot Rod announced his plans to abandon the planet and what was left of the war, but chose not to join the Autobot cavalier or his followers. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} When news of the threat of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s army reached the Autobots on Earth, however, Trailbreaker changed his tune and volunteered to join Optimus Prime in returning to Cybertron to combat the threat. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} During the trip, he spent a lot of time staring at Megatron, now in Autobot captivity. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Upon arriving at Cybertron, the Autobots were faced with Kimia Facility, which had been captured by Galvatron, transformed into a giant laser cannon and used to fire on the planet. Rodimus (formerly Hot Rod) grabbed Trailbreaker and had him project a force field around the cannon's muzzle, but it proved too weak to stop the next blast. The shock of having his force field ripped apart knocked him unconscious, and he had to be repaired by [[Garnak]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

After the battle was won and peace was restored to Cybertron, Trailbreaker joined Rodimus's crew on the ''[[Lost Light]]''. They left Cybertron to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]] and were promptly lost in space. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Their quest already off to a bad start, things only got worse when the [[Duobot]] [[Shock]] was slain by a stowaway [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]. When [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] attempted to shoot the creature, Trailbreaker was forced to protect it with a force field in order to prevent the sparks it had consumed from igniting. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Trailbreaker was later seen hanging around [[Swerve's bar|Swerve's newly opened bar]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

[[File:Spotlight-_Trailcutter_forcefield_face.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Dat Ass.]]

Not long afterwards, the ''Lost Light'' was gouged open by a mysterious piece of space debris, but luckily Trailbreaker arrived the scene and used his forcefields halt the decompression. This gave the trio of Chromedome, [[Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] long enough to reboot the vacuum shields and repair the hull. When Rodimus subsequently held a medal ceremony to reward those pivotal in stopping the breach, Trailbreaker was dismayed to find that he wasn't on the list, because making forcefields was just "what he did".

Drowning his sorrow at Swerve's, Trailbreaker was approached by Whirl, who spontaneously decided to help the sulking Autobot turn his life around. After offering the sage advice to 'be more rude' and 'big yourself up', Whirl suggested his pupil choose a new, cooler sounding name. After deciding on 'Trailcutter', the duo proceeded to consult Brainstorm about getting a the forcefield specialist a new gimmick in the form of an outlandish weapon. Eventually getting fed up with the situation, Trailcutter stormed off back to his quarters, where he angrily toyed with his forcefields as he shut down for recharge.

On awakening, he was confused to find every other crew member frozen in the middle of whatever they happened to be doing. Wandering through the bridge, Trailcutter was startled by a boarding party in the form of [[Chop Shop]] and [[Venom (G1)|Venom]]. Trying to defend himself, he found his forcefields inoperative, and only managed to escape by triggering the frozen Whirl's weaponry, giving him an opening to zip away along the walls using his [[magnawheels]].

Fleeing to the medibay, Trailcutter ambushed the pursuing Decepticons with a well-timed door slam and some electrical resuscitation pads. Overhearing the other invaders' communications, he then headed to the shuttle bay for a confrontation, collecting a remote for the ship's artificial gravity system on the way. In the shuttle bay, he found the boarding party being led by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]], who explained that their goal was the space debris from earlier, in actuality a part of the titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].

Taking Whirl's advice about bigging himself up, Trailcutter used the gravity remote to sow the deception that his forcefields were still working, keeping himself grounded with his magnawheels, and proceeded to talk down Lockdown, culminating with him convincing the Decepticon that he'd created a potentially fatal forcefield in his spark. Rattled, Lockdown fled the ship with his crew in tow.

Later, Trailcutter learned that the paralysis effect had been caused by an errant Brainstorm invention, and the forcefields he'd been throwing had protected him, albeit becoming shorted in the process. Having received a medal from Rodimus for his efforts stopping the Decepticons, the forcefield specialist felt pretty pleased with himself until Hoist revealed that Rodimus had also given enormous honorary shields to the rest of the crew for enduring paralysis. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

[[Image:Interiors-Trailbreaker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|D'oh!]]

Grumpy once more, Trailcutter went to Swerve's again, where he watched [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] show off his ability to identify an Autobot just by their transformation sound. Still resentful of his own reputation as a one-trick pony and with a little too much [[engex]] in him, Trailcutter began tipsily ranting about [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s overblown reputation and leg guns, just as Max himself walked into the bar. He then began to compliment the bot on the exact things that Trailbreaker had just been ranting about. Fort Max ignored him in favor of shooting [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]. {{storylink|Interiors}} Later, he and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] made fun of Ultra Magnus after the toughened officer had smiled. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Swerve stole a bottle of [[Nightmare Fuel]] from his secret stash to serve during one of [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'s story sessions. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

At some point, Trailcutter had Brainstorm install guns in his legs. [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] admired them as they traveled to [[Temptoria]] in the ''[[Leading Light]]'' to attack a Decepticon base. {{storylink|Before & After}} When, not that long afterwards, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was freed onboard the ''Lost Light'', Trailcutter was part of the assault led by Rodimus to stop the Decepticon. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} In the aftermath of the battle, he suggested to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] that bereaved Chromedome might be out on the ship's hull, a place that Rewind and the mnemosurgeon often spent time together. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Trailblazer was one of Autobots active in [[1888]], and transformed into a locomotive. He formed a train with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in order to bring [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to the glacier where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] lay dormant. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He then helped launch the [[Tesla tower|device]] Tesla made to generate the electricity needed to reactivate Prime, and along with the other Autobots, gave up his his own power reserves for it to work. Once Prime was back, he revived his troops and led them to [[Port Cenotaph]] to fight the minions of an [[Elder God]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Trailbreaker could come to Optimus Prime's aid, helping him navigate more quickly through the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===3D Battle-Card Game===
Trailbreaker was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Following a Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], Trailcutter joined [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s team of infiltrators on a hunt for Decepticons. They were thwarted by three of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|War Dawn}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Trailbreaker toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If your vehicle mode looks like this, you might be a redneck!]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (1984, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''25'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles, radar scanner, 2 fists (left & right)

:Trailbreaker transforms in a Toyota 4WD Hi-Lux camper truck. In robot mode, both of his lower arms are projectile launchers, able to load and fire either his fists or his projectiles, which consist of two [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver missiles and two silver "twin blasters". The [[Hasbro]] version of the toy severely weakened the springs [[for safety reasons]].

:This mold was later [[retool]]ed to make [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]].

:In 2001, Trailbreaker was given a short-run reissue (limited to only 1,000 pieces) by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as a convention-exclusive item, bundled together with Hoist.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm More information on Trailbreaker at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
[[File:EncoreTrailbreaker_Toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ol' Blue Eye]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles, radar scanner, 2 fists (left & right)

: Trailbreaker was also reissued in TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. While the original had a red visor, the Encore reissue is notable for having a blue visor and a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol on his hood/chest.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm More information on ''Encore'' Trailbreaker at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/ToyDB_Info.php&Toy_ID=961&Sprache=0 More information on ''Encore'' Trailbreaker at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010-toy Trailcutter.jpg|thumb|300px|Cutting a trail to a closeout shelf near you!]]
*'''Trailcutter''' (Legends class, 2011)

:Part of the second wave of "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[Legends Class]] toys, Trailbreaker is now renamed "Trailcutter" due to [[Trademark]] reasons. He converts into a camper truck again, but with a front section similar to that of a Cadillac Escalade. His head sculpt is essentially the Generation 1 toy's head, including the visor, with the more humanoid face of the [[character model|cartoon model]]. The same "hybrid" design had been previously used by [[Dan Khanna]] for [[3H Productions|3H's]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' comics]] and by Hasbro for ''[[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]]'' [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] (originally intended as Trailbreaker) and his [[redeco]] [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]]. As with all "Reveal the Shield" toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:The "Reveal the Shield" Legends toys were largely released in discount and closeout chains in the US, most predominantly at Five Below stores.

:This figure was also sold in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' line, and was used to make [[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Trailcutter/trailcutter.htm More information on ''Reveal the Shield'' Trailcutter at TFU.info]''
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===Chronicle===
[[File:EZCollectionChronicleTrailbreakerToy.jpg|thumb|300px|Less naked than this, really.]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection Trailbreaker is a redeco of the ''Transformers'' [[Legends Class]] Trailbreaker toy, sporting a tampographed Autobot symbol... which is not present on the stock photos. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.

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===Generations===
[[File:Generations trailcutter(trailbreaker).jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Trailcutter''' (Deluxe class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #001'''
**''Accessories:'' Roof/battle shield

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Trailcutter is a new design with a modern pick-up truck alternate mode. Additionally, many of his robot mode details are based on [[Alex Milne|Alex Milne's]] Cybertronian design for the character in the ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series. His truck bed canopy is removable, and transforms into a "battle shield" with mounted blasters. It features a flip-out [[5mm post|5mm handle]] as well as two 5mm posts and ports, and can peg onto any of his numerous ports. The 5mm ports on the legs, in particular, allow you to attach weapons from other figures to them so that Trailcutter can emulate Fortress Maximus.

:The American release comes packaged with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] '[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]', featuring a cropped version of its [[Clayton Crain]] retailer incentive cover, which is called out as a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' on its front. Additionally, the contents of the issue are edited to remove references to Trailcutter's original name and overt mentions of alcohol-like usage of Energon drinks. The European release comes packaged without the Spotlight.

:He was later retooled into [[Hoist (G1)#Deluxe|Hoist]].

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 small, non-transforming figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Thundercracker]], Trailcutter, and [[Hoist (G1)#SDCCMetroplex|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their Thrilling 30 ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Trailcutter-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''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 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Thundercracker]], Trailcutter, and [[Hoist (G1)#HKACGCONMetroplex|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.

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*'''Trailbreaker & Hoist''' (Multi-pack, [[December 28|12-28]]-2013)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TG-27'''
**''Accessories:'' Roof/battle shield

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===Other attempts===
There are quite a few Transformers toys that were at one point in their development supposed to be a new form for (or tribute to) Trailbreaker, but before the "Reveal the Shield" Legends Class toy, all of these became other characters with other names, most likely due to [[Hasbro]]'s inability to secure the [[trademark]].

Trailbreaker's appearance in the [[3H Productions|3H]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe comics]] stems from early plans to release a Trailbreaker redeco of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] [[X-Brawn]] mold as a convention exclusive in 2003. Reportedly, Hasbro themselves also had the same idea for the mass retail Universe Deluxe assortment, but due to the aforementioned reasons, the toy was ultimately given a different deco and released as [[Ratchet (Universe)|Autobot Ratchet]] instead.

Later, a [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] [[Spy Changer]] [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] was released as a Wal*Mart exclusive under the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]] banner, a black pickup truck with the distinctive red and yellow stripes from Trailbreaker's original toy. Ultimately, this toy would be released as [[Ironhide (Universe)|Ironhide]] instead.

The next attempt was in the ''[[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]]'' line, the toy that would eventually become [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and later [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]]. A [[retool]] of the [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] Jeep Wrangler toy, its head is a cross between the original Trailbreaker toy's helmet and the cartoon model's face, surprisingly similar to [[Dan Khanna]]'s rendition of the character in 3H's Universe comics. A black and white version of a proposed color guide for the unreleased Trailbreaker version of the sculpt was depicted in the Japanese ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'' book.

Finally, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] was originally going to be called "Trailbreaker", and the head sculpt was to have more elements from the Generation 1 character's design. These plans were again scrapped, but the character's upgraded form, '''Leobreaker''', retains the "breaker" portion of the name, since "Leohaul" sounds really silly. (The name "Overcast" was temporarily considered, but quickly dropped again.)

==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)
**''ID number:'' '''Collection No. 3'''
:In Japan, a red rubber mini-figure of Trailbreaker was available in part of a [[Decoy|multi-pack of similar mini-figurines]]. The number etched into his back is the sum total of his [[Tech Spec|tech spec]] ratings, as these figurines were used as game pieces for a variety of ''Transformers'' board games in which this number had some meaning to how the game was played or something.

*'''Trailbreaker''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''10'''

: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]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Trailbreaker/trailbreaker.htm More information on Decoy Trailbreaker at TFU.info]''

===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:MovieTrailbreaker3DCard.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Admit it. That head peeking up from the truck mode is hilarious.]]
*'''Trailbreaker''' (2007)

:A 26-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game|3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Trailbreaker "transforms" into a black pickup truck with a camper shell. He uses the same parts layout as [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].

:The Battle-Card may or may not actually represent [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|the live-action movie version of Trailbreaker]], as the design is clearly in the live-action movie aesthetic (and a version of the Trailbreaker character exists in the "movie" universe anyway). The card's listed abilities — an Invisible Force Field and a Radio Jammer — line up with Trailbreaker's G1 abilities, however, so who knows.
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==Notes==
[[Image:DiacloneTrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*Trailbreaker's mold was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "4WD Hi-Lux", available in three different colors: black, blue or yellow. The blue version was sold by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in North America as the ''[[Diakron]]'' "DK-3" Car/Robot in [[1983]], seemingly just a few months before the toy would be rebranded as a Transformer. There is an easy way to tell the black ''Diaclone'' 4WD Hi-Lux apart from a ''Transformers'' Trailbreaker, though - the ''Diaclone'' toy's vehicle-mode stickers have a yellow background.
*Trailbreaker had the preliminary name of '''Guzzle'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003]</ref>
*Like many of the early Generation 1 Transformers, Trailbreaker's toy and [[character model|animation model]] differ a lot, especially as far as the head design is concerned. In recent years, both comic book artists and toy designers typically aim for an amalgamation of both designs, usually with the toy's helmet and the animation model's face. However, no-one can seem to agree whether his force field projector is supposed to be directly attached to the back of the head (as it was on the toy) or attached to the back of the robot. The [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics originally had it attached to a massive "[[kibble]]"-like backpack before switching to a design more akin to the original animation model with ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]''. Meanwhile, had the ''[[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]]'' Jeep Wrangler mold been released as Trailbreaker like originally intended, he would have lacked his characteristic force field projector entirely.
*Originally, ''[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'' was going to be used in ''Spotlight: Kup'', but after re-looking at Trailbreaker's [[Tech Spec]] and [[bio]], [[Nick Roche]] decided that his power and cheery personality would work better. "It's nice to use a character who gets no love."<ref name="rochekup">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Trailbreaker''' (トレイルブレイカー ''Toreirubureikā'')
*''French:'' '''Glouton''' (Canada, "Glutton")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Shovér Kronot''' (שובר קרונות, "Trailer Breaker")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ösvényvágó'''
*''Italian:'' '''Tuono''' ("Thunder")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kāi-lù Hsīen-fēng''' (Taiwan, 開路先鋒, "Trailbreaker")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Pica-Trilhos''' (Portugal comic), '''Abre-alas''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Sledopyt''' (Следопыт, "Tracker")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Trailbreaker Trailbreaker's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Skywarp (WFC)

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Skywarp:

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:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC_Skywarp.jpg|thumb|300px|"Your destiny lies at the bottom of these stairs."]]

One of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], '''Skywarp''' isn't exactly the most professional Decepticon around. He's immature, stubborn, and prone to insults (giving less-than-witty ones and receiving ones he doesn't even notice, sometimes from ''himself''). Thanks to these traits, and his tendency to muck around when unsupervised, he rarely puts his cloaking and teleportation abilities to good use on the battlefield. However, thanks to a mandatory course of [[Circuit-Su]] training, he's become a bit more disciplined, giving him the focus needed to perform vicious sneak-attacks on unsuspecting [[Autobot]]s.

{{quote|Wait, are you calling us fools or the Autobots fools? Because I get the feeling you don't respect me!|Skywarp, airing workplace grievances|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
When [[Decepticon]]s bombed [[Altihex]] Casino, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] told [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] that Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] were his trusted lieutenants and that they would take him to safety. They actually took him to [[Kaon]], from where he was then moved to [[Moonbase One]] and imprisoned. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|He's not mentioned afterwards, but he could have been in every scene where the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s are present. He was most likely at the battle with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] as only three of Starscream's Air Commanders survived.}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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===Toy bio===
Skywarp can fly and looks a lot like Starscream, but that's where their similarities end. Skywarp has no designs on Megatron's position, instead being content to use his teleportation powers, ninja-like stealth, and cunning to lurk in the shadows and prey on unsuspecting Autobots.

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Richard Epcar]] (English)

[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] sent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and Skywarp to activate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], allowing Megatron to create more of his [[Dark Energon]]. The Seekers went through Cybertron's underground, which Thundercracker commented he'd never done before, prompting mockery from Skywarp. They hijacked an Autobot ship, and when Skywarp took offense to Starscream's comment that the Autobots were "dumber than him!", he tried to make a comeback, but ended up only looking ''more'' foolish. When they flew through reservoirs of raw liquid energon, he played down Thundercracker's warning that the stuff was extremely volatile in that state. At another point, he took issue with Starscream's constant belittling, even though he wasn't sure it was him being belittled. (It was.) Despite Skywarp's constant bickering with his partners (in one instance, unintentionally calling himself ugly), they made it deep into Cybertron's underground, where they found the energon bridge's main controls. There, they attempted to reactivate it while simultaneously corrupting it with Dark Energon, only for its [[Energon Bridge Guardian|guardian machine]] to activate in response, attempting to cleanse the corruption. A tense battle against the relentless machine ensued, with the three of them dodging fireballs, evading energy beams, and taking potshots at the core when it overheated and needed to open up to cool off. Finally, the sentinel was destroyed, the corruption allowed to proceed apace, and the bridge activated. Skywarp was, for once, quicker on the uptake than Thundercracker, commenting on the sight only for Thundercracker to all but parrot his words a moment later. It might have been the crowning achievement of his life.

Later, the Seekers helped distract [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] in order to protect Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Richard Epcar]] (English)
{{Note|Skywarp is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|DS version of ''War for Cybertron'']]. He is unlocked by completing the mission "Reviving the Dark Energon Project". On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode.}}

[[Image:WFCDS Skywarp.jpg|thumb|left|122px]]
Skywarp joined Megatron's Decepticon army at the same time as Starscream, though was much less vocal about it. After the Decepticons successfully tested the Dark Energon, Skywarp pointed out that they'd used almost the entirety of the stockpile on Trypticon station. He supervised Starscream as the other Decepticon deciphered ancient data files and reported back to Megatron that Starscream had discovered the existence of the Energon Bridge which would provide power to the station so they could make more Dark Energon. Though they reactivated the bridge, the Autobots encrypted the link to the core with the Omega Key.

Starscream decrypted more files, establishing where the key was being held, but Skywarp noted gloomily that it would likely be being guarded by Zeta Prime. They managed to track down Zeta Prime and take the Omega Key, only to discover that it was merely the key to activate Omega Supreme. As Omega Supreme attacked, Megatron yelled at the Decepticons to stand their ground, and Skywarp retorted that they'd just been knocked clear down the mountain by their foe. At Megatron's encouragement, the Decepticons pressed on, though Skywarp wondered aloud if Omega Supreme wasn't larger than he was a few moments ago. The Decepticons succeeded in defeating Omega Supreme and infused the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===Transformers: Cybertron Adventures===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image: Prime-toy_Skywarp.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Like a ninja in the night, I'm... uh... a ninja... in the night.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, [[March 31|3-31]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-06'''
**''Accessories'': "Balo" Arms Micron

: A [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]]ing of the [[Starscream (WFC)#Prime First Edition|"First Edition" Deluxe Starscream toy]], Skywarp is (currently) exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline. Like the other toys in the line, a lot of his detailing is done with customer-applied [[sticker]]s rather than [[paint operation]]s, though he does feature a lot more paint than most of the other toys. He transforms into a jet resembling a [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]]. He lacks Starscream's missile pods, instead featuring a pair of permanently-attached "bombs" on his wings. These bombs feature the hexagonal-shaped [[5mm post]]-holes used in the line-wide "[[Arms Micron]]" play-pattern. He comes with his Arms Micron partner [[Balo]], designed to form a star/shield that can be attached to Skywarp's arms.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''Prime'' [[Thundercracker (WFC)#Prime|Thundercracker]] and differently retooled to make [[Slipstream (WFC)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Slipstream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/AMSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on ''Prime'' Skywarp at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1471.html Skywarp at Alfes's blog]''
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===Generations===
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Japanese number:'' '''TG18'''
**''Accessories:'' Two assault cannons, tail-fin

: Available so far in the [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Skywarp is a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Starscream]], and transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the [[Neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Skywarp features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides. Additionally, his tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the two pegs found on the underside of the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.

: This mold was later used for ''Thrilling 30'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]].
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==Notes==
* The ''Arms Micron'' release of Skywarp has an Intelligence stat of 10. The '''hell?'''
===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Skywarp has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Attack Mode''' (アタックモード ''Atakku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora

: Skywarp's "Arms Up" mode as shown on his box-back is simply dubbed "Attack Mode", with him using Balo in shield mode on one arm, and [[Gora]] in an opened-up cannon mode on his right wing's bomb-post.

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Talk:Hound (G1)

2013-09-04T17:11:59Z

Skywarp: /* Caption Humor */

I've always seen Hound as the Autobot "Hippy."20:37, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:Naw, that's [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 20:40, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Can we get a scan of Hound in Spotlight Galvatron? The character model picture we're currently using is abit awkward when used in context of fiction. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 06:07, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

== Discussion moved from Hound (TF 2010) ==

As [[Talk:Transformers (2010 toyline)#Tracker Hound|I argued before]], his name, "Tracker Hound" is obviously "Hound" with a random adjective added, as Hasbro commonly does. This page was created as "Hound" and not "Tracker Hound" so I don't think there is a question about that. If this is really a new character, it is probably the first time in history that Hasbro added a random adjective to a brand new character's name. More likely he is an established character who had a random adjective added for a new recolored toy, as that is what Hasbro does. Since there is only one real choice as to who the established character is, I think this toy is [[Hound (G1)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 10:40, 27 June 2010 (EDT)
:Since Hasbro doesn't have the trademark for plain "Hound", it's possible they didn't want to redeco a two-year-old toy for a different line with the same "Autobot Hound" name, hence his strange "Tracker Hound" name. But at the same time, that's normally done with pre-established characters. So for now, his franchise of origin is ambiguous. Reminds me of [[Sea Spray]]. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 10:45, 27 June 2010 (EDT)
::Yeah, I am in favour of this being G1 Hound, since at the time of this page's creation, Hasbro hadn't put any G1 characters in this line yet. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:55, 1 August 2010 (EDT)

==Reissue Henkei Hound==
I ordered the reissue of Henkei Hound and he came with Red Alert's pack-in manga, instead of the one with Hound and Cheetor. I've also noticed some quality control issues on the mold (the wrists had extra plastic that didn't allow them to be fully rotated out, a few of the paint apps aren't as crisp as other Henkei toys I've purchased.) Has anyone else had this happen, and if so, should it be mentioned in the Henkei toy section?----[[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 02:24, 5 August 2010 (EDT)

==Caption Humor==
I know this is unlikely to be approved, but I thought a running gag in a handful of captions positioning Hound being a Dallas Cowboys fan would be pretty humorous for this piece. The main article pic looks like Hound got an honest-to-Primus Cowboys tattoo on his "pectoral muscle". Call it out in that caption. Then make replacements for other captions, such as these suggestions:

*Replace "Hi, I'm friendly!" with "Just watch, the 'Boys are gonna win the Beast this year!"

*In the photo captioned "Well, someone had the scale guide..." Magnus actually looks like a NY Giants fan. Perhaps add something like
2008: "Whoops, looks like the Giants just beat the perfect Patriots. G-MEEEEEEN!"

*"This is my O-Face!" with
2012: "Eli Manning won ANOTHER Super Bowl?!"

*"OM NOM NOM" with "Jerry Jones makes me so mad I could just...GAAAAH!"

*The caption where Hound is actually holding a football to "Hound is going to give poor feedback to the eBay seller he bought that Troy Aikman-autographed football from."

*"The lack of engine detailing..." to "Eventually, Hound got his tattoo removed because of the harrassment at work."

*"Hey it's that green guy!" to "Demarcus Ware is going to cream your precious RGKnee, Rodimus!"

*"OW" to "I TOLD you not to mouth off at Lincoln Financial Field."

*I have already added a Cowboys-centric joke to a formerly-blank caption in the Ladybird Books section.

Again, not that I expect this running gag to get traction here, but I thought it was a humorous possibility. Thanks! [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 13:09, 4 September 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Hound (G1)

2013-09-04T17:10:00Z

Skywarp: /* Caption Humor */

I've always seen Hound as the Autobot "Hippy."20:37, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:Naw, that's [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 20:40, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Can we get a scan of Hound in Spotlight Galvatron? The character model picture we're currently using is abit awkward when used in context of fiction. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 06:07, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

== Discussion moved from Hound (TF 2010) ==

As [[Talk:Transformers (2010 toyline)#Tracker Hound|I argued before]], his name, "Tracker Hound" is obviously "Hound" with a random adjective added, as Hasbro commonly does. This page was created as "Hound" and not "Tracker Hound" so I don't think there is a question about that. If this is really a new character, it is probably the first time in history that Hasbro added a random adjective to a brand new character's name. More likely he is an established character who had a random adjective added for a new recolored toy, as that is what Hasbro does. Since there is only one real choice as to who the established character is, I think this toy is [[Hound (G1)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 10:40, 27 June 2010 (EDT)
:Since Hasbro doesn't have the trademark for plain "Hound", it's possible they didn't want to redeco a two-year-old toy for a different line with the same "Autobot Hound" name, hence his strange "Tracker Hound" name. But at the same time, that's normally done with pre-established characters. So for now, his franchise of origin is ambiguous. Reminds me of [[Sea Spray]]. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 10:45, 27 June 2010 (EDT)
::Yeah, I am in favour of this being G1 Hound, since at the time of this page's creation, Hasbro hadn't put any G1 characters in this line yet. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:55, 1 August 2010 (EDT)

==Reissue Henkei Hound==
I ordered the reissue of Henkei Hound and he came with Red Alert's pack-in manga, instead of the one with Hound and Cheetor. I've also noticed some quality control issues on the mold (the wrists had extra plastic that didn't allow them to be fully rotated out, a few of the paint apps aren't as crisp as other Henkei toys I've purchased.) Has anyone else had this happen, and if so, should it be mentioned in the Henkei toy section?----[[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 02:24, 5 August 2010 (EDT)

==Caption Humor==
I know this is unlikely to be approved, but I thought a running gag in a handful of captions positioning Hound being a Dallas Cowboys fan would be pretty humorous for this piece. The main article pic looks like Hound got an honest-to-Primus Cowboys tattoo on his "pectoral muscle". Call it out in that caption. Then make replacements for other captions, such as these suggestions:

*Replace "Hi, I'm friendly!" with "Just watch, the 'Boys are gonna win the Beast this year!"

*In the photo captioned "Well, someone had the scale guide..." Magnus actually looks like a NY Giants fan. Perhaps add something like
2008: "Whoops, looks like the Giants just beat the perfect Patriots. G-MEEEEEEN!"

*"This is my O-Face!" with
2012: "Eli Manning won ANOTHER Super Bowl?!"

*"OM NOM NOM" with "Jerry Jones makes me so mad I could just...GAAAAH!"

*The caption where Hound is actually holding a football to "Hound is going to give the eBay seller he bought that Troy Aikman-autographed football from poor feedback."

*"The lack of engine detailing..." to "Eventually, Hound got his tattoo removed because of the harrassment at work."

*"Hey it's that green guy!" to "Demarcus Ware is going to cream your precious RGKnee, Rodimus!"

*"OW" to "I TOLD you not to mouth off at Lincoln Financial Field."

*I have already added a Cowboys-centric joke to a formerly-blank caption in the Ladybird Books section.

Again, not that I expect this running gag to get traction here, but I thought it was a humorous possibility. Thanks! [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 13:09, 4 September 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Hound (G1)

2013-09-04T17:09:26Z

Skywarp: Humor suggestion

I've always seen Hound as the Autobot "Hippy."20:37, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:Naw, that's [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 20:40, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Can we get a scan of Hound in Spotlight Galvatron? The character model picture we're currently using is abit awkward when used in context of fiction. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 06:07, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

== Discussion moved from Hound (TF 2010) ==

As [[Talk:Transformers (2010 toyline)#Tracker Hound|I argued before]], his name, "Tracker Hound" is obviously "Hound" with a random adjective added, as Hasbro commonly does. This page was created as "Hound" and not "Tracker Hound" so I don't think there is a question about that. If this is really a new character, it is probably the first time in history that Hasbro added a random adjective to a brand new character's name. More likely he is an established character who had a random adjective added for a new recolored toy, as that is what Hasbro does. Since there is only one real choice as to who the established character is, I think this toy is [[Hound (G1)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 10:40, 27 June 2010 (EDT)
:Since Hasbro doesn't have the trademark for plain "Hound", it's possible they didn't want to redeco a two-year-old toy for a different line with the same "Autobot Hound" name, hence his strange "Tracker Hound" name. But at the same time, that's normally done with pre-established characters. So for now, his franchise of origin is ambiguous. Reminds me of [[Sea Spray]]. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 10:45, 27 June 2010 (EDT)
::Yeah, I am in favour of this being G1 Hound, since at the time of this page's creation, Hasbro hadn't put any G1 characters in this line yet. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:55, 1 August 2010 (EDT)

==Reissue Henkei Hound==
I ordered the reissue of Henkei Hound and he came with Red Alert's pack-in manga, instead of the one with Hound and Cheetor. I've also noticed some quality control issues on the mold (the wrists had extra plastic that didn't allow them to be fully rotated out, a few of the paint apps aren't as crisp as other Henkei toys I've purchased.) Has anyone else had this happen, and if so, should it be mentioned in the Henkei toy section?----[[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 02:24, 5 August 2010 (EDT)

==Caption Humor==
I know this is unlikely to be approved, but I thought a running gag in a handful of captions positioning Hound being a Dallas Cowboys fan would be pretty humorous for this piece. The main article pic looks like Hound got an honest-to-Primus Cowboys tattoo on his "pectoral muscle". Call it out in that caption. Then make replacements for other captions, such as these suggestions:

*Replace "Hi, I'm friendly!" with "Just watch, the 'Boys are gonna win the Beast this year!"

*In the photo captioned "Well, someone had the scale guide..." Magnus actually looks like a NY Giants fan. Perhaps add something like
2008: "Whoops, looks like the Giants just beat the perfect Patriots. G-MEEEEEEN!"

*"This is my O-Face!" with
2012: "Eli Manning won ANOTHER Super Bowl?!"

*"OM NOM NOM" with "Jerry Jones makes me so mad I could just...GAAAAH!"

*The caption where Hound is actually holding a football to "Hound is going to give the eBay seller he bought that Troy Aikman-autographed football from poor feedback."

*"The lack of engine detailing..." to "Eventually, Hound got his tattoo removed because of the harrassment at work."

*"Hey it's that green guy!" to "Demarcus Ware is going to cream your precious RGKnee, Rodimus!"

*"OW" to "I TOLD you not to mouth off at Lincoln Financial Field."

*I have already added a Cowboys-centric joke to a formerly-blank caption in the Ladybird Books section.

Again, not that I expect this running gag to get traction here, but I thought it was a humorous possibility. Thanks! [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 13:09, 4 September 2013 (EDT)

User:Skywarp

2013-09-04T16:19:56Z

Skywarp:

Skywarp is known to teleport into the Wiki late at night, stealthily change things, then teleports out before he is noticed.

As is his custom, he generally adds jokes. He's never pushed anyone down the stairs, though.

Hound (G1)

2013-09-04T16:03:05Z

Skywarp: /* Ladybird Books */

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{{disambig3|Hound}}
:''Hound is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 Hound reissueart1.jpg|300px|thumb|Rejected as [[kid-appeal character]]. Why? Not [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|yellow]] enough.]]
'''Hound''' wishes he were [[human]]. The dark, barren metalscapes of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] no longer interest him. Now that Hound has been shipwrecked on [[Earth]], he considers this planet his home. He sees humankind as beautiful and wishes he could interact with their ecosphere the same way they do, to feel what they feel and to see what they see.

He treasures his job as an Autobot scout, making good use of his ability to project [[hologram]]s for added disguise. He uses this opportunity to explore the breathtaking caverns and mountainous expanses that Earth provides. He's a meek, benevolent soul, even compared to his fellow Autobots. He gets along with the [[Cliffjumper (G1)|more blood-thirsty of their ranks]] but not the [[Blades (G1)|''most'' blood-thirsty of their ranks]].

His nicknames are '''Sarge''', '''Nose''', and '''Sniffer'''.<ref>''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Houndfirstappearance.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Hi, I'm friendly!]]
Hound was a part of the crew on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed into [[Earth]] four million years ago while clearing an asteroid field in the path of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron.]] Upon reviving in [[1984]], Hound marveled at this world's strange and diverse lifeforms, and couldn't wait to explore its surface—not for business, but for pleasure. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] cautioned him, reminding Hound that their primary purpose was to spare Earth's inhabitants from the onslaught of the Decepticons. Hound was chosen as part of the first field expedition into the world under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s command, and his new surroundings overwhelmed him. His sensors alerted them to a drive-in movie theatre, a serene scene that quickly turned into a battle when the Decepticons arrived. Hound was able to divert [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Hound worried more about [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s whereabouts, as the small scout had gone missing. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Tellhimwhodefeatedyouthisday.jpg|200px|thumb|"Ravage, who defeated you this day?!" "Uh, the guy that Jazz keeps getting colored as, I think?"]]
Fortunately, Bumblebee was later able to radio his location to Hound, who informed the other Autobots. Better still, he had located a [[human]] who could convert Earth fuel into a substance they could use! Hound and the others traveled to the home (and auto repair shop) of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], where they were, of course, attacked again by the Decepticons! [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] apologized for leaping in front of Hound to get closer to their enemies, but Hound was fine with it so long as Decepticons were destroyed one way or the other. Unfortunately, the Decepticons left the battle with their prize, Sparkplug Witwicky, in the hopes that the human could convert fuel for them instead! {{storylink|Power Play!}}

The battle left Hound and Sideswipe low on fuel, so Optimus Prime offered to carry the two home inside his trailer. After Hound had been attended to, he and the other Autobots met with the amazing [[Spider-Man]], who offered to help them rescue Sparkplug from the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister|cliffside headquarters]]. Hound drove Spider-Man past the Earth military blockade himself with Spider-Man posing as his driver, but Hound stayed behind to help draw the Decepticons' fire while Spider-Man and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] slipped into the headquarters. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Following this, he was present when the Autobots countered the Decepticons when the latter attacked the [[Sherman Dam]], hoping to steal its energy. At Prime's order, Hound submerged into the water to locate the source of the dam's problems and found [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. After a fight between the two, Hound was blasted out of the water by Rumble's piledrivers. The sight of this distracted Optimus Prime during his fight with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] atop the dam, and Megatron was able to use this distraction to knock Prime from the dam.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

When Hound was next seen, he was hanging from the ceiling of the Ark with the other Autobots, the work of the evil Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had returned and taken leadership of the Decepticons for himself. [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was shocked to discover this terrible development, and the human returned to tell [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], the sole Autobot survivor. {{storylink|The New Order}} Ratchet was eventually able to restore the Ark to the Autobots after outwitting Megatron, and Hound and the others were repaired. However, Optimus Prime's head was still in the hands of the Decepticons. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

Hound's next mission involved stopping [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] from sending a message to the Decepticons back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but matters were complicated when they faced the newly-created [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Their merging into the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] did not help things, either, but thanks to help from [[Bomber Bill]], a human trucker, the communications array was destroyed before the entire message could be sent. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:Houndholomap.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Google Maps later rendered Hound obsolete.]]
The conversations of Shockwave's Decepticons, stationed at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], were being listened in on by Hound and the other Autobots, and so they overheard Shockwave's plans to dump Prime's head into a nearby swamp now that he was no longer useful to them. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Hound led a long Autobot convoy to the swamp, and they were able to form a human-chain to rescue the head from sinking to the bottom of it, but when the head was placed on Optimus Prime's body, it attacked them. This was not the real head of Optimus Prime, but an imposter head controlled by Shockwave! A group of Decepticons led by Soundwave joined the imposter Optimus Prime in destroying them, but during the course of battle the real head was restored and the Decepticons defeated. Hound was one of the few Autobots left standing. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[File:Houndravagecrisisofcommand.jpg|200px|thumb|Noticing a pattern?]]
''Now that Prime and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] had been returned to them, Hound was one of the Autobots who opposed using the Matrix to create [[Ultimate Autobot|super-warriors]]. Soon after, he assisted [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in capturing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Ravage's capture was part of the Decepticon's plan. Once Ravage learned what he wanted to know, he escaped.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

Hound was next seen being reconstructed, along with a handful of other Autobots. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Cyclonus and Scourge made their time-jump to [[1986]], Optimus Prime, Ratchet and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were lost in [[Limbo]]. Suspecting Decepticon involvement, Hound and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] were sent to spy on their foes. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] discovered the spying Autobots and attacked, taking out Jazz and beating Hound within an inch of his life while expositing about his [[Life Spark|past self]]. Only the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] saved Hound.''

[[File:Target2006-houndandmagnus.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Well, someone had the scale guide, at least.]]
''After getting a lift back to the Ark from Magnus, Hound tried several times to get Ultra Magnus to assist the Autobots against Galvatron; he also defended their strategy of allying with Megatron. Hound was part of the raiding party which captured Scourgetook a critical view of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s tactics, especially as the Autobots were beaten again and again.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|200px|thumb|He should really stick to fighting Ravage.]]
''In the wake of Galvatron's trip from the future, Optimus Prime faked his death to teach the Autobots how to survive without him. Hound was one of the Autobots who attended his funeral, moments before Optimus Prime reappeared.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

When [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fought on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] for leadership of the Autobots, Hound was among the dozens who disembarked from the Ark to be spectators. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after, he and the other Autobots answered a distress call from Buster Witwicky, but when they arrived to rescue him, they were attacked by both Earth-based Decepticon armies. Hound was pounced upon by [[Weirdwolf]].

The battle was discovered to be a ruse by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to cover his efforts to claim the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Hound was subsequently part of a team sent to confront Starscream in [[New York City]]. Unfortunately, Hound and several of his peers ended up slaughtered by Starscream on the Brooklyn Bridge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Generation 2====
[[File:G2houndprimalfear.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"This is my O Face!!"]]
Hound joined [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s unit in leaving Cybertron to find new conflicts and fought against the [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|technoforming fleets]] of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. He was disgusted by the bloodlust shown by [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], who berated Hound for being a liability. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Following this, he was the only Autobot not infected by the [[Shadow parasite|psychic parasites]] of the [[K'tord Nebula]], due to a blow to the head that knocked him off-line. After Prime and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] managed to temporarily cease fighting long enough to deal with the parasites, Hound scanned the Transformers for any remnants in their systems. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

As one of the more level-headed Autobots, Hound did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the Liege Centuro and his fleet. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Still, he knew good sense when he heard it, even from Grimlock, and when Prime thought it was a good idea for him to go meet the Decepticons alone, Hound arrived with Grimlock and a rescue battalion just in time to keep Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Later, Hound also got involved in protecting the planet [[Ethos]] from genocide. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
When Optimus Prime was alerted to Megatron's devastation of Earth in [[2012]], Hound was among the detachment of Autobots he took to confront the tyrant. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4|Loose Ends #4}} In the ensuing battle against Megatron's [[zombie]] army, Hound took down [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5|Loose Ends #5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Sansom]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "More than Meets the Eye", "S.O.S. Dinobots", "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Vladimiro Conti]] (Italian, second dub), [[Jesús Barrero]] (Latin American, Season 1), [[Javier Pontón]] (Latin American, Season 2)}}

[[File:MTMTE1 Hound and Cliffjumper roll out.jpg|thumb|240px|Those seats looks surprisingly comfortable for a jeep.]]
Hound was one of the original Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crash-landed on Earth four million years ago. When awakened in 1984, he was reformatted to have a terrestrial alt-mode, that of a Mitsubishi military jeep.

As the Autobots got their bearings on this strange, new planet, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dispatched Hound on a recon mission to find the [[Decepticon]]s. The impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tagged along uninvited, itching to start a fight, and took a pot-shot at [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] once Hound sniffed out the Decepticon base. Cliffjumper missed, and the Decepticons gave chase. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] pursued the two Autobot eavesdroppers, and Hound took the brunt of the assault, getting blasted by Laserbeak's cannons. Hound spun out of control on the winding mountain roads and crashed into a ravine.

Cliffjumper returned with help: the Autobot medic, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Hound was too injured even to transform, so the crane truck [[Hauler]] had to lift him out of the gulch so he could be dragged back to the Ark for repairs. Despite the mishap, Hound bore no ill will against Cliffjumper. The scout had heard enough about Megatron's plans to plunder the Earth's resources that Optimus immediately launched a mission to stop the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:MTMTE2 Hound resuscitates Spike.jpg|thumb|left|220px|... Do we even need a caption here?]]
Later, when the [[Autobot]]s counter-attacked the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], Hound got into an underwater fight with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. The pint-sized Decepticon managed to trap Hound under a pile of boulders so that he couldn't move. Then [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] jumped in and removed the boulders, thus freeing Hound to resurface and rejoin his teammates. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

After they came back from the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Hound and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] came up with a plan to fool the Decepticons: They would create a hologram of a rocket fuel base. The Decepticons would go there to use the resources to create energon cubes, at which point the trap could be sprung. Optimus Prime agreed, and the then-imprisoned [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was allowed to escape with the false information. However, Megatron outsmarted the Autobots, went to the real rocket fuel base and used its resources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

After [[Chip Chase]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, who were after the antimatter formula, Hound and Mirage used their respective powers to sneak into the antimatter laboratory in order to mount a rescue. While Hound distracted Megatron with an army of holographic duplicates, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Spike swooped in to save the prisoner, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat through a fourth-floor window. Megatron had already obtained the formula, and he attacked Autobot Headquarters. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] unleashed the power of the antimatter gun in his direction, Hound ended up buried up to his waist in rubble. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:FireintheSky Hound's huge hand.jpg|thumb|260px|"That picture up there was completely innocent in context, I swear! Please put the mace down!"]]
He again defended the base when Optimus Prime was incapacitated and required a new [[Cosmitron]]. Though the fight didn't got well for the Autobots, they held off the Decepticons long enough for Optimus to be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} After enjoying a snowball fight in mid-summer, the Autobot traced the source of the strange temperature drops to the [[Arctic]]. Hound was one of the Autobots who went there to investigate and immediately encountered a new Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. When Spike and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] became trapped on the ice, Hound was unable to rescue them and watched helplessly as they were carried off by Skyfire. As the Autobots followed, Hound, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], Ratchet and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] were separated from the others and subsequently captured by the Decepticons. Skyfire was ordered to eliminate the foursome as a test of loyalty, but refused and was blasted by Starscream. Hound employed his holograms to allow the four Autobots to avoid a similar fate. Once they'd repaired Skyfire, the jet happily defected, but ended up buried in ice following the defeat of Megatron's plan. The Autobots held a memorial for him. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobot Hound radios in.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"Yes, hello, I'm looking for a Mrs Hugginkiss, first name Amanda..."]]
After the Autobots discovered fossilized dinosaur bones inside a cavern in the [[Mount St. Hilary|Autobot volcano]], Hound was accompanied Spike on a trip to the museum, a new Earth experience that excited him. He scanned three dinosaur skeletons with his hologram gun, and the resulting holographic simulation inspired [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and Ratchet to build the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. However, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] severely damaged [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] when the exceptionally dim-witted Dinobots went on a rampage, forcing Hound and Spike to scout for Decepticon activity while the Autobot base computer was being repaired. Hound didn't mind the extra work, as it allowed him to do sightseeing of the surrounding Earth landscape. He managed to detect Decepticon activity at the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power facility and relayed the information to Optimus Prime. Arriving at the falls, he was extremely impressed with the view. When no Decepticons were in immediate view, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] jokingly wondered about the occupancy of [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]] in Hound's database, to the amusement of no one. Hound was among the Autobots subsequently captured by the Decepticons, but was freed when Wheeljack and the Dinobots arrived to save the day. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Bumblebee in Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|Carpooling taken to the next level.]]
Hound was on the Autobot squad, along with the Dinobots, which was on-hand when [[Meteorini Chipperoni|a meteor]] crashed to Earth in a ghost town. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} After Sparkplug was abducted by Laserbeak, Hound took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a small team went in and rescued Sparkplug. Later, he and the rest of the Autobots attempted to stop Megatron from activating a giant [[space bridge]]. They failed, and Cybertron was drawn into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat back to Headquarters, Hound and Bluestreak had to save Spike from Laserbeak. Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee, who'd fallen into a crevasse, so that [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] could haul the diminutive Autobot out. As he was out of gas, Bumblebee had to ride back to Headquarters in Hound. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

Hound took part in the cleanup efforts after Cybertron was ejected from Earth's orbit. After the Decepticons were spotted on the move, the Autobots gave chase. After a brief stop in a quicksand trap, they caught up with the Decepticons outside [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s secret laboratory and prevented the explosion of the [[Exponential Generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Hound turned out to cheer on Optimus Prime during the Autobot leader's one-on-one fight against Megatron. To the shock of all of the Autobots, Prime lost, and they were legally obligated to vacate the planet. Once they returned to base, they discovered that Megatron had cheated, and the results of the fight were void. Faced with the Decepticon's huge new warrior, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Hound projected an [[Halonix Maximus|even bigger Autobot]], distracting the combiner long enough for Optimus defeat him. The Autobots subsequently blasted the Decepticons into a crevasse filled with lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

After Spike's mind was transferred into a [[Autobot X|robot body]], the process affected the boy and Megatron turned him against the Autobots. Hound rolled out to bring Spike back to Autobot Headquarters and stood by his bedside as his mind was transferred back. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Hound was later on another mission to a gold mine. The mission didn't go well, resulting in the Autobots being battered by energised boulders, and Gears being kidnapped. When Megatron activated his [[Solar Needle]], the Autobots were obliged to travel to [[Africa]] to shut down the operation and rescue Gears. They did briefly consider leaving him with his temporary affable personality, but were overruled by Gears himself. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[File:CityofSteel Hound tracking.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money...or candy.]]
The Autobots visited [[New York City]] when the Decepticons began replacing buildings with Cybertronian architecture. Optimus Prime was captured by the Decepticons, and Hound, along with Spike, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Mirage, entered the sewer system in an attempt to rescue their leader. After tangling with an [[Alligatorcon]], Hound became confused by the fact that his sensors detected Prime ''behind'' them. His sensors were correct—the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s had built the Alligatorcon out of Prime's parts. Hound, Mirage and Ratchet ended up wrangling it so Optimus could be rebuilt. During the battle for New York, Hound found himself battling [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in a subway with Bluestreak, then consoling Wheeljack after the scientist's remote-controlled helicopters failed to stop Devastator. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

[[File:AttackAutobots Hound crushes dumpster.jpg|thumb|200px|OM NOM NOM]]
When Megatron used a [[personality destabilizer device]] on the Autobot [[recharging chamber]], Hound was one of the Autobots turned to evil. He and Ratchet went after [[Harding|Doctor Harding]], who had plans for a new solar satellite. When she escaped them at the lab by jumping out of a window, Hound pursued her into an alleyway, where she jumped into one of the dumpsters. As he picked up the dumpster she was in, Jazz arrived and distracted him long enough for Sparkplug to use an [[attitude exchanger]] to restore Hound's good nature. The Autobots set about finding the rest of their number, and Hound struck on the idea of firing the exchangers from their guns, enabling them to restore the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

During a test of Wheeljack's latest invention, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], Hound projected a hologram of Laserbeak, only for Ironhide to mistake it for the real thing. The Autobots dove for cover as he fired, and the only casualty was the Immobilizer itself. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Hound took part in an Autobot charity event, during which the Decepticons took the opportunity to test out their new [[Transfixatron]]. Stuck in vehicle mode, the Autobots were taken to a ghost town, but Hound was able to use his holographic gun to send a message back to base. Though his gun was blasted by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], the message had been received, and the Autobots back at base came to the rescue with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:Houndfootball.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Another potentially humorous image ruined by some pedant calculating that the football has to be about ten feet long.]]
Hound bravely participated in a game of football against the Dinobots, resulting in him coming off second best when he ran into [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] while heading for a touchdown. Investigating strange energy readings, he and the other Autobots encountered the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns and Decepticons beneath the sea. The Autobots raced for Washington, which their combined enemies intended to conquer. Hound warned the other Autobots to be careful that they didn't damage any of the historical structures there as they fought, but all of the Autobots were overcome by [[Nergill]]'s [[magnetic dysfunction ray]]. It wasn't until the Dinobots arrived and the weapon was destroyed that the Autobots were freed from its power. The Autobots assaulted Sub-Atlantica, and the city was destroyed by Nergill's own hand. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

While the bulk of the Autobot forces went to investigate the reprogramming of [[TORQ III]] at [[Quantum Laboratories]], Hound, Spike and Skyfire were left on their own to check out why the world's fleet of [[oil tanker]]s were converging on a spot near the Decepticon base. They found the Decepticons had built an oil platform, and they used one of the tankers to sneak aboard, only to be almost immediately captured. Spike's deft use of an electromagnet broke the trio out, and Hound was able to destroy the shield generator protecting the platform. The main Autobot force stormed the base, and Prime helped the trio get clear before it was destroyed. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

After [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], a human-invented robot, was reprogrammed by the Decepticons and stole the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot Headquarters, the Autobots gave chase. Hound used his infrared sensors to track her down, but it was only after a prolonged fight that they got the chip back and Nightbird was disabled. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} On one strange occasion when the Autobots found that they had two Optimus Primes, Hound accompanied the Autobot forces to a crevasse from which strange energy readings were emanating, and he ended up fighting Starscream briefly. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[File:InsecticonSyndrome Houndlifting.jpg|260px|thumb|To beat this guy, you need speed. You don't have it. You've got arthritis in your neck and calcium deposits on most o' yer joints, so sparring is out. So what we're gonna be calling on is good old blunt force trauma—heavy duty power punches that're gonna rattle his ancestors. Yeah!!! Let's start buildin' some Hurtin' Bombs.]]
Hound, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Bumblebee investigated reports of chewed-up trees and quickly realised that the Insecticons were behind it. After tracking down their quarry, the three Autobots, along with Spike and [[Jeff (ranger)|Ranger Jeff]], were chased off a cliff by a fallen tree trunk. They were able to take shelter on a small ledge, and Hound used a hologram to fool the Insecticons into thinking the Autobots had been destroyed. After radioing base to warn them that the Insecticons and their Decepticon allies intended to attack the [[Nova Power Plant]], the trio headed to the target themselves, but were too late to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the [[Nova Power Core]]. Hound and Jazz ended up pulling Wheeljack out of the wreckage of a pylon. The Autobots tried to head off a subsequent attack on [[Iron Mountain]], but the power-saturated Insecticons blasted them. Hound ended up under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], who was under a ton of rock. He then ended up at ground zero as the Insecticons were about to explode, but swift work by the Autobots prevented too much of a disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

Hound was witness to another of the Dinobots' rampages at headquarters, after which they were sent to the newly discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to work on their technique. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Responding to strange energy readings in the city, Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee and Spike under some rubble, before taking part in the effort to round up a bunch of barbarians on [[mammoth]]s who'd wandered through a time warp. He and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] kept the warp open long enough for the barbarians to be returned through it. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:MMP2 Hound scans ahead.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"My scans show we are...''in a ship!'']]
The Autobots were taking part in an [[Autobot Day]] parade to celebrate their accomplishments, when a tape was shown which incriminated them all for energy theft. Hound and the others were put on trial, swiftly found guilty, and ordered to leave the planet. With little other choice but to obey the law, they boarded a spacecraft supplied by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} When Cliffjumper proved unable to alter the ship's flight path, Hound pinpointed their destination: the [[Sun]]! Unable to prevent the ship's destruction, they used one of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields to link to [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and were able to return to Earth. There, Megatron's frame-up had already been exposed, and the Autobots brought the full might of their forces down on the enemy. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionDinobots1 Hound projecting hologram.jpg|thumb|240px|Time to keep 'em out of my garden!!!]]
Hound attended a demonstration of the [[Ultra Plane]], only for the experimental drone craft to be destroyed by the Decepticons. He took part in the defense of the lab behind the Ultra Plane, using one of his holograms to trick Starscream and Soundwave into believing that Megatron had retreated. A short while later, he and the rest of the Autobots were afflicted by [[Cybertonium]] depletion and were unable to function. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Luckily, Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots were able to retrieve some more from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Hound rolled out to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] and again later to help the humans when Megatron used the device to block radio waves planet-wide. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Masquerade Hound.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The lack of engine detailing makes poor Hound sad.]]
He was part of a second wave of Autobots who went up against [[electrum]]-coated Decepticons. They didn't have much better luck than the first wave. Once they found the pool of electrum that the Decepticons had been utilising, the Autobots were able to even the odds. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} Hound rolled out to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] from a Decepticon trap, and he was presumably subsequently struck down by the same [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] that afflicted the other Autobots. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust}} After the Autobots captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who were out on a mission for Megatron, Hound probed their memory banks but only came up with a map to a crater. A number of the Autobots, including Optimus, disguised themselves as the Decepticon team, but after they'd gone to uncover Megatron's plan, the real Stunticons broke out of their cells. Hound came to see what all the noise was, and was blasted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as the combiner departed. The damaged Autobots recovered in time to provide much-needed reinforcement to Prime's team. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the year [[2005]], Hound was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. Shortly before [[Battle of Autobot City|the Decepticon attack]], Hound was part of [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'s detail, placing a roadblock on the trail to Lookout Mountain. During the battle, he managed to get to the shuttle landing pad as Optimus Prime began his counterattack on the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|While Sunstreaker is clearly shown to be arriving on Optimus Prime's shuttle despite having earlier appeared at Kup's roadblock (creating a continuity error), it is less clear with Hound, as he is merely shown outside of Prime's landed shuttle. However, the way he is drawn heavily implies that he disembarked from the shuttle.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages====
One day, Hound decided to participate in a friendly race amongst the Autobots, though his Jeep mode wasn't expected to bring him a victory against the numerous race and sports cars he was up against. Little did anyone know, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and set a trap within a narrow canyon. Once inside, all the racecars became trapped and were unable to escape due to their poor traction over the rough terrain. Soundwave began firing upon them and his victory seemed assured. However, Hound's rough, tough and all-around manly Jeep mode proved the ''real'' victor, as it allowed the Autobot to traverse the rugged landscape, transform and punch Soundwave so hard it shattered his chest.

Eat it, you sissy racecars. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] with nearly the entire Decepticon army, Hound responded with the rest of the Autobots in defense. They eventually won the day, though the attack was little more than a diversion while [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] performed ''evil'' in Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

[[File:4WheeldriveBrigade1.jpg|thumb|200px|LOCK AND LOAD! MAXIMUM FIRE! SHOCK AND AWE! SOME OTHER PHRASE!]]
As leader of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], Hound responded to a Decepticon threat within a crater in [[Kyushu]]. The threat turned out to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who trapped the Brigade within a smoking pit thanks to some well-placed landmines. Hound "combined" (er, ''formed a human pyramid'') with the other members of the Brigade, creating the "4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack, which busted the Insecticons' scrum and sent them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Later, Hound accompanied [[Kenji]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] on a mission to an island utopia so they could reconvene with another Autobot unit. Upon arriving, however, they found [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and his troops being held captive by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]! Turns out that Megatron had chosen the island utopia as the perfect place to complete the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. With the giant transforming city standing before them, Perceptor and Hound concocted a clever scheme to defeat the villain. While [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] protected the local wildlife, Hound projected a hologram of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] through Perceptor's lenses, enlarging it. Trypticon mistook the phony Metroplex for the real deal and rushed it, passing through the hologram and falling into the sea. Hound and the other Autobots then put the captive Constructicons to work, restoring the island utopia to its former beauty. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Hound was one of many Autobots who suffered from the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] unleashed it upon them. Working together with the humans, the Autobots created the [[Binaltech|Binaltech Project]] as a means of transferring the injured Autobots' sparks into super-powered new bodies created from human technology. Along with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hound was part of the first wave of Binaltech warriors, who assembled on Earth under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:FourWarriors HotRod Hound.jpg|200px|thumb|Hey, it's that green guy!]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

In the year 2011, Hound was stationed at the Autobot base on [[Athenia]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] wondered how the Decepticons had managed to invade Cybertron so easily, Hound theorized that releasing the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] might have destabilized [[Vector Sigma]]. He was right. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:ForestRescueMission Hound transforms.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Tragically, another '80s TV star gets Parkinson's.]]
After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] alerted the Autobots to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s latest plan, they took to the seas in a boat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] built. When [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] pointed out a strangely-behaving iceberg to Hound, the ship was boarded by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who promptly fell for one of Hound's holographic tricks. The Autobots later defeated the Decepticons and confiscated the treasure they'd found. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} When the Decepticons came up with a new plan to steal Earth's fuel, Hound and Bumblebee volunteered as scouts to locate their enemy. Hound found the Decepticons at [[Hoover Dam]] and after alerting the other Autobots, took part in the battle to save it. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

The Decepticons developed a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal Earth's fuel, and Hound joined in on a raid on the Decepticon stronghold, though he accidentally set off the alarm as they entered. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

While the Autobots were relaxing in the woods one day, Hound stumbled on Megatron and his goons trashing the place. He reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], who was feeding a [[bunny rabbit|bunny]] and the Autobots set about defending the forest from the Decepticons. Hound created [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] holograms so Megatron came up empty-handed when he made a grab for them. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

When the Decepticons attacked [[Oil Valley]], Hound was part of a convoy of Autobots that turned up to fight them. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}} [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Hound and some other Autobots about a stash of [[energon cube]]s hidden somewhere on Earth, and they decided to try to find it. They headed to [[Mount St. Hilary]], only to find the Decepticons were already there searching. Naturally another battle ensued, which ended when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ate all the energon cubes. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===Big Looker Story Books===
[[File:Ratchetgreatcarrally.jpg|thumb|200px|"Ow."]]
Hound was among the Autobots who volunteered to go on a mission to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and ended up on [[Earth]]. After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] got the help of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] in repairing Hound and the other Autobots, Hound gave Sparkplug and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] home to [[Kimball]], only to find the Decepticons were already there raiding the city. Hound raced back to base and fetched the rest of the Autobots so they could chase the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}} Hoping to win a year's oil, the Autobots entered the [[Big Car Rally]]. Hound drove the mountain leg, helped by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] who repaired a bridge [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] had taken out. When he reached [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s stage, Hound saved his comrade by jumping in front of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s blast, at the cost of needing some repairs from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} Optimus, Bumblebee and Hound lazed around under a tree outside Autobot HQ one sunny day. They later had to go rescue [[Grapple]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
[[File:StormsOfDestruction Hound.jpg|thumb|left|160px|When the cartoon was cancelled, Hound joined Cirque du Soleil as a trapeze artist.]]
After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] caved in a section of [[Brazil]], Hound took part in an aerial attack, flying over the Decepticons in his jeep mode and raining down lasers. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}
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===Ladybird Books===
[[File:MegatronsFightForPower Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|"Tony Romo gets sacked again, and it looks like the Cowboys will miss the playoffs yet another year."]]
After a lightning storm, Hound marveled at how a strike had changed a nearby mountain. Huffer built a lightning rod to harness the power of Earth's storms, which Hound thought he detected the Decepticons snooping around but didn't bother telling anyone. It later turned out he was right, though the Decepticons had mistaken the rod for a radio mast, and they retreated after being shocked by it. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}} When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] detected the Decepticons, Hound used his radar and infrared to determine that their foe was headed for the desert. They subsequently caught the Decepticons raiding an experimental solar energy plant {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Hound eavesdropped on [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s attempts to scout out human life forms. After Laserbeak's transmission was cut off, Hound and Spike went to investigate what the Decepticon was doing and found a windmill. When they found the Decepticons were involved, they called in the rest of the Autobots, and unfortunately the windmill was destroyed in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} When [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] picked up radio signals from a cloaked Decepticon space station, Hound decoded the signals. He later impersonated [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and gave the three cloaked space stations instructions that caused them to crash into each other. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Following the triggering of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s Decepticon alarms, Hound reported that they'd merely detected a Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
While [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] led an Autobot team to [[South America]] to hunt for energy, Hound and the rest of the Autobots stayed in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They were briefly spied on by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] who reported their status to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
Near the beginning of most branches in one micro-continuity-nexus, Hound reported back to the Ark that four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had inexplicably ditched lookout duty in [[Hidden Valley]] to go on a rampage through farm country. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Hound was an Autobot warrior under the command of Optimus Prime. When Prime disappeared, and the Autobots fractioned into several smaller armies, Hound remained with the primary Autobot faction under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s leadership. He reported the bad news that the Decepticons' new [[Trypticon (G1)|assault base]] was almost operational. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} When Trypticon proved too much for Prowl's team to handle, Hound rustled up some reinforcements and lent a hand. As it turned out, Trypticon was called away. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} They returned to base for repairs, only to come under attack by [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Some time later (and four million years ago), Hound was part of the crew of the Ark spaceship, and crashlanded on the planet Earth after a conflict with the Decepticons. The Autobots and Decepticons on board remained in [[stasis lock]], buried at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in Oregon, until the volcano exploded in [[1984]], freeing them. Hound and the other Autobots under Prime's command waged war against the Decepticons on Earth, until finally capturing them all. Roughly a decade after they arrived, the Autobots planned to return to Cybertron with their prisoners aboard the ''[[Ark II]]''. Tragically, however, sabotage led to the spaceship exploding on its maiden voyage, and all aboard were believed dead.

Not so. In fact, a human mercenary named [[Lazarus]] had recovered a great number of the Transformers that had been on board, including Hound. He went to work on these deactivated robots, installing programming directives that would turn the Cybertronians into mindless drones for his own purposes. In [[2002]], Hound was repurposed as Lazarus' transport jeep when he entertained the "freedom fighter" [[Bishop (human)|Bishop]], and stood guard against anybody following them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Lazarus was prepared to unleash his robot soldiers on the world, only to fail at the starting gate when Megatron reasserted control over his own programming and resumed the war. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Hound, along with the other Autobots Lazarus had salvaged, were used to power Megatron's metallic virus. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] reported barely functional state. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

Not long thereafter, Hound and the Autobots were confronted with an envoy from Cybertron, which had apparently ended the war sometime ago, creating a Unified Cybertronian government. Allegedly in order to prevent the warlike Transformers of Earth from igniting old passions, Hound and many of his fellow Autobots were captured by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and their operatives. Brought back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Hound and the Autobots were removed from their prison cells by the [[Triple Changer]] named [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and brought into contact with a resistance cell led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. It seemed Shockwave actually had a hidden agenda (of course), and many Autobots had begun taking up arms again to fight back against his regime. Hound joined in the insurrection at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and the resistance ultimately pushed Shockwave out of command, retaking Cybertron for the Autobots. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

As Ultra Magnus began re-establishing Autobot control over the planet, Prowl decided the Ark's crew would be best served by returning to Earth and establishing a permanent base of operations there. Being the Earth-lover that he is, Hound was all for the idea. He was last seen at the site of the future [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], using his holograms to help [[Grapple]] visualize his plans for the city. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF5 Hound dies.jpg|thumb|200px|Hound's career as "[[To sell toys|hi-and-die]]" was short-lived.]]
Hound was present during the chaotic battle on [[Cobra Island]] between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. He was blasted in half by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], sending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] into a fit of rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

{{note|As Hound only appears in a single panel, it's unclear where he came from and if he was among the Transformers recently freed from Cobra's control. He does not appear to have a Cobra vehicle mode, however.}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Hound lay dormant and buried on the [[Fera Islands]] for a long time, until he and his comrades were awakened in [[1939]] thanks to the battle between [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. After he was reformatted into a military jeep and had the situation explained to him by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], Hound was eager to help the Joes with their mission. {{storylink|Transformed}} As the battle began in earnest, he proved ignorant as to the existence of paratroopers. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

During a run-in with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], Hound sat around in vehicle mode and got dented by the Decepticon's earthquakes, but was otherwise unharmed. {{storylink|Wolves}} As the Autobots advanced towards the [[Terrordrome]], Hound's scanners detected Cobra soldiers forcing slaves to act as human shields, so he suggested that they clear out a nearby trench to hide the slaves in. {{storylink|Trenches}} When a few of the slaves fell in the ocean, Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] helped G.I. Joe pull them up. Unfortunately, both Autobots were killed in battle shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While Hound was out driving with Bumblebee and Spike, the trio happened on a badly-injured Starscream, whom Hound's sensors told him had fallen down the side of a nearby mountain. Hound initially feared it was a trap, but Bumblebee persuaded him to carry the Decepticon back to the Ark. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MegsOrigin4 Hound.jpg|left|250px|thumb|It's rainin' Hounds!]]
Before the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hound was a veteran member of the Autobots, having served under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] with the Security Services force in [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} During the mass prison break of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators and Kaon's most dangerous criminals, Hound and the Autobot security forces struggled to hold the line against the rioting malcontents. After Sentinel Prime returned to the battlefield in his Apex armor, Hound served as optic lead for Sentinel's heads-up scanners in targeting Megatron. However, Megatron destroyed Sentinel Prime's display helmet by throwing Hound's heavily damaged form at the Autobot commander. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Hound survived and became a tracker for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s unit once the Autobots abandoned Kaon and fell under [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s rule. At one time they arrested the Decepticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as he was selling [[phase-charge]]s to dissidents in [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} He later participated in a hunt for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but just as he and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] caught up with him, the spy released [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to attack them. Hound managed to take the cat down before passing out from his injuries. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Together with the rest of the unit, he then rescued Orion Pax after the Decepticons took him to Kaon. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

A search for the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] brought Orion's team to the [[Acropolex]] in Nyon. Hound was very impressed by the building, being reminded of the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] who had supposedly led their species with wisdom and justice before the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. He then found some strangely unarmed [[plasma mine]]s and began to suspect Hot Rod wasn't trying to kill them like they thought. Indeed, once they found him, he just wanted to show them proof about Zeta Prime's atrocities. {{storylink|Ruins}} When Prime then attacked Nyon to destroy all who opposed him, Orion Pax and his unit turned on him. They tried to take out one of his [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]] by luring it onto Hound's [[graviton-mine]]s and pouring all their firepower on it, but the plan failed and they were defeated by Zeta Prime himself. {{storylink|Purge}} Their lives were saved by none other than Megatron, who brought them to Kaon, had them repaired and convinced Orion to join forces with him against Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}}

As soon as Zeta Prime was dead, Megatron dropped any pretense of niceness and had the Autobots imprisoned in the [[Citadel]]. After he and some others managed to escape their cell, Hound sniffed out an escape route through the building's substructure and made his way to Nyon, where he and the others were surprised to find that Orion Pax had now become Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Rise}} Under Prime's command, they returned to the Citadel with an army in tow and fought the Decepticons for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Once the Autobots had come out on top and retaken [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Hound was glad to see that the ancient [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] had become the city's new capitol. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Hound continued to serve with the Autobot war effort as the situation escalated, and was working with Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] in defending one of Cybertron's cities as Megatron's forces began expanding his empire. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Hound.jpg|150px|thumb|Guido Guidi draws Cybertronian Hound and makes me cry.]]
Much, much later, Hound was the current leader of a combat unit consisting of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], manning a permanent guard post around [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s hidden base in [[Thunderhead Pass]]. Hound was a by-the-book guy who followed his mission parameters. Sideswipe was an authority-challenging, loud-talking belligerent who constantly insulted this dull posting and demanded they head for Earth to search for his missing brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. Working with him makes Hound cry.

To add insult to injury [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a mysterious and powerful being]] barged into the base, killed Leadfoot, seriously damaged everyone else, and then stole the inactive form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|the planet-murdering Thunderwing]] himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} In the middle of briefing Optimus Prime on this event, Hound was interrupted by Sideswipe going on about Sunstreaker again. To Hound's surprise, Optimus agreed and called the team to Earth, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} only for him to then order them to [[Garrus-9]] instead when the "[[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]" were broken out of the prison there. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

As they headed off in ''[[Ark-12]]'', Hound had to listen to, yep, Sideswipe moaning they weren't looking for Sunstreaker. His angry retort to Sideswipe to take it up with Prime was interrupted by an attack from [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]; Hound followed protocol in fighting him off and prepared to carry on instead of investigating the incident (necessity before need), only for the dead Cyclonus to ''get up again'' and keep shooting. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] received Hound's distress call from and drove off the threat, but poor Hound got berated by Sideswipe into diverting from their mission to investigate. That divergence led them to [[Corata-Vaz]] where Sideswipe goaded Cyclonus into attacking instead of surrendering and then insulted Hound when criticised over this, Cyclonus deadened Hound's arm, and then Thunderwing was awakened to swat the Autobots all aside. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Prowl regarded the battle with Hound's unit and the [[Wrecker]]s versus Thunderwing as suicidal. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Observing that the battle was not going well, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] decided to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's [[axis cradle]], telling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to take their forces into the [[Nega-Core]] chamber as quickly as possible should he be successful. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Hound's unit were pulled out of Corata-Vaz and, along with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], dispatched to Earth to mess up the enemy's space bridge set-up there. Hound sent his men through the Bridge portals to nab all the [[Nega-Core]]s, except for Skram who was sent to get [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Sideswipe who volunteered to keep the enemy forces off their backs. Hound didn't understand Sideswipe's reasons but admitted he'd been wrong about the mech, and announced it was an honour to have served with him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Some time later, Hound joined Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, only to be defeated when they were all lured into a Decepticon trap. The Decepticons subsequently dumped them all on Cybertron in hopes that the [[Insecticon swarm]] would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Hound and the others were stuck on the ruined planet while the Decepticons rampaged across Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} During one battle with the swarm, he let [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ride him in vehicle mode, although his Earth mode had traction problems on the planet's metallic surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Hound later watched in silence as the leaderless Autobots broke into one argument after another. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Following the Autobots' return to Earth, Hound located [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had helped them defeat the Decepticons by sniping Megatron, and brought him to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} He was later part of an Autobot squad sent to retrieve Bumblebee after he went missing in the ruins of [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

Three years later, Hound was still stationed on Earth with Optimus Prime. He was present when Hot Rod demanded to go on a rescue mission for Prowl, and again after the mission went bad and Prime abdicated his leadership role. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He watched as Hot Rod led a group of Autobots in seceding from the main army {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} and as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to perform his internal affairs report on [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s murder. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Hound was among those who cheered when Bumblebee was nominated as the new leader of the Autobots. He went with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Bumblebee to investigate [[Gordon Horiuchi]]'s proposed alliance between the Autobots and his loyalists in [[Skywatch]]. Hound's scans didn't turn up anything improper, though, and so the Autobots became Skywatch's newest robot hunters. They captured [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], and several others in the hopes of building up enough goodwill for Skywatch's governing body to recognize that they weren't a threat. Their hopes were dashed, however, when Horiuchi demanded they capture one of their own deserters, Blurr. He also demonstrated a hidden failsafe measure in the badges Skywatch had provided them, letting him remotely mode-lock any Autobot who disobeyed orders. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

Not having any other choice, Hound and the others reluctantly captured Blurr, but refused to turn him over in the end. Bumblebee's badge was damaged in combat, and so the Autobots worked out a ruse so that he could roam free and find a means of freeing them from Skywatch. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Hound and the others continued to play along with Horiuchi while Bumblebee ran his solo mission. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Eventually, Bumblebee successfully disabled the badges and, to accommodate his new role as leader, he had Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] upgrade his body with additional strength and armor. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Several months later, Hound and most other Autobots left Earth to return to Cybertron. He was among those who were curious about how Optimus Prime would interrogate a captive Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once they arrived, they fought against Galvatron's [[Sweep]] hordes. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Then Megatron escaped and summoned his own troops to the scene, causing more trouble for the Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Hound was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

To demonstrate [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome's]] ability to identify an Autobot based on their [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sounds]], Trailbreaker got Hound to transform and Chromedome managed to identify him without looking. {{storylink|Interiors}} Hound volunteered for the mission to [[Temptoria]] to see if a Decepticon force there was holding the [[Circle of Light]] prisoner. On the way he discussed [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s recent decapitation with [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and realized that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s new title was the longest ever. {{storylink|Before & After}}

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[[File:SpotlightMirage Hound dies.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Second death, but it still doesn't count.]]
On Earth, Hound's friend Mirage was seriously injured, and as he recuperated, he was haunted repeatedly by dreams of being a Decepticon. In this dream, Hound was among the last of the Autobots holding out in a losing battle with the Decepticons. He was working on a way to convert the cross-dimensional [[Zodiac]] energy for consumption in lieu of energon when Mirage tricked the Autobots into letting him enter their hideout. During the subsequent scuffle, Hound killed Soundwave, but the Autobots were forced to surrender when Mirage held Jetfire hostage, yet promised to spare their lives. Unfortunately for Hound, Mirage was ordered by Megatron to execute the Autobots. Hound was killed by Mirage as defiance to Optimus Prime's pleas for him to see reason. But it was just a dream (or some alternate dimension mumbo-jumbo), so it didn't matter. Right? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Hound later formed a train with Ratchet and Trailblazer to get Tesla and Tobias to the dormant body of their leader, Optimus Prime, to help them fight a new threat, the Elder Gods. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1}} Hound, Ratchet, and Trailblazer realized an electrical charge was necessary to reawaken Optimus Prime and they gave their energy to a balloon to set a charge. When Optimus Prime awakened, he gave the trio energy from his energon reserves. They left for Port Cenotaph to fight the Elder God possessed Ironhide. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
Hound was chasing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] after the sneaky Mini-Cassette snatched a sack full of energon cubes. He lost the cat for a while, and caught up just in time to see [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] overpower Ravage and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while re-enacting the Circle of Life. They made friends, and Hound promised to return to the safari park and visit soon. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8|Henkei! Henkei! #8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
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{{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Hound could come to Optimus Prime's aid, offering different routes through the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===The Transformers (1985)===
Hound was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Hound.jpg|thumb|250px|"Fold in the middle! *flump*"]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Hound protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

===The Transformers (PS2)===
Hound was one of the Autobots present on [[Zel Samine]] during the Decepticon attacks. He joined up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s party after they secured the geothermal power plant from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
When the [[Military Patrol]] was unleashed on [[New York City|New York]], Hound joined [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] in driving the Decepticon team out of the city. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Full Assault}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Short but sweet.]]
*'''Hound''' (Autobot, 1984/1985/2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''02''', '''TFC-14'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hologram Gun", machine gun, missile launcher, 3 missiles, spare tire, gas can

:Hound was released as part of the initial Autobot assortment in 1984, transforming into a Mitsubishi J59 Jeep. Mounted on the back of the vehicle mode is a large, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver machine gun turret which doesn't really go anywhere in robot mode. Other vehicle accessories include a spare tire and a fuel canister which also don't really go anywhere in robot mode.

:In robot mode, Hound is armed with a large, silver "holographic rifle" and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded, firing rocket launcher with three silver projectiles. The US version of this launcher had severely weakened springs [[for safety reasons]].

:He was reissued in 2004 by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their [[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]] "bookbox" reissue series.

:This mold was used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Hound/hound.htm More information on Generation 1 Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|300px|thumb|Sgt. Hound. Starring Steve Martin. (Hound is the white payloader.)]]
*'''Sgt. Hound''' (Auto Roller, 1995)
**''Accessories'': 4 missiles

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Auto Roller]] [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] was planned for release in 1995 as "Sgt. Hound", but was one of several redecos and molds that were canceled with the end of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]]. He would have transformed into a payloader. As an [[Auto Roller]], a switch on his vehicle-mode back end connects a gearing mechanism attached to his rear axle, which makes him [[autotransformation|autotransform]] from vehicle to robot mode when pushed forward, and back when pulled in reverse. His right arm ends in a spring-loaded missile launcher, while his left features a spring-gear-activated spinning circular saw. All four of his missiles can be stowed on his rear wheel wells. No known samples of the toy have surfaced.

:This mold was also used to make [[Autocrasher]] from ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]''.

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===Alternators/Binaltech===
[[File:Alternators Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|"At long last, I HAVE ELBOWS!!!"]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-04'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, Hound's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] was updated to a ([[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]]) 1:24 scale [[Wikipedia:Jeep Wrangler|Jeep Wrangler]], with opening doors, hood (with mock engine bay) and tailgate, and a detailed interior. Hound also features [[rubber tires]] and a working, spring-loaded suspension system, similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]], but lacks steering. In robot mode, he greatly resembles both the original toy in detail and the ''Generation 1'' [[character model|cartoon model]] in proportions and personality. In this form, Hound is armed with a holographic projector gun stored inside his spare tire.

:The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version of the toy is largely identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, except for the use of painted [[die-cast]] metal for numerous vehicle mode panels.

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into ''Alternators/Binaltech'' [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who was then [[redeco]]ed into ''Alternators'' [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltHound/hound.htm More info on Alternators Hound at TFU.info]''

===Universe (2008)===
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[[File:Hounduniverselegends.jpg|300px|thumb|But not any more...]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Legends, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] figures (but the first wave to feature new-mold items, not simply ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series [[redeco]]es), the first ''Universe'' Hound toy is sculpted to closely resemble his Generation 1 design, particularly in the way his vehicle mode resembles a somewhat outdated, old-fashioned army Jeep. For legal reasons, the vehicle mode has been slightly tweaked, such as sporting squared headlights and horizontal vents in the front grille, as compared to the characteristic round headlights/vertical grille vents design of a real-life Jeep. Due to his small size and [[size class|price point]], he has no weapon in either mode.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Tracker Hound. It is also the basis for the non-toy character [[Mito Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Legends Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Universe2008 G1Hound.jpg|300px|thumb|Wait, never mind! I found them!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Generation 1 Series'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:Part of the fourth wave of ''Universe'' Deluxe-class toys, this version of Hound is more of an evolution of the character rather than the reproduction the Legends class toy represents. His vehicle mode resembles a [[Wikipedia:Jeep Hurricane|Jeep Hurricane]] concept car, once again with a modified front section that avoids the trademark Jeep look with round headlights and vertical grille vents. Unlike his Legends class toy, Deluxe class Hound features his familiar (non-firing) rocket launcher in both vehicle and robot modes. In the area of "undocumented, but not terribly exciting, features", the soles of Hound's feet can pivot inwards, providing more stability for wide-stanced poses.

:Hasbro's initial "hand-painted digitally touched-up prototype" [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a slightly different color layout for Hound, with a black bullbar (painted silver on the final toy) and entirely reversed arm colors: The original stock photos feature green shoulders, black forearms with three yellow stripes and green fists, whereas the final toy has the entire arm cast out of black plastic and the ''forearms'' painted over in green, with only one thick yellow stripe per arm.

:Hound comes with a figure of [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage in an all-new sculpt]], who can fit (in tape form) on the back of Hound's vehicle mode. Other [[Mini-Cassette]] Transformers can fit there too, though not as well as the new Ravage.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scorch (G1)|Turbomaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Deluxe Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei houndravage.jpg|300px|thumb|A friend to all the animals.]]
*'''Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-13'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:The Japanese version of ''Universe'' (2008) Hound, ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Hound is primarily cast in a darker shade of green plastic for a better match to his original toy and appearances in fiction. Where ''Universe'' Hound had white plastic, ''Henkei'' Hound replaces it with grey, and overall has more elaborate paint applications, such as the toy-homaging yellow stripe around the edges of his his hood and silver paint on his hubcaps. As with all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' toys, Hound has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] plastic, specifically his grill guard, albeit in an unusually dark color to make it resemble dark polished metal.
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Tracker Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Probably likes to hang out with [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Disco Inferno]].]]
*'''Tracker Hound''' (Legends, 2010)

:Tracker Hound is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends-class Autobot Hound in black with gold striping with additional details done in metal grey and his eyes are painted in metallic blue. He lacks his signature yellow star and instead features a silver Autobot symbol in its place.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegTrackerHound/hound.htm More information on Tracker Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Chronicle===
[[File:EZCollectionHoundToy.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hound''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Hound is a (slight?) redeco of the ''Universe'' [[Legends Class]] Autobot Hound toy, available only in Japan. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[File:Tfcaramel hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Hound was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Hound was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Hound 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 that could be played with the figurines. Hound was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Hound''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''17'''
: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]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Hound/hound.htm More information on Decoy Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|200px|thumb|Not included: Awkwardly-positioned Spike.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:Released in the first wave of ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Hound is posed, like many Robot Heroes, in a squat crouching pose. However, he has a few noteworthy aspects: he's one of the few Generation 1 characters to be sculpted with a handheld weapon. More surprising than that, Hound is currently the ''most'' articulated Generation 1 Robot Hero, having swivel joints at his head, shoulders and ''waist''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHHound/hound.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Speed Stars===
====Stealth Force====
[[File:StealthForce Hound toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Missile launcher converts to missile launcher and back!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Basic, 2010)

:''[[Speed Stars]]'' "Autobot Hound" is part of the "Stealth Force" sub-line, consisting of vehicles without robot modes, but with plenty of flip-out panels with hidden weapons. The toy is a Jeep Hurricane approximation that's nearly identical to Hound's ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy, about 5% larger in length and height and about 10% larger in width. The similarities with ''Universe'' Hound aren't limited to the general vehicle design, but extend to almost absurdly faithfully recreated details such as the design of the rims, the tire patterns and even the prongs in the back that were used to attach [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on ''Universe'' Hound (sculpted in their retracted state on "Stealth Force" Hound). The biggest liberties, oddly enough, have been taken with the design of the dashboard.

:Hound's "Stealth Force" gimmick is triggered either by pulling out the front bumper or any medium amount of impact, which activates an auto-transformation mechanism that extracts all four wheels sideways and reveals non-firing weapons in the vehicle's hood, fenders, doors and trunk, and an extracting (non-concealed) missile launcher above the co-driver's seat.

:His [[package art]] is directly recycled from ''Universe'' Autobot Hound.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SFHound/hound.htm More information on Stealth Force Hound at TFU.info]''

===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[file:SDCC2013Hound.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2008 [[mold]] of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[VAMP]] meant to represent Hound. The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], a new [[Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], and a "samurai robot warrior" based on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

: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.
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==Notes==
[[File:Hound braver roadking armada generics.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Hound toy was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "J59 Jeep", coming with a blue-and-white pilot figure and several IP-infringing decals.
*Ken Sansom's voice for Hound sounds not unlike famous actor [[Wikipedia:James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart]].
*Due to the [[character model|animation model]] of the characters being based on [[package art]] as much as the actual toy, Hound's holographic rifle was misinterpreted as a small pistol thanks to the foreshortening used. The Alternators toy uses the "pistol", which led people more familiar with the original figure's gigantic rifle to quip that his new weapon was "far too small".
*Hound's head design has several elements that alternate frequently between two different interpretations among the various toys and art renditions: On the original toy, the center of his helmet sports a raised ridge that's only slightly indented compared to the sides of the helmet on the front end. The animation model, based on the toy's package art that depicts the section in question in a way that's open to misinterpretation, changes that to an ''entirely'' indented middle section of the helmet ''without'' a ridge. Since then, comic book artists have mostly followed the animation model, with the exception of [[Don Figueroa]] ([[Transformers: The War Within|''The War Within'' volume 1]] and IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], the latter drawn in his new "live action movie"-inspired style) and [[Andrew Wildman]] ([[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|''The War Within'' volume 2]]). The toys (''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figures) have mostly remained faithful to the original toy, with the exception of the ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy. In addition, the usually raised "earmuff" sections on the sides of the helmet, which were ''indented'' on the original toy, alternate heavily between "round" and "squared", sometimes even between different comics drawn by the same artist (notably [[E. J. Su]] and [[Guido Guidi]]).
*Like those of many Generation 1 characters, Hound's animation model has appeared as an unnamed cameo in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]]. He is visible both reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon alongside [[Braver]] and [[Road King]] in "[[First Encounter]]" (seen at right), and in a flashback in "[[Prehistory]]".
*The Alternators version of Hound was originally planned as a Jeep Rubicon, sporting a slightly different transformation that would have somewhat reduced the back kibble. Presumably, the change from the Rubicon to the Wrangler was due to Jeep wanting their more common model featured.
[[File:Universe Hound concept.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Japanese book ''[[Transformers Generations 2009|Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1]]'' contains concept art (by [[Don Figueroa]]) for an earlier version of ''Universe'' Hound, resembling a Humvee instead of the Jeep form of the final figure.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hound''' (ハウンド ''Haundo'')
*''French:'' '''Dépisteur''' (Canada, "The Tracker")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Kélev Tsáyid''' (כלב ציד, "Hound")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadászeb''' ("Hound")
*''Italian:'' '''Canguro''' ("Kangaroo")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lìeh-chiuǎn''' (Taiwan, 獵犬, "Hound"), '''Tan Zhang''' (China, 探長, "Chief Detective")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Caçador''' (Portugal comics), '''Rastreador''' (Brazil comics, "Tracker")
*''Russian:'' '''Ohotnik''' (Охотник, "Hunter")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hound Hound's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hound (G1)

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:''Hound is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 Hound reissueart1.jpg|300px|thumb|Rejected as [[kid-appeal character]]. Why? Not [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|yellow]] enough.]]
'''Hound''' wishes he were [[human]]. The dark, barren metalscapes of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] no longer interest him. Now that Hound has been shipwrecked on [[Earth]], he considers this planet his home. He sees humankind as beautiful and wishes he could interact with their ecosphere the same way they do, to feel what they feel and to see what they see.

He treasures his job as an Autobot scout, making good use of his ability to project [[hologram]]s for added disguise. He uses this opportunity to explore the breathtaking caverns and mountainous expanses that Earth provides. He's a meek, benevolent soul, even compared to his fellow Autobots. He gets along with the [[Cliffjumper (G1)|more blood-thirsty of their ranks]] but not the [[Blades (G1)|''most'' blood-thirsty of their ranks]].

His nicknames are '''Sarge''', '''Nose''', and '''Sniffer'''.<ref>''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[File:Houndfirstappearance.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Hi, I'm friendly!]]
Hound was a part of the crew on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed into [[Earth]] four million years ago while clearing an asteroid field in the path of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron.]] Upon reviving in [[1984]], Hound marveled at this world's strange and diverse lifeforms, and couldn't wait to explore its surface—not for business, but for pleasure. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] cautioned him, reminding Hound that their primary purpose was to spare Earth's inhabitants from the onslaught of the Decepticons. Hound was chosen as part of the first field expedition into the world under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s command, and his new surroundings overwhelmed him. His sensors alerted them to a drive-in movie theatre, a serene scene that quickly turned into a battle when the Decepticons arrived. Hound was able to divert [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Hound worried more about [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s whereabouts, as the small scout had gone missing. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Tellhimwhodefeatedyouthisday.jpg|200px|thumb|"Ravage, who defeated you this day?!" "Uh, the guy that Jazz keeps getting colored as, I think?"]]
Fortunately, Bumblebee was later able to radio his location to Hound, who informed the other Autobots. Better still, he had located a [[human]] who could convert Earth fuel into a substance they could use! Hound and the others traveled to the home (and auto repair shop) of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], where they were, of course, attacked again by the Decepticons! [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] apologized for leaping in front of Hound to get closer to their enemies, but Hound was fine with it so long as Decepticons were destroyed one way or the other. Unfortunately, the Decepticons left the battle with their prize, Sparkplug Witwicky, in the hopes that the human could convert fuel for them instead! {{storylink|Power Play!}}

The battle left Hound and Sideswipe low on fuel, so Optimus Prime offered to carry the two home inside his trailer. After Hound had been attended to, he and the other Autobots met with the amazing [[Spider-Man]], who offered to help them rescue Sparkplug from the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister|cliffside headquarters]]. Hound drove Spider-Man past the Earth military blockade himself with Spider-Man posing as his driver, but Hound stayed behind to help draw the Decepticons' fire while Spider-Man and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] slipped into the headquarters. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Following this, he was present when the Autobots countered the Decepticons when the latter attacked the [[Sherman Dam]], hoping to steal its energy. At Prime's order, Hound submerged into the water to locate the source of the dam's problems and found [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. After a fight between the two, Hound was blasted out of the water by Rumble's piledrivers. The sight of this distracted Optimus Prime during his fight with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] atop the dam, and Megatron was able to use this distraction to knock Prime from the dam.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

When Hound was next seen, he was hanging from the ceiling of the Ark with the other Autobots, the work of the evil Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had returned and taken leadership of the Decepticons for himself. [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was shocked to discover this terrible development, and the human returned to tell [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], the sole Autobot survivor. {{storylink|The New Order}} Ratchet was eventually able to restore the Ark to the Autobots after outwitting Megatron, and Hound and the others were repaired. However, Optimus Prime's head was still in the hands of the Decepticons. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

Hound's next mission involved stopping [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] from sending a message to the Decepticons back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but matters were complicated when they faced the newly-created [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Their merging into the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] did not help things, either, but thanks to help from [[Bomber Bill]], a human trucker, the communications array was destroyed before the entire message could be sent. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:Houndholomap.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Google Maps later rendered Hound obsolete.]]
The conversations of Shockwave's Decepticons, stationed at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], were being listened in on by Hound and the other Autobots, and so they overheard Shockwave's plans to dump Prime's head into a nearby swamp now that he was no longer useful to them. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Hound led a long Autobot convoy to the swamp, and they were able to form a human-chain to rescue the head from sinking to the bottom of it, but when the head was placed on Optimus Prime's body, it attacked them. This was not the real head of Optimus Prime, but an imposter head controlled by Shockwave! A group of Decepticons led by Soundwave joined the imposter Optimus Prime in destroying them, but during the course of battle the real head was restored and the Decepticons defeated. Hound was one of the few Autobots left standing. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[File:Houndravagecrisisofcommand.jpg|200px|thumb|Noticing a pattern?]]
''Now that Prime and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] had been returned to them, Hound was one of the Autobots who opposed using the Matrix to create [[Ultimate Autobot|super-warriors]]. Soon after, he assisted [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in capturing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Ravage's capture was part of the Decepticon's plan. Once Ravage learned what he wanted to know, he escaped.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

Hound was next seen being reconstructed, along with a handful of other Autobots. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Cyclonus and Scourge made their time-jump to [[1986]], Optimus Prime, Ratchet and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were lost in [[Limbo]]. Suspecting Decepticon involvement, Hound and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] were sent to spy on their foes. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] discovered the spying Autobots and attacked, taking out Jazz and beating Hound within an inch of his life while expositing about his [[Life Spark|past self]]. Only the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] saved Hound.''

[[File:Target2006-houndandmagnus.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Well, someone had the scale guide, at least.]]
''After getting a lift back to the Ark from Magnus, Hound tried several times to get Ultra Magnus to assist the Autobots against Galvatron; he also defended their strategy of allying with Megatron. Hound was part of the raiding party which captured Scourgetook a critical view of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s tactics, especially as the Autobots were beaten again and again.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|200px|thumb|He should really stick to fighting Ravage.]]
''In the wake of Galvatron's trip from the future, Optimus Prime faked his death to teach the Autobots how to survive without him. Hound was one of the Autobots who attended his funeral, moments before Optimus Prime reappeared.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

When [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fought on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] for leadership of the Autobots, Hound was among the dozens who disembarked from the Ark to be spectators. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after, he and the other Autobots answered a distress call from Buster Witwicky, but when they arrived to rescue him, they were attacked by both Earth-based Decepticon armies. Hound was pounced upon by [[Weirdwolf]].

The battle was discovered to be a ruse by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to cover his efforts to claim the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Hound was subsequently part of a team sent to confront Starscream in [[New York City]]. Unfortunately, Hound and several of his peers ended up slaughtered by Starscream on the Brooklyn Bridge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Generation 2====
[[File:G2houndprimalfear.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"This is my O Face!!"]]
Hound joined [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s unit in leaving Cybertron to find new conflicts and fought against the [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|technoforming fleets]] of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. He was disgusted by the bloodlust shown by [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], who berated Hound for being a liability. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Following this, he was the only Autobot not infected by the [[Shadow parasite|psychic parasites]] of the [[K'tord Nebula]], due to a blow to the head that knocked him off-line. After Prime and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] managed to temporarily cease fighting long enough to deal with the parasites, Hound scanned the Transformers for any remnants in their systems. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

As one of the more level-headed Autobots, Hound did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the Liege Centuro and his fleet. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Still, he knew good sense when he heard it, even from Grimlock, and when Prime thought it was a good idea for him to go meet the Decepticons alone, Hound arrived with Grimlock and a rescue battalion just in time to keep Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Later, Hound also got involved in protecting the planet [[Ethos]] from genocide. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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When Optimus Prime was alerted to Megatron's devastation of Earth in [[2012]], Hound was among the detachment of Autobots he took to confront the tyrant. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4|Loose Ends #4}} In the ensuing battle against Megatron's [[zombie]] army, Hound took down [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5|Loose Ends #5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Sansom]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "More than Meets the Eye", "S.O.S. Dinobots", "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Vladimiro Conti]] (Italian, second dub), [[Jesús Barrero]] (Latin American, Season 1), [[Javier Pontón]] (Latin American, Season 2)}}

[[File:MTMTE1 Hound and Cliffjumper roll out.jpg|thumb|240px|Those seats looks surprisingly comfortable for a jeep.]]
Hound was one of the original Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crash-landed on Earth four million years ago. When awakened in 1984, he was reformatted to have a terrestrial alt-mode, that of a Mitsubishi military jeep.

As the Autobots got their bearings on this strange, new planet, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dispatched Hound on a recon mission to find the [[Decepticon]]s. The impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tagged along uninvited, itching to start a fight, and took a pot-shot at [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] once Hound sniffed out the Decepticon base. Cliffjumper missed, and the Decepticons gave chase. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] pursued the two Autobot eavesdroppers, and Hound took the brunt of the assault, getting blasted by Laserbeak's cannons. Hound spun out of control on the winding mountain roads and crashed into a ravine.

Cliffjumper returned with help: the Autobot medic, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Hound was too injured even to transform, so the crane truck [[Hauler]] had to lift him out of the gulch so he could be dragged back to the Ark for repairs. Despite the mishap, Hound bore no ill will against Cliffjumper. The scout had heard enough about Megatron's plans to plunder the Earth's resources that Optimus immediately launched a mission to stop the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:MTMTE2 Hound resuscitates Spike.jpg|thumb|left|220px|... Do we even need a caption here?]]
Later, when the [[Autobot]]s counter-attacked the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], Hound got into an underwater fight with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. The pint-sized Decepticon managed to trap Hound under a pile of boulders so that he couldn't move. Then [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] jumped in and removed the boulders, thus freeing Hound to resurface and rejoin his teammates. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

After they came back from the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Hound and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] came up with a plan to fool the Decepticons: They would create a hologram of a rocket fuel base. The Decepticons would go there to use the resources to create energon cubes, at which point the trap could be sprung. Optimus Prime agreed, and the then-imprisoned [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was allowed to escape with the false information. However, Megatron outsmarted the Autobots, went to the real rocket fuel base and used its resources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

After [[Chip Chase]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, who were after the antimatter formula, Hound and Mirage used their respective powers to sneak into the antimatter laboratory in order to mount a rescue. While Hound distracted Megatron with an army of holographic duplicates, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Spike swooped in to save the prisoner, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat through a fourth-floor window. Megatron had already obtained the formula, and he attacked Autobot Headquarters. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] unleashed the power of the antimatter gun in his direction, Hound ended up buried up to his waist in rubble. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:FireintheSky Hound's huge hand.jpg|thumb|260px|"That picture up there was completely innocent in context, I swear! Please put the mace down!"]]
He again defended the base when Optimus Prime was incapacitated and required a new [[Cosmitron]]. Though the fight didn't got well for the Autobots, they held off the Decepticons long enough for Optimus to be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} After enjoying a snowball fight in mid-summer, the Autobot traced the source of the strange temperature drops to the [[Arctic]]. Hound was one of the Autobots who went there to investigate and immediately encountered a new Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. When Spike and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] became trapped on the ice, Hound was unable to rescue them and watched helplessly as they were carried off by Skyfire. As the Autobots followed, Hound, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], Ratchet and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] were separated from the others and subsequently captured by the Decepticons. Skyfire was ordered to eliminate the foursome as a test of loyalty, but refused and was blasted by Starscream. Hound employed his holograms to allow the four Autobots to avoid a similar fate. Once they'd repaired Skyfire, the jet happily defected, but ended up buried in ice following the defeat of Megatron's plan. The Autobots held a memorial for him. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobot Hound radios in.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"Yes, hello, I'm looking for a Mrs Hugginkiss, first name Amanda..."]]
After the Autobots discovered fossilized dinosaur bones inside a cavern in the [[Mount St. Hilary|Autobot volcano]], Hound was accompanied Spike on a trip to the museum, a new Earth experience that excited him. He scanned three dinosaur skeletons with his hologram gun, and the resulting holographic simulation inspired [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and Ratchet to build the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. However, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] severely damaged [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] when the exceptionally dim-witted Dinobots went on a rampage, forcing Hound and Spike to scout for Decepticon activity while the Autobot base computer was being repaired. Hound didn't mind the extra work, as it allowed him to do sightseeing of the surrounding Earth landscape. He managed to detect Decepticon activity at the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power facility and relayed the information to Optimus Prime. Arriving at the falls, he was extremely impressed with the view. When no Decepticons were in immediate view, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] jokingly wondered about the occupancy of [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]] in Hound's database, to the amusement of no one. Hound was among the Autobots subsequently captured by the Decepticons, but was freed when Wheeljack and the Dinobots arrived to save the day. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Bumblebee in Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|Carpooling taken to the next level.]]
Hound was on the Autobot squad, along with the Dinobots, which was on-hand when [[Meteorini Chipperoni|a meteor]] crashed to Earth in a ghost town. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} After Sparkplug was abducted by Laserbeak, Hound took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a small team went in and rescued Sparkplug. Later, he and the rest of the Autobots attempted to stop Megatron from activating a giant [[space bridge]]. They failed, and Cybertron was drawn into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat back to Headquarters, Hound and Bluestreak had to save Spike from Laserbeak. Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee, who'd fallen into a crevasse, so that [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] could haul the diminutive Autobot out. As he was out of gas, Bumblebee had to ride back to Headquarters in Hound. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

Hound took part in the cleanup efforts after Cybertron was ejected from Earth's orbit. After the Decepticons were spotted on the move, the Autobots gave chase. After a brief stop in a quicksand trap, they caught up with the Decepticons outside [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s secret laboratory and prevented the explosion of the [[Exponential Generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Hound turned out to cheer on Optimus Prime during the Autobot leader's one-on-one fight against Megatron. To the shock of all of the Autobots, Prime lost, and they were legally obligated to vacate the planet. Once they returned to base, they discovered that Megatron had cheated, and the results of the fight were void. Faced with the Decepticon's huge new warrior, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Hound projected an [[Halonix Maximus|even bigger Autobot]], distracting the combiner long enough for Optimus defeat him. The Autobots subsequently blasted the Decepticons into a crevasse filled with lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

After Spike's mind was transferred into a [[Autobot X|robot body]], the process affected the boy and Megatron turned him against the Autobots. Hound rolled out to bring Spike back to Autobot Headquarters and stood by his bedside as his mind was transferred back. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Hound was later on another mission to a gold mine. The mission didn't go well, resulting in the Autobots being battered by energised boulders, and Gears being kidnapped. When Megatron activated his [[Solar Needle]], the Autobots were obliged to travel to [[Africa]] to shut down the operation and rescue Gears. They did briefly consider leaving him with his temporary affable personality, but were overruled by Gears himself. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[File:CityofSteel Hound tracking.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money...or candy.]]
The Autobots visited [[New York City]] when the Decepticons began replacing buildings with Cybertronian architecture. Optimus Prime was captured by the Decepticons, and Hound, along with Spike, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Mirage, entered the sewer system in an attempt to rescue their leader. After tangling with an [[Alligatorcon]], Hound became confused by the fact that his sensors detected Prime ''behind'' them. His sensors were correct—the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s had built the Alligatorcon out of Prime's parts. Hound, Mirage and Ratchet ended up wrangling it so Optimus could be rebuilt. During the battle for New York, Hound found himself battling [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in a subway with Bluestreak, then consoling Wheeljack after the scientist's remote-controlled helicopters failed to stop Devastator. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

[[File:AttackAutobots Hound crushes dumpster.jpg|thumb|200px|OM NOM NOM]]
When Megatron used a [[personality destabilizer device]] on the Autobot [[recharging chamber]], Hound was one of the Autobots turned to evil. He and Ratchet went after [[Harding|Doctor Harding]], who had plans for a new solar satellite. When she escaped them at the lab by jumping out of a window, Hound pursued her into an alleyway, where she jumped into one of the dumpsters. As he picked up the dumpster she was in, Jazz arrived and distracted him long enough for Sparkplug to use an [[attitude exchanger]] to restore Hound's good nature. The Autobots set about finding the rest of their number, and Hound struck on the idea of firing the exchangers from their guns, enabling them to restore the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

During a test of Wheeljack's latest invention, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], Hound projected a hologram of Laserbeak, only for Ironhide to mistake it for the real thing. The Autobots dove for cover as he fired, and the only casualty was the Immobilizer itself. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Hound took part in an Autobot charity event, during which the Decepticons took the opportunity to test out their new [[Transfixatron]]. Stuck in vehicle mode, the Autobots were taken to a ghost town, but Hound was able to use his holographic gun to send a message back to base. Though his gun was blasted by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], the message had been received, and the Autobots back at base came to the rescue with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:Houndfootball.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Another potentially humorous image ruined by some pedant calculating that the football has to be about ten feet long.]]
Hound bravely participated in a game of football against the Dinobots, resulting in him coming off second best when he ran into [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] while heading for a touchdown. Investigating strange energy readings, he and the other Autobots encountered the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns and Decepticons beneath the sea. The Autobots raced for Washington, which their combined enemies intended to conquer. Hound warned the other Autobots to be careful that they didn't damage any of the historical structures there as they fought, but all of the Autobots were overcome by [[Nergill]]'s [[magnetic dysfunction ray]]. It wasn't until the Dinobots arrived and the weapon was destroyed that the Autobots were freed from its power. The Autobots assaulted Sub-Atlantica, and the city was destroyed by Nergill's own hand. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

While the bulk of the Autobot forces went to investigate the reprogramming of [[TORQ III]] at [[Quantum Laboratories]], Hound, Spike and Skyfire were left on their own to check out why the world's fleet of [[oil tanker]]s were converging on a spot near the Decepticon base. They found the Decepticons had built an oil platform, and they used one of the tankers to sneak aboard, only to be almost immediately captured. Spike's deft use of an electromagnet broke the trio out, and Hound was able to destroy the shield generator protecting the platform. The main Autobot force stormed the base, and Prime helped the trio get clear before it was destroyed. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

After [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], a human-invented robot, was reprogrammed by the Decepticons and stole the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot Headquarters, the Autobots gave chase. Hound used his infrared sensors to track her down, but it was only after a prolonged fight that they got the chip back and Nightbird was disabled. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} On one strange occasion when the Autobots found that they had two Optimus Primes, Hound accompanied the Autobot forces to a crevasse from which strange energy readings were emanating, and he ended up fighting Starscream briefly. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[File:InsecticonSyndrome Houndlifting.jpg|260px|thumb|To beat this guy, you need speed. You don't have it. You've got arthritis in your neck and calcium deposits on most o' yer joints, so sparring is out. So what we're gonna be calling on is good old blunt force trauma—heavy duty power punches that're gonna rattle his ancestors. Yeah!!! Let's start buildin' some Hurtin' Bombs.]]
Hound, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Bumblebee investigated reports of chewed-up trees and quickly realised that the Insecticons were behind it. After tracking down their quarry, the three Autobots, along with Spike and [[Jeff (ranger)|Ranger Jeff]], were chased off a cliff by a fallen tree trunk. They were able to take shelter on a small ledge, and Hound used a hologram to fool the Insecticons into thinking the Autobots had been destroyed. After radioing base to warn them that the Insecticons and their Decepticon allies intended to attack the [[Nova Power Plant]], the trio headed to the target themselves, but were too late to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the [[Nova Power Core]]. Hound and Jazz ended up pulling Wheeljack out of the wreckage of a pylon. The Autobots tried to head off a subsequent attack on [[Iron Mountain]], but the power-saturated Insecticons blasted them. Hound ended up under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], who was under a ton of rock. He then ended up at ground zero as the Insecticons were about to explode, but swift work by the Autobots prevented too much of a disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

Hound was witness to another of the Dinobots' rampages at headquarters, after which they were sent to the newly discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to work on their technique. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Responding to strange energy readings in the city, Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee and Spike under some rubble, before taking part in the effort to round up a bunch of barbarians on [[mammoth]]s who'd wandered through a time warp. He and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] kept the warp open long enough for the barbarians to be returned through it. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:MMP2 Hound scans ahead.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"My scans show we are...''in a ship!'']]
The Autobots were taking part in an [[Autobot Day]] parade to celebrate their accomplishments, when a tape was shown which incriminated them all for energy theft. Hound and the others were put on trial, swiftly found guilty, and ordered to leave the planet. With little other choice but to obey the law, they boarded a spacecraft supplied by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} When Cliffjumper proved unable to alter the ship's flight path, Hound pinpointed their destination: the [[Sun]]! Unable to prevent the ship's destruction, they used one of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields to link to [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and were able to return to Earth. There, Megatron's frame-up had already been exposed, and the Autobots brought the full might of their forces down on the enemy. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionDinobots1 Hound projecting hologram.jpg|thumb|240px|Time to keep 'em out of my garden!!!]]
Hound attended a demonstration of the [[Ultra Plane]], only for the experimental drone craft to be destroyed by the Decepticons. He took part in the defense of the lab behind the Ultra Plane, using one of his holograms to trick Starscream and Soundwave into believing that Megatron had retreated. A short while later, he and the rest of the Autobots were afflicted by [[Cybertonium]] depletion and were unable to function. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Luckily, Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots were able to retrieve some more from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Hound rolled out to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] and again later to help the humans when Megatron used the device to block radio waves planet-wide. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Masquerade Hound.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The lack of engine detailing makes poor Hound sad.]]
He was part of a second wave of Autobots who went up against [[electrum]]-coated Decepticons. They didn't have much better luck than the first wave. Once they found the pool of electrum that the Decepticons had been utilising, the Autobots were able to even the odds. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} Hound rolled out to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] from a Decepticon trap, and he was presumably subsequently struck down by the same [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] that afflicted the other Autobots. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust}} After the Autobots captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who were out on a mission for Megatron, Hound probed their memory banks but only came up with a map to a crater. A number of the Autobots, including Optimus, disguised themselves as the Decepticon team, but after they'd gone to uncover Megatron's plan, the real Stunticons broke out of their cells. Hound came to see what all the noise was, and was blasted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as the combiner departed. The damaged Autobots recovered in time to provide much-needed reinforcement to Prime's team. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the year [[2005]], Hound was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. Shortly before [[Battle of Autobot City|the Decepticon attack]], Hound was part of [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'s detail, placing a roadblock on the trail to Lookout Mountain. During the battle, he managed to get to the shuttle landing pad as Optimus Prime began his counterattack on the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|While Sunstreaker is clearly shown to be arriving on Optimus Prime's shuttle despite having earlier appeared at Kup's roadblock (creating a continuity error), it is less clear with Hound, as he is merely shown outside of Prime's landed shuttle. However, the way he is drawn heavily implies that he disembarked from the shuttle.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages====
One day, Hound decided to participate in a friendly race amongst the Autobots, though his Jeep mode wasn't expected to bring him a victory against the numerous race and sports cars he was up against. Little did anyone know, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and set a trap within a narrow canyon. Once inside, all the racecars became trapped and were unable to escape due to their poor traction over the rough terrain. Soundwave began firing upon them and his victory seemed assured. However, Hound's rough, tough and all-around manly Jeep mode proved the ''real'' victor, as it allowed the Autobot to traverse the rugged landscape, transform and punch Soundwave so hard it shattered his chest.

Eat it, you sissy racecars. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] with nearly the entire Decepticon army, Hound responded with the rest of the Autobots in defense. They eventually won the day, though the attack was little more than a diversion while [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] performed ''evil'' in Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

[[File:4WheeldriveBrigade1.jpg|thumb|200px|LOCK AND LOAD! MAXIMUM FIRE! SHOCK AND AWE! SOME OTHER PHRASE!]]
As leader of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], Hound responded to a Decepticon threat within a crater in [[Kyushu]]. The threat turned out to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who trapped the Brigade within a smoking pit thanks to some well-placed landmines. Hound "combined" (er, ''formed a human pyramid'') with the other members of the Brigade, creating the "4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack, which busted the Insecticons' scrum and sent them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Later, Hound accompanied [[Kenji]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] on a mission to an island utopia so they could reconvene with another Autobot unit. Upon arriving, however, they found [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and his troops being held captive by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]! Turns out that Megatron had chosen the island utopia as the perfect place to complete the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. With the giant transforming city standing before them, Perceptor and Hound concocted a clever scheme to defeat the villain. While [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] protected the local wildlife, Hound projected a hologram of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] through Perceptor's lenses, enlarging it. Trypticon mistook the phony Metroplex for the real deal and rushed it, passing through the hologram and falling into the sea. Hound and the other Autobots then put the captive Constructicons to work, restoring the island utopia to its former beauty. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Hound was one of many Autobots who suffered from the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] unleashed it upon them. Working together with the humans, the Autobots created the [[Binaltech|Binaltech Project]] as a means of transferring the injured Autobots' sparks into super-powered new bodies created from human technology. Along with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hound was part of the first wave of Binaltech warriors, who assembled on Earth under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:FourWarriors HotRod Hound.jpg|200px|thumb|Hey, it's that green guy!]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

In the year 2011, Hound was stationed at the Autobot base on [[Athenia]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] wondered how the Decepticons had managed to invade Cybertron so easily, Hound theorized that releasing the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] might have destabilized [[Vector Sigma]]. He was right. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:ForestRescueMission Hound transforms.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Tragically, another '80s TV star gets Parkinson's.]]
After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] alerted the Autobots to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s latest plan, they took to the seas in a boat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] built. When [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] pointed out a strangely-behaving iceberg to Hound, the ship was boarded by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who promptly fell for one of Hound's holographic tricks. The Autobots later defeated the Decepticons and confiscated the treasure they'd found. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} When the Decepticons came up with a new plan to steal Earth's fuel, Hound and Bumblebee volunteered as scouts to locate their enemy. Hound found the Decepticons at [[Hoover Dam]] and after alerting the other Autobots, took part in the battle to save it. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

The Decepticons developed a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal Earth's fuel, and Hound joined in on a raid on the Decepticon stronghold, though he accidentally set off the alarm as they entered. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

While the Autobots were relaxing in the woods one day, Hound stumbled on Megatron and his goons trashing the place. He reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], who was feeding a [[bunny rabbit|bunny]] and the Autobots set about defending the forest from the Decepticons. Hound created [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] holograms so Megatron came up empty-handed when he made a grab for them. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

When the Decepticons attacked [[Oil Valley]], Hound was part of a convoy of Autobots that turned up to fight them. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}} [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Hound and some other Autobots about a stash of [[energon cube]]s hidden somewhere on Earth, and they decided to try to find it. They headed to [[Mount St. Hilary]], only to find the Decepticons were already there searching. Naturally another battle ensued, which ended when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ate all the energon cubes. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===Big Looker Story Books===
[[File:Ratchetgreatcarrally.jpg|thumb|200px|"Ow."]]
Hound was among the Autobots who volunteered to go on a mission to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and ended up on [[Earth]]. After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] got the help of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] in repairing Hound and the other Autobots, Hound gave Sparkplug and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] home to [[Kimball]], only to find the Decepticons were already there raiding the city. Hound raced back to base and fetched the rest of the Autobots so they could chase the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}} Hoping to win a year's oil, the Autobots entered the [[Big Car Rally]]. Hound drove the mountain leg, helped by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] who repaired a bridge [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] had taken out. When he reached [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s stage, Hound saved his comrade by jumping in front of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s blast, at the cost of needing some repairs from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} Optimus, Bumblebee and Hound lazed around under a tree outside Autobot HQ one sunny day. They later had to go rescue [[Grapple]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
[[File:StormsOfDestruction Hound.jpg|thumb|left|160px|When the cartoon was cancelled, Hound joined Cirque du Soleil as a trapeze artist.]]
After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] caved in a section of [[Brazil]], Hound took part in an aerial attack, flying over the Decepticons in his jeep mode and raining down lasers. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}
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===Ladybird Books===
[[File:MegatronsFightForPower Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|"Tony Romo gets sacked again, and it looks like the Cowboys will miss the playoffs yet another year." Hound regrets getting that prominent tattoo.]]
After a lightning storm, Hound marveled at how a strike had changed a nearby mountain. Huffer built a lightning rod to harness the power of Earth's storms, which Hound thought he detected the Decepticons snooping around but didn't bother telling anyone. It later turned out he was right, though the Decepticons had mistaken the rod for a radio mast, and they retreated after being shocked by it. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}} When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] detected the Decepticons, Hound used his radar and infrared to determine that their foe was headed for the desert. They subsequently caught the Decepticons raiding an experimental solar energy plant {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Hound eavesdropped on [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s attempts to scout out human life forms. After Laserbeak's transmission was cut off, Hound and Spike went to investigate what the Decepticon was doing and found a windmill. When they found the Decepticons were involved, they called in the rest of the Autobots, and unfortunately the windmill was destroyed in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} When [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] picked up radio signals from a cloaked Decepticon space station, Hound decoded the signals. He later impersonated [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and gave the three cloaked space stations instructions that caused them to crash into each other. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Following the triggering of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s Decepticon alarms, Hound reported that they'd merely detected a Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
While [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] led an Autobot team to [[South America]] to hunt for energy, Hound and the rest of the Autobots stayed in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They were briefly spied on by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] who reported their status to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
Near the beginning of most branches in one micro-continuity-nexus, Hound reported back to the Ark that four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had inexplicably ditched lookout duty in [[Hidden Valley]] to go on a rampage through farm country. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Hound was an Autobot warrior under the command of Optimus Prime. When Prime disappeared, and the Autobots fractioned into several smaller armies, Hound remained with the primary Autobot faction under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s leadership. He reported the bad news that the Decepticons' new [[Trypticon (G1)|assault base]] was almost operational. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} When Trypticon proved too much for Prowl's team to handle, Hound rustled up some reinforcements and lent a hand. As it turned out, Trypticon was called away. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} They returned to base for repairs, only to come under attack by [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Some time later (and four million years ago), Hound was part of the crew of the Ark spaceship, and crashlanded on the planet Earth after a conflict with the Decepticons. The Autobots and Decepticons on board remained in [[stasis lock]], buried at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in Oregon, until the volcano exploded in [[1984]], freeing them. Hound and the other Autobots under Prime's command waged war against the Decepticons on Earth, until finally capturing them all. Roughly a decade after they arrived, the Autobots planned to return to Cybertron with their prisoners aboard the ''[[Ark II]]''. Tragically, however, sabotage led to the spaceship exploding on its maiden voyage, and all aboard were believed dead.

Not so. In fact, a human mercenary named [[Lazarus]] had recovered a great number of the Transformers that had been on board, including Hound. He went to work on these deactivated robots, installing programming directives that would turn the Cybertronians into mindless drones for his own purposes. In [[2002]], Hound was repurposed as Lazarus' transport jeep when he entertained the "freedom fighter" [[Bishop (human)|Bishop]], and stood guard against anybody following them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Lazarus was prepared to unleash his robot soldiers on the world, only to fail at the starting gate when Megatron reasserted control over his own programming and resumed the war. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Hound, along with the other Autobots Lazarus had salvaged, were used to power Megatron's metallic virus. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] reported barely functional state. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

Not long thereafter, Hound and the Autobots were confronted with an envoy from Cybertron, which had apparently ended the war sometime ago, creating a Unified Cybertronian government. Allegedly in order to prevent the warlike Transformers of Earth from igniting old passions, Hound and many of his fellow Autobots were captured by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and their operatives. Brought back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Hound and the Autobots were removed from their prison cells by the [[Triple Changer]] named [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and brought into contact with a resistance cell led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. It seemed Shockwave actually had a hidden agenda (of course), and many Autobots had begun taking up arms again to fight back against his regime. Hound joined in the insurrection at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and the resistance ultimately pushed Shockwave out of command, retaking Cybertron for the Autobots. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

As Ultra Magnus began re-establishing Autobot control over the planet, Prowl decided the Ark's crew would be best served by returning to Earth and establishing a permanent base of operations there. Being the Earth-lover that he is, Hound was all for the idea. He was last seen at the site of the future [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], using his holograms to help [[Grapple]] visualize his plans for the city. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF5 Hound dies.jpg|thumb|200px|Hound's career as "[[To sell toys|hi-and-die]]" was short-lived.]]
Hound was present during the chaotic battle on [[Cobra Island]] between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. He was blasted in half by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], sending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] into a fit of rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

{{note|As Hound only appears in a single panel, it's unclear where he came from and if he was among the Transformers recently freed from Cobra's control. He does not appear to have a Cobra vehicle mode, however.}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Hound lay dormant and buried on the [[Fera Islands]] for a long time, until he and his comrades were awakened in [[1939]] thanks to the battle between [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. After he was reformatted into a military jeep and had the situation explained to him by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], Hound was eager to help the Joes with their mission. {{storylink|Transformed}} As the battle began in earnest, he proved ignorant as to the existence of paratroopers. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

During a run-in with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], Hound sat around in vehicle mode and got dented by the Decepticon's earthquakes, but was otherwise unharmed. {{storylink|Wolves}} As the Autobots advanced towards the [[Terrordrome]], Hound's scanners detected Cobra soldiers forcing slaves to act as human shields, so he suggested that they clear out a nearby trench to hide the slaves in. {{storylink|Trenches}} When a few of the slaves fell in the ocean, Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] helped G.I. Joe pull them up. Unfortunately, both Autobots were killed in battle shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While Hound was out driving with Bumblebee and Spike, the trio happened on a badly-injured Starscream, whom Hound's sensors told him had fallen down the side of a nearby mountain. Hound initially feared it was a trap, but Bumblebee persuaded him to carry the Decepticon back to the Ark. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MegsOrigin4 Hound.jpg|left|250px|thumb|It's rainin' Hounds!]]
Before the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hound was a veteran member of the Autobots, having served under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] with the Security Services force in [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} During the mass prison break of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators and Kaon's most dangerous criminals, Hound and the Autobot security forces struggled to hold the line against the rioting malcontents. After Sentinel Prime returned to the battlefield in his Apex armor, Hound served as optic lead for Sentinel's heads-up scanners in targeting Megatron. However, Megatron destroyed Sentinel Prime's display helmet by throwing Hound's heavily damaged form at the Autobot commander. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Hound survived and became a tracker for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s unit once the Autobots abandoned Kaon and fell under [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s rule. At one time they arrested the Decepticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as he was selling [[phase-charge]]s to dissidents in [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} He later participated in a hunt for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but just as he and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] caught up with him, the spy released [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to attack them. Hound managed to take the cat down before passing out from his injuries. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Together with the rest of the unit, he then rescued Orion Pax after the Decepticons took him to Kaon. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

A search for the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] brought Orion's team to the [[Acropolex]] in Nyon. Hound was very impressed by the building, being reminded of the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] who had supposedly led their species with wisdom and justice before the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. He then found some strangely unarmed [[plasma mine]]s and began to suspect Hot Rod wasn't trying to kill them like they thought. Indeed, once they found him, he just wanted to show them proof about Zeta Prime's atrocities. {{storylink|Ruins}} When Prime then attacked Nyon to destroy all who opposed him, Orion Pax and his unit turned on him. They tried to take out one of his [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]] by luring it onto Hound's [[graviton-mine]]s and pouring all their firepower on it, but the plan failed and they were defeated by Zeta Prime himself. {{storylink|Purge}} Their lives were saved by none other than Megatron, who brought them to Kaon, had them repaired and convinced Orion to join forces with him against Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}}

As soon as Zeta Prime was dead, Megatron dropped any pretense of niceness and had the Autobots imprisoned in the [[Citadel]]. After he and some others managed to escape their cell, Hound sniffed out an escape route through the building's substructure and made his way to Nyon, where he and the others were surprised to find that Orion Pax had now become Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Rise}} Under Prime's command, they returned to the Citadel with an army in tow and fought the Decepticons for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Once the Autobots had come out on top and retaken [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Hound was glad to see that the ancient [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] had become the city's new capitol. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Hound continued to serve with the Autobot war effort as the situation escalated, and was working with Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] in defending one of Cybertron's cities as Megatron's forces began expanding his empire. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Hound.jpg|150px|thumb|Guido Guidi draws Cybertronian Hound and makes me cry.]]
Much, much later, Hound was the current leader of a combat unit consisting of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], manning a permanent guard post around [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s hidden base in [[Thunderhead Pass]]. Hound was a by-the-book guy who followed his mission parameters. Sideswipe was an authority-challenging, loud-talking belligerent who constantly insulted this dull posting and demanded they head for Earth to search for his missing brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. Working with him makes Hound cry.

To add insult to injury [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a mysterious and powerful being]] barged into the base, killed Leadfoot, seriously damaged everyone else, and then stole the inactive form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|the planet-murdering Thunderwing]] himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} In the middle of briefing Optimus Prime on this event, Hound was interrupted by Sideswipe going on about Sunstreaker again. To Hound's surprise, Optimus agreed and called the team to Earth, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} only for him to then order them to [[Garrus-9]] instead when the "[[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]" were broken out of the prison there. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

As they headed off in ''[[Ark-12]]'', Hound had to listen to, yep, Sideswipe moaning they weren't looking for Sunstreaker. His angry retort to Sideswipe to take it up with Prime was interrupted by an attack from [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]; Hound followed protocol in fighting him off and prepared to carry on instead of investigating the incident (necessity before need), only for the dead Cyclonus to ''get up again'' and keep shooting. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] received Hound's distress call from and drove off the threat, but poor Hound got berated by Sideswipe into diverting from their mission to investigate. That divergence led them to [[Corata-Vaz]] where Sideswipe goaded Cyclonus into attacking instead of surrendering and then insulted Hound when criticised over this, Cyclonus deadened Hound's arm, and then Thunderwing was awakened to swat the Autobots all aside. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Prowl regarded the battle with Hound's unit and the [[Wrecker]]s versus Thunderwing as suicidal. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Observing that the battle was not going well, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] decided to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's [[axis cradle]], telling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to take their forces into the [[Nega-Core]] chamber as quickly as possible should he be successful. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Hound's unit were pulled out of Corata-Vaz and, along with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], dispatched to Earth to mess up the enemy's space bridge set-up there. Hound sent his men through the Bridge portals to nab all the [[Nega-Core]]s, except for Skram who was sent to get [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Sideswipe who volunteered to keep the enemy forces off their backs. Hound didn't understand Sideswipe's reasons but admitted he'd been wrong about the mech, and announced it was an honour to have served with him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Some time later, Hound joined Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, only to be defeated when they were all lured into a Decepticon trap. The Decepticons subsequently dumped them all on Cybertron in hopes that the [[Insecticon swarm]] would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Hound and the others were stuck on the ruined planet while the Decepticons rampaged across Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} During one battle with the swarm, he let [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ride him in vehicle mode, although his Earth mode had traction problems on the planet's metallic surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Hound later watched in silence as the leaderless Autobots broke into one argument after another. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Following the Autobots' return to Earth, Hound located [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had helped them defeat the Decepticons by sniping Megatron, and brought him to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} He was later part of an Autobot squad sent to retrieve Bumblebee after he went missing in the ruins of [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

Three years later, Hound was still stationed on Earth with Optimus Prime. He was present when Hot Rod demanded to go on a rescue mission for Prowl, and again after the mission went bad and Prime abdicated his leadership role. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He watched as Hot Rod led a group of Autobots in seceding from the main army {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} and as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to perform his internal affairs report on [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s murder. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Hound was among those who cheered when Bumblebee was nominated as the new leader of the Autobots. He went with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Bumblebee to investigate [[Gordon Horiuchi]]'s proposed alliance between the Autobots and his loyalists in [[Skywatch]]. Hound's scans didn't turn up anything improper, though, and so the Autobots became Skywatch's newest robot hunters. They captured [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], and several others in the hopes of building up enough goodwill for Skywatch's governing body to recognize that they weren't a threat. Their hopes were dashed, however, when Horiuchi demanded they capture one of their own deserters, Blurr. He also demonstrated a hidden failsafe measure in the badges Skywatch had provided them, letting him remotely mode-lock any Autobot who disobeyed orders. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

Not having any other choice, Hound and the others reluctantly captured Blurr, but refused to turn him over in the end. Bumblebee's badge was damaged in combat, and so the Autobots worked out a ruse so that he could roam free and find a means of freeing them from Skywatch. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Hound and the others continued to play along with Horiuchi while Bumblebee ran his solo mission. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Eventually, Bumblebee successfully disabled the badges and, to accommodate his new role as leader, he had Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] upgrade his body with additional strength and armor. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Several months later, Hound and most other Autobots left Earth to return to Cybertron. He was among those who were curious about how Optimus Prime would interrogate a captive Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once they arrived, they fought against Galvatron's [[Sweep]] hordes. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Then Megatron escaped and summoned his own troops to the scene, causing more trouble for the Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Hound was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

To demonstrate [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome's]] ability to identify an Autobot based on their [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sounds]], Trailbreaker got Hound to transform and Chromedome managed to identify him without looking. {{storylink|Interiors}} Hound volunteered for the mission to [[Temptoria]] to see if a Decepticon force there was holding the [[Circle of Light]] prisoner. On the way he discussed [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s recent decapitation with [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and realized that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s new title was the longest ever. {{storylink|Before & After}}

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[[File:SpotlightMirage Hound dies.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Second death, but it still doesn't count.]]
On Earth, Hound's friend Mirage was seriously injured, and as he recuperated, he was haunted repeatedly by dreams of being a Decepticon. In this dream, Hound was among the last of the Autobots holding out in a losing battle with the Decepticons. He was working on a way to convert the cross-dimensional [[Zodiac]] energy for consumption in lieu of energon when Mirage tricked the Autobots into letting him enter their hideout. During the subsequent scuffle, Hound killed Soundwave, but the Autobots were forced to surrender when Mirage held Jetfire hostage, yet promised to spare their lives. Unfortunately for Hound, Mirage was ordered by Megatron to execute the Autobots. Hound was killed by Mirage as defiance to Optimus Prime's pleas for him to see reason. But it was just a dream (or some alternate dimension mumbo-jumbo), so it didn't matter. Right? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Hound later formed a train with Ratchet and Trailblazer to get Tesla and Tobias to the dormant body of their leader, Optimus Prime, to help them fight a new threat, the Elder Gods. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1}} Hound, Ratchet, and Trailblazer realized an electrical charge was necessary to reawaken Optimus Prime and they gave their energy to a balloon to set a charge. When Optimus Prime awakened, he gave the trio energy from his energon reserves. They left for Port Cenotaph to fight the Elder God possessed Ironhide. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
Hound was chasing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] after the sneaky Mini-Cassette snatched a sack full of energon cubes. He lost the cat for a while, and caught up just in time to see [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] overpower Ravage and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while re-enacting the Circle of Life. They made friends, and Hound promised to return to the safari park and visit soon. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8|Henkei! Henkei! #8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
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{{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Hound could come to Optimus Prime's aid, offering different routes through the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===The Transformers (1985)===
Hound was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Hound.jpg|thumb|250px|"Fold in the middle! *flump*"]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Hound protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

===The Transformers (PS2)===
Hound was one of the Autobots present on [[Zel Samine]] during the Decepticon attacks. He joined up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s party after they secured the geothermal power plant from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
When the [[Military Patrol]] was unleashed on [[New York City|New York]], Hound joined [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] in driving the Decepticon team out of the city. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Full Assault}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Short but sweet.]]
*'''Hound''' (Autobot, 1984/1985/2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''02''', '''TFC-14'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hologram Gun", machine gun, missile launcher, 3 missiles, spare tire, gas can

:Hound was released as part of the initial Autobot assortment in 1984, transforming into a Mitsubishi J59 Jeep. Mounted on the back of the vehicle mode is a large, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver machine gun turret which doesn't really go anywhere in robot mode. Other vehicle accessories include a spare tire and a fuel canister which also don't really go anywhere in robot mode.

:In robot mode, Hound is armed with a large, silver "holographic rifle" and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded, firing rocket launcher with three silver projectiles. The US version of this launcher had severely weakened springs [[for safety reasons]].

:He was reissued in 2004 by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their [[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]] "bookbox" reissue series.

:This mold was used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Hound/hound.htm More information on Generation 1 Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|300px|thumb|Sgt. Hound. Starring Steve Martin. (Hound is the white payloader.)]]
*'''Sgt. Hound''' (Auto Roller, 1995)
**''Accessories'': 4 missiles

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Auto Roller]] [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] was planned for release in 1995 as "Sgt. Hound", but was one of several redecos and molds that were canceled with the end of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]]. He would have transformed into a payloader. As an [[Auto Roller]], a switch on his vehicle-mode back end connects a gearing mechanism attached to his rear axle, which makes him [[autotransformation|autotransform]] from vehicle to robot mode when pushed forward, and back when pulled in reverse. His right arm ends in a spring-loaded missile launcher, while his left features a spring-gear-activated spinning circular saw. All four of his missiles can be stowed on his rear wheel wells. No known samples of the toy have surfaced.

:This mold was also used to make [[Autocrasher]] from ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]''.

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===Alternators/Binaltech===
[[File:Alternators Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|"At long last, I HAVE ELBOWS!!!"]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-04'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, Hound's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] was updated to a ([[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]]) 1:24 scale [[Wikipedia:Jeep Wrangler|Jeep Wrangler]], with opening doors, hood (with mock engine bay) and tailgate, and a detailed interior. Hound also features [[rubber tires]] and a working, spring-loaded suspension system, similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]], but lacks steering. In robot mode, he greatly resembles both the original toy in detail and the ''Generation 1'' [[character model|cartoon model]] in proportions and personality. In this form, Hound is armed with a holographic projector gun stored inside his spare tire.

:The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version of the toy is largely identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, except for the use of painted [[die-cast]] metal for numerous vehicle mode panels.

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into ''Alternators/Binaltech'' [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who was then [[redeco]]ed into ''Alternators'' [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltHound/hound.htm More info on Alternators Hound at TFU.info]''

===Universe (2008)===
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[[File:Hounduniverselegends.jpg|300px|thumb|But not any more...]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Legends, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] figures (but the first wave to feature new-mold items, not simply ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series [[redeco]]es), the first ''Universe'' Hound toy is sculpted to closely resemble his Generation 1 design, particularly in the way his vehicle mode resembles a somewhat outdated, old-fashioned army Jeep. For legal reasons, the vehicle mode has been slightly tweaked, such as sporting squared headlights and horizontal vents in the front grille, as compared to the characteristic round headlights/vertical grille vents design of a real-life Jeep. Due to his small size and [[size class|price point]], he has no weapon in either mode.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Tracker Hound. It is also the basis for the non-toy character [[Mito Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Legends Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Universe2008 G1Hound.jpg|300px|thumb|Wait, never mind! I found them!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Generation 1 Series'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:Part of the fourth wave of ''Universe'' Deluxe-class toys, this version of Hound is more of an evolution of the character rather than the reproduction the Legends class toy represents. His vehicle mode resembles a [[Wikipedia:Jeep Hurricane|Jeep Hurricane]] concept car, once again with a modified front section that avoids the trademark Jeep look with round headlights and vertical grille vents. Unlike his Legends class toy, Deluxe class Hound features his familiar (non-firing) rocket launcher in both vehicle and robot modes. In the area of "undocumented, but not terribly exciting, features", the soles of Hound's feet can pivot inwards, providing more stability for wide-stanced poses.

:Hasbro's initial "hand-painted digitally touched-up prototype" [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a slightly different color layout for Hound, with a black bullbar (painted silver on the final toy) and entirely reversed arm colors: The original stock photos feature green shoulders, black forearms with three yellow stripes and green fists, whereas the final toy has the entire arm cast out of black plastic and the ''forearms'' painted over in green, with only one thick yellow stripe per arm.

:Hound comes with a figure of [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage in an all-new sculpt]], who can fit (in tape form) on the back of Hound's vehicle mode. Other [[Mini-Cassette]] Transformers can fit there too, though not as well as the new Ravage.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scorch (G1)|Turbomaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Deluxe Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei houndravage.jpg|300px|thumb|A friend to all the animals.]]
*'''Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-13'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:The Japanese version of ''Universe'' (2008) Hound, ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Hound is primarily cast in a darker shade of green plastic for a better match to his original toy and appearances in fiction. Where ''Universe'' Hound had white plastic, ''Henkei'' Hound replaces it with grey, and overall has more elaborate paint applications, such as the toy-homaging yellow stripe around the edges of his his hood and silver paint on his hubcaps. As with all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' toys, Hound has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] plastic, specifically his grill guard, albeit in an unusually dark color to make it resemble dark polished metal.
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Tracker Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Probably likes to hang out with [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Disco Inferno]].]]
*'''Tracker Hound''' (Legends, 2010)

:Tracker Hound is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends-class Autobot Hound in black with gold striping with additional details done in metal grey and his eyes are painted in metallic blue. He lacks his signature yellow star and instead features a silver Autobot symbol in its place.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegTrackerHound/hound.htm More information on Tracker Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Chronicle===
[[File:EZCollectionHoundToy.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hound''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Hound is a (slight?) redeco of the ''Universe'' [[Legends Class]] Autobot Hound toy, available only in Japan. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[File:Tfcaramel hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Hound was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Hound was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Hound 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 that could be played with the figurines. Hound was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Hound''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''17'''
: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]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Hound/hound.htm More information on Decoy Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|200px|thumb|Not included: Awkwardly-positioned Spike.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:Released in the first wave of ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Hound is posed, like many Robot Heroes, in a squat crouching pose. However, he has a few noteworthy aspects: he's one of the few Generation 1 characters to be sculpted with a handheld weapon. More surprising than that, Hound is currently the ''most'' articulated Generation 1 Robot Hero, having swivel joints at his head, shoulders and ''waist''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHHound/hound.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Speed Stars===
====Stealth Force====
[[File:StealthForce Hound toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Missile launcher converts to missile launcher and back!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Basic, 2010)

:''[[Speed Stars]]'' "Autobot Hound" is part of the "Stealth Force" sub-line, consisting of vehicles without robot modes, but with plenty of flip-out panels with hidden weapons. The toy is a Jeep Hurricane approximation that's nearly identical to Hound's ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy, about 5% larger in length and height and about 10% larger in width. The similarities with ''Universe'' Hound aren't limited to the general vehicle design, but extend to almost absurdly faithfully recreated details such as the design of the rims, the tire patterns and even the prongs in the back that were used to attach [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on ''Universe'' Hound (sculpted in their retracted state on "Stealth Force" Hound). The biggest liberties, oddly enough, have been taken with the design of the dashboard.

:Hound's "Stealth Force" gimmick is triggered either by pulling out the front bumper or any medium amount of impact, which activates an auto-transformation mechanism that extracts all four wheels sideways and reveals non-firing weapons in the vehicle's hood, fenders, doors and trunk, and an extracting (non-concealed) missile launcher above the co-driver's seat.

:His [[package art]] is directly recycled from ''Universe'' Autobot Hound.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SFHound/hound.htm More information on Stealth Force Hound at TFU.info]''

===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[file:SDCC2013Hound.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2008 [[mold]] of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[VAMP]] meant to represent Hound. The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], a new [[Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], and a "samurai robot warrior" based on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

: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.
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==Notes==
[[File:Hound braver roadking armada generics.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Hound toy was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "J59 Jeep", coming with a blue-and-white pilot figure and several IP-infringing decals.
*Ken Sansom's voice for Hound sounds not unlike famous actor [[Wikipedia:James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart]].
*Due to the [[character model|animation model]] of the characters being based on [[package art]] as much as the actual toy, Hound's holographic rifle was misinterpreted as a small pistol thanks to the foreshortening used. The Alternators toy uses the "pistol", which led people more familiar with the original figure's gigantic rifle to quip that his new weapon was "far too small".
*Hound's head design has several elements that alternate frequently between two different interpretations among the various toys and art renditions: On the original toy, the center of his helmet sports a raised ridge that's only slightly indented compared to the sides of the helmet on the front end. The animation model, based on the toy's package art that depicts the section in question in a way that's open to misinterpretation, changes that to an ''entirely'' indented middle section of the helmet ''without'' a ridge. Since then, comic book artists have mostly followed the animation model, with the exception of [[Don Figueroa]] ([[Transformers: The War Within|''The War Within'' volume 1]] and IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], the latter drawn in his new "live action movie"-inspired style) and [[Andrew Wildman]] ([[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|''The War Within'' volume 2]]). The toys (''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figures) have mostly remained faithful to the original toy, with the exception of the ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy. In addition, the usually raised "earmuff" sections on the sides of the helmet, which were ''indented'' on the original toy, alternate heavily between "round" and "squared", sometimes even between different comics drawn by the same artist (notably [[E. J. Su]] and [[Guido Guidi]]).
*Like those of many Generation 1 characters, Hound's animation model has appeared as an unnamed cameo in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]]. He is visible both reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon alongside [[Braver]] and [[Road King]] in "[[First Encounter]]" (seen at right), and in a flashback in "[[Prehistory]]".
*The Alternators version of Hound was originally planned as a Jeep Rubicon, sporting a slightly different transformation that would have somewhat reduced the back kibble. Presumably, the change from the Rubicon to the Wrangler was due to Jeep wanting their more common model featured.
[[File:Universe Hound concept.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Japanese book ''[[Transformers Generations 2009|Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1]]'' contains concept art (by [[Don Figueroa]]) for an earlier version of ''Universe'' Hound, resembling a Humvee instead of the Jeep form of the final figure.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hound''' (ハウンド ''Haundo'')
*''French:'' '''Dépisteur''' (Canada, "The Tracker")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Kélev Tsáyid''' (כלב ציד, "Hound")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadászeb''' ("Hound")
*''Italian:'' '''Canguro''' ("Kangaroo")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lìeh-chiuǎn''' (Taiwan, 獵犬, "Hound"), '''Tan Zhang''' (China, 探長, "Chief Detective")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Caçador''' (Portugal comics), '''Rastreador''' (Brazil comics, "Tracker")
*''Russian:'' '''Ohotnik''' (Охотник, "Hunter")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hound Hound's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hound (G1)

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:''Hound is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 Hound reissueart1.jpg|300px|thumb|Rejected as [[kid-appeal character]]. Why? Not [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|yellow]] enough.]]
'''Hound''' wishes he were [[human]]. The dark, barren metalscapes of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] no longer interest him. Now that Hound has been shipwrecked on [[Earth]], he considers this planet his home. He sees humankind as beautiful and wishes he could interact with their ecosphere the same way they do, to feel what they feel and to see what they see.

He treasures his job as an Autobot scout, making good use of his ability to project [[hologram]]s for added disguise. He uses this opportunity to explore the breathtaking caverns and mountainous expanses that Earth provides. He's a meek, benevolent soul, even compared to his fellow Autobots. He gets along with the [[Cliffjumper (G1)|more blood-thirsty of their ranks]] but not the [[Blades (G1)|''most'' blood-thirsty of their ranks]].

His nicknames are '''Sarge''', '''Nose''', and '''Sniffer'''.<ref>''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[File:Houndfirstappearance.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Hi, I'm friendly!]]
Hound was a part of the crew on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed into [[Earth]] four million years ago while clearing an asteroid field in the path of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron.]] Upon reviving in [[1984]], Hound marveled at this world's strange and diverse lifeforms, and couldn't wait to explore its surface—not for business, but for pleasure. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] cautioned him, reminding Hound that their primary purpose was to spare Earth's inhabitants from the onslaught of the Decepticons. Hound was chosen as part of the first field expedition into the world under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s command, and his new surroundings overwhelmed him. His sensors alerted them to a drive-in movie theatre, a serene scene that quickly turned into a battle when the Decepticons arrived. Hound was able to divert [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Hound worried more about [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s whereabouts, as the small scout had gone missing. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Tellhimwhodefeatedyouthisday.jpg|200px|thumb|"Ravage, who defeated you this day?!" "Uh, the guy that Jazz keeps getting colored as, I think?"]]
Fortunately, Bumblebee was later able to radio his location to Hound, who informed the other Autobots. Better still, he had located a [[human]] who could convert Earth fuel into a substance they could use! Hound and the others traveled to the home (and auto repair shop) of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], where they were, of course, attacked again by the Decepticons! [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] apologized for leaping in front of Hound to get closer to their enemies, but Hound was fine with it so long as Decepticons were destroyed one way or the other. Unfortunately, the Decepticons left the battle with their prize, Sparkplug Witwicky, in the hopes that the human could convert fuel for them instead! {{storylink|Power Play!}}

The battle left Hound and Sideswipe low on fuel, so Optimus Prime offered to carry the two home inside his trailer. After Hound had been attended to, he and the other Autobots met with the amazing [[Spider-Man]], who offered to help them rescue Sparkplug from the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister|cliffside headquarters]]. Hound drove Spider-Man past the Earth military blockade himself with Spider-Man posing as his driver, but Hound stayed behind to help draw the Decepticons' fire while Spider-Man and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] slipped into the headquarters. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Following this, he was present when the Autobots countered the Decepticons when the latter attacked the [[Sherman Dam]], hoping to steal its energy. At Prime's order, Hound submerged into the water to locate the source of the dam's problems and found [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. After a fight between the two, Hound was blasted out of the water by Rumble's piledrivers. The sight of this distracted Optimus Prime during his fight with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] atop the dam, and Megatron was able to use this distraction to knock Prime from the dam.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

When Hound was next seen, he was hanging from the ceiling of the Ark with the other Autobots, the work of the evil Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had returned and taken leadership of the Decepticons for himself. [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was shocked to discover this terrible development, and the human returned to tell [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], the sole Autobot survivor. {{storylink|The New Order}} Ratchet was eventually able to restore the Ark to the Autobots after outwitting Megatron, and Hound and the others were repaired. However, Optimus Prime's head was still in the hands of the Decepticons. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

Hound's next mission involved stopping [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] from sending a message to the Decepticons back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but matters were complicated when they faced the newly-created [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Their merging into the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] did not help things, either, but thanks to help from [[Bomber Bill]], a human trucker, the communications array was destroyed before the entire message could be sent. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:Houndholomap.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Google Maps later rendered Hound obsolete.]]
The conversations of Shockwave's Decepticons, stationed at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], were being listened in on by Hound and the other Autobots, and so they overheard Shockwave's plans to dump Prime's head into a nearby swamp now that he was no longer useful to them. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Hound led a long Autobot convoy to the swamp, and they were able to form a human-chain to rescue the head from sinking to the bottom of it, but when the head was placed on Optimus Prime's body, it attacked them. This was not the real head of Optimus Prime, but an imposter head controlled by Shockwave! A group of Decepticons led by Soundwave joined the imposter Optimus Prime in destroying them, but during the course of battle the real head was restored and the Decepticons defeated. Hound was one of the few Autobots left standing. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[File:Houndravagecrisisofcommand.jpg|200px|thumb|Noticing a pattern?]]
''Now that Prime and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] had been returned to them, Hound was one of the Autobots who opposed using the Matrix to create [[Ultimate Autobot|super-warriors]]. Soon after, he assisted [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in capturing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Ravage's capture was part of the Decepticon's plan. Once Ravage learned what he wanted to know, he escaped.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

Hound was next seen being reconstructed, along with a handful of other Autobots. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Cyclonus and Scourge made their time-jump to [[1986]], Optimus Prime, Ratchet and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were lost in [[Limbo]]. Suspecting Decepticon involvement, Hound and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] were sent to spy on their foes. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] discovered the spying Autobots and attacked, taking out Jazz and beating Hound within an inch of his life while expositing about his [[Life Spark|past self]]. Only the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] saved Hound.''

[[File:Target2006-houndandmagnus.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Well, someone had the scale guide, at least.]]
''After getting a lift back to the Ark from Magnus, Hound tried several times to get Ultra Magnus to assist the Autobots against Galvatron; he also defended their strategy of allying with Megatron. Hound was part of the raiding party which captured Scourgetook a critical view of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s tactics, especially as the Autobots were beaten again and again.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|200px|thumb|He should really stick to fighting Ravage.]]
''In the wake of Galvatron's trip from the future, Optimus Prime faked his death to teach the Autobots how to survive without him. Hound was one of the Autobots who attended his funeral, moments before Optimus Prime reappeared.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

When [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fought on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] for leadership of the Autobots, Hound was among the dozens who disembarked from the Ark to be spectators. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after, he and the other Autobots answered a distress call from Buster Witwicky, but when they arrived to rescue him, they were attacked by both Earth-based Decepticon armies. Hound was pounced upon by [[Weirdwolf]].

The battle was discovered to be a ruse by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to cover his efforts to claim the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Hound was subsequently part of a team sent to confront Starscream in [[New York City]]. Unfortunately, Hound and several of his peers ended up slaughtered by Starscream on the Brooklyn Bridge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Generation 2====
[[File:G2houndprimalfear.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"This is my O Face!!"]]
Hound joined [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s unit in leaving Cybertron to find new conflicts and fought against the [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|technoforming fleets]] of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. He was disgusted by the bloodlust shown by [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], who berated Hound for being a liability. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Following this, he was the only Autobot not infected by the [[Shadow parasite|psychic parasites]] of the [[K'tord Nebula]], due to a blow to the head that knocked him off-line. After Prime and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] managed to temporarily cease fighting long enough to deal with the parasites, Hound scanned the Transformers for any remnants in their systems. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

As one of the more level-headed Autobots, Hound did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the Liege Centuro and his fleet. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Still, he knew good sense when he heard it, even from Grimlock, and when Prime thought it was a good idea for him to go meet the Decepticons alone, Hound arrived with Grimlock and a rescue battalion just in time to keep Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Later, Hound also got involved in protecting the planet [[Ethos]] from genocide. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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When Optimus Prime was alerted to Megatron's devastation of Earth in [[2012]], Hound was among the detachment of Autobots he took to confront the tyrant. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4|Loose Ends #4}} In the ensuing battle against Megatron's [[zombie]] army, Hound took down [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5|Loose Ends #5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Sansom]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "More than Meets the Eye", "S.O.S. Dinobots", "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Vladimiro Conti]] (Italian, second dub), [[Jesús Barrero]] (Latin American, Season 1), [[Javier Pontón]] (Latin American, Season 2)}}

[[File:MTMTE1 Hound and Cliffjumper roll out.jpg|thumb|240px|Those seats looks surprisingly comfortable for a jeep.]]
Hound was one of the original Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crash-landed on Earth four million years ago. When awakened in 1984, he was reformatted to have a terrestrial alt-mode, that of a Mitsubishi military jeep.

As the Autobots got their bearings on this strange, new planet, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dispatched Hound on a recon mission to find the [[Decepticon]]s. The impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tagged along uninvited, itching to start a fight, and took a pot-shot at [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] once Hound sniffed out the Decepticon base. Cliffjumper missed, and the Decepticons gave chase. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] pursued the two Autobot eavesdroppers, and Hound took the brunt of the assault, getting blasted by Laserbeak's cannons. Hound spun out of control on the winding mountain roads and crashed into a ravine.

Cliffjumper returned with help: the Autobot medic, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Hound was too injured even to transform, so the crane truck [[Hauler]] had to lift him out of the gulch so he could be dragged back to the Ark for repairs. Despite the mishap, Hound bore no ill will against Cliffjumper. The scout had heard enough about Megatron's plans to plunder the Earth's resources that Optimus immediately launched a mission to stop the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:MTMTE2 Hound resuscitates Spike.jpg|thumb|left|220px|... Do we even need a caption here?]]
Later, when the [[Autobot]]s counter-attacked the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], Hound got into an underwater fight with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. The pint-sized Decepticon managed to trap Hound under a pile of boulders so that he couldn't move. Then [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] jumped in and removed the boulders, thus freeing Hound to resurface and rejoin his teammates. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

After they came back from the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Hound and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] came up with a plan to fool the Decepticons: They would create a hologram of a rocket fuel base. The Decepticons would go there to use the resources to create energon cubes, at which point the trap could be sprung. Optimus Prime agreed, and the then-imprisoned [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was allowed to escape with the false information. However, Megatron outsmarted the Autobots, went to the real rocket fuel base and used its resources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

After [[Chip Chase]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, who were after the antimatter formula, Hound and Mirage used their respective powers to sneak into the antimatter laboratory in order to mount a rescue. While Hound distracted Megatron with an army of holographic duplicates, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Spike swooped in to save the prisoner, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat through a fourth-floor window. Megatron had already obtained the formula, and he attacked Autobot Headquarters. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] unleashed the power of the antimatter gun in his direction, Hound ended up buried up to his waist in rubble. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:FireintheSky Hound's huge hand.jpg|thumb|260px|"That picture up there was completely innocent in context, I swear! Please put the mace down!"]]
He again defended the base when Optimus Prime was incapacitated and required a new [[Cosmitron]]. Though the fight didn't got well for the Autobots, they held off the Decepticons long enough for Optimus to be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} After enjoying a snowball fight in mid-summer, the Autobot traced the source of the strange temperature drops to the [[Arctic]]. Hound was one of the Autobots who went there to investigate and immediately encountered a new Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. When Spike and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] became trapped on the ice, Hound was unable to rescue them and watched helplessly as they were carried off by Skyfire. As the Autobots followed, Hound, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], Ratchet and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] were separated from the others and subsequently captured by the Decepticons. Skyfire was ordered to eliminate the foursome as a test of loyalty, but refused and was blasted by Starscream. Hound employed his holograms to allow the four Autobots to avoid a similar fate. Once they'd repaired Skyfire, the jet happily defected, but ended up buried in ice following the defeat of Megatron's plan. The Autobots held a memorial for him. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobot Hound radios in.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"Yes, hello, I'm looking for a Mrs Hugginkiss, first name Amanda..."]]
After the Autobots discovered fossilized dinosaur bones inside a cavern in the [[Mount St. Hilary|Autobot volcano]], Hound was accompanied Spike on a trip to the museum, a new Earth experience that excited him. He scanned three dinosaur skeletons with his hologram gun, and the resulting holographic simulation inspired [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and Ratchet to build the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. However, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] severely damaged [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] when the exceptionally dim-witted Dinobots went on a rampage, forcing Hound and Spike to scout for Decepticon activity while the Autobot base computer was being repaired. Hound didn't mind the extra work, as it allowed him to do sightseeing of the surrounding Earth landscape. He managed to detect Decepticon activity at the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power facility and relayed the information to Optimus Prime. Arriving at the falls, he was extremely impressed with the view. When no Decepticons were in immediate view, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] jokingly wondered about the occupancy of [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]] in Hound's database, to the amusement of no one. Hound was among the Autobots subsequently captured by the Decepticons, but was freed when Wheeljack and the Dinobots arrived to save the day. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Bumblebee in Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|Carpooling taken to the next level.]]
Hound was on the Autobot squad, along with the Dinobots, which was on-hand when [[Meteorini Chipperoni|a meteor]] crashed to Earth in a ghost town. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} After Sparkplug was abducted by Laserbeak, Hound took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a small team went in and rescued Sparkplug. Later, he and the rest of the Autobots attempted to stop Megatron from activating a giant [[space bridge]]. They failed, and Cybertron was drawn into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat back to Headquarters, Hound and Bluestreak had to save Spike from Laserbeak. Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee, who'd fallen into a crevasse, so that [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] could haul the diminutive Autobot out. As he was out of gas, Bumblebee had to ride back to Headquarters in Hound. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

Hound took part in the cleanup efforts after Cybertron was ejected from Earth's orbit. After the Decepticons were spotted on the move, the Autobots gave chase. After a brief stop in a quicksand trap, they caught up with the Decepticons outside [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s secret laboratory and prevented the explosion of the [[Exponential Generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Hound turned out to cheer on Optimus Prime during the Autobot leader's one-on-one fight against Megatron. To the shock of all of the Autobots, Prime lost, and they were legally obligated to vacate the planet. Once they returned to base, they discovered that Megatron had cheated, and the results of the fight were void. Faced with the Decepticon's huge new warrior, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Hound projected an [[Halonix Maximus|even bigger Autobot]], distracting the combiner long enough for Optimus defeat him. The Autobots subsequently blasted the Decepticons into a crevasse filled with lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

After Spike's mind was transferred into a [[Autobot X|robot body]], the process affected the boy and Megatron turned him against the Autobots. Hound rolled out to bring Spike back to Autobot Headquarters and stood by his bedside as his mind was transferred back. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Hound was later on another mission to a gold mine. The mission didn't go well, resulting in the Autobots being battered by energised boulders, and Gears being kidnapped. When Megatron activated his [[Solar Needle]], the Autobots were obliged to travel to [[Africa]] to shut down the operation and rescue Gears. They did briefly consider leaving him with his temporary affable personality, but were overruled by Gears himself. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[File:CityofSteel Hound tracking.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money...or candy.]]
The Autobots visited [[New York City]] when the Decepticons began replacing buildings with Cybertronian architecture. Optimus Prime was captured by the Decepticons, and Hound, along with Spike, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Mirage, entered the sewer system in an attempt to rescue their leader. After tangling with an [[Alligatorcon]], Hound became confused by the fact that his sensors detected Prime ''behind'' them. His sensors were correct—the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s had built the Alligatorcon out of Prime's parts. Hound, Mirage and Ratchet ended up wrangling it so Optimus could be rebuilt. During the battle for New York, Hound found himself battling [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in a subway with Bluestreak, then consoling Wheeljack after the scientist's remote-controlled helicopters failed to stop Devastator. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

[[File:AttackAutobots Hound crushes dumpster.jpg|thumb|200px|OM NOM NOM]]
When Megatron used a [[personality destabilizer device]] on the Autobot [[recharging chamber]], Hound was one of the Autobots turned to evil. He and Ratchet went after [[Harding|Doctor Harding]], who had plans for a new solar satellite. When she escaped them at the lab by jumping out of a window, Hound pursued her into an alleyway, where she jumped into one of the dumpsters. As he picked up the dumpster she was in, Jazz arrived and distracted him long enough for Sparkplug to use an [[attitude exchanger]] to restore Hound's good nature. The Autobots set about finding the rest of their number, and Hound struck on the idea of firing the exchangers from their guns, enabling them to restore the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

During a test of Wheeljack's latest invention, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], Hound projected a hologram of Laserbeak, only for Ironhide to mistake it for the real thing. The Autobots dove for cover as he fired, and the only casualty was the Immobilizer itself. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Hound took part in an Autobot charity event, during which the Decepticons took the opportunity to test out their new [[Transfixatron]]. Stuck in vehicle mode, the Autobots were taken to a ghost town, but Hound was able to use his holographic gun to send a message back to base. Though his gun was blasted by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], the message had been received, and the Autobots back at base came to the rescue with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:Houndfootball.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Another potentially humorous image ruined by some pedant calculating that the football has to be about ten feet long.]]
Hound bravely participated in a game of football against the Dinobots, resulting in him coming off second best when he ran into [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] while heading for a touchdown. Investigating strange energy readings, he and the other Autobots encountered the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns and Decepticons beneath the sea. The Autobots raced for Washington, which their combined enemies intended to conquer. Hound warned the other Autobots to be careful that they didn't damage any of the historical structures there as they fought, but all of the Autobots were overcome by [[Nergill]]'s [[magnetic dysfunction ray]]. It wasn't until the Dinobots arrived and the weapon was destroyed that the Autobots were freed from its power. The Autobots assaulted Sub-Atlantica, and the city was destroyed by Nergill's own hand. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

While the bulk of the Autobot forces went to investigate the reprogramming of [[TORQ III]] at [[Quantum Laboratories]], Hound, Spike and Skyfire were left on their own to check out why the world's fleet of [[oil tanker]]s were converging on a spot near the Decepticon base. They found the Decepticons had built an oil platform, and they used one of the tankers to sneak aboard, only to be almost immediately captured. Spike's deft use of an electromagnet broke the trio out, and Hound was able to destroy the shield generator protecting the platform. The main Autobot force stormed the base, and Prime helped the trio get clear before it was destroyed. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

After [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], a human-invented robot, was reprogrammed by the Decepticons and stole the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot Headquarters, the Autobots gave chase. Hound used his infrared sensors to track her down, but it was only after a prolonged fight that they got the chip back and Nightbird was disabled. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} On one strange occasion when the Autobots found that they had two Optimus Primes, Hound accompanied the Autobot forces to a crevasse from which strange energy readings were emanating, and he ended up fighting Starscream briefly. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[File:InsecticonSyndrome Houndlifting.jpg|260px|thumb|To beat this guy, you need speed. You don't have it. You've got arthritis in your neck and calcium deposits on most o' yer joints, so sparring is out. So what we're gonna be calling on is good old blunt force trauma—heavy duty power punches that're gonna rattle his ancestors. Yeah!!! Let's start buildin' some Hurtin' Bombs.]]
Hound, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Bumblebee investigated reports of chewed-up trees and quickly realised that the Insecticons were behind it. After tracking down their quarry, the three Autobots, along with Spike and [[Jeff (ranger)|Ranger Jeff]], were chased off a cliff by a fallen tree trunk. They were able to take shelter on a small ledge, and Hound used a hologram to fool the Insecticons into thinking the Autobots had been destroyed. After radioing base to warn them that the Insecticons and their Decepticon allies intended to attack the [[Nova Power Plant]], the trio headed to the target themselves, but were too late to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the [[Nova Power Core]]. Hound and Jazz ended up pulling Wheeljack out of the wreckage of a pylon. The Autobots tried to head off a subsequent attack on [[Iron Mountain]], but the power-saturated Insecticons blasted them. Hound ended up under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], who was under a ton of rock. He then ended up at ground zero as the Insecticons were about to explode, but swift work by the Autobots prevented too much of a disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

Hound was witness to another of the Dinobots' rampages at headquarters, after which they were sent to the newly discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to work on their technique. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Responding to strange energy readings in the city, Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee and Spike under some rubble, before taking part in the effort to round up a bunch of barbarians on [[mammoth]]s who'd wandered through a time warp. He and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] kept the warp open long enough for the barbarians to be returned through it. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:MMP2 Hound scans ahead.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"My scans show we are...''in a ship!'']]
The Autobots were taking part in an [[Autobot Day]] parade to celebrate their accomplishments, when a tape was shown which incriminated them all for energy theft. Hound and the others were put on trial, swiftly found guilty, and ordered to leave the planet. With little other choice but to obey the law, they boarded a spacecraft supplied by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} When Cliffjumper proved unable to alter the ship's flight path, Hound pinpointed their destination: the [[Sun]]! Unable to prevent the ship's destruction, they used one of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields to link to [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and were able to return to Earth. There, Megatron's frame-up had already been exposed, and the Autobots brought the full might of their forces down on the enemy. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionDinobots1 Hound projecting hologram.jpg|thumb|240px|Time to keep 'em out of my garden!!!]]
Hound attended a demonstration of the [[Ultra Plane]], only for the experimental drone craft to be destroyed by the Decepticons. He took part in the defense of the lab behind the Ultra Plane, using one of his holograms to trick Starscream and Soundwave into believing that Megatron had retreated. A short while later, he and the rest of the Autobots were afflicted by [[Cybertonium]] depletion and were unable to function. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Luckily, Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots were able to retrieve some more from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Hound rolled out to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] and again later to help the humans when Megatron used the device to block radio waves planet-wide. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Masquerade Hound.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The lack of engine detailing makes poor Hound sad.]]
He was part of a second wave of Autobots who went up against [[electrum]]-coated Decepticons. They didn't have much better luck than the first wave. Once they found the pool of electrum that the Decepticons had been utilising, the Autobots were able to even the odds. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} Hound rolled out to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] from a Decepticon trap, and he was presumably subsequently struck down by the same [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] that afflicted the other Autobots. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust}} After the Autobots captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who were out on a mission for Megatron, Hound probed their memory banks but only came up with a map to a crater. A number of the Autobots, including Optimus, disguised themselves as the Decepticon team, but after they'd gone to uncover Megatron's plan, the real Stunticons broke out of their cells. Hound came to see what all the noise was, and was blasted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as the combiner departed. The damaged Autobots recovered in time to provide much-needed reinforcement to Prime's team. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the year [[2005]], Hound was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. Shortly before [[Battle of Autobot City|the Decepticon attack]], Hound was part of [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'s detail, placing a roadblock on the trail to Lookout Mountain. During the battle, he managed to get to the shuttle landing pad as Optimus Prime began his counterattack on the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|While Sunstreaker is clearly shown to be arriving on Optimus Prime's shuttle despite having earlier appeared at Kup's roadblock (creating a continuity error), it is less clear with Hound, as he is merely shown outside of Prime's landed shuttle. However, the way he is drawn heavily implies that he disembarked from the shuttle.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages====
One day, Hound decided to participate in a friendly race amongst the Autobots, though his Jeep mode wasn't expected to bring him a victory against the numerous race and sports cars he was up against. Little did anyone know, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and set a trap within a narrow canyon. Once inside, all the racecars became trapped and were unable to escape due to their poor traction over the rough terrain. Soundwave began firing upon them and his victory seemed assured. However, Hound's rough, tough and all-around manly Jeep mode proved the ''real'' victor, as it allowed the Autobot to traverse the rugged landscape, transform and punch Soundwave so hard it shattered his chest.

Eat it, you sissy racecars. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] with nearly the entire Decepticon army, Hound responded with the rest of the Autobots in defense. They eventually won the day, though the attack was little more than a diversion while [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] performed ''evil'' in Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

[[File:4WheeldriveBrigade1.jpg|thumb|200px|LOCK AND LOAD! MAXIMUM FIRE! SHOCK AND AWE! SOME OTHER PHRASE!]]
As leader of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], Hound responded to a Decepticon threat within a crater in [[Kyushu]]. The threat turned out to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who trapped the Brigade within a smoking pit thanks to some well-placed landmines. Hound "combined" (er, ''formed a human pyramid'') with the other members of the Brigade, creating the "4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack, which busted the Insecticons' scrum and sent them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Later, Hound accompanied [[Kenji]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] on a mission to an island utopia so they could reconvene with another Autobot unit. Upon arriving, however, they found [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and his troops being held captive by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]! Turns out that Megatron had chosen the island utopia as the perfect place to complete the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. With the giant transforming city standing before them, Perceptor and Hound concocted a clever scheme to defeat the villain. While [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] protected the local wildlife, Hound projected a hologram of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] through Perceptor's lenses, enlarging it. Trypticon mistook the phony Metroplex for the real deal and rushed it, passing through the hologram and falling into the sea. Hound and the other Autobots then put the captive Constructicons to work, restoring the island utopia to its former beauty. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Hound was one of many Autobots who suffered from the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] unleashed it upon them. Working together with the humans, the Autobots created the [[Binaltech|Binaltech Project]] as a means of transferring the injured Autobots' sparks into super-powered new bodies created from human technology. Along with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hound was part of the first wave of Binaltech warriors, who assembled on Earth under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:FourWarriors HotRod Hound.jpg|200px|thumb|Hey, it's that green guy!]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

In the year 2011, Hound was stationed at the Autobot base on [[Athenia]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] wondered how the Decepticons had managed to invade Cybertron so easily, Hound theorized that releasing the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] might have destabilized [[Vector Sigma]]. He was right. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:ForestRescueMission Hound transforms.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Tragically, another '80s TV star gets Parkinson's.]]
After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] alerted the Autobots to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s latest plan, they took to the seas in a boat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] built. When [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] pointed out a strangely-behaving iceberg to Hound, the ship was boarded by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who promptly fell for one of Hound's holographic tricks. The Autobots later defeated the Decepticons and confiscated the treasure they'd found. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} When the Decepticons came up with a new plan to steal Earth's fuel, Hound and Bumblebee volunteered as scouts to locate their enemy. Hound found the Decepticons at [[Hoover Dam]] and after alerting the other Autobots, took part in the battle to save it. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

The Decepticons developed a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal Earth's fuel, and Hound joined in on a raid on the Decepticon stronghold, though he accidentally set off the alarm as they entered. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

While the Autobots were relaxing in the woods one day, Hound stumbled on Megatron and his goons trashing the place. He reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], who was feeding a [[bunny rabbit|bunny]] and the Autobots set about defending the forest from the Decepticons. Hound created [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] holograms so Megatron came up empty-handed when he made a grab for them. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

When the Decepticons attacked [[Oil Valley]], Hound was part of a convoy of Autobots that turned up to fight them. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}} [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Hound and some other Autobots about a stash of [[energon cube]]s hidden somewhere on Earth, and they decided to try to find it. They headed to [[Mount St. Hilary]], only to find the Decepticons were already there searching. Naturally another battle ensued, which ended when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ate all the energon cubes. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===Big Looker Story Books===
[[File:Ratchetgreatcarrally.jpg|thumb|200px|"Ow."]]
Hound was among the Autobots who volunteered to go on a mission to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and ended up on [[Earth]]. After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] got the help of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] in repairing Hound and the other Autobots, Hound gave Sparkplug and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] home to [[Kimball]], only to find the Decepticons were already there raiding the city. Hound raced back to base and fetched the rest of the Autobots so they could chase the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}} Hoping to win a year's oil, the Autobots entered the [[Big Car Rally]]. Hound drove the mountain leg, helped by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] who repaired a bridge [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] had taken out. When he reached [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s stage, Hound saved his comrade by jumping in front of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s blast, at the cost of needing some repairs from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} Optimus, Bumblebee and Hound lazed around under a tree outside Autobot HQ one sunny day. They later had to go rescue [[Grapple]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
[[File:StormsOfDestruction Hound.jpg|thumb|left|160px|When the cartoon was cancelled, Hound joined Cirque du Soleil as a trapeze artist.]]
After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] caved in a section of [[Brazil]], Hound took part in an aerial attack, flying over the Decepticons in his jeep mode and raining down lasers. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}
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===Ladybird Books===
[[File:MegatronsFightForPower Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|Douchey wrap-around sunglasses, prominent tattoo placement, and wearing a miserable expression while listening to the game. Yup, Hound's a Dallas Cowboys fan.]]
After a lightning storm, Hound marveled at how a strike had changed a nearby mountain. Huffer built a lightning rod to harness the power of Earth's storms, which Hound thought he detected the Decepticons snooping around but didn't bother telling anyone. It later turned out he was right, though the Decepticons had mistaken the rod for a radio mast, and they retreated after being shocked by it. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}} When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] detected the Decepticons, Hound used his radar and infrared to determine that their foe was headed for the desert. They subsequently caught the Decepticons raiding an experimental solar energy plant {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Hound eavesdropped on [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s attempts to scout out human life forms. After Laserbeak's transmission was cut off, Hound and Spike went to investigate what the Decepticon was doing and found a windmill. When they found the Decepticons were involved, they called in the rest of the Autobots, and unfortunately the windmill was destroyed in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} When [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] picked up radio signals from a cloaked Decepticon space station, Hound decoded the signals. He later impersonated [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and gave the three cloaked space stations instructions that caused them to crash into each other. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Following the triggering of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s Decepticon alarms, Hound reported that they'd merely detected a Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
While [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] led an Autobot team to [[South America]] to hunt for energy, Hound and the rest of the Autobots stayed in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They were briefly spied on by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] who reported their status to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
Near the beginning of most branches in one micro-continuity-nexus, Hound reported back to the Ark that four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had inexplicably ditched lookout duty in [[Hidden Valley]] to go on a rampage through farm country. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Hound was an Autobot warrior under the command of Optimus Prime. When Prime disappeared, and the Autobots fractioned into several smaller armies, Hound remained with the primary Autobot faction under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s leadership. He reported the bad news that the Decepticons' new [[Trypticon (G1)|assault base]] was almost operational. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} When Trypticon proved too much for Prowl's team to handle, Hound rustled up some reinforcements and lent a hand. As it turned out, Trypticon was called away. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} They returned to base for repairs, only to come under attack by [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Some time later (and four million years ago), Hound was part of the crew of the Ark spaceship, and crashlanded on the planet Earth after a conflict with the Decepticons. The Autobots and Decepticons on board remained in [[stasis lock]], buried at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in Oregon, until the volcano exploded in [[1984]], freeing them. Hound and the other Autobots under Prime's command waged war against the Decepticons on Earth, until finally capturing them all. Roughly a decade after they arrived, the Autobots planned to return to Cybertron with their prisoners aboard the ''[[Ark II]]''. Tragically, however, sabotage led to the spaceship exploding on its maiden voyage, and all aboard were believed dead.

Not so. In fact, a human mercenary named [[Lazarus]] had recovered a great number of the Transformers that had been on board, including Hound. He went to work on these deactivated robots, installing programming directives that would turn the Cybertronians into mindless drones for his own purposes. In [[2002]], Hound was repurposed as Lazarus' transport jeep when he entertained the "freedom fighter" [[Bishop (human)|Bishop]], and stood guard against anybody following them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Lazarus was prepared to unleash his robot soldiers on the world, only to fail at the starting gate when Megatron reasserted control over his own programming and resumed the war. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Hound, along with the other Autobots Lazarus had salvaged, were used to power Megatron's metallic virus. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] reported barely functional state. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

Not long thereafter, Hound and the Autobots were confronted with an envoy from Cybertron, which had apparently ended the war sometime ago, creating a Unified Cybertronian government. Allegedly in order to prevent the warlike Transformers of Earth from igniting old passions, Hound and many of his fellow Autobots were captured by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and their operatives. Brought back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Hound and the Autobots were removed from their prison cells by the [[Triple Changer]] named [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and brought into contact with a resistance cell led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. It seemed Shockwave actually had a hidden agenda (of course), and many Autobots had begun taking up arms again to fight back against his regime. Hound joined in the insurrection at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and the resistance ultimately pushed Shockwave out of command, retaking Cybertron for the Autobots. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

As Ultra Magnus began re-establishing Autobot control over the planet, Prowl decided the Ark's crew would be best served by returning to Earth and establishing a permanent base of operations there. Being the Earth-lover that he is, Hound was all for the idea. He was last seen at the site of the future [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], using his holograms to help [[Grapple]] visualize his plans for the city. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF5 Hound dies.jpg|thumb|200px|Hound's career as "[[To sell toys|hi-and-die]]" was short-lived.]]
Hound was present during the chaotic battle on [[Cobra Island]] between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. He was blasted in half by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], sending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] into a fit of rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

{{note|As Hound only appears in a single panel, it's unclear where he came from and if he was among the Transformers recently freed from Cobra's control. He does not appear to have a Cobra vehicle mode, however.}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Hound lay dormant and buried on the [[Fera Islands]] for a long time, until he and his comrades were awakened in [[1939]] thanks to the battle between [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. After he was reformatted into a military jeep and had the situation explained to him by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], Hound was eager to help the Joes with their mission. {{storylink|Transformed}} As the battle began in earnest, he proved ignorant as to the existence of paratroopers. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

During a run-in with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], Hound sat around in vehicle mode and got dented by the Decepticon's earthquakes, but was otherwise unharmed. {{storylink|Wolves}} As the Autobots advanced towards the [[Terrordrome]], Hound's scanners detected Cobra soldiers forcing slaves to act as human shields, so he suggested that they clear out a nearby trench to hide the slaves in. {{storylink|Trenches}} When a few of the slaves fell in the ocean, Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] helped G.I. Joe pull them up. Unfortunately, both Autobots were killed in battle shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While Hound was out driving with Bumblebee and Spike, the trio happened on a badly-injured Starscream, whom Hound's sensors told him had fallen down the side of a nearby mountain. Hound initially feared it was a trap, but Bumblebee persuaded him to carry the Decepticon back to the Ark. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MegsOrigin4 Hound.jpg|left|250px|thumb|It's rainin' Hounds!]]
Before the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hound was a veteran member of the Autobots, having served under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] with the Security Services force in [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} During the mass prison break of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators and Kaon's most dangerous criminals, Hound and the Autobot security forces struggled to hold the line against the rioting malcontents. After Sentinel Prime returned to the battlefield in his Apex armor, Hound served as optic lead for Sentinel's heads-up scanners in targeting Megatron. However, Megatron destroyed Sentinel Prime's display helmet by throwing Hound's heavily damaged form at the Autobot commander. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Hound survived and became a tracker for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s unit once the Autobots abandoned Kaon and fell under [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s rule. At one time they arrested the Decepticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as he was selling [[phase-charge]]s to dissidents in [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} He later participated in a hunt for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but just as he and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] caught up with him, the spy released [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to attack them. Hound managed to take the cat down before passing out from his injuries. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Together with the rest of the unit, he then rescued Orion Pax after the Decepticons took him to Kaon. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

A search for the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] brought Orion's team to the [[Acropolex]] in Nyon. Hound was very impressed by the building, being reminded of the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] who had supposedly led their species with wisdom and justice before the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. He then found some strangely unarmed [[plasma mine]]s and began to suspect Hot Rod wasn't trying to kill them like they thought. Indeed, once they found him, he just wanted to show them proof about Zeta Prime's atrocities. {{storylink|Ruins}} When Prime then attacked Nyon to destroy all who opposed him, Orion Pax and his unit turned on him. They tried to take out one of his [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]] by luring it onto Hound's [[graviton-mine]]s and pouring all their firepower on it, but the plan failed and they were defeated by Zeta Prime himself. {{storylink|Purge}} Their lives were saved by none other than Megatron, who brought them to Kaon, had them repaired and convinced Orion to join forces with him against Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}}

As soon as Zeta Prime was dead, Megatron dropped any pretense of niceness and had the Autobots imprisoned in the [[Citadel]]. After he and some others managed to escape their cell, Hound sniffed out an escape route through the building's substructure and made his way to Nyon, where he and the others were surprised to find that Orion Pax had now become Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Rise}} Under Prime's command, they returned to the Citadel with an army in tow and fought the Decepticons for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Once the Autobots had come out on top and retaken [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Hound was glad to see that the ancient [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] had become the city's new capitol. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Hound continued to serve with the Autobot war effort as the situation escalated, and was working with Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] in defending one of Cybertron's cities as Megatron's forces began expanding his empire. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Hound.jpg|150px|thumb|Guido Guidi draws Cybertronian Hound and makes me cry.]]
Much, much later, Hound was the current leader of a combat unit consisting of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], manning a permanent guard post around [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s hidden base in [[Thunderhead Pass]]. Hound was a by-the-book guy who followed his mission parameters. Sideswipe was an authority-challenging, loud-talking belligerent who constantly insulted this dull posting and demanded they head for Earth to search for his missing brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. Working with him makes Hound cry.

To add insult to injury [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a mysterious and powerful being]] barged into the base, killed Leadfoot, seriously damaged everyone else, and then stole the inactive form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|the planet-murdering Thunderwing]] himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} In the middle of briefing Optimus Prime on this event, Hound was interrupted by Sideswipe going on about Sunstreaker again. To Hound's surprise, Optimus agreed and called the team to Earth, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} only for him to then order them to [[Garrus-9]] instead when the "[[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]" were broken out of the prison there. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

As they headed off in ''[[Ark-12]]'', Hound had to listen to, yep, Sideswipe moaning they weren't looking for Sunstreaker. His angry retort to Sideswipe to take it up with Prime was interrupted by an attack from [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]; Hound followed protocol in fighting him off and prepared to carry on instead of investigating the incident (necessity before need), only for the dead Cyclonus to ''get up again'' and keep shooting. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] received Hound's distress call from and drove off the threat, but poor Hound got berated by Sideswipe into diverting from their mission to investigate. That divergence led them to [[Corata-Vaz]] where Sideswipe goaded Cyclonus into attacking instead of surrendering and then insulted Hound when criticised over this, Cyclonus deadened Hound's arm, and then Thunderwing was awakened to swat the Autobots all aside. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Prowl regarded the battle with Hound's unit and the [[Wrecker]]s versus Thunderwing as suicidal. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Observing that the battle was not going well, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] decided to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's [[axis cradle]], telling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to take their forces into the [[Nega-Core]] chamber as quickly as possible should he be successful. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Hound's unit were pulled out of Corata-Vaz and, along with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], dispatched to Earth to mess up the enemy's space bridge set-up there. Hound sent his men through the Bridge portals to nab all the [[Nega-Core]]s, except for Skram who was sent to get [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Sideswipe who volunteered to keep the enemy forces off their backs. Hound didn't understand Sideswipe's reasons but admitted he'd been wrong about the mech, and announced it was an honour to have served with him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Some time later, Hound joined Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, only to be defeated when they were all lured into a Decepticon trap. The Decepticons subsequently dumped them all on Cybertron in hopes that the [[Insecticon swarm]] would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Hound and the others were stuck on the ruined planet while the Decepticons rampaged across Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} During one battle with the swarm, he let [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ride him in vehicle mode, although his Earth mode had traction problems on the planet's metallic surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Hound later watched in silence as the leaderless Autobots broke into one argument after another. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Following the Autobots' return to Earth, Hound located [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had helped them defeat the Decepticons by sniping Megatron, and brought him to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} He was later part of an Autobot squad sent to retrieve Bumblebee after he went missing in the ruins of [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

Three years later, Hound was still stationed on Earth with Optimus Prime. He was present when Hot Rod demanded to go on a rescue mission for Prowl, and again after the mission went bad and Prime abdicated his leadership role. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He watched as Hot Rod led a group of Autobots in seceding from the main army {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} and as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to perform his internal affairs report on [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s murder. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Hound was among those who cheered when Bumblebee was nominated as the new leader of the Autobots. He went with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Bumblebee to investigate [[Gordon Horiuchi]]'s proposed alliance between the Autobots and his loyalists in [[Skywatch]]. Hound's scans didn't turn up anything improper, though, and so the Autobots became Skywatch's newest robot hunters. They captured [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], and several others in the hopes of building up enough goodwill for Skywatch's governing body to recognize that they weren't a threat. Their hopes were dashed, however, when Horiuchi demanded they capture one of their own deserters, Blurr. He also demonstrated a hidden failsafe measure in the badges Skywatch had provided them, letting him remotely mode-lock any Autobot who disobeyed orders. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

Not having any other choice, Hound and the others reluctantly captured Blurr, but refused to turn him over in the end. Bumblebee's badge was damaged in combat, and so the Autobots worked out a ruse so that he could roam free and find a means of freeing them from Skywatch. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Hound and the others continued to play along with Horiuchi while Bumblebee ran his solo mission. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Eventually, Bumblebee successfully disabled the badges and, to accommodate his new role as leader, he had Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] upgrade his body with additional strength and armor. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Several months later, Hound and most other Autobots left Earth to return to Cybertron. He was among those who were curious about how Optimus Prime would interrogate a captive Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once they arrived, they fought against Galvatron's [[Sweep]] hordes. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Then Megatron escaped and summoned his own troops to the scene, causing more trouble for the Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Hound was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

To demonstrate [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome's]] ability to identify an Autobot based on their [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sounds]], Trailbreaker got Hound to transform and Chromedome managed to identify him without looking. {{storylink|Interiors}} Hound volunteered for the mission to [[Temptoria]] to see if a Decepticon force there was holding the [[Circle of Light]] prisoner. On the way he discussed [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s recent decapitation with [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and realized that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s new title was the longest ever. {{storylink|Before & After}}

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[[File:SpotlightMirage Hound dies.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Second death, but it still doesn't count.]]
On Earth, Hound's friend Mirage was seriously injured, and as he recuperated, he was haunted repeatedly by dreams of being a Decepticon. In this dream, Hound was among the last of the Autobots holding out in a losing battle with the Decepticons. He was working on a way to convert the cross-dimensional [[Zodiac]] energy for consumption in lieu of energon when Mirage tricked the Autobots into letting him enter their hideout. During the subsequent scuffle, Hound killed Soundwave, but the Autobots were forced to surrender when Mirage held Jetfire hostage, yet promised to spare their lives. Unfortunately for Hound, Mirage was ordered by Megatron to execute the Autobots. Hound was killed by Mirage as defiance to Optimus Prime's pleas for him to see reason. But it was just a dream (or some alternate dimension mumbo-jumbo), so it didn't matter. Right? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Hound later formed a train with Ratchet and Trailblazer to get Tesla and Tobias to the dormant body of their leader, Optimus Prime, to help them fight a new threat, the Elder Gods. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1}} Hound, Ratchet, and Trailblazer realized an electrical charge was necessary to reawaken Optimus Prime and they gave their energy to a balloon to set a charge. When Optimus Prime awakened, he gave the trio energy from his energon reserves. They left for Port Cenotaph to fight the Elder God possessed Ironhide. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
Hound was chasing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] after the sneaky Mini-Cassette snatched a sack full of energon cubes. He lost the cat for a while, and caught up just in time to see [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] overpower Ravage and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while re-enacting the Circle of Life. They made friends, and Hound promised to return to the safari park and visit soon. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8|Henkei! Henkei! #8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Hound could come to Optimus Prime's aid, offering different routes through the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===The Transformers (1985)===
Hound was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Hound.jpg|thumb|250px|"Fold in the middle! *flump*"]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Hound protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

===The Transformers (PS2)===
Hound was one of the Autobots present on [[Zel Samine]] during the Decepticon attacks. He joined up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s party after they secured the geothermal power plant from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
When the [[Military Patrol]] was unleashed on [[New York City|New York]], Hound joined [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] in driving the Decepticon team out of the city. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Full Assault}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Short but sweet.]]
*'''Hound''' (Autobot, 1984/1985/2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''02''', '''TFC-14'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hologram Gun", machine gun, missile launcher, 3 missiles, spare tire, gas can

:Hound was released as part of the initial Autobot assortment in 1984, transforming into a Mitsubishi J59 Jeep. Mounted on the back of the vehicle mode is a large, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver machine gun turret which doesn't really go anywhere in robot mode. Other vehicle accessories include a spare tire and a fuel canister which also don't really go anywhere in robot mode.

:In robot mode, Hound is armed with a large, silver "holographic rifle" and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded, firing rocket launcher with three silver projectiles. The US version of this launcher had severely weakened springs [[for safety reasons]].

:He was reissued in 2004 by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their [[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]] "bookbox" reissue series.

:This mold was used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Hound/hound.htm More information on Generation 1 Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|300px|thumb|Sgt. Hound. Starring Steve Martin. (Hound is the white payloader.)]]
*'''Sgt. Hound''' (Auto Roller, 1995)
**''Accessories'': 4 missiles

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Auto Roller]] [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] was planned for release in 1995 as "Sgt. Hound", but was one of several redecos and molds that were canceled with the end of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]]. He would have transformed into a payloader. As an [[Auto Roller]], a switch on his vehicle-mode back end connects a gearing mechanism attached to his rear axle, which makes him [[autotransformation|autotransform]] from vehicle to robot mode when pushed forward, and back when pulled in reverse. His right arm ends in a spring-loaded missile launcher, while his left features a spring-gear-activated spinning circular saw. All four of his missiles can be stowed on his rear wheel wells. No known samples of the toy have surfaced.

:This mold was also used to make [[Autocrasher]] from ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]''.

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===Alternators/Binaltech===
[[File:Alternators Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|"At long last, I HAVE ELBOWS!!!"]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-04'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, Hound's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] was updated to a ([[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]]) 1:24 scale [[Wikipedia:Jeep Wrangler|Jeep Wrangler]], with opening doors, hood (with mock engine bay) and tailgate, and a detailed interior. Hound also features [[rubber tires]] and a working, spring-loaded suspension system, similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]], but lacks steering. In robot mode, he greatly resembles both the original toy in detail and the ''Generation 1'' [[character model|cartoon model]] in proportions and personality. In this form, Hound is armed with a holographic projector gun stored inside his spare tire.

:The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version of the toy is largely identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, except for the use of painted [[die-cast]] metal for numerous vehicle mode panels.

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into ''Alternators/Binaltech'' [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who was then [[redeco]]ed into ''Alternators'' [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltHound/hound.htm More info on Alternators Hound at TFU.info]''

===Universe (2008)===
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[[File:Hounduniverselegends.jpg|300px|thumb|But not any more...]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Legends, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] figures (but the first wave to feature new-mold items, not simply ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series [[redeco]]es), the first ''Universe'' Hound toy is sculpted to closely resemble his Generation 1 design, particularly in the way his vehicle mode resembles a somewhat outdated, old-fashioned army Jeep. For legal reasons, the vehicle mode has been slightly tweaked, such as sporting squared headlights and horizontal vents in the front grille, as compared to the characteristic round headlights/vertical grille vents design of a real-life Jeep. Due to his small size and [[size class|price point]], he has no weapon in either mode.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Tracker Hound. It is also the basis for the non-toy character [[Mito Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Legends Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Universe2008 G1Hound.jpg|300px|thumb|Wait, never mind! I found them!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Generation 1 Series'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:Part of the fourth wave of ''Universe'' Deluxe-class toys, this version of Hound is more of an evolution of the character rather than the reproduction the Legends class toy represents. His vehicle mode resembles a [[Wikipedia:Jeep Hurricane|Jeep Hurricane]] concept car, once again with a modified front section that avoids the trademark Jeep look with round headlights and vertical grille vents. Unlike his Legends class toy, Deluxe class Hound features his familiar (non-firing) rocket launcher in both vehicle and robot modes. In the area of "undocumented, but not terribly exciting, features", the soles of Hound's feet can pivot inwards, providing more stability for wide-stanced poses.

:Hasbro's initial "hand-painted digitally touched-up prototype" [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a slightly different color layout for Hound, with a black bullbar (painted silver on the final toy) and entirely reversed arm colors: The original stock photos feature green shoulders, black forearms with three yellow stripes and green fists, whereas the final toy has the entire arm cast out of black plastic and the ''forearms'' painted over in green, with only one thick yellow stripe per arm.

:Hound comes with a figure of [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage in an all-new sculpt]], who can fit (in tape form) on the back of Hound's vehicle mode. Other [[Mini-Cassette]] Transformers can fit there too, though not as well as the new Ravage.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scorch (G1)|Turbomaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Deluxe Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei houndravage.jpg|300px|thumb|A friend to all the animals.]]
*'''Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-13'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:The Japanese version of ''Universe'' (2008) Hound, ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Hound is primarily cast in a darker shade of green plastic for a better match to his original toy and appearances in fiction. Where ''Universe'' Hound had white plastic, ''Henkei'' Hound replaces it with grey, and overall has more elaborate paint applications, such as the toy-homaging yellow stripe around the edges of his his hood and silver paint on his hubcaps. As with all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' toys, Hound has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] plastic, specifically his grill guard, albeit in an unusually dark color to make it resemble dark polished metal.
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Tracker Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Probably likes to hang out with [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Disco Inferno]].]]
*'''Tracker Hound''' (Legends, 2010)

:Tracker Hound is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends-class Autobot Hound in black with gold striping with additional details done in metal grey and his eyes are painted in metallic blue. He lacks his signature yellow star and instead features a silver Autobot symbol in its place.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegTrackerHound/hound.htm More information on Tracker Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Chronicle===
[[File:EZCollectionHoundToy.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hound''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Hound is a (slight?) redeco of the ''Universe'' [[Legends Class]] Autobot Hound toy, available only in Japan. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[File:Tfcaramel hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Hound was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Hound was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Hound 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 that could be played with the figurines. Hound was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Hound''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''17'''
: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]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Hound/hound.htm More information on Decoy Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|200px|thumb|Not included: Awkwardly-positioned Spike.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:Released in the first wave of ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Hound is posed, like many Robot Heroes, in a squat crouching pose. However, he has a few noteworthy aspects: he's one of the few Generation 1 characters to be sculpted with a handheld weapon. More surprising than that, Hound is currently the ''most'' articulated Generation 1 Robot Hero, having swivel joints at his head, shoulders and ''waist''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHHound/hound.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Speed Stars===
====Stealth Force====
[[File:StealthForce Hound toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Missile launcher converts to missile launcher and back!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Basic, 2010)

:''[[Speed Stars]]'' "Autobot Hound" is part of the "Stealth Force" sub-line, consisting of vehicles without robot modes, but with plenty of flip-out panels with hidden weapons. The toy is a Jeep Hurricane approximation that's nearly identical to Hound's ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy, about 5% larger in length and height and about 10% larger in width. The similarities with ''Universe'' Hound aren't limited to the general vehicle design, but extend to almost absurdly faithfully recreated details such as the design of the rims, the tire patterns and even the prongs in the back that were used to attach [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on ''Universe'' Hound (sculpted in their retracted state on "Stealth Force" Hound). The biggest liberties, oddly enough, have been taken with the design of the dashboard.

:Hound's "Stealth Force" gimmick is triggered either by pulling out the front bumper or any medium amount of impact, which activates an auto-transformation mechanism that extracts all four wheels sideways and reveals non-firing weapons in the vehicle's hood, fenders, doors and trunk, and an extracting (non-concealed) missile launcher above the co-driver's seat.

:His [[package art]] is directly recycled from ''Universe'' Autobot Hound.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SFHound/hound.htm More information on Stealth Force Hound at TFU.info]''

===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[file:SDCC2013Hound.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2008 [[mold]] of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[VAMP]] meant to represent Hound. The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], a new [[Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], and a "samurai robot warrior" based on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

: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.
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==Notes==
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*The Hound toy was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "J59 Jeep", coming with a blue-and-white pilot figure and several IP-infringing decals.
*Ken Sansom's voice for Hound sounds not unlike famous actor [[Wikipedia:James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart]].
*Due to the [[character model|animation model]] of the characters being based on [[package art]] as much as the actual toy, Hound's holographic rifle was misinterpreted as a small pistol thanks to the foreshortening used. The Alternators toy uses the "pistol", which led people more familiar with the original figure's gigantic rifle to quip that his new weapon was "far too small".
*Hound's head design has several elements that alternate frequently between two different interpretations among the various toys and art renditions: On the original toy, the center of his helmet sports a raised ridge that's only slightly indented compared to the sides of the helmet on the front end. The animation model, based on the toy's package art that depicts the section in question in a way that's open to misinterpretation, changes that to an ''entirely'' indented middle section of the helmet ''without'' a ridge. Since then, comic book artists have mostly followed the animation model, with the exception of [[Don Figueroa]] ([[Transformers: The War Within|''The War Within'' volume 1]] and IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], the latter drawn in his new "live action movie"-inspired style) and [[Andrew Wildman]] ([[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|''The War Within'' volume 2]]). The toys (''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figures) have mostly remained faithful to the original toy, with the exception of the ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy. In addition, the usually raised "earmuff" sections on the sides of the helmet, which were ''indented'' on the original toy, alternate heavily between "round" and "squared", sometimes even between different comics drawn by the same artist (notably [[E. J. Su]] and [[Guido Guidi]]).
*Like those of many Generation 1 characters, Hound's animation model has appeared as an unnamed cameo in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]]. He is visible both reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon alongside [[Braver]] and [[Road King]] in "[[First Encounter]]" (seen at right), and in a flashback in "[[Prehistory]]".
*The Alternators version of Hound was originally planned as a Jeep Rubicon, sporting a slightly different transformation that would have somewhat reduced the back kibble. Presumably, the change from the Rubicon to the Wrangler was due to Jeep wanting their more common model featured.
[[File:Universe Hound concept.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Japanese book ''[[Transformers Generations 2009|Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1]]'' contains concept art (by [[Don Figueroa]]) for an earlier version of ''Universe'' Hound, resembling a Humvee instead of the Jeep form of the final figure.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hound''' (ハウンド ''Haundo'')
*''French:'' '''Dépisteur''' (Canada, "The Tracker")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Kélev Tsáyid''' (כלב ציד, "Hound")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadászeb''' ("Hound")
*''Italian:'' '''Canguro''' ("Kangaroo")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lìeh-chiuǎn''' (Taiwan, 獵犬, "Hound"), '''Tan Zhang''' (China, 探長, "Chief Detective")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Caçador''' (Portugal comics), '''Rastreador''' (Brazil comics, "Tracker")
*''Russian:'' '''Ohotnik''' (Охотник, "Hunter")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hound Hound's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hound (G1)

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:''Hound is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 Hound reissueart1.jpg|300px|thumb|Rejected as [[kid-appeal character]]. Why? Not [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|yellow]] enough.]]
'''Hound''' wishes he were [[human]]. The dark, barren metalscapes of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] no longer interest him. Now that Hound has been shipwrecked on [[Earth]], he considers this planet his home. He sees humankind as beautiful and wishes he could interact with their ecosphere the same way they do, to feel what they feel and to see what they see.

He treasures his job as an Autobot scout, making good use of his ability to project [[hologram]]s for added disguise. He uses this opportunity to explore the breathtaking caverns and mountainous expanses that Earth provides. He's a meek, benevolent soul, even compared to his fellow Autobots. He gets along with the [[Cliffjumper (G1)|more blood-thirsty of their ranks]] but not the [[Blades (G1)|''most'' blood-thirsty of their ranks]].

His nicknames are '''Sarge''', '''Nose''', and '''Sniffer'''.<ref>''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[File:Houndfirstappearance.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Hi, I'm friendly!]]
Hound was a part of the crew on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed into [[Earth]] four million years ago while clearing an asteroid field in the path of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron.]] Upon reviving in [[1984]], Hound marveled at this world's strange and diverse lifeforms, and couldn't wait to explore its surface—not for business, but for pleasure. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] cautioned him, reminding Hound that their primary purpose was to spare Earth's inhabitants from the onslaught of the Decepticons. Hound was chosen as part of the first field expedition into the world under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s command, and his new surroundings overwhelmed him. His sensors alerted them to a drive-in movie theatre, a serene scene that quickly turned into a battle when the Decepticons arrived. Hound was able to divert [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Hound worried more about [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s whereabouts, as the small scout had gone missing. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Tellhimwhodefeatedyouthisday.jpg|200px|thumb|"Ravage, who defeated you this day?!" "Uh, the guy that Jazz keeps getting colored as, I think?"]]
Fortunately, Bumblebee was later able to radio his location to Hound, who informed the other Autobots. Better still, he had located a [[human]] who could convert Earth fuel into a substance they could use! Hound and the others traveled to the home (and auto repair shop) of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], where they were, of course, attacked again by the Decepticons! [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] apologized for leaping in front of Hound to get closer to their enemies, but Hound was fine with it so long as Decepticons were destroyed one way or the other. Unfortunately, the Decepticons left the battle with their prize, Sparkplug Witwicky, in the hopes that the human could convert fuel for them instead! {{storylink|Power Play!}}

The battle left Hound and Sideswipe low on fuel, so Optimus Prime offered to carry the two home inside his trailer. After Hound had been attended to, he and the other Autobots met with the amazing [[Spider-Man]], who offered to help them rescue Sparkplug from the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister|cliffside headquarters]]. Hound drove Spider-Man past the Earth military blockade himself with Spider-Man posing as his driver, but Hound stayed behind to help draw the Decepticons' fire while Spider-Man and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] slipped into the headquarters. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Following this, he was present when the Autobots countered the Decepticons when the latter attacked the [[Sherman Dam]], hoping to steal its energy. At Prime's order, Hound submerged into the water to locate the source of the dam's problems and found [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. After a fight between the two, Hound was blasted out of the water by Rumble's piledrivers. The sight of this distracted Optimus Prime during his fight with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] atop the dam, and Megatron was able to use this distraction to knock Prime from the dam.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

When Hound was next seen, he was hanging from the ceiling of the Ark with the other Autobots, the work of the evil Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had returned and taken leadership of the Decepticons for himself. [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was shocked to discover this terrible development, and the human returned to tell [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], the sole Autobot survivor. {{storylink|The New Order}} Ratchet was eventually able to restore the Ark to the Autobots after outwitting Megatron, and Hound and the others were repaired. However, Optimus Prime's head was still in the hands of the Decepticons. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

Hound's next mission involved stopping [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] from sending a message to the Decepticons back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but matters were complicated when they faced the newly-created [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Their merging into the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] did not help things, either, but thanks to help from [[Bomber Bill]], a human trucker, the communications array was destroyed before the entire message could be sent. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:Houndholomap.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Google Maps later rendered Hound obsolete.]]
The conversations of Shockwave's Decepticons, stationed at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], were being listened in on by Hound and the other Autobots, and so they overheard Shockwave's plans to dump Prime's head into a nearby swamp now that he was no longer useful to them. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Hound led a long Autobot convoy to the swamp, and they were able to form a human-chain to rescue the head from sinking to the bottom of it, but when the head was placed on Optimus Prime's body, it attacked them. This was not the real head of Optimus Prime, but an imposter head controlled by Shockwave! A group of Decepticons led by Soundwave joined the imposter Optimus Prime in destroying them, but during the course of battle the real head was restored and the Decepticons defeated. Hound was one of the few Autobots left standing. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[File:Houndravagecrisisofcommand.jpg|200px|thumb|Noticing a pattern?]]
''Now that Prime and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] had been returned to them, Hound was one of the Autobots who opposed using the Matrix to create [[Ultimate Autobot|super-warriors]]. Soon after, he assisted [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in capturing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Ravage's capture was part of the Decepticon's plan. Once Ravage learned what he wanted to know, he escaped.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

Hound was next seen being reconstructed, along with a handful of other Autobots. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Cyclonus and Scourge made their time-jump to [[1986]], Optimus Prime, Ratchet and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were lost in [[Limbo]]. Suspecting Decepticon involvement, Hound and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] were sent to spy on their foes. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] discovered the spying Autobots and attacked, taking out Jazz and beating Hound within an inch of his life while expositing about his [[Life Spark|past self]]. Only the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] saved Hound.''

[[File:Target2006-houndandmagnus.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Well, someone had the scale guide, at least.]]
''After getting a lift back to the Ark from Magnus, Hound tried several times to get Ultra Magnus to assist the Autobots against Galvatron; he also defended their strategy of allying with Megatron. Hound was part of the raiding party which captured Scourgetook a critical view of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s tactics, especially as the Autobots were beaten again and again.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|200px|thumb|He should really stick to fighting Ravage.]]
''In the wake of Galvatron's trip from the future, Optimus Prime faked his death to teach the Autobots how to survive without him. Hound was one of the Autobots who attended his funeral, moments before Optimus Prime reappeared.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

When [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fought on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] for leadership of the Autobots, Hound was among the dozens who disembarked from the Ark to be spectators. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after, he and the other Autobots answered a distress call from Buster Witwicky, but when they arrived to rescue him, they were attacked by both Earth-based Decepticon armies. Hound was pounced upon by [[Weirdwolf]].

The battle was discovered to be a ruse by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to cover his efforts to claim the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Hound was subsequently part of a team sent to confront Starscream in [[New York City]]. Unfortunately, Hound and several of his peers ended up slaughtered by Starscream on the Brooklyn Bridge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Generation 2====
[[File:G2houndprimalfear.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"This is my O Face!!"]]
Hound joined [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s unit in leaving Cybertron to find new conflicts and fought against the [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|technoforming fleets]] of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. He was disgusted by the bloodlust shown by [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], who berated Hound for being a liability. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Following this, he was the only Autobot not infected by the [[Shadow parasite|psychic parasites]] of the [[K'tord Nebula]], due to a blow to the head that knocked him off-line. After Prime and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] managed to temporarily cease fighting long enough to deal with the parasites, Hound scanned the Transformers for any remnants in their systems. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

As one of the more level-headed Autobots, Hound did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the Liege Centuro and his fleet. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Still, he knew good sense when he heard it, even from Grimlock, and when Prime thought it was a good idea for him to go meet the Decepticons alone, Hound arrived with Grimlock and a rescue battalion just in time to keep Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Later, Hound also got involved in protecting the planet [[Ethos]] from genocide. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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When Optimus Prime was alerted to Megatron's devastation of Earth in [[2012]], Hound was among the detachment of Autobots he took to confront the tyrant. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4|Loose Ends #4}} In the ensuing battle against Megatron's [[zombie]] army, Hound took down [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5|Loose Ends #5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Sansom]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "More than Meets the Eye", "S.O.S. Dinobots", "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Vladimiro Conti]] (Italian, second dub), [[Jesús Barrero]] (Latin American, Season 1), [[Javier Pontón]] (Latin American, Season 2)}}

[[File:MTMTE1 Hound and Cliffjumper roll out.jpg|thumb|240px|Those seats looks surprisingly comfortable for a jeep.]]
Hound was one of the original Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crash-landed on Earth four million years ago. When awakened in 1984, he was reformatted to have a terrestrial alt-mode, that of a Mitsubishi military jeep.

As the Autobots got their bearings on this strange, new planet, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dispatched Hound on a recon mission to find the [[Decepticon]]s. The impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tagged along uninvited, itching to start a fight, and took a pot-shot at [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] once Hound sniffed out the Decepticon base. Cliffjumper missed, and the Decepticons gave chase. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] pursued the two Autobot eavesdroppers, and Hound took the brunt of the assault, getting blasted by Laserbeak's cannons. Hound spun out of control on the winding mountain roads and crashed into a ravine.

Cliffjumper returned with help: the Autobot medic, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Hound was too injured even to transform, so the crane truck [[Hauler]] had to lift him out of the gulch so he could be dragged back to the Ark for repairs. Despite the mishap, Hound bore no ill will against Cliffjumper. The scout had heard enough about Megatron's plans to plunder the Earth's resources that Optimus immediately launched a mission to stop the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:MTMTE2 Hound resuscitates Spike.jpg|thumb|left|220px|... Do we even need a caption here?]]
Later, when the [[Autobot]]s counter-attacked the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], Hound got into an underwater fight with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. The pint-sized Decepticon managed to trap Hound under a pile of boulders so that he couldn't move. Then [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] jumped in and removed the boulders, thus freeing Hound to resurface and rejoin his teammates. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

After they came back from the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Hound and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] came up with a plan to fool the Decepticons: They would create a hologram of a rocket fuel base. The Decepticons would go there to use the resources to create energon cubes, at which point the trap could be sprung. Optimus Prime agreed, and the then-imprisoned [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was allowed to escape with the false information. However, Megatron outsmarted the Autobots, went to the real rocket fuel base and used its resources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

After [[Chip Chase]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, who were after the antimatter formula, Hound and Mirage used their respective powers to sneak into the antimatter laboratory in order to mount a rescue. While Hound distracted Megatron with an army of holographic duplicates, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Spike swooped in to save the prisoner, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat through a fourth-floor window. Megatron had already obtained the formula, and he attacked Autobot Headquarters. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] unleashed the power of the antimatter gun in his direction, Hound ended up buried up to his waist in rubble. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:FireintheSky Hound's huge hand.jpg|thumb|260px|"That picture up there was completely innocent in context, I swear! Please put the mace down!"]]
He again defended the base when Optimus Prime was incapacitated and required a new [[Cosmitron]]. Though the fight didn't got well for the Autobots, they held off the Decepticons long enough for Optimus to be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} After enjoying a snowball fight in mid-summer, the Autobot traced the source of the strange temperature drops to the [[Arctic]]. Hound was one of the Autobots who went there to investigate and immediately encountered a new Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. When Spike and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] became trapped on the ice, Hound was unable to rescue them and watched helplessly as they were carried off by Skyfire. As the Autobots followed, Hound, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], Ratchet and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] were separated from the others and subsequently captured by the Decepticons. Skyfire was ordered to eliminate the foursome as a test of loyalty, but refused and was blasted by Starscream. Hound employed his holograms to allow the four Autobots to avoid a similar fate. Once they'd repaired Skyfire, the jet happily defected, but ended up buried in ice following the defeat of Megatron's plan. The Autobots held a memorial for him. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobot Hound radios in.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"Yes, hello, I'm looking for a Mrs Hugginkiss, first name Amanda..."]]
After the Autobots discovered fossilized dinosaur bones inside a cavern in the [[Mount St. Hilary|Autobot volcano]], Hound was accompanied Spike on a trip to the museum, a new Earth experience that excited him. He scanned three dinosaur skeletons with his hologram gun, and the resulting holographic simulation inspired [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and Ratchet to build the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. However, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] severely damaged [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] when the exceptionally dim-witted Dinobots went on a rampage, forcing Hound and Spike to scout for Decepticon activity while the Autobot base computer was being repaired. Hound didn't mind the extra work, as it allowed him to do sightseeing of the surrounding Earth landscape. He managed to detect Decepticon activity at the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power facility and relayed the information to Optimus Prime. Arriving at the falls, he was extremely impressed with the view. When no Decepticons were in immediate view, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] jokingly wondered about the occupancy of [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]] in Hound's database, to the amusement of no one. Hound was among the Autobots subsequently captured by the Decepticons, but was freed when Wheeljack and the Dinobots arrived to save the day. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Bumblebee in Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|Carpooling taken to the next level.]]
Hound was on the Autobot squad, along with the Dinobots, which was on-hand when [[Meteorini Chipperoni|a meteor]] crashed to Earth in a ghost town. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} After Sparkplug was abducted by Laserbeak, Hound took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a small team went in and rescued Sparkplug. Later, he and the rest of the Autobots attempted to stop Megatron from activating a giant [[space bridge]]. They failed, and Cybertron was drawn into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat back to Headquarters, Hound and Bluestreak had to save Spike from Laserbeak. Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee, who'd fallen into a crevasse, so that [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] could haul the diminutive Autobot out. As he was out of gas, Bumblebee had to ride back to Headquarters in Hound. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

Hound took part in the cleanup efforts after Cybertron was ejected from Earth's orbit. After the Decepticons were spotted on the move, the Autobots gave chase. After a brief stop in a quicksand trap, they caught up with the Decepticons outside [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s secret laboratory and prevented the explosion of the [[Exponential Generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Hound turned out to cheer on Optimus Prime during the Autobot leader's one-on-one fight against Megatron. To the shock of all of the Autobots, Prime lost, and they were legally obligated to vacate the planet. Once they returned to base, they discovered that Megatron had cheated, and the results of the fight were void. Faced with the Decepticon's huge new warrior, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Hound projected an [[Halonix Maximus|even bigger Autobot]], distracting the combiner long enough for Optimus defeat him. The Autobots subsequently blasted the Decepticons into a crevasse filled with lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

After Spike's mind was transferred into a [[Autobot X|robot body]], the process affected the boy and Megatron turned him against the Autobots. Hound rolled out to bring Spike back to Autobot Headquarters and stood by his bedside as his mind was transferred back. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Hound was later on another mission to a gold mine. The mission didn't go well, resulting in the Autobots being battered by energised boulders, and Gears being kidnapped. When Megatron activated his [[Solar Needle]], the Autobots were obliged to travel to [[Africa]] to shut down the operation and rescue Gears. They did briefly consider leaving him with his temporary affable personality, but were overruled by Gears himself. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[File:CityofSteel Hound tracking.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money...or candy.]]
The Autobots visited [[New York City]] when the Decepticons began replacing buildings with Cybertronian architecture. Optimus Prime was captured by the Decepticons, and Hound, along with Spike, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Mirage, entered the sewer system in an attempt to rescue their leader. After tangling with an [[Alligatorcon]], Hound became confused by the fact that his sensors detected Prime ''behind'' them. His sensors were correct—the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s had built the Alligatorcon out of Prime's parts. Hound, Mirage and Ratchet ended up wrangling it so Optimus could be rebuilt. During the battle for New York, Hound found himself battling [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in a subway with Bluestreak, then consoling Wheeljack after the scientist's remote-controlled helicopters failed to stop Devastator. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

[[File:AttackAutobots Hound crushes dumpster.jpg|thumb|200px|OM NOM NOM]]
When Megatron used a [[personality destabilizer device]] on the Autobot [[recharging chamber]], Hound was one of the Autobots turned to evil. He and Ratchet went after [[Harding|Doctor Harding]], who had plans for a new solar satellite. When she escaped them at the lab by jumping out of a window, Hound pursued her into an alleyway, where she jumped into one of the dumpsters. As he picked up the dumpster she was in, Jazz arrived and distracted him long enough for Sparkplug to use an [[attitude exchanger]] to restore Hound's good nature. The Autobots set about finding the rest of their number, and Hound struck on the idea of firing the exchangers from their guns, enabling them to restore the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

During a test of Wheeljack's latest invention, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], Hound projected a hologram of Laserbeak, only for Ironhide to mistake it for the real thing. The Autobots dove for cover as he fired, and the only casualty was the Immobilizer itself. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Hound took part in an Autobot charity event, during which the Decepticons took the opportunity to test out their new [[Transfixatron]]. Stuck in vehicle mode, the Autobots were taken to a ghost town, but Hound was able to use his holographic gun to send a message back to base. Though his gun was blasted by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], the message had been received, and the Autobots back at base came to the rescue with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:Houndfootball.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Another potentially humorous image ruined by some pedant calculating that the football has to be about ten feet long.]]
Hound bravely participated in a game of football against the Dinobots, resulting in him coming off second best when he ran into [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] while heading for a touchdown. Investigating strange energy readings, he and the other Autobots encountered the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns and Decepticons beneath the sea. The Autobots raced for Washington, which their combined enemies intended to conquer. Hound warned the other Autobots to be careful that they didn't damage any of the historical structures there as they fought, but all of the Autobots were overcome by [[Nergill]]'s [[magnetic dysfunction ray]]. It wasn't until the Dinobots arrived and the weapon was destroyed that the Autobots were freed from its power. The Autobots assaulted Sub-Atlantica, and the city was destroyed by Nergill's own hand. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

While the bulk of the Autobot forces went to investigate the reprogramming of [[TORQ III]] at [[Quantum Laboratories]], Hound, Spike and Skyfire were left on their own to check out why the world's fleet of [[oil tanker]]s were converging on a spot near the Decepticon base. They found the Decepticons had built an oil platform, and they used one of the tankers to sneak aboard, only to be almost immediately captured. Spike's deft use of an electromagnet broke the trio out, and Hound was able to destroy the shield generator protecting the platform. The main Autobot force stormed the base, and Prime helped the trio get clear before it was destroyed. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

After [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], a human-invented robot, was reprogrammed by the Decepticons and stole the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot Headquarters, the Autobots gave chase. Hound used his infrared sensors to track her down, but it was only after a prolonged fight that they got the chip back and Nightbird was disabled. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} On one strange occasion when the Autobots found that they had two Optimus Primes, Hound accompanied the Autobot forces to a crevasse from which strange energy readings were emanating, and he ended up fighting Starscream briefly. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[File:InsecticonSyndrome Houndlifting.jpg|260px|thumb|To beat this guy, you need speed. You don't have it. You've got arthritis in your neck and calcium deposits on most o' yer joints, so sparring is out. So what we're gonna be calling on is good old blunt force trauma—heavy duty power punches that're gonna rattle his ancestors. Yeah!!! Let's start buildin' some Hurtin' Bombs.]]
Hound, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Bumblebee investigated reports of chewed-up trees and quickly realised that the Insecticons were behind it. After tracking down their quarry, the three Autobots, along with Spike and [[Jeff (ranger)|Ranger Jeff]], were chased off a cliff by a fallen tree trunk. They were able to take shelter on a small ledge, and Hound used a hologram to fool the Insecticons into thinking the Autobots had been destroyed. After radioing base to warn them that the Insecticons and their Decepticon allies intended to attack the [[Nova Power Plant]], the trio headed to the target themselves, but were too late to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the [[Nova Power Core]]. Hound and Jazz ended up pulling Wheeljack out of the wreckage of a pylon. The Autobots tried to head off a subsequent attack on [[Iron Mountain]], but the power-saturated Insecticons blasted them. Hound ended up under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], who was under a ton of rock. He then ended up at ground zero as the Insecticons were about to explode, but swift work by the Autobots prevented too much of a disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

Hound was witness to another of the Dinobots' rampages at headquarters, after which they were sent to the newly discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to work on their technique. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Responding to strange energy readings in the city, Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee and Spike under some rubble, before taking part in the effort to round up a bunch of barbarians on [[mammoth]]s who'd wandered through a time warp. He and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] kept the warp open long enough for the barbarians to be returned through it. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:MMP2 Hound scans ahead.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"My scans show we are...''in a ship!'']]
The Autobots were taking part in an [[Autobot Day]] parade to celebrate their accomplishments, when a tape was shown which incriminated them all for energy theft. Hound and the others were put on trial, swiftly found guilty, and ordered to leave the planet. With little other choice but to obey the law, they boarded a spacecraft supplied by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} When Cliffjumper proved unable to alter the ship's flight path, Hound pinpointed their destination: the [[Sun]]! Unable to prevent the ship's destruction, they used one of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields to link to [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and were able to return to Earth. There, Megatron's frame-up had already been exposed, and the Autobots brought the full might of their forces down on the enemy. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionDinobots1 Hound projecting hologram.jpg|thumb|240px|Time to keep 'em out of my garden!!!]]
Hound attended a demonstration of the [[Ultra Plane]], only for the experimental drone craft to be destroyed by the Decepticons. He took part in the defense of the lab behind the Ultra Plane, using one of his holograms to trick Starscream and Soundwave into believing that Megatron had retreated. A short while later, he and the rest of the Autobots were afflicted by [[Cybertonium]] depletion and were unable to function. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Luckily, Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots were able to retrieve some more from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Hound rolled out to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] and again later to help the humans when Megatron used the device to block radio waves planet-wide. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Masquerade Hound.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The lack of engine detailing makes poor Hound sad.]]
He was part of a second wave of Autobots who went up against [[electrum]]-coated Decepticons. They didn't have much better luck than the first wave. Once they found the pool of electrum that the Decepticons had been utilising, the Autobots were able to even the odds. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} Hound rolled out to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] from a Decepticon trap, and he was presumably subsequently struck down by the same [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] that afflicted the other Autobots. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust}} After the Autobots captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who were out on a mission for Megatron, Hound probed their memory banks but only came up with a map to a crater. A number of the Autobots, including Optimus, disguised themselves as the Decepticon team, but after they'd gone to uncover Megatron's plan, the real Stunticons broke out of their cells. Hound came to see what all the noise was, and was blasted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as the combiner departed. The damaged Autobots recovered in time to provide much-needed reinforcement to Prime's team. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the year [[2005]], Hound was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. Shortly before [[Battle of Autobot City|the Decepticon attack]], Hound was part of [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'s detail, placing a roadblock on the trail to Lookout Mountain. During the battle, he managed to get to the shuttle landing pad as Optimus Prime began his counterattack on the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|While Sunstreaker is clearly shown to be arriving on Optimus Prime's shuttle despite having earlier appeared at Kup's roadblock (creating a continuity error), it is less clear with Hound, as he is merely shown outside of Prime's landed shuttle. However, the way he is drawn heavily implies that he disembarked from the shuttle.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages====
One day, Hound decided to participate in a friendly race amongst the Autobots, though his Jeep mode wasn't expected to bring him a victory against the numerous race and sports cars he was up against. Little did anyone know, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and set a trap within a narrow canyon. Once inside, all the racecars became trapped and were unable to escape due to their poor traction over the rough terrain. Soundwave began firing upon them and his victory seemed assured. However, Hound's rough, tough and all-around manly Jeep mode proved the ''real'' victor, as it allowed the Autobot to traverse the rugged landscape, transform and punch Soundwave so hard it shattered his chest.

Eat it, you sissy racecars. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] with nearly the entire Decepticon army, Hound responded with the rest of the Autobots in defense. They eventually won the day, though the attack was little more than a diversion while [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] performed ''evil'' in Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

[[File:4WheeldriveBrigade1.jpg|thumb|200px|LOCK AND LOAD! MAXIMUM FIRE! SHOCK AND AWE! SOME OTHER PHRASE!]]
As leader of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], Hound responded to a Decepticon threat within a crater in [[Kyushu]]. The threat turned out to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who trapped the Brigade within a smoking pit thanks to some well-placed landmines. Hound "combined" (er, ''formed a human pyramid'') with the other members of the Brigade, creating the "4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack, which busted the Insecticons' scrum and sent them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Later, Hound accompanied [[Kenji]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] on a mission to an island utopia so they could reconvene with another Autobot unit. Upon arriving, however, they found [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and his troops being held captive by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]! Turns out that Megatron had chosen the island utopia as the perfect place to complete the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. With the giant transforming city standing before them, Perceptor and Hound concocted a clever scheme to defeat the villain. While [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] protected the local wildlife, Hound projected a hologram of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] through Perceptor's lenses, enlarging it. Trypticon mistook the phony Metroplex for the real deal and rushed it, passing through the hologram and falling into the sea. Hound and the other Autobots then put the captive Constructicons to work, restoring the island utopia to its former beauty. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Hound was one of many Autobots who suffered from the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] unleashed it upon them. Working together with the humans, the Autobots created the [[Binaltech|Binaltech Project]] as a means of transferring the injured Autobots' sparks into super-powered new bodies created from human technology. Along with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hound was part of the first wave of Binaltech warriors, who assembled on Earth under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:FourWarriors HotRod Hound.jpg|200px|thumb|Hey, it's that green guy!]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

In the year 2011, Hound was stationed at the Autobot base on [[Athenia]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] wondered how the Decepticons had managed to invade Cybertron so easily, Hound theorized that releasing the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] might have destabilized [[Vector Sigma]]. He was right. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:ForestRescueMission Hound transforms.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Tragically, another '80s TV star gets Parkinson's.]]
After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] alerted the Autobots to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s latest plan, they took to the seas in a boat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] built. When [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] pointed out a strangely-behaving iceberg to Hound, the ship was boarded by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who promptly fell for one of Hound's holographic tricks. The Autobots later defeated the Decepticons and confiscated the treasure they'd found. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} When the Decepticons came up with a new plan to steal Earth's fuel, Hound and Bumblebee volunteered as scouts to locate their enemy. Hound found the Decepticons at [[Hoover Dam]] and after alerting the other Autobots, took part in the battle to save it. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

The Decepticons developed a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal Earth's fuel, and Hound joined in on a raid on the Decepticon stronghold, though he accidentally set off the alarm as they entered. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

While the Autobots were relaxing in the woods one day, Hound stumbled on Megatron and his goons trashing the place. He reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], who was feeding a [[bunny rabbit|bunny]] and the Autobots set about defending the forest from the Decepticons. Hound created [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] holograms so Megatron came up empty-handed when he made a grab for them. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

When the Decepticons attacked [[Oil Valley]], Hound was part of a convoy of Autobots that turned up to fight them. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}} [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Hound and some other Autobots about a stash of [[energon cube]]s hidden somewhere on Earth, and they decided to try to find it. They headed to [[Mount St. Hilary]], only to find the Decepticons were already there searching. Naturally another battle ensued, which ended when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ate all the energon cubes. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===Big Looker Story Books===
[[File:Ratchetgreatcarrally.jpg|thumb|200px|"Ow."]]
Hound was among the Autobots who volunteered to go on a mission to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and ended up on [[Earth]]. After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] got the help of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] in repairing Hound and the other Autobots, Hound gave Sparkplug and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] home to [[Kimball]], only to find the Decepticons were already there raiding the city. Hound raced back to base and fetched the rest of the Autobots so they could chase the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}} Hoping to win a year's oil, the Autobots entered the [[Big Car Rally]]. Hound drove the mountain leg, helped by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] who repaired a bridge [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] had taken out. When he reached [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s stage, Hound saved his comrade by jumping in front of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s blast, at the cost of needing some repairs from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} Optimus, Bumblebee and Hound lazed around under a tree outside Autobot HQ one sunny day. They later had to go rescue [[Grapple]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
[[File:StormsOfDestruction Hound.jpg|thumb|left|160px|When the cartoon was cancelled, Hound joined Cirque du Soleil as a trapeze artist.]]
After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] caved in a section of [[Brazil]], Hound took part in an aerial attack, flying over the Decepticons in his jeep mode and raining down lasers. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}
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===Ladybird Books===
[[File:MegatronsFightForPower Hound.jpg|thumb|200px]]
After a lightning storm, Hound marveled at how a strike had changed a nearby mountain. Huffer built a lightning rod to harness the power of Earth's storms, which Hound thought he detected the Decepticons snooping around but didn't bother telling anyone. It later turned out he was right, though the Decepticons had mistaken the rod for a radio mast, and they retreated after being shocked by it. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}} When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] detected the Decepticons, Hound used his radar and infrared to determine that their foe was headed for the desert. They subsequently caught the Decepticons raiding an experimental solar energy plant {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Hound eavesdropped on [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s attempts to scout out human life forms. After Laserbeak's transmission was cut off, Hound and Spike went to investigate what the Decepticon was doing and found a windmill. When they found the Decepticons were involved, they called in the rest of the Autobots, and unfortunately the windmill was destroyed in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} When [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] picked up radio signals from a cloaked Decepticon space station, Hound decoded the signals. He later impersonated [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and gave the three cloaked space stations instructions that caused them to crash into each other. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Following the triggering of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s Decepticon alarms, Hound reported that they'd merely detected a Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
While [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] led an Autobot team to [[South America]] to hunt for energy, Hound and the rest of the Autobots stayed in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They were briefly spied on by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] who reported their status to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
Near the beginning of most branches in one micro-continuity-nexus, Hound reported back to the Ark that four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had inexplicably ditched lookout duty in [[Hidden Valley]] to go on a rampage through farm country. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Hound was an Autobot warrior under the command of Optimus Prime. When Prime disappeared, and the Autobots fractioned into several smaller armies, Hound remained with the primary Autobot faction under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s leadership. He reported the bad news that the Decepticons' new [[Trypticon (G1)|assault base]] was almost operational. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} When Trypticon proved too much for Prowl's team to handle, Hound rustled up some reinforcements and lent a hand. As it turned out, Trypticon was called away. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} They returned to base for repairs, only to come under attack by [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Some time later (and four million years ago), Hound was part of the crew of the Ark spaceship, and crashlanded on the planet Earth after a conflict with the Decepticons. The Autobots and Decepticons on board remained in [[stasis lock]], buried at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in Oregon, until the volcano exploded in [[1984]], freeing them. Hound and the other Autobots under Prime's command waged war against the Decepticons on Earth, until finally capturing them all. Roughly a decade after they arrived, the Autobots planned to return to Cybertron with their prisoners aboard the ''[[Ark II]]''. Tragically, however, sabotage led to the spaceship exploding on its maiden voyage, and all aboard were believed dead.

Not so. In fact, a human mercenary named [[Lazarus]] had recovered a great number of the Transformers that had been on board, including Hound. He went to work on these deactivated robots, installing programming directives that would turn the Cybertronians into mindless drones for his own purposes. In [[2002]], Hound was repurposed as Lazarus' transport jeep when he entertained the "freedom fighter" [[Bishop (human)|Bishop]], and stood guard against anybody following them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Lazarus was prepared to unleash his robot soldiers on the world, only to fail at the starting gate when Megatron reasserted control over his own programming and resumed the war. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Hound, along with the other Autobots Lazarus had salvaged, were used to power Megatron's metallic virus. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] reported barely functional state. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

Not long thereafter, Hound and the Autobots were confronted with an envoy from Cybertron, which had apparently ended the war sometime ago, creating a Unified Cybertronian government. Allegedly in order to prevent the warlike Transformers of Earth from igniting old passions, Hound and many of his fellow Autobots were captured by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and their operatives. Brought back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Hound and the Autobots were removed from their prison cells by the [[Triple Changer]] named [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and brought into contact with a resistance cell led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. It seemed Shockwave actually had a hidden agenda (of course), and many Autobots had begun taking up arms again to fight back against his regime. Hound joined in the insurrection at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and the resistance ultimately pushed Shockwave out of command, retaking Cybertron for the Autobots. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

As Ultra Magnus began re-establishing Autobot control over the planet, Prowl decided the Ark's crew would be best served by returning to Earth and establishing a permanent base of operations there. Being the Earth-lover that he is, Hound was all for the idea. He was last seen at the site of the future [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], using his holograms to help [[Grapple]] visualize his plans for the city. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF5 Hound dies.jpg|thumb|200px|Hound's career as "[[To sell toys|hi-and-die]]" was short-lived.]]
Hound was present during the chaotic battle on [[Cobra Island]] between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. He was blasted in half by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], sending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] into a fit of rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

{{note|As Hound only appears in a single panel, it's unclear where he came from and if he was among the Transformers recently freed from Cobra's control. He does not appear to have a Cobra vehicle mode, however.}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Hound lay dormant and buried on the [[Fera Islands]] for a long time, until he and his comrades were awakened in [[1939]] thanks to the battle between [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. After he was reformatted into a military jeep and had the situation explained to him by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], Hound was eager to help the Joes with their mission. {{storylink|Transformed}} As the battle began in earnest, he proved ignorant as to the existence of paratroopers. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

During a run-in with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], Hound sat around in vehicle mode and got dented by the Decepticon's earthquakes, but was otherwise unharmed. {{storylink|Wolves}} As the Autobots advanced towards the [[Terrordrome]], Hound's scanners detected Cobra soldiers forcing slaves to act as human shields, so he suggested that they clear out a nearby trench to hide the slaves in. {{storylink|Trenches}} When a few of the slaves fell in the ocean, Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] helped G.I. Joe pull them up. Unfortunately, both Autobots were killed in battle shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While Hound was out driving with Bumblebee and Spike, the trio happened on a badly-injured Starscream, whom Hound's sensors told him had fallen down the side of a nearby mountain. Hound initially feared it was a trap, but Bumblebee persuaded him to carry the Decepticon back to the Ark. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MegsOrigin4 Hound.jpg|left|250px|thumb|It's rainin' Hounds!]]
Before the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hound was a veteran member of the Autobots, having served under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] with the Security Services force in [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} During the mass prison break of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators and Kaon's most dangerous criminals, Hound and the Autobot security forces struggled to hold the line against the rioting malcontents. After Sentinel Prime returned to the battlefield in his Apex armor, Hound served as optic lead for Sentinel's heads-up scanners in targeting Megatron. However, Megatron destroyed Sentinel Prime's display helmet by throwing Hound's heavily damaged form at the Autobot commander. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Hound survived and became a tracker for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s unit once the Autobots abandoned Kaon and fell under [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s rule. At one time they arrested the Decepticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as he was selling [[phase-charge]]s to dissidents in [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} He later participated in a hunt for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but just as he and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] caught up with him, the spy released [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to attack them. Hound managed to take the cat down before passing out from his injuries. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Together with the rest of the unit, he then rescued Orion Pax after the Decepticons took him to Kaon. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

A search for the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] brought Orion's team to the [[Acropolex]] in Nyon. Hound was very impressed by the building, being reminded of the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] who had supposedly led their species with wisdom and justice before the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. He then found some strangely unarmed [[plasma mine]]s and began to suspect Hot Rod wasn't trying to kill them like they thought. Indeed, once they found him, he just wanted to show them proof about Zeta Prime's atrocities. {{storylink|Ruins}} When Prime then attacked Nyon to destroy all who opposed him, Orion Pax and his unit turned on him. They tried to take out one of his [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]] by luring it onto Hound's [[graviton-mine]]s and pouring all their firepower on it, but the plan failed and they were defeated by Zeta Prime himself. {{storylink|Purge}} Their lives were saved by none other than Megatron, who brought them to Kaon, had them repaired and convinced Orion to join forces with him against Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}}

As soon as Zeta Prime was dead, Megatron dropped any pretense of niceness and had the Autobots imprisoned in the [[Citadel]]. After he and some others managed to escape their cell, Hound sniffed out an escape route through the building's substructure and made his way to Nyon, where he and the others were surprised to find that Orion Pax had now become Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Rise}} Under Prime's command, they returned to the Citadel with an army in tow and fought the Decepticons for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Once the Autobots had come out on top and retaken [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Hound was glad to see that the ancient [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] had become the city's new capitol. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Hound continued to serve with the Autobot war effort as the situation escalated, and was working with Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] in defending one of Cybertron's cities as Megatron's forces began expanding his empire. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Hound.jpg|150px|thumb|Guido Guidi draws Cybertronian Hound and makes me cry.]]
Much, much later, Hound was the current leader of a combat unit consisting of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], manning a permanent guard post around [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s hidden base in [[Thunderhead Pass]]. Hound was a by-the-book guy who followed his mission parameters. Sideswipe was an authority-challenging, loud-talking belligerent who constantly insulted this dull posting and demanded they head for Earth to search for his missing brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. Working with him makes Hound cry.

To add insult to injury [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a mysterious and powerful being]] barged into the base, killed Leadfoot, seriously damaged everyone else, and then stole the inactive form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|the planet-murdering Thunderwing]] himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} In the middle of briefing Optimus Prime on this event, Hound was interrupted by Sideswipe going on about Sunstreaker again. To Hound's surprise, Optimus agreed and called the team to Earth, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} only for him to then order them to [[Garrus-9]] instead when the "[[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]" were broken out of the prison there. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

As they headed off in ''[[Ark-12]]'', Hound had to listen to, yep, Sideswipe moaning they weren't looking for Sunstreaker. His angry retort to Sideswipe to take it up with Prime was interrupted by an attack from [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]; Hound followed protocol in fighting him off and prepared to carry on instead of investigating the incident (necessity before need), only for the dead Cyclonus to ''get up again'' and keep shooting. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] received Hound's distress call from and drove off the threat, but poor Hound got berated by Sideswipe into diverting from their mission to investigate. That divergence led them to [[Corata-Vaz]] where Sideswipe goaded Cyclonus into attacking instead of surrendering and then insulted Hound when criticised over this, Cyclonus deadened Hound's arm, and then Thunderwing was awakened to swat the Autobots all aside. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Prowl regarded the battle with Hound's unit and the [[Wrecker]]s versus Thunderwing as suicidal. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Observing that the battle was not going well, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] decided to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's [[axis cradle]], telling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to take their forces into the [[Nega-Core]] chamber as quickly as possible should he be successful. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Hound's unit were pulled out of Corata-Vaz and, along with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], dispatched to Earth to mess up the enemy's space bridge set-up there. Hound sent his men through the Bridge portals to nab all the [[Nega-Core]]s, except for Skram who was sent to get [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Sideswipe who volunteered to keep the enemy forces off their backs. Hound didn't understand Sideswipe's reasons but admitted he'd been wrong about the mech, and announced it was an honour to have served with him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Some time later, Hound joined Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, only to be defeated when they were all lured into a Decepticon trap. The Decepticons subsequently dumped them all on Cybertron in hopes that the [[Insecticon swarm]] would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Hound and the others were stuck on the ruined planet while the Decepticons rampaged across Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} During one battle with the swarm, he let [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ride him in vehicle mode, although his Earth mode had traction problems on the planet's metallic surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Hound later watched in silence as the leaderless Autobots broke into one argument after another. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Following the Autobots' return to Earth, Hound located [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had helped them defeat the Decepticons by sniping Megatron, and brought him to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} He was later part of an Autobot squad sent to retrieve Bumblebee after he went missing in the ruins of [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

Three years later, Hound was still stationed on Earth with Optimus Prime. He was present when Hot Rod demanded to go on a rescue mission for Prowl, and again after the mission went bad and Prime abdicated his leadership role. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He watched as Hot Rod led a group of Autobots in seceding from the main army {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} and as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to perform his internal affairs report on [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s murder. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Hound was among those who cheered when Bumblebee was nominated as the new leader of the Autobots. He went with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Bumblebee to investigate [[Gordon Horiuchi]]'s proposed alliance between the Autobots and his loyalists in [[Skywatch]]. Hound's scans didn't turn up anything improper, though, and so the Autobots became Skywatch's newest robot hunters. They captured [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], and several others in the hopes of building up enough goodwill for Skywatch's governing body to recognize that they weren't a threat. Their hopes were dashed, however, when Horiuchi demanded they capture one of their own deserters, Blurr. He also demonstrated a hidden failsafe measure in the badges Skywatch had provided them, letting him remotely mode-lock any Autobot who disobeyed orders. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

Not having any other choice, Hound and the others reluctantly captured Blurr, but refused to turn him over in the end. Bumblebee's badge was damaged in combat, and so the Autobots worked out a ruse so that he could roam free and find a means of freeing them from Skywatch. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Hound and the others continued to play along with Horiuchi while Bumblebee ran his solo mission. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Eventually, Bumblebee successfully disabled the badges and, to accommodate his new role as leader, he had Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] upgrade his body with additional strength and armor. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Several months later, Hound and most other Autobots left Earth to return to Cybertron. He was among those who were curious about how Optimus Prime would interrogate a captive Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once they arrived, they fought against Galvatron's [[Sweep]] hordes. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Then Megatron escaped and summoned his own troops to the scene, causing more trouble for the Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Hound was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

To demonstrate [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome's]] ability to identify an Autobot based on their [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sounds]], Trailbreaker got Hound to transform and Chromedome managed to identify him without looking. {{storylink|Interiors}} Hound volunteered for the mission to [[Temptoria]] to see if a Decepticon force there was holding the [[Circle of Light]] prisoner. On the way he discussed [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s recent decapitation with [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and realized that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s new title was the longest ever. {{storylink|Before & After}}

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[[File:SpotlightMirage Hound dies.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Second death, but it still doesn't count.]]
On Earth, Hound's friend Mirage was seriously injured, and as he recuperated, he was haunted repeatedly by dreams of being a Decepticon. In this dream, Hound was among the last of the Autobots holding out in a losing battle with the Decepticons. He was working on a way to convert the cross-dimensional [[Zodiac]] energy for consumption in lieu of energon when Mirage tricked the Autobots into letting him enter their hideout. During the subsequent scuffle, Hound killed Soundwave, but the Autobots were forced to surrender when Mirage held Jetfire hostage, yet promised to spare their lives. Unfortunately for Hound, Mirage was ordered by Megatron to execute the Autobots. Hound was killed by Mirage as defiance to Optimus Prime's pleas for him to see reason. But it was just a dream (or some alternate dimension mumbo-jumbo), so it didn't matter. Right? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Hound later formed a train with Ratchet and Trailblazer to get Tesla and Tobias to the dormant body of their leader, Optimus Prime, to help them fight a new threat, the Elder Gods. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1}} Hound, Ratchet, and Trailblazer realized an electrical charge was necessary to reawaken Optimus Prime and they gave their energy to a balloon to set a charge. When Optimus Prime awakened, he gave the trio energy from his energon reserves. They left for Port Cenotaph to fight the Elder God possessed Ironhide. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
Hound was chasing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] after the sneaky Mini-Cassette snatched a sack full of energon cubes. He lost the cat for a while, and caught up just in time to see [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] overpower Ravage and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while re-enacting the Circle of Life. They made friends, and Hound promised to return to the safari park and visit soon. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8|Henkei! Henkei! #8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Hound could come to Optimus Prime's aid, offering different routes through the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===The Transformers (1985)===
Hound was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Hound.jpg|thumb|250px|"Fold in the middle! *flump*"]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Hound protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

===The Transformers (PS2)===
Hound was one of the Autobots present on [[Zel Samine]] during the Decepticon attacks. He joined up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s party after they secured the geothermal power plant from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
When the [[Military Patrol]] was unleashed on [[New York City|New York]], Hound joined [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] in driving the Decepticon team out of the city. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Full Assault}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Short but sweet.]]
*'''Hound''' (Autobot, 1984/1985/2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''02''', '''TFC-14'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hologram Gun", machine gun, missile launcher, 3 missiles, spare tire, gas can

:Hound was released as part of the initial Autobot assortment in 1984, transforming into a Mitsubishi J59 Jeep. Mounted on the back of the vehicle mode is a large, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver machine gun turret which doesn't really go anywhere in robot mode. Other vehicle accessories include a spare tire and a fuel canister which also don't really go anywhere in robot mode.

:In robot mode, Hound is armed with a large, silver "holographic rifle" and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded, firing rocket launcher with three silver projectiles. The US version of this launcher had severely weakened springs [[for safety reasons]].

:He was reissued in 2004 by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their [[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]] "bookbox" reissue series.

:This mold was used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Hound/hound.htm More information on Generation 1 Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|300px|thumb|Sgt. Hound. Starring Steve Martin. (Hound is the white payloader.)]]
*'''Sgt. Hound''' (Auto Roller, 1995)
**''Accessories'': 4 missiles

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Auto Roller]] [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] was planned for release in 1995 as "Sgt. Hound", but was one of several redecos and molds that were canceled with the end of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]]. He would have transformed into a payloader. As an [[Auto Roller]], a switch on his vehicle-mode back end connects a gearing mechanism attached to his rear axle, which makes him [[autotransformation|autotransform]] from vehicle to robot mode when pushed forward, and back when pulled in reverse. His right arm ends in a spring-loaded missile launcher, while his left features a spring-gear-activated spinning circular saw. All four of his missiles can be stowed on his rear wheel wells. No known samples of the toy have surfaced.

:This mold was also used to make [[Autocrasher]] from ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]''.

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===Alternators/Binaltech===
[[File:Alternators Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|"At long last, I HAVE ELBOWS!!!"]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-04'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, Hound's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] was updated to a ([[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]]) 1:24 scale [[Wikipedia:Jeep Wrangler|Jeep Wrangler]], with opening doors, hood (with mock engine bay) and tailgate, and a detailed interior. Hound also features [[rubber tires]] and a working, spring-loaded suspension system, similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]], but lacks steering. In robot mode, he greatly resembles both the original toy in detail and the ''Generation 1'' [[character model|cartoon model]] in proportions and personality. In this form, Hound is armed with a holographic projector gun stored inside his spare tire.

:The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version of the toy is largely identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, except for the use of painted [[die-cast]] metal for numerous vehicle mode panels.

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into ''Alternators/Binaltech'' [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who was then [[redeco]]ed into ''Alternators'' [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltHound/hound.htm More info on Alternators Hound at TFU.info]''

===Universe (2008)===
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[[File:Hounduniverselegends.jpg|300px|thumb|But not any more...]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Legends, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] figures (but the first wave to feature new-mold items, not simply ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series [[redeco]]es), the first ''Universe'' Hound toy is sculpted to closely resemble his Generation 1 design, particularly in the way his vehicle mode resembles a somewhat outdated, old-fashioned army Jeep. For legal reasons, the vehicle mode has been slightly tweaked, such as sporting squared headlights and horizontal vents in the front grille, as compared to the characteristic round headlights/vertical grille vents design of a real-life Jeep. Due to his small size and [[size class|price point]], he has no weapon in either mode.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Tracker Hound. It is also the basis for the non-toy character [[Mito Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Legends Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Universe2008 G1Hound.jpg|300px|thumb|Wait, never mind! I found them!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Generation 1 Series'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:Part of the fourth wave of ''Universe'' Deluxe-class toys, this version of Hound is more of an evolution of the character rather than the reproduction the Legends class toy represents. His vehicle mode resembles a [[Wikipedia:Jeep Hurricane|Jeep Hurricane]] concept car, once again with a modified front section that avoids the trademark Jeep look with round headlights and vertical grille vents. Unlike his Legends class toy, Deluxe class Hound features his familiar (non-firing) rocket launcher in both vehicle and robot modes. In the area of "undocumented, but not terribly exciting, features", the soles of Hound's feet can pivot inwards, providing more stability for wide-stanced poses.

:Hasbro's initial "hand-painted digitally touched-up prototype" [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a slightly different color layout for Hound, with a black bullbar (painted silver on the final toy) and entirely reversed arm colors: The original stock photos feature green shoulders, black forearms with three yellow stripes and green fists, whereas the final toy has the entire arm cast out of black plastic and the ''forearms'' painted over in green, with only one thick yellow stripe per arm.

:Hound comes with a figure of [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage in an all-new sculpt]], who can fit (in tape form) on the back of Hound's vehicle mode. Other [[Mini-Cassette]] Transformers can fit there too, though not as well as the new Ravage.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scorch (G1)|Turbomaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Deluxe Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei houndravage.jpg|300px|thumb|A friend to all the animals.]]
*'''Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-13'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:The Japanese version of ''Universe'' (2008) Hound, ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Hound is primarily cast in a darker shade of green plastic for a better match to his original toy and appearances in fiction. Where ''Universe'' Hound had white plastic, ''Henkei'' Hound replaces it with grey, and overall has more elaborate paint applications, such as the toy-homaging yellow stripe around the edges of his his hood and silver paint on his hubcaps. As with all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' toys, Hound has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] plastic, specifically his grill guard, albeit in an unusually dark color to make it resemble dark polished metal.
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Tracker Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Probably likes to hang out with [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Disco Inferno]].]]
*'''Tracker Hound''' (Legends, 2010)

:Tracker Hound is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends-class Autobot Hound in black with gold striping with additional details done in metal grey and his eyes are painted in metallic blue. He lacks his signature yellow star and instead features a silver Autobot symbol in its place.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegTrackerHound/hound.htm More information on Tracker Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Chronicle===
[[File:EZCollectionHoundToy.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hound''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Hound is a (slight?) redeco of the ''Universe'' [[Legends Class]] Autobot Hound toy, available only in Japan. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[File:Tfcaramel hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Hound was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Hound was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Hound 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 that could be played with the figurines. Hound was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Hound''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''17'''
: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]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Hound/hound.htm More information on Decoy Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|200px|thumb|Not included: Awkwardly-positioned Spike.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:Released in the first wave of ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Hound is posed, like many Robot Heroes, in a squat crouching pose. However, he has a few noteworthy aspects: he's one of the few Generation 1 characters to be sculpted with a handheld weapon. More surprising than that, Hound is currently the ''most'' articulated Generation 1 Robot Hero, having swivel joints at his head, shoulders and ''waist''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHHound/hound.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Speed Stars===
====Stealth Force====
[[File:StealthForce Hound toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Missile launcher converts to missile launcher and back!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Basic, 2010)

:''[[Speed Stars]]'' "Autobot Hound" is part of the "Stealth Force" sub-line, consisting of vehicles without robot modes, but with plenty of flip-out panels with hidden weapons. The toy is a Jeep Hurricane approximation that's nearly identical to Hound's ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy, about 5% larger in length and height and about 10% larger in width. The similarities with ''Universe'' Hound aren't limited to the general vehicle design, but extend to almost absurdly faithfully recreated details such as the design of the rims, the tire patterns and even the prongs in the back that were used to attach [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on ''Universe'' Hound (sculpted in their retracted state on "Stealth Force" Hound). The biggest liberties, oddly enough, have been taken with the design of the dashboard.

:Hound's "Stealth Force" gimmick is triggered either by pulling out the front bumper or any medium amount of impact, which activates an auto-transformation mechanism that extracts all four wheels sideways and reveals non-firing weapons in the vehicle's hood, fenders, doors and trunk, and an extracting (non-concealed) missile launcher above the co-driver's seat.

:His [[package art]] is directly recycled from ''Universe'' Autobot Hound.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SFHound/hound.htm More information on Stealth Force Hound at TFU.info]''

===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[file:SDCC2013Hound.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2008 [[mold]] of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[VAMP]] meant to represent Hound. The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], a new [[Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], and a "samurai robot warrior" based on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

: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.
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==Notes==
[[File:Hound braver roadking armada generics.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Hound toy was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "J59 Jeep", coming with a blue-and-white pilot figure and several IP-infringing decals.
*Ken Sansom's voice for Hound sounds not unlike famous actor [[Wikipedia:James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart]].
*Due to the [[character model|animation model]] of the characters being based on [[package art]] as much as the actual toy, Hound's holographic rifle was misinterpreted as a small pistol thanks to the foreshortening used. The Alternators toy uses the "pistol", which led people more familiar with the original figure's gigantic rifle to quip that his new weapon was "far too small".
*Hound's head design has several elements that alternate frequently between two different interpretations among the various toys and art renditions: On the original toy, the center of his helmet sports a raised ridge that's only slightly indented compared to the sides of the helmet on the front end. The animation model, based on the toy's package art that depicts the section in question in a way that's open to misinterpretation, changes that to an ''entirely'' indented middle section of the helmet ''without'' a ridge. Since then, comic book artists have mostly followed the animation model, with the exception of [[Don Figueroa]] ([[Transformers: The War Within|''The War Within'' volume 1]] and IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], the latter drawn in his new "live action movie"-inspired style) and [[Andrew Wildman]] ([[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|''The War Within'' volume 2]]). The toys (''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figures) have mostly remained faithful to the original toy, with the exception of the ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy. In addition, the usually raised "earmuff" sections on the sides of the helmet, which were ''indented'' on the original toy, alternate heavily between "round" and "squared", sometimes even between different comics drawn by the same artist (notably [[E. J. Su]] and [[Guido Guidi]]).
*Like those of many Generation 1 characters, Hound's animation model has appeared as an unnamed cameo in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]]. He is visible both reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon alongside [[Braver]] and [[Road King]] in "[[First Encounter]]" (seen at right), and in a flashback in "[[Prehistory]]".
*The Alternators version of Hound was originally planned as a Jeep Rubicon, sporting a slightly different transformation that would have somewhat reduced the back kibble. Presumably, the change from the Rubicon to the Wrangler was due to Jeep wanting their more common model featured.
[[File:Universe Hound concept.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Japanese book ''[[Transformers Generations 2009|Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1]]'' contains concept art (by [[Don Figueroa]]) for an earlier version of ''Universe'' Hound, resembling a Humvee instead of the Jeep form of the final figure.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hound''' (ハウンド ''Haundo'')
*''French:'' '''Dépisteur''' (Canada, "The Tracker")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Kélev Tsáyid''' (כלב ציד, "Hound")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadászeb''' ("Hound")
*''Italian:'' '''Canguro''' ("Kangaroo")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lìeh-chiuǎn''' (Taiwan, 獵犬, "Hound"), '''Tan Zhang''' (China, 探長, "Chief Detective")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Caçador''' (Portugal comics), '''Rastreador''' (Brazil comics, "Tracker")
*''Russian:'' '''Ohotnik''' (Охотник, "Hunter")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hound Hound's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Hound (G1)

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:''Hound is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 Hound reissueart1.jpg|300px|thumb|Rejected as [[kid-appeal character]]. Why? Not [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|yellow]] enough.]]
'''Hound''' wishes he were [[human]]. The dark, barren metalscapes of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] no longer interest him. Now that Hound has been shipwrecked on [[Earth]], he considers this planet his home. He sees humankind as beautiful and wishes he could interact with their ecosphere the same way they do, to feel what they feel and to see what they see.

He treasures his job as an Autobot scout, making good use of his ability to project [[hologram]]s for added disguise. He uses this opportunity to explore the breathtaking caverns and mountainous expanses that Earth provides. He's a meek, benevolent soul, even compared to his fellow Autobots. He gets along with the [[Cliffjumper (G1)|more blood-thirsty of their ranks]] but not the [[Blades (G1)|''most'' blood-thirsty of their ranks]].

His nicknames are '''Sarge''', '''Nose''', and '''Sniffer'''.<ref>''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[File:Houndfirstappearance.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Hi, I'm friendly!]]
Hound was a part of the crew on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed into [[Earth]] four million years ago while clearing an asteroid field in the path of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron.]] Upon reviving in [[1984]], Hound marveled at this world's strange and diverse lifeforms, and couldn't wait to explore its surface—not for business, but for pleasure. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] cautioned him, reminding Hound that their primary purpose was to spare Earth's inhabitants from the onslaught of the Decepticons. Hound was chosen as part of the first field expedition into the world under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s command, and his new surroundings overwhelmed him. His sensors alerted them to a drive-in movie theatre, a serene scene that quickly turned into a battle when the Decepticons arrived. Hound was able to divert [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Hound worried more about [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s whereabouts, as the small scout had gone missing. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Tellhimwhodefeatedyouthisday.jpg|200px|thumb|"Ravage, who defeated you this day?!" "Uh, the guy that Jazz keeps getting colored as, I think?"]]
Fortunately, Bumblebee was later able to radio his location to Hound, who informed the other Autobots. Better still, he had located a [[human]] who could convert Earth fuel into a substance they could use! Hound and the others traveled to the home (and auto repair shop) of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], where they were, of course, attacked again by the Decepticons! [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] apologized for leaping in front of Hound to get closer to their enemies, but Hound was fine with it so long as Decepticons were destroyed one way or the other. Unfortunately, the Decepticons left the battle with their prize, Sparkplug Witwicky, in the hopes that the human could convert fuel for them instead! {{storylink|Power Play!}}

The battle left Hound and Sideswipe low on fuel, so Optimus Prime offered to carry the two home inside his trailer. After Hound had been attended to, he and the other Autobots met with the amazing [[Spider-Man]], who offered to help them rescue Sparkplug from the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister|cliffside headquarters]]. Hound drove Spider-Man past the Earth military blockade himself with Spider-Man posing as his driver, but Hound stayed behind to help draw the Decepticons' fire while Spider-Man and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] slipped into the headquarters. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Following this, he was present when the Autobots countered the Decepticons when the latter attacked the [[Sherman Dam]], hoping to steal its energy. At Prime's order, Hound submerged into the water to locate the source of the dam's problems and found [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. After a fight between the two, Hound was blasted out of the water by Rumble's piledrivers. The sight of this distracted Optimus Prime during his fight with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] atop the dam, and Megatron was able to use this distraction to knock Prime from the dam.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

When Hound was next seen, he was hanging from the ceiling of the Ark with the other Autobots, the work of the evil Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had returned and taken leadership of the Decepticons for himself. [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was shocked to discover this terrible development, and the human returned to tell [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], the sole Autobot survivor. {{storylink|The New Order}} Ratchet was eventually able to restore the Ark to the Autobots after outwitting Megatron, and Hound and the others were repaired. However, Optimus Prime's head was still in the hands of the Decepticons. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

Hound's next mission involved stopping [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] from sending a message to the Decepticons back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but matters were complicated when they faced the newly-created [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Their merging into the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] did not help things, either, but thanks to help from [[Bomber Bill]], a human trucker, the communications array was destroyed before the entire message could be sent. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:Houndholomap.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Google Maps later rendered Hound obsolete.]]
The conversations of Shockwave's Decepticons, stationed at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], were being listened in on by Hound and the other Autobots, and so they overheard Shockwave's plans to dump Prime's head into a nearby swamp now that he was no longer useful to them. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Hound led a long Autobot convoy to the swamp, and they were able to form a human-chain to rescue the head from sinking to the bottom of it, but when the head was placed on Optimus Prime's body, it attacked them. This was not the real head of Optimus Prime, but an imposter head controlled by Shockwave! A group of Decepticons led by Soundwave joined the imposter Optimus Prime in destroying them, but during the course of battle the real head was restored and the Decepticons defeated. Hound was one of the few Autobots left standing. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[File:Houndravagecrisisofcommand.jpg|200px|thumb|Noticing a pattern?]]
''Now that Prime and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] had been returned to them, Hound was one of the Autobots who opposed using the Matrix to create [[Ultimate Autobot|super-warriors]]. Soon after, he assisted [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] in capturing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], though Ravage's capture was part of the Decepticon's plan. Once Ravage learned what he wanted to know, he escaped.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

Hound was next seen being reconstructed, along with a handful of other Autobots. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Cyclonus and Scourge made their time-jump to [[1986]], Optimus Prime, Ratchet and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were lost in [[Limbo]]. Suspecting Decepticon involvement, Hound and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] were sent to spy on their foes. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] discovered the spying Autobots and attacked, taking out Jazz and beating Hound within an inch of his life while expositing about his [[Life Spark|past self]]. Only the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] saved Hound.''

[[File:Target2006-houndandmagnus.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Well, someone had the scale guide, at least.]]
''After getting a lift back to the Ark from Magnus, Hound tried several times to get Ultra Magnus to assist the Autobots against Galvatron; he also defended their strategy of allying with Megatron. Hound was part of the raiding party which captured Scourgetook a critical view of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s tactics, especially as the Autobots were beaten again and again.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|200px|thumb|He should really stick to fighting Ravage.]]
''In the wake of Galvatron's trip from the future, Optimus Prime faked his death to teach the Autobots how to survive without him. Hound was one of the Autobots who attended his funeral, moments before Optimus Prime reappeared.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

When [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fought on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] for leadership of the Autobots, Hound was among the dozens who disembarked from the Ark to be spectators. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after, he and the other Autobots answered a distress call from Buster Witwicky, but when they arrived to rescue him, they were attacked by both Earth-based Decepticon armies. Hound was pounced upon by [[Weirdwolf]].

The battle was discovered to be a ruse by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to cover his efforts to claim the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Hound was subsequently part of a team sent to confront Starscream in [[New York City]]. Unfortunately, Hound and several of his peers ended up slaughtered by Starscream on the Brooklyn Bridge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Generation 2====
[[File:G2houndprimalfear.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"This is my O Face!!"]]
Hound joined [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s unit in leaving Cybertron to find new conflicts and fought against the [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|technoforming fleets]] of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. He was disgusted by the bloodlust shown by [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], who berated Hound for being a liability. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Following this, he was the only Autobot not infected by the [[Shadow parasite|psychic parasites]] of the [[K'tord Nebula]], due to a blow to the head that knocked him off-line. After Prime and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] managed to temporarily cease fighting long enough to deal with the parasites, Hound scanned the Transformers for any remnants in their systems. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

As one of the more level-headed Autobots, Hound did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the Liege Centuro and his fleet. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Still, he knew good sense when he heard it, even from Grimlock, and when Prime thought it was a good idea for him to go meet the Decepticons alone, Hound arrived with Grimlock and a rescue battalion just in time to keep Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Later, Hound also got involved in protecting the planet [[Ethos]] from genocide. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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When Optimus Prime was alerted to Megatron's devastation of Earth in [[2012]], Hound was among the detachment of Autobots he took to confront the tyrant. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4|Loose Ends #4}} In the ensuing battle against Megatron's [[zombie]] army, Hound took down [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5|Loose Ends #5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Sansom]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "More than Meets the Eye", "S.O.S. Dinobots", "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Vladimiro Conti]] (Italian, second dub), [[Jesús Barrero]] (Latin American, Season 1), [[Javier Pontón]] (Latin American, Season 2)}}

[[File:MTMTE1 Hound and Cliffjumper roll out.jpg|thumb|240px|Those seats looks surprisingly comfortable for a jeep.]]
Hound was one of the original Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crash-landed on Earth four million years ago. When awakened in 1984, he was reformatted to have a terrestrial alt-mode, that of a Mitsubishi military jeep.

As the Autobots got their bearings on this strange, new planet, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dispatched Hound on a recon mission to find the [[Decepticon]]s. The impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] tagged along uninvited, itching to start a fight, and took a pot-shot at [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] once Hound sniffed out the Decepticon base. Cliffjumper missed, and the Decepticons gave chase. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] pursued the two Autobot eavesdroppers, and Hound took the brunt of the assault, getting blasted by Laserbeak's cannons. Hound spun out of control on the winding mountain roads and crashed into a ravine.

Cliffjumper returned with help: the Autobot medic, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Hound was too injured even to transform, so the crane truck [[Hauler]] had to lift him out of the gulch so he could be dragged back to the Ark for repairs. Despite the mishap, Hound bore no ill will against Cliffjumper. The scout had heard enough about Megatron's plans to plunder the Earth's resources that Optimus immediately launched a mission to stop the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:MTMTE2 Hound resuscitates Spike.jpg|thumb|left|220px|... Do we even need a caption here?]]
Later, when the [[Autobot]]s counter-attacked the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], Hound got into an underwater fight with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. The pint-sized Decepticon managed to trap Hound under a pile of boulders so that he couldn't move. Then [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] jumped in and removed the boulders, thus freeing Hound to resurface and rejoin his teammates. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

After they came back from the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Hound and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] came up with a plan to fool the Decepticons: They would create a hologram of a rocket fuel base. The Decepticons would go there to use the resources to create energon cubes, at which point the trap could be sprung. Optimus Prime agreed, and the then-imprisoned [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] was allowed to escape with the false information. However, Megatron outsmarted the Autobots, went to the real rocket fuel base and used its resources. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

After [[Chip Chase]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, who were after the antimatter formula, Hound and Mirage used their respective powers to sneak into the antimatter laboratory in order to mount a rescue. While Hound distracted Megatron with an army of holographic duplicates, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Spike swooped in to save the prisoner, and the Autobots beat a hasty retreat through a fourth-floor window. Megatron had already obtained the formula, and he attacked Autobot Headquarters. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] unleashed the power of the antimatter gun in his direction, Hound ended up buried up to his waist in rubble. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:FireintheSky Hound's huge hand.jpg|thumb|260px|"That picture up there was completely innocent in context, I swear! Please put the mace down!"]]
He again defended the base when Optimus Prime was incapacitated and required a new [[Cosmitron]]. Though the fight didn't got well for the Autobots, they held off the Decepticons long enough for Optimus to be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} After enjoying a snowball fight in mid-summer, the Autobot traced the source of the strange temperature drops to the [[Arctic]]. Hound was one of the Autobots who went there to investigate and immediately encountered a new Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. When Spike and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] became trapped on the ice, Hound was unable to rescue them and watched helplessly as they were carried off by Skyfire. As the Autobots followed, Hound, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], Ratchet and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] were separated from the others and subsequently captured by the Decepticons. Skyfire was ordered to eliminate the foursome as a test of loyalty, but refused and was blasted by Starscream. Hound employed his holograms to allow the four Autobots to avoid a similar fate. Once they'd repaired Skyfire, the jet happily defected, but ended up buried in ice following the defeat of Megatron's plan. The Autobots held a memorial for him. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobot Hound radios in.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"Yes, hello, I'm looking for a Mrs Hugginkiss, first name Amanda..."]]
After the Autobots discovered fossilized dinosaur bones inside a cavern in the [[Mount St. Hilary|Autobot volcano]], Hound was accompanied Spike on a trip to the museum, a new Earth experience that excited him. He scanned three dinosaur skeletons with his hologram gun, and the resulting holographic simulation inspired [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and Ratchet to build the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. However, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] severely damaged [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] when the exceptionally dim-witted Dinobots went on a rampage, forcing Hound and Spike to scout for Decepticon activity while the Autobot base computer was being repaired. Hound didn't mind the extra work, as it allowed him to do sightseeing of the surrounding Earth landscape. He managed to detect Decepticon activity at the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power facility and relayed the information to Optimus Prime. Arriving at the falls, he was extremely impressed with the view. When no Decepticons were in immediate view, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] jokingly wondered about the occupancy of [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]] in Hound's database, to the amusement of no one. Hound was among the Autobots subsequently captured by the Decepticons, but was freed when Wheeljack and the Dinobots arrived to save the day. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Bumblebee in Hound.jpg|thumb|200px|Carpooling taken to the next level.]]
Hound was on the Autobot squad, along with the Dinobots, which was on-hand when [[Meteorini Chipperoni|a meteor]] crashed to Earth in a ghost town. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}} After Sparkplug was abducted by Laserbeak, Hound took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a small team went in and rescued Sparkplug. Later, he and the rest of the Autobots attempted to stop Megatron from activating a giant [[space bridge]]. They failed, and Cybertron was drawn into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat back to Headquarters, Hound and Bluestreak had to save Spike from Laserbeak. Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee, who'd fallen into a crevasse, so that [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] could haul the diminutive Autobot out. As he was out of gas, Bumblebee had to ride back to Headquarters in Hound. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}

Hound took part in the cleanup efforts after Cybertron was ejected from Earth's orbit. After the Decepticons were spotted on the move, the Autobots gave chase. After a brief stop in a quicksand trap, they caught up with the Decepticons outside [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s secret laboratory and prevented the explosion of the [[Exponential Generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Hound turned out to cheer on Optimus Prime during the Autobot leader's one-on-one fight against Megatron. To the shock of all of the Autobots, Prime lost, and they were legally obligated to vacate the planet. Once they returned to base, they discovered that Megatron had cheated, and the results of the fight were void. Faced with the Decepticon's huge new warrior, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Hound projected an [[Halonix Maximus|even bigger Autobot]], distracting the combiner long enough for Optimus defeat him. The Autobots subsequently blasted the Decepticons into a crevasse filled with lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

After Spike's mind was transferred into a [[Autobot X|robot body]], the process affected the boy and Megatron turned him against the Autobots. Hound rolled out to bring Spike back to Autobot Headquarters and stood by his bedside as his mind was transferred back. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Hound was later on another mission to a gold mine. The mission didn't go well, resulting in the Autobots being battered by energised boulders, and Gears being kidnapped. When Megatron activated his [[Solar Needle]], the Autobots were obliged to travel to [[Africa]] to shut down the operation and rescue Gears. They did briefly consider leaving him with his temporary affable personality, but were overruled by Gears himself. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[File:CityofSteel Hound tracking.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money...or candy.]]
The Autobots visited [[New York City]] when the Decepticons began replacing buildings with Cybertronian architecture. Optimus Prime was captured by the Decepticons, and Hound, along with Spike, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Mirage, entered the sewer system in an attempt to rescue their leader. After tangling with an [[Alligatorcon]], Hound became confused by the fact that his sensors detected Prime ''behind'' them. His sensors were correct—the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s had built the Alligatorcon out of Prime's parts. Hound, Mirage and Ratchet ended up wrangling it so Optimus could be rebuilt. During the battle for New York, Hound found himself battling [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in a subway with Bluestreak, then consoling Wheeljack after the scientist's remote-controlled helicopters failed to stop Devastator. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

[[File:AttackAutobots Hound crushes dumpster.jpg|thumb|200px|OM NOM NOM]]
When Megatron used a [[personality destabilizer device]] on the Autobot [[recharging chamber]], Hound was one of the Autobots turned to evil. He and Ratchet went after [[Harding|Doctor Harding]], who had plans for a new solar satellite. When she escaped them at the lab by jumping out of a window, Hound pursued her into an alleyway, where she jumped into one of the dumpsters. As he picked up the dumpster she was in, Jazz arrived and distracted him long enough for Sparkplug to use an [[attitude exchanger]] to restore Hound's good nature. The Autobots set about finding the rest of their number, and Hound struck on the idea of firing the exchangers from their guns, enabling them to restore the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

During a test of Wheeljack's latest invention, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], Hound projected a hologram of Laserbeak, only for Ironhide to mistake it for the real thing. The Autobots dove for cover as he fired, and the only casualty was the Immobilizer itself. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Hound took part in an Autobot charity event, during which the Decepticons took the opportunity to test out their new [[Transfixatron]]. Stuck in vehicle mode, the Autobots were taken to a ghost town, but Hound was able to use his holographic gun to send a message back to base. Though his gun was blasted by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], the message had been received, and the Autobots back at base came to the rescue with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:Houndfootball.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Another potentially humorous image ruined by some pedant calculating that the football has to be about ten feet long.]]
Hound bravely participated in a game of football against the Dinobots, resulting in him coming off second best when he ran into [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] while heading for a touchdown. Investigating strange energy readings, he and the other Autobots encountered the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns and Decepticons beneath the sea. The Autobots raced for Washington, which their combined enemies intended to conquer. Hound warned the other Autobots to be careful that they didn't damage any of the historical structures there as they fought, but all of the Autobots were overcome by [[Nergill]]'s [[magnetic dysfunction ray]]. It wasn't until the Dinobots arrived and the weapon was destroyed that the Autobots were freed from its power. The Autobots assaulted Sub-Atlantica, and the city was destroyed by Nergill's own hand. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

While the bulk of the Autobot forces went to investigate the reprogramming of [[TORQ III]] at [[Quantum Laboratories]], Hound, Spike and Skyfire were left on their own to check out why the world's fleet of [[oil tanker]]s were converging on a spot near the Decepticon base. They found the Decepticons had built an oil platform, and they used one of the tankers to sneak aboard, only to be almost immediately captured. Spike's deft use of an electromagnet broke the trio out, and Hound was able to destroy the shield generator protecting the platform. The main Autobot force stormed the base, and Prime helped the trio get clear before it was destroyed. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

After [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], a human-invented robot, was reprogrammed by the Decepticons and stole the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot Headquarters, the Autobots gave chase. Hound used his infrared sensors to track her down, but it was only after a prolonged fight that they got the chip back and Nightbird was disabled. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} On one strange occasion when the Autobots found that they had two Optimus Primes, Hound accompanied the Autobot forces to a crevasse from which strange energy readings were emanating, and he ended up fighting Starscream briefly. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[File:InsecticonSyndrome Houndlifting.jpg|260px|thumb|To beat this guy, you need speed. You don't have it. You've got arthritis in your neck and calcium deposits on most o' yer joints, so sparring is out. So what we're gonna be calling on is good old blunt force trauma—heavy duty power punches that're gonna rattle his ancestors. Yeah!!! Let's start buildin' some Hurtin' Bombs.]]
Hound, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and Bumblebee investigated reports of chewed-up trees and quickly realised that the Insecticons were behind it. After tracking down their quarry, the three Autobots, along with Spike and [[Jeff (ranger)|Ranger Jeff]], were chased off a cliff by a fallen tree trunk. They were able to take shelter on a small ledge, and Hound used a hologram to fool the Insecticons into thinking the Autobots had been destroyed. After radioing base to warn them that the Insecticons and their Decepticon allies intended to attack the [[Nova Power Plant]], the trio headed to the target themselves, but were too late to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the [[Nova Power Core]]. Hound and Jazz ended up pulling Wheeljack out of the wreckage of a pylon. The Autobots tried to head off a subsequent attack on [[Iron Mountain]], but the power-saturated Insecticons blasted them. Hound ended up under [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], who was under a ton of rock. He then ended up at ground zero as the Insecticons were about to explode, but swift work by the Autobots prevented too much of a disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

Hound was witness to another of the Dinobots' rampages at headquarters, after which they were sent to the newly discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to work on their technique. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Responding to strange energy readings in the city, Hound used his sensors to locate Bumblebee and Spike under some rubble, before taking part in the effort to round up a bunch of barbarians on [[mammoth]]s who'd wandered through a time warp. He and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] kept the warp open long enough for the barbarians to be returned through it. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:MMP2 Hound scans ahead.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"My scans show we are...''in a ship!'']]
The Autobots were taking part in an [[Autobot Day]] parade to celebrate their accomplishments, when a tape was shown which incriminated them all for energy theft. Hound and the others were put on trial, swiftly found guilty, and ordered to leave the planet. With little other choice but to obey the law, they boarded a spacecraft supplied by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} When Cliffjumper proved unable to alter the ship's flight path, Hound pinpointed their destination: the [[Sun]]! Unable to prevent the ship's destruction, they used one of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force fields to link to [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and were able to return to Earth. There, Megatron's frame-up had already been exposed, and the Autobots brought the full might of their forces down on the enemy. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionDinobots1 Hound projecting hologram.jpg|thumb|240px|Time to keep 'em out of my garden!!!]]
Hound attended a demonstration of the [[Ultra Plane]], only for the experimental drone craft to be destroyed by the Decepticons. He took part in the defense of the lab behind the Ultra Plane, using one of his holograms to trick Starscream and Soundwave into believing that Megatron had retreated. A short while later, he and the rest of the Autobots were afflicted by [[Cybertonium]] depletion and were unable to function. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Luckily, Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots were able to retrieve some more from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Hound rolled out to prevent the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] and again later to help the humans when Megatron used the device to block radio waves planet-wide. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Masquerade Hound.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The lack of engine detailing makes poor Hound sad.]]
He was part of a second wave of Autobots who went up against [[electrum]]-coated Decepticons. They didn't have much better luck than the first wave. Once they found the pool of electrum that the Decepticons had been utilising, the Autobots were able to even the odds. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} Hound rolled out to rescue [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] from a Decepticon trap, and he was presumably subsequently struck down by the same [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] that afflicted the other Autobots. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust}} After the Autobots captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who were out on a mission for Megatron, Hound probed their memory banks but only came up with a map to a crater. A number of the Autobots, including Optimus, disguised themselves as the Decepticon team, but after they'd gone to uncover Megatron's plan, the real Stunticons broke out of their cells. Hound came to see what all the noise was, and was blasted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as the combiner departed. The damaged Autobots recovered in time to provide much-needed reinforcement to Prime's team. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In the year [[2005]], Hound was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. Shortly before [[Battle of Autobot City|the Decepticon attack]], Hound was part of [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'s detail, placing a roadblock on the trail to Lookout Mountain. During the battle, he managed to get to the shuttle landing pad as Optimus Prime began his counterattack on the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|While Sunstreaker is clearly shown to be arriving on Optimus Prime's shuttle despite having earlier appeared at Kup's roadblock (creating a continuity error), it is less clear with Hound, as he is merely shown outside of Prime's landed shuttle. However, the way he is drawn heavily implies that he disembarked from the shuttle.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages====
One day, Hound decided to participate in a friendly race amongst the Autobots, though his Jeep mode wasn't expected to bring him a victory against the numerous race and sports cars he was up against. Little did anyone know, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and set a trap within a narrow canyon. Once inside, all the racecars became trapped and were unable to escape due to their poor traction over the rough terrain. Soundwave began firing upon them and his victory seemed assured. However, Hound's rough, tough and all-around manly Jeep mode proved the ''real'' victor, as it allowed the Autobot to traverse the rugged landscape, transform and punch Soundwave so hard it shattered his chest.

Eat it, you sissy racecars. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] with nearly the entire Decepticon army, Hound responded with the rest of the Autobots in defense. They eventually won the day, though the attack was little more than a diversion while [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] performed ''evil'' in Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

[[File:4WheeldriveBrigade1.jpg|thumb|200px|LOCK AND LOAD! MAXIMUM FIRE! SHOCK AND AWE! SOME OTHER PHRASE!]]
As leader of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], Hound responded to a Decepticon threat within a crater in [[Kyushu]]. The threat turned out to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who trapped the Brigade within a smoking pit thanks to some well-placed landmines. Hound "combined" (er, ''formed a human pyramid'') with the other members of the Brigade, creating the "4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack, which busted the Insecticons' scrum and sent them into retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Later, Hound accompanied [[Kenji]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] on a mission to an island utopia so they could reconvene with another Autobot unit. Upon arriving, however, they found [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and his troops being held captive by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]! Turns out that Megatron had chosen the island utopia as the perfect place to complete the creation of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. With the giant transforming city standing before them, Perceptor and Hound concocted a clever scheme to defeat the villain. While [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] protected the local wildlife, Hound projected a hologram of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] through Perceptor's lenses, enlarging it. Trypticon mistook the phony Metroplex for the real deal and rushed it, passing through the hologram and falling into the sea. Hound and the other Autobots then put the captive Constructicons to work, restoring the island utopia to its former beauty. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

====''Story of Binaltech''====
Hound was one of many Autobots who suffered from the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] unleashed it upon them. Working together with the humans, the Autobots created the [[Binaltech|Binaltech Project]] as a means of transferring the injured Autobots' sparks into super-powered new bodies created from human technology. Along with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hound was part of the first wave of Binaltech warriors, who assembled on Earth under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:FourWarriors HotRod Hound.jpg|200px|thumb|Hey, it's that green guy!]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

In the year 2011, Hound was stationed at the Autobot base on [[Athenia]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] wondered how the Decepticons had managed to invade Cybertron so easily, Hound theorized that releasing the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] might have destabilized [[Vector Sigma]]. He was right. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:ForestRescueMission Hound transforms.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Tragically, another '80s TV star gets Parkinson's.]]
After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] alerted the Autobots to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s latest plan, they took to the seas in a boat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] built. When [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] pointed out a strangely-behaving iceberg to Hound, the ship was boarded by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who promptly fell for one of Hound's holographic tricks. The Autobots later defeated the Decepticons and confiscated the treasure they'd found. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} When the Decepticons came up with a new plan to steal Earth's fuel, Hound and Bumblebee volunteered as scouts to locate their enemy. Hound found the Decepticons at [[Hoover Dam]] and after alerting the other Autobots, took part in the battle to save it. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

The Decepticons developed a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal Earth's fuel, and Hound joined in on a raid on the Decepticon stronghold, though he accidentally set off the alarm as they entered. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

While the Autobots were relaxing in the woods one day, Hound stumbled on Megatron and his goons trashing the place. He reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], who was feeding a [[bunny rabbit|bunny]] and the Autobots set about defending the forest from the Decepticons. Hound created [[Butch Witwicky (G1)|Butch]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] holograms so Megatron came up empty-handed when he made a grab for them. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

When the Decepticons attacked [[Oil Valley]], Hound was part of a convoy of Autobots that turned up to fight them. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}} [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Hound and some other Autobots about a stash of [[energon cube]]s hidden somewhere on Earth, and they decided to try to find it. They headed to [[Mount St. Hilary]], only to find the Decepticons were already there searching. Naturally another battle ensued, which ended when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ate all the energon cubes. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===Big Looker Story Books===
[[File:Ratchetgreatcarrally.jpg|thumb|200px|"Ow."]]
Hound was among the Autobots who volunteered to go on a mission to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and ended up on [[Earth]]. After [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] got the help of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] in repairing Hound and the other Autobots, Hound gave Sparkplug and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] home to [[Kimball]], only to find the Decepticons were already there raiding the city. Hound raced back to base and fetched the rest of the Autobots so they could chase the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}} Hoping to win a year's oil, the Autobots entered the [[Big Car Rally]]. Hound drove the mountain leg, helped by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] who repaired a bridge [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] had taken out. When he reached [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s stage, Hound saved his comrade by jumping in front of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s blast, at the cost of needing some repairs from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}} Optimus, Bumblebee and Hound lazed around under a tree outside Autobot HQ one sunny day. They later had to go rescue [[Grapple]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
[[File:StormsOfDestruction Hound.jpg|thumb|left|160px]]
After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] caved in a section of [[Brazil]], Hound took part in an aerial attack, flying over the Decepticons in his jeep mode and raining down lasers. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}
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===Ladybird Books===
[[File:MegatronsFightForPower Hound.jpg|thumb|200px]]
After a lightning storm, Hound marveled at how a strike had changed a nearby mountain. Huffer built a lightning rod to harness the power of Earth's storms, which Hound thought he detected the Decepticons snooping around but didn't bother telling anyone. It later turned out he was right, though the Decepticons had mistaken the rod for a radio mast, and they retreated after being shocked by it. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}} When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] detected the Decepticons, Hound used his radar and infrared to determine that their foe was headed for the desert. They subsequently caught the Decepticons raiding an experimental solar energy plant {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Hound eavesdropped on [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s attempts to scout out human life forms. After Laserbeak's transmission was cut off, Hound and Spike went to investigate what the Decepticon was doing and found a windmill. When they found the Decepticons were involved, they called in the rest of the Autobots, and unfortunately the windmill was destroyed in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}} When [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] picked up radio signals from a cloaked Decepticon space station, Hound decoded the signals. He later impersonated [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and gave the three cloaked space stations instructions that caused them to crash into each other. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Following the triggering of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s Decepticon alarms, Hound reported that they'd merely detected a Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
While [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] led an Autobot team to [[South America]] to hunt for energy, Hound and the rest of the Autobots stayed in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They were briefly spied on by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] who reported their status to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
Near the beginning of most branches in one micro-continuity-nexus, Hound reported back to the Ark that four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had inexplicably ditched lookout duty in [[Hidden Valley]] to go on a rampage through farm country. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Hound was an Autobot warrior under the command of Optimus Prime. When Prime disappeared, and the Autobots fractioned into several smaller armies, Hound remained with the primary Autobot faction under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s leadership. He reported the bad news that the Decepticons' new [[Trypticon (G1)|assault base]] was almost operational. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} When Trypticon proved too much for Prowl's team to handle, Hound rustled up some reinforcements and lent a hand. As it turned out, Trypticon was called away. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} They returned to base for repairs, only to come under attack by [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Some time later (and four million years ago), Hound was part of the crew of the Ark spaceship, and crashlanded on the planet Earth after a conflict with the Decepticons. The Autobots and Decepticons on board remained in [[stasis lock]], buried at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in Oregon, until the volcano exploded in [[1984]], freeing them. Hound and the other Autobots under Prime's command waged war against the Decepticons on Earth, until finally capturing them all. Roughly a decade after they arrived, the Autobots planned to return to Cybertron with their prisoners aboard the ''[[Ark II]]''. Tragically, however, sabotage led to the spaceship exploding on its maiden voyage, and all aboard were believed dead.

Not so. In fact, a human mercenary named [[Lazarus]] had recovered a great number of the Transformers that had been on board, including Hound. He went to work on these deactivated robots, installing programming directives that would turn the Cybertronians into mindless drones for his own purposes. In [[2002]], Hound was repurposed as Lazarus' transport jeep when he entertained the "freedom fighter" [[Bishop (human)|Bishop]], and stood guard against anybody following them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Lazarus was prepared to unleash his robot soldiers on the world, only to fail at the starting gate when Megatron reasserted control over his own programming and resumed the war. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Hound, along with the other Autobots Lazarus had salvaged, were used to power Megatron's metallic virus. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] reported barely functional state. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

Not long thereafter, Hound and the Autobots were confronted with an envoy from Cybertron, which had apparently ended the war sometime ago, creating a Unified Cybertronian government. Allegedly in order to prevent the warlike Transformers of Earth from igniting old passions, Hound and many of his fellow Autobots were captured by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and their operatives. Brought back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Hound and the Autobots were removed from their prison cells by the [[Triple Changer]] named [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and brought into contact with a resistance cell led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. It seemed Shockwave actually had a hidden agenda (of course), and many Autobots had begun taking up arms again to fight back against his regime. Hound joined in the insurrection at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and the resistance ultimately pushed Shockwave out of command, retaking Cybertron for the Autobots. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

As Ultra Magnus began re-establishing Autobot control over the planet, Prowl decided the Ark's crew would be best served by returning to Earth and establishing a permanent base of operations there. Being the Earth-lover that he is, Hound was all for the idea. He was last seen at the site of the future [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], using his holograms to help [[Grapple]] visualize his plans for the city. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF5 Hound dies.jpg|thumb|200px|Hound's career as "[[To sell toys|hi-and-die]]" was short-lived.]]
Hound was present during the chaotic battle on [[Cobra Island]] between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. He was blasted in half by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], sending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] into a fit of rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

{{note|As Hound only appears in a single panel, it's unclear where he came from and if he was among the Transformers recently freed from Cobra's control. He does not appear to have a Cobra vehicle mode, however.}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Hound lay dormant and buried on the [[Fera Islands]] for a long time, until he and his comrades were awakened in [[1939]] thanks to the battle between [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. After he was reformatted into a military jeep and had the situation explained to him by [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], Hound was eager to help the Joes with their mission. {{storylink|Transformed}} As the battle began in earnest, he proved ignorant as to the existence of paratroopers. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

During a run-in with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], Hound sat around in vehicle mode and got dented by the Decepticon's earthquakes, but was otherwise unharmed. {{storylink|Wolves}} As the Autobots advanced towards the [[Terrordrome]], Hound's scanners detected Cobra soldiers forcing slaves to act as human shields, so he suggested that they clear out a nearby trench to hide the slaves in. {{storylink|Trenches}} When a few of the slaves fell in the ocean, Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] helped G.I. Joe pull them up. Unfortunately, both Autobots were killed in battle shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While Hound was out driving with Bumblebee and Spike, the trio happened on a badly-injured Starscream, whom Hound's sensors told him had fallen down the side of a nearby mountain. Hound initially feared it was a trap, but Bumblebee persuaded him to carry the Decepticon back to the Ark. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MegsOrigin4 Hound.jpg|left|250px|thumb|It's rainin' Hounds!]]
Before the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hound was a veteran member of the Autobots, having served under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] with the Security Services force in [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} During the mass prison break of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators and Kaon's most dangerous criminals, Hound and the Autobot security forces struggled to hold the line against the rioting malcontents. After Sentinel Prime returned to the battlefield in his Apex armor, Hound served as optic lead for Sentinel's heads-up scanners in targeting Megatron. However, Megatron destroyed Sentinel Prime's display helmet by throwing Hound's heavily damaged form at the Autobot commander. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Hound survived and became a tracker for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s unit once the Autobots abandoned Kaon and fell under [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s rule. At one time they arrested the Decepticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as he was selling [[phase-charge]]s to dissidents in [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} He later participated in a hunt for [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but just as he and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] caught up with him, the spy released [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to attack them. Hound managed to take the cat down before passing out from his injuries. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Together with the rest of the unit, he then rescued Orion Pax after the Decepticons took him to Kaon. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

A search for the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] brought Orion's team to the [[Acropolex]] in Nyon. Hound was very impressed by the building, being reminded of the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] who had supposedly led their species with wisdom and justice before the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]. He then found some strangely unarmed [[plasma mine]]s and began to suspect Hot Rod wasn't trying to kill them like they thought. Indeed, once they found him, he just wanted to show them proof about Zeta Prime's atrocities. {{storylink|Ruins}} When Prime then attacked Nyon to destroy all who opposed him, Orion Pax and his unit turned on him. They tried to take out one of his [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]] by luring it onto Hound's [[graviton-mine]]s and pouring all their firepower on it, but the plan failed and they were defeated by Zeta Prime himself. {{storylink|Purge}} Their lives were saved by none other than Megatron, who brought them to Kaon, had them repaired and convinced Orion to join forces with him against Zeta. {{storylink|Choices}}

As soon as Zeta Prime was dead, Megatron dropped any pretense of niceness and had the Autobots imprisoned in the [[Citadel]]. After he and some others managed to escape their cell, Hound sniffed out an escape route through the building's substructure and made his way to Nyon, where he and the others were surprised to find that Orion Pax had now become Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Rise}} Under Prime's command, they returned to the Citadel with an army in tow and fought the Decepticons for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Once the Autobots had come out on top and retaken [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Hound was glad to see that the ancient [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] had become the city's new capitol. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Hound continued to serve with the Autobot war effort as the situation escalated, and was working with Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] in defending one of Cybertron's cities as Megatron's forces began expanding his empire. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Hound.jpg|150px|thumb|Guido Guidi draws Cybertronian Hound and makes me cry.]]
Much, much later, Hound was the current leader of a combat unit consisting of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], manning a permanent guard post around [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s hidden base in [[Thunderhead Pass]]. Hound was a by-the-book guy who followed his mission parameters. Sideswipe was an authority-challenging, loud-talking belligerent who constantly insulted this dull posting and demanded they head for Earth to search for his missing brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. Working with him makes Hound cry.

To add insult to injury [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a mysterious and powerful being]] barged into the base, killed Leadfoot, seriously damaged everyone else, and then stole the inactive form of [[Thunderwing (G1)|the planet-murdering Thunderwing]] himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} In the middle of briefing Optimus Prime on this event, Hound was interrupted by Sideswipe going on about Sunstreaker again. To Hound's surprise, Optimus agreed and called the team to Earth, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} only for him to then order them to [[Garrus-9]] instead when the "[[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]" were broken out of the prison there. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

As they headed off in ''[[Ark-12]]'', Hound had to listen to, yep, Sideswipe moaning they weren't looking for Sunstreaker. His angry retort to Sideswipe to take it up with Prime was interrupted by an attack from [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]; Hound followed protocol in fighting him off and prepared to carry on instead of investigating the incident (necessity before need), only for the dead Cyclonus to ''get up again'' and keep shooting. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] received Hound's distress call from and drove off the threat, but poor Hound got berated by Sideswipe into diverting from their mission to investigate. That divergence led them to [[Corata-Vaz]] where Sideswipe goaded Cyclonus into attacking instead of surrendering and then insulted Hound when criticised over this, Cyclonus deadened Hound's arm, and then Thunderwing was awakened to swat the Autobots all aside. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Prowl regarded the battle with Hound's unit and the [[Wrecker]]s versus Thunderwing as suicidal. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Observing that the battle was not going well, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] decided to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's [[axis cradle]], telling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to take their forces into the [[Nega-Core]] chamber as quickly as possible should he be successful. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Hound's unit were pulled out of Corata-Vaz and, along with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], dispatched to Earth to mess up the enemy's space bridge set-up there. Hound sent his men through the Bridge portals to nab all the [[Nega-Core]]s, except for Skram who was sent to get [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Sideswipe who volunteered to keep the enemy forces off their backs. Hound didn't understand Sideswipe's reasons but admitted he'd been wrong about the mech, and announced it was an honour to have served with him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Some time later, Hound joined Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, only to be defeated when they were all lured into a Decepticon trap. The Decepticons subsequently dumped them all on Cybertron in hopes that the [[Insecticon swarm]] would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Hound and the others were stuck on the ruined planet while the Decepticons rampaged across Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} During one battle with the swarm, he let [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ride him in vehicle mode, although his Earth mode had traction problems on the planet's metallic surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} Hound later watched in silence as the leaderless Autobots broke into one argument after another. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Following the Autobots' return to Earth, Hound located [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had helped them defeat the Decepticons by sniping Megatron, and brought him to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} He was later part of an Autobot squad sent to retrieve Bumblebee after he went missing in the ruins of [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

Three years later, Hound was still stationed on Earth with Optimus Prime. He was present when Hot Rod demanded to go on a rescue mission for Prowl, and again after the mission went bad and Prime abdicated his leadership role. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He watched as Hot Rod led a group of Autobots in seceding from the main army {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} and as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to perform his internal affairs report on [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s murder. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Hound was among those who cheered when Bumblebee was nominated as the new leader of the Autobots. He went with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Bumblebee to investigate [[Gordon Horiuchi]]'s proposed alliance between the Autobots and his loyalists in [[Skywatch]]. Hound's scans didn't turn up anything improper, though, and so the Autobots became Skywatch's newest robot hunters. They captured [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], and several others in the hopes of building up enough goodwill for Skywatch's governing body to recognize that they weren't a threat. Their hopes were dashed, however, when Horiuchi demanded they capture one of their own deserters, Blurr. He also demonstrated a hidden failsafe measure in the badges Skywatch had provided them, letting him remotely mode-lock any Autobot who disobeyed orders. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

Not having any other choice, Hound and the others reluctantly captured Blurr, but refused to turn him over in the end. Bumblebee's badge was damaged in combat, and so the Autobots worked out a ruse so that he could roam free and find a means of freeing them from Skywatch. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Hound and the others continued to play along with Horiuchi while Bumblebee ran his solo mission. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Eventually, Bumblebee successfully disabled the badges and, to accommodate his new role as leader, he had Hound and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] upgrade his body with additional strength and armor. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Several months later, Hound and most other Autobots left Earth to return to Cybertron. He was among those who were curious about how Optimus Prime would interrogate a captive Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once they arrived, they fought against Galvatron's [[Sweep]] hordes. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Then Megatron escaped and summoned his own troops to the scene, causing more trouble for the Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Hound was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

To demonstrate [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome's]] ability to identify an Autobot based on their [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sounds]], Trailbreaker got Hound to transform and Chromedome managed to identify him without looking. {{storylink|Interiors}} Hound volunteered for the mission to [[Temptoria]] to see if a Decepticon force there was holding the [[Circle of Light]] prisoner. On the way he discussed [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s recent decapitation with [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and realized that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s new title was the longest ever. {{storylink|Before & After}}

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[[File:SpotlightMirage Hound dies.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Second death, but it still doesn't count.]]
On Earth, Hound's friend Mirage was seriously injured, and as he recuperated, he was haunted repeatedly by dreams of being a Decepticon. In this dream, Hound was among the last of the Autobots holding out in a losing battle with the Decepticons. He was working on a way to convert the cross-dimensional [[Zodiac]] energy for consumption in lieu of energon when Mirage tricked the Autobots into letting him enter their hideout. During the subsequent scuffle, Hound killed Soundwave, but the Autobots were forced to surrender when Mirage held Jetfire hostage, yet promised to spare their lives. Unfortunately for Hound, Mirage was ordered by Megatron to execute the Autobots. Hound was killed by Mirage as defiance to Optimus Prime's pleas for him to see reason. But it was just a dream (or some alternate dimension mumbo-jumbo), so it didn't matter. Right? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Hound later formed a train with Ratchet and Trailblazer to get Tesla and Tobias to the dormant body of their leader, Optimus Prime, to help them fight a new threat, the Elder Gods. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1}} Hound, Ratchet, and Trailblazer realized an electrical charge was necessary to reawaken Optimus Prime and they gave their energy to a balloon to set a charge. When Optimus Prime awakened, he gave the trio energy from his energon reserves. They left for Port Cenotaph to fight the Elder God possessed Ironhide. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
Hound was chasing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] after the sneaky Mini-Cassette snatched a sack full of energon cubes. He lost the cat for a while, and caught up just in time to see [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] overpower Ravage and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while re-enacting the Circle of Life. They made friends, and Hound promised to return to the safari park and visit soon. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8|Henkei! Henkei! #8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Hound could come to Optimus Prime's aid, offering different routes through the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===The Transformers (1985)===
Hound was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Hound.jpg|thumb|250px|"Fold in the middle! *flump*"]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Hound protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

===The Transformers (PS2)===
Hound was one of the Autobots present on [[Zel Samine]] during the Decepticon attacks. He joined up with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s party after they secured the geothermal power plant from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
When the [[Military Patrol]] was unleashed on [[New York City|New York]], Hound joined [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] in driving the Decepticon team out of the city. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Full Assault}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Short but sweet.]]
*'''Hound''' (Autobot, 1984/1985/2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''02''', '''TFC-14'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hologram Gun", machine gun, missile launcher, 3 missiles, spare tire, gas can

:Hound was released as part of the initial Autobot assortment in 1984, transforming into a Mitsubishi J59 Jeep. Mounted on the back of the vehicle mode is a large, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver machine gun turret which doesn't really go anywhere in robot mode. Other vehicle accessories include a spare tire and a fuel canister which also don't really go anywhere in robot mode.

:In robot mode, Hound is armed with a large, silver "holographic rifle" and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded, firing rocket launcher with three silver projectiles. The US version of this launcher had severely weakened springs [[for safety reasons]].

:He was reissued in 2004 by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their [[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]] "bookbox" reissue series.

:This mold was used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Hound/hound.htm More information on Generation 1 Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|300px|thumb|Sgt. Hound. Starring Steve Martin. (Hound is the white payloader.)]]
*'''Sgt. Hound''' (Auto Roller, 1995)
**''Accessories'': 4 missiles

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Auto Roller]] [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] was planned for release in 1995 as "Sgt. Hound", but was one of several redecos and molds that were canceled with the end of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]]. He would have transformed into a payloader. As an [[Auto Roller]], a switch on his vehicle-mode back end connects a gearing mechanism attached to his rear axle, which makes him [[autotransformation|autotransform]] from vehicle to robot mode when pushed forward, and back when pulled in reverse. His right arm ends in a spring-loaded missile launcher, while his left features a spring-gear-activated spinning circular saw. All four of his missiles can be stowed on his rear wheel wells. No known samples of the toy have surfaced.

:This mold was also used to make [[Autocrasher]] from ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]''.

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===Alternators/Binaltech===
[[File:Alternators Hound toy.jpg|300px|thumb|"At long last, I HAVE ELBOWS!!!"]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (2004)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-04'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, Hound's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] was updated to a ([[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]]) 1:24 scale [[Wikipedia:Jeep Wrangler|Jeep Wrangler]], with opening doors, hood (with mock engine bay) and tailgate, and a detailed interior. Hound also features [[rubber tires]] and a working, spring-loaded suspension system, similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]], but lacks steering. In robot mode, he greatly resembles both the original toy in detail and the ''Generation 1'' [[character model|cartoon model]] in proportions and personality. In this form, Hound is armed with a holographic projector gun stored inside his spare tire.

:The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version of the toy is largely identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, except for the use of painted [[die-cast]] metal for numerous vehicle mode panels.

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into ''Alternators/Binaltech'' [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who was then [[redeco]]ed into ''Alternators'' [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltHound/hound.htm More info on Alternators Hound at TFU.info]''

===Universe (2008)===
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[[File:Hounduniverselegends.jpg|300px|thumb|But not any more...]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Legends, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] figures (but the first wave to feature new-mold items, not simply ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series [[redeco]]es), the first ''Universe'' Hound toy is sculpted to closely resemble his Generation 1 design, particularly in the way his vehicle mode resembles a somewhat outdated, old-fashioned army Jeep. For legal reasons, the vehicle mode has been slightly tweaked, such as sporting squared headlights and horizontal vents in the front grille, as compared to the characteristic round headlights/vertical grille vents design of a real-life Jeep. Due to his small size and [[size class|price point]], he has no weapon in either mode.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Tracker Hound. It is also the basis for the non-toy character [[Mito Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Legends Hound at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Universe2008 G1Hound.jpg|300px|thumb|Wait, never mind! I found them!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Generation 1 Series'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:Part of the fourth wave of ''Universe'' Deluxe-class toys, this version of Hound is more of an evolution of the character rather than the reproduction the Legends class toy represents. His vehicle mode resembles a [[Wikipedia:Jeep Hurricane|Jeep Hurricane]] concept car, once again with a modified front section that avoids the trademark Jeep look with round headlights and vertical grille vents. Unlike his Legends class toy, Deluxe class Hound features his familiar (non-firing) rocket launcher in both vehicle and robot modes. In the area of "undocumented, but not terribly exciting, features", the soles of Hound's feet can pivot inwards, providing more stability for wide-stanced poses.

:Hasbro's initial "hand-painted digitally touched-up prototype" [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a slightly different color layout for Hound, with a black bullbar (painted silver on the final toy) and entirely reversed arm colors: The original stock photos feature green shoulders, black forearms with three yellow stripes and green fists, whereas the final toy has the entire arm cast out of black plastic and the ''forearms'' painted over in green, with only one thick yellow stripe per arm.

:Hound comes with a figure of [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage in an all-new sculpt]], who can fit (in tape form) on the back of Hound's vehicle mode. Other [[Mini-Cassette]] Transformers can fit there too, though not as well as the new Ravage.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scorch (G1)|Turbomaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Deluxe Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei houndravage.jpg|300px|thumb|A friend to all the animals.]]
*'''Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-13'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:The Japanese version of ''Universe'' (2008) Hound, ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Hound is primarily cast in a darker shade of green plastic for a better match to his original toy and appearances in fiction. Where ''Universe'' Hound had white plastic, ''Henkei'' Hound replaces it with grey, and overall has more elaborate paint applications, such as the toy-homaging yellow stripe around the edges of his his hood and silver paint on his hubcaps. As with all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' toys, Hound has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] plastic, specifically his grill guard, albeit in an unusually dark color to make it resemble dark polished metal.
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Tracker Hound.jpg|thumb|300px|Probably likes to hang out with [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Disco Inferno]].]]
*'''Tracker Hound''' (Legends, 2010)

:Tracker Hound is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends-class Autobot Hound in black with gold striping with additional details done in metal grey and his eyes are painted in metallic blue. He lacks his signature yellow star and instead features a silver Autobot symbol in its place.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegTrackerHound/hound.htm More information on Tracker Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Chronicle===
[[File:EZCollectionHoundToy.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hound''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Hound is a (slight?) redeco of the ''Universe'' [[Legends Class]] Autobot Hound toy, available only in Japan. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[File:Tfcaramel hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Hound was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy hound.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Hound was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Hound 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 that could be played with the figurines. Hound was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Hound''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''17'''
: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]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Hound/hound.htm More information on Decoy Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|200px|thumb|Not included: Awkwardly-positioned Spike.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:Released in the first wave of ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Hound is posed, like many Robot Heroes, in a squat crouching pose. However, he has a few noteworthy aspects: he's one of the few Generation 1 characters to be sculpted with a handheld weapon. More surprising than that, Hound is currently the ''most'' articulated Generation 1 Robot Hero, having swivel joints at his head, shoulders and ''waist''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHHound/hound.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Hound at TFU.info]''
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===Speed Stars===
====Stealth Force====
[[File:StealthForce Hound toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Missile launcher converts to missile launcher and back!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Basic, 2010)

:''[[Speed Stars]]'' "Autobot Hound" is part of the "Stealth Force" sub-line, consisting of vehicles without robot modes, but with plenty of flip-out panels with hidden weapons. The toy is a Jeep Hurricane approximation that's nearly identical to Hound's ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy, about 5% larger in length and height and about 10% larger in width. The similarities with ''Universe'' Hound aren't limited to the general vehicle design, but extend to almost absurdly faithfully recreated details such as the design of the rims, the tire patterns and even the prongs in the back that were used to attach [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on ''Universe'' Hound (sculpted in their retracted state on "Stealth Force" Hound). The biggest liberties, oddly enough, have been taken with the design of the dashboard.

:Hound's "Stealth Force" gimmick is triggered either by pulling out the front bumper or any medium amount of impact, which activates an auto-transformation mechanism that extracts all four wheels sideways and reveals non-firing weapons in the vehicle's hood, fenders, doors and trunk, and an extracting (non-concealed) missile launcher above the co-driver's seat.

:His [[package art]] is directly recycled from ''Universe'' Autobot Hound.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SFHound/hound.htm More information on Stealth Force Hound at TFU.info]''

===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[file:SDCC2013Hound.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2008 [[mold]] of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[VAMP]] meant to represent Hound. The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], a new [[Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], and a "samurai robot warrior" based on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

: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.
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==Notes==
[[File:Hound braver roadking armada generics.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Hound toy was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "J59 Jeep", coming with a blue-and-white pilot figure and several IP-infringing decals.
*Ken Sansom's voice for Hound sounds not unlike famous actor [[Wikipedia:James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart]].
*Due to the [[character model|animation model]] of the characters being based on [[package art]] as much as the actual toy, Hound's holographic rifle was misinterpreted as a small pistol thanks to the foreshortening used. The Alternators toy uses the "pistol", which led people more familiar with the original figure's gigantic rifle to quip that his new weapon was "far too small".
*Hound's head design has several elements that alternate frequently between two different interpretations among the various toys and art renditions: On the original toy, the center of his helmet sports a raised ridge that's only slightly indented compared to the sides of the helmet on the front end. The animation model, based on the toy's package art that depicts the section in question in a way that's open to misinterpretation, changes that to an ''entirely'' indented middle section of the helmet ''without'' a ridge. Since then, comic book artists have mostly followed the animation model, with the exception of [[Don Figueroa]] ([[Transformers: The War Within|''The War Within'' volume 1]] and IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], the latter drawn in his new "live action movie"-inspired style) and [[Andrew Wildman]] ([[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|''The War Within'' volume 2]]). The toys (''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figures) have mostly remained faithful to the original toy, with the exception of the ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy. In addition, the usually raised "earmuff" sections on the sides of the helmet, which were ''indented'' on the original toy, alternate heavily between "round" and "squared", sometimes even between different comics drawn by the same artist (notably [[E. J. Su]] and [[Guido Guidi]]).
*Like those of many Generation 1 characters, Hound's animation model has appeared as an unnamed cameo in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]]. He is visible both reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon alongside [[Braver]] and [[Road King]] in "[[First Encounter]]" (seen at right), and in a flashback in "[[Prehistory]]".
*The Alternators version of Hound was originally planned as a Jeep Rubicon, sporting a slightly different transformation that would have somewhat reduced the back kibble. Presumably, the change from the Rubicon to the Wrangler was due to Jeep wanting their more common model featured.
[[File:Universe Hound concept.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
*The Japanese book ''[[Transformers Generations 2009|Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1]]'' contains concept art (by [[Don Figueroa]]) for an earlier version of ''Universe'' Hound, resembling a Humvee instead of the Jeep form of the final figure.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hound''' (ハウンド ''Haundo'')
*''French:'' '''Dépisteur''' (Canada, "The Tracker")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Kélev Tsáyid''' (כלב ציד, "Hound")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vadászeb''' ("Hound")
*''Italian:'' '''Canguro''' ("Kangaroo")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lìeh-chiuǎn''' (Taiwan, 獵犬, "Hound"), '''Tan Zhang''' (China, 探長, "Chief Detective")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Caçador''' (Portugal comics), '''Rastreador''' (Brazil comics, "Tracker")
*''Russian:'' '''Ohotnik''' (Охотник, "Hunter")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hound Hound's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Trackers]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Blades (G1)

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Skywarp: /* The Transformers cartoon */

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:''Blades is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Blades-mtmte-unpublished.jpg|300px|thumb|Profile art that actually captures the essence of a character. Madness!]]
'''Blades''' will never be the Autobot poster child. He's a dirty, underhanded street brawler at heart and proud of it. The fact that his alternate mode and function as air support can keep him at a distance from combat infuriates him. Blades would rather use his rotors to gut a Decepticon from antenna to tailpipe than to fly. When he fights, he wants to feel his enemies' fuel spraying across his steel skin. Blades does his job and does it darn well, but if there's a way to get his hands dirty in the process, you can bet your processor he'll find it.

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

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)|[[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Revenge of Bruticus''), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Blades savinghumans.jpg|left|170px|thumb|A more kid friendly bad boy.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], while [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] fought the flames, Blades saved civilians trapped by the fires. Soon afterwards he was spraying his limited supply of coolant onto the flames, but was concerned that he was running out and couldn't cool down the whole planet. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

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

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon FirstAid Blades repairbay.jpg|170px|thumb|Blades is to First Aid as Twins are to Ratchet.]]
In the year 2006, the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors, Blades was shot down by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] took him back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for repairs. While Blades recuperated, the Combaticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] broke into the city and managed to steal Metroplex's [[transformation cog]], and First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor even without First Aid, and they successfully saved a train full of civilians. After First Aid returned to the Autobots, Blades ferried him into Metroplex while the giant Autobot was battling Trypticon, enabling the medic to realign the replacement cog properly, which in turn allowed Metroplex to triumph. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|170px|thumb|It might have been just deserts if the whole planet hadn't gotten the same treatment two seconds later.]]
Blades was one of the first three (along with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) to be drained by the energy leech, [[Tornedron]]. The whole of Cybertron was likewise sucked dry moments later, though all were restored when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] saved the day. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

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

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

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

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

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Many years later, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] of the planet [[Eran]] to increase the potency of their combiner robots. The Protectobots and Aerialbots attempted to storm [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in order to recover the kidnapped scientist, but were repelled by Scramble City base modes with launcher power (only $9.99 at [[Toys"R"Us]]!). Superion in particular suffered critical injuries. Reconsidering their tactics, Hot Spot transformed to repair bay mode in order to bring the Aerialbots back on-line, while Blades infiltrated Trypticon alone to recover Dalton and the other Protectobots held off Menasor and Bruticus long enough for their teammates to complete their missions. Inside Trypticon, Blades was able to retrieve Dalton with little fuss, as most of the Decepticons were distracted watching the fight. Dalton was brought back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where he agreed to work on the new [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warriors for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
Blades and the other Protectobots were created on [[Earth]] by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator's]] combiner transformation sequence and modified it ''(and after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] shared a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision of the future with the [[Special Teams]] in it)''.

[[File:Blades-uk125a.jpg|150px|thumb|"Blades! Who's the best Autobot leader?" "Well, Optimus Prime was kinda oka—"]]
Shortly after the Protectobots were given life by the Matrix, Optimus and Wheeljack learned of a [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Prime which had allowed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to tap into the Matrix and eavesdrop on their conversations. Reversing the signal, the Autobots learned of a Decepticon plot to steal the energy-converting hydrothermocline. Taking the Protectobots with him for the mission, Optimus moved to intervene on Megatron and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' plans.

At the industrial site, a human named [[Ethan Zachary]] broke a stand-off between the two forces by suggesting they battle for the hydrothermocline in a virtual game program he had created, so that nothing of value to either side would be damaged in the melee. With their consent, Zachary uploaded Optimus, Megatron, and the two Special Teams into his computer game environment called Multi-World. Blades was teamed with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and they maneuvered through an area called the Cloud-Steppes, where cities floated on clouds and absurdly long walkways were supported underneath them. The Combaticon flyers cut loose one of the walkways, sending the ground-bound Groove and a group of Cloud-Steppers flailing and falling. Against his better judgement, Blades caught the falling humanoids instead of saving his teammate. This proved to be a good idea, as the Cloud-Steppers unleashed their patented cloud-in-a-knapsack trick to blind the Combaticons until Groove shot them down. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

''When [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] took control of the Autobots, Blades began to muse on deserting like [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. While on a mission in [[London]], tracking a signal that could be the deserters, his bad mood was made worse by being attacked by [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]], and he came close to killing the humans before realizing this was against the Autobot code. He then ended up assisting Action Force, Grimlock and [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] against a rampaging Megatron, the real source of that signal. If not for Blades, [[Wild Bill]] would have died in a [[Dragonfly]] crash! He later saluted Centurion's death.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

As part of the Protectobots, he was later sent by Grimlock to track down the "traitorous" Blaster and Goldbug and this time it really ''was'' them. The team arrested Blaster {{storylink|Used Autobots}} but then had to fight off an attack from the Combaticons en route to the ''Ark''. Blades and his team were saved by Blaster and in return they let him 'escape'. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

{{note|Blades was then mysteriously absent for the rest of G1. Did he actually desert after that and everyone forgot to tell him when Grimlock was deposed?}}

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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2008, the Decepticons made a severe attack on Autobot-controlled territory on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Blades was part of a series of special units unleashed on the attackers in the war zone. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, he was briefly seen on a series of monitors being observed by the [[Quintesson]] General [[Ghyrik]], part of a crew of Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] had brought to Earth to reclaim the occupied [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
[[File:Blades1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is pretty much what he's all about: shooting the crap out of guys who claim they're unarmed.]]
Some years later, Blades was working with a team of Autobots known as the [[Firestormer]]s when they first discovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]].

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

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

That mission ended in failure, but Blades survived the subsequent escape and joined another Grimlock-led team sent to [[Earth]] to back up [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had gone in solo against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] damaged his rotors, forcing him to land, which mostly just served to piss him off even more. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[File:Blades-warwithin.jpg|150px|thumb|Blades, you're shooting at the artist!]]
Blades stuck with his team after the official status downgrade of the special teams. Though officially neutral, the team deployed to counter the threat of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. Blades and the unit joined into Defensor, and attempted to grapple with Devastator hand-to-hand. When it became evident that the two titans were simply causing more damage, the Protectobots split up to deal with Devastator through more subtle means. It was Blades who got the most dangerous assignment of distracting Devastator while his team disabled the rampaging [[Ultracon]] with teamwork.

Some while later, the [[Chaos Trinity]] invaded the Protectobot base. Blades was quick to draw arms, but was defeated by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In the present era, the Protectobots served the united Cybertronian government under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. The Protectobots appeared in their combined form battling [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when he escaped the [[Detention Banks]], {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} and later joined the revolution alongside the other Autobots against Shockwave and his [[Guardian robot]]s. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} After the fall of Shockwave, Blades and the Protectobots uncovered the [[Battlecharger]]s at one of his hidden laboratories. They had been critically damaged when the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] escaped. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Blades2.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Blades wants your lunch money. NOW.]]
Hundreds of thousands of years ago on Cybertron, before the war with the Decepticons, Blades was part of an Autobot security force in the city of [[Kaon]]. His squad was tasked with hunting down the renegade operators of gladiatorial contests in the degenerate slum areas of Cybertron, particularly the brutal fighter who would come to be known as [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

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

After the war was over, Blades joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where he at one point gleefully helped fight a rampaging [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

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{{note|Shortly after coming to Earth, Optimus Prime was getting updates from the various unit commanders and officers out in the universe while aboard the ''[[Ark-19]]''. One report about an infiltration unit going to ground again came from an unidentified talking head that may have been Blades. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1}}}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|To the Rescue}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Bladesg1toy.jpg|300px|thumb|GET TO DA CHOPPA!]]
*'''Blades''' (Protectobot, 1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P3'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-72'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: Blades transforms to a rescue helicopter resembling a Bell UH-1V Iroquois. He also comes with a pair of side-mounted (non-firing) cannons. He is a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner limb, who can form the arm or leg of any such combiner—though he normally forms Defensor's right arm. His fists are unusual in that their post holes are on the side rather than the top, an oddity he shares with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. A hook-shaped handle on his gun allows him to hold it normally... in his right hand only, though. Subsequent releases of him in the "Classics" line omitted the rubsign.

: This mold was also used to make [[Fly-Up]].

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

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*'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-76'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete gift-set as well as on individual cards/boxes.

===Generation 2===
[[File:Bladesg2unreleased.jpg|200px|thumb|Can't have me!]]
* '''Blades''' (Unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P5'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: A ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[redeco]] of Blades in blue and black S.W.A.T.-style deco, as well as the rest of the Protectobots and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], never made it past the stage of production samples. These toys are among the most exceedingly rare Transformers ever made; only roughly a half-dozen samples of each piece are known to exist.

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===Universe (2008)===
====Classic Series====
[[File:Bladesuniversevoyager.jpg|300px|thumb|He'll kick your ass until he's not blue in the face.]]
*'''Autobot Blades''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, rotor blades, Cyber Key

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]], Blades transforms into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, and become a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an adjustable [[Retractable string gimmick|tow-hook on a string]], which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot-mode arm. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded [[missile]] launchers that double as the helicopter's engine exhausts when not deployed (or loaded with missiles). The Latin phrase "''semper referemus''", roughly translated into "We will always bring them back", is printed in very small print around his Autobot symbol. The key is clear Cybertron-style with silver paint and a red Autobot symbol, which doesn't match his box art.

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

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

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[[File:Universe-AR-Blades.JPG|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Aerial Rivals''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Rotor blade

: This redeco of the [[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]] version of [[Evac (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Evac]] is a ''heavily'' simplified version of the Voyager-class toy, with his vehicle mode having a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher (which is carried onto his robot mode), as well as being armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but cannot spin freely. He actually sports a similar, yet notably different deco than the Voyager version of the toy/character.

: Blades was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with Legends-class versions of [[Air Raid (G1)#Classic Series|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Classic Series|Skydive]], [[Ramjet (G1)#Classic Series|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Classic Series|Thrust]].

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

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

==Notes==
* According to an essay by [[Jon Hartman|Jon]] and [[Karl Hartman]] in [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]'s unofficial ''BotCon Legends: Ten Years' Chronology'' fanzine, the ''Generation 2'' version of Blades was one of the brothers' top two choices for a [[BotCon 1994]] exclusive. Ultimately, however, they went with [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] instead.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Graze''' (グレイズ ''Gureizu'')
*''French:'' '''Hélicopto''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Rasor'''
*''Russian:'' '''Porez''' (Порез, "Cut")

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Blades/blades.htm Blades at TFU.info]
* [http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blades Blades's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
* [http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1170&size=0&start=0 Gallery] of unreleased MOSC Generation 2 Blades

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Defensor (G1)

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:''Defensor is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Defensor-VisualWorks.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First Aid didn't feel like being an arm today.]]
The [[Combiner|combined form]] of the five [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] '''Defensor''' exists specifically to safeguard [[human]] life. In many ways he feels about the human race the way a parent would their children and he would give his life away in an instant rather than let one human come to harm. Defensor is emotionally attached to humans on a level that sometimes worries his fellow Autobots. He identifies with them the same way a sheep dog would with its flock or a puppy with its human owners. As far as Defensor is concerned the humans are his "kind." Sadly the titanic robot giant's attempts at personal interaction and friendly exchanges with humans tend to fail. We humans tend to be more wary and frightened of his alien nature and great size than Defensor can understand. Despite this, Defensor is fairly well adjusted mentally compared [[Devastator (G1)|to]] [[Abominus (G1)|almost]] [[Menasor (G1)|every]] [[Superion (G1)|other]] Generation 1 gestalt.

Defensor's most notable ability is a powerful [[force field]] he can create within 50 feet of his person, but it is very fuel consumptive and he cannot maintain it for long.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

''Defensor's birth was prophesized by a dream shared by Optimus Prime and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], due to their independent connections to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

[[Image:G1 Afterdeath Defensor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus hesitated, remembering the big guy's name only at the last second.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] met at a fuel research station with the Protectobots and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], planning to brawl over it. Optimus pointed out that with the Protectobots, they had Megatron and the Combaticons outnumbered six to four. Megatron replied that Optimus is terrible at counting, and that the sides were six vs six. Optimus wasn't foiled yet, and revealed that the Protectobots can combine to form Defensor. Once more Megatron foiled Prime, having the Combaticons merge into Bruticus. The sides were still even.

[[Image:G1 Child'sPlay Defensor.jpg|right|230px|thumb|He has to shout his own name when Optimus isn't there to do it.]]
When [[Ethan Zachary]] suggested they uploaded themselves to the computer to battle over it safely, both sides agreed. In the [[Multi-World|virtual world]], after each individual Protectobot had taken care of the Combaticon, they combined to fight Megatron, leaving Optimus Prime safely off to the side. Defensor burned the bridge he and Megatron were standing on, letting them both 'die' in the virtual world. It would have worked perfectly had Megatron not cheated. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Not long after, the Protectobots were summoned by the current leader Grimlock to find and arrest Blaster. They came up against the Combaticons during this mission, culminating in a battle between Defensor and Bruticus in an old train yard. Their battle wrecked the entire area, threatening to kill several human children in the process. Defensor was protected by his forcefield, while Bruticus countered with Defensor's inability to aim. Ultimately Bruticus defeated Defensor by beating him over the head with an entire train. He was only saved by Blaster, freed by the humans, defeating Bruticus by causing an electrical tower to topple on him. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====The Transformers cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear'' & ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[Image:BOT Defensor forcefield.jpg|left|170px|thumb|"We'll be fine so long as they don't do that again."]]
Defensor once reduced [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to scrap with a single shot, dryly noting afterwards that "there's junk all over the street." Later, he attempted to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] against Decepticon attack by using his forcefield, which almost immediately failed. He was blasted back into his component parts by the Decepticons. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Defensor occasionally appeared during the Autobots' battle with the Decepticons on [[Eurythma]]. He didn't seem overly concerned that [[Hot Spot (G1)|his chest]] was standing by his feet at the time. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

[[Image:G1 UltimateWeapon Defensorcatchestrain.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Alternate sequence for "Marge vs the Monorail" climax]]
In the year 2006, when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] was unable to prevent the theft of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], he left the Protectobots, feeling that he was useless and a liability to the rest of the Autobots. Unfortunately, this left the remaining Protectobots with the unenviable task of resuming their duties as Defensor with only one arm. Defensor safely managed to catch a train thrown by the Decepticons, but remarked that this would have been a lot easier if First Aid had been there. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the Decepticons staged a series of nonsensical raids across [[Japan]], Defensor fought his nemesis Bruticus outside a dojo. After knocking Bruticus down, he tried to dissuade him from bringing further harm to the humans, but failed. The Combaticons were soon chased away by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Later that year, Defensor was standing guard outside of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]'s lab when the [[Hate Plague]]-infected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] first broke free. The Protectobots transformed and fled in order to avoid infection. Not long thereafter, however, Defensor was attempting to clear a bridge of innocent bystanders when the crazed Superion came hunting for him and infected the Protectobot combiner. He was later seen committing mass property damage. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Later, when Optimus Prime saved the galaxy with the matrix, the Protectobots were back to normal. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] attacked a baseball stadium in Japan, intent on turning it into a Decepticon base, the Autobot ally [[Kenji]] summoned Defensor and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to stop him. However, Bruticus soon joined the battle and laid the smackdown on Defensor, injuring Hot Spot in the process. With their torso component out of commission, the Protectobots were unable to re-combine. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''Scramble City'' OVA=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)
[[Image:ScrambleCity Defensor.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Posing for the camera while Superion gets a butt-whupping.]]
The Protectobots rolled out ahead of Metroplex and formed Defensor just as Bruticus and Menasor moved in for the kill for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. He stood there and pointed at them with ''justice'', which did not seem to impress the Decepticons, until Metroplex arrived to blow them away with a single shot from his gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
When the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]] was attacked by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Bruticus and Menasor, Defensor teamed up with Superion and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to fight them. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had a fourth Decepticon combiner up his sleeve—[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. This new warrior defeated all three Autobot super robots with a single punch. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kōji Totani]], [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (ep. 12 only), [[Kazuo Oka]] (ep. 25 only) (Japanese)

In 2011, the Protectobots defended Cybertron from Galvatron's invading army. They formed Defensor and battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Alongside Superion and [[Raiden]], Defensor got into a shooting match with four Decepticon combiners. They were outgunned until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] swept in to turn the tide. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, the Protectobots were assembled on Earth by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. With [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] focused on locating and recharging the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the other Autobots were tasked with running interference for him against the Decepticons. While scouting for the enemy, the Protectobots ran across the Combaticons. Defensor was assembled, and he fought fiercely with his old foe, Bruticus, before collapsing a mountainside on him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

The Protectobots were summoned to Cybertron to defend the planet against Galvatron's latest invasion, and protect the new super-metal, [[Cybertonuron]], which [[Vector Sigma]] had developed. The fighting escalated when Defensor and Bruticus were formed and began grappling with one another. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor eventually emerged victorious over his simple-minded nemesis, delivering a crushing back-blow as the coup-de-gras. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Later on Earth, Defensor assembled during a Protectobot mission to save the citizens of [[Peru]] from an active volcano. His efforts were waylaid by the Decepticon Headmasters, though, as [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] blasted him with a paralysis ray, leaving him immobilized and unable to help. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Defensor assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Defensor was literally torn limb from limb by the counter-fire, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} The Protectobots later formed Defensor to defend the emergency energon rations the Autobots were sending to planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. Defensor fought against Devastator to protect the supplies. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

As the Decepticons launched five simultaneous attacks on the Autobots around the globe, Defensor was assembled to respond to one of the sites. He was seen battling with [[Sixshot]] on Galvatron's monitors. Considering how much Galvatron was crowing about Sixshot's mad skillzz, odds are Defensor didn't win. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Defensor helped Raiden and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

After Fortress's battleship was damaged on the planet Master by [[Weirdwolf]]'s bombs, Defensor and Raiden were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Defensor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Only Streetwise, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Defensor suffered. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:G1 WarWithin Defensor.jpg|right|170px|thumb|For a guy dedicated to being protective of his surroundings, he sure does leave a mess everywhere he goes.]]
During the so-called [[Dark Ages]] where the Autobots and Decepticons split up into many smaller factions, the [[Wrecker]]s were searching for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] [[Ultracon]]s in the [[Tagan Heights]] when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was unleashed. Upon hearing the news, the Protectobots decided to counter-attack to prevent an escalation of hostilities. {{storylink|Escalation}} As this was (presumably) before the Protectobots' combined mentality was refined, Defensor and Devastator's all-out brawl risked destroying the entire area. Just as Defensor looked ready to finish Devastator off, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] pointed out all the destruction caused by the brawl. Unfortunately this distraction gave Devastator the chance to recover and savagely beat Defensor, prompting the Protectobots to separate and fight him as a team. This worked out better for them. {{storylink|Devastation}}

Millions of years later, Defensor and the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] tried to prevent [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] from escaping a [[Detention Banks|detention facility]] and got their butts kicked. Ultra Magnus had to bail them out. [[Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] were assigned to get the Protectobots back on their feet. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} They were apparently successful, since later on Defensor joined the Autobots in rising up against Shockwave's rule, decking an [[Guardian robot#Dreamwave comics continuity|Omega Sentinel]] that was threatening [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1defensor toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Brick (term)|Solid.]]]]
* '''Defensor''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-76'''

:Defensor is formed out of the five individual Protectobots, with [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] serving as the central torso component. Unusually for [[Scramble City (disambiguation)|Scramble City]]-style combiners, Defensor's head is not a separate piece, but hidden inside his fire truck ladder assembly, like [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. This gives his head an unusually high amount of articulation. He is armed with Hot Spot's twin fireball cannons. Though any of the smaller Protectobots can serve as any limb, the "correct" configuration has Blades and First Aid as the right and left arm, respectively, and Groove and Streetwise as the right and left leg, respectively.

:Defensor's arms are very commonly mis-transformed, even in official artwork such as the art at the top of this page (in which Streetwise and First Aid have also reversed positions). The instructions (and the cartoon model) show the nose of Blades' helicopter form, and the front panel of First Aid's ambulance mode, unfolded to hang off of Defensor's shoulders (as shown at right.) But almost as frequently, both these components are shown folded away. First Aid's legs are often not unfolded properly as well, giving Defensor a shorter arm than he would otherwise have.

:Defensor was available as the individual Protectobots sold separately, or as a [[giftset]].

:This mold was later [[Redeco|redecoed]] into [[Guard City]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Defensor/defensor.htm More information on Defensor at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|right|180px|thumb|At least his colors would have been more different than Guard City's were.]]
: The Protectobots were to be released as part of the second wave of combiners in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], and naturally would have been able to form Defensor. However, this entire wave was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons.

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Merchandise==

===Transformers Ramune===
[[Image:Defensor keshigomu.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Guardian''' (1986)

:While no figure of Defensor was released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their 1987 [[Decoy]] promotion, the Protectobot combiner did have a soft rubber figure crafted in his image that was available exclusively in Japan, as part of a second wave of the figures released there by [[Kabaya]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' series, along with other ''Transformers 2010'' characters. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box and was available in multiple colors, including red, blue and yellow.

===Forms Robo===
*'''Guardian''' (1987)

:Defensor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger rubber figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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==Notes==
* Like other names such as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the name "Defensor" was also used by [[Marvel Comics]] before the ''Transformers'' line was conceived, for an [[wikipedia:Defensor_(comics)|Argentinian superhero]] (real name Gabriel Sepulveda) who first appeared in ''Contest of Champions'' #1 (1982) and was killed off-panel prior to ''Captain America'' #422 (1993).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Guardian''' (ガーディアン ''Gādian'')
*''Italian:'' '''Guardian''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bǎu-wèi Jě''' (Taiwan, 保衛者, "Defensor" or "Guardian"), '''Shǒuhùshén ''' (China, 守护神, "Protector God")
*''Russian:'' '''Detector''' (Детектор)

==External links==
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Defensor Defensor's Marvel TF Universe profile on NTFA.net]

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Defensor (G1)

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:''Defensor is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Defensor-VisualWorks.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First Aid didn't feel like being an arm today.]]
The [[Combiner|combined form]] of the five [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] '''Defensor''' exists specifically to safeguard [[human]] life. In many ways he feels about the human race the way a parent would their children and he would give his life away in an instant rather than let one human come to harm. Defensor is emotionally attached to humans on a level that sometimes worries his fellow Autobots. He identifies with them the same way a sheep dog would with its flock or a puppy with its human owners. As far as Defensor is concerned the humans are his "kind." Sadly the titanic robot giant's attempts at personal interaction and friendly exchanges with humans tend to fail. We humans tend to be more wary and frightened of his alien nature and great size than Defensor can understand. Despite this, Defensor is fairly well adjusted mentally compared [[Devastator (G1)|to]] [[Abominus (G1)|almost]] [[Menasor (G1)|every]] [[Superion (G1)|other]] Generation 1 gestalt.

Defensor's most notable ability is a powerful [[force field]] he can create within 50 feet of his person, but it is very fuel consumptive and he cannot maintain it for long.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

''Defensor's birth was prophesized by a dream shared by Optimus Prime and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], due to their independent connections to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

[[Image:G1 Afterdeath Defensor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus hesitated, remembering the big guy's name only at the last second.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] met at a fuel research station with the Protectobots and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], planning to brawl over it. Optimus pointed out that with the Protectobots, they had Megatron and the Combaticons outnumbered six to four. Megatron replied that Optimus is terrible at counting, and that the sides were six vs six. Optimus wasn't foiled yet, and revealed that the Protectobots can combine to form Defensor. Once more Megatron foiled Prime, having the Combaticons merge into Bruticus. The sides were still even.

[[Image:G1 Child'sPlay Defensor.jpg|right|230px|thumb|He has to shout his own name when Optimus isn't there to do it.]]
When [[Ethan Zachary]] suggested they uploaded themselves to the computer to battle over it safely, both sides agreed. In the [[Multi-World|virtual world]], after each individual Protectobot had taken care of the Combaticon, they combined to fight Megatron, leaving Optimus Prime safely off to the side. Defensor burned the bridge he and Megatron were standing on, letting them both 'die' in the virtual world. It would have worked perfectly had Megatron not cheated. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Not long after, the Protectobots were summoned by the current leader Grimlock to find and arrest Blaster. They came up against the Combaticons during this mission, culminating in a battle between Defensor and Bruticus in an old train yard. Their battle wrecked the entire area, threatening to kill several human children in the process. Defensor was protected by his forcefield, while Bruticus countered with Defensor's inability to aim. Ultimately Bruticus defeated Defensor by beating him over the head with an entire train. He was only saved by Blaster, freed by the humans, defeating Bruticus by causing an electrical tower to topple on him. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====The Transformers cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear'' & ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[Image:BOT Defensor forcefield.jpg|left|170px|thumb|"We'll be fine so long as they don't do that again."]]
Defensor once reduced [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to scrap with a single shot, dryly noting afterwards that "there's junk all over the street." Later, he attempted to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] against Decepticon attack by using his forcefield, which almost immediately failed. He was blasted back into his component parts by the Decepticons. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Defensor occasionally appeared during the Autobots' battle with the Decepticons on [[Eurythma]]. He didn't seem overly concerned that [[Hot Spot (G1)|his chest]] was standing by his feet at the time. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

[[Image:G1 UltimateWeapon Defensorcatchestrain.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Alternate sequence for "Marge vs the Monorail" climax]]
In the year 2006, when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] was unable to prevent the theft of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], he left the Protectobots, feeling that he was useless and a liability to the rest of the Autobots. Unfortunately, this left the remaining Protectobots with the unenviable task of resuming their duties as Defensor with only one arm. Defensor safely managed to catch a train thrown by the Decepticons, but remarked that this would have been a lot easier if First Aid had been there. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the Decepticons staged a series of nonsensical raids across [[Japan]], Defensor fought his nemesis Bruticus outside a dojo. After knocking Bruticus down, he tried to dissuade him from bringing further harm to the humans, but failed. The Combaticons were soon chased away by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Later that year, Defensor was standing guard outside of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]'s lab when the [[Hate Plague]]-infected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] first broke free. The Protectobots transformed and fled in order to avoid infection. Not long thereafter, however, Defensor was attempting to clear a bridge of innocent bystanders when the crazed Superion came hunting for him and infected the Protectobot combiner. He was later seen committing mass property damage. He severely wounded several Autobot comrades (fortunately, without infecting them). {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Bumblebee was so gravely wounded by Defensor that he needed to be [[Goldbug (G1)|completely rebuilt]].

Later, when Optimus Prime saved the galaxy with the matrix, the Protectobots were back to normal. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] attacked a baseball stadium in Japan, intent on turning it into a Decepticon base, the Autobot ally [[Kenji]] summoned Defensor and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to stop him. However, Bruticus soon joined the battle and laid the smackdown on Defensor, injuring Hot Spot in the process. With their torso component out of commission, the Protectobots were unable to re-combine. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''Scramble City'' OVA=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)
[[Image:ScrambleCity Defensor.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Posing for the camera while Superion gets a butt-whupping.]]
The Protectobots rolled out ahead of Metroplex and formed Defensor just as Bruticus and Menasor moved in for the kill for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. He stood there and pointed at them with ''justice'', which did not seem to impress the Decepticons, until Metroplex arrived to blow them away with a single shot from his gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
When the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]] was attacked by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Bruticus and Menasor, Defensor teamed up with Superion and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to fight them. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had a fourth Decepticon combiner up his sleeve—[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. This new warrior defeated all three Autobot super robots with a single punch. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kōji Totani]], [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (ep. 12 only), [[Kazuo Oka]] (ep. 25 only) (Japanese)

In 2011, the Protectobots defended Cybertron from Galvatron's invading army. They formed Defensor and battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Alongside Superion and [[Raiden]], Defensor got into a shooting match with four Decepticon combiners. They were outgunned until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] swept in to turn the tide. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, the Protectobots were assembled on Earth by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. With [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] focused on locating and recharging the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the other Autobots were tasked with running interference for him against the Decepticons. While scouting for the enemy, the Protectobots ran across the Combaticons. Defensor was assembled, and he fought fiercely with his old foe, Bruticus, before collapsing a mountainside on him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

The Protectobots were summoned to Cybertron to defend the planet against Galvatron's latest invasion, and protect the new super-metal, [[Cybertonuron]], which [[Vector Sigma]] had developed. The fighting escalated when Defensor and Bruticus were formed and began grappling with one another. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor eventually emerged victorious over his simple-minded nemesis, delivering a crushing back-blow as the coup-de-gras. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Later on Earth, Defensor assembled during a Protectobot mission to save the citizens of [[Peru]] from an active volcano. His efforts were waylaid by the Decepticon Headmasters, though, as [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] blasted him with a paralysis ray, leaving him immobilized and unable to help. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Defensor assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Defensor was literally torn limb from limb by the counter-fire, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} The Protectobots later formed Defensor to defend the emergency energon rations the Autobots were sending to planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. Defensor fought against Devastator to protect the supplies. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

As the Decepticons launched five simultaneous attacks on the Autobots around the globe, Defensor was assembled to respond to one of the sites. He was seen battling with [[Sixshot]] on Galvatron's monitors. Considering how much Galvatron was crowing about Sixshot's mad skillzz, odds are Defensor didn't win. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Defensor helped Raiden and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

After Fortress's battleship was damaged on the planet Master by [[Weirdwolf]]'s bombs, Defensor and Raiden were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Defensor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Only Streetwise, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Defensor suffered. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:G1 WarWithin Defensor.jpg|right|170px|thumb|For a guy dedicated to being protective of his surroundings, he sure does leave a mess everywhere he goes.]]
During the so-called [[Dark Ages]] where the Autobots and Decepticons split up into many smaller factions, the [[Wrecker]]s were searching for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] [[Ultracon]]s in the [[Tagan Heights]] when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was unleashed. Upon hearing the news, the Protectobots decided to counter-attack to prevent an escalation of hostilities. {{storylink|Escalation}} As this was (presumably) before the Protectobots' combined mentality was refined, Defensor and Devastator's all-out brawl risked destroying the entire area. Just as Defensor looked ready to finish Devastator off, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] pointed out all the destruction caused by the brawl. Unfortunately this distraction gave Devastator the chance to recover and savagely beat Defensor, prompting the Protectobots to separate and fight him as a team. This worked out better for them. {{storylink|Devastation}}

Millions of years later, Defensor and the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] tried to prevent [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] from escaping a [[Detention Banks|detention facility]] and got their butts kicked. Ultra Magnus had to bail them out. [[Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] were assigned to get the Protectobots back on their feet. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} They were apparently successful, since later on Defensor joined the Autobots in rising up against Shockwave's rule, decking an [[Guardian robot#Dreamwave comics continuity|Omega Sentinel]] that was threatening [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1defensor toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Brick (term)|Solid.]]]]
* '''Defensor''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-76'''

:Defensor is formed out of the five individual Protectobots, with [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] serving as the central torso component. Unusually for [[Scramble City (disambiguation)|Scramble City]]-style combiners, Defensor's head is not a separate piece, but hidden inside his fire truck ladder assembly, like [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. This gives his head an unusually high amount of articulation. He is armed with Hot Spot's twin fireball cannons. Though any of the smaller Protectobots can serve as any limb, the "correct" configuration has Blades and First Aid as the right and left arm, respectively, and Groove and Streetwise as the right and left leg, respectively.

:Defensor's arms are very commonly mis-transformed, even in official artwork such as the art at the top of this page (in which Streetwise and First Aid have also reversed positions). The instructions (and the cartoon model) show the nose of Blades' helicopter form, and the front panel of First Aid's ambulance mode, unfolded to hang off of Defensor's shoulders (as shown at right.) But almost as frequently, both these components are shown folded away. First Aid's legs are often not unfolded properly as well, giving Defensor a shorter arm than he would otherwise have.

:Defensor was available as the individual Protectobots sold separately, or as a [[giftset]].

:This mold was later [[Redeco|redecoed]] into [[Guard City]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Defensor/defensor.htm More information on Defensor at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|right|180px|thumb|At least his colors would have been more different than Guard City's were.]]
: The Protectobots were to be released as part of the second wave of combiners in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], and naturally would have been able to form Defensor. However, this entire wave was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons.

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==Merchandise==

===Transformers Ramune===
[[Image:Defensor keshigomu.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Guardian''' (1986)

:While no figure of Defensor was released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their 1987 [[Decoy]] promotion, the Protectobot combiner did have a soft rubber figure crafted in his image that was available exclusively in Japan, as part of a second wave of the figures released there by [[Kabaya]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' series, along with other ''Transformers 2010'' characters. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box and was available in multiple colors, including red, blue and yellow.

===Forms Robo===
*'''Guardian''' (1987)

:Defensor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger rubber figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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==Notes==
* Like other names such as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the name "Defensor" was also used by [[Marvel Comics]] before the ''Transformers'' line was conceived, for an [[wikipedia:Defensor_(comics)|Argentinian superhero]] (real name Gabriel Sepulveda) who first appeared in ''Contest of Champions'' #1 (1982) and was killed off-panel prior to ''Captain America'' #422 (1993).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Guardian''' (ガーディアン ''Gādian'')
*''Italian:'' '''Guardian''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bǎu-wèi Jě''' (Taiwan, 保衛者, "Defensor" or "Guardian"), '''Shǒuhùshén ''' (China, 守护神, "Protector God")
*''Russian:'' '''Detector''' (Детектор)

==External links==
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Defensor Defensor's Marvel TF Universe profile on NTFA.net]

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Superion (G1)

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:''Superion is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Superion studioox.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I MUST SUCCEED!]]

As the first of the [[Autobot]] [[combiner]]s, '''Superion''' is an imperfect warrior at best. In other gestalt Transformers, the mental aspect of combination has famously resulted in instability and insanity, as disparate personalities have been meshed into one mismatched whole. Superion aims to overcome this not by achieving a more thorough melding of the minds, but rather, by ''shutting out'' all the different, conflicting personalities of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] who compose him. He suppresses absolutely everything save for his dedication to the destruction of the [[Decepticon]]s, and his rival [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] in particular—something that he is especially good at, despite the fact that his castrated thought processes leave him struggling to innovate or adapt to new tactics in battle. Other Autobots mistakenly interpret this single-mindedness and inability to engage on a social level as aloofness, as if Superion considered himself to be above his teammates, but he is truly physically and mentally incapable of giving any more of himself.

Superion is made up of the five Aerialbots:

*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (torso)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (left leg)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (right arm)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (right leg)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (left arm)

In at least one universe, [[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]] replaces Slingshot on the team.

{{quote|You lack the '''killer instinct!'''|quote2=You're '''wrong''', Menasor! For you I have '''nothing else!'''|'''Menasor''' and '''Superion'''|"[[Heavy Traffic!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" only), [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}

[[File:KTVS2 superion vs menasor.jpg|left|thumb|250px]] When the five Aerialbots were created on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and brought to life by [[Vector Sigma]]—reactivated through the sacrifice of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]—[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] slyly alluded to Superion's existence by noting that ''six'' Autobots had been born that day. The other Autobots soon learned the true meaning of their leader's words when, during a battle back on [[Earth]], the Aerialbots merged to become Superion for the first time to counter the threat posed by Menasor. At first, Superion was able to match Menasor, but the Decepticon combiner's sheer aggression soon turned the tide. Struck by a building and trapped by a landslide, Superion was nearly run through by a factory smokestack until, at the last moment, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appeared to intercept Menasor's attack. Helped free by Omega, Superion joined him in defeating Menasor, sending the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Wardawn superion.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]

Weeks later, back on Cybertron, Superion engaged a damaged [[guardian robot]] in battle, and found himself tossed around like a rag doll by the giant's immense strength. Summoning up all his power, Superion delivered a punch so explosive that the guardian was hurled up into the air, out of the building they were fighting it, and then shattered into pieces when it crashed back down. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

During a battle in the Middle East against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the Decepticons' [[Giant Purple Griffin|new flying fortress]], the Aerialbots were at a disadvantage, unable to combine into Superion thanks to the unexplained absence of Fireflight. Fortunately, their missing member soon turned up, and they formed Superion and promptly kicked the fortress out of the air. Turning his attention to Bruticus, Superion found himself flung to the ground, but as Bruticus lunged towards him, he quickly separated into his component parts to get out of the way, sending the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] combiner sprawling. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}} Soon after, Superion got another crack at defeating Menasor while helping in the Autobot effort to defend the [[Statue of Liberty]]. This battle went a lot better for him than their last, as he singlehandedly defeated Menasor and destroyed Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] weapon. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
[[File:ForeverLongTime superion fires.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
In the year 2006, Superion accompanied [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] in investigating reports of [[Quintesson]] activity on an asteroid. Superion brought his prodigious power to bear against the aliens' starships and forced them into retreat, but this meant the aliens were unable to close the [[Time Window]] they had constructed on the asteroid. A robot named [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] emerged through the window, who was then hurled into space by an explosion caused by the attack of the returning Quintesson force. Superion managed to follow and grab him, but was then pinned down by Quintesson fire, and believe that he was doomed. As time began to unravel thanks to chronal energy leaking from the unclosed time window, A-3 transformed in Superion's very hands into his future self, revealing that he was actually Alpha Trion, whose life Superion ''had'' to save, so that his ''own'' could come to pass. The effect of the chronal energy then struck Superion himself, causing him to exist in two places at once, giving him double the firepower to repel the Quintessons once again. The duplicate Superion then faded away, and the Autobots soon returned A-3 to his proper place in time and closed the window. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:BurdenHardest superion in flight.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]

Hounding [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] through an asteroid field, the Aerialbots formed Superion to really bring the pain. The two Decepticons rushed the getalt at the moment of his combination and were able to knock him aside long enough to escape through a nearby vortex. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} Later, Superion was part of a team led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] that prevented the Decepticons from using a comet to destroy [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the group was shot down over [[Eurythma]], Superion continued to fight the Decepticons until [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] incapacitated all of the Autobots using a [[Harmony|harmonic weapon]] he'd obtained from the [[Eurythman|natives]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

The Aerialbots were sent to investigate strange activities by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], and formed Superion after coming under fire from both the Junkions and the Quintessons. Superion shrugged off the Quintesson fire, rammed their ship with his fists and shot through the ship's protective shield, hurting himself in the resulting explosion. [[File:ROOP1 superion hateplague.jpg|left|thumb|250px]] The giant Autobot managed to send a distress call to Cybertron and was carried back to the planet with help from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Just before passing out, Superion warned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] of the Quintesson interference. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Some time later, Superion joined in the Autobot effort to defend [[Japan]] against Decepticon attack, separating into his component Aerialbots to blast [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] before he collided with a speeding passenger train. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

When attempting to recover [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body, the Aerialbots were infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. While infected, they combined into Superion, who smashed a hole through the roof of the lab they had entered. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] led a team of Autobots to attempt to subdue Superion, but they were shot down by the raging gestalt. Later, Defensor was helping evacuate a bridge when Superion attacked. Defensor was able to knock Superion away, but he bounced off the bridge cables, making contact with Defensor and spreading the infection further. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Superion was cured when the resurrected Optimus Prime unleashed the power of the Matrix to neutralize the plague. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====IDW ''Transformers: The Animated Movie'' adaptation====

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Superion was unable to come to the aid of the stricken city, as he was defending [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] alongside Omega Supreme and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against [[:File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|an attack]] by Menasor and Bruticus. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLFstorypage7 superion vs triplechangers.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
Around the time the Autobots initiated their "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]" initiative to construct a mobile battle fortress, Superion battled Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], easily overpowering the two [[Triple Changer]]s with his massive hands. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 7|Story page #7}} The combiner did not fare so well in his next battle, against Menasor, but managed to achieve victory by dividing into the Aerialbots and binding the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] gestalt, allowing him to be bombarded by Scramble City's arsenal. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 8|Story page #8}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:FSRLF5 superion and communicator.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
When the Stunticons and Combaticons began tearing up a baseball stadium, [[Kenji]], the Autobots' young human ally, used his Superion [[wrist-communicator]] to call for help from the airborne combiner himself, as well as the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. The Protectobots were first on the scene, but Superion soon came swooping in to back them up, only for Bruticus to join the fight as well. On Kenji's advisement, Superion blew the leg combination joints out from under the Decepticon combiners with his rifle, allowing the Protectobots to forcibly link up with them as new legs, flying the evil gestalts off and dropping them in the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Issue #5}}

The Aerialbots' powers of flight made them the ideal choice to speed to the aid a group of Autobots in need of reinforcement on an island the Decepticons were using as a staging base for the launch of their counter to Scramble City, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Charged predominantly with protecting the local wildlife, the Aerialbots were joined in the mission by Protectobot medic [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (replacing a miffed Slingshot), who took up position as Superion's left leg to fly to the island. The combiner was nearly crushed by Trypticon, but the saurian city was distracted by the sudden appearance of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Scramble CIty's robot form. Superion detached Air Raid, who buzzed Trypticon and taunted him into attacking Metroplex... who turned out to be a giant hologram courtesy of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], through which Trypticon fell into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Issue #6}}

=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)
[[File:ScrambleCity superions wrong trousers.jpg|right|thumb|225px]]
As the Autobots' Scramble City project was nearing completion, the location of the secret cavern in which they were finishing the battle station's construction was discovered by the Decepticons. The Aerialbots repelled the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] with an aerial barrage, but when the Stunticons came rolling onto the scene, they merged into Superion to deal with their old foes. A single kick from Superion tore up the ground beneath them and briefly buried the Stunticons, but they soon extricated themselves and formed Menasor to fight back. Tackled to the ground by the Stunticon combiner, Superion deftly separated into his component 'bots to avoid being stomped, then re-combined in an alternate configuration for more power. Menasor seized Superion out of the air as he attempted a flying kick and hurled him aside, so the Aerialbots tried switching configurations again, only for Fireflight to forget which limb he was supposed to be forming and fall off. Menasor exploited the opportunity to have [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] forcibly combine with Superion as the Autobot's missing leg, crippling him with great pain. A timely blast from Optimus Prime removed the Stunticon, allowing Fireflight to rejoin Superion, but the arrival of the Combaticons proceeded to tip the battle in the Decepticons' favor. Restrained by Menasor and pummelled by Bruticus, Superion had to eventually give up and split back into the Aerialbots to escape, but thankfully, Defensor and Metroplex soon showed up to win the day. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
[[File:FullThrottle superion vs menasor.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
The Aerialbots formed Superion to stop Menasor from stealing energy from a power plant, but the Decepticons had an extra trick up their sleeves: their new [[Omega Whip]] cannon, which threatened to shut down the Autobot combiner's whole body with its deadly electromagnetic beams. Though by all rights the two direct hits he took from the weapon should have knocked him offline, Superion's components redistributed their power to keep on fighting, hitting Menasor with a full-power blow. Unfortunately, the damage done by the Omega Whip had weakened Superion enough that Menasor was able to withstand his attack, and worse still, he was unable to change his limb configuration to counter Menasor's follow-up attack. Fortunately, Metroplex and the other Autobots soon arrived, and the sight of the giant city-bot left Menasor momentarily stunned, allowing Superion to get the upper hand. Disengaging Slingshot, Superion had him knock Wildrider loose from Menasor and take his place, immobilizing the Decepticon combiner so that Superion could stomp him into defeat. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
[[File:GreatWar superion torn apart.jpg|right|thumb]]
Superion and Defensor did not fare well against the Decepticons' newest combiner, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 2|Story page #2}} They probably would have preferred to enact a hypothetical scenario that proposed what would happen if the Autobot combiners could make peace with the Decepticons; in this "imaginary tale", Superion sported [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] for a right arm, [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] as his left arm, Wildrider as his right leg, and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] for his left leg. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 5|Story page #5}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' comic=====

Superion joined Defensor and Omega Supreme in battling Menasor, Bruticus and Devastator on the planet [[Feminia]], but were powerless before the Decepticons' trump card, Predaking. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|Issue #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' comic=====

The Aerialbots were deployed to rescue the alien scientist [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] from captivity within Trypticon, forming Superion on approach. Unfortunately for them, the battle-station modes that [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] had adopted to hook up to Trypticon's city mode allowed them to launch the Stunticons and Combaticons into battle so rapidly that Superion was torn limb from limb mere moments after his combination. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|Issue #1}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HMep1 superion vs abominus.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
During the Decepticon invasion of Cybertron in the year 2011, the Aerialbots assembled as Superion to defend the planet against Galvatron's forces. Superion fought fiercely against [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], and was almost shot in the back by the underhanded [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but luckily, Optimus Prime was watching out for the giant warrior and Abominus wound up on the receiving end of the shot instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As the battle continued, Superion, Defensor and [[Raiden]] came under heavy fire from the Decepticon combiners until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] dropped from the skies to rain down terror and artillery fire on the Decepticons. The battle proceeded to spread to Earth as the Decepticons endeavored to stop Hot Rod from recovering the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]; Superion engaged Menasor in the Arctic to keep him from interfering with the young Autobot's quest. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Sometime later, Superion fought with Bruticus outside Trypticon, staging a distraction so that [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] could break into the Decepticon base and retrieve vital information. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}[[File:HM16 autobot combiners.jpg|right|thumb|250px]] He was formed again, on Cybertron, during the Decepticon raid for the new super-metal [[cybertonuron]], this time scattering the Stunticons like tenpins. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} During the fight, he again clashed with Abominus (again) until Devastator accidentally shot his comrade (again). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] attempted to usurp command of the Decepticons following the disappearance of Galvatron, the Aerialbots were among the Autobot forces who attacked his leadership rally on [[Moon (moon)|Earth's moon]]. They formed Superion to enter the fight, but the tide turned when Galvatron made an unexpected return and galvanized his troops to strike back, resulting in Superion getting zapped hard and fleeing with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Superion joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Superion lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====Metrowars=====
Superion was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. When Metrotitan and the Decepticons attacked again, the reborn Metroplex transformed and Superion manned one of Metroplex's cannons with [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s help. With Metroplex's firepower, the Decepticons were sent retreating. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:Superion drawing devastation derby.jpg|thumb|right|I feel so sketchy.]]
''Superion was first depicted in a series of visions experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend who had once contained the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself within his brain. After a particularly serious nightmare, Buster subconsciously drew the image of a five-jet combiner robot, a design far more sophisticated than what had been achieved by Cybertronian science up 'til that point.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''Another series of surreal dream images from Buster's mind saw the jet combiner in action, first destroying the Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who had recently bedeviled Buster, and then fighting against a new car-robot combiner. Realizing these dreams were in fact unfocused visions from the Creation Matrix itself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] decided to mind-link with Buster during his next bout of REM sleep, guiding the visions into a more coherent stream of information. The link was successful, and Prime and Buster observed Superion fighting alongside his fellow combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against their Decepticon opposite numbers, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Relating this information to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Optimus and his chief engineer began planning on how to make these dreams into reality.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}/{{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

[[Image:Superion aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]
Using information recorded on the combination sequence of the Decepticons' Devastator, Wheeljack reverse-engineered and refined the process to create the Aerialbots. Unfortunately, the team was called into action at Hoover Dam before any of its members, save Silverbolt, had their personality programming completed. When the Aerialbots were forced to combine in order to destroy a massive energy drill sent over by the [[space bridge]], Superion was confronted with a human pawn named [[Ricky Vasquez]] carrying [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in gun mode, infused with a [[cerebro-shell]] that forced him to obey the Decepticons' will. Still, Vasquez had begun to fight the Decepticons' control over him, and he tried to resist Megatron's order to shoot Superion. Seeing the human as a danger to his mission, Superion attempted to crush Vasquez and end the threat, but Silverbolt loudly cried out against that course of action inside his head. Strangely, Vasquez and Superion ended up not fighting each other, but themselves, frozen in mid-action as they fought against their own inner drives. Ultimately, Silverbolt forcibly disengaged Superion rather than risk harming an innocent life. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[Image:Menasor superion heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'm fading, I'm fading!]]
Following the near fatality at Hoover Dam, the Autobots erased the Aerialbots' programming and memories, reconstructing their minds from scratch and giving them an infusion of Matrix energy to start over again. Superion next saw action against the Decepticon combiner known as Menasor, fighting to protect his comrade [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and their human ally, [[Donny Finkleberg]]. Their fight was cut short, however, when the monomaniacal [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agent named [[Circuit Breaker]] used her powers to overload Superion's circuitry, leaving him open to a blast from Menasor's [[cyclone rifle]]. The RAAT agents managed to dismantle the combiner into his separate Aerialbot bodies and took them all captive along with several other Autobots. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to make a deal with them in order to end the threat of the rampaging [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

[[Image:Menasor superion perchance to dream.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
''Later, the Aerialbots confronted Menasor again, only this time their fusion into Superion let slip Silverbolt's secret shame: the mental merging allowed the other Aerialbots to learn of their leader's fear of heights. Horrified at being found out, Silverbolt caused Superion to lash out at Menasor with such savagery that they very nearly harmed the very humans they had come to save.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Still doubting the Aerialbots because of their Superion issues, Optimus placed [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] in temporary command of the unit and had him test them. When Jetfire was gunned down by Decepticons, they formed Superion: once again, he was left crippled by the combination of personality flaws and could only concentrate on combat, tearing into the enemy in a crowded, urban area. When [[Danny Phillips|a bystander]] screamed at him to realise what he was doing, the giant proved incapable. However, because Jetfire had been offline at the time, he remained unaware of the issues with Superion.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

[[Image:Superion blood on the tracks.jpg|thumb|right|We are here to attack other Hasbro properties.]]
When Optimus Prime determined that a new human construction named [[Power Station Alpha]] might tempt the Decepticons into action, he sent Bumblebee to attend the unveiling as a precautionary surveillance measure. Sure enough, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] made an appearance, and so Optimus sent Silverbolt and the Aerialbots as back-up. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding Power Station Alpha. Assuming their Superion form, the Aerialbots attempted to threaten the humans into allowing them to retrieve Bumblebee's body. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} An intense but one-sided conflict raged between Superion and the Joes until he received a signal from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], conveying the horrific news that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission. Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

A short time later, the Autobots joined forces with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. The Aerialbots entered the battle and became Superion to pit their strength against the mighty Devastator. Superion eventually scored the winning shot when his [[stress fracture cannon]] caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links, forcing him back into his individual Constructicon modes. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

====Earthforce====
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[[Image:Superion inside story.jpg|thumb|left]]
At one point after the Aerialbots joined Earthforce, Superion was struck with a [[cerebro-shell]], courtesy of the Insecticon named Bombshell, and he began to run amok, crashing through sparsely populated areas on a beeline towards major human population centers. The Autobots were unable to stop him through sheer force, so they enlisted the help of a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]], giving him instructions on how to infiltrate Superion's exo-structure and manually pull the cerebro-shell out of his circuitry. Spoon succeeded in the nick of time, freeing Superion's thought processes right as he reached a local township. {{storylink|Inside Story!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
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[[File:PrimeDirective4 superion bombed.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
The Aerialbots were among the Transformers on the [[Ark II]] when it crashed in 1999 thanks to the machinations of [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], but were not among those unfortunates that Rook subsequently rounded up and reprogrammed. Having apparently merged into Superion prior to the craft's impact, they and a handful of other Autobots lay deactivated at the bottom of the ocean until 2002, when they were reawakened by Optimus Prime, emerging from the waters in their combined form. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Superion assured Prime he would be part of the coming battle. Soon after, while Superion and the other Autobots engaged the Decepticons in battle in the frozen wilderness of Canada, the US government dropped a bomb on both factions. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Ironically enough, it was a metallic [[cyber-virus]] unleashed by Megatron's virus that saved them, solidifying around the dome of the explosion; [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was concerned about the amount of effort it would take to extricate Superion from the metal dome, but the combiner put his worries to rest by punching his way out with sheer force.

Superion proceeded to fly the Autobots to [[San Francisco]] on his back, for a final showdown with Megatron's forces. Superion took on Devastator during the city-shaking battle, but was forced back into his component robots by an airstrike courtesy of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and their unstoppable [[triangle formation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} [[Image:DWPrimeDirective6 Superion nuke.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"They couldn't hit [[Big Convoy|an elephant]] from this dist—"]] The conflict came to an end when Hallo launched a nuclear missile at the city in an attempt to destroy all the Transformers; seeing no other recourse, the Aerialbots assembled into Superion and sacrificed their lives by flying straight into the missile, detonating it over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Superion's faceplate was recovered from the ocean depths and incorporated into [[Hugo Fortuna]]'s private collection of Cybertronian and Cybertronian-derived technology. Fortuna's collection was uncovered by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Franklin Townsend]] while they were investigating the mysterious disappearance of several Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}'' Like Devastator, Superion's remains were later [[:File:Superion dreamwave.jpg|taken in]] by the [[Earth Defense Command]] for study. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[Image:Superion DW GIJoe 5.jpg|right|thumb|Superion in WWII-era guise]]

After the Aerialbots awoke in [[1939]], they formed Superion during the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons on the [[Fera Islands]]. The giant saved [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] from falling off a cliff to their doom, before being sent onwards to the front lines. {{storylink|Wolves}} Superion waded towards the [[Terrordrome]], but was ordered to halt when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] noticed that Cobra were using their slaves as a human shield. Cobra used this opportunity to open fire on Superion with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s massive cannon mode. {{storylink|Trenches}} However, Superion stood strong, shielding his allies against enemy fire for as long as he could. He was eventually destroyed, but his sacrifice gave [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] a chance to rescue the slaves and get into the Terrordrome. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:IDW RID9 the superion.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dissatisfied with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s governance of the rebuilt [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] following the reformatting of Cybertron, the Aerialbots ceded from his ranks and left the city, venturing out into the untamed wilderness the rest of the planet had become. {{storylink|Stick Together}} There, they were found by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who elected to use them as test subjects, exposing them to the mysterious energies that had previously been responsible for creating the "[[Deceptigod]]" combiner. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} The Aerialbots first succumbed to rage and madness, but then, the four smaller 'bots began to unify in purpose, hunting down Silverbolt, who resisted the process for longer. {{storylink|Night and the City}} To cope, the Aerialbots' minds and bodies—like those who combined into the Deceptigod before them—spontaneously reconfigured of their own accord, fusing the five Autobots together into "The Superion". {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Dismissing the newborn combiner as insane, Megatron left Superion in the wilderness, using the data he had gained from the experiment to perfect the combination process and create a new version of Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

[[File:PlanForEverything-ThisIssueSuperionDies.jpg|thumb|]]
When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came looking for the missing Aerialbots, the prehistoric Autobots soon succumbed to the energy's effects as well. Ironhide fled, following a recording message from Silverbolt that led him to Superion, who rescued him from his pursuers. {{storylink|Night and the City}} With a sufficiently large number of Transformers now in one place, the energies Megatron was broadcasting became too diluted to have any effect, restoring everyone to their right minds, {{storylink|Second Exodus}} and Ironhide then led them all back to Iacon to help save the city from Megatron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Superion grappled with the new Devastator and was able to bring him down after the death of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who was controlling him from afar, caused his mind to shut down. However, as Superion turned his attention elsewhere, the Decepticon combiner rose again under the control of ''himself'' and attacked the Aerialbot combiner from behind, tearing him in half. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

After Megatron's defeat, Starscream seized control of Iacon and exiled those who would not renounce their factions from the city. The injured Superion was allowed to remain in the city until he was repaired enough to make a decision for himself. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}
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==Commercial appearances==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G2superion commercial.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
The Aerialbots formed Superion to engage Menasor in battle on a rocky landscape, exchanging a ferocious volley of laser blasts before closing for hand-to-hand combat. Menasor flipped Superion, but as he moved in to finish him off, the Aerialbot combiner quickly countered with a blow that sent the Decepticon crashing backward into a cliff-face. As Menasor was buried beneath the rocks, Superion roared in triumph. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
===Generation 2===
{{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English)}}
Attacked by Bruticus in a suburban area, the Aerialbots merged into Superion and opened fire on the enemy combiner, downing him only long enough to give himself time to move the unnamed human cheering him on back to safety. As Bruticus launched back into action, Superion shoved him away, and the pair exchanged some explosive punches. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2|Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Superion toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Guaranteed to break within 10 minutes of play.]]
*'''Superion''' (1986-87, 1990, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, "blast shield" chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Silverbolt's "electrostatic discharger rifle", ramp, small Aerialbots' individual guns
:Superion is formed out of all five Aerialbot toys, with Silverbolt serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Superion's hands and feet. A helmet covers Silverbolt's head and a red waist plate attaches onto his chest piece. He carries Silverbolt's [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], though his own [[bio]] describes his weapon as a "[[stress fracture cannon]]". As a "Scramble City"-style combiner, Superion's limbs are fully interchangeable; any of his limb-components, or any members of the other compatible combiner teams, are able to form either an arm or leg for the giant.

:Due to Silverbolt forming his torso, his design weaknesses are carried over to Superion. Additionally, as Silverbolt has rather thin legs, this leads to Superion having very thin thighs. His height coupled with the weight of his limbs can make Superion lean back, putting stress upon Silverbolt's weak and flimsy waist hinges.

:Along with Metroplex, Menasor, Bruticus and Defensor, Superion was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line that would have been called ''Jizai Gattai'' ("[[Free-Combination|Free Combination]]"), which was shelved to make way for the Transformers line. Based on the extent to which the combination process detailed in Superion's patent design<ref>[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=O1Y8AAAAEBAJ&dq Patent #JP61-115590]</ref> differs from the finished toy (to say nothing of the fact that Silverbolt appears as a fighter jet like the other Aerialbots, rather than a passenger plane), it is fair to assume that he was the first "Scramble City"-style combiner to be designed.

:In his original release year of 1986, Superion's five Aerialbot components could be purchased either individually, or in a giftset. The individual Aerialbots were later reissued in [[Europe]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' series in 1990, and were offered as mail-in promotional figures in [[Japan]] during 1991's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]'' line.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on G1 Superion at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy actionmaster superion art.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Superion''' (Action Master, unproduced)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, jetpack
:Artwork for an unmade Superion [[Action Master]] was featured in ''[[Transformers Generations]]''. As with all Action Masters, this non-transforming figurine of Superion was based on a combination of his animation model and his toy, and would have been armed with a gun and a winged jetpack. Superion would have been included with a motorcycle based on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] that combined with Superion's accessories to form a gun emplacement he could have manned.
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2superion toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Guaranteed to break within 10 seconds of play... DAMN YOU SLINGSHOT!]]
*'''Superion''' (1994)
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, "blast shield" chest plate, "deflector shield" waist plate, Silverbolt's "electrostatic discharger rifle", 2 missile launchers, 3 missiles, ramp, small Aerialbots' individual guns

:As part of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Superion was [[redeco]]ed in colours deemed popular in products of the time, or something like that. Silverbolt's white is replaced by light blue, Slingshot is gold, Fireflight a much darker red, Sky Dive silver and Air Raid blue. In addition to still wielding Silverbolt's handgun, Superion was now armed with two spring-loaded missile launchers that came with Silverbolt, which he could either carry in his fists, or could mount jauntily on his hips by plugging into ports on Silverbolt's wings.

:Because Slingshot is so notorious for [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] you might be better off not merging this guy at all. Or throw [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] in there as a limb. That might work better, yeah.

:Unlike his original release, ''Generation 2'' Superion was only available by purchasing all five Aerialbots separately.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on G2 Superion at TFUinfo]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Universe2008 Superion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|After '''14 years''', I can finally play with you for ''11'' seconds.]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Four [[energon star]]s, four [[energon weapon]]s

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Superion is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Superion Maximus]], formed from his components in the classic "Scramble City" manner, with individual multi-configuration energon weapons forming a hand or foot for each of his limbs. Although most of the original Aerialbot [[character]]s return in this set, [[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]] replaces [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]; while the brief character description on the back of the box fits Slingshot, Hasbro [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009: Answers|stated in a Q&A session]] that Airazor is a new character designed "in memorium" {{sic}}. Superion's components suffer some mostly [[for safety reasons|safety-related]] [[mold]] changes, including the severe blunting of Air Raid and Airazor's nosecones.

:Like the simultaneously released [[Bruticus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Bruticus Maximus]], Superion was initially intended as a ''Universe'' [[Target]] [[exclusive]], but these plans were cancelled in favor of releasing the toy in the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline instead, now representing the separate character of [[Superion (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Superion]]. A few non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore did receive the toy in ''Universe'' packaging, however, so it manages to make it onto this article.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on Universe Superion at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Watch===
[[File:Superion watch.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Superion''' (1986, 1993)
:Superion was one of three Transformers characters who lent their likenesses to digital watches released in Japan by Takara in 1986 to tie in with their [[Scramble City (toyline)|''Scramble City'' toyline]] (the others being [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]). Cross-promoted in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|TV Magazine''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s manga]] as a [[wrist-communicator]] ([[#Fight!_Super_Robot_Lifeform_Transformers_comic|see above]]), the watch featured Superion's torso with a clock in his chest, which with the push of a lever "transformed" into a full tiny figure complete with legs, standing up on the watch band. The figure cannot be removed from the watch, but the arms do rotate.

:Superion and the other watches were later re-released in 1993 as part of an expanded line of Transformers watches that was sold directly in North America by Takara as ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' merchandise.
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===''Transformers Ramune''===
*'''Superion''' (1986)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:An unpainted figurine of Superion was available as part of the second range of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' [[candy toy]]s, tying in with the ''Scramble City'' toyline. Like all figures in the series, Superion was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box with fizzy "ramune" candy, and featured a main body was made of hard red plastic, with soft grey PVC limbs articulated at the hips and shoulders.

[[File:Superion keshigomu.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Ramune'' figure on the left, ''Forms Robo'' on the right.]]
*'''Superion''' (1986)
:Later in 1986, in the third ''Ramune'' wave, Superion was among the characters immortalized as a soft rubber figurine, known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan. He was available in either red, blue or yellow colors, and as before, came blindpacked with ramune candy. While similar to the separate range of ''keshigomu'' figures released by Takara that would later be imported by Hasbro as part of their [[Decoy]] promotion, Superion and his wave-mates saw no American release.

===''Forms Robo''===

*'''Superion''' (1986)
:Superion was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger ''keshigomu'', with this chunkier version of the character standing at around twice the height of his ''Ramune'' figure. Like the other figures in this series, Superion was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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===Collegeville Costumes===
[[File:Collegville superion costumes.jpg|right|thumb]]
* '''Superion Halloween costume''' (1986)

:However odd his selection to receive the honor may seem, Superion was one of a small number of ''Transformers'' characters upon whom [[Collegeville Costumes]] based a [[Halloween]] costume. This two-piece affair adhered to the crappy time-worn tradition of consisting of a sculpted thin plastic mask held over the wearer's face with elastic, and a smock with a picture of Superion and his name on it.

* '''Superion mask''' (1986)

: Collegeville also immortalized Superion in their line of ''Transformers'' masks. Made from flat styrofoam, the mask featured a hinge that allowed the wearer to lift it up and down, transforming from kid to robot in the blink of an eye!

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==Notes==
[[File:WarDawn superion combination.jpg|right|thumb|Everyone remembers Silverbolt, but does anyone remember that jet dude, the other jet dude, that jet guy, and Aerialbot #5? I think not!]]
*'Superion' is a partial Latinization of [[wikipedia:Hyperion (mythology)|Hyperion]], the name of a Titan in Greek mythology associated with the sun. The fully Latinized form would be 'Superio'. If following classical pronunciation, the last syllable of 'Superion' should be pronounced 'own', not 'on'.
*Being made up of very similar-looking planes did not help Superion when it came to firmly establishing which member of the team formed which of his limbs. Unlike the other combiner teams, with their unique modes and shapes, when simplified down for Superion's character model, the Aerialbots limb forms are essentially identical, differentiated only by color, which in turn made errors very easy to make as well (as you can see from our sampling of Marvel Comics images). Broadly speaking, most depictions of Superion—the Generation 1 cartoon paramount among them—replicate his appearance as seen in his box art, which is the arrangement we have listed for the members at the top of this article. In an odd quirk, however, the team's combination sequence in the cartoon would often show the individual members moving into position in accordance with the toy's ''instructions''—Fireflight and Slingshot as the legs, and Air Raid and Skydive as the arms—only for them to change colors to match the "box art" layout at the moment of linking up, as shown in the sequence from "[[War Dawn]]" illustrated at right.
**Japanese media was a little more thorough on this, with ''[[Scramble City: Mobilization|Scramble City]]'' animating the combination in much more detail that clearly showed the correct Aerialbots moving into place, and a diagram in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|issue #5]] of the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' manga labeling the limbs as such. However, that did not stop [[Studio OX]] from creating a mix-and-match Superion model that made Slingshot and Air Raid the arms, and Fireflight and Skydive the legs which they used through their works, and which you see at the head of this article.
*Marvel UK is notable in how it ''really'' ran with Superion's tech spec, and its description of him having limited, "kill the enemy" mentality and being a "fierce and frightful machine". Of the four times he appeared in UK strips, ''three'' times have him turning out to be an uncontrollable threat (and the other time was a dream sequence!).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Superion''' (スペリオン)
*''Italian:'' '''Pentajet''' (toy line and season 3)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Superion''' (Taiwan, 速伯利昂 ''Sù Bó Lì Áng''), '''Dà WúWèi''' (China, 大无畏, "Great Dreadnought")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Superior''' (Brazil comic)

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Superion Superion's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
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Defensor (G1)

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{{disambig3|Defensor}}
:''Defensor is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Defensor-VisualWorks.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First Aid didn't feel like being an arm today.]]
The [[Combiner|combined form]] of the five [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] '''Defensor''' exists specifically to safeguard [[human]] life. In many ways he feels about the human race the way a parent would their children and he would give his life away in an instant rather than let one human come to harm. Defensor is emotionally attached to humans on a level that sometimes worries his fellow Autobots. He identifies with them the same way a sheep dog would with its flock or a puppy with its human owners. As far as Defensor is concerned the humans are his "kind." Sadly the titanic robot giant's attempts at personal interaction and friendly exchanges with humans tend to fail. We humans tend to be more wary and frightened of his alien nature and great size than Defensor can understand. Despite this, Defensor is fairly well adjusted mentally compared [[Devastator (G1)|to]] [[Abominus (G1)|almost]] [[Menasor (G1)|every]] [[Superion (G1)|other]] Generation 1 gestalt.

Defensor's most notable ability is a powerful [[force field]] he can create within 50 feet of his person, but it is very fuel consumptive and he cannot maintain it for long.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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''Defensor's birth was prophesized by a dream shared by Optimus Prime and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], due to their independent connections to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

[[Image:G1 Afterdeath Defensor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus hesitated, remembering the big guy's name only at the last second.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] met at a fuel research station with the Protectobots and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], planning to brawl over it. Optimus pointed out that with the Protectobots, they had Megatron and the Combaticons outnumbered six to four. Megatron replied that Optimus is terrible at counting, and that the sides were six vs six. Optimus wasn't foiled yet, and revealed that the Protectobots can combine to form Defensor. Once more Megatron foiled Prime, having the Combaticons merge into Bruticus. The sides were still even.

[[Image:G1 Child'sPlay Defensor.jpg|right|230px|thumb|He has to shout his own name when Optimus isn't there to do it.]]
When [[Ethan Zachary]] suggested they uploaded themselves to the computer to battle over it safely, both sides agreed. In the [[Multi-World|virtual world]], after each individual Protectobot had taken care of the Combaticon, they combined to fight Megatron, leaving Optimus Prime safely off to the side. Defensor burned the bridge he and Megatron were standing on, letting them both 'die' in the virtual world. It would have worked perfectly had Megatron not cheated. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Not long after, the Protectobots were summoned by the current leader Grimlock to find and arrest Blaster. They came up against the Combaticons during this mission, culminating in a battle between Defensor and Bruticus in an old train yard. Their battle wrecked the entire area, threatening to kill several human children in the process. Defensor was protected by his forcefield, while Bruticus countered with Defensor's inability to aim. Ultimately Bruticus defeated Defensor by beating him over the head with an entire train. He was only saved by Blaster, freed by the humans, defeating Bruticus by causing an electrical tower to topple on him. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====The Transformers cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear'' & ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[Image:BOT Defensor forcefield.jpg|left|170px|thumb|"We'll be fine so long as they don't do that again."]]
Defensor once reduced [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to scrap with a single shot, dryly noting afterwards that "there's junk all over the street." Later, he attempted to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] against Decepticon attack by using his forcefield, which almost immediately failed. He was blasted back into his component parts by the Decepticons. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Defensor occasionally appeared during the Autobots' battle with the Decepticons on [[Eurythma]]. He didn't seem overly concerned that [[Hot Spot (G1)|his chest]] was standing by his feet at the time. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

[[Image:G1 UltimateWeapon Defensorcatchestrain.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Alternate sequence for "Marge vs the Monorail" climax]]
In the year 2006, when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] was unable to prevent the theft of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], he left the Protectobots, feeling that he was useless and a liability to the rest of the Autobots. Unfortunately, this left the remaining Protectobots with the unenviable task of resuming their duties as Defensor with only one arm. Defensor safely managed to catch a train thrown by the Decepticons, but remarked that this would have been a lot easier if First Aid had been there. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the Decepticons staged a series of nonsensical raids across [[Japan]], Defensor fought his nemesis Bruticus outside a dojo. After knocking Bruticus down, he tried to dissuade him from bringing further harm to the humans, but failed. The Combaticons were soon chased away by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Later that year, Defensor was standing guard outside of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]'s lab when the [[Hate Plague]]-infected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] first broke free. The Protectobots transformed and fled in order to avoid infection. Not long thereafter, however, Defensor was attempting to clear a bridge of innocent bystanders when the crazed Superion came hunting for him and infected the Protectobot combiner. He was later seen committing mass property damage. He severely wounded several Autobot comrades (fortunately, without infecting them). {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Bumblebee was so gravely wounded by Defensor that he needed to be completely rebuilt into Goldbug.

Later, when Optimus Prime saved the galaxy with the matrix, the Protectobots were back to normal. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] attacked a baseball stadium in Japan, intent on turning it into a Decepticon base, the Autobot ally [[Kenji]] summoned Defensor and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to stop him. However, Bruticus soon joined the battle and laid the smackdown on Defensor, injuring Hot Spot in the process. With their torso component out of commission, the Protectobots were unable to re-combine. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''Scramble City'' OVA=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)
[[Image:ScrambleCity Defensor.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Posing for the camera while Superion gets a butt-whupping.]]
The Protectobots rolled out ahead of Metroplex and formed Defensor just as Bruticus and Menasor moved in for the kill for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. He stood there and pointed at them with ''justice'', which did not seem to impress the Decepticons, until Metroplex arrived to blow them away with a single shot from his gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
When the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]] was attacked by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Bruticus and Menasor, Defensor teamed up with Superion and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to fight them. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had a fourth Decepticon combiner up his sleeve—[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. This new warrior defeated all three Autobot super robots with a single punch. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kōji Totani]], [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (ep. 12 only), [[Kazuo Oka]] (ep. 25 only) (Japanese)

In 2011, the Protectobots defended Cybertron from Galvatron's invading army. They formed Defensor and battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Alongside Superion and [[Raiden]], Defensor got into a shooting match with four Decepticon combiners. They were outgunned until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] swept in to turn the tide. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, the Protectobots were assembled on Earth by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. With [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] focused on locating and recharging the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the other Autobots were tasked with running interference for him against the Decepticons. While scouting for the enemy, the Protectobots ran across the Combaticons. Defensor was assembled, and he fought fiercely with his old foe, Bruticus, before collapsing a mountainside on him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

The Protectobots were summoned to Cybertron to defend the planet against Galvatron's latest invasion, and protect the new super-metal, [[Cybertonuron]], which [[Vector Sigma]] had developed. The fighting escalated when Defensor and Bruticus were formed and began grappling with one another. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor eventually emerged victorious over his simple-minded nemesis, delivering a crushing back-blow as the coup-de-gras. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Later on Earth, Defensor assembled during a Protectobot mission to save the citizens of [[Peru]] from an active volcano. His efforts were waylaid by the Decepticon Headmasters, though, as [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] blasted him with a paralysis ray, leaving him immobilized and unable to help. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Defensor assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Defensor was literally torn limb from limb by the counter-fire, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} The Protectobots later formed Defensor to defend the emergency energon rations the Autobots were sending to planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. Defensor fought against Devastator to protect the supplies. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

As the Decepticons launched five simultaneous attacks on the Autobots around the globe, Defensor was assembled to respond to one of the sites. He was seen battling with [[Sixshot]] on Galvatron's monitors. Considering how much Galvatron was crowing about Sixshot's mad skillzz, odds are Defensor didn't win. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Defensor helped Raiden and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

After Fortress's battleship was damaged on the planet Master by [[Weirdwolf]]'s bombs, Defensor and Raiden were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Defensor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Only Streetwise, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Defensor suffered. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:G1 WarWithin Defensor.jpg|right|170px|thumb|For a guy dedicated to being protective of his surroundings, he sure does leave a mess everywhere he goes.]]
During the so-called [[Dark Ages]] where the Autobots and Decepticons split up into many smaller factions, the [[Wrecker]]s were searching for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] [[Ultracon]]s in the [[Tagan Heights]] when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was unleashed. Upon hearing the news, the Protectobots decided to counter-attack to prevent an escalation of hostilities. {{storylink|Escalation}} As this was (presumably) before the Protectobots' combined mentality was refined, Defensor and Devastator's all-out brawl risked destroying the entire area. Just as Defensor looked ready to finish Devastator off, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] pointed out all the destruction caused by the brawl. Unfortunately this distraction gave Devastator the chance to recover and savagely beat Defensor, prompting the Protectobots to separate and fight him as a team. This worked out better for them. {{storylink|Devastation}}

Millions of years later, Defensor and the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] tried to prevent [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] from escaping a [[Detention Banks|detention facility]] and got their butts kicked. Ultra Magnus had to bail them out. [[Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] were assigned to get the Protectobots back on their feet. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} They were apparently successful, since later on Defensor joined the Autobots in rising up against Shockwave's rule, decking an [[Guardian robot#Dreamwave comics continuity|Omega Sentinel]] that was threatening [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1defensor toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Brick (term)|Solid.]]]]
* '''Defensor''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-76'''

:Defensor is formed out of the five individual Protectobots, with [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] serving as the central torso component. Unusually for [[Scramble City (disambiguation)|Scramble City]]-style combiners, Defensor's head is not a separate piece, but hidden inside his fire truck ladder assembly, like [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. This gives his head an unusually high amount of articulation. He is armed with Hot Spot's twin fireball cannons. Though any of the smaller Protectobots can serve as any limb, the "correct" configuration has Blades and First Aid as the right and left arm, respectively, and Groove and Streetwise as the right and left leg, respectively.

:Defensor's arms are very commonly mis-transformed, even in official artwork such as the art at the top of this page (in which Streetwise and First Aid have also reversed positions). The instructions (and the cartoon model) show the nose of Blades' helicopter form, and the front panel of First Aid's ambulance mode, unfolded to hang off of Defensor's shoulders (as shown at right.) But almost as frequently, both these components are shown folded away. First Aid's legs are often not unfolded properly as well, giving Defensor a shorter arm than he would otherwise have.

:Defensor was available as the individual Protectobots sold separately, or as a [[giftset]].

:This mold was later [[Redeco|redecoed]] into [[Guard City]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Defensor/defensor.htm More information on Defensor at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|right|180px|thumb|At least his colors would have been more different than Guard City's were.]]
: The Protectobots were to be released as part of the second wave of combiners in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], and naturally would have been able to form Defensor. However, this entire wave was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons.

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Merchandise==

===Transformers Ramune===
[[Image:Defensor keshigomu.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Guardian''' (1986)

:While no figure of Defensor was released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their 1987 [[Decoy]] promotion, the Protectobot combiner did have a soft rubber figure crafted in his image that was available exclusively in Japan, as part of a second wave of the figures released there by [[Kabaya]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' series, along with other ''Transformers 2010'' characters. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box and was available in multiple colors, including red, blue and yellow.

===Forms Robo===
*'''Guardian''' (1987)

:Defensor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger rubber figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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==Notes==
* Like other names such as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the name "Defensor" was also used by [[Marvel Comics]] before the ''Transformers'' line was conceived, for an [[wikipedia:Defensor_(comics)|Argentinian superhero]] (real name Gabriel Sepulveda) who first appeared in ''Contest of Champions'' #1 (1982) and was killed off-panel prior to ''Captain America'' #422 (1993).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Guardian''' (ガーディアン ''Gādian'')
*''Italian:'' '''Guardian''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bǎu-wèi Jě''' (Taiwan, 保衛者, "Defensor" or "Guardian"), '''Shǒuhùshén ''' (China, 守护神, "Protector God")
*''Russian:'' '''Detector''' (Детектор)

==External links==
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Defensor Defensor's Marvel TF Universe profile on NTFA.net]

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Defensor (G1)

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:''Defensor is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Defensor-VisualWorks.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First Aid didn't feel like being an arm today.]]
The [[Combiner|combined form]] of the five [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] '''Defensor''' exists specifically to safeguard [[human]] life. In many ways he feels about the human race the way a parent would their children and he would give his life away in an instant rather than let one human come to harm. Defensor is emotionally attached to humans on a level that sometimes worries his fellow Autobots. He identifies with them the same way a sheep dog would with its flock or a puppy with its human owners. As far as Defensor is concerned the humans are his "kind." Sadly the titanic robot giant's attempts at personal interaction and friendly exchanges with humans tend to fail. We humans tend to be more wary and frightened of his alien nature and great size than Defensor can understand. Despite this, Defensor is fairly well adjusted mentally compared [[Devastator (G1)|to]] [[Abominus (G1)|almost]] [[Menasor (G1)|every]] [[Superion (G1)|other]] Generation 1 gestalt.

Defensor's most notable ability is a powerful [[force field]] he can create within 50 feet of his person, but it is very fuel consumptive and he cannot maintain it for long.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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''Defensor's birth was prophesized by a dream shared by Optimus Prime and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], due to their independent connections to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

[[Image:G1 Afterdeath Defensor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus hesitated, remembering the big guy's name only at the last second.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] met at a fuel research station with the Protectobots and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], planning to brawl over it. Optimus pointed out that with the Protectobots, they had Megatron and the Combaticons outnumbered six to four. Megatron replied that Optimus is terrible at counting, and that the sides were six vs six. Optimus wasn't foiled yet, and revealed that the Protectobots can combine to form Defensor. Once more Megatron foiled Prime, having the Combaticons merge into Bruticus. The sides were still even.

[[Image:G1 Child'sPlay Defensor.jpg|right|230px|thumb|He has to shout his own name when Optimus isn't there to do it.]]
When [[Ethan Zachary]] suggested they uploaded themselves to the computer to battle over it safely, both sides agreed. In the [[Multi-World|virtual world]], after each individual Protectobot had taken care of the Combaticon, they combined to fight Megatron, leaving Optimus Prime safely off to the side. Defensor burned the bridge he and Megatron were standing on, letting them both 'die' in the virtual world. It would have worked perfectly had Megatron not cheated. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Not long after, the Protectobots were summoned by the current leader Grimlock to find and arrest Blaster. They came up against the Combaticons during this mission, culminating in a battle between Defensor and Bruticus in an old train yard. Their battle wrecked the entire area, threatening to kill several human children in the process. Defensor was protected by his forcefield, while Bruticus countered with Defensor's inability to aim. Ultimately Bruticus defeated Defensor by beating him over the head with an entire train. He was only saved by Blaster, freed by the humans, defeating Bruticus by causing an electrical tower to topple on him. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====The Transformers cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear'' & ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[Image:BOT Defensor forcefield.jpg|left|170px|thumb|"We'll be fine so long as they don't do that again."]]
Defensor once reduced [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to scrap with a single shot, dryly noting afterwards that "there's junk all over the street." Later, he attempted to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] against Decepticon attack by using his forcefield, which almost immediately failed. He was blasted back into his component parts by the Decepticons. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Defensor occasionally appeared during the Autobots' battle with the Decepticons on [[Eurythma]]. He didn't seem overly concerned that [[Hot Spot (G1)|his chest]] was standing by his feet at the time. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

[[Image:G1 UltimateWeapon Defensorcatchestrain.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Alternate sequence for "Marge vs the Monorail" climax]]
In the year 2006, when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] was unable to prevent the theft of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], he left the Protectobots, feeling that he was useless and a liability to the rest of the Autobots. Unfortunately, this left the remaining Protectobots with the unenviable task of resuming their duties as Defensor with only one arm. Defensor safely managed to catch a train thrown by the Decepticons, but remarked that this would have been a lot easier if First Aid had been there. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the Decepticons staged a series of nonsensical raids across [[Japan]], Defensor fought his nemesis Bruticus outside a dojo. After knocking Bruticus down, he tried to dissuade him from bringing further harm to the humans, but failed. The Combaticons were soon chased away by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Later that year, Defensor was standing guard outside of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]'s lab when the [[Hate Plague]]-infected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] first broke free. The Protectobots transformed and fled in order to avoid infection. Not long thereafter, however, Defensor was attempting to clear a bridge of innocent bystanders when the crazed Superion came hunting for him and infected the Protectobot combiner. He was later seen committing mass property damage. He severely wounded several Autobot comrades (fortunately, without infecting them). {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Bumblebee was so gravely wounded by Defensor that he needed to be [[Goldbug (G1)|completely rebuilt]].

Later, when Optimus Prime saved the galaxy with the matrix, the Protectobots were back to normal. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] attacked a baseball stadium in Japan, intent on turning it into a Decepticon base, the Autobot ally [[Kenji]] summoned Defensor and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to stop him. However, Bruticus soon joined the battle and laid the smackdown on Defensor, injuring Hot Spot in the process. With their torso component out of commission, the Protectobots were unable to re-combine. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''Scramble City'' OVA=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)
[[Image:ScrambleCity Defensor.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Posing for the camera while Superion gets a butt-whupping.]]
The Protectobots rolled out ahead of Metroplex and formed Defensor just as Bruticus and Menasor moved in for the kill for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. He stood there and pointed at them with ''justice'', which did not seem to impress the Decepticons, until Metroplex arrived to blow them away with a single shot from his gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
When the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]] was attacked by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Bruticus and Menasor, Defensor teamed up with Superion and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to fight them. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had a fourth Decepticon combiner up his sleeve—[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. This new warrior defeated all three Autobot super robots with a single punch. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kōji Totani]], [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (ep. 12 only), [[Kazuo Oka]] (ep. 25 only) (Japanese)

In 2011, the Protectobots defended Cybertron from Galvatron's invading army. They formed Defensor and battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Alongside Superion and [[Raiden]], Defensor got into a shooting match with four Decepticon combiners. They were outgunned until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] swept in to turn the tide. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, the Protectobots were assembled on Earth by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. With [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] focused on locating and recharging the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the other Autobots were tasked with running interference for him against the Decepticons. While scouting for the enemy, the Protectobots ran across the Combaticons. Defensor was assembled, and he fought fiercely with his old foe, Bruticus, before collapsing a mountainside on him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

The Protectobots were summoned to Cybertron to defend the planet against Galvatron's latest invasion, and protect the new super-metal, [[Cybertonuron]], which [[Vector Sigma]] had developed. The fighting escalated when Defensor and Bruticus were formed and began grappling with one another. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor eventually emerged victorious over his simple-minded nemesis, delivering a crushing back-blow as the coup-de-gras. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Later on Earth, Defensor assembled during a Protectobot mission to save the citizens of [[Peru]] from an active volcano. His efforts were waylaid by the Decepticon Headmasters, though, as [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] blasted him with a paralysis ray, leaving him immobilized and unable to help. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Defensor assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Defensor was literally torn limb from limb by the counter-fire, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} The Protectobots later formed Defensor to defend the emergency energon rations the Autobots were sending to planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. Defensor fought against Devastator to protect the supplies. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

As the Decepticons launched five simultaneous attacks on the Autobots around the globe, Defensor was assembled to respond to one of the sites. He was seen battling with [[Sixshot]] on Galvatron's monitors. Considering how much Galvatron was crowing about Sixshot's mad skillzz, odds are Defensor didn't win. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Defensor helped Raiden and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

After Fortress's battleship was damaged on the planet Master by [[Weirdwolf]]'s bombs, Defensor and Raiden were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Defensor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Only Streetwise, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Defensor suffered. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:G1 WarWithin Defensor.jpg|right|170px|thumb|For a guy dedicated to being protective of his surroundings, he sure does leave a mess everywhere he goes.]]
During the so-called [[Dark Ages]] where the Autobots and Decepticons split up into many smaller factions, the [[Wrecker]]s were searching for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] [[Ultracon]]s in the [[Tagan Heights]] when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was unleashed. Upon hearing the news, the Protectobots decided to counter-attack to prevent an escalation of hostilities. {{storylink|Escalation}} As this was (presumably) before the Protectobots' combined mentality was refined, Defensor and Devastator's all-out brawl risked destroying the entire area. Just as Defensor looked ready to finish Devastator off, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] pointed out all the destruction caused by the brawl. Unfortunately this distraction gave Devastator the chance to recover and savagely beat Defensor, prompting the Protectobots to separate and fight him as a team. This worked out better for them. {{storylink|Devastation}}

Millions of years later, Defensor and the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] tried to prevent [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] from escaping a [[Detention Banks|detention facility]] and got their butts kicked. Ultra Magnus had to bail them out. [[Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] were assigned to get the Protectobots back on their feet. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} They were apparently successful, since later on Defensor joined the Autobots in rising up against Shockwave's rule, decking an [[Guardian robot#Dreamwave comics continuity|Omega Sentinel]] that was threatening [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1defensor toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Brick (term)|Solid.]]]]
* '''Defensor''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-76'''

:Defensor is formed out of the five individual Protectobots, with [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] serving as the central torso component. Unusually for [[Scramble City (disambiguation)|Scramble City]]-style combiners, Defensor's head is not a separate piece, but hidden inside his fire truck ladder assembly, like [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. This gives his head an unusually high amount of articulation. He is armed with Hot Spot's twin fireball cannons. Though any of the smaller Protectobots can serve as any limb, the "correct" configuration has Blades and First Aid as the right and left arm, respectively, and Groove and Streetwise as the right and left leg, respectively.

:Defensor's arms are very commonly mis-transformed, even in official artwork such as the art at the top of this page (in which Streetwise and First Aid have also reversed positions). The instructions (and the cartoon model) show the nose of Blades' helicopter form, and the front panel of First Aid's ambulance mode, unfolded to hang off of Defensor's shoulders (as shown at right.) But almost as frequently, both these components are shown folded away. First Aid's legs are often not unfolded properly as well, giving Defensor a shorter arm than he would otherwise have.

:Defensor was available as the individual Protectobots sold separately, or as a [[giftset]].

:This mold was later [[Redeco|redecoed]] into [[Guard City]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Defensor/defensor.htm More information on Defensor at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|right|180px|thumb|At least his colors would have been more different than Guard City's were.]]
: The Protectobots were to be released as part of the second wave of combiners in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], and naturally would have been able to form Defensor. However, this entire wave was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons.

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Merchandise==

===Transformers Ramune===
[[Image:Defensor keshigomu.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Guardian''' (1986)

:While no figure of Defensor was released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their 1987 [[Decoy]] promotion, the Protectobot combiner did have a soft rubber figure crafted in his image that was available exclusively in Japan, as part of a second wave of the figures released there by [[Kabaya]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' series, along with other ''Transformers 2010'' characters. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box and was available in multiple colors, including red, blue and yellow.

===Forms Robo===
*'''Guardian''' (1987)

:Defensor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger rubber figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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==Notes==
* Like other names such as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the name "Defensor" was also used by [[Marvel Comics]] before the ''Transformers'' line was conceived, for an [[wikipedia:Defensor_(comics)|Argentinian superhero]] (real name Gabriel Sepulveda) who first appeared in ''Contest of Champions'' #1 (1982) and was killed off-panel prior to ''Captain America'' #422 (1993).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Guardian''' (ガーディアン ''Gādian'')
*''Italian:'' '''Guardian''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bǎu-wèi Jě''' (Taiwan, 保衛者, "Defensor" or "Guardian"), '''Shǒuhùshén ''' (China, 守护神, "Protector God")
*''Russian:'' '''Detector''' (Детектор)

==External links==
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Defensor Defensor's Marvel TF Universe profile on NTFA.net]

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Defensor (G1)

2013-09-04T14:55:29Z

Skywarp: Fleshing out G1 cartoon history.

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{{disambig3|Defensor}}
:''Defensor is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Defensor-VisualWorks.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First Aid didn't feel like being an arm today.]]
The [[Combiner|combined form]] of the five [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] '''Defensor''' exists specifically to safeguard [[human]] life. In many ways he feels about the human race the way a parent would their children and he would give his life away in an instant rather than let one human come to harm. Defensor is emotionally attached to humans on a level that sometimes worries his fellow Autobots. He identifies with them the same way a sheep dog would with its flock or a puppy with its human owners. As far as Defensor is concerned the humans are his "kind." Sadly the titanic robot giant's attempts at personal interaction and friendly exchanges with humans tend to fail. We humans tend to be more wary and frightened of his alien nature and great size than Defensor can understand. Despite this, Defensor is fairly well adjusted mentally compared [[Devastator (G1)|to]] [[Abominus (G1)|almost]] [[Menasor (G1)|every]] [[Superion (G1)|other]] Generation 1 gestalt.

Defensor's most notable ability is a powerful [[force field]] he can create within 50 feet of his person, but it is very fuel consumptive and he cannot maintain it for long.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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''Defensor's birth was prophesized by a dream shared by Optimus Prime and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], due to their independent connections to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''

[[Image:G1 Afterdeath Defensor.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Optimus hesitated, remembering the big guy's name only at the last second.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] met at a fuel research station with the Protectobots and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], planning to brawl over it. Optimus pointed out that with the Protectobots, they had Megatron and the Combaticons outnumbered six to four. Megatron replied that Optimus is terrible at counting, and that the sides were six vs six. Optimus wasn't foiled yet, and revealed that the Protectobots can combine to form Defensor. Once more Megatron foiled Prime, having the Combaticons merge into Bruticus. The sides were still even.

[[Image:G1 Child'sPlay Defensor.jpg|right|230px|thumb|He has to shout his own name when Optimus isn't there to do it.]]
When [[Ethan Zachary]] suggested they uploaded themselves to the computer to battle over it safely, both sides agreed. In the [[Multi-World|virtual world]], after each individual Protectobot had taken care of the Combaticon, they combined to fight Megatron, leaving Optimus Prime safely off to the side. Defensor burned the bridge he and Megatron were standing on, letting them both 'die' in the virtual world. It would have worked perfectly had Megatron not cheated. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

Not long after, the Protectobots were summoned by the current leader Grimlock to find and arrest Blaster. They came up against the Combaticons during this mission, culminating in a battle between Defensor and Bruticus in an old train yard. Their battle wrecked the entire area, threatening to kill several human children in the process. Defensor was protected by his forcefield, while Bruticus countered with Defensor's inability to aim. Ultimately Bruticus defeated Defensor by beating him over the head with an entire train. He was only saved by Blaster, freed by the humans, defeating Bruticus by causing an electrical tower to topple on him. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====The Transformers cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear'' & ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[Image:BOT Defensor forcefield.jpg|left|170px|thumb|"We'll be fine so long as they don't do that again."]]
Defensor once reduced [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to scrap with a single shot, dryly noting afterwards that "there's junk all over the street." Later, he attempted to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] against Decepticon attack by using his forcefield, which almost immediately failed. He was blasted back into his component parts by the Decepticons. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Defensor occasionally appeared during the Autobots' battle with the Decepticons on [[Eurythma]]. He didn't seem overly concerned that [[Hot Spot (G1)|his chest]] was standing by his feet at the time. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

[[Image:G1 UltimateWeapon Defensorcatchestrain.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Alternate sequence for "Marge vs the Monorail" climax]]
In the year 2006, when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] was unable to prevent the theft of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], he left the Protectobots, feeling that he was useless and a liability to the rest of the Autobots. Unfortunately, this left the remaining Protectobots with the unenviable task of resuming their duties as Defensor with only one arm. Defensor safely managed to catch a train thrown by the Decepticons, but remarked that this would have been a lot easier if First Aid had been there. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the Decepticons staged a series of nonsensical raids across [[Japan]], Defensor fought his nemesis Bruticus outside a dojo. After knocking Bruticus down, he tried to dissuade him from bringing further harm to the humans, but failed. The Combaticons were soon chased away by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Later that year, Defensor was standing guard outside of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]'s lab when the [[Hate Plague]]-infected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] first broke free. The Protectobots transformed and fled in order to avoid infection. Not long thereafter, however, Defensor was attempting to clear a bridge of innocent bystanders when the crazed Superion came hunting for him and infected the Protectobot combiner. He was later seen committing mass property damage. He severely wounded several Autobot comrades (fortunately, without infecting them). {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Bumblebee was so gravely wounded by Defensor that he needed to be [[Goldbug (G1)|completely rebuilt]].

Later, when Optimus Prime saved the galaxy with the matrix, the Protectobots are back to normal. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] attacked a baseball stadium in Japan, intent on turning it into a Decepticon base, the Autobot ally [[Kenji]] summoned Defensor and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to stop him. However, Bruticus soon joined the battle and laid the smackdown on Defensor, injuring Hot Spot in the process. With their torso component out of commission, the Protectobots were unable to re-combine. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''Scramble City'' OVA=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)
[[Image:ScrambleCity Defensor.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Posing for the camera while Superion gets a butt-whupping.]]
The Protectobots rolled out ahead of Metroplex and formed Defensor just as Bruticus and Menasor moved in for the kill for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. He stood there and pointed at them with ''justice'', which did not seem to impress the Decepticons, until Metroplex arrived to blow them away with a single shot from his gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
When the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]] was attacked by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Bruticus and Menasor, Defensor teamed up with Superion and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to fight them. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had a fourth Decepticon combiner up his sleeve—[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. This new warrior defeated all three Autobot super robots with a single punch. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kōji Totani]], [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (ep. 12 only), [[Kazuo Oka]] (ep. 25 only) (Japanese)

In 2011, the Protectobots defended Cybertron from Galvatron's invading army. They formed Defensor and battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Alongside Superion and [[Raiden]], Defensor got into a shooting match with four Decepticon combiners. They were outgunned until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] swept in to turn the tide. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, the Protectobots were assembled on Earth by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. With [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] focused on locating and recharging the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the other Autobots were tasked with running interference for him against the Decepticons. While scouting for the enemy, the Protectobots ran across the Combaticons. Defensor was assembled, and he fought fiercely with his old foe, Bruticus, before collapsing a mountainside on him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

The Protectobots were summoned to Cybertron to defend the planet against Galvatron's latest invasion, and protect the new super-metal, [[Cybertonuron]], which [[Vector Sigma]] had developed. The fighting escalated when Defensor and Bruticus were formed and began grappling with one another. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor eventually emerged victorious over his simple-minded nemesis, delivering a crushing back-blow as the coup-de-gras. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Later on Earth, Defensor assembled during a Protectobot mission to save the citizens of [[Peru]] from an active volcano. His efforts were waylaid by the Decepticon Headmasters, though, as [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] blasted him with a paralysis ray, leaving him immobilized and unable to help. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Defensor assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Defensor was literally torn limb from limb by the counter-fire, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} The Protectobots later formed Defensor to defend the emergency energon rations the Autobots were sending to planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. Defensor fought against Devastator to protect the supplies. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

As the Decepticons launched five simultaneous attacks on the Autobots around the globe, Defensor was assembled to respond to one of the sites. He was seen battling with [[Sixshot]] on Galvatron's monitors. Considering how much Galvatron was crowing about Sixshot's mad skillzz, odds are Defensor didn't win. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Defensor helped Raiden and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

After Fortress's battleship was damaged on the planet Master by [[Weirdwolf]]'s bombs, Defensor and Raiden were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Defensor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Only Streetwise, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Defensor suffered. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:G1 WarWithin Defensor.jpg|right|170px|thumb|For a guy dedicated to being protective of his surroundings, he sure does leave a mess everywhere he goes.]]
During the so-called [[Dark Ages]] where the Autobots and Decepticons split up into many smaller factions, the [[Wrecker]]s were searching for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] [[Ultracon]]s in the [[Tagan Heights]] when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] was unleashed. Upon hearing the news, the Protectobots decided to counter-attack to prevent an escalation of hostilities. {{storylink|Escalation}} As this was (presumably) before the Protectobots' combined mentality was refined, Defensor and Devastator's all-out brawl risked destroying the entire area. Just as Defensor looked ready to finish Devastator off, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] pointed out all the destruction caused by the brawl. Unfortunately this distraction gave Devastator the chance to recover and savagely beat Defensor, prompting the Protectobots to separate and fight him as a team. This worked out better for them. {{storylink|Devastation}}

Millions of years later, Defensor and the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] tried to prevent [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] from escaping a [[Detention Banks|detention facility]] and got their butts kicked. Ultra Magnus had to bail them out. [[Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] were assigned to get the Protectobots back on their feet. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} They were apparently successful, since later on Defensor joined the Autobots in rising up against Shockwave's rule, decking an [[Guardian robot#Dreamwave comics continuity|Omega Sentinel]] that was threatening [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1defensor toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Brick (term)|Solid.]]]]
* '''Defensor''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-76'''

:Defensor is formed out of the five individual Protectobots, with [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] serving as the central torso component. Unusually for [[Scramble City (disambiguation)|Scramble City]]-style combiners, Defensor's head is not a separate piece, but hidden inside his fire truck ladder assembly, like [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. This gives his head an unusually high amount of articulation. He is armed with Hot Spot's twin fireball cannons. Though any of the smaller Protectobots can serve as any limb, the "correct" configuration has Blades and First Aid as the right and left arm, respectively, and Groove and Streetwise as the right and left leg, respectively.

:Defensor's arms are very commonly mis-transformed, even in official artwork such as the art at the top of this page (in which Streetwise and First Aid have also reversed positions). The instructions (and the cartoon model) show the nose of Blades' helicopter form, and the front panel of First Aid's ambulance mode, unfolded to hang off of Defensor's shoulders (as shown at right.) But almost as frequently, both these components are shown folded away. First Aid's legs are often not unfolded properly as well, giving Defensor a shorter arm than he would otherwise have.

:Defensor was available as the individual Protectobots sold separately, or as a [[giftset]].

:This mold was later [[Redeco|redecoed]] into [[Guard City]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Defensor/defensor.htm More information on Defensor at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2 Menasor and G2 Defensor.jpg|right|180px|thumb|At least his colors would have been more different than Guard City's were.]]
: The Protectobots were to be released as part of the second wave of combiners in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], and naturally would have been able to form Defensor. However, this entire wave was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons.

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Merchandise==

===Transformers Ramune===
[[Image:Defensor keshigomu.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Guardian''' (1986)

:While no figure of Defensor was released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their 1987 [[Decoy]] promotion, the Protectobot combiner did have a soft rubber figure crafted in his image that was available exclusively in Japan, as part of a second wave of the figures released there by [[Kabaya]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' series, along with other ''Transformers 2010'' characters. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box and was available in multiple colors, including red, blue and yellow.

===Forms Robo===
*'''Guardian''' (1987)

:Defensor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger rubber figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this series, Defensor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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==Notes==
* Like other names such as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the name "Defensor" was also used by [[Marvel Comics]] before the ''Transformers'' line was conceived, for an [[wikipedia:Defensor_(comics)|Argentinian superhero]] (real name Gabriel Sepulveda) who first appeared in ''Contest of Champions'' #1 (1982) and was killed off-panel prior to ''Captain America'' #422 (1993).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Guardian''' (ガーディアン ''Gādian'')
*''Italian:'' '''Guardian''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bǎu-wèi Jě''' (Taiwan, 保衛者, "Defensor" or "Guardian"), '''Shǒuhùshén ''' (China, 守护神, "Protector God")
*''Russian:'' '''Detector''' (Детектор)

==External links==
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Defensor Defensor's Marvel TF Universe profile on NTFA.net]

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Blades (G1)

2013-09-04T14:46:32Z

Skywarp: Fleshed out G1 history.

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{{disambig3|Blades}}
:''Blades is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Blades-mtmte-unpublished.jpg|300px|thumb|Profile art that actually captures the essence of a character. Madness!]]
'''Blades''' will never be the Autobot poster child. He's a dirty, underhanded street brawler at heart and proud of it. The fact that his alternate mode and function as air support can keep him at a distance from combat infuriates him. Blades would rather use his rotors to gut a Decepticon from antenna to tailpipe than to fly. When he fights, he wants to feel his enemies' fuel spraying across his steel skin. Blades does his job and does it darn well, but if there's a way to get his hands dirty in the process, you can bet your processor he'll find it.

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

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)|[[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Revenge of Bruticus''), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Blades savinghumans.jpg|left|170px|thumb|A more kid friendly bad boy.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], while [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] fought the flames, Blades saved civilians trapped by the fires. Soon afterwards he was spraying his limited supply of coolant onto the flames, but was concerned that he was running out and couldn't cool down the whole planet. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

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

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon FirstAid Blades repairbay.jpg|170px|thumb|Blades is to First Aid as Twins are to Ratchet.]]
In the year 2006, the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors, Blades was shot down by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] took him back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for repairs. While Blades recuperated, the Combaticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] broke into the city and managed to steal Metroplex's [[transformation cog]], and First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor even without First Aid, and they successfully saved a train full of civilians. After First Aid returned to the Autobots, Blades ferried him into Metroplex while the giant Autobot was battling Trypticon, enabling the medic to realign the replacement cog properly, which in turn allowed Metroplex to triumph. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|170px|thumb|It might have been just deserts if the whole planet hadn't gotten the same treatment two seconds later.]]
Blades was one of the first three (along with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) to be drained by the energy leech, [[Tornedron]]. The whole of Cybertron was likewise sucked dry moments later, though all were restored when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] saved the day. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

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

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

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

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

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Many years later, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] of the planet [[Eran]] to increase the potency of their combiner robots. The Protectobots and Aerialbots attempted to storm [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in order to recover the kidnapped scientist, but were repelled by Scramble City base modes with launcher power (only $9.99 at [[Toys"R"Us]]!). Superion in particular suffered critical injuries. Reconsidering their tactics, Hot Spot transformed to repair bay mode in order to bring the Aerialbots back on-line, while Blades infiltrated Trypticon alone to recover Dalton and the other Protectobots held off Menasor and Bruticus long enough for their teammates to complete their missions. Inside Trypticon, Blades was able to retrieve Dalton with little fuss, as most of the Decepticons were distracted watching the fight. Dalton was brought back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where he agreed to work on the new [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warriors for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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Blades and the other Protectobots were created on [[Earth]] by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator's]] combiner transformation sequence and modified it ''(and after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] shared a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision of the future with the [[Special Teams]] in it)''.

[[File:Blades-uk125a.jpg|150px|thumb|"Blades! Who's the best Autobot leader?" "Well, Optimus Prime was kinda oka—"]]
Shortly after the Protectobots were given life by the Matrix, Optimus and Wheeljack learned of a [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Prime which had allowed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to tap into the Matrix and eavesdrop on their conversations. Reversing the signal, the Autobots learned of a Decepticon plot to steal the energy-converting hydrothermocline. Taking the Protectobots with him for the mission, Optimus moved to intervene on Megatron and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' plans.

At the industrial site, a human named [[Ethan Zachary]] broke a stand-off between the two forces by suggesting they battle for the hydrothermocline in a virtual game program he had created, so that nothing of value to either side would be damaged in the melee. With their consent, Zachary uploaded Optimus, Megatron, and the two Special Teams into his computer game environment called Multi-World. Blades was teamed with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and they maneuvered through an area called the Cloud-Steppes, where cities floated on clouds and absurdly long walkways were supported underneath them. The Combaticon flyers cut loose one of the walkways, sending the ground-bound Groove and a group of Cloud-Steppers flailing and falling. Against his better judgement, Blades caught the falling humanoids instead of saving his teammate. This proved to be a good idea, as the Cloud-Steppers unleashed their patented cloud-in-a-knapsack trick to blind the Combaticons until Groove shot them down. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

''When [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] took control of the Autobots, Blades began to muse on deserting like [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. While on a mission in [[London]], tracking a signal that could be the deserters, his bad mood was made worse by being attacked by [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]], and he came close to killing the humans before realizing this was against the Autobot code. He then ended up assisting Action Force, Grimlock and [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] against a rampaging Megatron, the real source of that signal. If not for Blades, [[Wild Bill]] would have died in a [[Dragonfly]] crash! He later saluted Centurion's death.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

As part of the Protectobots, he was later sent by Grimlock to track down the "traitorous" Blaster and Goldbug and this time it really ''was'' them. The team arrested Blaster {{storylink|Used Autobots}} but then had to fight off an attack from the Combaticons en route to the ''Ark''. Blades and his team were saved by Blaster and in return they let him 'escape'. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

{{note|Blades was then mysteriously absent for the rest of G1. Did he actually desert after that and everyone forgot to tell him when Grimlock was deposed?}}

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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 2008, the Decepticons made a severe attack on Autobot-controlled territory on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Blades was part of a series of special units unleashed on the attackers in the war zone. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, he was briefly seen on a series of monitors being observed by the [[Quintesson]] General [[Ghyrik]], part of a crew of Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] had brought to Earth to reclaim the occupied [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Generation 2====
[[File:Blades1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is pretty much what he's all about: shooting the crap out of guys who claim they're unarmed.]]
Some years later, Blades was working with a team of Autobots known as the [[Firestormer]]s when they first discovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]].

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

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

That mission ended in failure, but Blades survived the subsequent escape and joined another Grimlock-led team sent to [[Earth]] to back up [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had gone in solo against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] damaged his rotors, forcing him to land, which mostly just served to piss him off even more. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[File:Blades-warwithin.jpg|150px|thumb|Blades, you're shooting at the artist!]]
Blades stuck with his team after the official status downgrade of the special teams. Though officially neutral, the team deployed to counter the threat of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. Blades and the unit joined into Defensor, and attempted to grapple with Devastator hand-to-hand. When it became evident that the two titans were simply causing more damage, the Protectobots split up to deal with Devastator through more subtle means. It was Blades who got the most dangerous assignment of distracting Devastator while his team disabled the rampaging [[Ultracon]] with teamwork.

Some while later, the [[Chaos Trinity]] invaded the Protectobot base. Blades was quick to draw arms, but was defeated by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In the present era, the Protectobots served the united Cybertronian government under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. The Protectobots appeared in their combined form battling [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when he escaped the [[Detention Banks]], {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} and later joined the revolution alongside the other Autobots against Shockwave and his [[Guardian robot]]s. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} After the fall of Shockwave, Blades and the Protectobots uncovered the [[Battlecharger]]s at one of his hidden laboratories. They had been critically damaged when the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] escaped. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Blades2.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Blades wants your lunch money. NOW.]]
Hundreds of thousands of years ago on Cybertron, before the war with the Decepticons, Blades was part of an Autobot security force in the city of [[Kaon]]. His squad was tasked with hunting down the renegade operators of gladiatorial contests in the degenerate slum areas of Cybertron, particularly the brutal fighter who would come to be known as [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

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

After the war was over, Blades joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where he at one point gleefully helped fight a rampaging [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

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{{note|Shortly after coming to Earth, Optimus Prime was getting updates from the various unit commanders and officers out in the universe while aboard the ''[[Ark-19]]''. One report about an infiltration unit going to ground again came from an unidentified talking head that may have been Blades. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1}}}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|To the Rescue}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Bladesg1toy.jpg|300px|thumb|GET TO DA CHOPPA!]]
*'''Blades''' (Protectobot, 1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P3'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-72'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: Blades transforms to a rescue helicopter resembling a Bell UH-1V Iroquois. He also comes with a pair of side-mounted (non-firing) cannons. He is a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner limb, who can form the arm or leg of any such combiner—though he normally forms Defensor's right arm. His fists are unusual in that their post holes are on the side rather than the top, an oddity he shares with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. A hook-shaped handle on his gun allows him to hold it normally... in his right hand only, though. Subsequent releases of him in the "Classics" line omitted the rubsign.

: This mold was also used to make [[Fly-Up]].

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

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*'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-76'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete gift-set as well as on individual cards/boxes.

===Generation 2===
[[File:Bladesg2unreleased.jpg|200px|thumb|Can't have me!]]
* '''Blades''' (Unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P5'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

: A ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[redeco]] of Blades in blue and black S.W.A.T.-style deco, as well as the rest of the Protectobots and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], never made it past the stage of production samples. These toys are among the most exceedingly rare Transformers ever made; only roughly a half-dozen samples of each piece are known to exist.

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===Universe (2008)===
====Classic Series====
[[File:Bladesuniversevoyager.jpg|300px|thumb|He'll kick your ass until he's not blue in the face.]]
*'''Autobot Blades''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, rotor blades, Cyber Key

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]], Blades transforms into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, and become a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an adjustable [[Retractable string gimmick|tow-hook on a string]], which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot-mode arm. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded [[missile]] launchers that double as the helicopter's engine exhausts when not deployed (or loaded with missiles). The Latin phrase "''semper referemus''", roughly translated into "We will always bring them back", is printed in very small print around his Autobot symbol. The key is clear Cybertron-style with silver paint and a red Autobot symbol, which doesn't match his box art.

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

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

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[[File:Universe-AR-Blades.JPG|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Aerial Rivals''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Rotor blade

: This redeco of the [[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]] version of [[Evac (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Evac]] is a ''heavily'' simplified version of the Voyager-class toy, with his vehicle mode having a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher (which is carried onto his robot mode), as well as being armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but cannot spin freely. He actually sports a similar, yet notably different deco than the Voyager version of the toy/character.

: Blades was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with Legends-class versions of [[Air Raid (G1)#Classic Series|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Classic Series|Skydive]], [[Ramjet (G1)#Classic Series|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Classic Series|Thrust]].

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

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

==Notes==
* According to an essay by [[Jon Hartman|Jon]] and [[Karl Hartman]] in [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]'s unofficial ''BotCon Legends: Ten Years' Chronology'' fanzine, the ''Generation 2'' version of Blades was one of the brothers' top two choices for a [[BotCon 1994]] exclusive. Ultimately, however, they went with [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] instead.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Graze''' (グレイズ ''Gureizu'')
*''French:'' '''Hélicopto''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Rasor'''
*''Russian:'' '''Porez''' (Порез, "Cut")

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Blades/blades.htm Blades at TFU.info]
* [http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blades Blades's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
* [http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1170&size=0&start=0 Gallery] of unreleased MOSC Generation 2 Blades

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He's [[Kid-appeal character|kid-friendly]] with a capital B!

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==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Eiji Yanagisawa]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth") [[Sandro Sardone]] (Italian, first dub), [[Francis Lax]] (French), [[Paulo Pinheiro]] (Brazil), [[Germano Basile]] (Italian, second dub), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, Generation 2 Season 1), [[Christian Weygand]] (German, Generation 2 Season 2)}}

[[Image:Bumblebee-CyberToon.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bumblebee's Cybertronian form could give [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] a run for his money.]]
Four million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bumblebee was part of the Autobot army, stationed out of the city-state of Iacon. The war effort was marked by dwindling energy resources on both sides, and the Autobots routinely sent out patrols to search for untapped sources of energy. On one such mission, Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to scrounge up some [[conductor|energy conductors]], but not even enough to last a quartrex. Bumblebee's sunny disposition kept Wheeljack from getting too maudlin about their long-term survival, and the duo began rolling back to Iacon. They were interrupted by a group of Seekers and got into a firefight that turned literal when one Decepticon fired a ring of flame around their position. Wheeljack managed to blow a path through the opposition, but Bumblebee caught some stray fire in his rear axle and had to pull inside Wheeljack before he spun completely out of control. Still, they managed to reach the underground tunnels in time, which deterred their pursuers from following any further.

Despite Bumblebee and Wheeljack's success in procuring more energy for the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] determined that it was time to take the Autobots' search to other planets. Bumblebee was among the Autobots who boarded the [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] for this mission, but it was attacked in mid-flight by the Decepticons and crash-landed on prehistoric [[Earth]]. All the Transformers aboard were knocked offline by the crash and lay dormant until 1984, when the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], was jarred back to life as the volcano into which the ship had crashed erupted. Bumblebee was rebuilt to transform into a Volkswagen Beetle. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After befriending the humans [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and his father [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] following a Decepticon attack on an oil rig, Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots sent to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons from overpowering [[Sherman Dam]]. Bumblebee helped Ironhide carve out a new riverbed for the raging waters, saving a nearby neighborhood from being flooded. Such acts were some of the earliest that helped endear the Autobots to the humans.

[[Image:MTMTE3 Bumblebee labcoat.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The first attempts at "Robots in Disguise" were halfhearted, at best.]]
On their next mission, which was to the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Bumblebee and Sparkplug volunteered to sneak inside and plant Wheeljack's explosive device. On their way out after setting the explosive, they were stumbled upon by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and so were still inside when the explosive went off. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} The pair fortunately survived the explosion and were retrieved from the rubble by the other Autobots. Bumblebee would later take part in a ploy to try and trick the Decepticons with a fake rocket base, dressing up in an oversized lab coat to pose as a human scientist. This was less than successful, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:TransporttoOblivion Bumblebee rescues Spike.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Not Very Fast & Seldom Furious.]]
During the Decepticon development of their [[space bridge]] program, Bumblebee and Spike were spying on the enemy for Optimus Prime. They accidentally tumbled into the ravine where Megatron was launching his test flights for the bridge, and they were almost forced to act as test pilots before the window of operation closed. The two heroes briefly escaped but were recaptured, and Megatron altered a bank of Bumblebee's memory circuits to lure the Autobots into a trap. Bumblebee was injured during the Decepticon ambush, giving Ratchet a chance to examine his circuits and discover the altered portion of his memory. Bumblebee recovered in time to alert the Autobots to the true location of the space bridge and rescue Spike before he was sent on a one-way trip to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

Having bonded after their adventure with the space bridge, Bumblebee and Spike were virtually inseparable for the next 20-odd years. Bumblebee escorted Spike and his boy-genius friend [[Chip Chase]] to the laboratory where Chip was assisting [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]] in developing his antimatter formula. On their way back, they were attacked by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], alerting them to the fact that the Decepticons were after the antimatter formula on which Chip had been working. After Chip was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and Spike mounted a rescue with the help of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

After Optimus Prime was dramatically injured by an explosion, Bumblebee volunteered with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] to take the Decepticon space bridge to Cybertron to retrieve a new [[cosmitron]]. Though they gained entrance to [[Wheeljack's workshop]] with Chip's help and retrieved the required component, the group was debilitated by the [[Rainmaker]]s' acid rain. After a pep talk from Chip, they were able to return to Earth through the space bridge, and Bumblebee rushed the cosmitron back to headquarters. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[Image:FireInTheSky Bumblebee in cave.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
A freak snowfall saw the Autobots enjoying a snowball fight, and Bumblebee managed to take out a whole group when a snowball he threw ended up growing to a huge size. Investigations of what was causing the freak weather took the Autobots to the Arctic Circle, where Spike and Sparkplug were captured by a new Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Bumblebee was part of the team who rescued the pair, and he caused a cave-in to prevent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] from following them during their escape. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

When the newly built [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] ran amok in headquarters, Bumblebee tried unsuccessfully to prevent [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from wrecking [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Subsequently, an attack on the [[Great Falls]] went unreported until Hound detected it, and Bumblebee was left back at base while the rest of the Autobots went to investigate. Luckily, he disobeyed Prime's orders and was able to pick up Spike after Megatron managed to defeat Optimus's group. Back at HQ, Wheeljack decided to reactivate the Dinobots, despite Bumblebee's protests. As it happened, the plan worked, and by the time Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Spike arrived at the falls, the Decepticons had already been defeated. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Image:FireOnTheMountain Bumblebee fights Ravage.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Biting the arm that feeds him.]]
Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots who flew to [[Peru]] in the reactivated Skyfire to investigate Decepticon activity, helping Spike to rescue a native girl named [[Luisa]] during a pitched battle. The trio were able to locate Skyfire, who'd been captured by the Decepticons, and Bumblebee wrestled with Ravage while Spike struggled to reactivate the fallen warrior. After the expected defeat of the Decepticons, Luisa suggested they could introduce Bumblebee to her brother's convertible. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

Bumblebee was present at Autobot Headquarters when Sparkplug was kidnapped by Laserbeak, but was unable to stop the Decepticon. He later tried to comfort Spike and took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a team broke Sparkplug out. They were all taken by surprise when Sparkplug subsequently let the Decepticons into HQ and went with them when they retreated, unaware he was under the influence of [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]]. The Autobots attempted unsuccessfully to prevent Megatron's latest plan, and Cybertron was brought into close proximity to Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat through harsh conditions, Bumblebee was hampered by a flat tire, which Spike soon changed. The pair were caught in an earthquake before they could get underway, and with Spike snatched by Laserbeak, Bumblebee tumbled into an opening chasm. He was later fished out by [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], after Spike had been rescued and alerted the other Autobots to 'Bee's predicament.

[[Image:Ultimate Doom 3 Bumblebee Tarzan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|If George Lucas produced the ''Transformers'' movie instead of Spielberg, we would've had this scene.]]
Back at HQ, Bumblebee volunteered to be part of an expedition to Cybertron to try to save Sparkplug. There they learned about the hypno-chips, but were discovered by Sparkplug, who raised the alarm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The group escaped to Wheeljack's shop. There Wheeljack created a counter-device for the hypno-chips, subsequently allowing them to rescue Sparkplug and take him back to Earth. During the inevitable battle, Bumblebee employed a Tarzan technique to avoid [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s pile drivers. He was disappointed when the wave created by Megatron's exploding spaceship dissipated before he could try out his boogie board. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[Image:PlagueOfInsecticons Bumblebee and Spike hide.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Do they really think that nobody sees them?]]
During the aftermath of the chaos Cybertron had wreaked, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were caught up in foiling [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s plan to destroy Earth using an [[Exponential Generator|exponential generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Bumblebee, Windcharger and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] traveled on Skyfire to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of giant, mechanical insects and found themselves tangling with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Once the rest of the Autobots caught up, the Insecticons and Decepticons retreated to a nearby oil refinery, pursued by the Autobot forces. When [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] unleashed his ability to control lightning, Spike suggested Bumblebee transform to vehicle mode, as his rubber tires would insulate him from the lightning bolts. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

During one Decepticon plot, Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a one-on-one contest, and all of the Autobots were on hand to cheer him on. Though Optimus lost, it turned out that Megatron had cheated, so the Autobots were free to blast the Decepticons into an open crevasse full of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Bumblebee and Spike were on hand to watch the activation of Sparkplug's experiment, [[Autobot X]], and its total failure. When the pair were subsequently injured during a Decepticon attack on a rocket base, Spike's life-threatening injuries resulted in another experiment: transferring his mind into Autobot X. The process damaged Spike's psyche, and the boy fled headquarters. Bumblebee forwent further repairs on himself to go looking for Spike, and he found him... being conned by Megatron into joining the Decepticons. The diminutive Autobot sped back to find Optimus Prime, and the Autobots were able to talk Spike around. His mind was subsequently returned to his regular body. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

[[Image:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Acrobots, Unite!]]
While the Autobots were gathering for another mission, Bumblebee teased [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] about the latter's grumpy demeanor. Despite this, when Gears was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee was as concerned as anyone for the Autobot's safety. Certain subtle clues led the Autobots to a Decepticon installation in [[Africa]], where they attempted to stop Megatron from destabilizing the sun. Bumblebee saved Gears's life during the battle by ramming Starscream from behind, and he ended up struggling with Ravage. When everything was wrapped up, Bumblebee and the others were keen to keep Gears's less abrasive personality, but Gears's wishes prevailed. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[Image:BumblebeelovesNY.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Investigating reports that the Decepticons had made the [[Empire State Building]] disappear, Bumblebee was part of the contingent of Autobots who went to the city. He carried Spike on his shoulders as he, Mirage, Hound and Ratchet ventured into New York's scenic sewer system and were pursued by an [[alligatorcon]]. As it turned out, the creature was build from Optimus Prime's parts, as the Decepticons had captured and disassembled him. After fighting [[battle taxi]]s, Bumblebee and Spike broke into the Decepticon control center and tricked Megatron into destroying the control device for Optimus Prime's arm, which had been attached to the top of a tower as a gun emplacement. Later, Bumblebee was seen sporting an "I &hearts; NY" license plate. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

A new Decepticon plan involved turning the Autobots evil by installing a [[personality destabilizer device]] in the Autobot [[recharging chamber]]. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was out messing around with [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Spike and Sparkplug, and so was spared the treatment. When he returned to base, Bluestreak tried to force him into the recharging chamber, but Jazz intervened in time. While Sparkplug worked on a solution, Bumblebee tried to reason with the evilified Optimus Prime, only to be batted aside. Fortunately, Sparkplug's [[attitude exchanger]]s worked, and Bumblebee himself was able to bring Optimus back from the dark side, earning himself a hug. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[Image:Arcade Hahaha.jpg|thumb|right|200px|We caught you checking out dat badonkadonk, Spike. Don't worry; you'll hit it.]]
Spike and Bumblebee volunteered to go into town to get a new [[polarizer]] for Wheeljack's latest experiment, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. While stopping off in a [[Robots Video Arcade|video arcade]], they encountered [[Carly]], who expressed her interest in the Autobot. Continuing on, they were attacked by Ravage, who planted a [[micro-bug]] on Bumblebee, allowing the Decepticons to spy on Wheeljack's demonstration and eventually steal the Immobilizer. Carly was also kidnapped by the Decepticons when she attempted to check out their base, and Spike and Bumblebee helped Ironhide mount a rescue mission. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

When Megatron's [[Transfixatron]] was used to lock the Autobots in their vehicle modes during a charity event, Bumblebee was the only one there not to be affected. He returned to base with Spike and Chip to raise the alarm, and once Ratchet and Wheeljack had come up with a device to counter the Transfixatron's effects, took part in the rescue mission. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:AtlantisArise Bumblebee spygear.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee and his pretty little [[Laserbeak (G1)|Bumblebeak]]]]
Bumblebee took his life in his hands by joining the other Autobots in playing football against the Dinobots. Their match was interrupted by an alert which led them to find the Decepticons helping to raise the underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]]. The city moved to the coast off Washington, D.C. so the Sub-Atlanticans and Decepticons could invade America's capital. Bumblebee and Spike entered Sub-Atlantica to free Wheeljack, who'd been captured, and returned to Washington to help fight off the enemy forces. The trio tried to stop [[Nergill]] from destroying Sub-Atlantica, but failed and were only snatched away from certain destruction at the last moment by Optimus. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Much like the other Autobots, Bumblebee was surprised when soon after one battle, a second Optimus Prime turned up at headquarters. He asked Teletraan I to scan both Optimuses, but the computer was unable to work out which was the real thing. Both Optimuses subsequently led the Autobot forces into battle against the Decepticons, but it was Bumblebee's query about Spike, disregarded by the fake, which finally proved which was which. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Checking out strange reports of chewed redwoods, Bumblebee, Hound, Beachcomber and Spike found the source of the problem: the Insecticons. Having avoided certain death in the form of a rolling log, the Autobots overheard the Insecticons discussing their plans with the Decepticons, and they radioed HQ. They joined the other Autobots at the [[Nova Power Plant]] a short time later, but were unable to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the power core. After discovering that the Insecticons were going to explode due to the energy they'd eaten, the Autobots traveled to [[Iron Mountain]], which the Decepticons were attacking, to try and prevent the disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland1 jetpack Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Superbee… or rather Bumbleman]]
Teamed up with Powerglide, Bumblebee used a jet pack to keep up with his flighty comrade. The pair investigated some strange energy readings and discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|an island full of dinosaurs]]. After a close call with some hostile saurians, they retreated back to Headquarters to report on what they'd found and were in time to watch a demonstration of the Dinobots' skills go horribly wrong. Spike and Bumblebee visited a local library to check out some [[Ere Cenozoique Periode Tertiaire|dino-related books]], but were attacked by barbarians on [[mammoth]]s, who knocked a building over on them. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Fortunately, they were both OK, and the rest of the Autobots dug them out before dealing with the mammoths. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Strolling into the laboratory one day, Bumblebee was surprised to find Brawn badmouthing [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and he defended the scientist. The altercation was interrupted by a mission to [[South America]], where the Autobots failed to stop Megatron retrieving the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and powering himself up to ridiculous levels. Perceptor came up with a cunning plan: He, Brawn and Bumblebee were miniaturized and inserted into Megatron, then managed to retrieve the Heart of Cybertron from inside him. {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[Image:MMP2 scorched Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee, you're supposed to wash after you wipe!]]
After having helped foil an attack on a solar energy plant, Bumblebee took part in the [[Autobot Day]] parade, but things soon turned sour when Megatron's latest plan framed the Autobots. The humans turned against them, and the Autobots were soon all shot into space. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the Sun, but made it back to Earth safely and kicked the Decepticons back to their undersea base. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

On their way to pick up Sparkplug from the airport, Bumblebee, Spike and Carly stopped off at the [[Fun A Rama Park]], where Bumblebee couldn't see the point of the teacups ride until Carly disabled his [[equilibrium chip|equilibrium circuit]]. While at the airport, they spotted [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and the Dinobots were duly called in. Unfortunately, just as it seemed they'd won, Megatron triggered a huge explosion. Bumblebee shielded the humans, but the Dinobots were badly damaged.

Following repairs, the Dinobots stormed off, and the Autobots were subsequently left in the lurch when [[Cybertonium]] depletion disabled them. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Spike, Carly and the Dinobots were able to bring more Cybertonium back from Cybertron in time to repair all of the Autobots, including Bumblebee. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Bumblebee was among the Autobots who went to [[Haley Observatory]] but arrived too late to prevent the Decepticons from stealing the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He was also among the Autobots who coated themselves in [[electrum]] to battle the Decepticons, {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} and he battled drones in New York during a Decepticon plan to convert stolen cars into troops. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[Image:ChildsPlay Bumblebee thumbsup.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cookies and Cream is my favorite!]]
A space bridge malfunction hurled Bumblebee, along with Optimus, Inferno, Perceptor, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and a group of Decepticons, across the galaxy to a planet where the local life forms were huge in comparison with the Transformers. After befriending a [[Aron (G1)|young boy]] and having a series of misadventures, the Autobots were ready to return home. However, the Decepticons took Bumblebee as a hostage, forcing Perceptor to use up the energon sending them home. Luckily, Perceptor's alternate plan to modify a toy rocket for space flight also worked. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} On the way back to Earth, the Autobots were intercepted by the bounty hunter [[Bosch]], and all of the Autobots bar Smokescreen were liberated of their free will and sold as slaves. Smokescreen was fortunately able to free them before they came to harm. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Returning from a mission in [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to [[Floron III]] to find [[robotic insecticide]] for use against the Insecticon army, Bumblebee and Spike discovered that they had unexpected fellow passengers in the form of [[Morphobot]]s. Cosmos was overcome by the creatures and crashed on Earth, but not before ejecting his friends, who returned to Autobot HQ to get help. There, Bumblebee discovered that several of the Morphobots had attached themselves to his back, providing Perceptor with a sample to study. After being decontaminated, Bumblebee joined the expedition back to the crash site to retrieve Cosmos. A battle with the Decepticons destroyed the insecticide, and it looked like their mission had been rendered a failure until the Morphobots solved the Insecticon problem by eating the whole clone army. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

One of Megatron's wilder schemes involved inflicting a small energyvore named [[Kremzeek]] on the Autobots. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was one of the few Autobots to be protected by Sparkplug's insulating compound. After a chase in [[Japan]] which resulted in Kremzeek growing to giant size, the Autobots found a way to inflict him back on Megatron. Human scientist [[Sōji Yoshikawa|Doctor Yoshikawa]] came up with a way, much to Bumblebee's discomfort, to disperse the critter's energy. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

[[Image:SeaChange Bumblebee wipeout.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee is a real Circusbot!]]
After indulging in a spot of water skiing and stargazing with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], Bumblebee and his comrade accompanied Perceptor and Cosmos to the far-off world of the [[Tlalakan]]s to investigate a distress signal. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a ''Decepticon'' distress signal, and Bumblebee was captured while trying to escape from Megatron's forces, who had also turned up to answer it. With the help of the shape-shifting Tlalakans, the other Autobots mounted a rescue, and Bumblebee was pressed into service defending the natives' city while they overthrew their Decepticon overlords. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Bumblebee was once again abducted, this time by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] while out on the town with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Placed in specially constructed devices of torture along with other captured Autobots, Bumblebee was forced to transform back and forth continuously to avoid swinging axes. He was able to use his radio long enough to contact Optimus, but this was what Chumley wanted, as the big game hunter aimed to lure the Autobot leader to his compound and indulge in some sport. Optimus, of course, won and freed Bumblebee and his fellow captives. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

Despite being around in Autobot HQ when Ironhide gave the order to roll out for Cybertron, Bumblebee didn't go with him, possibly because he didn't have a girlfriend back on his home world. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} He was one of the Autobots who entered the [[Europa 2000]] after rumours that the Decepticons were after [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s super car. Augie's impolite driving habits at one point drove Bumblebee to yank the human from his car for a stern scolding.

[[Image:BumblebeePearl.JPG|thumb|right|200px|He's got the touch, he's got the...well you know the rest...]]
As it turned out, Megatron was after the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], an ancient Cybertronian weather control power core in a containing shell. Bumblebee snatched the pearl from him, breaking it open and creating a huge vortex when he found the Autobots were outnumbered. To destroy it, he was forced to throw himself into the tornado, riding it until he was able to get a clear shot and blast the power core. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

After Perceptor used [[corrostop]] to cure a [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]] brought to Earth by Megatron, the Autobots were able to defend the [[Statue of Liberty]] successfully from the Decepticons, a fact Bumblebee was particularly pleased with. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} After a bizarre attack on Autobot HQ which led to the Decepticons turning tail as soon as they'd arrived, Bumblebee wondered what the heck was going on. As it turned out, Starscream had built the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to try to usurp Megatron's leadership, and Bumblebee and the other Autobots used the battle between the two factions to rescue Jazz and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] began stealing components for Megatron's latest super weapon, and the Autobots set out to stop them. Bumblebee, Spike and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] spectated as Optimus took down [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] himself. They put a counter-plan into effect, wherein the Stunticons would be held captive, while five Autobots would pose as them. However, Spike and Bumblebee discovered that the Decepticon group had escaped. After picking up their trampled comrades, they went to provide reinforcements for Optimus's group and arrived just in the nick of time. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

Sent with Ironhide and Gears to investigate an SOS from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]], Bumblebee met [[Martin and Roland|Martin, Roland]] and [[Elise Presser|Elise]] and chased around the [[B.O.T. (robot)|robot]] they'd built from [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s brain until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] snatched it from under their noses. With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] repaired, the Decepticons took their latest superweapon to Autobot headquarters. The obligatory battle ended with Elise using B.O.T. to destroy the cannon, leading Bumblebee to apologize for the loss of their robot. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:Spike ospit.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Spike is about to corrupt Bumblebee's audio receptors forever...]]
By 2005, the Decepticons had retaken Cybertron. Spike and Bumblebee were stationed on [[Moonbase Two]] on one of the planet's moons when the huge, planet-devouring [[Unicron]] appeared and made short work of the first moon. The pair rigged the second moon to explode and began to make their escape... but the explosion barely scratched Unicron, and their ship was sucked into his maw. Luckily, Unicron takes some time to digest things, and the two (as well as Jazz and Cliffjumper) were spared an acid-bath in Unicron's guts by the timely arrival of Spike's son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. As Unicron began to explode, they were led to safety by new leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

For a short time after, peace reigned, and Bumblebee was stationed on Earth at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], apparently under Blaster's command. He and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] watched the broadcast of Rodimus opening the [[Galactic Olympics]], {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} and he was later seen running for battle stations as Blaster sounded an alert. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Bumblebee was part of a squad of Autobots who failed to defend Autobot headquarters against the giant Decepticon [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|An animation error meant Bumblebee could also be seen on Cybertron, defending the planet against the Decepticons.}}

As chronal forces ripped across the galaxy, causing havoc, Bumblebee became trapped in a time loop while racing with Jazz and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

He was present in Autobot City when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's ghost]] came to attempt to steal the giant's eyes for Unicron. When the Decepticons' invasion set the city on red alert, Bumblebee and Spike teamed up to search the complex for the attackers, just like old times. Running across Scourge in Metroplex's brain, they managed a drive-by ramming that knocked the tracker off balance, but ended up crashing and locking themselves inside Metroplex's voice control room. Guess they were really out of practice with their teamwork. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

He was stationed on Cybertron when the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacked the planet. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[Image:Goldbugtroop1.jpg|left|thumb|135px|See? He still looks sorta friendly.]]

When the body of Optimus Prime was retrieved by [[Gregory Swofford]] and [[Jessica Morgan]], Rodimus Prime led a team that included Bumblebee to investigate. However, Bumblebee and his teammates were attacked by a [[Hate Plague]]-infested [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and heavily damaged. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} After Optimus Prime was rebuilt by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]], so too was Bumblebee into a more powerful but similar form. Bumblebee remarked that he now looked like a "gold bug". Optimus Prime decided this would be his new name.

[[Image:Goldbugtroop2.jpg|right|thumb|Eeeyeeaaggh!]]

Goldbug journeyed with Optimus Prime and the other survivors to [[Chaar]] in search of a heat-resistant alloy that could insulate Prime from the Hate Plague. However, infected Decepticon forces attacked and contaminated Goldbug as well. Goldbug and all other contaminated beings were restored when Optimus Prime retrieved the Matrix and unleashed the remainder of its energy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
[[Image:Cybersmallverysmall.JPG|right|thumb| I'm so awesome that I can stand next to my ACTUAL robot form]]
While discussing the marked absence of the Decepticons over the last few months, Goldbug, [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were alerted to an incoming incursion by their enemies. The [[Throttlebot]]s attempted to defend the city alongside the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], but failed to prevent the Decepticons from getting away with the key to the [[plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Goldbug was among the cheering crowds after the Plasma Energy Chamber ushered in a new Golden Age of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{note|In an animation error, Bumblebee was ''also'' among the cheering crowds. Oops.}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of 2006 forward to 2010, and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.}}

===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform comic===
[[Image:Bumblebee_and_kenji.jpg|left|thumb|135px]]

In the late 1980s, the Autobots' and Decepticons' conflict expanded to include regular skirmishes in Japan. When the Decepticons staged a major attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], the absence of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his cassette minions made Optimus Prime suspicious, and he dispatched a unit including Bumblebee to search for them in Japan. While searching with [[Kenji]], the Autobots' newest human ally, Bumblebee was stopped by the police, who believed Kenji was driving while underage. After Bumblebee transformed for the officers, everyone had a good laugh at the misconception. After resuming their patrol, the human and Autobot were attacked by Ravage. Kenji told Bumblebee to transform, but 'Bee gently informed his passenger that Kenji wouldn't survive the process if he did. Luckily, Powerglide swooped in just in time to whisk Kenji to safety, but he also left Bumblebee behind to face Soundwave and his cassettes alone. Bumblebee had no fear, though—he unleashed the awesome and terrifying [[Bumble Kick]], destroying Soundwave's chest compartment. After the cassettes fruitlessly (and hilariously) bounced off Soundwave's chest while trying to hide from the arriving Autobot reinforcements, Bumblebee was congratulated for his victory. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2}}

Bumblebee was also present when Optimus Prime gave Kenji a tour of the Autobots' Japanese base. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

When Powerglide was trying to stop the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] from murdering a [[murdered puppy|dog]] that had been experimented upon by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and the Minibots arrived to back him up. By harnessing the amazing cyber-powers of the super-advanced puppy, the Minibots gained Scramble Combination Power and power-drilled straight through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. The puppy died, but, man—what a rush! {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}
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===Scramble City===
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Yoku Shioya]]

Bumblebee took part in the secret Scramble City project to construct Metroplex. His building efforts appeared to consist of lugging equipment around and suggesting to Spike that they should slack off. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

===Full Throttle Scramble Power===
When the Decepticons threatened the world with the power of their [[Omega Whip]], Bumblebee and the entire Autobot army joined [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in attacking their base to stop them. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
[[Image:Bumblebee stargatebattles peace.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Anything for the ladies!]]

In the 1990s, Bumblebee was part of a delegation of Autobots who attended a press conference to announce the creation of the [[Warp gate|interstellar teleportation system]] known as the [[Trigger]] to the world. As Optimus Prime delivered his speech to the assembled masses, Bumblebee encouraged Jazz to lighten up and posed for his legions of swooning fangirls in the audience. A few days later, when the Decepticons attacked the Trigger in an attempt to take control of it, Bumblebee was among the Autobots who helped repel their assault. {{storylink|First Contact}}

[[Image:Angry sgb bumblebee.jpg|right|135px|thumb|I Am Furious (Yellow)]]

Three months later, Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime, Wheeljack and Bluestreak at a military testing site, where Prime was to help the human scientist [[Adle|Professor Adle]] test-drive his new invention, the drone [[C-X]]. The site, however, was besieged by protesters who objected to the presence of the Autobots and their war on Earth, and Bumblebee was particularly annoyed by the hateful slogans they shouted. Bumblebee had little to contribute once the test of C-X began, and when the robot ran amok during the trial, he was injured by its rampage. Prime was able to subdue the violent drone, but this display only added fuel to the protesters' fire, and Bumblebee was ready to snap until Bluestreak reined him in. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

Some time later, when the Decepticons staged another attack on the Trigger, Bumblebee again tried to defend the installation. During the attack, Starscream fused himself with the Trigger, transforming it into a massive, misshapen robot form for himself, and it took the combination of Optimus Prime and Megatron's power to destroy it. The backwash of the explosion was so great, however, that Bumblebee and the other Autobots and Decepticons were all caught in it and sent plummeting to Earth in free fall, burning up as they went. The Transformers were all badly injured and not seen on Earth for months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}
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===''Alternity''===
In the year 2005, thanks to the efforts of the time- and space-bending entity known as the [[Optimus Primal|Protector]], a parallel universe was created that branched off from this one, creating a separate timeline in which Bumblebee never became Goldbug. Instead, this alternate world saw Bumblebee undergo a much more amazing transformation.

{{note|Skip to "[[#Kiss Players|Kiss Players]]" below to continue reading about the original timeline.}}

Through the incredible technological advancements the Autobots made under the Protector's direction, the Autobots evolved into the incredible cross-dimensional race of hyper-beings known as the [[Alternity]]. After 900,000 years of hard work, Bumblebee underwent this evolution with great pride, although some of his fellow Autobots felt that the majestic powers this transformation conveyed were too much for such a little guy. Ever the cheerful prankster, Bumblebee became regarded by the species of numerous lower dimensions as the most easily-befriend-able member of the Alternity.

[[Image:Worldisflat_alternity_bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb]]

When Megatron gained similar powers to the Alternity and began attacking numerous different parallel universes, the Autobots soon realized that his raids were centered on the year 2009. Investigating the same time period in various universes for clues to what the Decepticon might be up to, Bumblebee and [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]] came to the conclusion that some new type of dimensional flux was going to occur, and that Megatron sought the technology for his own ends. While the pair were searching in [[universal stream]] [[Primax 905.0 Beta]], the flux suddenly hit, producing a bizarre effect: printed works of art all across the world began to warp and distort. Bumblebee and Elita quickly tracked down the effect to a mysterious tablet in the Otsuka Museum of Art, which was in the process of being stolen by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Bumblebee easily overpowered the trio, snatching the tablet from them and using his powers to transform them into two-dimensional beings that immediately crumpled. From somewhere across reality, Megatron witnessed this display and attacked with his tesseractal swords, destroying the building and the tablet and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector had vanished, but Bumblebee had deduced the truth of what had happened: the tablet had been invented by beings from the two-dimensional universe known as [[Flatworld]], and had transformed two-dimensional artworks into gateways through which the "Flatworlders" would have been able to pass. With the knowledge that ever lower dimensions were making technological leaps similar to those of the Alternity, Bumblebee resolved to be ready for the next invasion...but not before Elita made sure they had repaired all the damage done to the world they were in first. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}
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===''Kiss Players''===
[[Image:KPPrimeGoldbug.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sometimes, toy-accuracy is a strange, strange thing.]]
In the year 2011, after the resurrection of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's transformation into Goldbug, the two Autobots traveled to the planet [[Quintessa]] and rescued the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] and their partner [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]] from the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] pit, also freeing their [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|spaceship]] from the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#Tokyo Toy Festival live performance|Kiss Players live performance}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

Later in 2011, Goldbug and the Throttlebots were on Cybertron when [[Vector Sigma]] began to destabilize as a consequence of Optimus Prime releasing the Matrix's energy to cure the Hate Plague the previous year. The Decepticons soon invaded the planet in an attempt to take control of the computer, and Goldbug and the Throttlebots joined [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] in holding the line against them. Unfortunately, they were knocked unconscious by the hypnotic power of the new Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], but they had managed to delay the Decepticons long enough for the Autobot Headmasters to arrive and take up the fight. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

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Later, when the Decepticon Headmasters unleashed the [[Madmachine]] upon Cybertron, Goldbug and the Throttlebots helped the Autobot Headmasters battle the villains. Hit by a blast of the evil device's electromagnetic beams, the Throttlebots were left in convlusions, opening them up to an attack by the Decepticons. [[Wide Load]] and [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] were again affected by Mindwipe's hypnotism and were instructed to fight each other, but Goldbug was able to get between them and snap them out of it. Goldbug proceeded to get his team organized, and he and Rollbar took on Mindwipe, clinging on to him and preventing him from flying away as they beat him up. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Goldbug and the Throttlebots went up against the Decepticon Headmasters yet again in a later battle on Earth, but pretended to lose so that they would be left free to investigate the Decepticons' newest weapon: a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping]] meteror currently on collision course with [[Athenia]]. Disregarding [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s instructions to keep their distance, the Throttlebots believed they would be heroes if they could stop the meteror, but no sooner had they got within range of the space-rock than its gravity boosters began twisting and warping their ship and their bodies. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

The Throttlebots disappeared after this encounter, suggesting they might have been destroyed, but they eventually resurfaced months later as the Decepticons were carrying out their final plan to destroy the Earth. Goldbug and the Throttlebots teamed up with [[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] to investigate the emergence of a "[[Death Tower]]" in Santiago, Chile, only to find [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] there waiting for them. Naturally, the small 'bots were no match for the powerful combiner, but they fought bravely, clinging onto his limbs before being hurled aside. Luckily, the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s arrived in time to bail them out and take Predaking down. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

===Hero Set===
By the year 2025, Goldbug had returned to being Bumblebee. Together with his comrades Grimlock and Jazz, he battled Starscream in the far reaches of space. <ref>Packaging blurb for the Japanese-exclusive "Hero Set" release of the [[Classic Pretender]] versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and Starscream, confirmed to be part of cartoon continuity by Takara's [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 timeline]].</ref>

===E-Hobby storyline===
Bumblebee joined [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and several other Autobots at Autobot Headquarters for a briefing by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] regarding several missing [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombian]] freight transports. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

==''Wings Universe''==
Goldbug arrived with reinforcements from Autobot City to help [[Pyro (G1)|Spark]]’s team fight [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] which had taken over the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]]. After being exposed to the [[forestonite]] gas, he became a gold version of his original Bumblebee body, though now with the added ability to float and generate electrical stings from his fists. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
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Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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He's [[Kid-appeal character|kid-friendly]] with a capital B!

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==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Eiji Yanagisawa]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth") [[Sandro Sardone]] (Italian, first dub), [[Francis Lax]] (French), [[Paulo Pinheiro]] (Brazil), [[Germano Basile]] (Italian, second dub), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, Generation 2 Season 1), [[Christian Weygand]] (German, Generation 2 Season 2)}}

[[Image:Bumblebee-CyberToon.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bumblebee's Cybertronian form could give [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] a run for his money.]]
Four million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bumblebee was part of the Autobot army, stationed out of the city-state of Iacon. The war effort was marked by dwindling energy resources on both sides, and the Autobots routinely sent out patrols to search for untapped sources of energy. On one such mission, Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to scrounge up some [[conductor|energy conductors]], but not even enough to last a quartrex. Bumblebee's sunny disposition kept Wheeljack from getting too maudlin about their long-term survival, and the duo began rolling back to Iacon. They were interrupted by a group of Seekers and got into a firefight that turned literal when one Decepticon fired a ring of flame around their position. Wheeljack managed to blow a path through the opposition, but Bumblebee caught some stray fire in his rear axle and had to pull inside Wheeljack before he spun completely out of control. Still, they managed to reach the underground tunnels in time, which deterred their pursuers from following any further.

Despite Bumblebee and Wheeljack's success in procuring more energy for the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] determined that it was time to take the Autobots' search to other planets. Bumblebee was among the Autobots who boarded the [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] for this mission, but it was attacked in mid-flight by the Decepticons and crash-landed on prehistoric [[Earth]]. All the Transformers aboard were knocked offline by the crash and lay dormant until 1984, when the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], was jarred back to life as the volcano into which the ship had crashed erupted. Bumblebee was rebuilt to transform into a Volkswagen Beetle. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After befriending the humans [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and his father [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] following a Decepticon attack on an oil rig, Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots sent to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons from overpowering [[Sherman Dam]]. Bumblebee helped Ironhide carve out a new riverbed for the raging waters, saving a nearby neighborhood from being flooded. Such acts were some of the earliest that helped endear the Autobots to the humans.

[[Image:MTMTE3 Bumblebee labcoat.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The first attempts at "Robots in Disguise" were halfhearted, at best.]]
On their next mission, which was to the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Bumblebee and Sparkplug volunteered to sneak inside and plant Wheeljack's explosive device. On their way out after setting the explosive, they were stumbled upon by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and so were still inside when the explosive went off. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} The pair fortunately survived the explosion and were retrieved from the rubble by the other Autobots. Bumblebee would later take part in a ploy to try and trick the Decepticons with a fake rocket base, dressing up in an oversized lab coat to pose as a human scientist. This was less than successful, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:TransporttoOblivion Bumblebee rescues Spike.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Not Very Fast & Seldom Furious.]]
During the Decepticon development of their [[space bridge]] program, Bumblebee and Spike were spying on the enemy for Optimus Prime. They accidentally tumbled into the ravine where Megatron was launching his test flights for the bridge, and they were almost forced to act as test pilots before the window of operation closed. The two heroes briefly escaped but were recaptured, and Megatron altered a bank of Bumblebee's memory circuits to lure the Autobots into a trap. Bumblebee was injured during the Decepticon ambush, giving Ratchet a chance to examine his circuits and discover the altered portion of his memory. Bumblebee recovered in time to alert the Autobots to the true location of the space bridge and rescue Spike before he was sent on a one-way trip to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

Having bonded after their adventure with the space bridge, Bumblebee and Spike were virtually inseparable for the next 20-odd years. Bumblebee escorted Spike and his boy-genius friend [[Chip Chase]] to the laboratory where Chip was assisting [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]] in developing his antimatter formula. On their way back, they were attacked by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], alerting them to the fact that the Decepticons were after the antimatter formula on which Chip had been working. After Chip was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and Spike mounted a rescue with the help of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

After Optimus Prime was dramatically injured by an explosion, Bumblebee volunteered with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] to take the Decepticon space bridge to Cybertron to retrieve a new [[cosmitron]]. Though they gained entrance to [[Wheeljack's workshop]] with Chip's help and retrieved the required component, the group was debilitated by the [[Rainmaker]]s' acid rain. After a pep talk from Chip, they were able to return to Earth through the space bridge, and Bumblebee rushed the cosmitron back to headquarters. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[Image:FireInTheSky Bumblebee in cave.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
A freak snowfall saw the Autobots enjoying a snowball fight, and Bumblebee managed to take out a whole group when a snowball he threw ended up growing to a huge size. Investigations of what was causing the freak weather took the Autobots to the Arctic Circle, where Spike and Sparkplug were captured by a new Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Bumblebee was part of the team who rescued the pair, and he caused a cave-in to prevent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] from following them during their escape. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

When the newly built [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] ran amok in headquarters, Bumblebee tried unsuccessfully to prevent [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from wrecking [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Subsequently, an attack on the [[Great Falls]] went unreported until Hound detected it, and Bumblebee was left back at base while the rest of the Autobots went to investigate. Luckily, he disobeyed Prime's orders and was able to pick up Spike after Megatron managed to defeat Optimus's group. Back at HQ, Wheeljack decided to reactivate the Dinobots, despite Bumblebee's protests. As it happened, the plan worked, and by the time Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Spike arrived at the falls, the Decepticons had already been defeated. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Image:FireOnTheMountain Bumblebee fights Ravage.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Biting the arm that feeds him.]]
Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots who flew to [[Peru]] in the reactivated Skyfire to investigate Decepticon activity, helping Spike to rescue a native girl named [[Luisa]] during a pitched battle. The trio were able to locate Skyfire, who'd been captured by the Decepticons, and Bumblebee wrestled with Ravage while Spike struggled to reactivate the fallen warrior. After the expected defeat of the Decepticons, Luisa suggested they could introduce Bumblebee to her brother's convertible. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

Bumblebee was present at Autobot Headquarters when Sparkplug was kidnapped by Laserbeak, but was unable to stop the Decepticon. He later tried to comfort Spike and took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a team broke Sparkplug out. They were all taken by surprise when Sparkplug subsequently let the Decepticons into HQ and went with them when they retreated, unaware he was under the influence of [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]]. The Autobots attempted unsuccessfully to prevent Megatron's latest plan, and Cybertron was brought into close proximity to Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat through harsh conditions, Bumblebee was hampered by a flat tire, which Spike soon changed. The pair were caught in an earthquake before they could get underway, and with Spike snatched by Laserbeak, Bumblebee tumbled into an opening chasm. He was later fished out by [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], after Spike had been rescued and alerted the other Autobots to 'Bee's predicament.

[[Image:Ultimate Doom 3 Bumblebee Tarzan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|If George Lucas produced the ''Transformers'' movie instead of Spielberg, we would've had this scene.]]
Back at HQ, Bumblebee volunteered to be part of an expedition to Cybertron to try to save Sparkplug. There they learned about the hypno-chips, but were discovered by Sparkplug, who raised the alarm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The group escaped to Wheeljack's shop. There Wheeljack created a counter-device for the hypno-chips, subsequently allowing them to rescue Sparkplug and take him back to Earth. During the inevitable battle, Bumblebee employed a Tarzan technique to avoid [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s pile drivers. He was disappointed when the wave created by Megatron's exploding spaceship dissipated before he could try out his boogie board. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[Image:PlagueOfInsecticons Bumblebee and Spike hide.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Do they really think that nobody sees them?]]
During the aftermath of the chaos Cybertron had wreaked, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were caught up in foiling [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s plan to destroy Earth using an [[Exponential Generator|exponential generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Bumblebee, Windcharger and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] traveled on Skyfire to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of giant, mechanical insects and found themselves tangling with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Once the rest of the Autobots caught up, the Insecticons and Decepticons retreated to a nearby oil refinery, pursued by the Autobot forces. When [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] unleashed his ability to control lightning, Spike suggested Bumblebee transform to vehicle mode, as his rubber tires would insulate him from the lightning bolts. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

During one Decepticon plot, Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a one-on-one contest, and all of the Autobots were on hand to cheer him on. Though Optimus lost, it turned out that Megatron had cheated, so the Autobots were free to blast the Decepticons into an open crevasse full of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Bumblebee and Spike were on hand to watch the activation of Sparkplug's experiment, [[Autobot X]], and its total failure. When the pair were subsequently injured during a Decepticon attack on a rocket base, Spike's life-threatening injuries resulted in another experiment: transferring his mind into Autobot X. The process damaged Spike's psyche, and the boy fled headquarters. Bumblebee forwent further repairs on himself to go looking for Spike, and he found him... being conned by Megatron into joining the Decepticons. The diminutive Autobot sped back to find Optimus Prime, and the Autobots were able to talk Spike around. His mind was subsequently returned to his regular body. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

[[Image:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Acrobots, Unite!]]
While the Autobots were gathering for another mission, Bumblebee teased [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] about the latter's grumpy demeanor. Despite this, when Gears was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee was as concerned as anyone for the Autobot's safety. Certain subtle clues led the Autobots to a Decepticon installation in [[Africa]], where they attempted to stop Megatron from destabilizing the sun. Bumblebee saved Gears's life during the battle by ramming Starscream from behind, and he ended up struggling with Ravage. When everything was wrapped up, Bumblebee and the others were keen to keep Gears's less abrasive personality, but Gears's wishes prevailed. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[Image:BumblebeelovesNY.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Investigating reports that the Decepticons had made the [[Empire State Building]] disappear, Bumblebee was part of the contingent of Autobots who went to the city. He carried Spike on his shoulders as he, Mirage, Hound and Ratchet ventured into New York's scenic sewer system and were pursued by an [[alligatorcon]]. As it turned out, the creature was build from Optimus Prime's parts, as the Decepticons had captured and disassembled him. After fighting [[battle taxi]]s, Bumblebee and Spike broke into the Decepticon control center and tricked Megatron into destroying the control device for Optimus Prime's arm, which had been attached to the top of a tower as a gun emplacement. Later, Bumblebee was seen sporting an "I &hearts; NY" license plate. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

A new Decepticon plan involved turning the Autobots evil by installing a [[personality destabilizer device]] in the Autobot [[recharging chamber]]. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was out messing around with [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Spike and Sparkplug, and so was spared the treatment. When he returned to base, Bluestreak tried to force him into the recharging chamber, but Jazz intervened in time. While Sparkplug worked on a solution, Bumblebee tried to reason with the evilified Optimus Prime, only to be batted aside. Fortunately, Sparkplug's [[attitude exchanger]]s worked, and Bumblebee himself was able to bring Optimus back from the dark side, earning himself a hug. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[Image:Arcade Hahaha.jpg|thumb|right|200px]We caught you checking out dat badonkadonk, Spike. Don't worry; you'll hit it.]
Spike and Bumblebee volunteered to go into town to get a new [[polarizer]] for Wheeljack's latest experiment, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. While stopping off in a [[Robots Video Arcade|video arcade]], they encountered [[Carly]], who expressed her interest in the Autobot. Continuing on, they were attacked by Ravage, who planted a [[micro-bug]] on Bumblebee, allowing the Decepticons to spy on Wheeljack's demonstration and eventually steal the Immobilizer. Carly was also kidnapped by the Decepticons when she attempted to check out their base, and Spike and Bumblebee helped Ironhide mount a rescue mission. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

When Megatron's [[Transfixatron]] was used to lock the Autobots in their vehicle modes during a charity event, Bumblebee was the only one there not to be affected. He returned to base with Spike and Chip to raise the alarm, and once Ratchet and Wheeljack had come up with a device to counter the Transfixatron's effects, took part in the rescue mission. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:AtlantisArise Bumblebee spygear.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee and his pretty little [[Laserbeak (G1)|Bumblebeak]]]]
Bumblebee took his life in his hands by joining the other Autobots in playing football against the Dinobots. Their match was interrupted by an alert which led them to find the Decepticons helping to raise the underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]]. The city moved to the coast off Washington, D.C. so the Sub-Atlanticans and Decepticons could invade America's capital. Bumblebee and Spike entered Sub-Atlantica to free Wheeljack, who'd been captured, and returned to Washington to help fight off the enemy forces. The trio tried to stop [[Nergill]] from destroying Sub-Atlantica, but failed and were only snatched away from certain destruction at the last moment by Optimus. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Much like the other Autobots, Bumblebee was surprised when soon after one battle, a second Optimus Prime turned up at headquarters. He asked Teletraan I to scan both Optimuses, but the computer was unable to work out which was the real thing. Both Optimuses subsequently led the Autobot forces into battle against the Decepticons, but it was Bumblebee's query about Spike, disregarded by the fake, which finally proved which was which. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Checking out strange reports of chewed redwoods, Bumblebee, Hound, Beachcomber and Spike found the source of the problem: the Insecticons. Having avoided certain death in the form of a rolling log, the Autobots overheard the Insecticons discussing their plans with the Decepticons, and they radioed HQ. They joined the other Autobots at the [[Nova Power Plant]] a short time later, but were unable to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the power core. After discovering that the Insecticons were going to explode due to the energy they'd eaten, the Autobots traveled to [[Iron Mountain]], which the Decepticons were attacking, to try and prevent the disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland1 jetpack Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Superbee… or rather Bumbleman]]
Teamed up with Powerglide, Bumblebee used a jet pack to keep up with his flighty comrade. The pair investigated some strange energy readings and discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|an island full of dinosaurs]]. After a close call with some hostile saurians, they retreated back to Headquarters to report on what they'd found and were in time to watch a demonstration of the Dinobots' skills go horribly wrong. Spike and Bumblebee visited a local library to check out some [[Ere Cenozoique Periode Tertiaire|dino-related books]], but were attacked by barbarians on [[mammoth]]s, who knocked a building over on them. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Fortunately, they were both OK, and the rest of the Autobots dug them out before dealing with the mammoths. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Strolling into the laboratory one day, Bumblebee was surprised to find Brawn badmouthing [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and he defended the scientist. The altercation was interrupted by a mission to [[South America]], where the Autobots failed to stop Megatron retrieving the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and powering himself up to ridiculous levels. Perceptor came up with a cunning plan: He, Brawn and Bumblebee were miniaturized and inserted into Megatron, then managed to retrieve the Heart of Cybertron from inside him. {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[Image:MMP2 scorched Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee, you're supposed to wash after you wipe!]]
After having helped foil an attack on a solar energy plant, Bumblebee took part in the [[Autobot Day]] parade, but things soon turned sour when Megatron's latest plan framed the Autobots. The humans turned against them, and the Autobots were soon all shot into space. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the Sun, but made it back to Earth safely and kicked the Decepticons back to their undersea base. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

On their way to pick up Sparkplug from the airport, Bumblebee, Spike and Carly stopped off at the [[Fun A Rama Park]], where Bumblebee couldn't see the point of the teacups ride until Carly disabled his [[equilibrium chip|equilibrium circuit]]. While at the airport, they spotted [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and the Dinobots were duly called in. Unfortunately, just as it seemed they'd won, Megatron triggered a huge explosion. Bumblebee shielded the humans, but the Dinobots were badly damaged.

Following repairs, the Dinobots stormed off, and the Autobots were subsequently left in the lurch when [[Cybertonium]] depletion disabled them. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Spike, Carly and the Dinobots were able to bring more Cybertonium back from Cybertron in time to repair all of the Autobots, including Bumblebee. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Bumblebee was among the Autobots who went to [[Haley Observatory]] but arrived too late to prevent the Decepticons from stealing the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He was also among the Autobots who coated themselves in [[electrum]] to battle the Decepticons, {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} and he battled drones in New York during a Decepticon plan to convert stolen cars into troops. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[Image:ChildsPlay Bumblebee thumbsup.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cookies and Cream is my favorite!]]
A space bridge malfunction hurled Bumblebee, along with Optimus, Inferno, Perceptor, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and a group of Decepticons, across the galaxy to a planet where the local life forms were huge in comparison with the Transformers. After befriending a [[Aron (G1)|young boy]] and having a series of misadventures, the Autobots were ready to return home. However, the Decepticons took Bumblebee as a hostage, forcing Perceptor to use up the energon sending them home. Luckily, Perceptor's alternate plan to modify a toy rocket for space flight also worked. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} On the way back to Earth, the Autobots were intercepted by the bounty hunter [[Bosch]], and all of the Autobots bar Smokescreen were liberated of their free will and sold as slaves. Smokescreen was fortunately able to free them before they came to harm. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Returning from a mission in [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to [[Floron III]] to find [[robotic insecticide]] for use against the Insecticon army, Bumblebee and Spike discovered that they had unexpected fellow passengers in the form of [[Morphobot]]s. Cosmos was overcome by the creatures and crashed on Earth, but not before ejecting his friends, who returned to Autobot HQ to get help. There, Bumblebee discovered that several of the Morphobots had attached themselves to his back, providing Perceptor with a sample to study. After being decontaminated, Bumblebee joined the expedition back to the crash site to retrieve Cosmos. A battle with the Decepticons destroyed the insecticide, and it looked like their mission had been rendered a failure until the Morphobots solved the Insecticon problem by eating the whole clone army. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

One of Megatron's wilder schemes involved inflicting a small energyvore named [[Kremzeek]] on the Autobots. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was one of the few Autobots to be protected by Sparkplug's insulating compound. After a chase in [[Japan]] which resulted in Kremzeek growing to giant size, the Autobots found a way to inflict him back on Megatron. Human scientist [[Sōji Yoshikawa|Doctor Yoshikawa]] came up with a way, much to Bumblebee's discomfort, to disperse the critter's energy. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

[[Image:SeaChange Bumblebee wipeout.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee is a real Circusbot!]]
After indulging in a spot of water skiing and stargazing with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], Bumblebee and his comrade accompanied Perceptor and Cosmos to the far-off world of the [[Tlalakan]]s to investigate a distress signal. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a ''Decepticon'' distress signal, and Bumblebee was captured while trying to escape from Megatron's forces, who had also turned up to answer it. With the help of the shape-shifting Tlalakans, the other Autobots mounted a rescue, and Bumblebee was pressed into service defending the natives' city while they overthrew their Decepticon overlords. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Bumblebee was once again abducted, this time by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] while out on the town with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Placed in specially constructed devices of torture along with other captured Autobots, Bumblebee was forced to transform back and forth continuously to avoid swinging axes. He was able to use his radio long enough to contact Optimus, but this was what Chumley wanted, as the big game hunter aimed to lure the Autobot leader to his compound and indulge in some sport. Optimus, of course, won and freed Bumblebee and his fellow captives. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

Despite being around in Autobot HQ when Ironhide gave the order to roll out for Cybertron, Bumblebee didn't go with him, possibly because he didn't have a girlfriend back on his home world. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} He was one of the Autobots who entered the [[Europa 2000]] after rumours that the Decepticons were after [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s super car. Augie's impolite driving habits at one point drove Bumblebee to yank the human from his car for a stern scolding.

[[Image:BumblebeePearl.JPG|thumb|right|200px|He's got the touch, he's got the...well you know the rest...]]
As it turned out, Megatron was after the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], an ancient Cybertronian weather control power core in a containing shell. Bumblebee snatched the pearl from him, breaking it open and creating a huge vortex when he found the Autobots were outnumbered. To destroy it, he was forced to throw himself into the tornado, riding it until he was able to get a clear shot and blast the power core. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

After Perceptor used [[corrostop]] to cure a [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]] brought to Earth by Megatron, the Autobots were able to defend the [[Statue of Liberty]] successfully from the Decepticons, a fact Bumblebee was particularly pleased with. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} After a bizarre attack on Autobot HQ which led to the Decepticons turning tail as soon as they'd arrived, Bumblebee wondered what the heck was going on. As it turned out, Starscream had built the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to try to usurp Megatron's leadership, and Bumblebee and the other Autobots used the battle between the two factions to rescue Jazz and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] began stealing components for Megatron's latest super weapon, and the Autobots set out to stop them. Bumblebee, Spike and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] spectated as Optimus took down [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] himself. They put a counter-plan into effect, wherein the Stunticons would be held captive, while five Autobots would pose as them. However, Spike and Bumblebee discovered that the Decepticon group had escaped. After picking up their trampled comrades, they went to provide reinforcements for Optimus's group and arrived just in the nick of time. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

Sent with Ironhide and Gears to investigate an SOS from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]], Bumblebee met [[Martin and Roland|Martin, Roland]] and [[Elise Presser|Elise]] and chased around the [[B.O.T. (robot)|robot]] they'd built from [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s brain until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] snatched it from under their noses. With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] repaired, the Decepticons took their latest superweapon to Autobot headquarters. The obligatory battle ended with Elise using B.O.T. to destroy the cannon, leading Bumblebee to apologize for the loss of their robot. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:Spike ospit.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Spike is about to corrupt Bumblebee's audio receptors forever...]]
By 2005, the Decepticons had retaken Cybertron. Spike and Bumblebee were stationed on [[Moonbase Two]] on one of the planet's moons when the huge, planet-devouring [[Unicron]] appeared and made short work of the first moon. The pair rigged the second moon to explode and began to make their escape... but the explosion barely scratched Unicron, and their ship was sucked into his maw. Luckily, Unicron takes some time to digest things, and the two (as well as Jazz and Cliffjumper) were spared an acid-bath in Unicron's guts by the timely arrival of Spike's son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. As Unicron began to explode, they were led to safety by new leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

For a short time after, peace reigned, and Bumblebee was stationed on Earth at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], apparently under Blaster's command. He and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] watched the broadcast of Rodimus opening the [[Galactic Olympics]], {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} and he was later seen running for battle stations as Blaster sounded an alert. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Bumblebee was part of a squad of Autobots who failed to defend Autobot headquarters against the giant Decepticon [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|An animation error meant Bumblebee could also be seen on Cybertron, defending the planet against the Decepticons.}}

As chronal forces ripped across the galaxy, causing havoc, Bumblebee became trapped in a time loop while racing with Jazz and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

He was present in Autobot City when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's ghost]] came to attempt to steal the giant's eyes for Unicron. When the Decepticons' invasion set the city on red alert, Bumblebee and Spike teamed up to search the complex for the attackers, just like old times. Running across Scourge in Metroplex's brain, they managed a drive-by ramming that knocked the tracker off balance, but ended up crashing and locking themselves inside Metroplex's voice control room. Guess they were really out of practice with their teamwork. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

He was stationed on Cybertron when the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacked the planet. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[Image:Goldbugtroop1.jpg|left|thumb|135px|See? He still looks sorta friendly.]]

When the body of Optimus Prime was retrieved by [[Gregory Swofford]] and [[Jessica Morgan]], Rodimus Prime led a team that included Bumblebee to investigate. However, Bumblebee and his teammates were attacked by a [[Hate Plague]]-infested [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and heavily damaged. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} After Optimus Prime was rebuilt by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]], so too was Bumblebee into a more powerful but similar form. Bumblebee remarked that he now looked like a "gold bug". Optimus Prime decided this would be his new name.

[[Image:Goldbugtroop2.jpg|right|thumb|Eeeyeeaaggh!]]

Goldbug journeyed with Optimus Prime and the other survivors to [[Chaar]] in search of a heat-resistant alloy that could insulate Prime from the Hate Plague. However, infected Decepticon forces attacked and contaminated Goldbug as well. Goldbug and all other contaminated beings were restored when Optimus Prime retrieved the Matrix and unleashed the remainder of its energy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
[[Image:Cybersmallverysmall.JPG|right|thumb| I'm so awesome that I can stand next to my ACTUAL robot form]]
While discussing the marked absence of the Decepticons over the last few months, Goldbug, [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were alerted to an incoming incursion by their enemies. The [[Throttlebot]]s attempted to defend the city alongside the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], but failed to prevent the Decepticons from getting away with the key to the [[plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Goldbug was among the cheering crowds after the Plasma Energy Chamber ushered in a new Golden Age of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{note|In an animation error, Bumblebee was ''also'' among the cheering crowds. Oops.}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of 2006 forward to 2010, and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.}}

===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform comic===
[[Image:Bumblebee_and_kenji.jpg|left|thumb|135px]]

In the late 1980s, the Autobots' and Decepticons' conflict expanded to include regular skirmishes in Japan. When the Decepticons staged a major attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], the absence of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his cassette minions made Optimus Prime suspicious, and he dispatched a unit including Bumblebee to search for them in Japan. While searching with [[Kenji]], the Autobots' newest human ally, Bumblebee was stopped by the police, who believed Kenji was driving while underage. After Bumblebee transformed for the officers, everyone had a good laugh at the misconception. After resuming their patrol, the human and Autobot were attacked by Ravage. Kenji told Bumblebee to transform, but 'Bee gently informed his passenger that Kenji wouldn't survive the process if he did. Luckily, Powerglide swooped in just in time to whisk Kenji to safety, but he also left Bumblebee behind to face Soundwave and his cassettes alone. Bumblebee had no fear, though—he unleashed the awesome and terrifying [[Bumble Kick]], destroying Soundwave's chest compartment. After the cassettes fruitlessly (and hilariously) bounced off Soundwave's chest while trying to hide from the arriving Autobot reinforcements, Bumblebee was congratulated for his victory. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2}}

Bumblebee was also present when Optimus Prime gave Kenji a tour of the Autobots' Japanese base. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

When Powerglide was trying to stop the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] from murdering a [[murdered puppy|dog]] that had been experimented upon by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and the Minibots arrived to back him up. By harnessing the amazing cyber-powers of the super-advanced puppy, the Minibots gained Scramble Combination Power and power-drilled straight through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. The puppy died, but, man—what a rush! {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}
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===Scramble City===
[[Image:Scramblecity_spike_and_bee.jpg|right|thumb]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yoku Shioya]]

Bumblebee took part in the secret Scramble City project to construct Metroplex. His building efforts appeared to consist of lugging equipment around and suggesting to Spike that they should slack off. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

===Full Throttle Scramble Power===
When the Decepticons threatened the world with the power of their [[Omega Whip]], Bumblebee and the entire Autobot army joined [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in attacking their base to stop them. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
[[Image:Bumblebee stargatebattles peace.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Anything for the ladies!]]

In the 1990s, Bumblebee was part of a delegation of Autobots who attended a press conference to announce the creation of the [[Warp gate|interstellar teleportation system]] known as the [[Trigger]] to the world. As Optimus Prime delivered his speech to the assembled masses, Bumblebee encouraged Jazz to lighten up and posed for his legions of swooning fangirls in the audience. A few days later, when the Decepticons attacked the Trigger in an attempt to take control of it, Bumblebee was among the Autobots who helped repel their assault. {{storylink|First Contact}}

[[Image:Angry sgb bumblebee.jpg|right|135px|thumb|I Am Furious (Yellow)]]

Three months later, Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime, Wheeljack and Bluestreak at a military testing site, where Prime was to help the human scientist [[Adle|Professor Adle]] test-drive his new invention, the drone [[C-X]]. The site, however, was besieged by protesters who objected to the presence of the Autobots and their war on Earth, and Bumblebee was particularly annoyed by the hateful slogans they shouted. Bumblebee had little to contribute once the test of C-X began, and when the robot ran amok during the trial, he was injured by its rampage. Prime was able to subdue the violent drone, but this display only added fuel to the protesters' fire, and Bumblebee was ready to snap until Bluestreak reined him in. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

Some time later, when the Decepticons staged another attack on the Trigger, Bumblebee again tried to defend the installation. During the attack, Starscream fused himself with the Trigger, transforming it into a massive, misshapen robot form for himself, and it took the combination of Optimus Prime and Megatron's power to destroy it. The backwash of the explosion was so great, however, that Bumblebee and the other Autobots and Decepticons were all caught in it and sent plummeting to Earth in free fall, burning up as they went. The Transformers were all badly injured and not seen on Earth for months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}
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===''Alternity''===
In the year 2005, thanks to the efforts of the time- and space-bending entity known as the [[Optimus Primal|Protector]], a parallel universe was created that branched off from this one, creating a separate timeline in which Bumblebee never became Goldbug. Instead, this alternate world saw Bumblebee undergo a much more amazing transformation.

{{note|Skip to "[[#Kiss Players|Kiss Players]]" below to continue reading about the original timeline.}}

Through the incredible technological advancements the Autobots made under the Protector's direction, the Autobots evolved into the incredible cross-dimensional race of hyper-beings known as the [[Alternity]]. After 900,000 years of hard work, Bumblebee underwent this evolution with great pride, although some of his fellow Autobots felt that the majestic powers this transformation conveyed were too much for such a little guy. Ever the cheerful prankster, Bumblebee became regarded by the species of numerous lower dimensions as the most easily-befriend-able member of the Alternity.

[[Image:Worldisflat_alternity_bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb]]

When Megatron gained similar powers to the Alternity and began attacking numerous different parallel universes, the Autobots soon realized that his raids were centered on the year 2009. Investigating the same time period in various universes for clues to what the Decepticon might be up to, Bumblebee and [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]] came to the conclusion that some new type of dimensional flux was going to occur, and that Megatron sought the technology for his own ends. While the pair were searching in [[universal stream]] [[Primax 905.0 Beta]], the flux suddenly hit, producing a bizarre effect: printed works of art all across the world began to warp and distort. Bumblebee and Elita quickly tracked down the effect to a mysterious tablet in the Otsuka Museum of Art, which was in the process of being stolen by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Bumblebee easily overpowered the trio, snatching the tablet from them and using his powers to transform them into two-dimensional beings that immediately crumpled. From somewhere across reality, Megatron witnessed this display and attacked with his tesseractal swords, destroying the building and the tablet and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector had vanished, but Bumblebee had deduced the truth of what had happened: the tablet had been invented by beings from the two-dimensional universe known as [[Flatworld]], and had transformed two-dimensional artworks into gateways through which the "Flatworlders" would have been able to pass. With the knowledge that ever lower dimensions were making technological leaps similar to those of the Alternity, Bumblebee resolved to be ready for the next invasion...but not before Elita made sure they had repaired all the damage done to the world they were in first. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}
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===''Kiss Players''===
[[Image:KPPrimeGoldbug.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sometimes, toy-accuracy is a strange, strange thing.]]
In the year 2011, after the resurrection of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's transformation into Goldbug, the two Autobots traveled to the planet [[Quintessa]] and rescued the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] and their partner [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]] from the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] pit, also freeing their [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|spaceship]] from the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#Tokyo Toy Festival live performance|Kiss Players live performance}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

Later in 2011, Goldbug and the Throttlebots were on Cybertron when [[Vector Sigma]] began to destabilize as a consequence of Optimus Prime releasing the Matrix's energy to cure the Hate Plague the previous year. The Decepticons soon invaded the planet in an attempt to take control of the computer, and Goldbug and the Throttlebots joined [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] in holding the line against them. Unfortunately, they were knocked unconscious by the hypnotic power of the new Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], but they had managed to delay the Decepticons long enough for the Autobot Headmasters to arrive and take up the fight. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

[[Image:Hmep4_throttlebots.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]

Later, when the Decepticon Headmasters unleashed the [[Madmachine]] upon Cybertron, Goldbug and the Throttlebots helped the Autobot Headmasters battle the villains. Hit by a blast of the evil device's electromagnetic beams, the Throttlebots were left in convlusions, opening them up to an attack by the Decepticons. [[Wide Load]] and [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] were again affected by Mindwipe's hypnotism and were instructed to fight each other, but Goldbug was able to get between them and snap them out of it. Goldbug proceeded to get his team organized, and he and Rollbar took on Mindwipe, clinging on to him and preventing him from flying away as they beat him up. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Goldbug and the Throttlebots went up against the Decepticon Headmasters yet again in a later battle on Earth, but pretended to lose so that they would be left free to investigate the Decepticons' newest weapon: a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping]] meteror currently on collision course with [[Athenia]]. Disregarding [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s instructions to keep their distance, the Throttlebots believed they would be heroes if they could stop the meteror, but no sooner had they got within range of the space-rock than its gravity boosters began twisting and warping their ship and their bodies. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

The Throttlebots disappeared after this encounter, suggesting they might have been destroyed, but they eventually resurfaced months later as the Decepticons were carrying out their final plan to destroy the Earth. Goldbug and the Throttlebots teamed up with [[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] to investigate the emergence of a "[[Death Tower]]" in Santiago, Chile, only to find [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] there waiting for them. Naturally, the small 'bots were no match for the powerful combiner, but they fought bravely, clinging onto his limbs before being hurled aside. Luckily, the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s arrived in time to bail them out and take Predaking down. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

===Hero Set===
By the year 2025, Goldbug had returned to being Bumblebee. Together with his comrades Grimlock and Jazz, he battled Starscream in the far reaches of space. <ref>Packaging blurb for the Japanese-exclusive "Hero Set" release of the [[Classic Pretender]] versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and Starscream, confirmed to be part of cartoon continuity by Takara's [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 timeline]].</ref>

===E-Hobby storyline===
Bumblebee joined [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and several other Autobots at Autobot Headquarters for a briefing by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] regarding several missing [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombian]] freight transports. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

==''Wings Universe''==
Goldbug arrived with reinforcements from Autobot City to help [[Pyro (G1)|Spark]]’s team fight [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] which had taken over the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]]. After being exposed to the [[forestonite]] gas, he became a gold version of his original Bumblebee body, though now with the added ability to float and generate electrical stings from his fists. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Throttlebots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Talk:Ark (G1)

2013-09-03T14:20:53Z

Skywarp: /* Made of win */

Feel free to steal any of this for your Ark profile.
http://funaroverse.db-destiny.net/ARK/

It's a bit out of date. The Ark-like thign at the bottom I now know to be an Autobot shuttle from here: [http://www.funaroverse.db-destiny.net/asteroidassociation.jpg]

Also, I might have Blaze's art up, not Sizzle's. (They got swapped on their packaging you see...)

The Asteroid association piece is probably uour best source for the look of the Ark in comics continuity.

Bear with me for a moment. This is all conjecture, and should be marked as such if it is put in the article, but it's become a bit of a fixed idea with me. All throughout the Ultimate Guide, the Ark is referred to as "the Ark", while other ships such as ''Nemesis'' are referred to in italics, minus the definite article. Coupled with the fact that the Ark is specifically the first of its line, and yet the line is called the ''Vanguard''-class strongly implies, to me, that the Ark's actual NAME is ''Vanguard'', and it is simply referred to familiarly as "the Ark" because, well, it ended up being an ark. -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That's quite possible. Any other interpetation woudl reauire the ship being built in TWW (though not used for many millions of year) the Vandard, NOT the Ark. That's possible, ti was never named, but awkward.

Alternately, it's possible the Vangard was re-christened at some point after a refit, or for the astertoid mission.

The UK comic called it the last of the great Arks, possibly the Vandarrd class simply became known as 'Arks,' witht heir crew-of-thousands capacity as theyw ere used one-by-one to found colonies? (As seen in Desertion of the Dinobots.) Since the Arks was the LAST Ark on Cybertron it became,w ell... 'The Ark.' ...which was basicly your suggestion, wasn't it? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:12, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That does look to be blaze there. What's the source for his being an engineer on the Ark, so I can ref it?

I was looking through DW's MTMTE #7 and think it's kinda funny that their version of the ark is missing the spoiler on the back. Could't get anyone to pimp their ride I guess. Oh and it's odd that the DK guide that is 90% focused on DW has a cut-away of a Marvel comic stlye ark rather than a cartoon style one as in the actual DW comics.

Sizze as the ark enginner comes from the G2 annual, of which I only have scans of liek 1/3, but it's DAMN INTEWRESTING stuff, I'm rabid to find a copy of it for sale...

IM me if you want me to send you the actual scans to check out. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 13:15, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

you have cause me to re-read the ark's entry in the ultimate guide. I lvoe that there's a BAR on it. Also- landing gear. Why do they bother? the Ark just crashes everyywhere it goes. Has it EVER landed, even ONCE? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:07, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

It lands on the moon successfully when Blaster and Grimlock fight. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:12, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

you mean the time it was unable to take off? Except,t hat wa because it wa bombarded, not because it crashed for once. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:52, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

==Merge==
Shouldn't this have comic info as well? It's also... I mean, "Autobot Headquarters" is kinda vague. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:shouldn't this redirect to the Ark page, and the animated subsection of tat page simply note the Ark was only ever called 'Autobot Headquarters' in the Sunbow series? :p -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:I realize the name ''sounds'' vague, but it's used with 100% consistency in the cartoon. It's always given that name, and never any other.

:The comics, by contrast, made it very clear that the Ark and the Autobot base were one and the same. In fact I don't even recall the Ark being referred to as "the base" or "headquarters" or anything like that; I think it was always just "the Ark"... though I could easily be forgetting something.

:The reason I didn't put it under the Ark is that cartoon Autobot HQ had various bits and pieces added on to it that weren't part of the ship -- the elevator in the Nightbird episode, the big lid on the volcano in Dinobot Island, Ratchet's little Aerostream trailer in MTMTE part 1.... I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Also, it seems odd that such a prominent name in the cartoon doesn't have its own entry.
:-- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:18, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
::I wasn't implying it was a descriptor, I agree that the Ark was called Autobot headquarters in animated continuity. But we dont' give movie Brawl two articles just because he has two names, we note that he has two names, and which one is used at the top of the appropriate section. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::FYI that first part was in reply to Sipher's comment.

:::It's not just the name, it's the difference in extent. Movie Brawl and Movie Devastator are clearly exactly, literally, 100% the same thing. Cartoon Ark is part of Autobot Headquarters, and possibly most of it, but definately not all of it. The volcano and whatever other add-on bits are also part of it, and definately not part of the ship.

:::I dunno. If you wanna make an analogy of it, it's somewhere between the Autobot City/Metroplex, where one is part of the other but definately deserves its own article, and... say, E-Landmine and his armor backpack thing, which even though it's this separate thing that adds on to him, is still clearly just part of him.

:::And to spare me the trouble while we're at it.. do we draw the same line for the Decepticon Space Cruiser and Decepticon Headquarters? The cruiser was only named in the first three episodes, and only in the cartoon, while DHQ was shown/named in following 50 or 60 episodes, and is a whole little complex of buildings apart from the cruiser.
::: -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Additional thought: having a re-direct to the Ark page would be fine, I think, long as there's an "Autobot Headquarters" subheadline under G1 cartoon section. Keeps all the Ark info together and still acknowledges the ship's dual roles. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 12:46, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

==Weird Armaments==
This is a question for tech-oriented, or just logic-oriented people: Okay, I know its canon according to the DK Ultimate Guide, but why does the Ark have "16 particle-combustion canons (port), 16 laser emitters (starboard)"? Wouldn't it make sense to have a mixture of weapons on both sides of the ship? What happens if the Autobots run into a ship like the Enterprise (which is immune to 'lasers'), and that ship decides to attack on the only side that cannot harm them? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 04:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Possibly it relates to the asteroid-clearing mission? Lasers are a way of, IIRC, imparting motion over time to bodies in motion (And they're emitters, not cannons.) So maybe the port side is optimized for blowing asteroids up, and the starboard size is optimized to pushing the resulting chunks of rocks around? The sides are themed so the Ark could use all 16 at once on the asteroids in one 'pass.' If you're making a port pass on an asteroid to blow it to pieces, if the weapons were 'balanced' you'd only be able to use 8 of the particle-combustion cannons.
:(This is the only explanation I can think of.) -18:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

::I don't think that makes very much sense. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Well it is possible the Ark is not designed as a warship, so her weapons are viewed as mission specific tools rather than combat rated. With the name "Ark" I'd assume she was designed for relocating Autobots to distant worlds, and thus her armaments are designed to gather materials for new construction and perhaps a method of mining for sources of energy needed to sustain the crew. Sort of like a swiss army knife. You many have lots of tools, but you really can only use one at a time, so you make the most of that tool. Could be the Ark doesn't have the power to use all her weapons and so mounts all of one kind on a side for maximum potential and then if the other kind is needed, roll to expose the unused side. ~Ithekro
:This comes up further up the page, but the Ark (*coughcoughcough''Vanguard''coughcoughcough* isn't actually ever intended to be an ark until the IDW books. Its name doesn't really make sense - it's more-or-less explicitly designed to go save the planet from the asteroids in the older G1 material...although...is it the Ark they're planning to leave Cybertron in in TWW1? -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:: Actually the Ark in the Comic was likely NOT designed/built specifically to take out the asteroids since it was specifically called "the last of the great Arks". There were others of its kind before the asteroids were a threat. And in the Cartoon there wasn't any asteroid belt to clear at all, and it was specifically established in Desertion of the Dinobots that other ships just like it had taken refugees from Cybertron before. So they VERY likely were built as Arks.

:::Okay. I guess I'm being misled by the Ultimate Guide, which specifically states that the Ark was the first of its kind, and (I don't have it handy) I believe that it was a battleship. Also, sign your comments, Derik. -[[User:LV|LV]] 04:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

::::From an engineering perspective, regardless of wether the Ark was an explorer or a warship, it doesn't make any bloody sense to restrict certain weapons to just one facing arc each, unless the weapon is restricted by length and stability issues (such as a main gun that extends along the keel of the ship). As for the assumption that it could easily roll to the other side to fire its port cannons or whatever, that's just incredibly poor tactics - while the thrusters are firing to turn the ship, its being hammered by the enemy vessel. One would also hope its armed with weapons covering its dorsal, ventral and aft arcs as well. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:::::We don't know what the fields of fire are on any of these guns. It's entirely possible that they can all elevate or depress ninety degrees. -[[User:LV|LV]] 16:15, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== Actual Size? ==
Did either the Titanium toy, the DK Guide, or any Japanese stuff ever give actual dimensions for the Ark? Hight, Length and such? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 02:05, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

==Disambig==
You know, we have a bot that can replace all in-article instances of just "Ark" to "Ark (G1)". I'm of the opinion that whenever there's a disambig page, the name sans parenthetical identifier should ALWAYS go to the disambig. At the very least, it shows people the breadth of TFdom and encourages them to look around more. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:07, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, and I tried to suggest that when I reverted it back, but I ran out of room on the summary line. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 22:11, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

==Made of win==
"Doooo Dooooooo DOOTDOOTDOOT DOOOOOO!" is awesome. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 20:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Uh-huh... Can I ask why? --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 00:19, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

...And if I can, what is the caption mean, exactly?

:It's one of the pieces of incidental music from the cartoon. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:51, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Uh... huh. I can hardly recognize it. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 11:23, 26 July 2011 (EDT)
:I think that's because it's not rendered particularly well for the caption. The version at the top of this thread actually represents the fanfare better. [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 10:20, 3 September 2013 (EDT)

==Decepticon Boarders==

Should the "Crew" list make a sub-note of the Decepticon raiders in the G1 cartoon? They were entombed in the ship for 4 million years, after all, not to mention the primary reason for the crash, even if they weren't official "crew". [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 14:20, 15 August 2013 (EDT)
:Decepticon raiders? Who are they? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:47, 15 August 2013 (EDT)
::The Decepticons that boarded the Ark and fought with the Autobots in More Than Meets the Eye Part 1, leading it to crash on Earth. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 04:06, 16 August 2013 (EDT)
:::Oh! I tend to think no. They are listed as part of the crew of the [[Nemesis (G1)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 08:29, 16 August 2013 (EDT)
::::OK, thanks! [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 23:16, 16 August 2013 (EDT)

==G1 Cartoon's Ark Launch Contradictions==

Should the G1 cartoon section make note of the differing circumstances of the Ark's launch in "The Search for Alpha Trion" and how it is somewhat at odds with MTMTE, Pt. 1? [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 14:23, 15 August 2013 (EDT)

Ark (G1)

2013-09-03T14:18:28Z

Skywarp: I found the "Optimal Situation" note a bit lacking in info.

{{disambig3|Ark}}
{{disambig3|Autobot Headquarters}}
[[File:Ark-Toon.jpg|300px|thumb|Hurry up and get on, will ya? The flood's starting.]]
The '''Ark''' is the name given to the Autobot spaceship that, in many universes, originally carried the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] armies to [[Earth]].

The Ark is a [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor|''Vanguard''-class Deep Space Interceptor]].
It has five decks and houses a full crew complement of 300 Transformers (although it can be flown by only a handful if necessary). Its environment is fully automated and self-sufficient. For engines, it features 4 Hyperfuel Intake Accelerators.

It is armed with 16 particle-combustion cannons (port), 16 laser emitters (starboard), a primary starfield missile launcher, and an Overshock sonic battery.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
{{note|The comic version of the ship tends to have a more squared-off look to it and is frequently (though not always) shown as being a metallic silver. It has a main computer designated [[Aunty]] and a number of ancillary [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttlecraft]].}}

[[File:ArkComic1.jpg|left|thumb|The Ark as it first appeared in the Marvel Comics.]]

''The Ark was "the last of the great arks," suggesting that there had been previous ''Vanguard''-class ships. {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}'' It is also referred to as the most powerful starship in Cybertron's history, and control of it was considered a huge tactical advantage.

It was launched to clear a path for the wandering planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through an asteroid field. When this was done and her reserves depleted, the Decepticons attacked and boarded her. Hoping to end the threat of Megatron forever, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] '''purposely''' crashed the ship into the passing planet Earth. The Ark crashed into [[Mount St. Hilary]], a volcano located a small distance outside of what would one day become [[Portland|Portland, Oregon]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

After the crash, some of the Ark's systems still functioned, and when they detected the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] making planetfall, the ship revived five of her Autobot crew and rebuilt them into the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Upon the disappearance of these warriors in their attempt to destroy Shockwave, the Ark shut itself down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

{{note|At no point in the comics does it explain why it rebuilt the Dinobots based on the dominant organic life, and yet it could only assimilate mechanical life in 1984.}}

Four million years later, Mount St. Hilary erupted, jarring the ship back to life. It revived and, unable to distinguish Autobot from Decepticon or to detect organic life (clearly it had suffered additional malfunctions since creating the Dinobots), it revived both sides to transform into the machines it perceived as the planet's dominant lifeforms.

The Ark became the Autobots' main base of operations on Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Ark Matrix Quest 3.jpg|thumb|300px|The Ark during the Matrix Quest.]]
The Ark constructed five new Transformer bodies. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed within them the minds of five Autobot warriors, which were encoded in crystals before the Autobots left Cybertron. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

During [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock's]] first term as Autobot leader, he had the ship repaired {{storylink|Used Autobots}} and returned to space. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} The Ark served as a base of operations of sorts for the various search parties during the [[Creation Matrix|Matrix]] quest. {{storylink|Matrix Quest}} The Creation Matrix was eventually found by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], but it had been corrupted by evil and began controlling Thunderwing's actions. Thunderwing was granted access to the Ark while aboard a shuttle stolen from [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock's]] search party. Once aboard, the corrupted Creation Matrix fought the Autobots through his vessel, Thunderwing, who was beating everyone up until [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] harpooned him with the shuttle and opened the cargo bay doors. The shuttle, Thunderwing, and the Creation Matrix were ejected into space. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

[[File:Exodus-LateMarvelArk.jpg|thumb|left|The Ark as it appeared late in the original Marvel run.]]
The Ark hung around near Earth for a time, until it was abandoned in orbit when Primus teleported all nearby Transformers back to Cybertron to face [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} It was recovered by the Dinobots and flown to Cybertron to engage Unicron. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Grimlock, being the master of tactics that he is, physically rammed Unicron with the powerfully armed starship, which was then abandoned and crashed on Cybertron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} It was recovered this time by Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], who repaired it and took it to Earth to conquer that planet with it. {{storylink|Still Life!}} This plan was foiled by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], Megatron and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] crashing the party. Their battle caused the ship to crash to Earth again, this time into the Canadian wilderness. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

 
;Crew of the Ark
[[File:AuntieTransmitsSignals.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Aunty]], their computer system]]
[[File:Interautobotradio.jpg|thumb|200px|Inter-Autobot radio]]
[[File:Arkrepairbay.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s repair bay]]
[[File:Arkaltar.jpg|thumb|200px|The Ark's altar]]
The Ark's original crew in the comics included all of the 1984 Autobots, the Dinobots, ''[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (in the UK),'' the recorded mental engrams of most of the other 1985 Autobot cars, and [[Toaster]].

The crew of the Ark consisted of:

*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Autobot Cars]]
**[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
**[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
**[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]
**[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
**[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
**[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
**[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
**[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
**[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]
**[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
**[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Mini Vehicle|Autobot Mini Vehicles]]
**[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
**[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]
**[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
**[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]
**[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
**[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
*[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]
**[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]
**[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
**[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]
**[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
**[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
{{-}}

====Generation 2====
[[File:ArkComic2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
The Ark was recovered and repaired by Megatron, {{storylink|Realignments}} who attempted to take it back to Cybertron and conquer ''that'' planet with it. This was foiled by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who sacrificed their lives to cause an anti-matter explosion that finally destroyed the great ship. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}
{{-}}

====''Classics''====
{{note|The Classics comics pick up after the Marvel comics series but ignore the events of the UK books and Generation 2.}}
[[File:Swooparkclassics.jpg|200px|thumb|Since it crashed 15 years ago, it's rounded itself off and grown another rocket port.]]
Megatron took command of the Ark, but apparently kept it (with Ratchet on ice, and Shockwave's head in a jar) as his new headquarters on Earth. The ship played host to the visiting Decepticons led by [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], and a subsequent battle between the Decepticons as well as a party of invading Autobots, who destroyed its computers. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}
{{-}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{note|The Autobot ship in the Generation 1 cartoon is never actually named. Fans have generally called it the Ark, however, borrowing the name from its comics counterpart. In appearance, the ship tends to have a more rounded, ovoid look to it and is a golden yellow color. It has a main computer designated [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]].}}
[[File:ArkCartoon1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Ark's launch. An unseen bumper sticker reads: "Primus is my copilot".]]
Other ''Vanguard''-class ships, pretty much identical to the Ark, are seen taking refugees from Cybertron on a history tape. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} It is suspected that the settlers of known Autobot colonies such as [[Paradron]] were among these.

[[File:CrashedArk1.jpg|200px|thumb|Doooo Dooooo Dooooooo DOODOOOOOOO DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOTDOOT Doooo!]]
The Ark was launched under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to search for fuel, but ran afoul of two colliding asteroids. Then the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon ship]] attacked, and the Decepticons under [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] boarded it. Out of control, the Ark crashed to Earth, smashing into a volcano in what would eventually become a desert. The exact location is unknown, but closely resembled the American southwest. There it rested until a volcanic eruption four million years later reactivated it and its inhabitants. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

{{note|In the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|second issue]] of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga]], the Autobot Headquarters is said to be located in Arizona. The manga acted as a supplement to the television series. Whether this pertains to the English version of the show is debatable.}}

;Crew of the Ark
The Ark's crew consisted of all the 1984 Autobots. A vehicle resembling [[Grapple]]'s alt-mode and called "[[Hauler]]" is also seen shortly after the Autobots revived on Earth and may represent another crew member. Some or all of the 1985 Autobots '''may''' also have been crewmembers.

The original crew of the Ark consisted of:

*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]
**[[Roller (G1)|Roller]]
*[[Autobot Cars]]
**[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
**[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
**[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]
**[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]
**[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
**[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
**[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
**[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
**[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]
**[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
**[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
**[[Hauler]]
*[[Mini Vehicle|Autobot Mini Vehicles]]
**[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
**[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]
**[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
**[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]
**[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
**[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]

{{note|A number of Autobots introduced later in the series ([[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], etc.) came down with [[Cybertonium]] depletion {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} indicating they have been away from Cybertron just as long as the known members of the original Ark crew. This may indicate they were also part of the Ark crew behind the scenes and perhaps not initially repaired by Teletraan I.}}

====Autobot Headquarters====
[[File:Ladybreakeandfatjazzr.jpg|left|250px|thumb|They're working hard to remove all the rocks that aren't part of the background matte.]]
After coming back online, the Decepticons immediately departed. However, the Autobots remained in their crashed ship, which served as their base of operations: '''Autobot Headquarters'''.

The ship was severely damaged by the crash and its subsequent entombment; massive rocks were visible inside the ship (whether they penetrated the hull on impact or were formed there later is unclear), and broken and damaged consoles are frequently seen in the background. The ship never flew again. The Autobots seemed to be preparing to re-launch it after the crash of the [[Victory (G1)|Decepticon space cruiser]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} but months later, both the Autobots and the ship remained on Earth. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

Over time, the Autobots modified and expanded their base. An elevator provided passage to upper levels within the volcano, {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} and a retractable door sealed off the volcano's crater. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Early on, a small module serving as Ratchet's medical center sat near the main entrance, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} but was later removed. Explorations by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] revealed a system of caves beyond the ship's walls. The caves revealed a treasure trove of dinosaur bones, which became the inspiration for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} The base's nerve center was the supercomputer Teletraan I.

The base's geographic location proved a liability on at least two occasions, when Decepticon-induced calamities caused the volcano to become active again. During the first of these eruptions, several Autobots were blasted out of the cone and into the troposphere, requiring [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] to come to their rescue. Ironhide managed to bring the eruption to a halt by shooting down some rocks. No, really. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The system of caves beneath the base also allowed the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to enter the base from below, in an attempt to destroy Teletraan I. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] was known to use the volcano's crater as an entry/exit point when on spying missions. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

Autobot Headquarters remained in use in 2005, though it appears to have been supplanted by [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as the Autobots' primary operations center. During Megatron's massive assault on Autobot City in 2005, Autobot Headquarters fell under assault by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie}}

[[File:FFoD5 ArkvsTrypticon.jpg|200px|thumb|Jealous of the better mountain headquarters, Matt Trakker sends in Trypticon.]]
By 2006, the base had been equipped with a large number of retractable cannons built into the mountainside. They were not enough to save it from destruction at the hands of the giant Decepticon [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], however. A [[Mini Vehicle|squad of Autobots]] led by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] made a stand against the oncoming [[city-bot]], but were brushed aside. Warpath ordered Teletraan I to activate the automated defenses, but the barrage of cannonfire gave Trypticon only momentary pause. He smashed the guns, then blasted the entire mountain to rubble. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|The distinction between the ship and the headquarters is unclear. The presence of damaged equipment in the base (presumably, damaged when the ship crashed) implies that the Ark and Autobot Headquarters are one and the same. However, the Autobots are consistently shown entering or exiting directly out of their headquarters through a ground-level hatchway '''below''' the ship. Further, the Ark rests at a high angle from the horizontal, while the inside of Autobot Headquarters is shown with everything upright and normal. While artificial gravity (which the Transformers definitely have) could explain the latter, another explanation might be that Autobot Headquarters is actually a series of remodeled caves within the volcano, adjacent to the ship.}}

===''Beast Wars'' continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{note|The Ark as it appeared in ''Beast Wars'' was based upon the general appearance of the Ark from the ''Generation 1'' cartoon, but with some design influences from the ''U.S.S. Defiant'' from science fiction series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''.}}
[[File:Arkbw.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Wait a minute...that's not engine exhaust! The Ark is on fire!]]
According to [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], the Ark was built using "[[die-cast]]" construction, a lost art by the Beast Wars era.

According to [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], the Ark was launched under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], carrying a group of the Autobots' "finest heroes". One of the two known copies of the ''[[Covenant of Primus]]'' was carried aboard. During the voyage, the Ark came under attack by the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]]. Decepticon Leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] led a boarding party which attacked the Ark crew. However, both ships were damaged and fell into the gravity well of the nearby planet Earth. The Ark crashed into a semi-active volcano, and the Transformers aboard were sent into emergency stasis lock.

Though [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had ostensibly come to prehistoric Earth to look for a massive cache of [[energon]] to fuel his war against the [[Maximal Imperium]], he was in reality following instructions recorded by the original Megatron on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] from the Voyager space probe. Once on Earth, he apparently found the crash site of the Ark, but buried the entrance to the interior of the volcano. At that point, he had deemed the plan to destroy the deactivated Autobots aboard her and change the outcome of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] as a last-chance gamble should he ever be backed into a corner with little hope of escape. Such a situation came to pass while he was a prisoner aboard [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s [[transwarp cruiser]], and he convinced the former Decepticon to free him by revealing his plan. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

[[File:Ark BWAgenda1.jpg|200px|thumb|"She may have flaws, but she has teeth."]]
After failing to destroy the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]], he traveled to the crash site, where he forced Blackarachnia to deactivate the security systems of Teletraan I and allow him access to the Ark's bridge. Observing that he was walking in the hallowed halls of the past as somebody who was soon to change the very course of history, he flew to the prone form of Optimus Prime and unleashed a torrent of pent-up rage over what he felt was Maximal injustice toward the conquered Predacons. He then fired at Optimus Prime's head, which created a time storm. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Fortunately, the Maximals were able to repair the damage to Optimus, saving his spark and thus preserving the future. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Megatron would later reenter the Ark with a new mission: take the [[spark]] of Megatron and merge it with his own. However, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] betrayed him and set the Ark to self-destruct. Fortunately, Blackarachnia was able to deactivate the overload. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

After securing the ''Nemesis'', Megatron attempted to destroy the Ark (along with all the Decepticons inside, which might have destroyed him as well). The Maximals tried to bring the Ark online and use it to fight against the ''Nemesis'', but the engines had been idle for too long. However, using a [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|shuttle]] housed in the Ark, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was able to damage the ''Nemesis'' and capture Megatron. After sufficient modifications, the shuttle was later used to transport the Maximals home, while the Ark and its sleeping passengers remained in the volcano to begin the Great War eventually. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[File:Ark BWGathering.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Tough little ship." "''Little?''"]]
[[Razorbeast]] and his small, temporally displaced group traveled to the Maximal encampment in the volcano in order to obtain tools to repair the transwarp signal booster which they hoped to find in the wreckage of Ravage's transwarp cruiser. Not willing to risk taking something that might be noticed missing from the ''Axalon'''s shell, they instead took what they need from the Ark. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3}}

{{-}}

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics===
The Ark was destroyed in 2004 while [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] countered a Decepticon attack headed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

{{note|There is some question as to the Ark's appearance in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]], as it is never shown in totality in an actual comic story. Pictures are seen in the final issue of their ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' guide, and there it is drawn to look mostly like the cartoon model (though oddly missing the rear "spoiler"). However, the [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|DK ''Transformers Ultimate Guide'']], whose main focus was Dreamwave continuity, gives a cutaway diagram of the Ark drawn in the Marvel Comics style instead, only colored yellow-gold as in the cartoon.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[File:GIJoevsTF2 Ark.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
The Ark crashed on Earth at some point in the past, leaving the Autobots and Decepticons inside it deactivated. Eventually, the craft was found by the arms trafficker [[Destro]], who passed the information on to the terrorist organization [[Cobra]]. Cobra then broke into the ''Ark'', hauled away its dormant passengers, and covered up their tracks so nobody else would discover the ship. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1}} Unbeknownst to the humans, their break-in caused the Ark's computer, [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletran-One]], to be reactivated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4}} Unfortunately for Cobra, [[Mercer|one of their own]] defected to [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and told them all about their findings. The United States government subsequently dug up the Ark, dismantled it, and brought the pieces to [[Roswell]] for study. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2}}

Following the defeat of Cobra and the Decepticons, the government helped the Autobots construct a new Ark with which to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6}}

{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Ark1.jpg|200px|thumb|Continuing the tradition of horrible things happening to every ship named Ark.]]
6.2 million [[Units of time|meta-cycles]] ago, the first legendary vessel to be designated as the ''Ark'' was launched from Cybertron under the command of [[Nova Prime]]. Its stated mission was to plot a safe passage from the [[Cybertronian Quadrant]] of the galaxy through the [[Benzuli Expanse]], though its true mission was [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

{{note|This ''Ark'' appears in the flashbacks to look a bit like a merging of the older cartoon and Marvel Comics designs.}}
Known passengers on this first ''Ark'' include:

* Nova Prime
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]
* [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]
* [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]]
* [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]
* [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]
* [[Tailpipe (G1)|Tailpipe]]

[[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] was meant to be part of the crew, but lost his place after defying Nova Prime. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] was supposed to rinse out the ''Ark''’s coolant chutes before it took off, but fell down a hole and wasn't missed. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}{{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Twenty-thousand [[Units of time|astro-cycle]]s out, the ''Ark'' disappeared when Galvatron intentionally piloted it directly into the anomaly within the Benzuli Expanse, which turned out to be a gateway to a region known as the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

The Cybertronians back home, not knowing the truth of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s purpose nor fate, honored it by naming numerous ships after it, each distinguished by a number following the title. Among them were the ''[[Ark-12]]'', ''[[Ark-17]]'', ''[[Ark-19]]'', ''[[Ark-27]]'', and ''[[Ark-32]]''. The original ''Ark'', retroactively given the designation ''Ark-1'', and its crew were granted a memorial in the form of the [[Ark-1 Memorial Grounds]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} The Autobot [[Rung]] had a model of the ''Ark-1'' on his desk. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Over the eras following its loss, rumor, myth and legend sprang up around the ship, obscuring the few existing facts surrounding its fate. In the present day, the fate of the first ''Ark'' was one of the "big three" mysteries that [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] liked to dig into in his free time. He eventually got a lead on possible remains of the ship, but it turned out to be a trap specifically set to draw him in. On [[Gorlam Prime]] he found wreckage of the correct type and age to come from the ship, and far beneath the surface, he discovered a vast inter-dimensional portal. Before he could dig into the mystery even more, he was overtaken by a strange group of Transformers who captured him and messed with his head, eventually erasing his memory of being there at all. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

While Nova Prime's plans for the Expansion failed, the ''Ark'' remained in the Dead Universe alongside the wreckage of starships from other universes. Galvatron floated past it when he returned to the strange dimension and met [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

==Games==
===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Gluawakening the Ark.jpg|thumb|left|150px|"OK, remember where we parked."]]
The Ark was the Autobot flagship. Following a titanic battle, they used it to leave Cybertron and head out into the cosmos, only for the ship to be attacked by Megatron's forces. The Decepticons invaded the bridge, and the resulting struggle caused the Ark to crash, embedding itself into the side of a volcano on [[Earth]], where it remained for four million years. A volcanic eruption later caused both factions to revive. The Autobots had their work cut out for them battling the Decepticons, and at one point had to face a massive assault on the Ark, which they managed to repel. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Titanium Series===
* '''Autobot Shuttle Ark''' (3-inch Robot Masters, 2006)

[[File:Arktitanium.jpg|left|thumb|Look closely. [[R2-D2]] apparently got lost before he auditioned for the voice of Roller.]]
:The first ever tangible representation of the Ark was a die-cast Titanium figurine at the 3-inch scale. The very forward section was based on the Ark's appearance in the original cartoon, but attached to it is an approximation of the back 2/3s of another space ship, the "Electronic Star Bird" created and sold by Milton Bradley in 1978. [http://www.bugeyedmonster.com/starbird-avenger/] Odder yet, the technical information on the back refers to the Marvel Comics Ark's destruction at the hands of Fortress Maximus, and that Ark, as seen above, does not resemble either the cartoon Ark or this toy at all.

[[File:Arktitaniumfront.jpg|100px|thumb|Tiny, isn't she?]]
The very forward portion of the Titanium is removable, allowing for a more accurate toy. (The most iconic portion of the Ark, the rear engines which were often seen protruding from its rocky resting point on Earth, are not present due to placement of the attachment point.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitArk/ark.htm More information on the Ark at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

===Diamond Select===
[[File:Ark Globe.jpg|thumb|200px|The Bot in the Plastic Bubble]]
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (2007)

:The ''Ark'' appears as part of the base of this snow globe, mostly embedded in a mountain like in the cartoon. The globe was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and sold by [[Diamond Select Toys]].

{{-}}

==Notes==
* The Ark was clearly named after the real-world [[wikipedia:Bible|biblical]] story of [[wikipedia:Noah's Ark|Noah's Ark]], a seagoing vessel that carried representatives of every animal species on Earth through the [[wikipedia:Deluge myth|Great Flood]]. With the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon adding the [[Covenant of Primus]] to the ship's cargo, it could be said to parallel the [[wikipedia:Ark of the Covenant|''other'' biblical Ark]] as well.
* Some Autobot [[Ark shuttlecraft#"Ark"-type|shuttles]] featured in the Marvel UK stories used the cartoon series' design for the Ark.
* A working name for the Ark was "[[Aunty]]". This was confirmed by [[Bob Budiansky]] at his panel at [[BotCon 2010]].<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref>
* Also confirmed by Bob Budiansky was that the ship was originally planned to crash into [[Mount St. Helens]] rather than Mount St. Hilary.
*The ship's Japanese name in supplemental media, "Iacon Bridge", was derived from the translation of the English line "We're nearing the bridge to Iacon. One mega-mile to go.", in which "Bridge" was rendered as the English word and not as a Japanese word. From that line, the Japanese assumed that "Iacon Bridge" referred to the ship. A later reference book uses the term to refer to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] itself.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Iacon Bridge''' (アイアコーンブリッジ ''Aiakōn Burijji''), '''Ark''' (アーク ''Āku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fāng-chōu''' (方舟, "Ark")

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Autobot starships]]
[[Category:Beast Wars locations]]
[[Category:Beast Wars starships]]
[[Category:Decepticon bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 starships]]
[[Category:Generation 2 starships]]
[[Category:Pacific Northwest]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]

Talk:Raksha

2013-08-20T19:31:39Z

Skywarp: The external links in this article are dead.

I dunno how appropriate almost all of this is, frankly. Not saying she's not snapped a twig or ten, but really, is it worth dragging shit here? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:13, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
: Right, we don't need a page attacking her. All she need is a mention that she ran BotCon '95, and created Nightracer.And about taking interest in a toy line too far, well, I don't think she's spent $4000 on a First Aid recolor. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 02:29, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
::Cut out the specifics. [[User:Singularity|Singularity]] 02:33, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

I think that having an article about Raksha at all is kind of questionable considering how minor her hand in official stuff has been. She's played a much smaller role than, say, Ben Yee, even before he joined with Fun Pub. She even had a smaller role than somebody like Ravestrike who penned an official story. But still, organizing a BotCon and creating Nightracer is technically an official role so I suppose I can accept the article being here. If the article is going to stay, though, I think it still needs to be much less POV than it currently sounds. It's reasonable to mention that she is controversial (although she's also completely irrelevant anymore), but it should be done in a detached way. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 03:39, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
:Word. Raksha hasn't been relevant to the online fandom in years. I think the last high-profile (non-ridiculous drama) thing she did was TF:DD. Incidentally, do we want to include MUSHes and things like that in the fandom category? I'm tending towards 'no', but that is a fairly historical part of the fandom activity... [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 03:51, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
::Perhaps a single article explaining what they are. I'd avoid mentioning specific ones, though. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 03:57, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

:::Edited the article to be more netural and have her as a "former figure". I truly think she's batshit insane, but I'm quite willing to concede to requests to remove the negative parts. [[User:Singularity|Singularity]] 04:27, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

::::I think the current revision is fine. Thanks, Singularity. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 16:16, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

:IIRC, the onyl reasont his article was written was to counterpoint her mention in the Botcon 98 script. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 01:14, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

::If Ben Yee's in-canon death goes on his normal page, why does Raksha-the-fan and Raksha-the-Visitations-concept get two separate pages? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 01:26, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

:::Because Ben Yee explicitly refers to himself, whereas while Rakasha is the name of a wilf in a well-known piece of literature, and thus could (ostencibly) be a reference to a character, not the fan.
:::(Or at least such is the logic)
:::Besides, Megatron mistaking Antagony for Raksha is funny. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 01:34, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I think the Raksha (Decepticon) entry is unneeded. Megatron is obviously referring to the real human in Visitations. Pretending that he's referring to a Decepticon of the same name in an attempt to close off the fourth wall in THAT script, of all things, is absurd. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:37, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::MOnzo's revision looks great. As the original article author, i give blessing for Raksha (BW)'s deletion

Just a question, but is Raksha the chick David Kaye mentioned in the interview on the Beast Machines DVD set that was harassing him at a convention? --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 18:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:IIRC, yeah. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Minor question: Is [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], given the internet name pun and mention of "She holds disdain for the current crop of Decepticon Generals, including Deathsaurus. Flamewar sees them all as pale imitators of Megatron(...)", a nod towards Raksha or am I reading too much into that?--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 06:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
:Ben swears up and down that he didn't have Raksha in mind when he created her. And to be fair, Raksha loved Deathsaurus, because she could make up what he was like. -[[User:LV|LV]] 07:35, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

==David Kaye on the BM DVD==
Question about this: ''In an interview on Kid Rhino's Beast Machines DVD set, David Kaye recounts an unpleasant encounter at a Botcon convention with a very obsessed and ill-mannered fangirl with a snake around her neck. That fangirl would happen to be Raksha.''

Is this accurate? I had heard rumors to this effect, but after seeing [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26415&st=260&p=554788&#entry554788 this account] of Kaye's comments a while back, it doesn't seem to fit. Did Kaye actually say anything about her being "very obsessed and ill-mannered" or that the encounter was "unpleasant"? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 20:44, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

*Well, here's his quote regarding her entirely. I'll just substitute the trivia out with this:

"I didn't know it was such a huge deal. And there was one fan, she had a snake around her, I found out she was a big G1 fan and she didn't like the new series, and that's fine. But then I found out that, wow, some people ''really'' don't like what we do...''huh''. It kinda deflates you but then you realize it's the fan thing, some people like it, some people don't, whatever." --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 21:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

== Legal Name ==

Is "Raksha" really her legal name? I recall another name as her legal name (first initial J, last initial K). I will refrain from posting it in the case she chooses it not to be mentioned in the Wiki, but the phrase "yes, that is her legal name" might be inaccurate. (Unless she changed it?)
:Yes, she changed her name, legally, about a decade ago. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 22:02, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

== Mainpic ==
Hey, I found a picture of her in her article at Encyclopedia Dramatica. Is it alright to use it? WARNING WEBSITE VERY NSFW: http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/b/b7/Raksha-avatar.jpg -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 23:02, 6 October 2009 (EDT)
:Also, ED claims that her birth name was Jovanka Kink (spelling not certain). Is that true and/or worth noting in the article? -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 23:15, 6 October 2009 (EDT)
::Seriously, I have a picture and name. Is it okay to use them? Anyone? -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 00:33, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
:::"Hey everybody! Who wants to talk about Raksha?" is the problem you're having. Look, I don't know. I've learned to assume that anything I do Re: Raksha will only make her very, very mad. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:56, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
::::Then why don't I just do it so she can get mad at me instead of you. Her anger will only make me more ruthless. I feed upon it. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 01:30, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
:::::You know, I'm a few years younger than Walky and didn't have internet during the 90s, so I wasn't around during the ATT days. But even I know not to touch this issue. I'd just leave it alone, if I were you. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:14, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
::::...my word, what an unflattering picture of her!
::::Isn't Raksha briefly seen on one of the Kid Rhino Botcon montages? Standing in front of that poster of Megatron, Shockwave, Nightbird and... uh... Nightlash(?) at her booth? Thar was both much nicer-looking, and (by virtue of being on an official DVD) nicer-looking!
::::(I think she's on the DVD... or maybe there's a shot on the DVD of her booth with her not in it, and a photo taken from the same angle with her I've seen...)
::::Semysane, got an e-mail? (Not all anger is nutritious.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 03:53, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
:::::Yes, gibbering(underscore)mouther(at)hotmail(dotcom). And yeah, I wasn't part of the online fandom back then either, so maybe I just don't fully appreciate her crazy. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 10:48, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
::::::Just a quick note from someone else who wasn't part of internet fandom back then. I came to this page to find out more about this "Raksha" I keep hearing about, but there is very little on here. For example, it is stated that her views on the Decepticons were controversial but not what those views were. From dribs and drabs I've gleaned from all over I THINK I know what they were, but I could be massively wrong. Perhaps the "old timers" (no disrespect meant, I've been a fan since the very beginning - just not on the net) could put in something about this? [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:51, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
:::::::I think the staff here made it a point not to go into much detail about her views or personality so as to avoid getting ugly and just remain as civil as possible. Raksha was a very..."unbalanced" individual. Her 'controversial' views on the Decepticons were that they were an oppressed minority driven to acts of terrorism by their Autobot oppressors and were, in fact, the actual "good guys" of the fiction. That's all well and good, and a fun viewpoint, but Raksha tended to take it to a fanatical level and could get very bitter and volitile about it in discussions online and in person. She also tended to hate all things Beast Wars, which lead to her harassing voice actors at conventions. David Kaye got it pretty bad, since she hated Beast Wars Megatron more than anything else (her love of G1 Megatron bordered on the...sexually obsessive). And Raksha as a human being? Well, I'll just let you [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/91b77bcbdd361921/e3ccecd565394778?hl=en&q=skyflight&lnk=ol&pli=1 read this thread] and come to your own conclusion. Anyhow, she's a rather controversial figure among the fandom and the staff are being rather polite by not including these infamous moments in her article. Nicer than I would've been, anyhow. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 13:21, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
::::::::"Her 'controversial' views on the Decepticons were that they were an oppressed minority driven to acts of terrorism by their Autobot oppressors and were, in fact, the actual "good guys" of the fiction." Interesting. And completely not in the article. Shouldn't the opening be rephrased to something like this: "She was controversial due to her view of the Decepticons as the true heroes in the original cartoon and intense dislike for later media, such as Beast Wars." No namecalling, no screeching, just telling people what made her controversial? [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:39, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
::::::::::Dare I point out that Raksha's negative view of overall Autobot policy isn't ''entirely'' made up?
::::::::::That "War Dawn" had the Decepticons raiding food from corrupt (or at least insulated, lazy uninvolved) city-states with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY5oWOSYMVc#t=2m30s incurious citizenry, unconcerned by the problems of the world because they were rich and full of an arrogant assurance that nothing could possibly threaten them]?
::::::::::No? Okay then! (I could go on for some time... pretty much EVERY Transformers backstory the Decepticons as arising at the end of a golden age where rot had set in...) The view itself isn't ''that'' crazy, Raksha just isn't necessarily the best spokesman for it. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 00:31, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::I edited that line into the article. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 14:06, 13 October 2009 (EDT)
::::::Thank you Semysane.
::::::Anyway, as I was saying... it's not like Raksha gets a free pass not to conduct herself like a rational human being... but an awful lot of the crap slung her way back in the day involved people baiting her for her amusing responses. Your suggestions of content to add seemed to evoke a similar somewhat ''lurid'' "check out the freakshow" tone that carries negative associations from that baiting. (I know/knew Raksha mildly well from a few mailing lists back in the day, which may color my impression of her.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 00:18, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
:::::::Wow, thanks Derik. Being from after Raksha's time, I've always wondered if this knee-jerk reaction to her behaviour and ideas (and by association, everything else surrounding her or even the ridiculous-slightest associatable with her) was at all justified. Her ideas never sounded that weird to me, nor did her behaviour seem much worse (if at all) than what is nearly common practice around the internet (nowadays). It's good to hear a milder, more objective opinion for once. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 00:44, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
::::::::See, here's the thing about Raksha - back in the heyday of ATT, things were extremely extremely chill by internet standards. Raksha, while an actual fan and genuinely interested in the product, was probably the closest thing the fandom (and in the day, ATT ''was'' the fandom) had to a troll for many years - except that she was serious! The combination of her unorthodox interpretation of the material, her dedication to said interpretation, and then the general kookiness that surrounded her made her kind of a quasi-celebrity, but also painted a big fat target on her back because OH HEY IT'S RAKSHA SHE'S CRAZY ABOUT DECEPTICONS HEY RAKSHA I BET YOU'RE REALLY CRAZY TOO DO YOU JERK OFF TO MEGATRON HAW HAW HAW and so, while hell yes she put way too much into a kids' cartoon, a lot of people were kind of dickish to her about it, and by the end of her time in the active fandom, she was generally kind of dickish right back (that is, of course, the Decepticon way). Of course, by that point, nobody much was talking about the stuff she cared about (this was the end of BW/beginning of BM, before the Dreamwave comics, so the well was ''really'' dry as far as G1 conversations go) and the really mean stuff got ''really'' mean (former friends of hers making some pretty harsh claims about her personal life, etc.) so she just packed up and left, 'cause nothing else was ever going to be like the G1 cartoon, and if nobody wanted to talk about that specific universe and how great it was (again, this was 2000 or so - the big nostalgia boom hadn't hit yet) then she was just going to go back to whatever it was she did outside of TF.

::::::::By and large, if you were there then, you're really really over it now. [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 08:13, 14 October 2009 (EDT)

Thanks a lot everyone, I really appreciate everything you've all told me. I'm starting to really get a feel for this rather interesting character from the Transformers fandom. I think such an influential figure should have lots of information in her article, but I'll see if I can go about making it more neutral and less judgmental. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 15:19, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
:Er... on that note, the article is fairly neutral and non-judgmental as is, so I'll just stop trying to dig up dirt. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 15:26, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
::Could still use a picture. Are we good to go on the one listed before or do we need to find another? [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 19:22, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
:::Just post it and if someone disapproves they can substitute it with one they like more. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 19:38, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
:::How about we don't care and just leave it alone? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:31, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
::::If we don't care, then why have a non-pic up asking for one? --[[User:LBD_Nytetrayn|LBD "Nytetrayn"]] 08:13, 22 March 2010 (EDT)
I can understand being a fan. We're all fans but this lady sounds nuts. But I guess its true what they say. Whatever floats your boat right.

==Website==

It looks like her website is down, as the links to her homepage and the "Untransformable" essay are dead. Are they on archive.org, does she have a new URL, or should we just remove the links without replacement?

Talk:Blank

2013-08-20T19:01:55Z

Skywarp: Speculation in Notes?

== 3-part system ==

''A blank represents 2 parts of the 3-part protoform system'' 
A blank is made of something besides a protoform? What's the other thing? --[[User:Fleb|fleb]] 13:35, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
:I'm ''guessing'' the three parts are assumed to be pod, protoform, and spark.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 14:15, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
::Shouldn't programming be included in there too? --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] 14:17, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
:::Yes, I would have thought the components would be protoform, spark and datatrax. But this is Derik at work, so I dunno... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:20, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

:Um... ''searches memory'' protoform, protomatter and spark, iirc. A protoform is described as consisting of these 3 elements in... the 2007 movie guide I think?
:The logic seems to be that the physical 'frame' is what's properly termed a protoform, and the 'gooey quicksilver' stuff is protomatter, which can be formed into pretty much anything. The Movie guide WAS pretty explicit about establishing protomatter as 'its own thing,' which I approve of since Animated was... pretty aggressive about using it. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 16:35, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
::Also, I choose to take that "this is derik, so..." comment as a ''compliment''.
::"This is Derik, so presumably he's referencing something specific." -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 16:35, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
:::Of course, there's also "This is Derik, so this could be an overly meta-referenced synthesis of ideas." Case in point with this one, I'd have to check my movie guide but I don't think it acknowledges the concept of Blanks.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:07, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
::::Well why would it? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 19:59, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
:::::What I'm saying here is that using movie concepts as evidence in sourcing out an article regarding a concept which ''has no movie equivalent'' is approaching the "overly meta-referenced synthesis of ideas" we all know and love.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 20:05, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
::::::And what ''I'm'' saying is that "Gooey Quicksilver + Mechanical frame + spark" has existed since Beast Wars-- this merely put a formal name to the 3 components. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:41, 21 July 2009 (EDT)

==Raksha==

"The reference didn't make it into the finished episode, possibly because producers realized that calling your main critic "a soulless thing" was perhaps a bit tacky."

Does this fall under "speculation?" After all, we don't know if they thought it tacky, decided not to give her the satisfaction, decided to let bygones be bygones, the legal dept. shut them down, or any other in a myriad of reasons. [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 15:01, 20 August 2013 (EDT)

Nemesis (G1)

2013-08-17T04:44:42Z

Skywarp: /* Cartoon continuity */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}
:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]
The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page,{{fact}} which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories, though not necessarily the letters page.}}

====Crew====
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
*[[Spectro]]
*[[Spyglass]]
*[[Viewfinder]]
*[[Decepticon medics|A medic]]

===Cartoon continuity===
[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|left|200px|thumb|When the Decepticons play a game of Asteroids, it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Before the crash, however, several objects were ejected from the ship, including an escape pod {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} and what would become the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the wreck of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis'''s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

It's likely that nothing else aboard the Nemesis was of value to Megatron, as no other salvage efforts of the vessel were made. Nothing further is known about the ship's ultimate fate.

{{-}}
====Crew====
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]
*Various [[Air Warrior]]s
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 rises.jpg|left|200px|thumb|And in four million years, [[Victory (G1)|its sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Megs wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]
According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. While he'd finished rebuilding it and outfitting it with [[transwarp]] capabilities, Tarantulas was killed before he could use it; [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] found out about the ''Nemesis'' soon after, and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk]], as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident when he tried to avenge himself on the [[Protohuman]] leader. He soon began to tear at [[Mount St. Hilary]], intending to obliterate the slumbering Ark! In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] crashed an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] ''through'' the warship. Out of control, the ship flew eastwards into the rising sun, turning slowly south and eventually crashing (unseen) several thousand miles away. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2|Nemesis Part 2}}
{{-}}
====Tactical systems====
{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked the artillery big, and plentiful.|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Skywarp, Rumble, and Thrust liked to write messages on the missiles.]]
Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A tractor beam could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.

[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|right|125px|thumb|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, Megatron." "Silence, Starscream!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it should not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings amidships allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the Ark's wake in order to survive. Given that a similar energy crisis shortly affected the Ark as well, it would seem that both ships were weakened by the lack of energy on Cybertron. Ergo, the Nemesis functioned best when well-fueled, otherwise her size and power requirements could make the ship a liability.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided an excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] piloted an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]], where in the 20th century human excavations would unearth her. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}} {{storylink|Microbots}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:

*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

{{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye issue 8}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
At the end of the [[Subspace Zone]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] fought and defeated the Destron Boat. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

==Notes==
*The name "Nemesis" wasn't used until the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon. Before the show, the ship was simply called "Decepticon Space Cruiser".<ref name=bwu-p35>''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', page 35</ref>
*According to ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Microbots]]", the star drive on-board the Nemesis contains a Cybertronian alloy known as [[Cybertroid alloy]].
*According to ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', the Nemesis originally crashed into Atlantic Ocean. After the event from the episode "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", this time the Nemesis crashed into a mountain located in Mexico.<ref name=bwu-p35/>
*''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Nemesis''''' (ネメシス ''Nemeshisu''), '''Destron Boat''' (''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'', デストロンボート ''Desutoron Bōto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fù-chó Nǘ-shén''' (復仇女神, "[[Wikipedia:Nemesis (mythology)|Nemesis]]", lit. "Goddess of Revenge")
*''French:'' '''''Némésis'''''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars starships]]
[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Decepticon starships]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 starships]]
[[Category:Predacon starships]]

Nemesis (G1)

2013-08-17T04:43:39Z

Skywarp: /* Cartoon continuity */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}
:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]
The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page,{{fact}} which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories, though not necessarily the letters page.}}

====Crew====
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
*[[Spectro]]
*[[Spyglass]]
*[[Viewfinder]]
*[[Decepticon medics|A medic]]

===Cartoon continuity===
[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|left|200px|thumb|When the Decepticons play a game of Asteroids, it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Before the crash, however, several objects were ejected from the ship, including an escape pod {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} and what would become the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the wreck of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis'''s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

It's likely that nothing else aboard the Nemesis was of value to Megatron, as no other salvage efforts of the vessel were made. Nothing further is known of the ship's ultimate fate.

{{-}}
====Crew====
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
**[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]
*Various [[Air Warrior]]s
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 rises.jpg|left|200px|thumb|And in four million years, [[Victory (G1)|its sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Megs wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]
According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. While he'd finished rebuilding it and outfitting it with [[transwarp]] capabilities, Tarantulas was killed before he could use it; [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] found out about the ''Nemesis'' soon after, and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk]], as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident when he tried to avenge himself on the [[Protohuman]] leader. He soon began to tear at [[Mount St. Hilary]], intending to obliterate the slumbering Ark! In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] crashed an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] ''through'' the warship. Out of control, the ship flew eastwards into the rising sun, turning slowly south and eventually crashing (unseen) several thousand miles away. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2|Nemesis Part 2}}
{{-}}
====Tactical systems====
{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked the artillery big, and plentiful.|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Skywarp, Rumble, and Thrust liked to write messages on the missiles.]]
Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A tractor beam could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.

[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|right|125px|thumb|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, Megatron." "Silence, Starscream!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it should not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings amidships allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the Ark's wake in order to survive. Given that a similar energy crisis shortly affected the Ark as well, it would seem that both ships were weakened by the lack of energy on Cybertron. Ergo, the Nemesis functioned best when well-fueled, otherwise her size and power requirements could make the ship a liability.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided an excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] piloted an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]], where in the 20th century human excavations would unearth her. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}} {{storylink|Microbots}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:

*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

{{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye issue 8}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
At the end of the [[Subspace Zone]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] fought and defeated the Destron Boat. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

==Notes==
*The name "Nemesis" wasn't used until the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon. Before the show, the ship was simply called "Decepticon Space Cruiser".<ref name=bwu-p35>''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', page 35</ref>
*According to ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Microbots]]", the star drive on-board the Nemesis contains a Cybertronian alloy known as [[Cybertroid alloy]].
*According to ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', the Nemesis originally crashed into Atlantic Ocean. After the event from the episode "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", this time the Nemesis crashed into a mountain located in Mexico.<ref name=bwu-p35/>
*''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Nemesis''''' (ネメシス ''Nemeshisu''), '''Destron Boat''' (''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'', デストロンボート ''Desutoron Bōto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fù-chó Nǘ-shén''' (復仇女神, "[[Wikipedia:Nemesis (mythology)|Nemesis]]", lit. "Goddess of Revenge")
*''French:'' '''''Némésis'''''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars starships]]
[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Decepticon starships]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 starships]]
[[Category:Predacon starships]]

Talk:Mount St. Hilary

2013-08-17T04:41:00Z

Skywarp:

In regards to the cartoon, I seem to recall in "Transport to Oblivion" that Cliffjumper was standing outside of the volcano and looking at the ocean. I think that was the only time the ocean was ever shown to be anywhere near the volcano. That worth a mention? --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 21:39, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

:Possibly. And add a merchandise section. There wa sa puzzle, or a battle game or SOMETHIGN explicitly named 'the battle of Mt Saint Hillary' IIRC. It's in one of the Alvarez books.
:Also, you need a Micromaster reissue note here. (After BW, 'cuz they find pred wreckage.)-[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:41, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

This sentence -- "The location of the Decepticon headquarters however, implies that the Transformers crashed somewhere in the coastal region." -- I don't quite follow, as the location of Decepticon HQ is... well, tricky. The map of the oil tankers in "Day of the Machines" puts it in the Atlantic, and depending on how far and in what direction the sky platform in "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide" travelled, that episode could be taken as evidence for the Atlantic as well. Of course, that would mean Carly drove across the entire country in "The Immoblizer." So, like I said... tricky. I don't think Decepticon HQ is very useful in locating the Ark's volcano. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 21:44, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

:Driving time/Distance means absolutely nothing in Transformers. I mean we have Cars driving to the North Pole and Cheetah's running from Africa to North America. [[User:69.14.158.214|69.14.158.214]] 21:50, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

::Well, technically we have cars-that-are-actually-aliens driving from (presumably) Oregon to somewhere within the Arctic Circle. I don't recall Cheetor ever running to North America. But that's kinda besides the point: how exactly does the location of Decepticon HQ (possibly the middle of the Atlantic Ocean) "imply that the Transformers crashed in the coastal region"? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 21:56, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
:::My reasoning for using the Decepticon base was that MTMTE seems to suggest (to me anyway) that the Decepticon starship crashed nearby to the Ark. I haven't seen Day of the Machines in a long time so I can't really remember the map.--[[User:Omnisvalidus|Omnisvalidus]] 22:01, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Ships converging on Decepticon HQ: 
http://www.emopanda.com/tmp/decepticonhq_dotm.jpg 
It's the only firm location we ever really got for the HQ. It often seemed to be 'near' many places... but that was always kept rather vague. It's hard to judge by driving distances because of the [[Autobot Road]]. That was a patch-b ut the Manga is suppsoed to be IN cartoon continuity. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 01:08, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

:That image suggests that it is in the middle of the Atlantic which is contradicted by several episodes that I can think of. In the Ultimate Doom Sparkplug is rescued from the base by telling him to hold his breath and jumping in to the sea. If the base was in the middle of the Ocean he would be crushed by the water pressure. This would suggest that the base is in shallower water near the coast. The fact that Carly is able to swim to the base unaided in The Imobolizer suggests the same thing. At the end of MTMTE the Autobots stand on the coast and watch the ship crash again suggesting shallow coastal water.

:Going back to the point about why I think the Ark and the Decepticon base are near to each other. Well even if we asume the Autobot Road idea is true there were still occasions when non-transformers drove to the base, Carly in the Imbobolizer as mentioned above by KilMichaelMcC. The geography quite often appears to be the same too. Also as the Decepticons thought that the Autobots where all dead when they were reawakened in the Ark why would they travel a huge distance before starting to build their new space cruiser in MTMTE? Is it not more likely that they started to build it nearby? As I said the Autbots watched the ship crash meaning that unless they used the Autobot Road and predicted where the ship would come down that the crash site is near the launch site.

:I appreciate that there is no answer that is going to match all the facts but the question is which has the higher value, a visual representation like the one shown above (in a series riddled with animation errors) or various bits of circumstantial evidence (in a series riddled with inconsistancies)? Perhaps the best work around is to say that the Decepticon base is in the Atlantic (but nearer the coast than that image would suggest) and that the Ark crashed in a State on the East coast--[[User:Omnisvalidus|Omnisvalidus]] 08:23, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

::Wasn't Mergil's underwater city called "Sub-Atlantica?" It always seemed that Mergil's domain wasn't terribly far from Decepticon HQ. The city then arising and having its trajectory easily tracked to Washington D.C. also strongly suggests that Decepticon HQ is in the Atlantic (again, depending on the cartoon's definition of proximity. I remember in "Changing Gears" that the show left a strong impression that the Autobots somehow DROVE to Africa from the U.S. Basically, it's impossible to ever nail down locales with this cartoon. Heck, even the Ark itself is a constant contradiction, seen with seaside, landlocked evergreen forest, and desert environments at differing times.) [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 00:41, 17 August 2013 (EDT)

I always assumed that Mount St. Hilary was inspired by Mount St. Helens, especially its 1980 eruption. It's not quite in the right place, but it's part of the Cascades range and not very far from Portland, OR - nor in fact from Seattle-Tacoma, mentioned in 'The Key To Vector Sigma' part 2, though that may just be coincidence. Have any of the people responsible for putting the series concept together ever said anything on this subject, and if not, is it worth noting anyway? --[[User:Tribimat|Tribimat]] 15:36, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
: It's is highly possible that Mount St. Hilary was inspired by (or base on) Mount St. Helens. The Volcano was even named Mount St. Helens in the guidebook of Beast Wars in early days.(IIRC, the book states the Volcano was named Mount St. Hilary in Marvel continuity while Mount St. Helens in the background settings of Beast Wars cartoon. Although the Volcano was never called Mount St. Helens in any continuity. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 19:46, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

It's settled then. Based on all the facts, Decepticon HQ is within Walking Distance of the town of Springfield, near Evergreen Terrace, the Burning Tires, the Monorail ruin, and Comic Book Guy's store.

Talk:Ark (G1)

2013-08-17T03:16:25Z

Skywarp: /* Decepticon Boarders */

Feel free to steal any of this for your Ark profile.
http://funaroverse.db-destiny.net/ARK/

It's a bit out of date. The Ark-like thign at the bottom I now know to be an Autobot shuttle from here: [http://www.funaroverse.db-destiny.net/asteroidassociation.jpg]

Also, I might have Blaze's art up, not Sizzle's. (They got swapped on their packaging you see...)

The Asteroid association piece is probably uour best source for the look of the Ark in comics continuity.

Bear with me for a moment. This is all conjecture, and should be marked as such if it is put in the article, but it's become a bit of a fixed idea with me. All throughout the Ultimate Guide, the Ark is referred to as "the Ark", while other ships such as ''Nemesis'' are referred to in italics, minus the definite article. Coupled with the fact that the Ark is specifically the first of its line, and yet the line is called the ''Vanguard''-class strongly implies, to me, that the Ark's actual NAME is ''Vanguard'', and it is simply referred to familiarly as "the Ark" because, well, it ended up being an ark. -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That's quite possible. Any other interpetation woudl reauire the ship being built in TWW (though not used for many millions of year) the Vandard, NOT the Ark. That's possible, ti was never named, but awkward.

Alternately, it's possible the Vangard was re-christened at some point after a refit, or for the astertoid mission.

The UK comic called it the last of the great Arks, possibly the Vandarrd class simply became known as 'Arks,' witht heir crew-of-thousands capacity as theyw ere used one-by-one to found colonies? (As seen in Desertion of the Dinobots.) Since the Arks was the LAST Ark on Cybertron it became,w ell... 'The Ark.' ...which was basicly your suggestion, wasn't it? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:12, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That does look to be blaze there. What's the source for his being an engineer on the Ark, so I can ref it?

I was looking through DW's MTMTE #7 and think it's kinda funny that their version of the ark is missing the spoiler on the back. Could't get anyone to pimp their ride I guess. Oh and it's odd that the DK guide that is 90% focused on DW has a cut-away of a Marvel comic stlye ark rather than a cartoon style one as in the actual DW comics.

Sizze as the ark enginner comes from the G2 annual, of which I only have scans of liek 1/3, but it's DAMN INTEWRESTING stuff, I'm rabid to find a copy of it for sale...

IM me if you want me to send you the actual scans to check out. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 13:15, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

you have cause me to re-read the ark's entry in the ultimate guide. I lvoe that there's a BAR on it. Also- landing gear. Why do they bother? the Ark just crashes everyywhere it goes. Has it EVER landed, even ONCE? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:07, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

It lands on the moon successfully when Blaster and Grimlock fight. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:12, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

you mean the time it was unable to take off? Except,t hat wa because it wa bombarded, not because it crashed for once. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:52, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

==Merge==
Shouldn't this have comic info as well? It's also... I mean, "Autobot Headquarters" is kinda vague. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:shouldn't this redirect to the Ark page, and the animated subsection of tat page simply note the Ark was only ever called 'Autobot Headquarters' in the Sunbow series? :p -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:I realize the name ''sounds'' vague, but it's used with 100% consistency in the cartoon. It's always given that name, and never any other.

:The comics, by contrast, made it very clear that the Ark and the Autobot base were one and the same. In fact I don't even recall the Ark being referred to as "the base" or "headquarters" or anything like that; I think it was always just "the Ark"... though I could easily be forgetting something.

:The reason I didn't put it under the Ark is that cartoon Autobot HQ had various bits and pieces added on to it that weren't part of the ship -- the elevator in the Nightbird episode, the big lid on the volcano in Dinobot Island, Ratchet's little Aerostream trailer in MTMTE part 1.... I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Also, it seems odd that such a prominent name in the cartoon doesn't have its own entry.
:-- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:18, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
::I wasn't implying it was a descriptor, I agree that the Ark was called Autobot headquarters in animated continuity. But we dont' give movie Brawl two articles just because he has two names, we note that he has two names, and which one is used at the top of the appropriate section. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::FYI that first part was in reply to Sipher's comment.

:::It's not just the name, it's the difference in extent. Movie Brawl and Movie Devastator are clearly exactly, literally, 100% the same thing. Cartoon Ark is part of Autobot Headquarters, and possibly most of it, but definately not all of it. The volcano and whatever other add-on bits are also part of it, and definately not part of the ship.

:::I dunno. If you wanna make an analogy of it, it's somewhere between the Autobot City/Metroplex, where one is part of the other but definately deserves its own article, and... say, E-Landmine and his armor backpack thing, which even though it's this separate thing that adds on to him, is still clearly just part of him.

:::And to spare me the trouble while we're at it.. do we draw the same line for the Decepticon Space Cruiser and Decepticon Headquarters? The cruiser was only named in the first three episodes, and only in the cartoon, while DHQ was shown/named in following 50 or 60 episodes, and is a whole little complex of buildings apart from the cruiser.
::: -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Additional thought: having a re-direct to the Ark page would be fine, I think, long as there's an "Autobot Headquarters" subheadline under G1 cartoon section. Keeps all the Ark info together and still acknowledges the ship's dual roles. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 12:46, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

==Weird Armaments==
This is a question for tech-oriented, or just logic-oriented people: Okay, I know its canon according to the DK Ultimate Guide, but why does the Ark have "16 particle-combustion canons (port), 16 laser emitters (starboard)"? Wouldn't it make sense to have a mixture of weapons on both sides of the ship? What happens if the Autobots run into a ship like the Enterprise (which is immune to 'lasers'), and that ship decides to attack on the only side that cannot harm them? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 04:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Possibly it relates to the asteroid-clearing mission? Lasers are a way of, IIRC, imparting motion over time to bodies in motion (And they're emitters, not cannons.) So maybe the port side is optimized for blowing asteroids up, and the starboard size is optimized to pushing the resulting chunks of rocks around? The sides are themed so the Ark could use all 16 at once on the asteroids in one 'pass.' If you're making a port pass on an asteroid to blow it to pieces, if the weapons were 'balanced' you'd only be able to use 8 of the particle-combustion cannons.
:(This is the only explanation I can think of.) -18:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

::I don't think that makes very much sense. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Well it is possible the Ark is not designed as a warship, so her weapons are viewed as mission specific tools rather than combat rated. With the name "Ark" I'd assume she was designed for relocating Autobots to distant worlds, and thus her armaments are designed to gather materials for new construction and perhaps a method of mining for sources of energy needed to sustain the crew. Sort of like a swiss army knife. You many have lots of tools, but you really can only use one at a time, so you make the most of that tool. Could be the Ark doesn't have the power to use all her weapons and so mounts all of one kind on a side for maximum potential and then if the other kind is needed, roll to expose the unused side. ~Ithekro
:This comes up further up the page, but the Ark (*coughcoughcough''Vanguard''coughcoughcough* isn't actually ever intended to be an ark until the IDW books. Its name doesn't really make sense - it's more-or-less explicitly designed to go save the planet from the asteroids in the older G1 material...although...is it the Ark they're planning to leave Cybertron in in TWW1? -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:: Actually the Ark in the Comic was likely NOT designed/built specifically to take out the asteroids since it was specifically called "the last of the great Arks". There were others of its kind before the asteroids were a threat. And in the Cartoon there wasn't any asteroid belt to clear at all, and it was specifically established in Desertion of the Dinobots that other ships just like it had taken refugees from Cybertron before. So they VERY likely were built as Arks.

:::Okay. I guess I'm being misled by the Ultimate Guide, which specifically states that the Ark was the first of its kind, and (I don't have it handy) I believe that it was a battleship. Also, sign your comments, Derik. -[[User:LV|LV]] 04:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

::::From an engineering perspective, regardless of wether the Ark was an explorer or a warship, it doesn't make any bloody sense to restrict certain weapons to just one facing arc each, unless the weapon is restricted by length and stability issues (such as a main gun that extends along the keel of the ship). As for the assumption that it could easily roll to the other side to fire its port cannons or whatever, that's just incredibly poor tactics - while the thrusters are firing to turn the ship, its being hammered by the enemy vessel. One would also hope its armed with weapons covering its dorsal, ventral and aft arcs as well. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:::::We don't know what the fields of fire are on any of these guns. It's entirely possible that they can all elevate or depress ninety degrees. -[[User:LV|LV]] 16:15, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== Actual Size? ==
Did either the Titanium toy, the DK Guide, or any Japanese stuff ever give actual dimensions for the Ark? Hight, Length and such? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 02:05, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

==Disambig==
You know, we have a bot that can replace all in-article instances of just "Ark" to "Ark (G1)". I'm of the opinion that whenever there's a disambig page, the name sans parenthetical identifier should ALWAYS go to the disambig. At the very least, it shows people the breadth of TFdom and encourages them to look around more. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:07, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, and I tried to suggest that when I reverted it back, but I ran out of room on the summary line. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 22:11, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

==Made of win==
"Doooo Dooooooo DOOTDOOTDOOT DOOOOOO!" is awesome. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 20:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Uh-huh... Can I ask why? --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 00:19, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

...And if I can, what is the caption mean, exactly?

:It's one of the pieces of incidental music from the cartoon. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:51, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Uh... huh. I can hardly recognize it. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 11:23, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

==Decepticon Boarders==

Should the "Crew" list make a sub-note of the Decepticon raiders in the G1 cartoon? They were entombed in the ship for 4 million years, after all, not to mention the primary reason for the crash, even if they weren't official "crew". [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 14:20, 15 August 2013 (EDT)
:Decepticon raiders? Who are they? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:47, 15 August 2013 (EDT)
::The Decepticons that boarded the Ark and fought with the Autobots in More Than Meets the Eye Part 1, leading it to crash on Earth. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 04:06, 16 August 2013 (EDT)
:::Oh! I tend to think no. They are listed as part of the crew of the [[Nemesis (G1)]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 08:29, 16 August 2013 (EDT)
::::OK, thanks! [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 23:16, 16 August 2013 (EDT)

==G1 Cartoon's Ark Launch Contradictions==

Should the G1 cartoon section make note of the differing circumstances of the Ark's launch in "The Search for Alpha Trion" and how it is somewhat at odds with MTMTE, Pt. 1? [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 14:23, 15 August 2013 (EDT)

Daniel Witwicky (G1)

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Skywarp: Undo revision 821478 by Skywarp (Talk) Whoops, wrong spot. Putting Rebirth Part 1 summary back in its original place.

{{picsneeded|formal outfit from Madman's Paradise, Great TF War, coloring book}}
{{disambig3|Daniel Witwicky}}
:''Daniel [[Witwicky]] is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TVMGuideHotRodDaniel.jpg|thumb|350px|ADVENTURE!]]

'''Daniel Witwicky''' is the human son of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Carly|Carly Witwicky]]. He is approximately 12 years of age in 2005, and was presumably born sometime between 1990 and 1993. He is the grandson of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]].

Daniel often gets into trouble, which requires either his father or the [[Autobot]]s to save him. He is very good friends with the Autobots, particularly [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], but the one he's closest to is [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who views him as a surrogate son. Come to think of it, he doesn't seem to ''have'' any human friends...

Daniel is (sometimes) the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]] to Arcee.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Mendenhall]] (English), [[Mayumi Tanaka]] (Japanese, ''The Movie''), [[Masumi Gotō]] (Japanese, ''Transformers 2010''), [[Yoshiko Kamei]] (Japanese, ''The Rebirth''), [[Francette Vernillat]] (French), [[Francesco Pezzulli]] (Italian, ''The Movie'' first dub), [[Alessia La Monica]] (Italian, ''The Movie'' second dub)

[[File:HotRodFishing1.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]
In the year 2005, Daniel appeared to be in the care of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] (smart choice) at [[Autobot City]] while his father was preparing for an assault on the [[Decepticon]]-held planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from [[Moonbase One]]. The separation from his dad had left Daniel feeling blue, but his spirits were lifted when he saw an incoming Autobot shuttle. Hot Rod gave him a lift to [[Lookout Mountain]] to get a better view, but Daniel found something he'd rather not see; a massive hole in the shuttle's side, revealing that it had been commandeered by the [[Decepticon]] army!

This chance discovery caused Hot Rod to attack the shuttle, forcing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to evacuate his troops and giving the Autobots a chance to prepare the city's defenses. Daniel nearly perished when Megatron blasted the observation platform below him, but Hot Rod managed to keep him safe as they headed for the besieged city with [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]].

[[File:Danielwitwickytftm.jpg|thumb|He wears a matching "D" on his underroos.]]

Following a brutal battle in which he was almost killed, Daniel tearfully witnessed the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], sobbing on the fallen commander's hand as the color left his corpse. (We forgive Daniel's crying on this occasion, as [[Fandom|everyone else]] cried as well.)

Escaping from a second Decepticon attack, Daniel and a group of Autobots were stranded on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where Daniel donned his father's old [[exosuit]] to weather the harsh environment. He did not get much time to enjoy the suit, as yet ''another'' Decepticon assault left [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] dead and stirred the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] into violent action. Daniel proved his worth in this battle by smacking Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] with an I-beam, saving a prone [[Springer (G1)|Springer]].

Hostilities with the Junkions were settled with the arrival of Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], Ultra Magnus was revived, and a brief celebration was held wherein Daniel showed he could boogey down.

Daniel joined the combined Autobot-Junkion attack force in the assault on [[Unicron]]. He was on the ship that plunged into Unicron's eye, and soon became separated from the main Autobot group. As luck would have it, he ended up in Unicron's acid-based digestion center, where he was able to save his father, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] from certain death.

Daniel and the rest soon met up with the other Autobots inside of Unicron. Everything around them was exploding! And then came this [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] guy. Spike and Daniel hopped into his front seat, all of the Autobots drove out of Unicron's undamaged eye, ''through space'' (!), and back to Cybertron as Unicron blew up. Daniel looked on as Rodimus gave a heroic speech. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

The Witwickys attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] on [[Athenia]]. The event was attacked by [[Quintesson]] forces, who kidnapped Daniel's father. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Some time later, Spike and Daniel were on a mission with the Autobots when they sought refuge on the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. Exploring on his own, Daniel encountered what appeared to be Optimus Prime, and they soon found that Optimus was back from the dead. After it turned out that Optimus had been resurrected by the Quintessons as a trap, and Optimus sacrificed himself to save the Autobots, Daniel grieved for the Autobot leader all over again. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:SurpriseParty Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|230px|left|thumb]]
After the Autobots threw a birthday party for Daniel, he started to wonder if [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had a birthday. The quest to find out led Daniel and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to steal a spacecraft and locate a [[Lost Cybertronian Storage Asteroid|lost storage asteroid]]. They were followed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] who took Daniel hostage and attempted to crash the asteroid into Cybertron, but Daniel and Wheelie escaped during a rescue by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} Bored with a diplomatic event, Daniel went exploring on Cybertron with [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and the pair were inadvertently transported to [[Menonia]], a realm of magic. They met the Red Wizard—in reality the exiled Quintesson [[Mara-Al-Utha]], who tricked Grimlock into helping him while imprisoning Daniel. Daniel escaped with the help of [[Golden One's pupil|a fellow prisoner]] and, with the help of some Autobots who had followed him, freed the [[Golden One]] who overturned Mara-Al-Utha's rule. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

When Daniel was plagued by bad dreams about a giant Galvatron, Rodimus advised him to visualize a giant Rodimus to fight the Galvatron. Daniel was later abducted by the Quintessons who projected his dreams into reality. He struggled to mentally help the Autobots caught up in the projection, but when a giant Galvatron appeared, Rodimus realized what was happening and encouraged Daniel to overcome the Quintessons' machine. Daniel was thus able to be rescued. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}} Following the theft of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], Spike and Daniel disguised themselves as workers and stole [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon's]] cog to replace it. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[File:HeadmasterDanielRebirth1.jpg|280px|thumb|That kid's therapist is gonna make a fortune.]]
To demonstrate [[Brainstorm]]'s theory that human partners could help, Hot Rod engaged in a race with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], with Daniel helping Hot Rod by shooting enemies from the driver's seat. Following an attempt by the Decepticons to open the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Spike, Daniel and a group of Autobots were hurled across space to the plant of [[Nebulos]]. After a slight misunderstanding with the locals, the Autobots had a brief battle with the Decepticons who had followed them there. When Daniel tried to help Arcee against [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], the Decepticon used him as a chew-toy, severely injuring him. Though he survived, he required extensive life support. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] volunteered her own systems to assist in saving Daniel's life. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Arcee's head was reconfigured into an [[exosuit]], allowing Daniel to become Arcee's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]].

They tested out their new partnership on the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]'s machines, and when Optimus arrived on the planet, the pair were able to recapture the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Unfortunately [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] arrived and grabbed Arcee in his mighty pincer. She and Daniel were taken back to Cybertron as captives aboard the fortress, and Arcee was forced to either turn over the key or watch Daniel be tortured. Spike, [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], staged a rescue shortly before Scorponok was shot off into space. After Cybertron entered a new [[Golden Age]], Daniel and Arcee returned to Nebulos to help rebuild. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====

{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, except that the events of season 3 are pushed back to 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur (hence, Daniel never becomes a Headmaster). Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into different points in the timeline, as described below.}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
When the EDC banned Transformers from Earth in 2005, sympathizers like Daniel fled into space with his father. He got into an accident and was put into cryogenic stasis, emerging from it in the year 2010. {{storylink|Autorooper|Autotrooper packaging}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Daniel and Spike celebrated the success of Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]]'s upgrades to the Autobots. When [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] was coated in [[Cohesive Control Liquid]], Daniel offered to go help deal with it as humans wouldn't be affected by the substance, however Spike vetoed that notion and went himself. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tomiko Suzuki]] (Japanese), [[Davide Garbolino]] (Italian)
[[File:HM1 Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|thumb|260px|A boy and his car.]]
In [[2011]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] came under attack by the [[Decepticon]]s. While Daniel and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] were planning to travel there, they encountered [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and, thanks to some quick thinking from Wheelie, managed to trick him into plunging into a ravine. Donning his [[exosuit]], Daniel accompanied Wheelie on the [[Trainbot]]s to Cybertron, where he immediately managed to get into trouble, encountering [[Tantrum]]. He was rescued by [[Shouki]], who told the pair they should evacuate the planet forthwith. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Daniel joined his parents on [[Athenia]]. Following the battle, the triumphant [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] also arrived on Athenia to introduce themselves. Daniel went into mourning after [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] died while helping [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] find the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Back on Cybertron, Daniel and Wheelie played computer games while they waited for the outcome of Hot Rod and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s respective missions. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} When the Autobot [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]] refused to go on a mission, Daniel spoke up for them, pointing out that they were still mourning Blaster's death. They were all overjoyed when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] was able to resurrect Blaster as Twincast, though Daniel took a bit of reminding to remember his new name. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Daniel and Wheelie stowed away aboard Battleship Maximus, and, as a result, paid a visit to planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where they befriended [[Monkey Beastformer child|a young Beastformer]], were temporarily captured by the Decepticons, and helped free the [[Beastformer]]s from Decepticon rule.{{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

[[File:HM6 Daniel regresses.jpg|thumb|left|230px|''The Headmasters'' made Daniel into the character everyone '''remembers''' hating.]]
When the Decepticons sent a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteor]] towards Athenia and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was too injured to go, Daniel volunteered to plant bombs on it. Partway there, he started having second thoughts, but after Fortress made funny faces at him, he calmed down and completed the mission on his own. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} Daniel and Wheelie were shopping in [[Japan]] with the Trainbots when a mysterious figure began blackmailing the world's governments. Daniel was upset when [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] argued with the Trainbots over the shopping trip; however, a ninja star he'd bought caused Chromedome to remember the ninja [[Sixshot]], who it turned out was behind the blackmail. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:HM11 Daniel at party.jpg|thumb|260px]]
After the destruction of Cybertron, Daniel touched down on the remains of the planet with the Autobots, and watched as Rodimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] departed on a mission to find a new home for the [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Though glum at Rodimus's departure, Daniel and Wheelie attended a party put on by Fortress to celebrate the completion of the [[Sol 1]] satellite. They also went to the launch itself. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Spike, Daniel and Wheelie rode along with the Autobots as they went to save the village of [[Pan]] from an erupting volcano, and Daniel met [[Pipiro]] and his sister [[Alyssa]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Daniel took some seeds back to Athenia to plant, unaware they'd been switched for alien seeds. The resulting [[buridanka]] plant attacked the Autobot base there and Daniel courageously tried to fight it off with a stick, but it exploded anyway when the Headmasters destroyed another buridanka on Earth. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Spike and his father helped the Autobots conduct a geological survey on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] (at least when Daniel wasn't playing jokes on Wheelie) until they detected some strange activity. Daniel, Wheelie, and Shouki were captured by Decepticons, but, by staging a fight, they used the Autobot [[insignia]] from Daniel's exosuit to alert Spike to their predicament. Once the Headmasters rescued them, they evacuated back to Athenia in the Trainbots. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} From there, they monitored the efforts of the Autobots as they unsuccessfully tried to prevent the Decepticons from destroying Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

[[File:HM16 Daniel attempts to make contact.jpg|thumb|left|260px]]
After Daniel and Wheelie were buzzed by [[Galvatron's UFO|a UFO]] on Athenia, Daniel became obsessed with calling the aliens back using a musical technique he'd seen in a movie. Unfortunately, the UFO later turned out to be a spacecraft carrying [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and Daniel smashed his musical instrument in disgust. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the Autobots received an SOS from [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], a world nearly depleted of energy, Daniel and Wheelie went along on the mission of mercy. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} Spike decided to try to negotiate with the Decepticons, and went to Earth with Daniel and [[Carly]] to meet with Galvatron and try to persuade the Decepticon leader that they could work together. The Decepticons insisted on holding Daniel and Carly hostage for the duration. When Galvatron insisted that one of the preconditions of any arrangement would be that Daniel would have to stay on Earth, apart from his father, Daniel tearfully agreed. It later turned out that it had all been a trick, and "Galvatron" was really [[Sixshot]]. With the subsequent destruction of the [[space bridge]] network, the Autobots opted to pursue the Decepticons into space in Battleship Maximus, and Daniel insisted on going too. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[File:HM21 Gunslinger Daniel.jpg|thumb|230px]]
They first followed the Decepticons to [[Hive (planet)|Hive]]. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} When they were approaching the [[Twin Star]] system, Daniel and Wheelie were sent with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Brainstorm]] to Toruin for safety's sake. Instead, the foursome found that the population of neighboring Sperity had evacuated there to escape the Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Daniel practiced his gun-slinging by playing ''[[Video Challenger]]'' and trying to shoot balls out of Wheelie's hand. When the Headmasters rescued some people from [[Daros]], one of them, [[Curl]], took Daniel hostage. With the help of his [[Challenge Blaster]], he broke free, and the Autobots subsequently helped Curl overturn the planet's corrupt rulers. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[File:HM23 Daniel with Challenge Blaster.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Give a boy a gun and you arm him for a day. Teach him how to make a gun... and the whole metaphor breaks down.]]
On [[Paradise]], Daniel met a young girl named [[Papika]] and the Autobots chased the Decepticons off the planet. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} As Maximus moved through the [[Space Graveyard]], Daniel was interested in a [[Space Pirate Ship|spaceship resembling a pirate ship]] though they couldn't stop to investigate further. He got the chance to when [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] later discovered a pyramid on the [[Pirate Planet]], and the spaceship's skull figurehead turned out to be the key. Daniel used his Challenge Blaster, upgraded by Highbrow, to fend off [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] while they retrieved the skull. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

[[File:HM26 real men don't cry.jpg|260px|thumb|"Danny, boys can cry, but not out loud. Men don't cry; they only get stronger."]]
As they headed back to Earth, Daniel and Wheelie tried fruitlessly to help Highbrow find a weak spot in [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[transtector]] design. They reached Earth to find that Sixshot had attacked and killed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], much to Daniel's distress. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Back on Athenia, Daniel and Spike monitored the Decepticons' mounting devastation of Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When Spike was critically wounded during a Decepticon attack, Daniel refused to blame Chromedome (though Wheelie did). He paid a visit to his father in the medical bay before Fortress used telepathy to successfully remove the shrapnel that endangered Spike's life. Daniel later helped Chromedome unravel the secret of Scorponok's weak point. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Daniel and Wheelie accompanied Spike to the [[United Nations]] as he tried to coordinate recovery efforts after the Decepticons abandoned Earth. Wheelie's "friends", whom Daniel had assumed he'd made up, finally arrived in the form of [[Pointblank]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Daniel went on board Maximus as the Autobots took some bombs into space for disposal. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} Following the unexpected creation of the [[Targetmaster]]s, Daniel persuaded his father to let him head to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] with the Autobots to head off the Decepticons. He and Wheelie helped cheer Chromedome up after the death of [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

Wheelie claimed he was going to learn to become a Headmaster and sneaked off, only to be captured by the Decepticons. When they tried to ransom the tiny Autobot for information about the [[Master Sword]], Daniel immediately set out to mount a rescue with the help of Chromedome. As Scorponok's defenses were geared towards Transformers, Daniel slipped through them with ease and successfully rescued Wheelie. The Decepticons still got the information they were after, and Daniel, Wheelie and Chromedome were relegated to cleaning duties. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Daniel and Wheelie caught [[Weirdwolf]] doing something on Battleship Maximus's hull, and Daniel took a few shots at the Decepticon with his Challenge Blaster until Fortress told him to get back inside. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

[[File:Sixshot Daniel Daira.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A boy and his psychotic murdering wolf-tank-plane-gun-car.]]
Annoyed at the failure to stop the Decepticons constructing the [[Zarak Shield]], Daniel and Wheelie turned to video games, but found even those had lost their appeal. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} On the way back to Earth, Daniel decided to take a look at Maximus's laser turrets. Unfortunately, the ship got into a battle with the Decepticons, and the damaged laser turret was jettisoned, landing on the barren world of [[Daira]]. Also stranded there was Sixshot, who had no intention of dishonorably killing a small unarmed boy, and instead protected Daniel from the rock people until the Autobots arrived. Daniel stopped Chromedome from shooting Sixshot, as he'd come to regard the Decepticon as a friend. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

When he subsequently found out that Sixshot had challenged Chromedome to a duel to the death, Daniel tried to talk the Headmaster out of taking part. When this failed, Daniel donned his exosuit and followed Chromedome to asteroid [[Juno]] where he interposed himself between the two fighters. It transpired that Scorponok intended to deal with two problems by blowing up the asteroid. With Sixshot's help, Chromedome and Daniel escaped, but the boy was upset when it appeared that Sixshot had perished in the asteroid's explosion. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Daniel brooded the rest of the way to Earth. When they arrived, Arcee reported that Spike and Carly's plane had gone down in the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], and Daniel insisted on going with the Headmasters on the rescue mission. When they reached the location, Spike was pulling people out of a crevasse, and Daniel volunteered to be the one to haul his unconscious mother to safety. They returned to Battleship Maximus, where the Autobots had found the Decepticons were erecting [[Death Tower]]s across the planet. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} With the Decepticon plan nearing completion, Daniel accompanied the Autobots to the [[Arctic|North Pole]]. He and Wheelie helped Fortress Maximus against Scorponok, but were threatened by [[Battletrap]]. After Battletrap was struck by laser fire, Daniel discovered that Sixshot had survived the explosion of Juno after all. Following their defeat, the Decepticons fled into space; as the Autobots departed as well, Daniel gave his friends a tearful send off. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
[[File:DanielWheelie.jpg|thumb|We find this picture works better WITHOUT the captions.]]

While chilling on the Battleship Maximus, Daniel let Fortress know just how little he thought of the Decepticons, likening them to parasites. After the Autobot Headmasters thwarted a Decepticon bombing attempt, Daniel showered them with praise.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

Daniel later joined the [[Trainbot]]s on a mission deep beneath the sea to stop the Decepticons from stealing energy at a crack in the Earth's crust. Donning his exosuit, Daniel helped the Autobots fend off the Decepticons and their menacing robot squid.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

After a raid by the Decepticon [[Sixshot]] to steal a spaceship's emergency rations, Daniel managed to follow the ninja in secret to a forest planet. There, he learned that the Decepticon was really a big softy who loved small woodland creatures. After mocking the startled Decepticon, Daniel took a bullet to the arm, as the denizens of the forest were attacked by a group of ruthless [[Space Hunter]]s. Enraged, Sixshot used all seven of his six modes to handily defeat the hunters. Daniel asked Sixshot to defect to the Autobots, but the ninja rattled off some nonsense about honor debts or whatever, then sent an SOS to the Autobots so they could pick up Daniel before flying off.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 4|The Headmasters #4}}

On an alien planet, Daniel joined Chromedome in scaling the [[Tower of Omega]] to retrieve a powerful weapon called the [[Charge Arrow]]. The [[Horrorcon]]s swiftly attacked and things started to look bad, at least until Chromedome summoned up enough [[burning justice]] to save the day. Daniel was then treated to a trite lecture on inner strength and righteous courage and so on.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 5|The Headmasters #5}}

Returning to Earth, Daniel joined the new Targetmasters no one had ever seen before, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire (Headmasters)|Artfire]], in quenching a fire that was burning Shinjuku to the ground. He actually didn't do anything to help, but everyone praised him at the end for some reason.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}

Shortly after [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] and the Decepticons were driven from Earth, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] showed up and took Daniel's family hostage. Not havin' none-a that, Daniel finally snapped. He went insane and took on both [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] in a bare-knuckle brawl, defeating the pair of Cassette dinosaurs and leaving Soundblaster open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
[[Image:EldedroidMPBlack01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]

At some point (beyond the year 2035), Daniel (now going by "Dan") underwent the process to have his personality programmed into an [[Eldedroid]] (codenamed "Black Convoy"). Dan joined a strike team of Autobots sent to destroy an undersea mining operation overseen by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s. Unknown to Autobot intelligence, however, the operation was actually being commanded by Megatron, who proceeded to hit Dan with a surprise attack. Dan attempted to fool Megatron into thinking that he was really Optimus Prime (as Eldedroid bodies are modeled in Prime's likeness), but Megatron didn't fall for it. Bitter at having been overthrown by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], Megatron decided to ditch the entire operation in disgust rather than continue fighting, leaving the strange creatures the Decepticons had freed in their mining operation to the Autobots. Dan was then promptly attacked by one of those very creatures.{{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

After Dan failed to report back, the Autobots dispatched a rescue party. When they found Dan in the core chamber of the undersea base, he had been strung up and molested by the tentacles of the sea creature. To make matters worse, the gigantic ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] traveled forward in time or something and attacked the Autobots still on the surface.{{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

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===Marvel UK Generation 1 comics===
[[File:Danieluk.jpg|right|thumb|Fifteen years old, and still wearing matching outfits with his dad... and still a hysterical wreck too.]]

In 2009, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the rest of the Decepticons rampaged across Earth unhindered, and Daniel and his father Spike were rescued from the carnage by [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]. Kup brought them to Autobot City, where Daniel convinced [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] that he wasn't devoting enough resources towards defending Earth. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
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===''The Transformers Coloring Book''===
Returning home from a road trip with his Autobot friends, Daniel had a sandwich while listening to Kup's story about a lost stash of [[energon cube]]s on Earth. While Daniel wanted to participate in the ensuing treasure hunt, the Autobots deemed it too dangerous for the boy, and Hot Rod drove him home to his parents, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]]. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rebel without a cog.]]
Supposedly, Daniel met [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] at some point after 1987. Centuries later, the latter would comment he liked [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] better when she still had "that kid" [[Headmaster (technology)|in her head]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Daniel detonated an explosive to destroy a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] drones, killing himself and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the process. This event caused Arcee to enter a deep depression, setting the stage for her personality change as she became a [[Wrecker]]. {{storylink|Departure}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[File:DW Extermination Witwickyfamily.jpg|right|thumb|200px|It was either this tiny, near indecipherable shot of him in the bottom right corner or the horrible [[Pat Lee]] monstrosity. ''You're welcome''.]]

{{quote|Thanks kiddo. What would I do without you?|[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]}}
{{quote|Get your head knocked is what.|Daniel}}
A day after a reactivated [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attacked and destroyed a South American rebel militia, a young Daniel reminded Spike to wear his [[hard hat]], which he scrawled his father's name on so he wouldn't forget (the hardhat, not his name). Spike told him to go upstairs when General [[Robert Hallo]] invited himself into Spike's home. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}

Sometime after that, Daniel joined his mom and dad in unloading the groceries from their minivan. Once again, Daniel was forced to watch as his father abruptly ran out on him when a [[Bumblebee (G1)|mysterious stranger]] stepped into their lives. {{storylink|Extermination}}

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==Toys==
===Unreleased===
[[File:Concept-HeadmasterArcee.jpg|thumb|Every boy dreams of his own car. Daniel is head over wheels for his.]]
A pink [[redeco]] of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] as Headmaster Arcee was considered by Hasbro/Takara at one time. Presumably, Daniel would have been the Headmaster partner.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:Hoc arcee and daniel.jpg|thumb|200px|''A & D'', this fall on Fox.]]
*'''Arcee & Daniel''' (2001)

:A PVC figure of Daniel in his exosuit was released in [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] [[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]] series. It was only available in ACT-4, coming in the same blind-packed box as [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (who was unchanged from her ACT-1 release).
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==Notes==
*Originally, in Japanese continuity, there was no explanation as to why Daniel did not seem to age between ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers 2010]]'', which were separated by a 5-year gap. It was a long-standing, unaddressed continuity error until a brief, obscure blurb in the [[Autorooper]] toy packaging [[retcon]]ned the situation with a note that he was placed in cryogenic stasis for many years after a serious accident.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Daniel Witwicky''' (ダニエル・ウィトウィッキー ''Danieru Witowikkī'')

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:''Daniel [[Witwicky]] is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TVMGuideHotRodDaniel.jpg|thumb|350px|ADVENTURE!]]

'''Daniel Witwicky''' is the human son of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Carly|Carly Witwicky]]. He is approximately 12 years of age in 2005, and was presumably born sometime between 1990 and 1993. He is the grandson of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]].

Daniel often gets into trouble, which requires either his father or the [[Autobot]]s to save him. He is very good friends with the Autobots, particularly [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], but the one he's closest to is [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who views him as a surrogate son. Come to think of it, he doesn't seem to ''have'' any human friends...

Daniel is (sometimes) the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]] to Arcee.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Mendenhall]] (English), [[Mayumi Tanaka]] (Japanese, ''The Movie''), [[Masumi Gotō]] (Japanese, ''Transformers 2010''), [[Yoshiko Kamei]] (Japanese, ''The Rebirth''), [[Francette Vernillat]] (French), [[Francesco Pezzulli]] (Italian, ''The Movie'' first dub), [[Alessia La Monica]] (Italian, ''The Movie'' second dub)

[[File:HotRodFishing1.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]
In the year 2005, Daniel appeared to be in the care of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] (smart choice) at [[Autobot City]] while his father was preparing for an assault on the [[Decepticon]]-held planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from [[Moonbase One]]. The separation from his dad had left Daniel feeling blue, but his spirits were lifted when he saw an incoming Autobot shuttle. Hot Rod gave him a lift to [[Lookout Mountain]] to get a better view, but Daniel found something he'd rather not see; a massive hole in the shuttle's side, revealing that it had been commandeered by the [[Decepticon]] army!

This chance discovery caused Hot Rod to attack the shuttle, forcing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to evacuate his troops and giving the Autobots a chance to prepare the city's defenses. Daniel nearly perished when Megatron blasted the observation platform below him, but Hot Rod managed to keep him safe as they headed for the besieged city with [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]].

[[File:Danielwitwickytftm.jpg|thumb|He wears a matching "D" on his underroos.]]

Following a brutal battle in which he was almost killed, Daniel tearfully witnessed the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], sobbing on the fallen commander's hand as the color left his corpse. (We forgive Daniel's crying on this occasion, as [[Fandom|everyone else]] cried as well.)

Escaping from a second Decepticon attack, Daniel and a group of Autobots were stranded on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where Daniel donned his father's old [[exosuit]] to weather the harsh environment. He did not get much time to enjoy the suit, as yet ''another'' Decepticon assault left [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] dead and stirred the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] into violent action. Daniel proved his worth in this battle by smacking Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] with an I-beam, saving a prone [[Springer (G1)|Springer]].

Hostilities with the Junkions were settled with the arrival of Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], Ultra Magnus was revived, and a brief celebration was held wherein Daniel showed he could boogey down.

Daniel joined the combined Autobot-Junkion attack force in the assault on [[Unicron]]. He was on the ship that plunged into Unicron's eye, and soon became separated from the main Autobot group. As luck would have it, he ended up in Unicron's acid-based digestion center, where he was able to save his father, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] from certain death.

Daniel and the rest soon met up with the other Autobots inside of Unicron. Everything around them was exploding! And then came this [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] guy. Spike and Daniel hopped into his front seat, all of the Autobots drove out of Unicron's undamaged eye, ''through space'' (!), and back to Cybertron as Unicron blew up. Daniel looked on as Rodimus gave a heroic speech. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

The Witwickys attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] on [[Athenia]]. The event was attacked by [[Quintesson]] forces, who kidnapped Daniel's father. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Some time later, Spike and Daniel were on a mission with the Autobots when they sought refuge on the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. Exploring on his own, Daniel encountered what appeared to be Optimus Prime, and they soon found that Optimus was back from the dead. After it turned out that Optimus had been resurrected by the Quintessons as a trap, and Optimus sacrificed himself to save the Autobots, Daniel grieved for the Autobot leader all over again. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:SurpriseParty Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|230px|left|thumb]]
After the Autobots threw a birthday party for Daniel, he started to wonder if [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had a birthday. The quest to find out led Daniel and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to steal a spacecraft and locate a [[Lost Cybertronian Storage Asteroid|lost storage asteroid]]. They were followed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] who took Daniel hostage and attempted to crash the asteroid into Cybertron, but Daniel and Wheelie escaped during a rescue by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} Bored with a diplomatic event, Daniel went exploring on Cybertron with [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and the pair were inadvertently transported to [[Menonia]], a realm of magic. They met the Red Wizard—in reality the exiled Quintesson [[Mara-Al-Utha]], who tricked Grimlock into helping him while imprisoning Daniel. Daniel escaped with the help of [[Golden One's pupil|a fellow prisoner]] and, with the help of some Autobots who had followed him, freed the [[Golden One]] who overturned Mara-Al-Utha's rule. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

When Daniel was plagued by bad dreams about a giant Galvatron, Rodimus advised him to visualize a giant Rodimus to fight the Galvatron. Daniel was later abducted by the Quintessons who projected his dreams into reality. He struggled to mentally help the Autobots caught up in the projection, but when a giant Galvatron appeared, Rodimus realized what was happening and encouraged Daniel to overcome the Quintessons' machine. Daniel was thus able to be rescued. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}} Following the theft of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], Spike and Daniel disguised themselves as workers and stole [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon's]] cog to replace it. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[File:HeadmasterDanielRebirth1.jpg|280px|thumb|That kid's therapist is gonna make a fortune.]]
To demonstrate [[Brainstorm]]'s theory that human partners could help, Hot Rod engaged in a race with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], with Daniel helping Hot Rod by shooting enemies from the driver's seat. Following an attempt by the Decepticons to open the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Spike, Daniel and a group of Autobots were hurled across space to the plant of [[Nebulos]]. After a slight misunderstanding with the locals, the Autobots had a brief battle with the Decepticons who had followed them there. When Daniel tried to help Arcee against [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], the Decepticon used him as a chew-toy, severely injuring him. Though he survived, he required extensive life support. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] volunteered her own systems to assist in saving Daniel's life. Arcee's head was reconfigured into an [[exosuit]], allowing Daniel to become Arcee's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

They tested out their new partnership on the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]'s machines, and when Optimus arrived on the planet, the pair were able to recapture the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Unfortunately [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] arrived and grabbed Arcee in his mighty pincer. She and Daniel were taken back to Cybertron as captives aboard the fortress, and Arcee was forced to either turn over the key or watch Daniel be tortured. Spike, [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], staged a rescue shortly before Scorponok was shot off into space. After Cybertron entered a new [[Golden Age]], Daniel and Arcee returned to Nebulos to help rebuild. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====

{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, except that the events of season 3 are pushed back to 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur (hence, Daniel never becomes a Headmaster). Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into different points in the timeline, as described below.}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
When the EDC banned Transformers from Earth in 2005, sympathizers like Daniel fled into space with his father. He got into an accident and was put into cryogenic stasis, emerging from it in the year 2010. {{storylink|Autorooper|Autotrooper packaging}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Daniel and Spike celebrated the success of Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]]'s upgrades to the Autobots. When [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] was coated in [[Cohesive Control Liquid]], Daniel offered to go help deal with it as humans wouldn't be affected by the substance, however Spike vetoed that notion and went himself. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tomiko Suzuki]] (Japanese), [[Davide Garbolino]] (Italian)
[[File:HM1 Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|thumb|260px|A boy and his car.]]
In [[2011]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] came under attack by the [[Decepticon]]s. While Daniel and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] were planning to travel there, they encountered [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and, thanks to some quick thinking from Wheelie, managed to trick him into plunging into a ravine. Donning his [[exosuit]], Daniel accompanied Wheelie on the [[Trainbot]]s to Cybertron, where he immediately managed to get into trouble, encountering [[Tantrum]]. He was rescued by [[Shouki]], who told the pair they should evacuate the planet forthwith. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Daniel joined his parents on [[Athenia]]. Following the battle, the triumphant [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] also arrived on Athenia to introduce themselves. Daniel went into mourning after [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] died while helping [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] find the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Back on Cybertron, Daniel and Wheelie played computer games while they waited for the outcome of Hot Rod and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s respective missions. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} When the Autobot [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]] refused to go on a mission, Daniel spoke up for them, pointing out that they were still mourning Blaster's death. They were all overjoyed when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] was able to resurrect Blaster as Twincast, though Daniel took a bit of reminding to remember his new name. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Daniel and Wheelie stowed away aboard Battleship Maximus, and, as a result, paid a visit to planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where they befriended [[Monkey Beastformer child|a young Beastformer]], were temporarily captured by the Decepticons, and helped free the [[Beastformer]]s from Decepticon rule.{{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

[[File:HM6 Daniel regresses.jpg|thumb|left|230px|''The Headmasters'' made Daniel into the character everyone '''remembers''' hating.]]
When the Decepticons sent a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteor]] towards Athenia and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was too injured to go, Daniel volunteered to plant bombs on it. Partway there, he started having second thoughts, but after Fortress made funny faces at him, he calmed down and completed the mission on his own. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} Daniel and Wheelie were shopping in [[Japan]] with the Trainbots when a mysterious figure began blackmailing the world's governments. Daniel was upset when [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] argued with the Trainbots over the shopping trip; however, a ninja star he'd bought caused Chromedome to remember the ninja [[Sixshot]], who it turned out was behind the blackmail. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:HM11 Daniel at party.jpg|thumb|260px]]
After the destruction of Cybertron, Daniel touched down on the remains of the planet with the Autobots, and watched as Rodimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] departed on a mission to find a new home for the [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} Though glum at Rodimus's departure, Daniel and Wheelie attended a party put on by Fortress to celebrate the completion of the [[Sol 1]] satellite. They also went to the launch itself. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Spike, Daniel and Wheelie rode along with the Autobots as they went to save the village of [[Pan]] from an erupting volcano, and Daniel met [[Pipiro]] and his sister [[Alyssa]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Daniel took some seeds back to Athenia to plant, unaware they'd been switched for alien seeds. The resulting [[buridanka]] plant attacked the Autobot base there and Daniel courageously tried to fight it off with a stick, but it exploded anyway when the Headmasters destroyed another buridanka on Earth. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Spike and his father helped the Autobots conduct a geological survey on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] (at least when Daniel wasn't playing jokes on Wheelie) until they detected some strange activity. Daniel, Wheelie, and Shouki were captured by Decepticons, but, by staging a fight, they used the Autobot [[insignia]] from Daniel's exosuit to alert Spike to their predicament. Once the Headmasters rescued them, they evacuated back to Athenia in the Trainbots. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} From there, they monitored the efforts of the Autobots as they unsuccessfully tried to prevent the Decepticons from destroying Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

[[File:HM16 Daniel attempts to make contact.jpg|thumb|left|260px]]
After Daniel and Wheelie were buzzed by [[Galvatron's UFO|a UFO]] on Athenia, Daniel became obsessed with calling the aliens back using a musical technique he'd seen in a movie. Unfortunately, the UFO later turned out to be a spacecraft carrying [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and Daniel smashed his musical instrument in disgust. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the Autobots received an SOS from [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], a world nearly depleted of energy, Daniel and Wheelie went along on the mission of mercy. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} Spike decided to try to negotiate with the Decepticons, and went to Earth with Daniel and [[Carly]] to meet with Galvatron and try to persuade the Decepticon leader that they could work together. The Decepticons insisted on holding Daniel and Carly hostage for the duration. When Galvatron insisted that one of the preconditions of any arrangement would be that Daniel would have to stay on Earth, apart from his father, Daniel tearfully agreed. It later turned out that it had all been a trick, and "Galvatron" was really [[Sixshot]]. With the subsequent destruction of the [[space bridge]] network, the Autobots opted to pursue the Decepticons into space in Battleship Maximus, and Daniel insisted on going too. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[File:HM21 Gunslinger Daniel.jpg|thumb|230px]]
They first followed the Decepticons to [[Hive (planet)|Hive]]. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} When they were approaching the [[Twin Star]] system, Daniel and Wheelie were sent with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Brainstorm]] to Toruin for safety's sake. Instead, the foursome found that the population of neighboring Sperity had evacuated there to escape the Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Daniel practiced his gun-slinging by playing ''[[Video Challenger]]'' and trying to shoot balls out of Wheelie's hand. When the Headmasters rescued some people from [[Daros]], one of them, [[Curl]], took Daniel hostage. With the help of his [[Challenge Blaster]], he broke free, and the Autobots subsequently helped Curl overturn the planet's corrupt rulers. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[File:HM23 Daniel with Challenge Blaster.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Give a boy a gun and you arm him for a day. Teach him how to make a gun... and the whole metaphor breaks down.]]
On [[Paradise]], Daniel met a young girl named [[Papika]] and the Autobots chased the Decepticons off the planet. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} As Maximus moved through the [[Space Graveyard]], Daniel was interested in a [[Space Pirate Ship|spaceship resembling a pirate ship]] though they couldn't stop to investigate further. He got the chance to when [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] later discovered a pyramid on the [[Pirate Planet]], and the spaceship's skull figurehead turned out to be the key. Daniel used his Challenge Blaster, upgraded by Highbrow, to fend off [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] while they retrieved the skull. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

[[File:HM26 real men don't cry.jpg|260px|thumb|"Danny, boys can cry, but not out loud. Men don't cry; they only get stronger."]]
As they headed back to Earth, Daniel and Wheelie tried fruitlessly to help Highbrow find a weak spot in [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[transtector]] design. They reached Earth to find that Sixshot had attacked and killed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], much to Daniel's distress. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Back on Athenia, Daniel and Spike monitored the Decepticons' mounting devastation of Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When Spike was critically wounded during a Decepticon attack, Daniel refused to blame Chromedome (though Wheelie did). He paid a visit to his father in the medical bay before Fortress used telepathy to successfully remove the shrapnel that endangered Spike's life. Daniel later helped Chromedome unravel the secret of Scorponok's weak point. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Daniel and Wheelie accompanied Spike to the [[United Nations]] as he tried to coordinate recovery efforts after the Decepticons abandoned Earth. Wheelie's "friends", whom Daniel had assumed he'd made up, finally arrived in the form of [[Pointblank]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Daniel went on board Maximus as the Autobots took some bombs into space for disposal. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} Following the unexpected creation of the [[Targetmaster]]s, Daniel persuaded his father to let him head to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] with the Autobots to head off the Decepticons. He and Wheelie helped cheer Chromedome up after the death of [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

Wheelie claimed he was going to learn to become a Headmaster and sneaked off, only to be captured by the Decepticons. When they tried to ransom the tiny Autobot for information about the [[Master Sword]], Daniel immediately set out to mount a rescue with the help of Chromedome. As Scorponok's defenses were geared towards Transformers, Daniel slipped through them with ease and successfully rescued Wheelie. The Decepticons still got the information they were after, and Daniel, Wheelie and Chromedome were relegated to cleaning duties. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Daniel and Wheelie caught [[Weirdwolf]] doing something on Battleship Maximus's hull, and Daniel took a few shots at the Decepticon with his Challenge Blaster until Fortress told him to get back inside. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

[[File:Sixshot Daniel Daira.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A boy and his psychotic murdering wolf-tank-plane-gun-car.]]
Annoyed at the failure to stop the Decepticons constructing the [[Zarak Shield]], Daniel and Wheelie turned to video games, but found even those had lost their appeal. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} On the way back to Earth, Daniel decided to take a look at Maximus's laser turrets. Unfortunately, the ship got into a battle with the Decepticons, and the damaged laser turret was jettisoned, landing on the barren world of [[Daira]]. Also stranded there was Sixshot, who had no intention of dishonorably killing a small unarmed boy, and instead protected Daniel from the rock people until the Autobots arrived. Daniel stopped Chromedome from shooting Sixshot, as he'd come to regard the Decepticon as a friend. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

When he subsequently found out that Sixshot had challenged Chromedome to a duel to the death, Daniel tried to talk the Headmaster out of taking part. When this failed, Daniel donned his exosuit and followed Chromedome to asteroid [[Juno]] where he interposed himself between the two fighters. It transpired that Scorponok intended to deal with two problems by blowing up the asteroid. With Sixshot's help, Chromedome and Daniel escaped, but the boy was upset when it appeared that Sixshot had perished in the asteroid's explosion. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Daniel brooded the rest of the way to Earth. When they arrived, Arcee reported that Spike and Carly's plane had gone down in the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], and Daniel insisted on going with the Headmasters on the rescue mission. When they reached the location, Spike was pulling people out of a crevasse, and Daniel volunteered to be the one to haul his unconscious mother to safety. They returned to Battleship Maximus, where the Autobots had found the Decepticons were erecting [[Death Tower]]s across the planet. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} With the Decepticon plan nearing completion, Daniel accompanied the Autobots to the [[Arctic|North Pole]]. He and Wheelie helped Fortress Maximus against Scorponok, but were threatened by [[Battletrap]]. After Battletrap was struck by laser fire, Daniel discovered that Sixshot had survived the explosion of Juno after all. Following their defeat, the Decepticons fled into space; as the Autobots departed as well, Daniel gave his friends a tearful send off. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
[[File:DanielWheelie.jpg|thumb|We find this picture works better WITHOUT the captions.]]

While chilling on the Battleship Maximus, Daniel let Fortress know just how little he thought of the Decepticons, likening them to parasites. After the Autobot Headmasters thwarted a Decepticon bombing attempt, Daniel showered them with praise.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

Daniel later joined the [[Trainbot]]s on a mission deep beneath the sea to stop the Decepticons from stealing energy at a crack in the Earth's crust. Donning his exosuit, Daniel helped the Autobots fend off the Decepticons and their menacing robot squid.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

After a raid by the Decepticon [[Sixshot]] to steal a spaceship's emergency rations, Daniel managed to follow the ninja in secret to a forest planet. There, he learned that the Decepticon was really a big softy who loved small woodland creatures. After mocking the startled Decepticon, Daniel took a bullet to the arm, as the denizens of the forest were attacked by a group of ruthless [[Space Hunter]]s. Enraged, Sixshot used all seven of his six modes to handily defeat the hunters. Daniel asked Sixshot to defect to the Autobots, but the ninja rattled off some nonsense about honor debts or whatever, then sent an SOS to the Autobots so they could pick up Daniel before flying off.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 4|The Headmasters #4}}

On an alien planet, Daniel joined Chromedome in scaling the [[Tower of Omega]] to retrieve a powerful weapon called the [[Charge Arrow]]. The [[Horrorcon]]s swiftly attacked and things started to look bad, at least until Chromedome summoned up enough [[burning justice]] to save the day. Daniel was then treated to a trite lecture on inner strength and righteous courage and so on.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 5|The Headmasters #5}}

Returning to Earth, Daniel joined the new Targetmasters no one had ever seen before, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire (Headmasters)|Artfire]], in quenching a fire that was burning Shinjuku to the ground. He actually didn't do anything to help, but everyone praised him at the end for some reason.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}

Shortly after [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] and the Decepticons were driven from Earth, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] showed up and took Daniel's family hostage. Not havin' none-a that, Daniel finally snapped. He went insane and took on both [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] in a bare-knuckle brawl, defeating the pair of Cassette dinosaurs and leaving Soundblaster open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
[[Image:EldedroidMPBlack01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]

At some point (beyond the year 2035), Daniel (now going by "Dan") underwent the process to have his personality programmed into an [[Eldedroid]] (codenamed "Black Convoy"). Dan joined a strike team of Autobots sent to destroy an undersea mining operation overseen by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s. Unknown to Autobot intelligence, however, the operation was actually being commanded by Megatron, who proceeded to hit Dan with a surprise attack. Dan attempted to fool Megatron into thinking that he was really Optimus Prime (as Eldedroid bodies are modeled in Prime's likeness), but Megatron didn't fall for it. Bitter at having been overthrown by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], Megatron decided to ditch the entire operation in disgust rather than continue fighting, leaving the strange creatures the Decepticons had freed in their mining operation to the Autobots. Dan was then promptly attacked by one of those very creatures.{{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

After Dan failed to report back, the Autobots dispatched a rescue party. When they found Dan in the core chamber of the undersea base, he had been strung up and molested by the tentacles of the sea creature. To make matters worse, the gigantic ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] traveled forward in time or something and attacked the Autobots still on the surface.{{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

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===Marvel UK Generation 1 comics===
[[File:Danieluk.jpg|right|thumb|Fifteen years old, and still wearing matching outfits with his dad... and still a hysterical wreck too.]]

In 2009, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the rest of the Decepticons rampaged across Earth unhindered, and Daniel and his father Spike were rescued from the carnage by [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]. Kup brought them to Autobot City, where Daniel convinced [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] that he wasn't devoting enough resources towards defending Earth. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
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===''The Transformers Coloring Book''===
Returning home from a road trip with his Autobot friends, Daniel had a sandwich while listening to Kup's story about a lost stash of [[energon cube]]s on Earth. While Daniel wanted to participate in the ensuing treasure hunt, the Autobots deemed it too dangerous for the boy, and Hot Rod drove him home to his parents, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]]. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rebel without a cog.]]
Supposedly, Daniel met [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] at some point after 1987. Centuries later, the latter would comment he liked [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] better when she still had "that kid" [[Headmaster (technology)|in her head]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Daniel detonated an explosive to destroy a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] drones, killing himself and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the process. This event caused Arcee to enter a deep depression, setting the stage for her personality change as she became a [[Wrecker]]. {{storylink|Departure}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[File:DW Extermination Witwickyfamily.jpg|right|thumb|200px|It was either this tiny, near indecipherable shot of him in the bottom right corner or the horrible [[Pat Lee]] monstrosity. ''You're welcome''.]]

{{quote|Thanks kiddo. What would I do without you?|[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]}}
{{quote|Get your head knocked is what.|Daniel}}
A day after a reactivated [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attacked and destroyed a South American rebel militia, a young Daniel reminded Spike to wear his [[hard hat]], which he scrawled his father's name on so he wouldn't forget (the hardhat, not his name). Spike told him to go upstairs when General [[Robert Hallo]] invited himself into Spike's home. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}

Sometime after that, Daniel joined his mom and dad in unloading the groceries from their minivan. Once again, Daniel was forced to watch as his father abruptly ran out on him when a [[Bumblebee (G1)|mysterious stranger]] stepped into their lives. {{storylink|Extermination}}

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==Toys==
===Unreleased===
[[File:Concept-HeadmasterArcee.jpg|thumb|Every boy dreams of his own car. Daniel is head over wheels for his.]]
A pink [[redeco]] of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] as Headmaster Arcee was considered by Hasbro/Takara at one time. Presumably, Daniel would have been the Headmaster partner.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:Hoc arcee and daniel.jpg|thumb|200px|''A & D'', this fall on Fox.]]
*'''Arcee & Daniel''' (2001)

:A PVC figure of Daniel in his exosuit was released in [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] [[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]] series. It was only available in ACT-4, coming in the same blind-packed box as [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (who was unchanged from her ACT-1 release).
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==Notes==
*Originally, in Japanese continuity, there was no explanation as to why Daniel did not seem to age between ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers 2010]]'', which were separated by a 5-year gap. It was a long-standing, unaddressed continuity error until a brief, obscure blurb in the [[Autorooper]] toy packaging [[retcon]]ned the situation with a note that he was placed in cryogenic stasis for many years after a serious accident.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Daniel Witwicky''' (ダニエル・ウィトウィッキー ''Danieru Witowikkī'')

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He's [[Kid-appeal character|kid-friendly]] with a capital B!

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==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Eiji Yanagisawa]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth") [[Sandro Sardone]] (Italian, first dub), [[Francis Lax]] (French), [[Paulo Pinheiro]] (Brazil), [[Germano Basile]] (Italian, second dub), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, Generation 2 Season 1), [[Christian Weygand]] (German, Generation 2 Season 2)}}

[[Image:Bumblebee-CyberToon.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bumblebee's Cybertronian form could give [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] a run for his money.]]
Four million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bumblebee was part of the Autobot army, stationed out of the city-state of Iacon. The war effort was marked by dwindling energy resources on both sides, and the Autobots routinely sent out patrols to search for untapped sources of energy. On one such mission, Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] managed to scrounge up some [[conductor|energy conductors]], but not even enough to last a quartrex. Bumblebee's sunny disposition kept Wheeljack from getting too maudlin about their long-term survival, and the duo began rolling back to Iacon. They were interrupted by a group of Seekers and got into a firefight that turned literal when one Decepticon fired a ring of flame around their position. Wheeljack managed to blow a path through the opposition, but Bumblebee caught some stray fire in his rear axle and had to pull inside Wheeljack before he spun completely out of control. Still, they managed to reach the underground tunnels in time, which deterred their pursuers from following any further.

Despite Bumblebee and Wheeljack's success in procuring more energy for the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] determined that it was time to take the Autobots' search to other planets. Bumblebee was among the Autobots who boarded the [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] for this mission, but it was attacked in mid-flight by the Decepticons and crash-landed on prehistoric [[Earth]]. All the Transformers aboard were knocked offline by the crash and lay dormant until 1984, when the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], was jarred back to life as the volcano into which the ship had crashed erupted. Bumblebee was rebuilt to transform into a Volkswagen Beetle. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After befriending the humans [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and his father [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] following a Decepticon attack on an oil rig, Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots sent to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons from overpowering [[Sherman Dam]]. Bumblebee helped Ironhide carve out a new riverbed for the raging waters, saving a nearby neighborhood from being flooded. Such acts were some of the earliest that helped endear the Autobots to the humans.

[[Image:MTMTE3 Bumblebee labcoat.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The first attempts at "Robots in Disguise" were halfhearted, at best.]]
On their next mission, which was to the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Bumblebee and Sparkplug volunteered to sneak inside and plant Wheeljack's explosive device. On their way out after setting the explosive, they were stumbled upon by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and so were still inside when the explosive went off. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} The pair fortunately survived the explosion and were retrieved from the rubble by the other Autobots. Bumblebee would later take part in a ploy to try and trick the Decepticons with a fake rocket base, dressing up in an oversized lab coat to pose as a human scientist. This was less than successful, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:TransporttoOblivion Bumblebee rescues Spike.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Not Very Fast & Seldom Furious.]]
During the Decepticon development of their [[space bridge]] program, Bumblebee and Spike were spying on the enemy for Optimus Prime. They accidentally tumbled into the ravine where Megatron was launching his test flights for the bridge, and they were almost forced to act as test pilots before the window of operation closed. The two heroes briefly escaped but were recaptured, and Megatron altered a bank of Bumblebee's memory circuits to lure the Autobots into a trap. Bumblebee was injured during the Decepticon ambush, giving Ratchet a chance to examine his circuits and discover the altered portion of his memory. Bumblebee recovered in time to alert the Autobots to the true location of the space bridge and rescue Spike before he was sent on a one-way trip to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

Having bonded after their adventure with the space bridge, Bumblebee and Spike were virtually inseparable for the next 20-odd years. Bumblebee escorted Spike and his boy-genius friend [[Chip Chase]] to the laboratory where Chip was assisting [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]] in developing his antimatter formula. On their way back, they were attacked by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], alerting them to the fact that the Decepticons were after the antimatter formula on which Chip had been working. After Chip was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and Spike mounted a rescue with the help of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

After Optimus Prime was dramatically injured by an explosion, Bumblebee volunteered with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] to take the Decepticon space bridge to Cybertron to retrieve a new [[cosmitron]]. Though they gained entrance to [[Wheeljack's workshop]] with Chip's help and retrieved the required component, the group was debilitated by the [[Rainmaker]]s' acid rain. After a pep talk from Chip, they were able to return to Earth through the space bridge, and Bumblebee rushed the cosmitron back to headquarters. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[Image:FireInTheSky Bumblebee in cave.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
A freak snowfall saw the Autobots enjoying a snowball fight, and Bumblebee managed to take out a whole group when a snowball he threw ended up growing to a huge size. Investigations of what was causing the freak weather took the Autobots to the Arctic Circle, where Spike and Sparkplug were captured by a new Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]. Bumblebee was part of the team who rescued the pair, and he caused a cave-in to prevent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] from following them during their escape. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

When the newly built [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] ran amok in headquarters, Bumblebee tried unsuccessfully to prevent [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from wrecking [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Subsequently, an attack on the [[Great Falls]] went unreported until Hound detected it, and Bumblebee was left back at base while the rest of the Autobots went to investigate. Luckily, he disobeyed Prime's orders and was able to pick up Spike after Megatron managed to defeat Optimus's group. Back at HQ, Wheeljack decided to reactivate the Dinobots, despite Bumblebee's protests. As it happened, the plan worked, and by the time Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Spike arrived at the falls, the Decepticons had already been defeated. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Image:FireOnTheMountain Bumblebee fights Ravage.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Biting the arm that feeds him.]]
Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots who flew to [[Peru]] in the reactivated Skyfire to investigate Decepticon activity, helping Spike to rescue a native girl named [[Luisa]] during a pitched battle. The trio were able to locate Skyfire, who'd been captured by the Decepticons, and Bumblebee wrestled with Ravage while Spike struggled to reactivate the fallen warrior. After the expected defeat of the Decepticons, Luisa suggested they could introduce Bumblebee to her brother's convertible. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

Bumblebee was present at Autobot Headquarters when Sparkplug was kidnapped by Laserbeak, but was unable to stop the Decepticon. He later tried to comfort Spike and took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a team broke Sparkplug out. They were all taken by surprise when Sparkplug subsequently let the Decepticons into HQ and went with them when they retreated, unaware he was under the influence of [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]]. The Autobots attempted unsuccessfully to prevent Megatron's latest plan, and Cybertron was brought into close proximity to Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During the retreat through harsh conditions, Bumblebee was hampered by a flat tire, which Spike soon changed. The pair were caught in an earthquake before they could get underway, and with Spike snatched by Laserbeak, Bumblebee tumbled into an opening chasm. He was later fished out by [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], after Spike had been rescued and alerted the other Autobots to 'Bee's predicament.

[[Image:Ultimate Doom 3 Bumblebee Tarzan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|If George Lucas produced the ''Transformers'' movie instead of Spielberg, we would've had this scene.]]
Back at HQ, Bumblebee volunteered to be part of an expedition to Cybertron to try to save Sparkplug. There they learned about the hypno-chips, but were discovered by Sparkplug, who raised the alarm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The group escaped to Wheeljack's shop. There Wheeljack created a counter-device for the hypno-chips, subsequently allowing them to rescue Sparkplug and take him back to Earth. During the inevitable battle, Bumblebee employed a Tarzan technique to avoid [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s pile drivers. He was disappointed when the wave created by Megatron's exploding spaceship dissipated before he could try out his boogie board. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[Image:PlagueOfInsecticons Bumblebee and Spike hide.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Do they really think that nobody sees them?]]
During the aftermath of the chaos Cybertron had wreaked, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were caught up in foiling [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s plan to destroy Earth using an [[Exponential Generator|exponential generator]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Bumblebee, Windcharger and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] traveled on Skyfire to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of giant, mechanical insects and found themselves tangling with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Once the rest of the Autobots caught up, the Insecticons and Decepticons retreated to a nearby oil refinery, pursued by the Autobot forces. When [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] unleashed his ability to control lightning, Spike suggested Bumblebee transform to vehicle mode, as his rubber tires would insulate him from the lightning bolts. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

During one Decepticon plot, Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a one-on-one contest, and all of the Autobots were on hand to cheer him on. Though Optimus lost, it turned out that Megatron had cheated, so the Autobots were free to blast the Decepticons into an open crevasse full of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

Bumblebee and Spike were on hand to watch the activation of Sparkplug's experiment, [[Autobot X]], and its total failure. When the pair were subsequently injured during a Decepticon attack on a rocket base, Spike's life-threatening injuries resulted in another experiment: transferring his mind into Autobot X. The process damaged Spike's psyche, and the boy fled headquarters. Bumblebee forwent further repairs on himself to go looking for Spike, and he found him... being conned by Megatron into joining the Decepticons. The diminutive Autobot sped back to find Optimus Prime, and the Autobots were able to talk Spike around. His mind was subsequently returned to his regular body. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}}

[[Image:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Acrobots, Unite!]]
While the Autobots were gathering for another mission, Bumblebee teased [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] about the latter's grumpy demeanor. Despite this, when Gears was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee was as concerned as anyone for the Autobot's safety. Certain subtle clues led the Autobots to a Decepticon installation in [[Africa]], where they attempted to stop Megatron from destabilizing the sun. Bumblebee saved Gears's life during the battle by ramming Starscream from behind, and he ended up struggling with Ravage. When everything was wrapped up, Bumblebee and the others were keen to keep Gears's less abrasive personality, but Gears's wishes prevailed. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[Image:BumblebeelovesNY.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Investigating reports that the Decepticons had made the [[Empire State Building]] disappear, Bumblebee was part of the contingent of Autobots who went to the city. He carried Spike on his shoulders as he, Mirage, Hound and Ratchet ventured into New York's scenic sewer system and were pursued by an [[alligatorcon]]. As it turned out, the creature was build from Optimus Prime's parts, as the Decepticons had captured and disassembled him. After fighting [[battle taxi]]s, Bumblebee and Spike broke into the Decepticon control center and tricked Megatron into destroying the control device for Optimus Prime's arm, which had been attached to the top of a tower as a gun emplacement. Later, Bumblebee was seen sporting an "I &hearts; NY" license plate. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

A new Decepticon plan involved turning the Autobots evil by installing a [[personality destabilizer device]] in the Autobot [[recharging chamber]]. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was out messing around with [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Spike and Sparkplug, and so was spared the treatment. When he returned to base, Bluestreak tried to force him into the recharging chamber, but Jazz intervened in time. While Sparkplug worked on a solution, Bumblebee tried to reason with the evilified Optimus Prime, only to be batted aside. Fortunately, Sparkplug's [[attitude exchanger]]s worked, and Bumblebee himself was able to bring Optimus back from the dark side, earning himself a hug. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

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Spike and Bumblebee volunteered to go into town to get a new [[polarizer]] for Wheeljack's latest experiment, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. While stopping off in a [[Robots Video Arcade|video arcade]], they encountered [[Carly]], who expressed her interest in the Autobot. Continuing on, they were attacked by Ravage, who planted a [[micro-bug]] on Bumblebee, allowing the Decepticons to spy on Wheeljack's demonstration and eventually steal the Immobilizer. Carly was also kidnapped by the Decepticons when she attempted to check out their base, and Spike and Bumblebee helped Ironhide mount a rescue mission. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

When Megatron's [[Transfixatron]] was used to lock the Autobots in their vehicle modes during a charity event, Bumblebee was the only one there not to be affected. He returned to base with Spike and Chip to raise the alarm, and once Ratchet and Wheeljack had come up with a device to counter the Transfixatron's effects, took part in the rescue mission. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:AtlantisArise Bumblebee spygear.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee and his pretty little [[Laserbeak (G1)|Bumblebeak]]]]
Bumblebee took his life in his hands by joining the other Autobots in playing football against the Dinobots. Their match was interrupted by an alert which led them to find the Decepticons helping to raise the underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]]. The city moved to the coast off Washington, D.C. so the Sub-Atlanticans and Decepticons could invade America's capital. Bumblebee and Spike entered Sub-Atlantica to free Wheeljack, who'd been captured, and returned to Washington to help fight off the enemy forces. The trio tried to stop [[Nergill]] from destroying Sub-Atlantica, but failed and were only snatched away from certain destruction at the last moment by Optimus. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Much like the other Autobots, Bumblebee was surprised when soon after one battle, a second Optimus Prime turned up at headquarters. He asked Teletraan I to scan both Optimuses, but the computer was unable to work out which was the real thing. Both Optimuses subsequently led the Autobot forces into battle against the Decepticons, but it was Bumblebee's query about Spike, disregarded by the fake, which finally proved which was which. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Checking out strange reports of chewed redwoods, Bumblebee, Hound, Beachcomber and Spike found the source of the problem: the Insecticons. Having avoided certain death in the form of a rolling log, the Autobots overheard the Insecticons discussing their plans with the Decepticons, and they radioed HQ. They joined the other Autobots at the [[Nova Power Plant]] a short time later, but were unable to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the power core. After discovering that the Insecticons were going to explode due to the energy they'd eaten, the Autobots traveled to [[Iron Mountain]], which the Decepticons were attacking, to try and prevent the disaster. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland1 jetpack Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Superbee… or rather Bumbleman]]
Teamed up with Powerglide, Bumblebee used a jet pack to keep up with his flighty comrade. The pair investigated some strange energy readings and discovered [[Dinobot Island (G1)|an island full of dinosaurs]]. After a close call with some hostile saurians, they retreated back to Headquarters to report on what they'd found and were in time to watch a demonstration of the Dinobots' skills go horribly wrong. Spike and Bumblebee visited a local library to check out some [[Ere Cenozoique Periode Tertiaire|dino-related books]], but were attacked by barbarians on [[mammoth]]s, who knocked a building over on them. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Fortunately, they were both OK, and the rest of the Autobots dug them out before dealing with the mammoths. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Strolling into the laboratory one day, Bumblebee was surprised to find Brawn badmouthing [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and he defended the scientist. The altercation was interrupted by a mission to [[South America]], where the Autobots failed to stop Megatron retrieving the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and powering himself up to ridiculous levels. Perceptor came up with a cunning plan: He, Brawn and Bumblebee were miniaturized and inserted into Megatron, then managed to retrieve the Heart of Cybertron from inside him. {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[Image:MMP2 scorched Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee, you're supposed to wash after you wipe!]]
After having helped foil an attack on a solar energy plant, Bumblebee took part in the [[Autobot Day]] parade, but things soon turned sour when Megatron's latest plan framed the Autobots. The humans turned against them, and the Autobots were soon all shot into space. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the Sun, but made it back to Earth safely and kicked the Decepticons back to their undersea base. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

On their way to pick up Sparkplug from the airport, Bumblebee, Spike and Carly stopped off at the [[Fun A Rama Park]], where Bumblebee couldn't see the point of the teacups ride until Carly disabled his [[equilibrium chip|equilibrium circuit]]. While at the airport, they spotted [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and the Dinobots were duly called in. Unfortunately, just as it seemed they'd won, Megatron triggered a huge explosion. Bumblebee shielded the humans, but the Dinobots were badly damaged.

Following repairs, the Dinobots stormed off, and the Autobots were subsequently left in the lurch when [[Cybertonium]] depletion disabled them. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Spike, Carly and the Dinobots were able to bring more Cybertonium back from Cybertron in time to repair all of the Autobots, including Bumblebee. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Bumblebee was among the Autobots who went to [[Haley Observatory]] but arrived too late to prevent the Decepticons from stealing the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He was also among the Autobots who coated themselves in [[electrum]] to battle the Decepticons, {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} and he battled drones in New York during a Decepticon plan to convert stolen cars into troops. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[Image:ChildsPlay Bumblebee thumbsup.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cookies and Cream is my favorite!]]
A space bridge malfunction hurled Bumblebee, along with Optimus, Inferno, Perceptor, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and a group of Decepticons, across the galaxy to a planet where the local life forms were huge in comparison with the Transformers. After befriending a [[Aron (G1)|young boy]] and having a series of misadventures, the Autobots were ready to return home. However, the Decepticons took Bumblebee as a hostage, forcing Perceptor to use up the energon sending them home. Luckily, Perceptor's alternate plan to modify a toy rocket for space flight also worked. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} On the way back to Earth, the Autobots were intercepted by the bounty hunter [[Bosch]], and all of the Autobots bar Smokescreen were liberated of their free will and sold as slaves. Smokescreen was fortunately able to free them before they came to harm. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Returning from a mission in [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to [[Floron III]] to find [[robotic insecticide]] for use against the Insecticon army, Bumblebee and Spike discovered that they had unexpected fellow passengers in the form of [[Morphobot]]s. Cosmos was overcome by the creatures and crashed on Earth, but not before ejecting his friends, who returned to Autobot HQ to get help. There, Bumblebee discovered that several of the Morphobots had attached themselves to his back, providing Perceptor with a sample to study. After being decontaminated, Bumblebee joined the expedition back to the crash site to retrieve Cosmos. A battle with the Decepticons destroyed the insecticide, and it looked like their mission had been rendered a failure until the Morphobots solved the Insecticon problem by eating the whole clone army. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

One of Megatron's wilder schemes involved inflicting a small energyvore named [[Kremzeek]] on the Autobots. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was one of the few Autobots to be protected by Sparkplug's insulating compound. After a chase in [[Japan]] which resulted in Kremzeek growing to giant size, the Autobots found a way to inflict him back on Megatron. Human scientist [[Sōji Yoshikawa|Doctor Yoshikawa]] came up with a way, much to Bumblebee's discomfort, to disperse the critter's energy. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

[[Image:SeaChange Bumblebee wipeout.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bumblebee is a real Circusbot!]]
After indulging in a spot of water skiing and stargazing with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], Bumblebee and his comrade accompanied Perceptor and Cosmos to the far-off world of the [[Tlalakan]]s to investigate a distress signal. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a ''Decepticon'' distress signal, and Bumblebee was captured while trying to escape from Megatron's forces, who had also turned up to answer it. With the help of the shape-shifting Tlalakans, the other Autobots mounted a rescue, and Bumblebee was pressed into service defending the natives' city while they overthrew their Decepticon overlords. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Bumblebee was once again abducted, this time by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] while out on the town with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. Placed in specially constructed devices of torture along with other captured Autobots, Bumblebee was forced to transform back and forth continuously to avoid swinging axes. He was able to use his radio long enough to contact Optimus, but this was what Chumley wanted, as the big game hunter aimed to lure the Autobot leader to his compound and indulge in some sport. Optimus, of course, won and freed Bumblebee and his fellow captives. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

Despite being around in Autobot HQ when Ironhide gave the order to roll out for Cybertron, Bumblebee didn't go with him, possibly because he didn't have a girlfriend back on his home world. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} He was one of the Autobots who entered the [[Europa 2000]] after rumours that the Decepticons were after [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s super car. Augie's impolite driving habits at one point drove Bumblebee to yank the human from his car for a stern scolding.

[[Image:BumblebeePearl.JPG|thumb|right|200px|He's got the touch, he's got the...well you know the rest...]]
As it turned out, Megatron was after the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], an ancient Cybertronian weather control power core in a containing shell. Bumblebee snatched the pearl from him, breaking it open and creating a huge vortex when he found the Autobots were outnumbered. To destroy it, he was forced to throw himself into the tornado, riding it until he was able to get a clear shot and blast the power core. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

After Perceptor used [[corrostop]] to cure a [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]] brought to Earth by Megatron, the Autobots were able to defend the [[Statue of Liberty]] successfully from the Decepticons, a fact Bumblebee was particularly pleased with. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} After a bizarre attack on Autobot HQ which led to the Decepticons turning tail as soon as they'd arrived, Bumblebee wondered what the heck was going on. As it turned out, Starscream had built the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to try to usurp Megatron's leadership, and Bumblebee and the other Autobots used the battle between the two factions to rescue Jazz and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] began stealing components for Megatron's latest super weapon, and the Autobots set out to stop them. Bumblebee, Spike and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] spectated as Optimus took down [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] himself. They put a counter-plan into effect, wherein the Stunticons would be held captive, while five Autobots would pose as them. However, Spike and Bumblebee discovered that the Decepticon group had escaped. After picking up their trampled comrades, they went to provide reinforcements for Optimus's group and arrived just in the nick of time. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

Sent with Ironhide and Gears to investigate an SOS from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]], Bumblebee met [[Martin and Roland|Martin, Roland]] and [[Elise Presser|Elise]] and chased around the [[B.O.T. (robot)|robot]] they'd built from [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s brain until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] snatched it from under their noses. With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] repaired, the Decepticons took their latest superweapon to Autobot headquarters. The obligatory battle ended with Elise using B.O.T. to destroy the cannon, leading Bumblebee to apologize for the loss of their robot. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:Spike ospit.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Spike is about to corrupt Bumblebee's audio receptors forever...]]
By 2005, the Decepticons had retaken Cybertron. Spike and Bumblebee were stationed on [[Moonbase Two]] on one of the planet's moons when the huge, planet-devouring [[Unicron]] appeared and made short work of the first moon. The pair rigged the second moon to explode and began to make their escape... but the explosion barely scratched Unicron, and their ship was sucked into his maw. Luckily, Unicron takes some time to digest things, and the two (as well as Jazz and Cliffjumper) were spared an acid-bath in Unicron's guts by the timely arrival of Spike's son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. As Unicron began to explode, they were led to safety by new leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

For a short time after, peace reigned, and Bumblebee was stationed on Earth at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], apparently under Blaster's command. He and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] watched the broadcast of Rodimus opening the [[Galactic Olympics]], {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} and he was later seen running for battle stations as Blaster sounded an alert. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Bumblebee was part of a squad of Autobots who failed to defend Autobot headquarters against the giant Decepticon [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

{{note|An animation error meant Bumblebee could also be seen on Cybertron, defending the planet against the Decepticons.}}

As chronal forces ripped across the galaxy, causing havoc, Bumblebee became trapped in a time loop while racing with Jazz and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

He was present in Autobot City when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's ghost]] came to attempt to steal the giant's eyes for Unicron. When the Decepticons' invasion set the city on red alert, Bumblebee and Spike teamed up to search the complex for the attackers, just like old times. Running across Scourge in Metroplex's brain, they managed a drive-by ramming that knocked the tracker off balance, but ended up crashing and locking themselves inside Metroplex's voice control room. Guess they were really out of practice with their teamwork. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

He was stationed on Cybertron when the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacked the planet. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[Image:Goldbugtroop1.jpg|left|thumb|135px|See? He still looks sorta friendly.]]

When the body of Optimus Prime was retrieved by [[Gregory Swofford]] and [[Jessica Morgan]], Rodimus Prime led a team that included Bumblebee to investigate. However, Bumblebee and his teammates were attacked by a [[Hate Plague]]-infested [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and heavily damaged. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} After Optimus Prime was rebuilt by the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]], so too was Bumblebee into a more powerful but similar form. Bumblebee remarked that he now looked like a "gold bug". Optimus Prime decided this would be his new name.

[[Image:Goldbugtroop2.jpg|right|thumb|Eeeyeeaaggh!]]

Goldbug journeyed with Optimus Prime and the other survivors to [[Chaar]] in search of a heat-resistant alloy that could insulate Prime from the Hate Plague. However, infected Decepticon forces attacked and contaminated Goldbug as well. Goldbug and all other contaminated beings were restored when Optimus Prime retrieved the Matrix and unleashed the remainder of its energy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
[[Image:Cybersmallverysmall.JPG|right|thumb| I'm so awesome that I can stand next to my ACTUAL robot form]]
While discussing the marked absence of the Decepticons over the last few months, Goldbug, [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were alerted to an incoming incursion by their enemies. The [[Throttlebot]]s attempted to defend the city alongside the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], but failed to prevent the Decepticons from getting away with the key to the [[plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Goldbug was among the cheering crowds after the Plasma Energy Chamber ushered in a new Golden Age of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{note|In an animation error, Bumblebee was ''also'' among the cheering crowds. Oops.}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of 2006 forward to 2010, and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.}}

===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform comic===
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In the late 1980s, the Autobots' and Decepticons' conflict expanded to include regular skirmishes in Japan. When the Decepticons staged a major attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], the absence of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his cassette minions made Optimus Prime suspicious, and he dispatched a unit including Bumblebee to search for them in Japan. While searching with [[Kenji]], the Autobots' newest human ally, Bumblebee was stopped by the police, who believed Kenji was driving while underage. After Bumblebee transformed for the officers, everyone had a good laugh at the misconception. After resuming their patrol, the human and Autobot were attacked by Ravage. Kenji told Bumblebee to transform, but 'Bee gently informed his passenger that Kenji wouldn't survive the process if he did. Luckily, Powerglide swooped in just in time to whisk Kenji to safety, but he also left Bumblebee behind to face Soundwave and his cassettes alone. Bumblebee had no fear, though—he unleashed the awesome and terrifying [[Bumble Kick]], destroying Soundwave's chest compartment. After the cassettes fruitlessly (and hilariously) bounced off Soundwave's chest while trying to hide from the arriving Autobot reinforcements, Bumblebee was congratulated for his victory. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2}}

Bumblebee was also present when Optimus Prime gave Kenji a tour of the Autobots' Japanese base. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4}}

When Powerglide was trying to stop the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] from murdering a [[murdered puppy|dog]] that had been experimented upon by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and the Minibots arrived to back him up. By harnessing the amazing cyber-powers of the super-advanced puppy, the Minibots gained Scramble Combination Power and power-drilled straight through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. The puppy died, but, man—what a rush! {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}
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===Scramble City===
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Yoku Shioya]]

Bumblebee took part in the secret Scramble City project to construct Metroplex. His building efforts appeared to consist of lugging equipment around and suggesting to Spike that they should slack off. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

===Full Throttle Scramble Power===
When the Decepticons threatened the world with the power of their [[Omega Whip]], Bumblebee and the entire Autobot army joined [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in attacking their base to stop them. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
[[Image:Bumblebee stargatebattles peace.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Anything for the ladies!]]

In the 1990s, Bumblebee was part of a delegation of Autobots who attended a press conference to announce the creation of the [[Warp gate|interstellar teleportation system]] known as the [[Trigger]] to the world. As Optimus Prime delivered his speech to the assembled masses, Bumblebee encouraged Jazz to lighten up and posed for his legions of swooning fangirls in the audience. A few days later, when the Decepticons attacked the Trigger in an attempt to take control of it, Bumblebee was among the Autobots who helped repel their assault. {{storylink|First Contact}}

[[Image:Angry sgb bumblebee.jpg|right|135px|thumb|I Am Furious (Yellow)]]

Three months later, Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime, Wheeljack and Bluestreak at a military testing site, where Prime was to help the human scientist [[Adle|Professor Adle]] test-drive his new invention, the drone [[C-X]]. The site, however, was besieged by protesters who objected to the presence of the Autobots and their war on Earth, and Bumblebee was particularly annoyed by the hateful slogans they shouted. Bumblebee had little to contribute once the test of C-X began, and when the robot ran amok during the trial, he was injured by its rampage. Prime was able to subdue the violent drone, but this display only added fuel to the protesters' fire, and Bumblebee was ready to snap until Bluestreak reined him in. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

Some time later, when the Decepticons staged another attack on the Trigger, Bumblebee again tried to defend the installation. During the attack, Starscream fused himself with the Trigger, transforming it into a massive, misshapen robot form for himself, and it took the combination of Optimus Prime and Megatron's power to destroy it. The backwash of the explosion was so great, however, that Bumblebee and the other Autobots and Decepticons were all caught in it and sent plummeting to Earth in free fall, burning up as they went. The Transformers were all badly injured and not seen on Earth for months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}
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===''Alternity''===
In the year 2005, thanks to the efforts of the time- and space-bending entity known as the [[Optimus Primal|Protector]], a parallel universe was created that branched off from this one, creating a separate timeline in which Bumblebee never became Goldbug. Instead, this alternate world saw Bumblebee undergo a much more amazing transformation.

{{note|Skip to "[[#Kiss Players|Kiss Players]]" below to continue reading about the original timeline.}}

Through the incredible technological advancements the Autobots made under the Protector's direction, the Autobots evolved into the incredible cross-dimensional race of hyper-beings known as the [[Alternity]]. After 900,000 years of hard work, Bumblebee underwent this evolution with great pride, although some of his fellow Autobots felt that the majestic powers this transformation conveyed were too much for such a little guy. Ever the cheerful prankster, Bumblebee became regarded by the species of numerous lower dimensions as the most easily-befriend-able member of the Alternity.

[[Image:Worldisflat_alternity_bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb]]

When Megatron gained similar powers to the Alternity and began attacking numerous different parallel universes, the Autobots soon realized that his raids were centered on the year 2009. Investigating the same time period in various universes for clues to what the Decepticon might be up to, Bumblebee and [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]] came to the conclusion that some new type of dimensional flux was going to occur, and that Megatron sought the technology for his own ends. While the pair were searching in [[universal stream]] [[Primax 905.0 Beta]], the flux suddenly hit, producing a bizarre effect: printed works of art all across the world began to warp and distort. Bumblebee and Elita quickly tracked down the effect to a mysterious tablet in the Otsuka Museum of Art, which was in the process of being stolen by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Bumblebee easily overpowered the trio, snatching the tablet from them and using his powers to transform them into two-dimensional beings that immediately crumpled. From somewhere across reality, Megatron witnessed this display and attacked with his tesseractal swords, destroying the building and the tablet and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector had vanished, but Bumblebee had deduced the truth of what had happened: the tablet had been invented by beings from the two-dimensional universe known as [[Flatworld]], and had transformed two-dimensional artworks into gateways through which the "Flatworlders" would have been able to pass. With the knowledge that ever lower dimensions were making technological leaps similar to those of the Alternity, Bumblebee resolved to be ready for the next invasion...but not before Elita made sure they had repaired all the damage done to the world they were in first. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}}
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===''Kiss Players''===
[[Image:KPPrimeGoldbug.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sometimes, toy-accuracy is a strange, strange thing.]]
In the year 2011, after the resurrection of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's transformation into Goldbug, the two Autobots traveled to the planet [[Quintessa]] and rescued the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] and their partner [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]] from the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] pit, also freeing their [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|spaceship]] from the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#Tokyo Toy Festival live performance|Kiss Players live performance}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

Later in 2011, Goldbug and the Throttlebots were on Cybertron when [[Vector Sigma]] began to destabilize as a consequence of Optimus Prime releasing the Matrix's energy to cure the Hate Plague the previous year. The Decepticons soon invaded the planet in an attempt to take control of the computer, and Goldbug and the Throttlebots joined [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] in holding the line against them. Unfortunately, they were knocked unconscious by the hypnotic power of the new Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], but they had managed to delay the Decepticons long enough for the Autobot Headmasters to arrive and take up the fight. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

[[Image:Hmep4_throttlebots.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]

Later, when the Decepticon Headmasters unleashed the [[Madmachine]] upon Cybertron, Goldbug and the Throttlebots helped the Autobot Headmasters battle the villains. Hit by a blast of the evil device's electromagnetic beams, the Throttlebots were left in convlusions, opening them up to an attack by the Decepticons. [[Wide Load]] and [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] were again affected by Mindwipe's hypnotism and were instructed to fight each other, but Goldbug was able to get between them and snap them out of it. Goldbug proceeded to get his team organized, and he and Rollbar took on Mindwipe, clinging on to him and preventing him from flying away as they beat him up. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Goldbug and the Throttlebots went up against the Decepticon Headmasters yet again in a later battle on Earth, but pretended to lose so that they would be left free to investigate the Decepticons' newest weapon: a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping]] meteror currently on collision course with [[Athenia]]. Disregarding [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s instructions to keep their distance, the Throttlebots believed they would be heroes if they could stop the meteror, but no sooner had they got within range of the space-rock than its gravity boosters began twisting and warping their ship and their bodies. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

The Throttlebots disappeared after this encounter, suggesting they might have been destroyed, but they eventually resurfaced months later as the Decepticons were carrying out their final plan to destroy the Earth. Goldbug and the Throttlebots teamed up with [[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] to investigate the emergence of a "[[Death Tower]]" in Santiago, Chile, only to find [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] there waiting for them. Naturally, the small 'bots were no match for the powerful combiner, but they fought bravely, clinging onto his limbs before being hurled aside. Luckily, the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s arrived in time to bail them out and take Predaking down. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

===Hero Set===
By the year 2025, Goldbug had returned to being Bumblebee. Together with his comrades Grimlock and Jazz, he battled Starscream in the far reaches of space. <ref>Packaging blurb for the Japanese-exclusive "Hero Set" release of the [[Classic Pretender]] versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and Starscream, confirmed to be part of cartoon continuity by Takara's [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 timeline]].</ref>

===E-Hobby storyline===
Bumblebee joined [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and several other Autobots at Autobot Headquarters for a briefing by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] regarding several missing [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombian]] freight transports. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

==''Wings Universe''==
Goldbug arrived with reinforcements from Autobot City to help [[Pyro (G1)|Spark]]’s team fight [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] which had taken over the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]]. After being exposed to the [[forestonite]] gas, he became a gold version of his original Bumblebee body, though now with the added ability to float and generate electrical stings from his fists. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Throttlebots]]

Daniel Witwicky (G1)

2013-08-15T18:26:39Z

Skywarp: /* The Transformers cartoon */ Removed redundant phrase.

Talk:Ark (G1)

2013-08-15T18:23:57Z

Skywarp: /* G1 Cartoon's Ark Launch Contradictions */

Feel free to steal any of this for your Ark profile.
http://funaroverse.db-destiny.net/ARK/

It's a bit out of date. The Ark-like thign at the bottom I now know to be an Autobot shuttle from here: [http://www.funaroverse.db-destiny.net/asteroidassociation.jpg]

Also, I might have Blaze's art up, not Sizzle's. (They got swapped on their packaging you see...)

The Asteroid association piece is probably uour best source for the look of the Ark in comics continuity.

Bear with me for a moment. This is all conjecture, and should be marked as such if it is put in the article, but it's become a bit of a fixed idea with me. All throughout the Ultimate Guide, the Ark is referred to as "the Ark", while other ships such as ''Nemesis'' are referred to in italics, minus the definite article. Coupled with the fact that the Ark is specifically the first of its line, and yet the line is called the ''Vanguard''-class strongly implies, to me, that the Ark's actual NAME is ''Vanguard'', and it is simply referred to familiarly as "the Ark" because, well, it ended up being an ark. -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That's quite possible. Any other interpetation woudl reauire the ship being built in TWW (though not used for many millions of year) the Vandard, NOT the Ark. That's possible, ti was never named, but awkward.

Alternately, it's possible the Vangard was re-christened at some point after a refit, or for the astertoid mission.

The UK comic called it the last of the great Arks, possibly the Vandarrd class simply became known as 'Arks,' witht heir crew-of-thousands capacity as theyw ere used one-by-one to found colonies? (As seen in Desertion of the Dinobots.) Since the Arks was the LAST Ark on Cybertron it became,w ell... 'The Ark.' ...which was basicly your suggestion, wasn't it? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:12, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That does look to be blaze there. What's the source for his being an engineer on the Ark, so I can ref it?

I was looking through DW's MTMTE #7 and think it's kinda funny that their version of the ark is missing the spoiler on the back. Could't get anyone to pimp their ride I guess. Oh and it's odd that the DK guide that is 90% focused on DW has a cut-away of a Marvel comic stlye ark rather than a cartoon style one as in the actual DW comics.

Sizze as the ark enginner comes from the G2 annual, of which I only have scans of liek 1/3, but it's DAMN INTEWRESTING stuff, I'm rabid to find a copy of it for sale...

IM me if you want me to send you the actual scans to check out. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 13:15, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

you have cause me to re-read the ark's entry in the ultimate guide. I lvoe that there's a BAR on it. Also- landing gear. Why do they bother? the Ark just crashes everyywhere it goes. Has it EVER landed, even ONCE? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:07, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

It lands on the moon successfully when Blaster and Grimlock fight. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:12, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

you mean the time it was unable to take off? Except,t hat wa because it wa bombarded, not because it crashed for once. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:52, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

==Merge==
Shouldn't this have comic info as well? It's also... I mean, "Autobot Headquarters" is kinda vague. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:shouldn't this redirect to the Ark page, and the animated subsection of tat page simply note the Ark was only ever called 'Autobot Headquarters' in the Sunbow series? :p -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:I realize the name ''sounds'' vague, but it's used with 100% consistency in the cartoon. It's always given that name, and never any other.

:The comics, by contrast, made it very clear that the Ark and the Autobot base were one and the same. In fact I don't even recall the Ark being referred to as "the base" or "headquarters" or anything like that; I think it was always just "the Ark"... though I could easily be forgetting something.

:The reason I didn't put it under the Ark is that cartoon Autobot HQ had various bits and pieces added on to it that weren't part of the ship -- the elevator in the Nightbird episode, the big lid on the volcano in Dinobot Island, Ratchet's little Aerostream trailer in MTMTE part 1.... I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Also, it seems odd that such a prominent name in the cartoon doesn't have its own entry.
:-- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:18, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
::I wasn't implying it was a descriptor, I agree that the Ark was called Autobot headquarters in animated continuity. But we dont' give movie Brawl two articles just because he has two names, we note that he has two names, and which one is used at the top of the appropriate section. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::FYI that first part was in reply to Sipher's comment.

:::It's not just the name, it's the difference in extent. Movie Brawl and Movie Devastator are clearly exactly, literally, 100% the same thing. Cartoon Ark is part of Autobot Headquarters, and possibly most of it, but definately not all of it. The volcano and whatever other add-on bits are also part of it, and definately not part of the ship.

:::I dunno. If you wanna make an analogy of it, it's somewhere between the Autobot City/Metroplex, where one is part of the other but definately deserves its own article, and... say, E-Landmine and his armor backpack thing, which even though it's this separate thing that adds on to him, is still clearly just part of him.

:::And to spare me the trouble while we're at it.. do we draw the same line for the Decepticon Space Cruiser and Decepticon Headquarters? The cruiser was only named in the first three episodes, and only in the cartoon, while DHQ was shown/named in following 50 or 60 episodes, and is a whole little complex of buildings apart from the cruiser.
::: -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Additional thought: having a re-direct to the Ark page would be fine, I think, long as there's an "Autobot Headquarters" subheadline under G1 cartoon section. Keeps all the Ark info together and still acknowledges the ship's dual roles. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 12:46, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

==Weird Armaments==
This is a question for tech-oriented, or just logic-oriented people: Okay, I know its canon according to the DK Ultimate Guide, but why does the Ark have "16 particle-combustion canons (port), 16 laser emitters (starboard)"? Wouldn't it make sense to have a mixture of weapons on both sides of the ship? What happens if the Autobots run into a ship like the Enterprise (which is immune to 'lasers'), and that ship decides to attack on the only side that cannot harm them? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 04:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Possibly it relates to the asteroid-clearing mission? Lasers are a way of, IIRC, imparting motion over time to bodies in motion (And they're emitters, not cannons.) So maybe the port side is optimized for blowing asteroids up, and the starboard size is optimized to pushing the resulting chunks of rocks around? The sides are themed so the Ark could use all 16 at once on the asteroids in one 'pass.' If you're making a port pass on an asteroid to blow it to pieces, if the weapons were 'balanced' you'd only be able to use 8 of the particle-combustion cannons.
:(This is the only explanation I can think of.) -18:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

::I don't think that makes very much sense. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Well it is possible the Ark is not designed as a warship, so her weapons are viewed as mission specific tools rather than combat rated. With the name "Ark" I'd assume she was designed for relocating Autobots to distant worlds, and thus her armaments are designed to gather materials for new construction and perhaps a method of mining for sources of energy needed to sustain the crew. Sort of like a swiss army knife. You many have lots of tools, but you really can only use one at a time, so you make the most of that tool. Could be the Ark doesn't have the power to use all her weapons and so mounts all of one kind on a side for maximum potential and then if the other kind is needed, roll to expose the unused side. ~Ithekro
:This comes up further up the page, but the Ark (*coughcoughcough''Vanguard''coughcoughcough* isn't actually ever intended to be an ark until the IDW books. Its name doesn't really make sense - it's more-or-less explicitly designed to go save the planet from the asteroids in the older G1 material...although...is it the Ark they're planning to leave Cybertron in in TWW1? -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:: Actually the Ark in the Comic was likely NOT designed/built specifically to take out the asteroids since it was specifically called "the last of the great Arks". There were others of its kind before the asteroids were a threat. And in the Cartoon there wasn't any asteroid belt to clear at all, and it was specifically established in Desertion of the Dinobots that other ships just like it had taken refugees from Cybertron before. So they VERY likely were built as Arks.

:::Okay. I guess I'm being misled by the Ultimate Guide, which specifically states that the Ark was the first of its kind, and (I don't have it handy) I believe that it was a battleship. Also, sign your comments, Derik. -[[User:LV|LV]] 04:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

::::From an engineering perspective, regardless of wether the Ark was an explorer or a warship, it doesn't make any bloody sense to restrict certain weapons to just one facing arc each, unless the weapon is restricted by length and stability issues (such as a main gun that extends along the keel of the ship). As for the assumption that it could easily roll to the other side to fire its port cannons or whatever, that's just incredibly poor tactics - while the thrusters are firing to turn the ship, its being hammered by the enemy vessel. One would also hope its armed with weapons covering its dorsal, ventral and aft arcs as well. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:::::We don't know what the fields of fire are on any of these guns. It's entirely possible that they can all elevate or depress ninety degrees. -[[User:LV|LV]] 16:15, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== Actual Size? ==
Did either the Titanium toy, the DK Guide, or any Japanese stuff ever give actual dimensions for the Ark? Hight, Length and such? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 02:05, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

==Disambig==
You know, we have a bot that can replace all in-article instances of just "Ark" to "Ark (G1)". I'm of the opinion that whenever there's a disambig page, the name sans parenthetical identifier should ALWAYS go to the disambig. At the very least, it shows people the breadth of TFdom and encourages them to look around more. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:07, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, and I tried to suggest that when I reverted it back, but I ran out of room on the summary line. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 22:11, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

==Made of win==
"Doooo Dooooooo DOOTDOOTDOOT DOOOOOO!" is awesome. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 20:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Uh-huh... Can I ask why? --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 00:19, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

...And if I can, what is the caption mean, exactly?

:It's one of the pieces of incidental music from the cartoon. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:51, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Uh... huh. I can hardly recognize it. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 11:23, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

==Decepticon Boarders==

Should the "Crew" list make a sub-note of the Decepticon raiders in the G1 cartoon? They were entombed in the ship for 4 million years, after all, not to mention the primary reason for the crash, even if they weren't official "crew". [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 14:20, 15 August 2013 (EDT)

==G1 Cartoon's Ark Launch Contradictions==

Should the G1 cartoon section make note of the differing circumstances of the Ark's launch in "The Search for Alpha Trion" and how it is somewhat at odds with MTMTE, Pt. 1? [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 14:23, 15 August 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Ark (G1)

2013-08-15T18:23:35Z

Skywarp: /* Decepticon Boarders */

Feel free to steal any of this for your Ark profile.
http://funaroverse.db-destiny.net/ARK/

It's a bit out of date. The Ark-like thign at the bottom I now know to be an Autobot shuttle from here: [http://www.funaroverse.db-destiny.net/asteroidassociation.jpg]

Also, I might have Blaze's art up, not Sizzle's. (They got swapped on their packaging you see...)

The Asteroid association piece is probably uour best source for the look of the Ark in comics continuity.

Bear with me for a moment. This is all conjecture, and should be marked as such if it is put in the article, but it's become a bit of a fixed idea with me. All throughout the Ultimate Guide, the Ark is referred to as "the Ark", while other ships such as ''Nemesis'' are referred to in italics, minus the definite article. Coupled with the fact that the Ark is specifically the first of its line, and yet the line is called the ''Vanguard''-class strongly implies, to me, that the Ark's actual NAME is ''Vanguard'', and it is simply referred to familiarly as "the Ark" because, well, it ended up being an ark. -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That's quite possible. Any other interpetation woudl reauire the ship being built in TWW (though not used for many millions of year) the Vandard, NOT the Ark. That's possible, ti was never named, but awkward.

Alternately, it's possible the Vangard was re-christened at some point after a refit, or for the astertoid mission.

The UK comic called it the last of the great Arks, possibly the Vandarrd class simply became known as 'Arks,' witht heir crew-of-thousands capacity as theyw ere used one-by-one to found colonies? (As seen in Desertion of the Dinobots.) Since the Arks was the LAST Ark on Cybertron it became,w ell... 'The Ark.' ...which was basicly your suggestion, wasn't it? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:12, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That does look to be blaze there. What's the source for his being an engineer on the Ark, so I can ref it?

I was looking through DW's MTMTE #7 and think it's kinda funny that their version of the ark is missing the spoiler on the back. Could't get anyone to pimp their ride I guess. Oh and it's odd that the DK guide that is 90% focused on DW has a cut-away of a Marvel comic stlye ark rather than a cartoon style one as in the actual DW comics.

Sizze as the ark enginner comes from the G2 annual, of which I only have scans of liek 1/3, but it's DAMN INTEWRESTING stuff, I'm rabid to find a copy of it for sale...

IM me if you want me to send you the actual scans to check out. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 13:15, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

you have cause me to re-read the ark's entry in the ultimate guide. I lvoe that there's a BAR on it. Also- landing gear. Why do they bother? the Ark just crashes everyywhere it goes. Has it EVER landed, even ONCE? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:07, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

It lands on the moon successfully when Blaster and Grimlock fight. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:12, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

you mean the time it was unable to take off? Except,t hat wa because it wa bombarded, not because it crashed for once. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:52, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

==Merge==
Shouldn't this have comic info as well? It's also... I mean, "Autobot Headquarters" is kinda vague. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:shouldn't this redirect to the Ark page, and the animated subsection of tat page simply note the Ark was only ever called 'Autobot Headquarters' in the Sunbow series? :p -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:I realize the name ''sounds'' vague, but it's used with 100% consistency in the cartoon. It's always given that name, and never any other.

:The comics, by contrast, made it very clear that the Ark and the Autobot base were one and the same. In fact I don't even recall the Ark being referred to as "the base" or "headquarters" or anything like that; I think it was always just "the Ark"... though I could easily be forgetting something.

:The reason I didn't put it under the Ark is that cartoon Autobot HQ had various bits and pieces added on to it that weren't part of the ship -- the elevator in the Nightbird episode, the big lid on the volcano in Dinobot Island, Ratchet's little Aerostream trailer in MTMTE part 1.... I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Also, it seems odd that such a prominent name in the cartoon doesn't have its own entry.
:-- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:18, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
::I wasn't implying it was a descriptor, I agree that the Ark was called Autobot headquarters in animated continuity. But we dont' give movie Brawl two articles just because he has two names, we note that he has two names, and which one is used at the top of the appropriate section. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::FYI that first part was in reply to Sipher's comment.

:::It's not just the name, it's the difference in extent. Movie Brawl and Movie Devastator are clearly exactly, literally, 100% the same thing. Cartoon Ark is part of Autobot Headquarters, and possibly most of it, but definately not all of it. The volcano and whatever other add-on bits are also part of it, and definately not part of the ship.

:::I dunno. If you wanna make an analogy of it, it's somewhere between the Autobot City/Metroplex, where one is part of the other but definately deserves its own article, and... say, E-Landmine and his armor backpack thing, which even though it's this separate thing that adds on to him, is still clearly just part of him.

:::And to spare me the trouble while we're at it.. do we draw the same line for the Decepticon Space Cruiser and Decepticon Headquarters? The cruiser was only named in the first three episodes, and only in the cartoon, while DHQ was shown/named in following 50 or 60 episodes, and is a whole little complex of buildings apart from the cruiser.
::: -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Additional thought: having a re-direct to the Ark page would be fine, I think, long as there's an "Autobot Headquarters" subheadline under G1 cartoon section. Keeps all the Ark info together and still acknowledges the ship's dual roles. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 12:46, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

==Weird Armaments==
This is a question for tech-oriented, or just logic-oriented people: Okay, I know its canon according to the DK Ultimate Guide, but why does the Ark have "16 particle-combustion canons (port), 16 laser emitters (starboard)"? Wouldn't it make sense to have a mixture of weapons on both sides of the ship? What happens if the Autobots run into a ship like the Enterprise (which is immune to 'lasers'), and that ship decides to attack on the only side that cannot harm them? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 04:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Possibly it relates to the asteroid-clearing mission? Lasers are a way of, IIRC, imparting motion over time to bodies in motion (And they're emitters, not cannons.) So maybe the port side is optimized for blowing asteroids up, and the starboard size is optimized to pushing the resulting chunks of rocks around? The sides are themed so the Ark could use all 16 at once on the asteroids in one 'pass.' If you're making a port pass on an asteroid to blow it to pieces, if the weapons were 'balanced' you'd only be able to use 8 of the particle-combustion cannons.
:(This is the only explanation I can think of.) -18:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

::I don't think that makes very much sense. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Well it is possible the Ark is not designed as a warship, so her weapons are viewed as mission specific tools rather than combat rated. With the name "Ark" I'd assume she was designed for relocating Autobots to distant worlds, and thus her armaments are designed to gather materials for new construction and perhaps a method of mining for sources of energy needed to sustain the crew. Sort of like a swiss army knife. You many have lots of tools, but you really can only use one at a time, so you make the most of that tool. Could be the Ark doesn't have the power to use all her weapons and so mounts all of one kind on a side for maximum potential and then if the other kind is needed, roll to expose the unused side. ~Ithekro
:This comes up further up the page, but the Ark (*coughcoughcough''Vanguard''coughcoughcough* isn't actually ever intended to be an ark until the IDW books. Its name doesn't really make sense - it's more-or-less explicitly designed to go save the planet from the asteroids in the older G1 material...although...is it the Ark they're planning to leave Cybertron in in TWW1? -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:: Actually the Ark in the Comic was likely NOT designed/built specifically to take out the asteroids since it was specifically called "the last of the great Arks". There were others of its kind before the asteroids were a threat. And in the Cartoon there wasn't any asteroid belt to clear at all, and it was specifically established in Desertion of the Dinobots that other ships just like it had taken refugees from Cybertron before. So they VERY likely were built as Arks.

:::Okay. I guess I'm being misled by the Ultimate Guide, which specifically states that the Ark was the first of its kind, and (I don't have it handy) I believe that it was a battleship. Also, sign your comments, Derik. -[[User:LV|LV]] 04:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

::::From an engineering perspective, regardless of wether the Ark was an explorer or a warship, it doesn't make any bloody sense to restrict certain weapons to just one facing arc each, unless the weapon is restricted by length and stability issues (such as a main gun that extends along the keel of the ship). As for the assumption that it could easily roll to the other side to fire its port cannons or whatever, that's just incredibly poor tactics - while the thrusters are firing to turn the ship, its being hammered by the enemy vessel. One would also hope its armed with weapons covering its dorsal, ventral and aft arcs as well. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:::::We don't know what the fields of fire are on any of these guns. It's entirely possible that they can all elevate or depress ninety degrees. -[[User:LV|LV]] 16:15, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== Actual Size? ==
Did either the Titanium toy, the DK Guide, or any Japanese stuff ever give actual dimensions for the Ark? Hight, Length and such? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 02:05, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

==Disambig==
You know, we have a bot that can replace all in-article instances of just "Ark" to "Ark (G1)". I'm of the opinion that whenever there's a disambig page, the name sans parenthetical identifier should ALWAYS go to the disambig. At the very least, it shows people the breadth of TFdom and encourages them to look around more. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:07, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, and I tried to suggest that when I reverted it back, but I ran out of room on the summary line. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 22:11, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

==Made of win==
"Doooo Dooooooo DOOTDOOTDOOT DOOOOOO!" is awesome. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 20:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Uh-huh... Can I ask why? --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 00:19, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

...And if I can, what is the caption mean, exactly?

:It's one of the pieces of incidental music from the cartoon. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:51, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Uh... huh. I can hardly recognize it. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 11:23, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

==Decepticon Boarders==

Should the "Crew" list make a sub-note of the Decepticon raiders in the G1 cartoon? They were entombed in the ship for 4 million years, after all, not to mention the primary reason for the crash, even if they weren't official "crew". [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 14:20, 15 August 2013 (EDT)

==G1 Cartoon's Ark Launch Contradictions==

Should the G1 cartoon section make note of the differing circumstances of the Ark's launch in "The Search for Alpha Trion" and how it is somewhat at odds with MTMTE, Pt. 1?

Talk:Ark (G1)

2013-08-15T18:20:45Z

Skywarp:

Feel free to steal any of this for your Ark profile.
http://funaroverse.db-destiny.net/ARK/

It's a bit out of date. The Ark-like thign at the bottom I now know to be an Autobot shuttle from here: [http://www.funaroverse.db-destiny.net/asteroidassociation.jpg]

Also, I might have Blaze's art up, not Sizzle's. (They got swapped on their packaging you see...)

The Asteroid association piece is probably uour best source for the look of the Ark in comics continuity.

Bear with me for a moment. This is all conjecture, and should be marked as such if it is put in the article, but it's become a bit of a fixed idea with me. All throughout the Ultimate Guide, the Ark is referred to as "the Ark", while other ships such as ''Nemesis'' are referred to in italics, minus the definite article. Coupled with the fact that the Ark is specifically the first of its line, and yet the line is called the ''Vanguard''-class strongly implies, to me, that the Ark's actual NAME is ''Vanguard'', and it is simply referred to familiarly as "the Ark" because, well, it ended up being an ark. -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That's quite possible. Any other interpetation woudl reauire the ship being built in TWW (though not used for many millions of year) the Vandard, NOT the Ark. That's possible, ti was never named, but awkward.

Alternately, it's possible the Vangard was re-christened at some point after a refit, or for the astertoid mission.

The UK comic called it the last of the great Arks, possibly the Vandarrd class simply became known as 'Arks,' witht heir crew-of-thousands capacity as theyw ere used one-by-one to found colonies? (As seen in Desertion of the Dinobots.) Since the Arks was the LAST Ark on Cybertron it became,w ell... 'The Ark.' ...which was basicly your suggestion, wasn't it? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:12, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

That does look to be blaze there. What's the source for his being an engineer on the Ark, so I can ref it?

I was looking through DW's MTMTE #7 and think it's kinda funny that their version of the ark is missing the spoiler on the back. Could't get anyone to pimp their ride I guess. Oh and it's odd that the DK guide that is 90% focused on DW has a cut-away of a Marvel comic stlye ark rather than a cartoon style one as in the actual DW comics.

Sizze as the ark enginner comes from the G2 annual, of which I only have scans of liek 1/3, but it's DAMN INTEWRESTING stuff, I'm rabid to find a copy of it for sale...

IM me if you want me to send you the actual scans to check out. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 13:15, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

you have cause me to re-read the ark's entry in the ultimate guide. I lvoe that there's a BAR on it. Also- landing gear. Why do they bother? the Ark just crashes everyywhere it goes. Has it EVER landed, even ONCE? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:07, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

It lands on the moon successfully when Blaster and Grimlock fight. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:12, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

you mean the time it was unable to take off? Except,t hat wa because it wa bombarded, not because it crashed for once. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:52, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

==Merge==
Shouldn't this have comic info as well? It's also... I mean, "Autobot Headquarters" is kinda vague. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:shouldn't this redirect to the Ark page, and the animated subsection of tat page simply note the Ark was only ever called 'Autobot Headquarters' in the Sunbow series? :p -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:I realize the name ''sounds'' vague, but it's used with 100% consistency in the cartoon. It's always given that name, and never any other.

:The comics, by contrast, made it very clear that the Ark and the Autobot base were one and the same. In fact I don't even recall the Ark being referred to as "the base" or "headquarters" or anything like that; I think it was always just "the Ark"... though I could easily be forgetting something.

:The reason I didn't put it under the Ark is that cartoon Autobot HQ had various bits and pieces added on to it that weren't part of the ship -- the elevator in the Nightbird episode, the big lid on the volcano in Dinobot Island, Ratchet's little Aerostream trailer in MTMTE part 1.... I'm sure I'm forgetting some. Also, it seems odd that such a prominent name in the cartoon doesn't have its own entry.
:-- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:18, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
::I wasn't implying it was a descriptor, I agree that the Ark was called Autobot headquarters in animated continuity. But we dont' give movie Brawl two articles just because he has two names, we note that he has two names, and which one is used at the top of the appropriate section. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:32, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::FYI that first part was in reply to Sipher's comment.

:::It's not just the name, it's the difference in extent. Movie Brawl and Movie Devastator are clearly exactly, literally, 100% the same thing. Cartoon Ark is part of Autobot Headquarters, and possibly most of it, but definately not all of it. The volcano and whatever other add-on bits are also part of it, and definately not part of the ship.

:::I dunno. If you wanna make an analogy of it, it's somewhere between the Autobot City/Metroplex, where one is part of the other but definately deserves its own article, and... say, E-Landmine and his armor backpack thing, which even though it's this separate thing that adds on to him, is still clearly just part of him.

:::And to spare me the trouble while we're at it.. do we draw the same line for the Decepticon Space Cruiser and Decepticon Headquarters? The cruiser was only named in the first three episodes, and only in the cartoon, while DHQ was shown/named in following 50 or 60 episodes, and is a whole little complex of buildings apart from the cruiser.
::: -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Additional thought: having a re-direct to the Ark page would be fine, I think, long as there's an "Autobot Headquarters" subheadline under G1 cartoon section. Keeps all the Ark info together and still acknowledges the ship's dual roles. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 12:46, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

==Weird Armaments==
This is a question for tech-oriented, or just logic-oriented people: Okay, I know its canon according to the DK Ultimate Guide, but why does the Ark have "16 particle-combustion canons (port), 16 laser emitters (starboard)"? Wouldn't it make sense to have a mixture of weapons on both sides of the ship? What happens if the Autobots run into a ship like the Enterprise (which is immune to 'lasers'), and that ship decides to attack on the only side that cannot harm them? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 04:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Possibly it relates to the asteroid-clearing mission? Lasers are a way of, IIRC, imparting motion over time to bodies in motion (And they're emitters, not cannons.) So maybe the port side is optimized for blowing asteroids up, and the starboard size is optimized to pushing the resulting chunks of rocks around? The sides are themed so the Ark could use all 16 at once on the asteroids in one 'pass.' If you're making a port pass on an asteroid to blow it to pieces, if the weapons were 'balanced' you'd only be able to use 8 of the particle-combustion cannons.
:(This is the only explanation I can think of.) -18:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

::I don't think that makes very much sense. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Well it is possible the Ark is not designed as a warship, so her weapons are viewed as mission specific tools rather than combat rated. With the name "Ark" I'd assume she was designed for relocating Autobots to distant worlds, and thus her armaments are designed to gather materials for new construction and perhaps a method of mining for sources of energy needed to sustain the crew. Sort of like a swiss army knife. You many have lots of tools, but you really can only use one at a time, so you make the most of that tool. Could be the Ark doesn't have the power to use all her weapons and so mounts all of one kind on a side for maximum potential and then if the other kind is needed, roll to expose the unused side. ~Ithekro
:This comes up further up the page, but the Ark (*coughcoughcough''Vanguard''coughcoughcough* isn't actually ever intended to be an ark until the IDW books. Its name doesn't really make sense - it's more-or-less explicitly designed to go save the planet from the asteroids in the older G1 material...although...is it the Ark they're planning to leave Cybertron in in TWW1? -[[User:LV|LV]] 02:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:: Actually the Ark in the Comic was likely NOT designed/built specifically to take out the asteroids since it was specifically called "the last of the great Arks". There were others of its kind before the asteroids were a threat. And in the Cartoon there wasn't any asteroid belt to clear at all, and it was specifically established in Desertion of the Dinobots that other ships just like it had taken refugees from Cybertron before. So they VERY likely were built as Arks.

:::Okay. I guess I'm being misled by the Ultimate Guide, which specifically states that the Ark was the first of its kind, and (I don't have it handy) I believe that it was a battleship. Also, sign your comments, Derik. -[[User:LV|LV]] 04:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

::::From an engineering perspective, regardless of wether the Ark was an explorer or a warship, it doesn't make any bloody sense to restrict certain weapons to just one facing arc each, unless the weapon is restricted by length and stability issues (such as a main gun that extends along the keel of the ship). As for the assumption that it could easily roll to the other side to fire its port cannons or whatever, that's just incredibly poor tactics - while the thrusters are firing to turn the ship, its being hammered by the enemy vessel. One would also hope its armed with weapons covering its dorsal, ventral and aft arcs as well. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:::::We don't know what the fields of fire are on any of these guns. It's entirely possible that they can all elevate or depress ninety degrees. -[[User:LV|LV]] 16:15, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== Actual Size? ==
Did either the Titanium toy, the DK Guide, or any Japanese stuff ever give actual dimensions for the Ark? Hight, Length and such? --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 02:05, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

==Disambig==
You know, we have a bot that can replace all in-article instances of just "Ark" to "Ark (G1)". I'm of the opinion that whenever there's a disambig page, the name sans parenthetical identifier should ALWAYS go to the disambig. At the very least, it shows people the breadth of TFdom and encourages them to look around more. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:07, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, and I tried to suggest that when I reverted it back, but I ran out of room on the summary line. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 22:11, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

==Made of win==
"Doooo Dooooooo DOOTDOOTDOOT DOOOOOO!" is awesome. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 20:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Uh-huh... Can I ask why? --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 00:19, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

...And if I can, what is the caption mean, exactly?

:It's one of the pieces of incidental music from the cartoon. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:51, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Uh... huh. I can hardly recognize it. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.74|66.82.9.74]] 11:23, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

==Decepticon Boarders==

Should the "Crew" list make a sub-note of the Decepticon stowaways in the G1 cartoon? They were entombed in the ship for 4 million years, after all, not to mention the primary reason for the crash, but the article does little to mention them. [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 14:20, 15 August 2013 (EDT)

==G1 Cartoon's Ark Launch Contradictions==

Should the G1 cartoon section make note of the differing circumstances of the Ark's launch in "The Search for Alpha Trion" and how it is somewhat at odds with MTMTE, Pt. 1?

Carly (G1)

2013-08-15T16:39:21Z

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{{disambig3|Carly}}

:''Carly is a [[human]] [[honorary Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|MIT graduates make either great ambassadors or fantastic housewives!]]
'''Carly''' is a human ally of the Autobots. She attended [[MIT]] and has a gift for chemistry and electronics. She married [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and eventually gave birth to [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Arlene Banas]] (English), [[Gara Takashima]] (Japanese, teenager), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese, adult)

[[Image:Arcade Hahaha.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Spike now knows how Dudley Do-Right feels.]]

Carly first met [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] at the [[Robots Video Arcade]], though she was more interested in the Autobot than Spike, much to his disgust. Sometime later, she encountered [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who was standing guard during the test of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. She blamed herself for the device's capture by the [[Decepticon]]s, and after Ironhide took her on a tour of Autobot Headquarters, she went on a solo mission to retrieve it and was promptly captured. After Ironhide, Bumblebee and Spike rescued her, she was able to put her MIT studies to use and reverse the Immobilizer's operation, ensuring an Autobot victory. Back at base, she accepted Spike's offer of a date, despite the obvious age difference.<ref>From the show's [[production bible]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20090420053203/http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage8.html page eight]</ref> {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

After a stop at a [[Fun A Rama Park|fun park]], Carly, Spike and Bumblebee picked up [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] at an airport, only to discover the Decepticons were using the location as a [[Hangar|secret base]]. The Dinobots were called in, but became critically injured during the battle. The three humans returned to headquarters, where the Dinobots decided to desert the Autobot cause. When the Autobots themselves later became crippled by the levels of [[Cybertonium]] deteriorating in their systems, Carly realised that the Dinobots would still be functioning, and the trio of humans were able to persuade the Dinobots to help by intercepting a Decepticon shipment of the mineral. Unfortunately [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] instead led his troops to Cybertron, and Carly and Spike were forced to follow them there. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[Image:DesertionDinobots2 Spike carrying Carly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"My ankle will feel better once we're at the top of that 100-foot staircase."]]
Carly's technical know-how once again proved useful as she, Spike and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] outwitted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She also undid some Decepticon cross-circuiting of the Dinobots, and helped the Dinobots and Spike steal some Cybertonium. She was very impressed with Cybertron's design and layout, and even watched a cybertronic history disc from a neglected machine. Unfortunately, the trip had several drawbacks; among them, Shockwave disintegrated her car (Decepticreep!), and she twisted her ankle. However, after the Cybertonium mission was completed, some good came of it all — [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave both Carly and Spike the title of honorary Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[Image:BlasterBlues Carly Spike in spacesuits.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In this continuity, the female pilots the ''Red'' Lion.]]
The pair took [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] along with them to a rock concert, however Blaster's transmission of the concert to the other Autobots caused them to miss a distress signal, resulting in the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. Carly and Spike started searching the globe in [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], however [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] used the missing device to jam Earth's radio signals. Carly used her technical knowhow to track the signal to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and she and Spike accompanied Powerglide and Optimus there in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], though the two humans couldn't do much more than be a cheering squad. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

Out driving in [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Spike and Carly stumbled on a film shoot. After Hoist rescued some stuntmen, he was invited to be part of the movie, while Spike and Carly got free passes to the studio. The duo went to watch the filming, and were dismayed as the other Autobots also attempted to get in on the act, but their time was soon occupied in preventing the Decepticons from getting their hands on a film reel. They were chased through the backlot by Megatron, until a cunning ruse by Hoist involving dropping the pair into a vat of "lava" fooled the Decepticons into thinking the film reel had been destroyed. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Spike, Carly and Sparkplug got all dressed up to watch [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] get presented with a prestegious award for his invention of [[corrostop]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:FFOD1 Witwickys under attack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I don't think you heard me. I said 'Disco's coming back.' Now play some Bee Gees and start that mirror ball."]]
By the year 2006, she and Spike, who had become Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, had married and had a son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. The family attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] together, from which Spike was abducted by the [[Quintesson]]s, along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[Image:G1 Carly Witwicky adult.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Daniel? Daniel? Oh, good, I lost him.]]
The Witwickys attended a diplomatic event on Cybertron, during which Daniel wandered off with Grimlock. It was a while before Carly noticed her son was missing, and insisted on joining in the search. The Autobots followed the trail to a [[Planetary Corridor CB-311-B4|secret Quintesson room]] with portals leading to prison dimensions. Carly and the Autobots traveled to [[Menonia]] in search of Daniel and Grimlock. Carly was able to find a piece of Daniel's tuxedo and, with the aid of [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], tracked down the boy himself. After defeating the Quintesson who'd been exiled to Menonia, the Autobots and the two humans returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

When Daniel started having bad dreams, Spike and Carly asked Rodimus to help the boy overcome them. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the American animated series occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, except that the events of season three were moved back to 2010. Japanese animated continuity inserts several additional storylines into the timeline.}}
=====Scramble City=====
[[Image:ScrambleCarlyChip01.jpg|left|thumb]]

In the late 1980s, the Autobots began work on a mobile battle fortress dubbed "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]", and began construction of the massive structure in a subterranean cavern. Carly helped the Autobots work on the project, and was seen twiddling knobs and consulting some paperwork. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
{{-}}
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Hm6 unexplained injuries.jpg|thumb|right|270px]]
Apparently, doing anything constructive with her degree from MIT wasn't a priority for Carly, as she became strictly a doting housewife by 2011. She, Spike and Daniel lived in the Autobot base on [[Athenia]].
{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} After Spike was injured, she took care of him. Thus when the Decepticons sent a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteor]] towards the planet, neither she nor Spike was able to go and deal with it, so Daniel went instead. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[Image:HM13 Carly.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Daniel cut short a meal with his mother so he could go and check on some seeds he brought back from [[Earth]]. When it turned out to be a deadly [[buridanka]], she sat uselessly in on the discussion about it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When Daniel and Spike ran into Decepticon trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], she pointedly wondered aloud why [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] wasn't bothering to do anything yet. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Carly attended a meeting about a distress call from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. She was in favor of providing help, and assisted [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in contacting [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on Earth to see if there was energy to spare. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[Image:HM18 Carly and Daniel.jpg|thumb|right|240px]]
She and Daniel traveled to Earth with Spike when her husband decided to try and negotiate with the Decepticons. The pair were held hostage during the negotiations. When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] insisted on Daniel remaining on Earth while Spike worked on Athenia, Carly volunteered to stay on Earth to look after the boy. As it turned out she didn't have to, as Galvatron turned out to be [[Sixshot]] in disguise, and she and Daniel were swiftly rescued by the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Apparently she didn't mind Daniel running off to go into space to hunt Decepticons with the Autobots. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[Image:HM28 Carly pours tea.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
She attended Ultra Magnus's funeral. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} She worried over Spike when he was injured during a Decepticon attack. Luckily Fortress was able to use his telekinesis to help Spike, and the family was tearfully reunited. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} While Daniel asked if he could go to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Carly poured tea and suggested he stay on Athenia so she wouldn't have to worry about him. Then Spike totally said Daniel could go anyway. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} While on the alien planet of [[Daira]], a [[space ration]] reminded Daniel of when his mother made it for him. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

When the Decepticons began attacking locations around the world, Spike and Carly headed for [[Santiago]] on a plane, only for it to crash in the [[Andes Mountains]]. Carly ended up down a crevasse and promptly fainted, necessitating her rescue by Daniel, who carried her out on his back. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Restricted to a stretcher, Carly returned to America on the ''[[Queen World]]'', where Spike said he'd look after her so that Daniel could go take part in the fight against the Decepticons. Following the Decepticons' defeat, Carly, Spike and Daniel turned out to farewell the Autobots, who were following the Decepticons into space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
Carly was strolling the beach with her family and Autobot friends shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]]. After [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] attacked, Carly was taken hostage by [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] until she was rescued by Daniel. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

{{-}}
===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
[[Image:DW_Extermination_Witwickyfamily.jpg|thumb|300px|It turned out blondes actually did have more fun.]]

In 2002, Carly was a brunette. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} She was back to her natural blonde locks when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived at the Witwicky household to talk to Spike. When Daniel asked who the yellow car was, Carly, not wishing to reveal to her son the family's history with the Transformers, merely replied that it was his father's best friend. {{Storylink|Extermination}}
{{--}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Carly and Spike were stationed on [[Nebulos]] in [[2012]]. Carly turned out to meet [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s team when they arrived from Earth to investigate [[Hi-Q]]'s disappearance. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}}

==Notes==
* Carly never appeared in any of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]], though she arguably exists within its [[continuity]]. Daniel at least does, and someone has to be his mother.
* Carly and [[Chip Chase]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run. Coincidence!? '''''Shocking dual identity!?''''' (Or maybe the two of them just can't stand to be in the same room for whatever reason...) The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]". Blink twice and you'll miss 'em.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Carly''' (カーリー ''Kārī'')
*''English:'' '''Carey''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:The Headmasters humans]]
[[Category:Wings Universe characters]]
[[Category: Witwicky family]]

Carly (G1)

2013-08-15T16:35:30Z

Skywarp: /* The Transformers cartoon */

{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=Symbol autobot reg.png|cLink=Honorary Autobot}}}}
{{disambig3|Carly}}

:''Carly is a [[human]] [[honorary Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Carly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|MIT graduates make either great ambassadors or fantastic housewives!]]
'''Carly''' is a human ally of the Autobots. She attended [[MIT]] and has a gift for chemistry and electronics. She married [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and eventually gave birth to [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Arlene Banas]] (English), [[Gara Takashima]] (Japanese, teenager), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese, adult)

[[Image:Arcade Hahaha.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Spike now knows how Dudley Do-Right feels.]]

Carly first met [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] at the [[Robots Video Arcade]], though she was more interested in the Autobot than Spike, much to his disgust. Sometime later, she encountered [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who was standing guard during the test of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. She blamed herself for the device's capture by the [[Decepticon]]s, and after Ironhide took her on a tour of Autobot Headquarters, she went on a solo mission to retrieve it and was promptly captured. After Ironhide, Bumblebee and Spike rescued her, she was able to put her MIT studies to use and reverse the Immobilizer's operation, ensuring an Autobot victory. Back at base, she accepted Spike's offer of a date, despite the obvious age difference.<ref>From the show's [[production bible]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20090420053203/http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage8.html page eight]</ref> {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

After a stop at a [[Fun A Rama Park|fun park]], Carly, Spike and Bumblebee picked up [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] at an airport, only to discover the Decepticons were using the location as a [[Hangar|secret base]]. The Dinobots were called in, but became critically injured during the battle. The three humans returned to headquarters, where the Dinobots decided to desert the Autobot cause. When the Autobots themselves later became crippled by the levels of [[Cybertonium]] deteriorating in their systems, Carly realised that the Dinobots would still be functioning, and the trio of humans were able to persuade the Dinobots to help by intercepting a Decepticon shipment of the mineral. Unfortunately [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] instead led his troops to Cybertron, and Carly and Spike were forced to follow them there. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[Image:DesertionDinobots2 Spike carrying Carly.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
Carly's technical know-how once again proved useful as she, Spike and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] outwitted [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She also undid some Decepticon cross-circuiting of the Dinobots, and helped the Dinobots and Spike steal some Cybertonium. She was very impressed with Cybertron's design and layout, and even watched a cybertronic history disc from a neglected machine. Unfortunately, the trip had several drawbacks; among them, Shockwave disintegrated her car (Decepticreep!), and she twisted her ankle. However, after the Cybertonium mission was completed, some good came of it all — [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave both Carly and Spike the title of honorary Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[Image:BlasterBlues Carly Spike in spacesuits.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
The pair took [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] along with them to a rock concert, however Blaster's transmission of the concert to the other Autobots caused them to miss a distress signal, resulting in the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. Carly and Spike started searching the globe in [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], however [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] used the missing device to jam Earth's radio signals. Carly used her technical knowhow to track the signal to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and she and Spike accompanied Powerglide and Optimus there in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], though the two humans couldn't do much more than be a cheering squad. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

Out driving in [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Spike and Carly stumbled on a film shoot. After Hoist rescued some stuntmen, he was invited to be part of the movie, while Spike and Carly got free passes to the studio. The duo went to watch the filming, and were dismayed as the other Autobots also attempted to get in on the act, but their time was soon occupied in preventing the Decepticons from getting their hands on a film reel. They were chased through the backlot by Megatron, until a cunning ruse by Hoist involving dropping the pair into a vat of "lava" fooled the Decepticons into thinking the film reel had been destroyed. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Spike, Carly and Sparkplug got all dressed up to watch [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] get presented with a prestegious award for his invention of [[corrostop]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:FFOD1 Witwickys under attack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I don't think you heard me. I said 'Disco's coming back.' Now play some Bee Gees and start that mirror ball."]]
By the year 2006, she and Spike, who had become Earth's ambassador to Cybertron, had married and had a son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. The family attended the first [[Galactic Olympics]] together, from which Spike was abducted by the [[Quintesson]]s, along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[Image:G1 Carly Witwicky adult.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Daniel? Daniel? Oh, good, I lost him.]]
The Witwickys attended a diplomatic event on Cybertron, during which Daniel wandered off with Grimlock. It was a while before Carly noticed her son was missing, and insisted on joining in the search. The Autobots followed the trail to a [[Planetary Corridor CB-311-B4|secret Quintesson room]] with portals leading to prison dimensions. Carly and the Autobots traveled to [[Menonia]] in search of Daniel and Grimlock. Carly was able to find a piece of Daniel's tuxedo and, with the aid of [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], tracked down the boy himself. After defeating the Quintesson who'd been exiled to Menonia, the Autobots and the two humans returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

When Daniel started having bad dreams, Spike and Carly asked Rodimus to help the boy overcome them. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the American animated series occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, except that the events of season three were moved back to 2010. Japanese animated continuity inserts several additional storylines into the timeline.}}
=====Scramble City=====
[[Image:ScrambleCarlyChip01.jpg|left|thumb]]

In the late 1980s, the Autobots began work on a mobile battle fortress dubbed "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]", and began construction of the massive structure in a subterranean cavern. Carly helped the Autobots work on the project, and was seen twiddling knobs and consulting some paperwork. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Hm6 unexplained injuries.jpg|thumb|right|270px]]
Apparently, doing anything constructive with her degree from MIT wasn't a priority for Carly, as she became strictly a doting housewife by 2011. She, Spike and Daniel lived in the Autobot base on [[Athenia]].
{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} After Spike was injured, she took care of him. Thus when the Decepticons sent a [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteor]] towards the planet, neither she nor Spike was able to go and deal with it, so Daniel went instead. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[Image:HM13 Carly.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Daniel cut short a meal with his mother so he could go and check on some seeds he brought back from [[Earth]]. When it turned out to be a deadly [[buridanka]], she sat uselessly in on the discussion about it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When Daniel and Spike ran into Decepticon trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], she pointedly wondered aloud why [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] wasn't bothering to do anything yet. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Carly attended a meeting about a distress call from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. She was in favor of providing help, and assisted [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in contacting [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on Earth to see if there was energy to spare. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[Image:HM18 Carly and Daniel.jpg|thumb|right|240px]]
She and Daniel traveled to Earth with Spike when her husband decided to try and negotiate with the Decepticons. The pair were held hostage during the negotiations. When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] insisted on Daniel remaining on Earth while Spike worked on Athenia, Carly volunteered to stay on Earth to look after the boy. As it turned out she didn't have to, as Galvatron turned out to be [[Sixshot]] in disguise, and she and Daniel were swiftly rescued by the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Apparently she didn't mind Daniel running off to go into space to hunt Decepticons with the Autobots. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[Image:HM28 Carly pours tea.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
She attended Ultra Magnus's funeral. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} She worried over Spike when he was injured during a Decepticon attack. Luckily Fortress was able to use his telekinesis to help Spike, and the family was tearfully reunited. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} While Daniel asked if he could go to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Carly poured tea and suggested he stay on Athenia so she wouldn't have to worry about him. Then Spike totally said Daniel could go anyway. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} While on the alien planet of [[Daira]], a [[space ration]] reminded Daniel of when his mother made it for him. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

When the Decepticons began attacking locations around the world, Spike and Carly headed for [[Santiago]] on a plane, only for it to crash in the [[Andes Mountains]]. Carly ended up down a crevasse and promptly fainted, necessitating her rescue by Daniel, who carried her out on his back. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Restricted to a stretcher, Carly returned to America on the ''[[Queen World]]'', where Spike said he'd look after her so that Daniel could go take part in the fight against the Decepticons. Following the Decepticons' defeat, Carly, Spike and Daniel turned out to farewell the Autobots, who were following the Decepticons into space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
Carly was strolling the beach with her family and Autobot friends shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]]. After [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] attacked, Carly was taken hostage by [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] until she was rescued by Daniel. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
[[Image:DW_Extermination_Witwickyfamily.jpg|thumb|300px|It turned out blondes actually did have more fun.]]

In 2002, Carly was a brunette. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} She was back to her natural blonde locks when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived at the Witwicky household to talk to Spike. When Daniel asked who the yellow car was, Carly, not wishing to reveal to her son the family's history with the Transformers, merely replied that it was his father's best friend. {{Storylink|Extermination}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
Carly and Spike were stationed on [[Nebulos]] in [[2012]]. Carly turned out to meet [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s team when they arrived from Earth to investigate [[Hi-Q]]'s disappearance. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}}

==Notes==
* Carly never appeared in any of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]], though she arguably exists within its [[continuity]]. Daniel at least does, and someone has to be his mother.
* Carly and [[Chip Chase]] never appeared in the same episode during the entire US run. Coincidence!? '''''Shocking dual identity!?''''' (Or maybe the two of them just can't stand to be in the same room for whatever reason...) The only time they're both seen on screen is near the beginning of "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]". Blink twice and you'll miss 'em.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Carly''' (カーリー ''Kārī'')
*''English:'' '''Carey''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:The Headmasters humans]]
[[Category:Wings Universe characters]]
[[Category: Witwicky family]]

Talk:The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

2013-08-15T13:16:21Z

Skywarp: /* CHARACTER LIST */

I swear the entire scene in the garage where Spike breaks his drill was just chock-full of innuendo. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:09, 27 December 2009 (EST)
:Yes, the recent inteview with Wise confirmed that. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:32, 27 December 2009 (EST)

Is using 'bloody' while not being British really an error? I and several friends do it, none of us British [[User:Esrz22|Esrz22]] 15:57, 25 July 2010 (EDT)

=CHARACTER LIST=
Are there a couple problems here? Rachet and Sparkplug are both listed as 7th in appearance. Wheeljack and Spike are both listed as 8th. [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 00:35, 30 July 2013 (EDT)
:Looks like someone fixed it a while back. [[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 09:16, 15 August 2013 (EDT)

== No Metal ==

''Astoria correctly deduces that throwing a metal object into the apex of the energy-storm-generating tower will disable it. Yet she then looks around the MECHANICAL ISLAND and notes she finds “nothing” metallic.''

I always thought this was intentional; it seems it would be in-character for her to blatantly ignore, or at least not notice, the fact that the island is made of metal. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] 20:53, 15 July 2013 (EDT)

== "Girl" ==

The article says:
*Powerglide's first line in the episode seems to revolve around the notion that one can be either a top scientist or a girl. And he's the one who gets a PSA on gender discrimination?
I assumed he was distinguishing "girl" from "woman" - i.e. he was surprised by her age rather than her gender. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 13:07, 4 August 2013 (EDT)

Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

2013-08-15T04:48:02Z

Skywarp: /* Synopsis */

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|series=G1toon
|prev=The Transformers: The Movie
|ep=66
|series2=2010
|ep2=1
|prev2=The Transformers: The Movie
|next2=Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2
|image=FHE-FFoD.jpg
|caption=Boy, I sure did love that part in "Five Faces of Darkness" where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Powermaster Prime]], [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]], [[Cloudburst]] and [[Rev]] fought a giant floating Quintesson head.
|title="Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"
|production code=#700-86
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|airdate=[[September 1]], 1986
|written by=[[Flint Dille]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In the wake of Unicron's defeat, the battered Decepticons struggle to survive, and the Autobots enjoy a period of peace and celebration. But peace never lasts...'''

{{TOCclear}}
==Synopsis==
''The closing scenes of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] show us the destruction of Unicron and the Autobots escape, along with their victory celebration on Cybertron.''

It is the year 2005. Autobots have reclaimed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the Decepticons, now squabbling with each other for [[energon]], retreated to the planet [[Chaar]]. Astrotrain returns to the planet with a pitiful number of energon cubes, resulting in a tussle as the Decepticons fight for their share. Cyclonus realizes that to return the Decepticons to fighting form, they need drastic measures.

[[Image:Blurr watching jazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Blurr would have that not-Jazz eat his vapor trails... instead he gets a date with rhyming boy.]]

Somewhere else, the first [[Galactic Olympics]] are being held. Blurr is griping about being stuck in a mission with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] when he wants to join the events. But [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] wants them to go to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, to deliver the new [[transformation cog]] for Metroplex, as his old one was damaged during the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle]] the [[The Transformers: The Movie|year before]].

Meanwhile, the Galactic Olympics are being sabotaged. A [[Skuxxoid]] detonates the Olympic flame, raining smoke down on the area and allowing a group of Sharkticons to land. The Autobots fight back, but in the confusion, Spike, Kup and Ultra Magnus are kidnapped. Rodimus Prime immediately suspects Decepticon shenanigans and orders the planet quarantined, but they are unable to prevent the Skuxxoid's spaceship from taking off. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] set off to find a spacecraft of their own so they can pursue it.

[[Image:FFOD1 Cyclonus in Unicron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cyclonus is looking for free porn.]]

Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps sneak into [[Unicron]]’s head, still orbiting Cybertron. They're able to access Unicron's memory banks and watch footage of Rodimus's battle with Galvatron, culminating in the Decepticon leader being flung into space. Cyclonus then does some fast calculations and works out that Galvatron would eventually have reached the planet [[Thrull]]. There they see their leader soaking in the hot lava pools.

On Earth, Blaster and Outback go to the [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Federated Republic of Carbombya]] to investigate [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] reports of Decepticons in that country. Despite the country's ruler, Abdul Fakkadi, claiming that they would never harbour such criminals, the Autobots land. Outback, equipped with a “[[Decepticon detector]]”, then flushes out Dirge and Ramjet. The two Autobots get the coordinates of Chaar from them... which they report to Rodimus Prime who wants to go there to investigate.

[[Image:FFOD1 Springer Arcee threaten Skuxxoid.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh, boy, kill'em! Kill'em all!]]

Arcee and Springer, meanwhile, have pursued the Skuxxoid to an asteroid, which he ducks behind. The Autobots follow, only for their ship to be seized by a huge claw. They evacuate the ship, only to find that the "asteroid" is actually a [[Rockeroid|disguised spacecraft]]. Springer hijacks it from the Skuxxoid, who escapes in his smaller ship and then calls his benefactor to confirm that the Autobots indeed suspect the Decepticons to be behind the disruption. The [[Quintesson|tentacled, egg-shaped benefactor]] listens to the report and then tunes out as he sees their prisoners, Spike, Kup and Ultra Magnus, being led by a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]].

[[Image:FFOD1 Cyclonus Astrotrain energon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's probably just the Energon talking...but I love you, man."]]

Cyclonus, Scourge and the [[Sweep|Sweeps]] return to Chaar, where the rest of the Decepticons are convinced that the solution to their problems is to have a strong leader again. They cheer when they hear that Galvatron lives, and are desperate enough that they give their remaining scraps of energon for reviving him. Rodimus Prime and Grimlock are spying nearby. Rodimus almost pities them, while Grimlock finds it funny (giving a rather possessed-sounding chuckle). Rodimus realizes that the Decepticons are too down on their luck to be the ones responsible for the kidnappings. Their cover suddenly gets blown and the Decepticons attack.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (2)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (3)
* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (6)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (7)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (12)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (13)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (14)
* [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (15)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (24)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (25)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (26)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (29)
* [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (30)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (34)

|c2=
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (16)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (17)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (17)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (17)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (17)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (17)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (17)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (18)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (19)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (20)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (21)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (22)
* [[Sweep|Sweeps]] (23)
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (28)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (32)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (33)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (35)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (36)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (37)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (38)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (39)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (40)
* [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (41)
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (42)
* [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (43)
* [[Octane]] (44)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (45)
* [[Tantrum]] (46)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (47)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (48)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (9)
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (10)
* [[Carly]] (28)
* [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]] (31)

|c4=
* [[Unicron]]'s head (8)
* [[Skuxxoid]] (27)
* [[Quintesson]]s (34)
}}

==Quotes==
"Let's do it!" 
"Didn’t you want to say something about concord and tranquility in the galaxy?" 
"Aww, give me a break. ''Start the games!''"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Ultra Magnus''' open the Galactic Olympics

"Ah, Rodimus is missing a few chips." 
"Nah, I was the same way until I got blown apart a few times."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Kup'''

[[Image:Grimlock happy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Perceptor and Rodimus watch as Grimlock does a jaunty jig on the enemies' heads.]]
'''Cyclonus''': There’s nothing to fear; Unicron is dead. 
''[They hear a groan]'' 
'''Cyclonus''': Must be the wind. 
'''Scourge''': There ''is'' no wind in space. 
'''Cyclonus''': Quiet!
:—Cyclonus and Scourge learn that [[Unicron|daddy]]'s still home.

"Our charts don’t show any planets in that sector—no, wait. Here it is. I thought it was a smudge on the screen." 
"Yeah, that fits the description of Chaar."
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Outback'''

"I say we pulverowderize the Autobots! I say we powderulverize 'em!"
:—'''Rumble'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s inspirational rally.

"If we surrender our energon, we're doomed." 
"If we don't, we're doomed, too." 
"Face it. We're doomed."
:—'''Dead End''' and '''Breakdown''' realize they're screwed.

"These guys are hurtin'. I never thought I’d feel sorry for the Decepticons." 
"Me Grimlock, not feel sorry. Me Grimlock laugh!" ''[snickers]''
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' pities the Decepticons, while '''Grimlock''' mocks them with a disturbing chuckle.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
"Five Faces of Darkness" is one (five) of the most notoriously error-plagued episodes in the entire series. Brace yourself...
* Quite a few Transformer voices appear to be processed with a very heavy bass end in this episode, including Rodimus, Arcee, Outback, and Springer.
* Chaar's moon and sun are bizarre. If the opening animation is to be believed, the moon takes about 20 seconds to orbit the planet, yet when we see it again later, it's just sitting there. The moon also appears to set with the red dusk sky ''behind'' it. The red dusk sky is a red dusk sky despite the sun having passed overhead in the opposite direction. The red dusk sky is also visible along the horizon in all directions. Maybe Chaar sits in a nebula?
* Long Haul is missing when the Constructicons combine.
* After he knocks Astrotrain away from the energon cube, Devastator's mouth does some lip-flapping, but there's no dialog to go with it.
* Menasor's "hi-yah!" sword grunts aren't in his voice. He sounds more like an unprocessed Astrotrain or Bonecrusher. When he finally speaks a non-grunt line, he suddenly goes to his own voice, right after a generic-voice grunt.
* Devastator goes from his usual eyeband, to two large separate eyes as he grabs the energon cube, to two small separate eyes as Menasor whacks him apart.
* Menasor's first sword strike clearly knocks Devastator into his components (well, ''some'' components, anyway; none of them look like actual pieces of Devastator.) Devastator then re-forms with no transformation noise.
* When Menasor smashes Devastator apart the second time, only Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Hook and Long Haul are shown. Bonecrusher shouldn't be there (he didn't "have the energy to hang on"), and Scrapper and Mixmaster are totally unaccounted for.
* As a shot hits the energon cube next to him, Kickback grunts with the same generic voice that Menasor had earlier.
* Kickback is drawn with the more toy-centric version of his insect mode, wherein his robot face is clearly visible on the bottom of his insect head; he even visibly emotes and looks around with it. Most episodes portray him with his robot face concealed in his insect mode.
* The vehicle-mode Sweeps first show up in their incorrect "early" models, with their robot-mode heads sticking out of the top. This model would appear again and again and again through the series.
* As Cyclonus and company approach, Astrotrain finally completes his transformation to robot mode, but with no transformation noise.
* The first Sweep to transform and land is also missing his transformation sound.
* As Jazz races towards the finish line, the Autobot symbol on his hood is colored in reverse (it's white with red inlays).
* Jazz is shown winning the first race in the Galactic Olympics, but a few seconds later an announcer declares that "the winner is [[Munka Spanka]]." It's possible a generic character was intended for use in the scene and Jazz was mistakenly picked at random; however, given Jazz's prominent survival of the movie, it seems more likely that an editing mistake failed to portray the passage of time (and other races) after Jazz's win. Fans also have speculated that this was an intentional name change, prompted by the fact that [[Scatman Crothers]], Jazz's voice actor, had recently passed away, though why this would be necessary for a non-speaking part is unclear. It could also be that the announcer was announcing the winner of another competition not shown on screen.
* The Quintesson monitor shows Magnus and company against a blue sky, when they'd been standing against an orange wall a second earlier.
* Improbable viewpoints:
** How did the Quintessons get that footage of the Autobots, anyway?
** Okay, ''maybe'' Unicron can monitor and record events within his own body. But does he really have a camera ''outside'' himself to show things like Galvatron flying out of him and off into the distance?
* In addition to lighting up, the button that the Quintesson pushes changes shape when pushed.
* One of the scrambling Olympians walks right through a column during the torch attack.
* Arcee and Springer's "cooking my sensors" lines carry an echo that shouldn't be there, as if they were in a soundproof room.
* When Rodimus starts shooting, he gets the second half of Optimus Prime's laser rifle sound effect. A second later, he gets the whole sound effect. Later, his rifle has the generic laser sound.
* How are the Sharkticons so consistently in shadow when ''everyone'' else is not?
* Rodimus is missing the "age lines" on his face as he threatens to trash the Decepticons, which basically makes him Hot Rod.
* The center piece of Rodimus's spoiler is yellow instead of orange as he watches Springer and Arcee leave the stadium.
* Cybertron's appearance has changed a LOT since the movie. The first shot shows it looking like one of its own moons, with almost no detailing. The second shows it with much more detailing, but still very different than its previous appearance.
* Cyclonus is far too large as he stands on Unicron's face, taller than Unicron's eyes. He should be a speck at that distance.
* One of Scourge's helmet rims is white instead of blue as he says the "no wind in space" line.
* Unicron's snoozing groan is recycled as Scourge spots Galvatron's hand on Thrull. Is Scourge supposed to be hearing Galvatron snore from across millions of miles of space?
* The first time we see Blaster, his left eye has a line through it.
* The helmet rim around Outback's eyes is consistently colored blue instead of light gray. This could be an alternate model sheet, given its consistency. Later episodes would show him with his eyes the same color as the rest of his face.
* Rodimus's "smudge on the screen" is a sharp, glowing, blinking dot. He's also shown wiping it, but is too far away from it in the subsequent shot to have been able to reach it.
* As Perceptor tells Rodimus to take Grimlock with him to Chaar, his Autobot symbol is all-gray (it's usually red with a slim gray outline).
* The Skuxxoid's ship is white when it leaves the Olympics planetoid, but light orange as Arcee and Springer pursue it through space.
* In an odd moment of [[Humanization|humanizing]], Springer and Arcee clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by the claw.
* Springer and Arcee's ship is clearly shown facing to the left of the claw before the commercial break, but afterward it's facing to the right.
* A repeat of the establishing shot of Chaar includes its moon (which, by the by, is a recycled Cybertron moon design.) This time, instead of warping around the planet, the moon is hanging in the sky, stationary.
* Two different pans across the assembled Decepticons show quite a few robots that don't correspond to any actual character. The characters are distant enough that the animators probably figured we wouldn't notice.
* Dirge is with the Decepticons on Chaar as they debate leadership. How'd he get back there from Earth? In the same shot, Soundwave's shoulder button is blue instead of white.
* Cyclonus has consistently had three Sweeps up to this point, but as they return to Chaar there's suddenly half a dozen of them.
* Drag Strip has a gray optic visor during the "I'll think of something" line. It should be red.
* The subsequent shots of cheering Decepticons are infamously screwed up. The first one features:
** Tantrum well before the Predacons have actually been introduced to the series. To be fair, the Predacons' later introduction is so ambiguous that it might not be a genuine screwup to have one of them present.
** An off-model non-conehead Seeker in Ramjet's colors
** Octane also makes his inauspicious debut here, without any sort of explanation or introduction, though it doesn't actually contradict anything to have him there.
* The second cheering shot has Soundwave with a malformed, half-colored visor.
* When Motormaster throws down his energon, Hook and Long Haul are standing nearby. When he falls over in the subsequent shot, they've both been replaced by generics in the same pose. Also, after the Energon is thrown, Motormaster's mouth moves without us hearing any dialog.
[[Image:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Yeah! We're going to save that guy on the left from the deadly lava pools of Thrull!]]
* The third cheering shot ("Giiiiive till it hurrrrts!") features two more made-up Seeker models, a random blue guy, and ''Galvatron himself'' cheering for his own imminent rescue.
* As the Decepticons rally to attack Rodimus and Grimlock, two Motormasters run past the camera.
* When Cyclonus fires on the rock outcrop, some guy in Fireflight's colors is behind him. The subsequent shot of charging Decepticons includes several made-up guys.
* The line of charging Decepticons at the end includes a Seeker in Silverbolt's colors.
* The final shot has Soundwave colored mostly in purple instead of blue. Also, his chest door disappears for a moment.

===Continuity errors===
* Most of the character screwups on Chaar are probably just cheap/lazy/screwed up animation; in fact, all the off-model and made-up designs could really be excused as generic Decepticons we've never met before, if one is so inclined (and one is prepared to accept that for some reason, we never see them again, either.) However, Kickback and Shrapnel have a whole sequence dedicated to them landing, trying to munch an energon cube, and then fleeing, which is far too long and explicit not to be a scripted appearance. Both characters were supposedly reformatted into Sweeps during ''Transformers: The Movie''.
* Why does Astrotrain wait until he's landed to gobble some of the energon he's struggling to reach?
* So why didn't Menasor grab and eat the energon cube he just fought so hard for?
* Perceptor's description of the transforming cog is rather confusing. He introduces it as ''Autobot City's'' transformation cog, but then says "it controls ''Metroplex'''s ability to transform". This begins an ongoing trend of the cartoon dialog treating the two as if they were one and the same, despite the animation showing them as two distinct (though [[:Image:G1 Autobot City.JPG|sometimes related]]) entities.
* "How we gonna find the Decepticons? It's like looking for a needle in a haystack!" It would be, Blaster, except that they conveniently left their Decepticon insignias in place for you to see.
* How do Arcee and Springer hear the Skuxxoid's voice? He's inside a ''space ship'', and they're on the outside. Does the ship have its own external atmosphere?
* Voice consistency for the show's more obscure characters took a nosedive after the movie, starting with this episode:
** Ramjet has nearly the right voice, but it lacks the clipped mannerism that characterized his speech throughout the second season. Instead of sounding like an enforcer, he sounds... cheerful. In fairness, he occasionally lost that mannerism during Season 2.
** Onslaught's lines, beginning with "I admire your passion, my friend...", are provided by [[Terry McGovern]] in this episode, as opposed to his regular actor, [[S. Marc Jordan]]. Jordan would later be replaced again by [[Steve Bulen]] for Onslaught's final line of the series in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]".
** Terry McGovern tries on a brand new voice for Wildrider's two lines. He'll also develop a hick accent that he didn't have before in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]".
* We never do find out why Cyclonus is carrying around a big black box. It's not present in the next episode.

===Continuity notes===
* This episode picks up an unspecified amount of time after ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (which had played in theaters during the summer preceding this episode's debut), and draws directly on many of its events. References include the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Unicron's head orbiting Cybertron, the loss of Optimus Prime, the rise of Galvatron, and more.
* The episode even opens with some of the closing scenes from the movie. The scenes were re-soundtracked with the cartoon's standard background music for television airing. A second movie excerpt, also resoundtracked, is used to show the end of Rodimus's battle with Galvatron.
* First appearances: Outback, Octane, Tantrum (who probably shouldn't be here yet) and Abdul Fakkadi.
* Dirge's "Death comes to he who crosses me," line is a slight paraphrase of a line cut from the original ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Movie]]'' script, "[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/tftm_script.txt Death comes to anyone who crosses me.]" It was to be delivered aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)| Astrotrain]] as the Decepticons squabbled over leadership. Another iteration comes in the later episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" ("I know, I know - 'Death comes to anyone who hides behind my marker!'"), though Dirge is not mentioned by name.

===Real-world references===
* The [[Galactic Olympics]] are, obviously, based on the modern Olympic Games, including the opening parade of "nations" and the Olympic torch presiding over the events.
* Middle East tensions in the 1980s resulted in the poorly made (depending on [[Casey Kasem|whom you ask]]) spoof called [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]].
* In one scene, Blurr asks why Metroplex's new [[transformation cog]] wasn't shipped via [[Galactic Express]], an allusion to the fact that [[John Moschitta]] had previously appeared in a series of Federal Express commercials.
* ''Star Wars'' sound effects:
** Kickback and Shrapnel fly in with ''Millennium Falcon'' engine whine, and take off with the ship's engine burst noise.
** Ramjet and Dirge get the TIE Fighter engine sound as they lose control amid Outback's explosive. Some ''Millennium Falcon'' engine whine can be heard as well.

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die fünf Gesichter der Finsternis, Teil 1'''" ("The Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Arata Naru Tatakai'''" (新たなる戦い, "The New War")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 14]], [[1986]]
:*In Japan, season 3 was rebranded as a new series titled ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]''. As the title implies, the year was changed from 2006 to 2010.
:*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was not released in Japan until 1989. In order to keep the kids at home up to date, the events of the movie were summarized in the pages of ''[[TV Magazine]]''.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pyatj likov tjmy (Chastj 1)'''" (Пять ликов тьмы (Часть 1), "Five Faces of Darkness (Part 1)")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Trivia===
[[Image:FFoD01CastSparkplug.jpg|right|100px|thumb|]]
* In an interview with Flint Dille, he said that the Quintesson origin story came from "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]," an aborted script for the movie by him and his fellow writer, [[Jay Bacal]].<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint_dille_2.html Flint Dille interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref>
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] is mentioned in the [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] cast list for this episode—and the relevant [[dialogue script]] reveals that he was indeed supposed to make an appearance! He would have been with [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] aboard the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]] shuttle sent to investigate reports of Decepticon activity in [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. His one line—"How're we gonna find the Decepticons? It's like a needle in a haystack."—was reassigned to Blaster in the final cut of the episode.
* When originally aired, this and the other four parts of the story all had a unique set of opening credits. Unfortunately, the DVD release of the mini-series only includes this opening on parts 3 and 5.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1990 — ''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness ([[Family Home Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1990 — ''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness (Family Home Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness: Parts 1-5 (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482022/ IMDb's page for this episode]
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/five_faces_of_darkness_part_1.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

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'''In the wake of Unicron's defeat, the battered Decepticons struggle to survive, and the Autobots enjoy a period of peace and celebration. But peace never lasts...'''

{{TOCclear}}
==Synopsis==
''The closing scenes of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] show us the destruction of Unicron and the Autobots escape, along with their victory celebration on Cybertron.''

It is the year 2005. Autobots have reclaimed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the Decepticons, now squabbling with each other for [[energon]], retreated to the planet [[Chaar]]. Astrotrain returns to the planet with a pitiful number of energon cubes, resulting in a tussle as the Decepticons fight for their share. Cyclonus realizes that to return the Decepticons to fighting form, they need drastic measures.

[[Image:Blurr watching jazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Blurr would have that not-Jazz eat his vapor trails... instead he gets a date with rhyming boy.]]

Somewhere else, the first [[Galactic Olympics]] are being held. Blurr is griping about being stuck in a mission with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] when he wants to join the events. But [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] wants them to go to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, to deliver the new [[transformation cog]] for Metroplex, as his old one was damaged during the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle]] the [[The Transformers: The Movie|year before]].

Meanwhile, the Galactic Olympics are being sabotaged. A [[Skuxxoid]] detonates the Olympic flame, raining smoke down on the area and allowing a group of Sharkticons to land. The Autobots fight back, but in the confusion, Spike, Kup and Ultra Magnus are kidnapped. Rodimus Prime immediately suspects Decepticon shenanigans and orders the planet quarantined, but they are unable to prevent the Skuxxoid's spaceship from taking off. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] set off to find a spacecraft of their own so they can pursue it.

[[Image:FFOD1 Cyclonus in Unicron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cyclonus is looking for free porn.]]

Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps sneak into [[Unicron]]’s head, still orbiting Cybertron. They're able to access Unicron's memory banks and watch footage of Rodimus's battle with Galvatron, culminating in the Decepticon leader being flung into space. Cyclonus then does some fast calculations and works out that Galvatron would eventually have reached the planet [[Thrull]]. There they see their leader soaking in the hot lava pools.

On Earth, Blaster and Outback go to the [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Federated Republic of Carbombya]] to investigate [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] reports of Decepticons in that country. Despite the country's ruler, Abdul Fakkadi, claiming that they would never harbour such criminals, the Autobots land. Outback, equipped with a “[[Decepticon detector]]”, then flushes out Dirge and Ramjet. The two Autobots get the coordinates of Chaar from them... which they report to Rodimus Prime who wants to go there to investigate.

[[Image:FFOD1 Springer Arcee threaten Skuxxoid.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh, boy, kill'em! Kill'em all!]]

Arcee and Springer, meanwhile, have pursued the Skuxxoid to an asteroid, which he ducks behind. The Autobots follow, only for their ship to be seized by a huge claw. They evacuate the ship, only to find that the "asteroid" is actually a [[Rockeroid|disguised spacecraft]]. Springer hijacks it from the Skuxxoid, who escapes in his smaller ship and then calls his benefactor to confirm that the Autobots indeed suspect the Decepticons to be behind the disruption. The [[Quintesson|tentacled, egg-shaped benefactor]] listens to the report and then tunes out as he sees their prisoners, Spike, Kup and Ultra Magnus, being led by a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]].

[[Image:FFOD1 Cyclonus Astrotrain energon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"It's probably just the Energon talking...but I love you, Man."]]

Cyclonus, Scourge and the [[Sweep|Sweeps]] return to Chaar, where the rest of the Decepticons are convinced that the solution to their problems is to have a strong leader again. They cheer when they hear that Galvatron lives, and are desperate enough that they give their remaining scraps of energon for reviving him. Rodimus Prime and Grimlock are spying nearby. Rodimus almost pities them, while Grimlock finds it funny (giving a rather possessed-sounding chuckle). Rodimus realizes that the Decepticons are too down on their luck to be the ones responsible for the kidnappings. Their cover suddenly gets blown and the Decepticons attack.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] (2)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (3)
* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (6)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (7)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (12)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (13)
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (14)
* [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (15)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (24)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (25)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (26)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (29)
* [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (30)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (34)

|c2=
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (16)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (17)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (17)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (17)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (17)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (17)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (17)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (18)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (19)
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (20)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (21)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (22)
* [[Sweep|Sweeps]] (23)
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (28)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (32)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (33)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (35)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (36)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (37)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (38)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (39)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (40)
* [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (41)
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (42)
* [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (43)
* [[Octane]] (44)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (45)
* [[Tantrum]] (46)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (47)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (48)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (9)
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (10)
* [[Carly]] (28)
* [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]] (31)

|c4=
* [[Unicron]]'s head (8)
* [[Skuxxoid]] (27)
* [[Quintesson]]s (34)
}}

==Quotes==
"Let's do it!" 
"Didn’t you want to say something about concord and tranquility in the galaxy?" 
"Aww, give me a break. ''Start the games!''"
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Ultra Magnus''' open the Galactic Olympics

"Ah, Rodimus is missing a few chips." 
"Nah, I was the same way until I got blown apart a few times."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Kup'''

[[Image:Grimlock happy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Perceptor and Rodimus watch as Grimlock does a jaunty jig on the enemies' heads.]]
'''Cyclonus''': There’s nothing to fear; Unicron is dead. 
''[They hear a groan]'' 
'''Cyclonus''': Must be the wind. 
'''Scourge''': There ''is'' no wind in space. 
'''Cyclonus''': Quiet!
:—Cyclonus and Scourge learn that [[Unicron|daddy]]'s still home.

"Our charts don’t show any planets in that sector—no, wait. Here it is. I thought it was a smudge on the screen." 
"Yeah, that fits the description of Chaar."
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' and '''Outback'''

"I say we pulverowderize the Autobots! I say we powderulverize 'em!"
:—'''Rumble'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s inspirational rally.

"If we surrender our energon, we're doomed." 
"If we don't, we're doomed, too." 
"Face it. We're doomed."
:—'''Dead End''' and '''Breakdown''' realize they're screwed.

"These guys are hurtin'. I never thought I’d feel sorry for the Decepticons." 
"Me Grimlock, not feel sorry. Me Grimlock laugh!" ''[snickers]''
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' pities the Decepticons, while '''Grimlock''' mocks them with a disturbing chuckle.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
"Five Faces of Darkness" is one (five) of the most notoriously error-plagued episodes in the entire series. Brace yourself...
* Quite a few Transformer voices appear to be processed with a very heavy bass end in this episode, including Rodimus, Arcee, Outback, and Springer.
* Chaar's moon and sun are bizarre. If the opening animation is to be believed, the moon takes about 20 seconds to orbit the planet, yet when we see it again later, it's just sitting there. The moon also appears to set with the red dusk sky ''behind'' it. The red dusk sky is a red dusk sky despite the sun having passed overhead in the opposite direction. The red dusk sky is also visible along the horizon in all directions. Maybe Chaar sits in a nebula?
* Long Haul is missing when the Constructicons combine.
* After he knocks Astrotrain away from the energon cube, Devastator's mouth does some lip-flapping, but there's no dialog to go with it.
* Menasor's "hi-yah!" sword grunts aren't in his voice. He sounds more like an unprocessed Astrotrain or Bonecrusher. When he finally speaks a non-grunt line, he suddenly goes to his own voice, right after a generic-voice grunt.
* Devastator goes from his usual eyeband, to two large separate eyes as he grabs the energon cube, to two small separate eyes as Menasor whacks him apart.
* Menasor's first sword strike clearly knocks Devastator into his components (well, ''some'' components, anyway; none of them look like actual pieces of Devastator.) Devastator then re-forms with no transformation noise.
* When Menasor smashes Devastator apart the second time, only Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Hook and Long Haul are shown. Bonecrusher shouldn't be there (he didn't "have the energy to hang on"), and Scrapper and Mixmaster are totally unaccounted for.
* As a shot hits the energon cube next to him, Kickback grunts with the same generic voice that Menasor had earlier.
* Kickback is drawn with the more toy-centric version of his insect mode, wherein his robot face is clearly visible on the bottom of his insect head; he even visibly emotes and looks around with it. Most episodes portray him with his robot face concealed in his insect mode.
* The vehicle-mode Sweeps first show up in their incorrect "early" models, with their robot-mode heads sticking out of the top. This model would appear again and again and again through the series.
* As Cyclonus and company approach, Astrotrain finally completes his transformation to robot mode, but with no transformation noise.
* The first Sweep to transform and land is also missing his transformation sound.
* As Jazz races towards the finish line, the Autobot symbol on his hood is colored in reverse (it's white with red inlays).
* Jazz is shown winning the first race in the Galactic Olympics, but a few seconds later an announcer declares that "the winner is [[Munka Spanka]]." It's possible a generic character was intended for use in the scene and Jazz was mistakenly picked at random; however, given Jazz's prominent survival of the movie, it seems more likely that an editing mistake failed to portray the passage of time (and other races) after Jazz's win. Fans also have speculated that this was an intentional name change, prompted by the fact that [[Scatman Crothers]], Jazz's voice actor, had recently passed away, though why this would be necessary for a non-speaking part is unclear. It could also be that the announcer was announcing the winner of another competition not shown on screen.
* The Quintesson monitor shows Magnus and company against a blue sky, when they'd been standing against an orange wall a second earlier.
* Improbable viewpoints:
** How did the Quintessons get that footage of the Autobots, anyway?
** Okay, ''maybe'' Unicron can monitor and record events within his own body. But does he really have a camera ''outside'' himself to show things like Galvatron flying out of him and off into the distance?
* In addition to lighting up, the button that the Quintesson pushes changes shape when pushed.
* One of the scrambling Olympians walks right through a column during the torch attack.
* Arcee and Springer's "cooking my sensors" lines carry an echo that shouldn't be there, as if they were in a soundproof room.
* When Rodimus starts shooting, he gets the second half of Optimus Prime's laser rifle sound effect. A second later, he gets the whole sound effect. Later, his rifle has the generic laser sound.
* How are the Sharkticons so consistently in shadow when ''everyone'' else is not?
* Rodimus is missing the "age lines" on his face as he threatens to trash the Decepticons, which basically makes him Hot Rod.
* The center piece of Rodimus's spoiler is yellow instead of orange as he watches Springer and Arcee leave the stadium.
* Cybertron's appearance has changed a LOT since the movie. The first shot shows it looking like one of its own moons, with almost no detailing. The second shows it with much more detailing, but still very different than its previous appearance.
* Cyclonus is far too large as he stands on Unicron's face, taller than Unicron's eyes. He should be a speck at that distance.
* One of Scourge's helmet rims is white instead of blue as he says the "no wind in space" line.
* Unicron's snoozing groan is recycled as Scourge spots Galvatron's hand on Thrull. Is Scourge supposed to be hearing Galvatron snore from across millions of miles of space?
* The first time we see Blaster, his left eye has a line through it.
* The helmet rim around Outback's eyes is consistently colored blue instead of light gray. This could be an alternate model sheet, given its consistency. Later episodes would show him with his eyes the same color as the rest of his face.
* Rodimus's "smudge on the screen" is a sharp, glowing, blinking dot. He's also shown wiping it, but is too far away from it in the subsequent shot to have been able to reach it.
* As Perceptor tells Rodimus to take Grimlock with him to Chaar, his Autobot symbol is all-gray (it's usually red with a slim gray outline).
* The Skuxxoid's ship is white when it leaves the Olympics planetoid, but light orange as Arcee and Springer pursue it through space.
* In an odd moment of [[Humanization|humanizing]], Springer and Arcee clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by the claw.
* Springer and Arcee's ship is clearly shown facing to the left of the claw before the commercial break, but afterward it's facing to the right.
* A repeat of the establishing shot of Chaar includes its moon (which, by the by, is a recycled Cybertron moon design.) This time, instead of warping around the planet, the moon is hanging in the sky, stationary.
* Two different pans across the assembled Decepticons show quite a few robots that don't correspond to any actual character. The characters are distant enough that the animators probably figured we wouldn't notice.
* Dirge is with the Decepticons on Chaar as they debate leadership. How'd he get back there from Earth? In the same shot, Soundwave's shoulder button is blue instead of white.
* Cyclonus has consistently had three Sweeps up to this point, but as they return to Chaar there's suddenly half a dozen of them.
* Drag Strip has a gray optic visor during the "I'll think of something" line. It should be red.
* The subsequent shots of cheering Decepticons are infamously screwed up. The first one features:
** Tantrum well before the Predacons have actually been introduced to the series. To be fair, the Predacons' later introduction is so ambiguous that it might not be a genuine screwup to have one of them present.
** An off-model non-conehead Seeker in Ramjet's colors
** Octane also makes his inauspicious debut here, without any sort of explanation or introduction, though it doesn't actually contradict anything to have him there.
* The second cheering shot has Soundwave with a malformed, half-colored visor.
* When Motormaster throws down his energon, Hook and Long Haul are standing nearby. When he falls over in the subsequent shot, they've both been replaced by generics in the same pose. Also, after the Energon is thrown, Motormaster's mouth moves without us hearing any dialog.
[[Image:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Yeah! We're going to save that guy on the left from the deadly lava pools of Thrull!]]
* The third cheering shot ("Giiiiive till it hurrrrts!") features two more made-up Seeker models, a random blue guy, and ''Galvatron himself'' cheering for his own imminent rescue.
* As the Decepticons rally to attack Rodimus and Grimlock, two Motormasters run past the camera.
* When Cyclonus fires on the rock outcrop, some guy in Fireflight's colors is behind him. The subsequent shot of charging Decepticons includes several made-up guys.
* The line of charging Decepticons at the end includes a Seeker in Silverbolt's colors.
* The final shot has Soundwave colored mostly in purple instead of blue. Also, his chest door disappears for a moment.

===Continuity errors===
* Most of the character screwups on Chaar are probably just cheap/lazy/screwed up animation; in fact, all the off-model and made-up designs could really be excused as generic Decepticons we've never met before, if one is so inclined (and one is prepared to accept that for some reason, we never see them again, either.) However, Kickback and Shrapnel have a whole sequence dedicated to them landing, trying to munch an energon cube, and then fleeing, which is far too long and explicit not to be a scripted appearance. Both characters were supposedly reformatted into Sweeps during ''Transformers: The Movie''.
* Why does Astrotrain wait until he's landed to gobble some of the energon he's struggling to reach?
* So why didn't Menasor grab and eat the energon cube he just fought so hard for?
* Perceptor's description of the transforming cog is rather confusing. He introduces it as ''Autobot City's'' transformation cog, but then says "it controls ''Metroplex'''s ability to transform". This begins an ongoing trend of the cartoon dialog treating the two as if they were one and the same, despite the animation showing them as two distinct (though [[:Image:G1 Autobot City.JPG|sometimes related]]) entities.
* "How we gonna find the Decepticons? It's like looking for a needle in a haystack!" It would be, Blaster, except that they conveniently left their Decepticon insignias in place for you to see.
* How do Arcee and Springer hear the Skuxxoid's voice? He's inside a ''space ship'', and they're on the outside. Does the ship have its own external atmosphere?
* Voice consistency for the show's more obscure characters took a nosedive after the movie, starting with this episode:
** Ramjet has nearly the right voice, but it lacks the clipped mannerism that characterized his speech throughout the second season. Instead of sounding like an enforcer, he sounds... cheerful. In fairness, he occasionally lost that mannerism during Season 2.
** Onslaught's lines, beginning with "I admire your passion, my friend...", are provided by [[Terry McGovern]] in this episode, as opposed to his regular actor, [[S. Marc Jordan]]. Jordan would later be replaced again by [[Steve Bulen]] for Onslaught's final line of the series in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]".
** Terry McGovern tries on a brand new voice for Wildrider's two lines. He'll also develop a hick accent that he didn't have before in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]".
* We never do find out why Cyclonus is carrying around a big black box. It's not present in the next episode.

===Continuity notes===
* This episode picks up an unspecified amount of time after ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (which had played in theaters during the summer preceding this episode's debut), and draws directly on many of its events. References include the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Unicron's head orbiting Cybertron, the loss of Optimus Prime, the rise of Galvatron, and more.
* The episode even opens with some of the closing scenes from the movie. The scenes were re-soundtracked with the cartoon's standard background music for television airing. A second movie excerpt, also resoundtracked, is used to show the end of Rodimus's battle with Galvatron.
* First appearances: Outback, Octane, Tantrum (who probably shouldn't be here yet) and Abdul Fakkadi.
* Dirge's "Death comes to he who crosses me," line is a slight paraphrase of a line cut from the original ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Movie]]'' script, "[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/tftm_script.txt Death comes to anyone who crosses me.]" It was to be delivered aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)| Astrotrain]] as the Decepticons squabbled over leadership. Another iteration comes in the later episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" ("I know, I know - 'Death comes to anyone who hides behind my marker!'"), though Dirge is not mentioned by name.

===Real-world references===
* The [[Galactic Olympics]] are, obviously, based on the modern Olympic Games, including the opening parade of "nations" and the Olympic torch presiding over the events.
* Middle East tensions in the 1980s resulted in the poorly made (depending on [[Casey Kasem|whom you ask]]) spoof called [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]].
* In one scene, Blurr asks why Metroplex's new [[transformation cog]] wasn't shipped via [[Galactic Express]], an allusion to the fact that [[John Moschitta]] had previously appeared in a series of Federal Express commercials.
* ''Star Wars'' sound effects:
** Kickback and Shrapnel fly in with ''Millennium Falcon'' engine whine, and take off with the ship's engine burst noise.
** Ramjet and Dirge get the TIE Fighter engine sound as they lose control amid Outback's explosive. Some ''Millennium Falcon'' engine whine can be heard as well.

===Foreign localization===

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die fünf Gesichter der Finsternis, Teil 1'''" ("The Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Arata Naru Tatakai'''" (新たなる戦い, "The New War")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 14]], [[1986]]
:*In Japan, season 3 was rebranded as a new series titled ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]''. As the title implies, the year was changed from 2006 to 2010.
:*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was not released in Japan until 1989. In order to keep the kids at home up to date, the events of the movie were summarized in the pages of ''[[TV Magazine]]''.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pyatj likov tjmy (Chastj 1)'''" (Пять ликов тьмы (Часть 1), "Five Faces of Darkness (Part 1)")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Trivia===
[[Image:FFoD01CastSparkplug.jpg|right|100px|thumb|]]
* In an interview with Flint Dille, he said that the Quintesson origin story came from "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]," an aborted script for the movie by him and his fellow writer, [[Jay Bacal]].<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint_dille_2.html Flint Dille interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref>
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] is mentioned in the [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] cast list for this episode—and the relevant [[dialogue script]] reveals that he was indeed supposed to make an appearance! He would have been with [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] aboard the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]] shuttle sent to investigate reports of Decepticon activity in [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. His one line—"How're we gonna find the Decepticons? It's like a needle in a haystack."—was reassigned to Blaster in the final cut of the episode.
* When originally aired, this and the other four parts of the story all had a unique set of opening credits. Unfortunately, the DVD release of the mini-series only includes this opening on parts 3 and 5.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1990 — ''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness ([[Family Home Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1990 — ''The Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness (Family Home Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Five Faces of Darkness: Parts 1-5 (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 4: Series 3.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482022/ IMDb's page for this episode]
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/five_faces_of_darkness_part_1.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

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Skywarp:

==Stop==

We include the foreign titles so as to make the foreign spellings available. We strive to be as informative as possible and whether the foriegn words translate the same as the English titles is immaterial. We want that info present. So please stop removing information from the pages. If it upsets you that much, then let a discussion actually progress in the talk pages first, before going on a massive info-deleting spree. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 01:28, 26 June 2009 (EDT)

: I thought I was following the example set on the Revenge of the Fallen talk page. There, Walky had stated that foreign titles shouldn't be listed if they were simply a direct translation. I thought that was the consensus and was simply trying to catch examples that had fallen through the cracks. Apparently I was wrong, and I apologize for acting prematurely. Perhaps it is time to examine this policy. I will, of course, follow any decision made. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:28, 26 June 2009 (EDT)

==Primes==
Dear Khajidha,
I believe you have made an error in your statement "(→Notes: Nexus prime is one of the 13, not the lineage of primes (matrix bearers))". Right here on tfwiki.net you will find the following statements:
"They were the first Transformers, and all Primes..... In an answer in October 2009's Q&A Hasbro indicated that only seven of the 13 were Primes."
This clearly suggests that since Forest Lee had claimed Nexus to be a Prime and that there exists exactly seven "spirit guides" and that these must therefore be the seven aforesaid Primes, THEN Nexus Prime must be one of these seven "spirit guide" Primes. Can you disprove this by logic?
Sincerely, P.C. -{{unsigned|Deszarasu}} 00:31, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
:The spirit guides from Five Faces of Darkness are seven holders of the Matrix of Leadership before Rodimus Prime. The fact that there are seven of them is a simple coincidence with the "seven of the [original] 13" were Primes. Of the original 13 we have Primon/Alpha Prime, Megatronus Prime/The Fallen, Vector Prime, and Nexus Prime. Only Primon is also one of the Spirit Guides, as he was also the first Matrix bearer. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:58, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

== Thanks ==

Merci on the spelling fix in my sandbox. [[User:JW|JW]] 12:02, 5 August 2010 (EDT)

== Megatron (Myth) ==

I am sorry, but I would like to post the fact the G1 Megatron would have named himself after the Preacon who named himself after the G1 Megatron. Is their a neater way you would prefer me to write it as, you said it was poorly written. [[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 10:47, 2 September 2010 (EDT)

== Transformers 3 ==

I did have a source for that, I just forgot where it was. It was revealed on TFW2005.com that on set, a pole with Megatron's head and a pole with Soundwave's head was found on set. Also, on the same website, Starscream's fate was revealed, so he must be in the movie. (I shall not reveal the fate unless asked.)[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 19:54, 5 September 2010 (EDT)
:Set leaks from TFW2005 do not count as official information. Neither does some website about caps talking about what they heard happens. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:45, 5 September 2010 (EDT)
:You know, the film crew just confirmed he will be in it and what he turns into. Just saying. Please don't try to kill me Detour. I know you a reading this.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 17:36, 28 October 2010 (EDT)

== Answer ==
Agreed. --[[User:He-l-en1959|Waz-z-z-zpinator59]] 08:48, 12 September 2010 (EDT)

== Megatron comment ==

You know, I kinda thought that Kibble comment that person wrote on 2007 Megatron's leader class toy caption was kinda funny. It is true, he does have a lot of kibble. Why did you delete that? Was it because of the grammer?[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 17:41, 28 October 2010 (EDT)
:The anonymous editor has not built a record of useful edits, policy is to revert. Also wasn't funny. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:41, 28 October 2010 (EDT)
::Whatever. I liked it, you didn't. Lets just leave it the way it is without a caption comment.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 11:39, 29 October 2010 (EDT)

== Scoop Bastard ==

Why can't I remove just that one tag? I said one thing that Megatron, Starscream and Soundwave are going to be in transformers 3 and I am automatically a scoop bastard because of one thing? So what their heads were seen on set! Who cares. Not to mention the fact that the actual wikipedia says they are in DOTM, so are you going to call them scoop bastards too? I have never done anything else and because of one thing one user doesn't like I am now a scoop bastard? What kind of crap is this? I am not removing the sign your posts thing or the spelling thing, just the thing that says I "stole" information.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 14:23, 31 October 2010 (EDT)
:You posted unverified information, that means you earned the scoop tag. The term "scoopbastard" may be unfortunate, but that is the name of the tag. What Wikipedia says is irrelevant. No official notice of them being in the movie had been released as of the time you added the information and the tag was added to your page. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 14:29, 31 October 2010 (EDT)
::So, I will just have to deal with it. Ok. Look, I can tell i have been getting on your nerves recently. I would just want to apologize for that. It's been a stressful week.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 11:40, 1 November 2010 (EDT)
:::Just make sure to keep the advice in mind in the future. After a long while (say, this time next year) you can move all of this old stuff to an archive page linked to your talk page. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:32, 1 November 2010 (EDT)
::::OK, Thanks for the help. Sorry for the trouble.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 11:31, 3 November 2010 (EDT)

== BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Editor_XXV/Archive#20_January_2011 Enjoy]. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 06:12, 23 January 2011 (EST)
:At least they came to the correct conclusion. People CAN agree without being the same person, even if others don't like what they agree on. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:51, 23 January 2011 (EST)

== Good ==

now i'm A-1, thanks

--[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 16:58, 2 April 2011 (EDT)

==Still pretty confused==
I read the disambig but am kind of in the dark. How many pages should be in a category before it is needed? I thought 2 was minimum, I get if it's a higher number but I'm wondering if the guideline's written somewhere so I can be consistant and know what to look for prior to creating anymore.

I'm also not sure why Sumdac should redirect to Isaac Sumdac rather than Sari or being a disambig for the two. Couldn't either of them be referred to like this? Plus "Sari" redirects to Sari Sumdac yet the redirect from Isaac to Isaac Sumdac isn't allowed? I guess I'm not sure, it's like the dad's never called by his given name nor Sari by her surname, very confusing. [[User:Tyciol|Ty]] 01:17, 31 May 2011 (EDT)
:Categories generally require at least 7 members. Disambiguation pages are only created when there are at least 3 items with the same name. When there are just two, the unmodified name should redirect to one of them. Since "Sumdac" is used for Isaac most often, it redirects to him. Since there are no other "Isaac's", typing Isaac into the search box will automatically bring him up in the list. The "Sari Sumdac" page was created as "Sari" and later moved, leaving a redirect behind. It probably could be deleted, I'll make the recommendation.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 06:04, 31 May 2011 (EDT)

== Re: HOF ==

I based the inclusion on the toys shown at the Hall of Fame. Check them out [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228373357188447.77714.166004856758631 here]. I'm still waiting on the tribute videos to go online to see if Hasbro counts ''Cybertron'' Soundwave. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 12:37, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
:I think you're putting a little too much emphasis on which toys were used for these rather random displays. For example, no RID Prime or Megatron is present in the displays but Hasbro said that no version of OP or Megs was eligible for the fan votes as they were automatically inducted as part of the first class. Similar language was used to exclude any version of Ironhide etc in this year's voting. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:47, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
::I doubt they were that random. I don't think Hasbro considers ''Energon'' Ironhide the same character because he's a kid-appeal character as opposed to Optimus's gruff right-hand bot. That's why I'm waiting on the videos for a final check: we used the videos to determine which pages went into the category last year and mentioned the odd exception (the RID versions in their notes). [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 13:12, 6 June 2011 (EDT)

== Username Origin ==

(Original section title: Uh...) Where'd you get your name from? --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 21:44, 6 June 2011 (EDT)
:It was the magic word used by the Silver Age Blue Beetle. I think I may have misspelled it, though. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 06:40, 7 June 2011 (EDT)
::I think you've got it right— that's how they spell it in the Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) comics (which are excellent), although I believe they put a space or a hyphen or somesuch in the middle. Nice username, strong approval, etc. --[[User:Bobcat2022|Bobcat2022]] 23:13, 10 July 2011 (EDT)
::Just to be a completist (I'm in the right place for that, yes?) I looked it up, and officially nowadays there's no second H ("da" instead of "dha"). Close enough for government work, though. --[[User:Bobcat2022|Bobcat2022]] 23:17, 10 July 2011 (EDT)
:::Yeah, I think it's varied all over the place over the years. I've seen "kaji dha", "khaji da" and "khaji dha". I just kind of went with what looked coolest to me. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 00:48, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

== Gaea ==

Sorry about that. I didn't see that the note was a recent addition, and thought it was meant to be there.[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.165|192.249.47.165]] 18:04, 29 June 2011 (EDT)

== Brawl ==

While I agree that the entire script should not appear in the quotes section, what is there is far from approaching that.

Furthermore, I feel that the quotes I added are significant & add to the section since:
1) One shows a recurring theme of Spike's romantic interests and
2) The other is an rather adult quote for a kids show, much more deserving of the higher PG rating than the "bloody" comment. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if that was part of the reason it got that rating.

I didn't randomly pick these, and put some thought into it. I would argue that there are other quotes that add less to the section, but more importantly, the section is not so big that it would constitute the "entire script". Other episodes have larger quote sections with many more superficial quotes.
:1)The recurring theme of Spike's romances is better handled as a note than a quote. 2)I think you are rather reaching for your adult interpretation. 3)We have been [[Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Hey.2C_I.27ve_got_a_new_user_talk_page_template_request...|having discussions]] here about reducing quote sections. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 06:53, 7 July 2011 (EDT)
::About the quote, Wise has said in an interview (I think the same one that said that Dion died) the visual with the screw was intentional, so I wouldn't be surprised about the quote. But that too would be better for a note than quote. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 07:24, 7 July 2011 (EDT)
:::Interesting, Geewunling. I meant to mention earlier that part of why I had said what I said about the "entire script" was that (at least) one of the quotes that Brawl added was a continuation of a quote that was already there. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:30, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Comprised ==

God bless you for correcting people's use of "comprised". Srsly. [[User:JW|JW]] 12:48, 12 July 2011 (EDT)
:My personal little grammatical bugbear. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:22, 12 July 2011 (EDT)

== Midnight Express ==

Revision history of "Midnight Express (RID)"
* (cur) (last) 20:05, 8 October 2011 Khajidha (Talk | contribs) (11,588 bytes) (all English variants are valid)

Fair enough, but why remove the Brave homage that I thought should be pointed out? <=I
:Mainly because I didn't notice that you had added something, I just took the page back to how it had been before you changed English variants. Looking back at it, I don't mind if that is re-added. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:15, 21 October 2011 (EDT)

Alrighty then, I'll be adding it back. --[[User:Cannonfodder4000|Cannonfodder4000]] 11:09, 26 October 2011 (EDT)

== Karussell ==

I brought some sense into it: [[Karussell]]--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:44, 31 October 2011 (EDT)
:Thanks, this is such a neglected corner of the history of the brand that any information is greatly appreciated. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 08:08, 31 October 2011 (EDT)

== Laserbeak (Prime) ==

I was reverting the 208 IP's caption-bastardry, which he had already gotten a warning for on his talk page. Am I not supposed to touch captions at all as an anon, even to revert bastardry?[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.196|192.249.47.196]] 15:24, 4 November 2011 (EDT)
:Sorry, I missed the fact that you were reverting. Go right ahead with that. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:51, 4 November 2011 (EDT)
::Oh! Well, thanks then, I'll get that done in a jiff.[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.196|192.249.47.196]] 16:38, 4 November 2011 (EDT)

==Voting==
You can't vote for Grimlock or Shockwave. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:37, 23 February 2012 (EST)
:Sorry, I missed the listings for this year's automatic inductees. I've fixed that. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:44, 23 February 2012 (EST)

==IMAGE==
excuse me can you say me where i can find some movie page without image?
[[user:Shockwave1704]]

ops sorry but sometimes i don't know how to entitle my image
[[user:Shockwave1704]]

==Frank Welker==

ah it's for this reason that soundwave spoke an american accent in roft[[user:Shockwave1704]]

==G. I. Joe==

Which articles are you talking about?

The bit about the first Joe / TF crossover came from digging out my copy of issue #2 and updating Hawk's profile.

For the individual Joes, every time I touch the flavor text on an article it either comes straight from the file cards (what we TF fans know as tech specs) or from an official source such as the Order of Battle series. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 17:26, 2 April 2012 (EDT)
:I was asking about the individual characters. GI Joe file cards and the Order of Battle series are valid sources for a GI Joe wiki, but not for a Transformers one as they are not TF fiction. GI Joe-only fiction cannot be used as a source here. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:41, 2 April 2012 (EDT)
::I've been '''creating''' Joe articles for a year now (give or take), in each case using the material to help do the flavor text, and with one or two exceptions no one's said anything before now. In fact, I'm the guy who created the articles on Joes like Wild Bill, Mutt, and Dial-Tone. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 08:49, 5 April 2012 (EDT)

== Darkwing ==

Uh, the reason I did that was because the note was stretching out and covering part of the pic. (At least that's what happens on my screen.....) --[[Special:Contributions/81.164.215.61|81.164.215.61]] 12:00, 11 April 2012 (EDT)
:On my screen, your version left great heaping gobs of white space while the previous version had a broken note template. Perhaps we should let someone else weigh in on this. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:08, 11 April 2012 (EDT)

== Fish/Pelycosaur ==

First off, please don't interpret this as an argument, 'cause I know I'm not as familiar with pelycosaurs as I'd like to be, and I'm just curious here.

Regarding your edit to Dinosaur (dinosaur), you basically said that pelycosaur is to dinosaur as fish is to human, rather than dolphin is to human. I'm kind of confused about that, since aren't pelycosaurs and dinosaurs at least part of the same class Reptilia, while fish would be a totally different class? Or is this a timescale thing?[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 18:02, 3 May 2012 (EDT)
:Pelycosaurs are not part of Reptilia as currently defined. Pelycosaurs and mammals are both part of Synapsida. It was not meant as a straightforward comparison, but rather a rough indication of the genetic distance between the two groups. Saying that a human is a fish is actually a more valid comparison, as mammals derive from groups commonly considered "fish" while neither dinosaurs nor pelycosaurs derived from the other. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:28, 3 May 2012 (EDT)

== Shattered Glass Wreck-Gar ==
"Do some actual work"? This isn't a bloody office job, you know. We're doing this in our spare time, and this site isn't supposed to be taken all that seriously, in case you hadn't noticed. I don't see what the problem is. You've said "policy is to revert" if the user hasn't done much else, but I had a look at the policies and I didn't see that. Besides, isn't inserting a vaguely relevant movie quote appropriate for a page about a character who speaks entirely in quotes? There was even a setup line there that I only had to tweak a little bit. How is that hurting the article? --[[User:Magnus Prime|Magnus Prime]], 17 May 2012
:Yes, we are doing it in our spare time. BUT, there is a point to this website: it is a source of information about the Transformers brand and all of its components. If you are here to add to that, do so. If you are here just to show that you are funny, we're not interested. While the page is called [[Transformers Wiki:Caption]], it has always been interpreted as applying to ALL humor here. Also, you may notice that someone else had reverted your changes the first time you made them. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 07:18, 17 May 2012 (EDT)
::Alright, you win. --[[User:Magnus Prime|Magnus Prime]], 17 May 2012

== Not a Lame excuse ==
that "error" about Mikaela wasnt a lame excuse to look at Megan, i am not fully into girls yet, i just thought it was a mistake and i posted it

== Sentient ==

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the only correct pronunciation of "sentient" is so that it rhymes with "patient". What source are you using that approves of "sen-tee-ent"? [[User:JW|JW]] 22:09, 20 July 2012 (EDT)
:Both are given at [http://www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/american/sentient Macmillan Dictionary], [http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/sentient Oxford Learners Dictionary] and [http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sentient Merriam-Webster]. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 22:42, 20 July 2012 (EDT)
:: Hurm. Wisdom received. [[User:JW|JW]] 21:55, 21 July 2012 (EDT)

== About Kup ==

My joke was a lot better than "I don't even like ice cream!" What does that joke have to do with Kup? Nothing.
:"________ callrd, he wants his ________ back" is not a good joke. Neither is "Not _______". Or any of the other things you tried. That's why you were reverted by several other people as well. The main point though, is that adding captions is a privilege that must be earned by making actual edits that add to the information available from this wiki. We don't exist just to make jokes, you know. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:30, 3 October 2012 (EDT)

==Re: Springer Edits==

I wasn't being sexist about Arcee. I was suggesting that Rodimus (or the show) was being sexist about Arcee. But be honest; between G1 Arcee, Grimlock (ANY continuity) and G1 Springer, who would ''you'' choose? But while Springer certainly didn't want Roddy to die, his attitude towards getting the Matrix seemed to be a combination of "I don't want to be leader" and "Rodimus must be delirious to pick me". [[User:Harley Quinn hyenaholic|Harley Quinn hyenaholic]] 10:23, 9 November 2012 (EST)

== KB Toys ==

Are you sure the clear Spychangers KB Toys exclusive in ''Car Robots''? KB Toys is an American company, after all. --[[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 16:44, 6 February 2013 (EST)
:I was going off the individual pages, if that is wrong go ahead and change them. All the RID Spychangers need to be gone back over again. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:12, 7 February 2013 (EST)
::You're talking about the Hasbro versions. The part you edited was about the Takara versions, and the character pages say the clear Takara versions are variants, not exclusives. --[[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 10:43, 7 February 2013 (EST)
:::Oh. I must have gotten confused. I'll fix it, if you haven't already. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:58, 7 February 2013 (EST)
::::I have, but thanks! --[[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 11:03, 7 February 2013 (EST)

== Template:Comicstory/doc ==

You do realise editing the documentation page doesn't actually do anything, yes? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 16:26, 1 May 2013 (EDT)
:No, I didn't. How do you change things, then? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 21:59, 1 May 2013 (EDT)
::In [[Template:Comicstory]], add this to a likely spot (obviously replacing <nowiki>{{{variable x|}}}/'''Variable X'''</nowiki> with the relevant variable.
<pre><nowiki>|-
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::- [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 21:47, 2 May 2013 (EDT)
:::Thanks. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 21:56, 2 May 2013 (EDT)

== Your Revenge of Bruticus edit ==

I'm confused as to the intent of [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Revenge_of_Bruticus&curid=14359&diff=821316&oldid=821077 this edit]. Your edit reason is about something being too much speculation, and about confusing "implicit" with "explicit", but all the actual edit did was just restore a note I removed. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 15:00, 14 August 2013 (EDT)
:Sorry, meant to go back one more revision. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 18:35, 14 August 2013 (EDT)
::Hello. So, could the note on the fake Bruticus be reverted without the explanation given? It still seems a significant plot hole to me. Thanks for your help. --[[User:Skywarp|Skywarp]] [[User talk:Skywarp|Skywarp]] 22:40, 14 August 2013 (EDT)

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2013-08-14T21:26:07Z

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Talk:B.O.T. (episode)

2013-08-14T21:02:24Z

Skywarp:

Having watched this episode and agreeing with the "Worst episode ever" part, while also noting that we don't subscribe to the concept of "NPOV"...are we maybe being a little too hard on the episode? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 06:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:Not particularly. Destroying the Moon with a cannon that can apparently only be operated by Bruticus to just flood a canyon is a plan that deserves all the ire it gets. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 06:35, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::Is it really that much worse than the [[Giant Purple Griffin|fortress]]? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 06:54, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes. And that's not even taking into account the sheer hateability of the two human leads. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 06:58, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:I suppose you have a point, there...okay, just thought I'd bring it up. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 07:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::You know, it's like Wile E. Coyote, the resources they spend on Crazy Schemes would be better spent on just building a power plant that they can get energy from, without all the 'destruction' that forces the Autobots to intervene. Hell, given they wouldn't be bothering anybody, chances are Prime would just leave them alone. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::I dunno... Megatron seems incapable of even simple energy-gathering schemes unless they involve the destruction of something. On at least one occasion, a normally benign manner of generating energy was used by Megatron in a fashion that threatened to destroy the Earth. (ex: [[Fire in the Sky]]). -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 14:29, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::::We're right. The Giant Purple Griffin was the best he ever did. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:39, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

:Hmmm...This episode is ridiculous, but I don't think it's the "worst ever," because it's at least entertaining in an unintentionally-comic way. There are way duller episodes out there (like "Face of the Ninjika"--and I think Blurr's lava orgasm is way more creepy than anything else in the series--well maybe not Prime's "Ahh" while coma raping Elita One (to save her life!)). "Canrnage in C-Minor" is another popular choice for "worst ever," and it's hard to argue with that one on multiple levels. We've also got a pair of Season 3 episodes that involve magic, Dark Ages castles and dragons, and a butler Grimlock (can you tell I abhor Season 3?). Then there's just all-around bad ideas like "Sea Change," spotlighting one of the characters who I'd hate to listen to for 22 minutes, then making him a lovesick Merman that STILL talks like that. --Skywarp, 8/14/13 12:31PM EDT.
:Clearly, you haven't had to watch this episode 5,000 frikkin times. . Also, this ain't a discusion board [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 12:49, 14 August 2013 (EDT)
::I'm just saying that there are a ton of serious contenders for "Worst Episode Ever" at "B.O.T."'s level or worse. Perhaps too many to wrap that particular title around this episode's waist in the Wiki's intro, snarky intent or no. -- Skywarp 8/14/13, 17:01PM EDT.

I think Roland and Martin are a reference to Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. [[User:MegaBee|MegaBee]] 21:30, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

== Receiving, decrypting... ==

* The speech synthesizer is "rewired" so that instead of "synthesizing and transmitting," it "receives and decrypts." And this somehow lets the kids listen in on a conversation being held in the Decepticon base. '''''WHAT?!'''''
Especially given the context... does anybody else find this part, at least, not to be mind-blowingly confusing? It's hideously contrived, to be sure, but I'd posit that "receiving and decrypting" isn't too far off from "listening" - close enough, at least, not to warrant that huge exclamation of disbelief at the end. Thoughts? [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:Since there weren't any objections, I changed it to something a little less over-the-top. At which point it was reverted. What? [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:50, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
:Sorry, I just saw a red-link user messing with the funny, which is usually a revert-on-sight thing. Still, the plot point above ''is'' indefensibly absurd. "Receives and decrytps" WHAT exactly? Are the 'cons broadcasting their private conversations now?? It's a huge, bizarre stretch (I even thought so when I was 12), and WHAT?? sums it up very succinctly. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 19:36, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
::Well, yes... but you could say about as much for half of the episode. Bear in mind that, as the summary says, it's not the Decepticons broadcasting their conversations to be "received and decrypted" - it's going by what Brawl hears, which makes at least a ''little'' more sense. The more I think about it, the less an all-capitals bold-and-italics statement like that seems right - not any more, at least, than it would be for all the other myriad problems listed with the episode. [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

== Navigation boxes ==
Rather than have two nav boxes on one page, if we're integrating the Japanese cartoon run into the American run (which makes sense), could we get a two-series nav box for the cartoons, much like we have for [[Second Generation!|the comics]]?
:I don't really know if that's possible. While the insertion of new Japanese episodes intp the US run is comparable to the insertion of new UK material into the US comics run, this isn't the only consideration. The Japanese series actually puts the US episodes in a ''different order''. Like... in American continuity, "Fire in the Sky" comes after "Divide and Conquer," and is followed by "SOS Dinobots," but in Japan, it comes after "Masquerade," and is followed by "Fire on the Mountain." How can you show that without having two nav boxes? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 22:56, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, wait. Snap. You mean [[Child's Play (issue)|like this]]. Well... bugger, that's an evening wasted! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 22:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Yep, sorry, didn't mean to make that link so hard to find. And yeah, the UK book is all kinds of messy, but the two-series system makes short work of it. Don't despair; it's pretty easy to convert the two boxes into one, once the template is set up. We just need one of the code-knowledgeable folks to set the thing up. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 23:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

== Caption issue ==
Okay, that caption on the image of the gagged Elise? I think that's got to go. Aside from just being potentially offensive, it doesn't even make sense given that neither the characters depicted in the image nor the episode's writers are Japanese. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:23, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:Yeah, I have to agree. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 17:38, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::I'll go along with that. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 17:54, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Only question is: what do we change it to? --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] 17:56, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Not when Japan is responsible for [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|this]].--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 17:57, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Proposed captions:
::::"Putting leaked spoilers on Teletraan I can have dire consequences."
::::"The mods block yet another anonymous caption bastard."
::::"And next we'll get that Kicker punk!"
::::[[User:JW|JW]] 18:05, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::I kinda had in mind something like "This is the light-hearted, end-of-episode comedy beat. No, seriously." --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 18:09, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::Hmm, yours is better. [[User:JW|JW]] 18:15, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::I agree. --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] 18:21, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::::How about... [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] knows where you've been, girl.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 21:59, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

== How's it the worst episode ever? ==
Tell me why. Please? --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:30, 22 May 2011 (EDT)
:It's all on the page. Why should anyone tell you? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:31, 22 May 2011 (EDT)

Huh... sorry 'bout that. --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:41, 22 May 2011 (EDT)

== Animation by Toei? ==

I find the episode animated by Toei hard to believe. Y'know the BIG ROAD in the ep? VERY un-Toei-like. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.82|66.82.9.82]] 20:31, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

== Any Practical Reason? ==

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 08:50, 6 November 2011 (EST)Can someone explain WHY they would make an episode like this anyway?
:Have you watched a lot of old '80s cartoons? Episodes this bad were common in a lot of series, it's just that the TF fandom is super-organized and has examined things in depth that makes B.O.T. stand out. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:15, 6 November 2011 (EST)

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 18:13, 7 November 2011 (EST)....... Is it bad to admit that I just started watching Transformers?

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 20:45, 14 November 2011 (EST)I haven't been able to watch any Transformers episodes because of the time it is on.
:There's no shame in it, no, but please keep your discussion related to the page itself in the future. That said, to answer your original question, it probably to do with the staff being on a schedule, having to come up with something to fill up a 49-episode season, and this being what they turned in at the deadline. They tried, man. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 20:13, 15 December 2011 (EST)

:Late response, but also on a note, the end of the season tends to be where "filler crap they couldn't squeeze anywhere else" got dumped before shows started using multi-parters or cliffhanger episodes to book-end their series'. I remember reading that bit from a Flint Dille excerpt for '''Visionaries''' (probably a DVD extra). He was wondering why on Earth the last episode of that series was so unrelated to.. well, anything. Apparently season/series enders that aren't cliffhangers can't be winners. And I need to remember to sign my posts so I don't respond to myself six months down the road. [[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 17:29, 11 March 11 October 2012 (EDT)

== Split ==

This episode has so many errors, they should have their own page. On purpose, we should spilt the error section into an article called [[B.O.T. (episode)/Errors]]. You know, just to show how many errors there are. Sound good?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 23:30, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
:No. I think splitting pages unnecessarily is a bad idea. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:45, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
::Also, you don't even get a page length warning. This page doesn't need to be broken down at all. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:47, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
:::I think he's proposing to do it for "comedic effect". --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:53, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
::::Bingo! Yes, that's exactly why![[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 15:56, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
:::::That's a stupid reason to split a page. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:45, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
:I thought it was a bad idea too. It just seemed funny, I didn't know what you would think. The reason was not to split it because it was too long, just because there's a shit load of errors on this page. I still had a feeling you'd say no anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 22:10, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
::It doesn't mean it's a bad idea, it just might be bad on the Wiki. Might make a good MST3K skit. '''And this episode is why Optimus died in the Movie.'''[[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 20:05, 11 October 2012 (EDT)

Talk:B.O.T. (episode)

2013-08-14T16:31:32Z

Skywarp:

Having watched this episode and agreeing with the "Worst episode ever" part, while also noting that we don't subscribe to the concept of "NPOV"...are we maybe being a little too hard on the episode? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 06:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:Not particularly. Destroying the Moon with a cannon that can apparently only be operated by Bruticus to just flood a canyon is a plan that deserves all the ire it gets. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 06:35, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::Is it really that much worse than the [[Giant Purple Griffin|fortress]]? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 06:54, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes. And that's not even taking into account the sheer hateability of the two human leads. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 06:58, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:I suppose you have a point, there...okay, just thought I'd bring it up. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 07:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::You know, it's like Wile E. Coyote, the resources they spend on Crazy Schemes would be better spent on just building a power plant that they can get energy from, without all the 'destruction' that forces the Autobots to intervene. Hell, given they wouldn't be bothering anybody, chances are Prime would just leave them alone. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::I dunno... Megatron seems incapable of even simple energy-gathering schemes unless they involve the destruction of something. On at least one occasion, a normally benign manner of generating energy was used by Megatron in a fashion that threatened to destroy the Earth. (ex: [[Fire in the Sky]]). -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 14:29, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::::We're right. The Giant Purple Griffin was the best he ever did. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:39, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

:Hmmm...This episode is ridiculous, but I don't think it's the "worst ever," because it's at least entertaining in an unintentionally-comic way. There are way duller episodes out there (like "Face of the Ninjika"--and I think Blurr's lava orgasm is way more creepy than anything else in the series--well maybe not Prime's "Ahh" while coma raping Elita One (to save her life!)). "Canrnage in C-Minor" is another popular choice for "worst ever," and it's hard to argue with that one on multiple levels. We've also got a pair of Season 3 episodes that involve magic, Dark Ages castles and dragons, and a butler Grimlock (can you tell I abhor Season 3?). Then there's just all-around bad ideas like "Sea Change," spotlighting one of the characters who I'd hate to listen to for 22 minutes, then making him a lovesick Merman that STILL talks like that. --Skywarp, 8/14/13 12:31PM EDT.

I think Roland and Martin are a reference to Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. [[User:MegaBee|MegaBee]] 21:30, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

== Receiving, decrypting... ==

* The speech synthesizer is "rewired" so that instead of "synthesizing and transmitting," it "receives and decrypts." And this somehow lets the kids listen in on a conversation being held in the Decepticon base. '''''WHAT?!'''''
Especially given the context... does anybody else find this part, at least, not to be mind-blowingly confusing? It's hideously contrived, to be sure, but I'd posit that "receiving and decrypting" isn't too far off from "listening" - close enough, at least, not to warrant that huge exclamation of disbelief at the end. Thoughts? [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:Since there weren't any objections, I changed it to something a little less over-the-top. At which point it was reverted. What? [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:50, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
:Sorry, I just saw a red-link user messing with the funny, which is usually a revert-on-sight thing. Still, the plot point above ''is'' indefensibly absurd. "Receives and decrytps" WHAT exactly? Are the 'cons broadcasting their private conversations now?? It's a huge, bizarre stretch (I even thought so when I was 12), and WHAT?? sums it up very succinctly. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 19:36, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
::Well, yes... but you could say about as much for half of the episode. Bear in mind that, as the summary says, it's not the Decepticons broadcasting their conversations to be "received and decrypted" - it's going by what Brawl hears, which makes at least a ''little'' more sense. The more I think about it, the less an all-capitals bold-and-italics statement like that seems right - not any more, at least, than it would be for all the other myriad problems listed with the episode. [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

== Navigation boxes ==
Rather than have two nav boxes on one page, if we're integrating the Japanese cartoon run into the American run (which makes sense), could we get a two-series nav box for the cartoons, much like we have for [[Second Generation!|the comics]]?
:I don't really know if that's possible. While the insertion of new Japanese episodes intp the US run is comparable to the insertion of new UK material into the US comics run, this isn't the only consideration. The Japanese series actually puts the US episodes in a ''different order''. Like... in American continuity, "Fire in the Sky" comes after "Divide and Conquer," and is followed by "SOS Dinobots," but in Japan, it comes after "Masquerade," and is followed by "Fire on the Mountain." How can you show that without having two nav boxes? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 22:56, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, wait. Snap. You mean [[Child's Play (issue)|like this]]. Well... bugger, that's an evening wasted! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 22:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Yep, sorry, didn't mean to make that link so hard to find. And yeah, the UK book is all kinds of messy, but the two-series system makes short work of it. Don't despair; it's pretty easy to convert the two boxes into one, once the template is set up. We just need one of the code-knowledgeable folks to set the thing up. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 23:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

== Caption issue ==
Okay, that caption on the image of the gagged Elise? I think that's got to go. Aside from just being potentially offensive, it doesn't even make sense given that neither the characters depicted in the image nor the episode's writers are Japanese. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:23, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:Yeah, I have to agree. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 17:38, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::I'll go along with that. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 17:54, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Only question is: what do we change it to? --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] 17:56, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Not when Japan is responsible for [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|this]].--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 17:57, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Proposed captions:
::::"Putting leaked spoilers on Teletraan I can have dire consequences."
::::"The mods block yet another anonymous caption bastard."
::::"And next we'll get that Kicker punk!"
::::[[User:JW|JW]] 18:05, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::I kinda had in mind something like "This is the light-hearted, end-of-episode comedy beat. No, seriously." --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 18:09, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::Hmm, yours is better. [[User:JW|JW]] 18:15, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::I agree. --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] 18:21, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::::How about... [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] knows where you've been, girl.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 21:59, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

== How's it the worst episode ever? ==
Tell me why. Please? --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:30, 22 May 2011 (EDT)
:It's all on the page. Why should anyone tell you? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:31, 22 May 2011 (EDT)

Huh... sorry 'bout that. --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:41, 22 May 2011 (EDT)

== Animation by Toei? ==

I find the episode animated by Toei hard to believe. Y'know the BIG ROAD in the ep? VERY un-Toei-like. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.82|66.82.9.82]] 20:31, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

== Any Practical Reason? ==

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 08:50, 6 November 2011 (EST)Can someone explain WHY they would make an episode like this anyway?
:Have you watched a lot of old '80s cartoons? Episodes this bad were common in a lot of series, it's just that the TF fandom is super-organized and has examined things in depth that makes B.O.T. stand out. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:15, 6 November 2011 (EST)

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 18:13, 7 November 2011 (EST)....... Is it bad to admit that I just started watching Transformers?

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 20:45, 14 November 2011 (EST)I haven't been able to watch any Transformers episodes because of the time it is on.
:There's no shame in it, no, but please keep your discussion related to the page itself in the future. That said, to answer your original question, it probably to do with the staff being on a schedule, having to come up with something to fill up a 49-episode season, and this being what they turned in at the deadline. They tried, man. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 20:13, 15 December 2011 (EST)

:Late response, but also on a note, the end of the season tends to be where "filler crap they couldn't squeeze anywhere else" got dumped before shows started using multi-parters or cliffhanger episodes to book-end their series'. I remember reading that bit from a Flint Dille excerpt for '''Visionaries''' (probably a DVD extra). He was wondering why on Earth the last episode of that series was so unrelated to.. well, anything. Apparently season/series enders that aren't cliffhangers can't be winners. And I need to remember to sign my posts so I don't respond to myself six months down the road. [[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 17:29, 11 March 11 October 2012 (EDT)

== Split ==

This episode has so many errors, they should have their own page. On purpose, we should spilt the error section into an article called [[B.O.T. (episode)/Errors]]. You know, just to show how many errors there are. Sound good?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 23:30, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
:No. I think splitting pages unnecessarily is a bad idea. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:45, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
::Also, you don't even get a page length warning. This page doesn't need to be broken down at all. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:47, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
:::I think he's proposing to do it for "comedic effect". --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:53, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
::::Bingo! Yes, that's exactly why![[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 15:56, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
:::::That's a stupid reason to split a page. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:45, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
:I thought it was a bad idea too. It just seemed funny, I didn't know what you would think. The reason was not to split it because it was too long, just because there's a shit load of errors on this page. I still had a feeling you'd say no anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 22:10, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
::It doesn't mean it's a bad idea, it just might be bad on the Wiki. Might make a good MST3K skit. '''And this episode is why Optimus died in the Movie.'''[[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 20:05, 11 October 2012 (EDT)

Talk:B.O.T. (episode)

2013-08-14T16:31:05Z

Skywarp:

Having watched this episode and agreeing with the "Worst episode ever" part, while also noting that we don't subscribe to the concept of "NPOV"...are we maybe being a little too hard on the episode? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 06:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:Not particularly. Destroying the Moon with a cannon that can apparently only be operated by Bruticus to just flood a canyon is a plan that deserves all the ire it gets. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 06:35, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::Is it really that much worse than the [[Giant Purple Griffin|fortress]]? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 06:54, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes. And that's not even taking into account the sheer hateability of the two human leads. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 06:58, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:I suppose you have a point, there...okay, just thought I'd bring it up. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 07:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::You know, it's like Wile E. Coyote, the resources they spend on Crazy Schemes would be better spent on just building a power plant that they can get energy from, without all the 'destruction' that forces the Autobots to intervene. Hell, given they wouldn't be bothering anybody, chances are Prime would just leave them alone. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
:::I dunno... Megatron seems incapable of even simple energy-gathering schemes unless they involve the destruction of something. On at least one occasion, a normally benign manner of generating energy was used by Megatron in a fashion that threatened to destroy the Earth. (ex: [[Fire in the Sky]]). -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 14:29, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
::::We're right. The Giant Purple Griffin was the best he ever did. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:39, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

:Hmmm...This episode is ridiculous, but I don't think it's the "worst ever," because it's at least entertaining in an unintentionally-comic way. There are way duller episodes out there (like "Face of the Ninjika"--and I think Blurr's lava orgasm is way more creepy than anything else in the series--well maybe not Prime's "Ahh" while coma raping Elita One (to save her life!)). "Canrnage in C-Minor" is another popular choice for "worst ever," and it's hard to argue with that one on multiple levels. We've also got a pair of Season 3 episodes that involve magic, Dark Ages castles and dragons, and a butler Grimlock (can you tell I abhor Season 3?). Then there's just all-around bad ideas like "Sea Change," spotlighting one of the characters who I'd hate to listen to for 22 minutes, then making him a lovesick Merman that STILL talks like that.

I think Roland and Martin are a reference to Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. [[User:MegaBee|MegaBee]] 21:30, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

== Receiving, decrypting... ==

* The speech synthesizer is "rewired" so that instead of "synthesizing and transmitting," it "receives and decrypts." And this somehow lets the kids listen in on a conversation being held in the Decepticon base. '''''WHAT?!'''''
Especially given the context... does anybody else find this part, at least, not to be mind-blowingly confusing? It's hideously contrived, to be sure, but I'd posit that "receiving and decrypting" isn't too far off from "listening" - close enough, at least, not to warrant that huge exclamation of disbelief at the end. Thoughts? [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:Since there weren't any objections, I changed it to something a little less over-the-top. At which point it was reverted. What? [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:50, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
:Sorry, I just saw a red-link user messing with the funny, which is usually a revert-on-sight thing. Still, the plot point above ''is'' indefensibly absurd. "Receives and decrytps" WHAT exactly? Are the 'cons broadcasting their private conversations now?? It's a huge, bizarre stretch (I even thought so when I was 12), and WHAT?? sums it up very succinctly. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 19:36, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
::Well, yes... but you could say about as much for half of the episode. Bear in mind that, as the summary says, it's not the Decepticons broadcasting their conversations to be "received and decrypted" - it's going by what Brawl hears, which makes at least a ''little'' more sense. The more I think about it, the less an all-capitals bold-and-italics statement like that seems right - not any more, at least, than it would be for all the other myriad problems listed with the episode. [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

== Navigation boxes ==
Rather than have two nav boxes on one page, if we're integrating the Japanese cartoon run into the American run (which makes sense), could we get a two-series nav box for the cartoons, much like we have for [[Second Generation!|the comics]]?
:I don't really know if that's possible. While the insertion of new Japanese episodes intp the US run is comparable to the insertion of new UK material into the US comics run, this isn't the only consideration. The Japanese series actually puts the US episodes in a ''different order''. Like... in American continuity, "Fire in the Sky" comes after "Divide and Conquer," and is followed by "SOS Dinobots," but in Japan, it comes after "Masquerade," and is followed by "Fire on the Mountain." How can you show that without having two nav boxes? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 22:56, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, wait. Snap. You mean [[Child's Play (issue)|like this]]. Well... bugger, that's an evening wasted! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 22:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Yep, sorry, didn't mean to make that link so hard to find. And yeah, the UK book is all kinds of messy, but the two-series system makes short work of it. Don't despair; it's pretty easy to convert the two boxes into one, once the template is set up. We just need one of the code-knowledgeable folks to set the thing up. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 23:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

== Caption issue ==
Okay, that caption on the image of the gagged Elise? I think that's got to go. Aside from just being potentially offensive, it doesn't even make sense given that neither the characters depicted in the image nor the episode's writers are Japanese. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:23, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:Yeah, I have to agree. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 17:38, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::I'll go along with that. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 17:54, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Only question is: what do we change it to? --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] 17:56, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Not when Japan is responsible for [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|this]].--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 17:57, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Proposed captions:
::::"Putting leaked spoilers on Teletraan I can have dire consequences."
::::"The mods block yet another anonymous caption bastard."
::::"And next we'll get that Kicker punk!"
::::[[User:JW|JW]] 18:05, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::I kinda had in mind something like "This is the light-hearted, end-of-episode comedy beat. No, seriously." --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 18:09, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::Hmm, yours is better. [[User:JW|JW]] 18:15, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::I agree. --[[User:Professor Icepick|Professor Icepick]] 18:21, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::::How about... [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] knows where you've been, girl.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 21:59, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

== How's it the worst episode ever? ==
Tell me why. Please? --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:30, 22 May 2011 (EDT)
:It's all on the page. Why should anyone tell you? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:31, 22 May 2011 (EDT)

Huh... sorry 'bout that. --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:41, 22 May 2011 (EDT)

== Animation by Toei? ==

I find the episode animated by Toei hard to believe. Y'know the BIG ROAD in the ep? VERY un-Toei-like. --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.82|66.82.9.82]] 20:31, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

== Any Practical Reason? ==

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 08:50, 6 November 2011 (EST)Can someone explain WHY they would make an episode like this anyway?
:Have you watched a lot of old '80s cartoons? Episodes this bad were common in a lot of series, it's just that the TF fandom is super-organized and has examined things in depth that makes B.O.T. stand out. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:15, 6 November 2011 (EST)

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 18:13, 7 November 2011 (EST)....... Is it bad to admit that I just started watching Transformers?

[[User:Sky`sLimit|Sky]] 20:45, 14 November 2011 (EST)I haven't been able to watch any Transformers episodes because of the time it is on.
:There's no shame in it, no, but please keep your discussion related to the page itself in the future. That said, to answer your original question, it probably to do with the staff being on a schedule, having to come up with something to fill up a 49-episode season, and this being what they turned in at the deadline. They tried, man. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 20:13, 15 December 2011 (EST)

:Late response, but also on a note, the end of the season tends to be where "filler crap they couldn't squeeze anywhere else" got dumped before shows started using multi-parters or cliffhanger episodes to book-end their series'. I remember reading that bit from a Flint Dille excerpt for '''Visionaries''' (probably a DVD extra). He was wondering why on Earth the last episode of that series was so unrelated to.. well, anything. Apparently season/series enders that aren't cliffhangers can't be winners. And I need to remember to sign my posts so I don't respond to myself six months down the road. [[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 17:29, 11 March 11 October 2012 (EDT)

== Split ==

This episode has so many errors, they should have their own page. On purpose, we should spilt the error section into an article called [[B.O.T. (episode)/Errors]]. You know, just to show how many errors there are. Sound good?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 23:30, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
:No. I think splitting pages unnecessarily is a bad idea. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:45, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
::Also, you don't even get a page length warning. This page doesn't need to be broken down at all. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 23:47, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
:::I think he's proposing to do it for "comedic effect". --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:53, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
::::Bingo! Yes, that's exactly why![[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 15:56, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
:::::That's a stupid reason to split a page. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:45, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
:I thought it was a bad idea too. It just seemed funny, I didn't know what you would think. The reason was not to split it because it was too long, just because there's a shit load of errors on this page. I still had a feeling you'd say no anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.175.43|71.255.175.43]] 22:10, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
::It doesn't mean it's a bad idea, it just might be bad on the Wiki. Might make a good MST3K skit. '''And this episode is why Optimus died in the Movie.'''[[User:Pakopako|Pakopako]] 20:05, 11 October 2012 (EDT)