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Shockblast

2026-05-13T13:23:07Z

Smasher:

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{{disambig3.5|the ''Energon'' Decepticon|the Generation 1 Decepticon whose ''Alternators'' toy was named "Shockblast"|Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave}}
{{disambig2|the character|the weapon|Shock blast cannon}}
:''Shockblast is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Shockblast energon.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|No, the toy doesn't have that hose. Or that arm joint.]]
'''Shockblast''' packs an incredible amount of strength and firepower inside his chassis, and he knows it. He's brash, arrogant, sarcastic, and fearless, even willing to challenge the might of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] directly, which, along with the fact that he seems averse to following orders, often puts them both at odds. He's also a sociopath, casually killing solely for the fun of it, whether it be someone on the other side, or someone he's supposed to be allied with. He revels in destruction, and he's not particularly bothered which side is doing the exploding.

Shockblast is the brother of [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]]. He has an unspecified history with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]; the two hate each other, probably because Shockblast is a jerk.

{{bigquote|Don't trust Shockblast. Shockblast BAD.|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]|"[[Shockblast: Rampage]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Energon V4 Decepticons.jpg|thumb]]

When [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] attempted to break into an [[Autobot]] island facility, Shockblast scrambled the security system with an electromagnetic pulse from orbit. However, when the plan went wrong, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] nailed Shockblast with cannon-fire, despite the Decepticon being in low orbit. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 3}}

Later, Shockblast was part of the Decepticon party that had cornered [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and a wounded [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. However, Shockblast was blown away by the combined power of Optimus and the newly arrived [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Drummond]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Carlos Vitale]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish, unknown episodes), [[Veeti Kallio]] (Finnish, unknown episodes), [[Fabio Boccanera]] (Italian), [[Yoann Sover]] (French)}}

{{noteslonly}}

[[File:Energon-Shockblast-Prison.jpg|thumb|left|Minor setback!]]

''Following the end of the war for the Mini-Cons, when the Autobots and Decepticons began working together, Shockblast and his brother [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] refused to lay down their arms, and began attacking their fellow Decepticons as well as the Autobots, leading to their capture and imprisonment.'' {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}}

[[File:Shockblast Breaks In.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Shockblast was held prisoner deep inside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], under near-constant supervision due to his status as a dangerous Decepticon war criminal. During a Decepticon uprising following Megatron's return, Shockblast escaped and slaughtered most of the Autobot guards, and even a few Decepticons as he made his way to freedom. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} In the chamber of [[Primus]] he used [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]] as a shield to secure safe passage, then shot the 'bot dead from behind once he got free. This earned him the ever-lasting hatred of [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Dagger]], Padlock's partner. Shockblast radioed Megatron from the surface, offering his services in destroying Cybertron's energon towers in exchange for passage off the planet. Megatron decided to add Shockblast to his team, and dispatched Tidal Wave to Cybertron to retrieve him. The two immediately began to squabble, reviving their old enmity. Shockblast damaged Cybertron's [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] before fleeing the planet, leaving a gap in the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

Shockblast proved difficult to work with, and spent much of his time insulting and belittling the other Decepticons—so much so that when Unicron began attacking his "tenants", Tidal Wave initially blamed Shockblast. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Nonetheless, he was quickly given command of Megatron's troops and told to lead an assault on Cybertron to destroy the rest of the energon grid. Wing Dagger attempted to capture Shockblast during this attack, but Shockblast maneuvered him beneath a toppling Energon Tower. Unfortunately, Tidal Wave was severely damaged as the tower fell due to Shockblast's own carelessness, and the Decepticons under his command pulled back. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}}

[[File:Energon-Shockblast-Rides-Tidal-Wave.jpg|left|thumb|"Mush my slave, mush!"]]

Shockblast led a group of Terrorcons on another raid to Cybertron, blasting open the energon core so that the Battle Ravages could feed off Primus's power directly. The raid was largely successful, and Megatron even complimented Shockblast on a job well done, but Shockblast regarded Megatron with a high level of contempt. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} As the Autobots invaded Unicron during his reactivation phase, Shockblast openly declared his desire to overthrow Megatron to anyone who would listen. Megatron heard his boasting echo through the bowels of Unicron, but paid it little mind. Shockblast then ran wild throughout Unicron, blasting Optimus Prime as he was about to approach Megatron for personal combat. Shockblast stormed into Megatron's throne room himself to take control, but faced Starscream's blade instead. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} As Optimus and Megatron clashed again, Shockblast interrupted them once more, but soon fell into the spatial rift that had opened due to the conflict over Unicron's power. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:E28 titlecard.jpg|thumb|Still a minor setback!!]]
On the other side of the [[Rift|rift in space]], Shockblast crashlanded alone on [[Iron Planet]]. Surrounded by Autobots, he was confronted by the reborn Wing Dagger, now known as [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. The former detention guard was given the opportunity to fulfill his duty, and Shockblast and Wing Saber fought an extended one-on-one duel until Wing Saber ultimately triumphed, securing Shockblast and avenging Padlock. Shockblast was chained to a rock and held prisoner by the Autobots. {{storylink|Protection}} Shockblast whiled away the time imprisoned insulting his guard [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. For a time, Megatron refused to rescue him, ignoring Shockblast's radio calls for help. He finally freed Shockblast, but subsequently demoted him to the bottom of the ranks for his treachery. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} This left him in the unenviable position of relying on the likes of [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] for keen, tactical observations in combat. Shockblast churned with anger at having to deal with his nit-witted commanding officers. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Still, Megatron continued to offer him opportunities to blow stuff up, so Shockblast wasn't completely depressed. He destroyed [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]]'s shuttle while the Autobots prepped an energon tower from Cybertron to defend Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} Bulkhead got his revenge, though, when he beat Shockblast up and down [[Ocean Planet]] like the amateur whippersnapper he was. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

''Shockblast was painfully schooled by Bulkhead again on the rebirthed [[Planet Q]]. Bulkhead just casually leaned on his staff giving orders while pinning Shockblast helplessly to the ground. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

[[File:Shockblast tentacles.jpg|thumb|left| Another minor setback!!]]
Shockblast's habit of muttering insults to Megatron came back to haunt him when the Decepticon leader overheard the quips. He spent the next little while kicking Shockblast's aft up and down Unicron until [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] stepped in and reminded Megatron that Shockblast was still a useful pawn. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

When Megatron dispatched the Decepticons into battle for one last supply of energon, Shockblast secretly remained behind aboard Unicron. He seemed to have mischief in mind, but a shockwave caused him to stumble out of his hiding place in Megatron's throne room before he could carry out any plots against his leader. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} Shockblast briefly appeared in the battle on Unicron's surface with the Autobots, inadvertently showing [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] an entrance passageway into the Chaos-Bringer's interior. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

[[File:Shockblast smoosh.jpg|thumb|'Tis but a scratch.]]
Shockblast eventually tricked Megatron and attempted to assume control of Unicron in his stead. The full power of Unicron proved too much for him to handle, however; it drove him insane, sending him on a mindless rampage under Unicron's control. He crashed on [[Blizzard Planet]], where Optimus Prime battled him while trying to reach past Unicron's influence to reawaken the real Shockblast. Prime's words worked, and Shockblast managed to free himself. He turned his firepower on Unicron, but the Chaos Bringer brought one fist down on the surface of Blizzard Planet, and Shockblast was crushed to death before Prime's horrified eyes. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}

Sometime later, a virtual copy of Shockblast appeared in an Autobot training simulation alongside his brother, Six Shot. {{storylink|Distribution}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of the Speedia 500}} {{storylink|Star of the Dark God, Part One}} }}

===''Energon'' comic===
Shockblast intercepted the [[Ocean City]] schematics [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] used to infiltrate the Autobot installation. {{storylink|Perspective}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Later on, Shockblast and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] expressed concern that Megatron was losing his edge, after ordering a series of attacks on minor energon installations instead of going after greater scores. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Shockblast was a member of the [[Purple Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. Through a screen, he oversaw the containment of [[G1 World|interdimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] and his turncoat [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]] followers by the Order's [[Pretender Monster]] creations such that his commander [[Purple Wicked Convoy]] could propose an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy Shockblast.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I transform into nothing!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shockblast''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[May 27]]
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third wave of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Mega Class assortment, Shockblast transforms into a Cybertronic laser-tank, plus has a third satellite-cannon-thing mode (which the cartoon depicted as a kind of jet mode). His cannon-arm contains a spring-loaded missile launcher and an electronic sound gimmick, which is activated by a sliding switch. Advancing the switch down the cannon activates a droning laser sound effect that does not stop playing until the switch is moved to either end of the slider. The switch also activates clear-plastic prongs along the side of the cannon, which stick up as the switch is moved down the gun. His right arm features a cannon and claw with a moveable thumb. His head has a small port for [[light-piping]]. His design is obviously a [[homage]] to the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The obligatory [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] to affix an [[Energon star|energon star]] onto is featured on a protrusion next to his head.

: Many specimens of this toy have a problem in satellite mode wherein a peg on one of his legs will not fit into the corresponding slot to hold the mode together. Additionally, the waist hinge's quality varies; some are loose, causing the figure's upper torso to wobble. As it turns out, the pinhole for the hinge is badly deformed on the inside, which is the cause of the looseness and can eventually lead to breakage.

: Shockblast was released in the eighth wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' toyline (and was the only item in said wave) as "Laserwave", without the electronic sound gimmicks, and with some small deco differences. His gray plastics are now a more stony-blue shade rather than the Hasbro version's warmer gray, and some parts that are black plastic on Shockblast (like his antennae, twin-blaster barrels and missile) are now dark purple. He loses a significant amount of black paint on his twin-blaster-cannon, but gains silver paint on all four of his treads, along with a few other bits of extra silver here and there.

: This mold was also used to make ''Energon'' [[Six Shot (Energon)#Toys|Six Shot]], and was the model for the non-toy Cybertron-mode [[Cryotek (RID)#Fiction|Cryotek]] and [[Shockwave (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Shockblast/shockblast.htm More information on Shockblast at TFU.info]''

===''New Legends''===
[[File:TF-New-Legends-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67| …well, we didn't expect to see this guy ever again.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Star Convoy''' (ネメシススターコンボイ, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''NL-03'''
:*''Accessories'': Radar dish
:Hot off the heels of his surprise return in the ''[[Mystery of the Speedia 500]]'' manga, ''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' "Shockwave" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Shockwave]] in a ''Super Link''-inspired coloration. In homage to the original Shockwave's laser gun mode, the figure has a flip-out 5 mm peg on the underside of his alternate mode which doubly acts as a landing gear, and has a handle so he can be wielded by [[Nemesis Star Convoy#New Legends|Nemesis Star Convoy]]. Shockwave comes with a radar dish accessory, which can plug into his hand as an [[Energon]] shield or attach onto the top of his vehicle mode.
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==Notes==
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*Evidently designed as "Shockwave", Shockblast received his final name due to [[Hasbro]] not having the [[trademark]] for "Shockwave" at the time. This issue would also affect the contemporary [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|''Alternators'' toy]], which was released as "Shockblast". Hasbro has subsequently reclaimed the "Shockwave" trademark and uses it for ''Transformers'', while the "Shockblast" trademark was for a time maintained for [http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/shockblast.shtml new toys] of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' character also named "Shockwave". Shockblast is considered part of the Shockwave archetype, regardless of his name, and is featured alongside other Shockwave incarnations in Hasbro media.
*There is an older, pink color variant of the Shockblast's [[character model]] used in a few short instances in the cartoon, most notably in the episode "[[Shockblast: Rampage]]". This same variant appeared in an issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in Japan around the time of the character's debut (see right).
*Shockblast never uses his tank mode in the cartoon, unlike his brother, [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]].
*Shockblast's right shoulder-armor was used for the shoulders of the [[Autobot nurse]] [[generic]] model in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]].
*Shockblast's design was also used as the model for [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]'s pre-beast body in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]" and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] in "[[Transhuman]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ ''Rēzāwēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pöröly''' ("Sledge"), '''Sokkoló''' ("[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]", "Shocker")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhèndàngbō''' (China, 震荡波, "Shockwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Exploder")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Shockwave (disambiguation)
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*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon who's to blame for everything from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the loyal Decepticon spy from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']].
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:New Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Purple Order]]
[[Category:Satellites]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Nine-of-Twelve

2026-04-20T12:50:31Z

Smasher:

{{faction|functionist}}
:''Nine-of-Twelve is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-NineOfTwelve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Nobody expects the Functionist Inquisition!]]
'''Nine-of-Twelve''' is a member of the [[Functionist Council]], where he fills the role of "Inquisitor".

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
====The Functionist Universe====
In [[Functionist Universe|an alternate timeline]], the Functionist Council came to blows with the [[Senate]] over what to be done with [[Nova Prime]]'s stockpile of Sparks. The Functionists deemed the Sparks an act of blasphemy against [[Adaptus]] and waged a war on the Senate, seizing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] before executing them along with [[Nominus Prime]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[File:Thefunctionistcouncil.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Thought begets Heresy; Heresy begets Retribution.]]
Five million years later, Nine-of-Twelve attended a meeting of the Functionist Council at the [[Cog (facility)|Cog]] where the Evaluator [[Ten-of-Twelve]] reported on the replacement of the [[Primal Vanguard]]'s eyes with cameras, successfully converting them into the first of the Council's full spectrum surveillance agents and the Enactor [[Six-of-Twelve]] reported that their [[theoconomist]]s had consulted the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]] over the proposed [[mass recall]] of the [[data slug]]s. While a strict reading suggested that they still had functional value, their ability to store large amounts of data threatened the Functionists' ability to rule, so the Convener [[One-of-Twelve]] overruled the theoconomists and ordered their [[obsolescence chip]]s to be detonated. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

Eighteen months after that, [[Six-of-Twelve]] began to believe Primus was speaking to him via the Matrix to warn him to arm [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for an upcoming war. The hypocrisy of his blasphemous experiments with sparks caused Nine-of-Twelve to join the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] and turn his city of [[Kalis|Adaptica]] into a safe haven for those deemed obsolete by the Council. At some point, [[Anode]] became his second in command. While Nine-of-Twelve knew the Council let him get away with this in case they needed him for the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} he was unaware they also were using his grand sanctuary to blackmail [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and planned to massacre the city the instant they had access to [[Vector Sigma]] by other means. Eighteen months after he'd left, they had it and Nine was gonna be surplus... {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

When [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] arrived, Nine-of-Twelve greeted them and expressed his belief that they had come to save Cybertron from the Council before he gave them a rundown of recent history. When Rung was shown on television, Nine-of-Twelve explained to Team Rodimus why Rung had vexed the Council before his supposed alternate mode was unveiled: A massive mining tank with a giant crystalline drill to dig down to Vector Sigma. While Nine-of-Twelve wanted to watch the broadcast, Anode forcefully grabbed him and showed him the strange U.F.O. they'd been tracking. To his shock, it was [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], having somehow returned from the [[Black Block Consortia|Black Box Consortia]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

When the moon "grew" new craters, Nine-of-Twelve realized the truth. Six-of-Twelve had not sold the moon as he had announced but had repurposed it into a [[harvester unit]], which began using its [[tractor beam]]s to abduct the people of Adaptica for raw materials. Even as [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] tried to rally a defence, Nine fell into a deep depression, informing him that Adaptica only had a few [[proton cannon]]s and [[missile]] launchers. Megatron made the best of it by ordering Anode to place the weapons in the best places and Nine-of-Twelve to lead the people underground via multiple routes. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} Even as the moon tore up the landscape, Nine-of-Twelve stood firm and directed the evacuations. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} When Team Rodimus returned and found a way to both get home and save Cybertron, Nine-of-Twelve led them to a matter teleporter, only for it to be broken. Undeterred, he led them to another which was not broken. As the group prepared to teleport, Nine informed them that Luna 2 was completely automated and had no guards before wishing them good luck. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

[[File:LL 23 Omega Guardians Triple Kill.jpg|thumb|right|370px|Zip Zap Zop]]
In the aftermath of the crisis, the AVL fell under the command of the stranded Megatron, who rallied them into a true fighting force. When the rest of the Council turned Cybertron itself into their cosmic instrument of destruction, Nine joined the [[Last Light (ship)|''Last Light'']], using the [[Warren]] to alert the larger galaxy of the Council's plans. When the ''Last Light'' crossed over into Megatron's native universe, Megatron caught up Team Rodimus on what they'd missed, with Nine-of-Twelve insisting Megatron was understating his heroism. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} Once the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] had been defeated, the group brainstormed ideas on how to defeat the Council's avatar of [[Primus]]. Once they'd hit on a solution that didn't involve blowing "Primus" up, the enraged [[Omega Guardian]]s, speaking through the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]], unleashed a bolt of energy that tore through [[Froid]], [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]], and Nine-of-Twelve, killing all three on the spot. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:#09-of-Twelve}}
[[Category:Anti-Vocationist League]]
[[Category:Functionist Council]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Scourge (G1)

2026-04-19T19:16:56Z

Smasher:

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{{disambig3|Scourge}}
{{suite}}
:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DreamwaveMTMTE5-ScourgeFracas.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks just like daddy.]]
'''Scourge''' is [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s implacable tracker and leader of his own cadre of huntsmen, the deadly [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. He was created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] from the remains of a dead [[Decepticon]]. Immensely powerful like all the Unicronian Decepticons, arrogance is his only true weakness. Despite being quite powerful in his own right, Scourge generally acts as a near subordinate to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and, despite his leadership of the Sweeps, is generally content to take orders from others. Scourge tends to grumble and complain a bit (a habit sometimes shared by his Sweeps).

But then again, you'd also complain if your boss spent so much time beating you up, wouldn't you?

{{bigquote|What kind of Decepticon are you, ugly?}}
{{bigquote|The ''ultimate'' kind!|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Scourge|"[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Hirose]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Zhang Lin]] (Chinese, "The Rebirth"),[[Víctor Mares]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Dark Awakening", "Surprise Party", "The Rebirth"), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "Starscream's Ghost", "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Webworld", "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Peter Zilles]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Dark Awakening" & "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Starscream's Ghost"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Surprise Party" & "Webworld"), [[Philippe Roullier]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "The Rebirth" episodes), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine")}}

[[File:TFTM Decepticonshipbridge.jpg|thumb]]
Following the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Scourge was created from [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]'s corpse by [[Unicron]]. Scourge was designated commander of his legion of huntsmen, the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and traveled with his new leader, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Galvatron, Scourge and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] then returned to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and sent the remaining Autobots fleeing into outer space.

After blasting their ship, the Decepticons believed the Autobots dead. Unicron sent a painful message to Galvatron, informing him he was wrong. Galvatron argued the point until Scourge reminded his leader "we belong to him". The Decepticons then tracked the Autobots to the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] where Scourge and the Sweeps dismembered [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Unicron learned of Galvatron's intended rebellion and attacked Cybertron. Whether Scourge, who was vocally loyal to Unicron, fought to protect Cybertron is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Scourge’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]".}}

[[File:FFOD1-Scourgeface.jpg|left|thumb|Van-Dyck of destruction.]]

After the Decepticons were sent packing to [[Chaar]], Cyclonus and Scourge went on an expedition to track down their lost leader, Galvatron, who hadn't been seen since Unicron went kablooey. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} They found Galvatron soaking in a lava pit on [[Thrull]], and much to their disappointment, discovered their leader had gone totally nuts. Galvatron was set to plow his way through his minions before Scourge took to bended knee and appealed to Galvatron's ego to stop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Scourge and Cyclonus took their leader back to Chaar to command the Decepticon army, only to find the planet all but deserted. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} It turned out that the other Decepticons had allied with the [[Quintesson]]s, which after some negotiation led to a Decepticon-Quintesson joint attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scourge participated in this attack, but the Decepticons were eventually driven away. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Scourge and his Sweeps were working with Galvatron and Cyclonus to hunt Rodimus Prime, when they came across the [[Autobot Mausoleum]] in deep space. Infiltrating the space barge, they continued their attack on the Autobots until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself rose from the grave to fight back. Scourge and his huntsmen fled before the former Autobot leader, forcing Galvatron and Cyclonus to withdraw as well. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:Fightorflee Cyclonus Scourge Superion.jpg|thumb|Scouurrge iiiin spaaaaace.]]

Scourge and Cyclonus were hunting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] called [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] for sport, but were caught in an ambush when the other Aerialbots jumped them in an asteroid field. The two Decepticons fled through a nearby vortex and crashed on the peaceful planet known as [[Paradron]]. Finding the world rich with energon resources, Scourge and Cyclonus immediately alerted Galvatron to their find and began to plunder the world of energy. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When [[Octane]] took [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] without permission, Scourge came with Galvatron and the other Decepticons to chastise the fueler for disobedience. His discovery of super-energon made from Carbombyan oil temporarily assuaged Galvatron's anger, but once the Decepticons were forced out of Carbombya by the Autobots, Galvatron expelled Octane as a traitor to the cause. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Sometime later, Scourge was hunting Octane on Cybertron with Cyclonus and the Sweeps, when their prey fled underground into the [[Decepticon Crypt]]. Scourge would prove to be a very poor leader, with his followers, the Sweeps, refusing his order to follow Octane below (though they were scared to death of Cyclonus). {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Scourge stood with Cyclonus and Galvatron as they eavesdropped on the Autobots, who were preparing for a galactic Peace Conference. Foolish Autobots, thinking there can be peace! Galvatron ordered Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps to intercept a shuttle commandeered by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

[[File:GhostintheMachine-Scourgealt.jpg|thumb|left|Y'know how dogs like to stick their heads out the window of moving cars?]]

He was later possessed by the disembodied [[Spark|ghost]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], though this eventually became a mutual partnership. Starscream intended to help Unicron turn Cybertron into his new body in exchange for a new body of his own. Scourge began to have second thoughts about this until Unicron reminded him that "what I have given you, I can also take away". Scourge eventually left Unicron and rejoined the Decepticons. Why Galvatron accepted his return instead of, oh...reducing him to composite particles is unknown. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

While on a mission looking for isidrite, which they needed to repair their weaponry, the Decepticons stumbled on a group of Autobots already mining the material. In the battle that ensued, Galvatron spent as much time attacking his own troops as the Autobots, with Scourge's attempt to assist his leader resulting in his being battered aside. Afterward, Cyclonus was duped by a Quintesson into taking their deranged leader to the planet [[Torkulon]] for medical treatment, with Scourge and the Sweeps accompanying him. Scourge quickly expressed doubts, but Cyclonus overruled him, until the Torkuli decided Galvatron was beyond help and needed lobotomized. Scourge was restrained by the living planet, but Galvatron's madness managed to spread to it. Escaping, Galvatron wrecked the planet beyond recovery, and with his job done left to go after the Autobots again, Scourge and the Sweeps following after. {{storylink|Webworld}}

When word reached Chaar of stranger than usual behavior from the Junkions, Cyclonus decided to investigate against Galvatron's orders, taking Scourge and the Sweeps with him. On arrival, they were attacked on sight by the Junkions. Satisfied with his observations, Cyclonus had them retreat, but on return Galvatron was still disinterested. Despite this, Cyclonus felt the opportunity to subvert their alliance with the Autobots was too good to pass up, and so he and Scourge returned to Junkion. En route they encountered Omega Supreme, and shot the Autobot down onto a nearby asteroid. Omega's comrades held the Decepticons off long enough for Ultra Magnus to repair him, sending them into retreat. As they made their way back to Chaar, they encountered Galvatron, now entranced by the same Quintesson-broadcast messaging that had afflicted the Junkions, and so followed him back to Junkion, where they fought the Autobots again, until Blaster managed to counter the signal. With the Junkions restored to their right minds, they attacked the Decepticons, who again retreated. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

After [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] detected a Quintesson transmission, Scourge joined a Decepticon party in attempting to retrieve the secrets of the Quintessons' journal, but ultimately lost out to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[File:VampireDepth.jpg|thumb|I'm not a monster, Tom. Well, technically I am.]]
One day, while Galvatron was berating Scourge and the Sweeps for their failures, he was interrupted by some Quintessons offering the Decepticons a means of destroying the new power generator the Autobots had made, located deep beneath the surface of Cybertron. Quickly making their way there, the Decepticon presence was soon noticed by the Autobots, but they managed to evade them. What the Decepticons didn't realize was that it was a trick, intended to destroy both factions by unleashing the Quintesson's old creations, the Techno-Organics. After much searching, the Decepticons realized they'd been had, but Galvatron's fury at this inadvertently unleashed the creatures, with Scourge being the first to be attacked. When the Autobots caught up, they took the opportunity to flee, only to run into the most dangerous of the creatures, the Dweller, which quickly turned Scourge into a robotic vampire-thrall, driven to consume the energy of others. Scourge was saved when Perceptor managed to figure out how to reverse the condition, restoring him and the other victims of the Dweller. Faced with a room full of Autobots, Scourge immediately called a retreat. As they fled Cybertron, they met up with Galvatron, who was still clueless as to what the Quintessons had hoped to gain from the day's events. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

While searching for a new source of [[anti-electron]]s, the Decepticons attempted to raid Unicron's brain. Galvatron and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] occupied the Autobots while Scourge and Cyclonus went after the prize. They found a flask of anti-electrons just waiting to be drained, but upset Unicron in the process and were blasted by his internal defenses. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

Scourge was part of a battle on Earth's moon which was interrupted when the beast-formers of both sides were summoned by a mysterious call and broke off to follow it. An enraged Galvatron had the Decepticons follow after the "deserters", only for them to be attacked and drained of all their energy by [[Tornedron]], leaving them floating in space until Grimlock defeated the creature. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[File:Matrix burden 2.jpg|thumb|left|If that's "the touch", you don't want to get it!]]
At one point, Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was separated from the Matrix of Leadership by Galvatron. Galvatron, who was haunted by the spirits within it, instructed Scourge to dispose of the Matrix. Scourge decided to use the power of the Matrix to his advantage and installed it within his chest. ''Very'' bad idea. The Matrix proved incompatible with Scourge's programming (perhaps as a result of his [[Unicron|origin]]), causing him to morph into a hideous freak with the power driving him mad. Scourge attempted to seize control of the Decepticons until Hot Rod took back the Matrix. Scourge was left at the mercy of a very unhappy Galvatron, but somehow beat the reaper yet again. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Scourge was present when Galvatron learned from Ratbat that the human scientists [[Gregory Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan]] had the body of Optimus Prime in their lab. Along with the other Decepticons, Scourge went to prevent Optimus' revival, unaware Swafford and Morgan had set a trap to infect the Autobots with the [[Hate Plague]]. As a result, the Decepticons were infected as well. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} The Decepticons chased the uninfected Galvatron back to Chaar, and had managed to corner him when a group of Autobots, led by the resurrected Optimus, appeared to save Galvatron. Scourge and the other Decepticons fell back to recharge, then went after Galvatron again, finding him deep in one of Chaar's caves. Later, Scourge was among the Decepticons who travelled to Earth, led by the now infected Galvatron, looking to put a permanent end to Optimus Prime, only to be cured when he unleashed the accumulated knowledge of the Matrix. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[File:Rebirth 1 Plasma energy Scourge.JPG|thumb]]

In 2007, the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] on Cybertron, and Scourge was set with infiltrating the chamber whilst the other Decepticons performed a full-scale assault on the planet as a diversion. He succeeded, but inserting the key into the chamber led to a plasma energy burst that very nearly killed him. He was saved by an [[Energon infuser|energon infusion]] from Cyclonus, and was subsequently sent to find the Autobots who had taken the key back while Scourge was unconscious. Together with Cyclonus, [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], Scourge tracked the Autobots to [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

After clashing with the brand new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and losing badly, Scourge and the others were kidnapped by the Nebulon group known as the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], who offered to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with the Decepticons and increase their power. Scourge chose to become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], getting the loud Nebulan [[Fracas]] as his partner, and the Decepticon Headmasters and Targetmasters subsequently attacked and defeated the Autobots. Scourge got the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber back and voiced his desire to destroy the Autobots completely before moving on, only for Fracas to threaten to shoot him unless the Decepticons went back to the Hive as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Autobots copied their Targetmaster technology and went back into battle, and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] managed to knock Scourge down and steal the key back. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
When the Decepticons intercepted an Autobot transmission detailing the acquisition of a "great treasure," Galvatron led Cyclonus and Scourge on a raid to intercept Rodimus Prime's ship. The Autobot vessel was brought down, and under heavy weapons-fire, Kup, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] fled the battleground. Cyclonus and Scourge pursued them, but were unable to hault the Junkions' progress as they would swap places as vehicle and rider every time they took a hit. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} The battle was interrupted by the appearance of the [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who abducted all of the combatants into his crystalline spaceship. Scourge, alongside Cyclonus, Galvatron and Rodimus, were put into suspended animation by the Seeker. {{storylink|A Treasure Lost}} These four transformers intrigued the Seeker, as they had undergone "miraculous" reformattings; Rodimus due to the Matrix of Leadership, and the three Decepticons due to the power of Unicron. Using his advanced technology, the Seeker turned back his captives' internal clocks, and held them in time at the very moment of their reformatting, intending to perpetually keep them in this state as items in his collection. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} Rodimus was rescued by Junkheap, and in the conflict that followed, stray shots freed Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge from their stasis as well. However, all three were caught in between their former and current identities, leaving them quite confused. Despite his transitional state, Galvatron managed to put a halt to the Seeker's attacks. The group then mobilized to make their escape. {{storylink|Time to Move}} Though the Seeker resumed his assault in short order, Scourge found out that he and the others trapped in a transitional state benefited from increased strength and firepower. Additionally, the supersonic powers he had as Thundercracker were restored. He put them to good use fighting back against their captor alongside the Autobots. With their combined might, the robots were able to bring the Seeker offline. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} With the energy of the Seeker's experiment depleted, Scourge reverted to his normal state. Upon discovering that the Autobots' treasure was an old piece of armor of Optimus Prime, purely sentimental in value, Galvatron sounded a retreat. The Decepticons left without provoking further conflict. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
Scourge was present when the [[Quintesson]]s first lent the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

In [[2011]], Scourge was involved in the battle against the reforming Unicron before he was banished to the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese), [[Simon Broad]] (English), [[Mikhail Chernyak]] (Russian)}}

[[File:MysteryofPlanetMaster-ScourgeCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|"Hey, Cyclonus, wouldn't it be great if our weapons could turn into little men?"]]

Scourge assisted Galvatron in the attack on Cybertron to seize control over [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} As part of their attack, Scourge and Cyclonus met Optimus Prime in the chamber of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Scourge participated in the Decepticon operations on Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], but was largely ineffective in Galvatron's fight with Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Scourge later called the Sweeps to help occupy the Autobots until Galvatron's gravity-warping meteorite could reach [[Athenia]]. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He later informed Galvatron that [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had arrived for a meeting. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

Scourge and Cyclonus attempted to prove their worth by stealing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and using him to hunt down a mysterious Six Changer. However, that plan failed miserably when that Six Changer turned out to be their own ally, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Both Scourge and Cyclonus ditched Trypticon in battle, leading to the Decepticon city's destruction (though he was eventually repaired). {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} After Galvatron vanished during Cybertron's destruction, and the unfamiliar [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took over as Emperor of Destruction, Scourge and Cyclonus felt even less secure in their positions. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] proudly sucked up to Scorponok, reporting on a new energy-absorbing satellite named [[Sol 1]] set for launch, Scourge vowed to steal the satellite in order to gain favor in Scorponok's eyes. Joined by Cyclonus and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], he attacked the launch pad, but was repelled by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] did some aerial dogfighting with Scourge, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Scourge and Cyclonus were concerned that Scorponok's latest series of attacks on Earth were more likely to destroy the planet than allow the Decepticons to gather energy. Scorponok told to them that the awe-inspiring [[plasma energy]] was released from Cybertron in its destruction. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} In his next scheme, Scorponok explained to the duo that he planned to detonate a series of bombs to destroy the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], and harvest the plasma energy its destruction would surely generate. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:ReturnoftheImmortalEmperor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|When did we become Bebop and Rocksteady?]]

Later, Scourge and Cyclonus made arrangements for Scorponok's official debut as leader of the Decepticons. The Autobots attacked during the proceedings on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], but all combatants were interrupted by the triumphant return of Galvatron. Scourge was quick to redirect his boot-licking towards his old commander, as Scorponok's leadership was immediately overruled. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Scourge and Cyclonus would later field an SOS call from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and reported their findings to Galvatron. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After Galvatron returned from an energy-plundering journey in space, Galvatron heaped praise on Sixshot, telling Scourge and Cyclonus that they could learn a thing or two from the Ninja Commander. Grumbling to themselves, the duo noticed [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] acting shifty, but were too caught up in their own problems to think too much about it. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Much later, Scourge attended to Scorponok in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Scourge participated in a battle with the Autobots that ended with both sides being infected with [[black ball]]s, forcing him and the Sweeps to abandon their bodies and become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} The Decepticons then traveled to the [[Legends World]] and joined forces with [[Tera-Kura Co.]] to get them [[transtector]]s, and Scourge was reunited with a version of Galvatron. During a lineup of the Sweeps, Scourge explained to Galvatron that [[Sweep No. 4]] was long dead. {{storylink|LG-26 Scourge Prologue}} While he and the Sweeps were working at janitors at Tera-Kura, they were approached by [[Terrorsaur (Legends)|Terrorsaur]], who offered them new bodies and a place at his side in exchange for kidnapping [[Alpha Trion]] and used his Matrix powers to take over the company. Scourge had other ideas and turned on Terrorsaur as soon as he acquired the Matrix, claiming sole leadership of Tera-Kura. Unfortunately for him, the Sweeps wanted a piece of the action and crowded over him, combining with his body and causing it to explode from an overload of Matrix energy. He returned being a janitor, but already had his eyes on another energy source: the [[Zodiac]]. {{storylink|LG26 Scourge}}

Somehow acquiring the Zodiac, Scourge was transformed by its power into a giant two-headed monster and went on a rampage through [[Tokyo]] until [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] took the energy source from him and defeated him with a barrage from his new base mode. {{storylink|LG27 Blaster}} Scourge's body was later briefly stolen by a Legends native transformed into a Headmaster through mass-produced [[Master-Brace]]s. {{storylink|LG28 Rewind}} During a rampage by [[Devil Z]], the new boss of Tera-Kura Co., Scourge hid behind Megatron. {{storylink|LG36 Soundwave}} He later handed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] some [[energon cube]]s to carry, {{storylink|LG40 Astrotrain}} and was present when the other Scorponok loyalists were finishing their [[Godbomber]] {{storylink|LG42 Godbomber}} and when the [[Dimensional Patrol]] confiscated everyone's transtectors. {{storylink|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)|LG-EX Black Convoy}} Scourge was probably with the Sweeps when they attacked Metroplex for his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] and fought with [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] clones. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}}

While having his Sweeps search for another Zodiac, Scourge instead discovered the lost [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} Finding that the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] had the ability to clone Transformers, the Sweeps tried to create an army of loyal [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] until Hot Rod and [[Shaoshao Li]] put an end to their plan. {{storylink|LG44 Sharkticon}} Scourge evaded capture, used Blowpipe to create two-headed monster clones of himself and attacked Tokyo until Hot Rod came after him again. He turned the Targetmaster on Hot Rod and created evil clones of him, only to be defeated by a blast from Shaoshao's own Targetmaster mode. {{storylink|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
Under undisclosed circumstances, Scourge had reverted to being Thundercracker by the [[Selector]] revolt of [[2050]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

=====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity=====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Scourge took part in one of Galvatron's schemes alongside Cyclonus and [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. The Autobots intervened when their mechanized space monster captured a human vessel. The Decepticons almost managed to snare Rodimus Prime, but he tricked Galvatron into blasting him an exit, leaving behind an explosive device that ended the Decepticon threat. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}} Later on, Scourge and his Sweeps joined the assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
After the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Scourge battled [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and the other Autobots in deep space. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Among the many momentous events witnessed by [[Vector Prime]] across the [[multiverse]] was the moment Optimus Prime unleashed the wisdom of the Matrix on a Hate Plague-infected Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
After Galvatron had blasted apart Ultra Magnus on the Planet of Junk, Scourge pledged his loyalty to him rather than to Unicron, seeing as Galvatron now possessed that which their dark master feared most. Galvatron sent out both Scourge and Cyclonus to terminate as many Autobots as they could, promising whichever one came back with the higher head-count a position as his second-in-command. This competition brought Scourge to the [[Rayzor Nebula]], where he picked up an Autobot emergency signal emanating from within. In truth, this was a false trail created by Cyclonus. While Scourge and his Sweeps searched through the gaseous mass for enemy units to destroy, Cyclonus happened upon a Quintesson ship carrying Hot Rod and his allies. Kup, also aboard the Quintesson ship, made contact with another nearby Autobot vessel, and had them draw Scourge's attention before coming about to meet them. Scourge took the bait and, upon seeing Cyclonus, attacked his comrade to ensure his own victory in their contest. This wound up undermining ''both'' of the Decepticons' efforts in racking up kills, and all of the Autobots escaped from them safely. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:WingsofHonor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|My weird pink flower thing will destroy you!]]

In [[2007]], after the [[The Rebirth|Rebirth]], Galvatron and Lord Zarak led Cyclonus, Scourge, and the rest of the Decepticons to further the war on Nebulos and other civilized worlds. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

[[File:RapidoandScourgeshake-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left]]
In [[2010]], Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps surrounded an [[Autobot shuttle]] during a surprise attack. They lost track of the shuttle when it disappeared into a nebula. Eventually they found it and attacked its crew, which consisted of Rodimus, Kup, and the Dinobots. Scourge was defeated when Kup threw his blaster, which he'd set to overload, at Scourge. At first Scourge laughed at what seemed to be a pathetic tactic by the elder Autobot, but then suddenly stopped when his torso was blown open. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Scourge was present at the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. He planned to have Cyclonus inform Galvatron about the peace treaty when he came out of stasis lock. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse was vaporized when he sacrificed himself to stop a [[Quintesson]] plot. Possibly because Optimus's essence was more firmly incorporated into the Matrix, Scourge was thus able to defeat [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and retain possession of the Matrix, thereafter becoming undisputed leader of the Decepticons. Over the centuries, the influence of the Matrix inspired him to broker a peace deal between Autobot and Decepticon, and the two factions united when [[Unicron]] returned. In the ensuing battle, the Chaos-Bringer tried to blast Scourge, but the Matrix shielded him, allowing him to survive by being shunted into [[unspace|transwarp space]]. [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] plucked him out of unspace into [[Axiom Nexus]], where he became a member of the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

Scourge's name was among the classified data stolen by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s Renegades and publicly released by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] in a hacked broadcast of [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16}} [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] tracked him down but was too intimidated to ask him for a quote. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In one particularly weird version of the [[Unicron War]] engineered by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], [[Deadlift]] replaced Scourge as Galvatron's lead hunter created by Unicron. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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After the Decepticons were beaten back into a retreat, following a failed attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], they boarded [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and headed back towards [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But Astrotrain didn't have the energy necessary to make the trip with all the Decepticons inside him, so the injured were jettisoned into the vacuum of space. These soldiers were drawn to Unicron, who reforged the lot into new, powerful soldiers to do his bidding. Among these creations was Scourge, who was given an army of Sweeps to aid him in his hunting. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

Scourge, Cyclonus, and Galvatron then went forth, stopping by Cybertron first so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as Decepticon leader. After this deed was done, Unicron began devouring Cybertron's moons, enraging Galvatron. Galvatron claimed that Cybertron and all its moons belonged to him, though Scourge retorted that they, in turn, belonged to Unicron. The Decepticons then made their way to [[Earth]], and attacked the Autobots as they were readying to make their way off the planet. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Scourge marvel uk 83.jpg|thumb|"I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS CONFOUNDED MAZE!!"]]
''Afterwards, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] from [[2006]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, though a lucky shot destroyed Scourge's [[acid ray]] after he had incapacitated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], and Scourge was relatively weaponless (most of his weapons could only be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]). Though he also took down [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed [[Anti-grav manacles|to down]] Scourge and use him as a bargaining chip. The future Decepticons were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of 2006.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Yeouch!! That's my secret weakness you're pulling at, Cyclonus!"]]
''Following the destruction of Unicron at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]’s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. The two Decepticons were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|thumb|"I just don't get why we never do anything but attack Qatari villages, that's all." "SHUT UP AND KEEP FIRING!"]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Scourge was partnered with [[Fracas]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Scourge was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further, the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons. During the fight, Scourge attempted to sneak up on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], only for [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] to warn his teammate of the Decepticon's approach. Scourge was blasted away by his intended victim, and the Autobots emerged victorious.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Scourge and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''Once there, Scourge and Cyclonus sought out Galvatron, and arranged a meeting with their former leader. En route to the meeting grounds, Scourge and Cyclonus were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet fighters. Though the pair enjoyed using the crafts as target practice initially, Cyclonus was lured into crashing into a rock peak and they were forced to retreat from the skirmish. Scourge noted that being defeated by organics bode ill for upcoming events; no longer willing to serve Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus were planning to instead force him to hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]]. With it in hand, they would return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. Though Scourge and Cyclonus were able to take Galvatron by surprise thanks to their Targetmaster partners, the confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wreckers]]. Scourge took on both [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] until he realized that the whole thing had become counter-productive to his own goals. He sent Fracas to go and fetch Cyclonus so they could both retreat. Springer, putting into motion his own plan to draw the battle away from the human settlement, professed to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for him to take. Scourge and Cyclonus went after him, and learned of Springer's bluff just in time for the rest of the Autobots to catch up to him. Unwilling to take them all on at once, Scourge and Cyclonus flew off.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel uk 189.jpg|left|thumb|"Cyclonus, remember that thing that we absolutely, positively, definitely shouldn't say to Shockwave?" "Yep." "You're sure?" "Yep." "You're not going to mention it at all, are you?" "Nope."]]
''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. As Megatron killed [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] and grappled with Cyclonus, Scourge took aim at the clone... but stopped. He realized that killing Megatron in [[1988]] would likely prevent Galvatron's creation in 2006, and possibly his own as well. Unwilling to take the chance, he abandoned his comrade and fled.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

[[File:Shockwavetimewars.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Oh no!! I've told Shockwave about me and Cyclonus killing him. Should I kill him? I... can't... resist..."]]
''Scourge ended up falling back in with Galvatron for unspecified reasons, even as Galvatron brought Megatron in as an unexpected ally. What none of them realised until too late was that Cyclonus and Scourge's displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement method]] used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, eighteen years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron.

''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] used this fact to distract Scourge during a Wreckers/[[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] raid and while Scourge survived, he knew realized that the only way to stop the rift was to return them and Cyclonus to their original time. He thus attempted to recover Cyclonus’ body from Shockwave but was attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus' remains up like a twisted trophy. Scourge staggered back to the time rift and allowed it to take him, hoping that that would have some effect on the situation. It didn't. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, succeeded where Scourge had failed, and was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus's remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''After the war, time-traveller [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at [[Mount Verona]], Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus threw the remains of a beaten Scourge into the rift.'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
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In an alternate future of 2006, Scourge participated in a battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] where he was tossed around by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and misidentified as "Sweeps" by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. He later agreed with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who said Junkion should be off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel 67.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The deadliest bathtub in the skies.]]
A version of Scourge inhabited [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate timeline]] where he helped hunt down and destroy a group of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime on the planet Junkion. As Rodimus Prime was briefly distracted, Scourge and Cyclonus were able to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from Rodimus, giving [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] the opening to finish off the last of the Primes.

Unknown to any of these Decepticons, though, they were observed by a Hot Rod originating from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|another time and place]]. They were probably unaware that this Hot Rod had been the one who inadvertently distracted their Rodimus, and chances are they didn't notice that the Matrix had landed at this Hot Rod's feet before they both disappeared. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed, along nearly all resistance in the Americas. With only seven Autobots left alive, the governments of the remaining free nations planned to launch nuclear weapons towards the United States in a bid to eliminate the Decepticons themselves. Anticipating this move, Galvatron equipped a fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon. Scourge and Cyclonus were posted to guard the [[Decepticon Powerbase]], and the pair passed the time gripping over how conquering the Earth wasn't as fun without any Autobot opposition. They were suddenly ambushed by [[Getaway]], [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], who distracted them while the rest of their team made a last desperate raid on the Powerbase. Scourge was killed by the combined might of these warriors. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s command, Scourge was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
[[File:Scourgeinoil-ASO.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|"It's your eyebrows! He's jealous of your capacity for self-expression!"]]
Scourge was part of a flight of Decepticons that interrupted an Autobot salvage expedition. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

On Nebulos, the Decepticons learned that the majority of cosmic energy for the planet came from pulsar strikes at the north pole, and planned to build an energy interceptor there to capture limitless power. When the first interceptor was sabotaged by the Autobots, Cyclonus appointed Scourge head of security for the next project. Scourge suggested they move the entire Decepticon base, Scorponok, to the pole as a deterrent against Autobot aggression. Unfortunately, the Autobots then used Scorponok's vast bulk against the Decepticons by melting the ice out from under him, leaving them thrashing in the slush. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

When the Autobots planned a pipeline to tap into a Nebulan oil reservoir, the Decepticons turned the tables and sabotaged them. Scourge was standing by with a team of hunters to eliminate any Autobots that came to fix the pipeline, but the Autobots doubled back on him and let Scourge's team thrashing in the oil released in their own sabotage efforts. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

===Marvel coloring books===
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When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Scourge fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===Toy pack-in material===
The Decepticons having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Scourge was one of the soldiers posted to prevent their enemies from retrieving it. He was fooled by an army of Autobot [[Decoy (G1)|decoys]], and the Autobots retook possession of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Autobot Alert!===
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Scourge is a Decepticon scanner, capable of detecting Autobots even when they are in disguise. He was tasked with patrolling the space-bound Astrotrain as the Decepticon shuttle was making a munitions delivery to the Decepticons’ ship out in orbit.

In one possible scenario, Scourge happened upon Bumblebee and Hot Rod who had infiltrated Astrotrain by disguising themselves in Decepticon space gear. Not fooled by the Autobots’ disguise, he confronted the pair as they were about to commandeer Astrotrain's military controls. Though he was unable to stop the Autobots from firing Astrotrain weapons towards Cyclonus, Scourge quickly overpowered the pair and flung them out into the blackness of space. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TheTest-Scourge.jpg|thumb|''You're'' the leader in the Marvel Comics stuff?]]
Scourge was part of a Decepticon mission to track down the source of an [[Energon]] reading on an asteroid. As [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Scourge warned him that Galvatron was in a particularly foul mood. As it turned out, the [[little informant|creature]] Cyclonus had brought back was the source of the Energon, however the situation escalated when they detected they were being spied on by [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]]. Scourge and Cyclonus gave chase, only to find themselves running into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], who were chasing [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the other direction. The usual chaos ensued. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Scourge and several Sweeps took part in an assault on [[Tau-Ursa]], when Galvatron acquired a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered them to destroy everything, but to let the Tau-Ursans live. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ColdWar-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Pssst, Scourge, "then you crack the nuts inside."]]
Millions of years ago, as [[Unicron]] entered a stage of hibernation, the first wave of his herald drone fleet was launched to scour the galaxy, looking for Cybertron. The Alpha drone designated Scourge managed to find Cybertron during the [[Great Shutdown]], an enforced shutdown of all Transformers on the planet, and managed to reactivate [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] for the purpose of observing the Decepticon from afar. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, Shockwave was soon attacked by the [[Quintesson]] [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] extermination units left behind on this world. Forced to intervene, Scourge easily destroyed a number of Sharkticons and drove off the rest, saving Shockwave's life. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As a way a saying thank you, Shockwave shot Scourge in the back, took him prisoner, dissected him and studied the Unicronian Transformer, gaining great knowledge of Cybertron's origin and its inhabitants. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

[[File:OriginalSin-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Later I look like my toy!]]
Scourge escaped to Earth and attacked [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s shuttle just as it arrived on its mission to search for the missing [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Tricking the drone into pursuing an escape pod, Jetfire managed to shutdown the advanced Transformer's systems and was dragging him back to their crashed ship when they were both buried in an avalanche. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Thousands of years later, the Autobots were drawn to the [[Alaska]]n shore, right into a trap set by the Decepticons. The Autobots fought desperately to keep the Autobot escape pod out of Megatron's hands, and during the fighting, it was inadvertently activated. Just as the Autobots gained the upper hand, Scourge ordered the combatants to stand down, informing them that the war was over, the factionalism that had divided their race had ended, and Cybertron was now unified under a new leader. Before he could speak further, Shockwave shot him in the back, declaring both Autobots and Decepticons to be war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}}

Evidently Shockwave never bothered to recover Scourge's body, as he was retrieved by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and taken to their secret base for reverse-engineering. Unfortunately for the humans, Scourge was such an advanced Cybertronian that they were having serious problems figuring out his systems. {{Storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] were still working on Scourge when [[Marissa Faireborn]] enlisted the aid of the Autobots under [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s command in investigating the mystery of [[San Desto]]. {{Storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Scourge was rescued from the EDC facility by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

Scourge eventually partnered with the [[Nebulan]] [[Fracas]] as a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. While Scourge retained his contempt for near-all living things, he did come to ''almost'' admire the sheer volatility Fracas could display. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #7}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
[[File:WorldsCollide2-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How do you feel, mighty not-Megatron?" ''*kick*'']]

====Ask Vector Prime====
A version of Scourge, created alongside [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]], served as one of [[Unicron]]'s dimension-hopping [[Herald of Unicron|heralds]]. Cyclonus was eventually decapitated by a version of Megatron seeking in vain to protect his home reality. Cyclonus was eventually replaced with versions of [[Thunderwing (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Thunderwing]], [[Bludgeon (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Bludgeon]], and [[Dirge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Unicron sent his heralds ahead of him to prepare [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|this particular reality]]'s Cybertron for his imminent arrival. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} After effortlessly conquering [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on Cybertron and taking control of its [[space bridge nexus]], they found that the local [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was nowhere to be found, and moved on to search for him on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} At [[Silver Ridge]], Scourge detected [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in the vicinity, and the Heralds chose to interrogate him in regards to Megatron's whereabouts. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Thrust ended up being useless to them, but the Heralds suddenly learned of something else to worry about—the space bridge nexus was under attack. They immediately returned to Cybertron, where [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his team had already placed bombs throughout the Decepticon base. Upon arrival, Scourge ordered the others to kill Jetfire... and was promptly killed when the whole building was blown to kingdom come. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Whlist serving under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron, Scourge and Cyclonus were shocked when one of their Decepticon comrades was suddenly teleported across space and time by [[Teletran 3]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Shortly afterwards, he and many other flying Decepticons gathered around the computer and waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to go down. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In a dystopian future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, Scourge and his Sweeps patrolled the ruins of [[New York City]]. They attacked a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]]s who arrived from the past, but were chased off by the [[Dreadnok]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

While this future was eventually averted, Scourge and the Sweeps existed in the present, as part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron. They fought back against a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault on Serpent O.R.'s headquarters. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Scourge and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] As part of this alliance, Scourge was binary-bonded to the S.K.A.R. member [[Red Scream]], using technology derived from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. A globe-spanning conflict ensued between the Decepticons and S.K.A.R. against the Autobots and their [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] allies. Ultimately, the Decepticons and their human allies were defeated by [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Hearts of Steel Scourge.JPG|thumb|Red Zeppelin]]
While traveling in the Astrotrain convoy, Scourge transformed into a blimp (with a familiar-shaped gondola) and dropped bombs on the Autobot freight. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (or possibly [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]) popped his airbag, causing him to crash, then explode. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rebirth|''All Hail Megatron'' #14]]}}

While accusing [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] of having no plan or goal beyond the conquest of Earth, Starscream wondered aloud who might be the Decepticon to take action, and suggested Scourge as a possibility.<ref>[[Shane McCarthy]] originally envisioned Scourge as being the Decepticon equivalent of Kup. Hasbro vetoed this idea, but this reference remained.</ref> {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

[[File:AHM14Rebirth-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How have I gone so long without a manicure?"]]
Scourge, a Cybertronian who lived during the era of [[Nova Prime]], first met [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] in a basement bar on Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} The two would later become part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which was lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]] and ended up in the [[Dead Universe]].

After the failure of the [[Expansion]], Cyclonus gathered the remains of his comrades on [[Gorlam Prime]] and prepared to melt them down as a warrior's burial. Scourge was barely alive, and Cyclonus sadly said this was the last thing he could do for him. However, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] emerged from the [[solar pool]] and blasted Scourge and the others. Though Cyclonus thought him crazy, Galvatron explained the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]] would not let Scourge die. Scourge recovered, and Galvatron again flung him into the slag, from which he emerged in pain but fully restored. Soon, the other warriors were transformed into clones of Scourge (though Galvatron complained they should have been made in ''his'' image). The clones, known as the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], were bonded to Scourge, who was to keep them in line. Scourge asked Cyclonus what they should do, and Cyclonus responded that as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, they should follow Galvatron's bidding. {{storylink|Rebirth}}

[[File:Scourge asks a question Heart of Darkness 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
At Galvatron's command, the Seekers searched all over Gorlam Prime for signs of life, as the planet's entire population had apparently vanished at some point while they had been wasting away. Scourge and his Sweeps found nothing, so Galvatron opted to track down their ally [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and the portal to the Dead Universe. They found him as a crushed and dismembered wreck, but Galvatron easily undid his injuries using the Darkness. Jhiaxus took them to the portal, which was different from before, but upon arrival they were attacked by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Scourge and Cyclonus took on Hardhead, but even the two of them together were overpowered by the much larger and stronger Autobot. They were saved by Galvatron's mighty firepower, and were sent by him to chase after Arcee as she tried to flee. After sending her tumbling into an abyss, they returned to Galvatron's side and watched him enter the Dead Universe, where he met the malevolent entity known as "the [[D-Void]]". He emerged rather panicky, telling his troops that they needed to raise an army to stand against this threat. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Scourge and his Sweeps accompanied Galvatron as he traveled to a wide variety of planets, reviving and recruiting robotic lifeforms to stand with him against the D-Void. At one point they visited [[Spindrift]], where they added [[Thinkbox]] and the corpses that inhabited the [[Realm of Wrecks]] to their cause. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Scourge was also part of a scout party sent to [[Dykayra]], where Galvatron was attacked by [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]], revived by the D-Void. He and the others defended their leader, but failed to harm Nemesis, who was then possessed by the D-Void and transformed by its power into a huge beast. Several of Scourge's Sweeps were destroyed by the monster, but it was eventually defeated with the arrival of Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:Scourge and Cyclonus The Transformers Infestation 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Seeking to add [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots to his army, Galvatron travelled towards [[Earth]]. On the way, his ship encountered a space-time anomaly containing a frozen block of corpses, both organic and robotic. The crew brought in on board to investigate it, only to be faced with a [[zombie]] outbreak once the ice was thawed. Scourge and the others battled the undead, including several of his infected Sweeps, until their ship was sabotaged and crashed in [[Las Vegas]], Earth. There, they attempted to team up with the local Autobots to contain the outbreak. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} After some initial distrust between the two factions, they managed to stop bickering long enough to defeat the zombie mastermind, [[Britt]]. The Autobots still wouldn't join Galvatron, though, so Scourge and the others left Earth via a portal. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Galvatron then took his entire army with him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], declaring the planet their first line of defense against the D-Void. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} Scourge (or a chatty Sweep, it's hard to tell) was in charge of [[Kimia Facility]] once Galvatron conquered it, and on his orders transformed it into its cannon mode. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

Scourge was killed at an unknown point during the Chaos Event.<ref>"Poor Scourge. He's been dead in the other IDW comics as long as I've been writing them."—[[John Barber]] in [[Targetmasters (issue)|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' #2]] story commentary</ref> Cyclonus, however, believed that he had detected Scourge's life sign while flying around on a reformatted Cybertron—this turned out to just be some mutilated Sweep corpses. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
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===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|thumb|Peekaboo.]]
At some undetermined point in time, Scourge stood in close proximity to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Scourge and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once Scourge noticed their leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], had been defeated, he and the others quickly fell into disarray. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Generations'' toy bio===
Little was known about the powerful hunter Scourge's origins, and he himself preferred not to speak of them. {{storylink|Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Scourge toy bio}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:ScourgeAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left]]
Scourge was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-13-CyclonusScourge.jpg|right|thumb]]
Scourge was among the Decepticons terrified by the newly created [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s violent rampage. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Scourge was among the Decepticons unleashed upon [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'' in response to its attack on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but instead of capturing any of the aliens they returned to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] with two captured Autobots, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Megatron was unconcerned about Autobots, however, and shot Scourge through the chest for wasting his time. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Despite the seemingly fatal injury, he was later repaired and standing ready to fight the Autobot/G.I. Joe alliance beneath [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Scourge and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] tracked [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to abduct Blurr's [[Titan Master]] on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and Optimus. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Scourge was one of Galvatron's chief lieutenants during the Great War. On [[Nebulos]], he was instrumental in bringing Targetmaster technology to the Decepticons when Fracas and Nightstick of the Autobot / [[World Watcher]] alliance defected to the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] / Decepticon alliance, becoming binary-bonded with Scourge and Cyclonus.

After the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] and the [[Armistice]], the Decepticons moved on to the colony world of [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]]. Galvatron allied with the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] revolutionaries of the [[Cyberdroid]] population to recreate Master technology with non-organics. As Galvatron became a [[Triple-Threat Master]], Scourge also adopted a Cyberdroid Headmaster partner named [[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]] to work with him and Fracas. Rebirth was conquered for the Decepticons and renamed [[Master (planet)|Master]]. Even [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was unable to reclaim Master from the Decepticons, despite his "victory" on Nebulos.

Galvatron and Scourge next moved on to the [[Great Push]], attempting to break the Armistice and attack the [[Human Confederacy]] using a scheme known as the [[Grendel Gambit]]. They failed, apparently due to heroic actions by Cyclonus that betrayed their cause. Despite [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s legal maneuvering, Galvatron and Scourge were found guilty and sentenced to die by a [[Quintesson]] court. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Krunix never got over Scourge's death. Centuries later, the Cyberdroid was running a bar called [[The Scourge of Athenia]] in his name, with a hologram eulogizing Fracas on display in the bar as well. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

The Predacon [[Scourge (BW)|Skurge]] liked to spell his name à la the infamous Decepticon Scourge, though some bots like his superior Queen [[Rage (BW)|Rage]] refused to indulge his affectation. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and Scourge faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Scourge declared that no one would escape his Sweeps. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Scourge aided Galvatron, Cyclonus battle the Autobots until [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] showed up, and begun taking care of the opposing team all on his own. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Scourge was chased off through the skies by [[Grotusque]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*Scourge and one of his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] could be seen following Galvatron into combat while the war on Cybertron raged on, and Transformers of both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}
Right before the Autobots found the giant jewel of the Atalstan mine, Scourge ambushed them. Announcing that the "Autofools" had reached the end of the road, he transformed to [[robot mode]]. Saying that the noise caused by the Autobots engines was going to destroy his transducers, Scourge declared that he was going to shut them up forever. After a fight, Scourge admitted defeat and begged the Autobots to spare his life. Before his enemies could do anything, he transformed back to his hovercraft form and flew away.

Scourge later challenged the Autobots to a rematch on their way to ELTA, and was later joined by Cyclonus, but the Sweep leader was defeated again. When Cyclonus fled in his fighter craft form, Scourge called out for Cyclonus to wait for him before also fleeing in his hovercraft form. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
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[[File:TFLegendsApp-Scourge.jpg|thumb|left]]

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] was reformatted into Scourge at some point. He and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] served under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Scourge was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

Either Scourge, or one of his Sweeps, fell victim to a bear-like Trans-Organic when Galvatron was tricked into attacking the resting grounds of the Dweller. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScourgeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You could use level 1-17 Scourges as Sweeps.]]
Scourge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 60 units of Cybermetal, 25 units of Transmetal, and 15 scout cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ScourgeEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|So do I get my Sweeps back? Not at the same time I'm around apparently.]]

Scourge is engineered for pursuit above all else, functioning as a highly efficient tracker and eliminator. His advanced sensory and scanning systems allow him to isolate and identify targets with extreme precision, even within dense or chaotic environments.To extend his reach, he deploys the Sweeps—drone-like extensions of himself—enabling wide-area coverage across both space and, under certain conditions, time. This makes evasion exceptionally difficult once he begins a hunt. When a target is acquired, Scourge does not disengage. His tracking capability ensures that concealment offers little advantage, and escape becomes increasingly unlikely the longer pursuit continues.{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Scourge|Scourge bio}}

Scourge was accidentally brought to Earth because of a Space Bridge miscalibration and a space-time continuum error. Starscream complained that another air bot would get in his way, and Scourge threatened to turn him into a 100-piece puzzle for Hook to assemble if he didn't watch his mouth. He then searched for a raiding party.

He bemoaned that they had lost the future, but Cyclonus pointed out he has the chance to hunt down the Autobots he had deleted again. But Scourge said the worst part is that they're expected to serve Megatron instead of Galvatron. He began to change his mind when Megatron gave him the task to lure any Autobot into an ambush.

Sometime later he encountered [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]] and was about to duel, but a transmission came from Galvatron and he ordered him to cease and desist, for they have evolved. Scourge started to agree with Divebomb that Galvatron was a total killjoy.

But Scourge wouldn't, so Galvatron declared that he would stand alone without his help. While he and Ultra Magnus pursue their vendetta, Scourge called his Sweeps to hunt for prey. Strafe retorted that he would be more impressed if hadn't been built from bits of old Insecticons, which Scourge would never live down.

*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swoop]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Scourge uses his double-barreled blaster to fire at the target.
*'''Ability:''' '''Fire Mission:''' Place down a circular radius on the ground before flying up into the air and firing a powerful beam dealing damage to all targets inside the radius while circling around.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points +5 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:scourge Scourge at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:ScourgeG1-charactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hooked On Steroids worked for me!]]
*Like most of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated film]] characters, Scourge has two [[character model]]s. The first one was designer [[Floro Dery]]'s original, which inspired the action figure and was used prominently in the Marvel Comics stories. The second was revised from Dery's to have more standard, "heroic" proportions and was used in the original cartoon, though not 100% consistently. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Dery's Scourge was the revealed head in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. This was removed entirely for the revised version, probably because it looked extremely dorky.
*When asked why Scourge and the Sweeps stick their heads out while they're in vehicle mode, Floro Dery replied: ''"The heads stick out because the idea is like a regular fighter plane. You can see just the head of the fighter pilot. If you have seen my [http://archive.is/kR3lr "Egg" design] on my web site, I based Scourge on it."''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060625115408/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_dery.html Zobovor's Interview with Floro Dery]</ref>
*Early drafts of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' script also portray Scourge as propping his head out in vehicle mode to serve as sort of the "eyes" of the expedition. More interestingly, his alt mode was originally land based with Cyclonus and his armada being the only jets. There's a remnant of this in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile where it states that Scourge has a "marauding automotive mode which handles any terrain", a technically true but still very odd description of a flying alt-mode.
*A close examination of Scourge's character model (both final and early versions) reveals that his animation model transforms somewhat ''backwards'' from the way his toy representations do. Whereas the toys have the upward-facing torso concealed fully within the wings, the animation model actually has nearly ''all'' of the chest and body front details visible on the ''underside'' of the vehicle mode. This further implies that the robot head twists 180 degrees and folds backwards to complete formation of the vehicle mode rather than just staring at his own chest.
*It's not known how much (if any) communication there was between Marvel's US office and the UK offices where Simon Furman was churning out his behind-the-scenes stories, but regardless, Cyclonus and Scourge completely disappeared from the US book after ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''—leaving Furman free to send them off to find Galvatron in "[[Wrecking Havoc]]".
*For some reason, Scourge's head-mounted cannon was implied to not be a cannon in the comics, as the loss of a [[Acid ray|handgun]] in "[[Target: 2006]]" apparently left Scourge completely weaponless in [[robot mode]], making transformation a complete necessity.
*Scourge's history in the franchise has been decidedly ignominious compared to his fellow movie characters. Despite it and other contemporary media playing him and Cyclonus up as equals, Season 3 of the cartoon would mostly only focus on the latter as Galvatron's lieutenant, with Scourge only being focused on in a handful of episodes, a dynamic which would be reflected in most G1 media over the next 20 years. He was only introduced in the original 2005 IDW continuity via [[Rebirth|a retcon]], wherein he would end up doing very little before [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|dying off-screen]], after which he wouldn't appear or be mentioned ''once'' in the multiple flashbacks expanding on Nova Prime's era, whilst Galvatron and Cyclonus became main characters. And then, in the 2019 IDW continuity, Cyclonus would once again be a major character while Scourge once again never showed up. To top it off, Scourge's final major appearance in media to date would be in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', wherein he didn't even last an issue before being shot and (seemingly) killed by Megatron. Moral of the story: No one likes Scourge.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Bič''' ("Whip")
*''French:'' '''Fléo''' (Canada, altered spelling of ''fléau'', which means "scourge")
*''Italian:'' '''Sheriff'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ostor''' ("Whip"), '''Korbács''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Scourge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānqiǎn''' (Taiwan, 天譴, "Scourge"), '''Wēnyì''' (China, 瘟疫, "Plague")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Aperto'''
*''Russian:'' '''Knut''' (Кнут, "Whip")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kara''' (ICTV, Кара, "Punishment")

==References==
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Scourge (G1)

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:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DreamwaveMTMTE5-ScourgeFracas.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks just like daddy.]]
'''Scourge''' is [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s implacable tracker and leader of his own cadre of huntsmen, the deadly [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. He was created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] from the remains of a dead [[Decepticon]]. Immensely powerful like all the Unicronian Decepticons, arrogance is his only true weakness. Despite being quite powerful in his own right, Scourge generally acts as a near subordinate to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and, despite his leadership of the Sweeps, is generally content to take orders from others. Scourge tends to grumble and complain a bit (a habit sometimes shared by his Sweeps).

But then again, you'd also complain if your boss spent so much time beating you up, wouldn't you?

{{bigquote|What kind of Decepticon are you, ugly?}}
{{bigquote|The ''ultimate'' kind!|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Scourge|"[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Hirose]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Zhang Lin]] (Chinese, "The Rebirth"),[[Víctor Mares]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Dark Awakening", "Surprise Party", "The Rebirth"), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "Starscream's Ghost", "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Webworld", "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Peter Zilles]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Dark Awakening" & "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Starscream's Ghost"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Surprise Party" & "Webworld"), [[Philippe Roullier]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "The Rebirth" episodes), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine")}}

[[File:TFTM Decepticonshipbridge.jpg|thumb]]
Following the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Scourge was created from [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]'s corpse by [[Unicron]]. Scourge was designated commander of his legion of huntsmen, the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and traveled with his new leader, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Galvatron, Scourge and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] then returned to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and sent the remaining Autobots fleeing into outer space.

After blasting their ship, the Decepticons believed the Autobots dead. Unicron sent a painful message to Galvatron, informing him he was wrong. Galvatron argued the point until Scourge reminded his leader "we belong to him". The Decepticons then tracked the Autobots to the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] where Scourge and the Sweeps dismembered [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Unicron learned of Galvatron's intended rebellion and attacked Cybertron. Whether Scourge, who was vocally loyal to Unicron, fought to protect Cybertron is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Scourge’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]".}}

[[File:FFOD1-Scourgeface.jpg|left|thumb|Van-Dyck of destruction.]]

After the Decepticons were sent packing to [[Chaar]], Cyclonus and Scourge went on an expedition to track down their lost leader, Galvatron, who hadn't been seen since Unicron went kablooey. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} They found Galvatron soaking in a lava pit on [[Thrull]], and much to their disappointment, discovered their leader had gone totally nuts. Galvatron was set to plow his way through his minions before Scourge took to bended knee and appealed to Galvatron's ego to stop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Scourge and Cyclonus took their leader back to Chaar to command the Decepticon army, only to find the planet all but deserted. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} It turned out that the other Decepticons had allied with the [[Quintesson]]s, which after some negotiation led to a Decepticon-Quintesson joint attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scourge participated in this attack, but the Decepticons were eventually driven away. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Scourge and his Sweeps were working with Galvatron and Cyclonus to hunt Rodimus Prime, when they came across the [[Autobot Mausoleum]] in deep space. Infiltrating the space barge, they continued their attack on the Autobots until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself rose from the grave to fight back. Scourge and his huntsmen fled before the former Autobot leader, forcing Galvatron and Cyclonus to withdraw as well. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:Fightorflee Cyclonus Scourge Superion.jpg|thumb|Scouurrge iiiin spaaaaace.]]

Scourge and Cyclonus were hunting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] called [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] for sport, but were caught in an ambush when the other Aerialbots jumped them in an asteroid field. The two Decepticons fled through a nearby vortex and crashed on the peaceful planet known as [[Paradron]]. Finding the world rich with energon resources, Scourge and Cyclonus immediately alerted Galvatron to their find and began to plunder the world of energy. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When [[Octane]] took [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] without permission, Scourge came with Galvatron and the other Decepticons to chastise the fueler for disobedience. His discovery of super-energon made from Carbombyan oil temporarily assuaged Galvatron's anger, but once the Decepticons were forced out of Carbombya by the Autobots, Galvatron expelled Octane as a traitor to the cause. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Sometime later, Scourge was hunting Octane on Cybertron with Cyclonus and the Sweeps, when their prey fled underground into the [[Decepticon Crypt]]. Scourge would prove to be a very poor leader, with his followers, the Sweeps, refusing his order to follow Octane below (though they were scared to death of Cyclonus). {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Scourge stood with Cyclonus and Galvatron as they eavesdropped on the Autobots, who were preparing for a galactic Peace Conference. Foolish Autobots, thinking there can be peace! Galvatron ordered Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps to intercept a shuttle commandeered by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

[[File:GhostintheMachine-Scourgealt.jpg|thumb|left|Y'know how dogs like to stick their heads out the window of moving cars?]]

He was later possessed by the disembodied [[Spark|ghost]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], though this eventually became a mutual partnership. Starscream intended to help Unicron turn Cybertron into his new body in exchange for a new body of his own. Scourge began to have second thoughts about this until Unicron reminded him that "what I have given you, I can also take away". Scourge eventually left Unicron and rejoined the Decepticons. Why Galvatron accepted his return instead of, oh...reducing him to composite particles is unknown. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

While on a mission looking for isidrite, which they needed to repair their weaponry, the Decepticons stumbled on a group of Autobots already mining the material. In the battle that ensued, Galvatron spent as much time attacking his own troops as the Autobots, with Scourge's attempt to assist his leader resulting in his being battered aside. Afterward, Cyclonus was duped by a Quintesson into taking their deranged leader to the planet [[Torkulon]] for medical treatment, with Scourge and the Sweeps accompanying him. Scourge quickly expressed doubts, but Cyclonus overruled him, until the Torkuli decided Galvatron was beyond help and needed lobotomized. Scourge was restrained by the living planet, but Galvatron's madness managed to spread to it. Escaping, Galvatron wrecked the planet beyond recovery, and with his job done left to go after the Autobots again, Scourge and the Sweeps following after. {{storylink|Webworld}}

When word reached Chaar of stranger than usual behavior from the Junkions, Cyclonus decided to investigate against Galvatron's orders, taking Scourge and the Sweeps with him. On arrival, they were attacked on sight by the Junkions. Satisfied with his observations, Cyclonus had them retreat, but on return Galvatron was still disinterested. Despite this, Cyclonus felt the opportunity to subvert their alliance with the Autobots was too good to pass up, and so he and Scourge returned to Junkion. En route they encountered Omega Supreme, and shot the Autobot down onto a nearby asteroid. Omega's comrades held the Decepticons off long enough for Ultra Magnus to repair him, sending them into retreat. As they made their way back to Chaar, they encountered Galvatron, now entranced by the same Quintesson-broadcast messaging that had afflicted the Junkions, and so followed him back to Junkion, where they fought the Autobots again, until Blaster managed to counter the signal. With the Junkions restored to their right minds, they attacked the Decepticons, who again retreated. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

After [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] detected a Quintesson transmission, Scourge joined a Decepticon party in attempting to retrieve the secrets of the Quintessons' journal, but ultimately lost out to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[File:VampireDepth.jpg|thumb|I'm not a monster, Tom. Well, technically I am.]]
One day, while Galvatron was berating Scourge and the Sweeps for their failures, he was interrupted by some Quintessons offering the Decepticons a means of destroying the new power generator the Autobots had made, located deep beneath the surface of Cybertron. Quickly making their way there, the Decepticon presence was soon noticed by the Autobots, but they managed to evade them. What the Decepticons didn't realize was that it was a trick, intended to destroy both factions by unleashing the Quintesson's old creations, the Techno-Organics. After much searching, the Decepticons realized they'd been had, but Galvatron's fury at this inadvertently unleashed the creatures, with Scourge being the first to be attacked. When the Autobots caught up, they took the opportunity to flee, only to run into the most dangerous of the creatures, the Dweller, which quickly turned Scourge into a robotic vampire-thrall, driven to consume the energy of others. Scourge was saved when Perceptor managed to figure out how to reverse the condition, restoring him and the other victims of the Dweller. Faced with a room full of Autobots, Scourge immediately called a retreat. As they fled Cybertron, they met up with Galvatron, who was still clueless as to what the Quintessons had hoped to gain from the day's events. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

While searching for a new source of [[anti-electron]]s, the Decepticons attempted to raid Unicron's brain. Galvatron and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] occupied the Autobots while Scourge and Cyclonus went after the prize. They found a flask of anti-electrons just waiting to be drained, but upset Unicron in the process and were blasted by his internal defenses. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

Scourge was part of a battle on Earth's moon which was interrupted when the beast-formers of both sides were summoned by a mysterious call and broke off to follow it. An enraged Galvatron had the Decepticons follow after the "deserters", only for them to be attacked and drained of all their energy by [[Tornedron]], leaving them floating in space until Grimlock defeated the creature. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

[[File:Matrix burden 2.jpg|thumb|left|If that's "the touch", you don't want to get it!]]
At one point, Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was separated from the Matrix of Leadership by Galvatron. Galvatron, who was haunted by the spirits within it, instructed Scourge to dispose of the Matrix. Scourge decided to use the power of the Matrix to his advantage and installed it within his chest. ''Very'' bad idea. The Matrix proved incompatible with Scourge's programming (perhaps as a result of his [[Unicron|origin]]), causing him to morph into a hideous freak with the power driving him mad. Scourge attempted to seize control of the Decepticons until Hot Rod took back the Matrix. Scourge was left at the mercy of a very unhappy Galvatron, but somehow beat the reaper yet again. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:Rebirth 1 Plasma energy Scourge.JPG|thumb]]

In 2007, the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] on Cybertron, and Scourge was set with infiltrating the chamber whilst the other Decepticons performed a full-scale assault on the planet as a diversion. He succeeded, but inserting the key into the chamber led to a plasma energy burst that very nearly killed him. He was saved by an [[Energon infuser|energon infusion]] from Cyclonus, and was subsequently sent to find the Autobots who had taken the key back while Scourge was unconscious. Together with Cyclonus, [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], Scourge tracked the Autobots to [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

After clashing with the brand new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and losing badly, Scourge and the others were kidnapped by the Nebulon group known as the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], who offered to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with the Decepticons and increase their power. Scourge chose to become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], getting the loud Nebulan [[Fracas]] as his partner, and the Decepticon Headmasters and Targetmasters subsequently attacked and defeated the Autobots. Scourge got the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber back and voiced his desire to destroy the Autobots completely before moving on, only for Fracas to threaten to shoot him unless the Decepticons went back to the Hive as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Autobots copied their Targetmaster technology and went back into battle, and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] managed to knock Scourge down and steal the key back. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{charstubfiction| {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
When the Decepticons intercepted an Autobot transmission detailing the acquisition of a "great treasure," Galvatron led Cyclonus and Scourge on a raid to intercept Rodimus Prime's ship. The Autobot vessel was brought down, and under heavy weapons-fire, Kup, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] fled the battleground. Cyclonus and Scourge pursued them, but were unable to hault the Junkions' progress as they would swap places as vehicle and rider every time they took a hit. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} The battle was interrupted by the appearance of the [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who abducted all of the combatants into his crystalline spaceship. Scourge, alongside Cyclonus, Galvatron and Rodimus, were put into suspended animation by the Seeker. {{storylink|A Treasure Lost}} These four transformers intrigued the Seeker, as they had undergone "miraculous" reformattings; Rodimus due to the Matrix of Leadership, and the three Decepticons due to the power of Unicron. Using his advanced technology, the Seeker turned back his captives' internal clocks, and held them in time at the very moment of their reformatting, intending to perpetually keep them in this state as items in his collection. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} Rodimus was rescued by Junkheap, and in the conflict that followed, stray shots freed Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge from their stasis as well. However, all three were caught in between their former and current identities, leaving them quite confused. Despite his transitional state, Galvatron managed to put a halt to the Seeker's attacks. The group then mobilized to make their escape. {{storylink|Time to Move}} Though the Seeker resumed his assault in short order, Scourge found out that he and the others trapped in a transitional state benefited from increased strength and firepower. Additionally, the supersonic powers he had as Thundercracker were restored. He put them to good use fighting back against their captor alongside the Autobots. With their combined might, the robots were able to bring the Seeker offline. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} With the energy of the Seeker's experiment depleted, Scourge reverted to his normal state. Upon discovering that the Autobots' treasure was an old piece of armor of Optimus Prime, purely sentimental in value, Galvatron sounded a retreat. The Decepticons left without provoking further conflict. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
Scourge was present when the [[Quintesson]]s first lent the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

In [[2011]], Scourge was involved in the battle against the reforming Unicron before he was banished to the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese), [[Simon Broad]] (English), [[Mikhail Chernyak]] (Russian)}}

[[File:MysteryofPlanetMaster-ScourgeCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|"Hey, Cyclonus, wouldn't it be great if our weapons could turn into little men?"]]

Scourge assisted Galvatron in the attack on Cybertron to seize control over [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} As part of their attack, Scourge and Cyclonus met Optimus Prime in the chamber of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Scourge participated in the Decepticon operations on Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], but was largely ineffective in Galvatron's fight with Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Scourge later called the Sweeps to help occupy the Autobots until Galvatron's gravity-warping meteorite could reach [[Athenia]]. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He later informed Galvatron that [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had arrived for a meeting. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

Scourge and Cyclonus attempted to prove their worth by stealing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and using him to hunt down a mysterious Six Changer. However, that plan failed miserably when that Six Changer turned out to be their own ally, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Both Scourge and Cyclonus ditched Trypticon in battle, leading to the Decepticon city's destruction (though he was eventually repaired). {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} After Galvatron vanished during Cybertron's destruction, and the unfamiliar [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took over as Emperor of Destruction, Scourge and Cyclonus felt even less secure in their positions. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] proudly sucked up to Scorponok, reporting on a new energy-absorbing satellite named [[Sol 1]] set for launch, Scourge vowed to steal the satellite in order to gain favor in Scorponok's eyes. Joined by Cyclonus and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], he attacked the launch pad, but was repelled by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] did some aerial dogfighting with Scourge, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Scourge and Cyclonus were concerned that Scorponok's latest series of attacks on Earth were more likely to destroy the planet than allow the Decepticons to gather energy. Scorponok told to them that the awe-inspiring [[plasma energy]] was released from Cybertron in its destruction. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} In his next scheme, Scorponok explained to the duo that he planned to detonate a series of bombs to destroy the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], and harvest the plasma energy its destruction would surely generate. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:ReturnoftheImmortalEmperor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|When did we become Bebop and Rocksteady?]]

Later, Scourge and Cyclonus made arrangements for Scorponok's official debut as leader of the Decepticons. The Autobots attacked during the proceedings on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], but all combatants were interrupted by the triumphant return of Galvatron. Scourge was quick to redirect his boot-licking towards his old commander, as Scorponok's leadership was immediately overruled. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Scourge and Cyclonus would later field an SOS call from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and reported their findings to Galvatron. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After Galvatron returned from an energy-plundering journey in space, Galvatron heaped praise on Sixshot, telling Scourge and Cyclonus that they could learn a thing or two from the Ninja Commander. Grumbling to themselves, the duo noticed [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] acting shifty, but were too caught up in their own problems to think too much about it. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Much later, Scourge attended to Scorponok in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Scourge participated in a battle with the Autobots that ended with both sides being infected with [[black ball]]s, forcing him and the Sweeps to abandon their bodies and become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} The Decepticons then traveled to the [[Legends World]] and joined forces with [[Tera-Kura Co.]] to get them [[transtector]]s, and Scourge was reunited with a version of Galvatron. During a lineup of the Sweeps, Scourge explained to Galvatron that [[Sweep No. 4]] was long dead. {{storylink|LG-26 Scourge Prologue}} While he and the Sweeps were working at janitors at Tera-Kura, they were approached by [[Terrorsaur (Legends)|Terrorsaur]], who offered them new bodies and a place at his side in exchange for kidnapping [[Alpha Trion]] and used his Matrix powers to take over the company. Scourge had other ideas and turned on Terrorsaur as soon as he acquired the Matrix, claiming sole leadership of Tera-Kura. Unfortunately for him, the Sweeps wanted a piece of the action and crowded over him, combining with his body and causing it to explode from an overload of Matrix energy. He returned being a janitor, but already had his eyes on another energy source: the [[Zodiac]]. {{storylink|LG26 Scourge}}

Somehow acquiring the Zodiac, Scourge was transformed by its power into a giant two-headed monster and went on a rampage through [[Tokyo]] until [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] took the energy source from him and defeated him with a barrage from his new base mode. {{storylink|LG27 Blaster}} Scourge's body was later briefly stolen by a Legends native transformed into a Headmaster through mass-produced [[Master-Brace]]s. {{storylink|LG28 Rewind}} During a rampage by [[Devil Z]], the new boss of Tera-Kura Co., Scourge hid behind Megatron. {{storylink|LG36 Soundwave}} He later handed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] some [[energon cube]]s to carry, {{storylink|LG40 Astrotrain}} and was present when the other Scorponok loyalists were finishing their [[Godbomber]] {{storylink|LG42 Godbomber}} and when the [[Dimensional Patrol]] confiscated everyone's transtectors. {{storylink|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)|LG-EX Black Convoy}} Scourge was probably with the Sweeps when they attacked Metroplex for his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] and fought with [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] clones. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}}

While having his Sweeps search for another Zodiac, Scourge instead discovered the lost [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} Finding that the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] had the ability to clone Transformers, the Sweeps tried to create an army of loyal [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] until Hot Rod and [[Shaoshao Li]] put an end to their plan. {{storylink|LG44 Sharkticon}} Scourge evaded capture, used Blowpipe to create two-headed monster clones of himself and attacked Tokyo until Hot Rod came after him again. He turned the Targetmaster on Hot Rod and created evil clones of him, only to be defeated by a blast from Shaoshao's own Targetmaster mode. {{storylink|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
Under undisclosed circumstances, Scourge had reverted to being Thundercracker by the [[Selector]] revolt of [[2050]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

=====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity=====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Scourge took part in one of Galvatron's schemes alongside Cyclonus and [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. The Autobots intervened when their mechanized space monster captured a human vessel. The Decepticons almost managed to snare Rodimus Prime, but he tricked Galvatron into blasting him an exit, leaving behind an explosive device that ended the Decepticon threat. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}} Later on, Scourge and his Sweeps joined the assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
After the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Scourge battled [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and the other Autobots in deep space. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Among the many momentous events witnessed by [[Vector Prime]] across the [[multiverse]] was the moment Optimus Prime unleashed the wisdom of the Matrix on a Hate Plague-infected Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
After Galvatron had blasted apart Ultra Magnus on the Planet of Junk, Scourge pledged his loyalty to him rather than to Unicron, seeing as Galvatron now possessed that which their dark master feared most. Galvatron sent out both Scourge and Cyclonus to terminate as many Autobots as they could, promising whichever one came back with the higher head-count a position as his second-in-command. This competition brought Scourge to the [[Rayzor Nebula]], where he picked up an Autobot emergency signal emanating from within. In truth, this was a false trail created by Cyclonus. While Scourge and his Sweeps searched through the gaseous mass for enemy units to destroy, Cyclonus happened upon a Quintesson ship carrying Hot Rod and his allies. Kup, also aboard the Quintesson ship, made contact with another nearby Autobot vessel, and had them draw Scourge's attention before coming about to meet them. Scourge took the bait and, upon seeing Cyclonus, attacked his comrade to ensure his own victory in their contest. This wound up undermining ''both'' of the Decepticons' efforts in racking up kills, and all of the Autobots escaped from them safely. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:WingsofHonor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|My weird pink flower thing will destroy you!]]

In [[2007]], after the [[The Rebirth|Rebirth]], Galvatron and Lord Zarak led Cyclonus, Scourge, and the rest of the Decepticons to further the war on Nebulos and other civilized worlds. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

[[File:RapidoandScourgeshake-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left]]
In [[2010]], Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps surrounded an [[Autobot shuttle]] during a surprise attack. They lost track of the shuttle when it disappeared into a nebula. Eventually they found it and attacked its crew, which consisted of Rodimus, Kup, and the Dinobots. Scourge was defeated when Kup threw his blaster, which he'd set to overload, at Scourge. At first Scourge laughed at what seemed to be a pathetic tactic by the elder Autobot, but then suddenly stopped when his torso was blown open. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Scourge was present at the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. He planned to have Cyclonus inform Galvatron about the peace treaty when he came out of stasis lock. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse was vaporized when he sacrificed himself to stop a [[Quintesson]] plot. Possibly because Optimus's essence was more firmly incorporated into the Matrix, Scourge was thus able to defeat [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and retain possession of the Matrix, thereafter becoming undisputed leader of the Decepticons. Over the centuries, the influence of the Matrix inspired him to broker a peace deal between Autobot and Decepticon, and the two factions united when [[Unicron]] returned. In the ensuing battle, the Chaos-Bringer tried to blast Scourge, but the Matrix shielded him, allowing him to survive by being shunted into [[unspace|transwarp space]]. [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] plucked him out of unspace into [[Axiom Nexus]], where he became a member of the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

Scourge's name was among the classified data stolen by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s Renegades and publicly released by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] in a hacked broadcast of [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16}} [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] tracked him down but was too intimidated to ask him for a quote. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In one particularly weird version of the [[Unicron War]] engineered by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], [[Deadlift]] replaced Scourge as Galvatron's lead hunter created by Unicron. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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After the Decepticons were beaten back into a retreat, following a failed attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], they boarded [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and headed back towards [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But Astrotrain didn't have the energy necessary to make the trip with all the Decepticons inside him, so the injured were jettisoned into the vacuum of space. These soldiers were drawn to Unicron, who reforged the lot into new, powerful soldiers to do his bidding. Among these creations was Scourge, who was given an army of Sweeps to aid him in his hunting. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

Scourge, Cyclonus, and Galvatron then went forth, stopping by Cybertron first so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as Decepticon leader. After this deed was done, Unicron began devouring Cybertron's moons, enraging Galvatron. Galvatron claimed that Cybertron and all its moons belonged to him, though Scourge retorted that they, in turn, belonged to Unicron. The Decepticons then made their way to [[Earth]], and attacked the Autobots as they were readying to make their way off the planet. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Scourge marvel uk 83.jpg|thumb|"I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS CONFOUNDED MAZE!!"]]
''Afterwards, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] from [[2006]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, though a lucky shot destroyed Scourge's [[acid ray]] after he had incapacitated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], and Scourge was relatively weaponless (most of his weapons could only be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]). Though he also took down [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed [[Anti-grav manacles|to down]] Scourge and use him as a bargaining chip. The future Decepticons were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of 2006.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Yeouch!! That's my secret weakness you're pulling at, Cyclonus!"]]
''Following the destruction of Unicron at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]’s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. The two Decepticons were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|thumb|"I just don't get why we never do anything but attack Qatari villages, that's all." "SHUT UP AND KEEP FIRING!"]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Scourge was partnered with [[Fracas]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Scourge was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further, the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons. During the fight, Scourge attempted to sneak up on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], only for [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] to warn his teammate of the Decepticon's approach. Scourge was blasted away by his intended victim, and the Autobots emerged victorious.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Scourge and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''Once there, Scourge and Cyclonus sought out Galvatron, and arranged a meeting with their former leader. En route to the meeting grounds, Scourge and Cyclonus were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet fighters. Though the pair enjoyed using the crafts as target practice initially, Cyclonus was lured into crashing into a rock peak and they were forced to retreat from the skirmish. Scourge noted that being defeated by organics bode ill for upcoming events; no longer willing to serve Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus were planning to instead force him to hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]]. With it in hand, they would return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. Though Scourge and Cyclonus were able to take Galvatron by surprise thanks to their Targetmaster partners, the confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wreckers]]. Scourge took on both [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] until he realized that the whole thing had become counter-productive to his own goals. He sent Fracas to go and fetch Cyclonus so they could both retreat. Springer, putting into motion his own plan to draw the battle away from the human settlement, professed to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for him to take. Scourge and Cyclonus went after him, and learned of Springer's bluff just in time for the rest of the Autobots to catch up to him. Unwilling to take them all on at once, Scourge and Cyclonus flew off.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel uk 189.jpg|left|thumb|"Cyclonus, remember that thing that we absolutely, positively, definitely shouldn't say to Shockwave?" "Yep." "You're sure?" "Yep." "You're not going to mention it at all, are you?" "Nope."]]
''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. As Megatron killed [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] and grappled with Cyclonus, Scourge took aim at the clone... but stopped. He realized that killing Megatron in [[1988]] would likely prevent Galvatron's creation in 2006, and possibly his own as well. Unwilling to take the chance, he abandoned his comrade and fled.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

[[File:Shockwavetimewars.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Oh no!! I've told Shockwave about me and Cyclonus killing him. Should I kill him? I... can't... resist..."]]
''Scourge ended up falling back in with Galvatron for unspecified reasons, even as Galvatron brought Megatron in as an unexpected ally. What none of them realised until too late was that Cyclonus and Scourge's displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement method]] used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, eighteen years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron.

''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] used this fact to distract Scourge during a Wreckers/[[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] raid and while Scourge survived, he knew realized that the only way to stop the rift was to return them and Cyclonus to their original time. He thus attempted to recover Cyclonus’ body from Shockwave but was attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus' remains up like a twisted trophy. Scourge staggered back to the time rift and allowed it to take him, hoping that that would have some effect on the situation. It didn't. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, succeeded where Scourge had failed, and was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus's remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''After the war, time-traveller [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at [[Mount Verona]], Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus threw the remains of a beaten Scourge into the rift.'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
In an alternate future of 2006, Scourge participated in a battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] where he was tossed around by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and misidentified as "Sweeps" by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. He later agreed with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who said Junkion should be off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel 67.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The deadliest bathtub in the skies.]]
A version of Scourge inhabited [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate timeline]] where he helped hunt down and destroy a group of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime on the planet Junkion. As Rodimus Prime was briefly distracted, Scourge and Cyclonus were able to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from Rodimus, giving [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] the opening to finish off the last of the Primes.

Unknown to any of these Decepticons, though, they were observed by a Hot Rod originating from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|another time and place]]. They were probably unaware that this Hot Rod had been the one who inadvertently distracted their Rodimus, and chances are they didn't notice that the Matrix had landed at this Hot Rod's feet before they both disappeared. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed, along nearly all resistance in the Americas. With only seven Autobots left alive, the governments of the remaining free nations planned to launch nuclear weapons towards the United States in a bid to eliminate the Decepticons themselves. Anticipating this move, Galvatron equipped a fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon. Scourge and Cyclonus were posted to guard the [[Decepticon Powerbase]], and the pair passed the time gripping over how conquering the Earth wasn't as fun without any Autobot opposition. They were suddenly ambushed by [[Getaway]], [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], who distracted them while the rest of their team made a last desperate raid on the Powerbase. Scourge was killed by the combined might of these warriors. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s command, Scourge was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
[[File:Scourgeinoil-ASO.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|"It's your eyebrows! He's jealous of your capacity for self-expression!"]]
Scourge was part of a flight of Decepticons that interrupted an Autobot salvage expedition. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

On Nebulos, the Decepticons learned that the majority of cosmic energy for the planet came from pulsar strikes at the north pole, and planned to build an energy interceptor there to capture limitless power. When the first interceptor was sabotaged by the Autobots, Cyclonus appointed Scourge head of security for the next project. Scourge suggested they move the entire Decepticon base, Scorponok, to the pole as a deterrent against Autobot aggression. Unfortunately, the Autobots then used Scorponok's vast bulk against the Decepticons by melting the ice out from under him, leaving them thrashing in the slush. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

When the Autobots planned a pipeline to tap into a Nebulan oil reservoir, the Decepticons turned the tables and sabotaged them. Scourge was standing by with a team of hunters to eliminate any Autobots that came to fix the pipeline, but the Autobots doubled back on him and let Scourge's team thrashing in the oil released in their own sabotage efforts. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

===Marvel coloring books===
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When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Scourge fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
The Decepticons having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Scourge was one of the soldiers posted to prevent their enemies from retrieving it. He was fooled by an army of Autobot [[Decoy (G1)|decoys]], and the Autobots retook possession of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Autobot Alert!===
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Scourge is a Decepticon scanner, capable of detecting Autobots even when they are in disguise. He was tasked with patrolling the space-bound Astrotrain as the Decepticon shuttle was making a munitions delivery to the Decepticons’ ship out in orbit.

In one possible scenario, Scourge happened upon Bumblebee and Hot Rod who had infiltrated Astrotrain by disguising themselves in Decepticon space gear. Not fooled by the Autobots’ disguise, he confronted the pair as they were about to commandeer Astrotrain's military controls. Though he was unable to stop the Autobots from firing Astrotrain weapons towards Cyclonus, Scourge quickly overpowered the pair and flung them out into the blackness of space. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TheTest-Scourge.jpg|thumb|''You're'' the leader in the Marvel Comics stuff?]]
Scourge was part of a Decepticon mission to track down the source of an [[Energon]] reading on an asteroid. As [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Scourge warned him that Galvatron was in a particularly foul mood. As it turned out, the [[little informant|creature]] Cyclonus had brought back was the source of the Energon, however the situation escalated when they detected they were being spied on by [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]]. Scourge and Cyclonus gave chase, only to find themselves running into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], who were chasing [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the other direction. The usual chaos ensued. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Scourge and several Sweeps took part in an assault on [[Tau-Ursa]], when Galvatron acquired a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered them to destroy everything, but to let the Tau-Ursans live. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ColdWar-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Pssst, Scourge, "then you crack the nuts inside."]]
Millions of years ago, as [[Unicron]] entered a stage of hibernation, the first wave of his herald drone fleet was launched to scour the galaxy, looking for Cybertron. The Alpha drone designated Scourge managed to find Cybertron during the [[Great Shutdown]], an enforced shutdown of all Transformers on the planet, and managed to reactivate [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] for the purpose of observing the Decepticon from afar. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, Shockwave was soon attacked by the [[Quintesson]] [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] extermination units left behind on this world. Forced to intervene, Scourge easily destroyed a number of Sharkticons and drove off the rest, saving Shockwave's life. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As a way a saying thank you, Shockwave shot Scourge in the back, took him prisoner, dissected him and studied the Unicronian Transformer, gaining great knowledge of Cybertron's origin and its inhabitants. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

[[File:OriginalSin-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Later I look like my toy!]]
Scourge escaped to Earth and attacked [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s shuttle just as it arrived on its mission to search for the missing [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Tricking the drone into pursuing an escape pod, Jetfire managed to shutdown the advanced Transformer's systems and was dragging him back to their crashed ship when they were both buried in an avalanche. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Thousands of years later, the Autobots were drawn to the [[Alaska]]n shore, right into a trap set by the Decepticons. The Autobots fought desperately to keep the Autobot escape pod out of Megatron's hands, and during the fighting, it was inadvertently activated. Just as the Autobots gained the upper hand, Scourge ordered the combatants to stand down, informing them that the war was over, the factionalism that had divided their race had ended, and Cybertron was now unified under a new leader. Before he could speak further, Shockwave shot him in the back, declaring both Autobots and Decepticons to be war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}}

Evidently Shockwave never bothered to recover Scourge's body, as he was retrieved by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and taken to their secret base for reverse-engineering. Unfortunately for the humans, Scourge was such an advanced Cybertronian that they were having serious problems figuring out his systems. {{Storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] were still working on Scourge when [[Marissa Faireborn]] enlisted the aid of the Autobots under [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s command in investigating the mystery of [[San Desto]]. {{Storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Scourge was rescued from the EDC facility by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

Scourge eventually partnered with the [[Nebulan]] [[Fracas]] as a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. While Scourge retained his contempt for near-all living things, he did come to ''almost'' admire the sheer volatility Fracas could display. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #7}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
[[File:WorldsCollide2-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How do you feel, mighty not-Megatron?" ''*kick*'']]

====Ask Vector Prime====
A version of Scourge, created alongside [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]], served as one of [[Unicron]]'s dimension-hopping [[Herald of Unicron|heralds]]. Cyclonus was eventually decapitated by a version of Megatron seeking in vain to protect his home reality. Cyclonus was eventually replaced with versions of [[Thunderwing (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Thunderwing]], [[Bludgeon (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Bludgeon]], and [[Dirge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Unicron sent his heralds ahead of him to prepare [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|this particular reality]]'s Cybertron for his imminent arrival. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} After effortlessly conquering [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on Cybertron and taking control of its [[space bridge nexus]], they found that the local [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was nowhere to be found, and moved on to search for him on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} At [[Silver Ridge]], Scourge detected [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in the vicinity, and the Heralds chose to interrogate him in regards to Megatron's whereabouts. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Thrust ended up being useless to them, but the Heralds suddenly learned of something else to worry about—the space bridge nexus was under attack. They immediately returned to Cybertron, where [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his team had already placed bombs throughout the Decepticon base. Upon arrival, Scourge ordered the others to kill Jetfire... and was promptly killed when the whole building was blown to kingdom come. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Whlist serving under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron, Scourge and Cyclonus were shocked when one of their Decepticon comrades was suddenly teleported across space and time by [[Teletran 3]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Shortly afterwards, he and many other flying Decepticons gathered around the computer and waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to go down. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In a dystopian future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, Scourge and his Sweeps patrolled the ruins of [[New York City]]. They attacked a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]]s who arrived from the past, but were chased off by the [[Dreadnok]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

While this future was eventually averted, Scourge and the Sweeps existed in the present, as part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron. They fought back against a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault on Serpent O.R.'s headquarters. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Scourge and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] As part of this alliance, Scourge was binary-bonded to the S.K.A.R. member [[Red Scream]], using technology derived from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. A globe-spanning conflict ensued between the Decepticons and S.K.A.R. against the Autobots and their [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] allies. Ultimately, the Decepticons and their human allies were defeated by [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Hearts of Steel Scourge.JPG|thumb|Red Zeppelin]]
While traveling in the Astrotrain convoy, Scourge transformed into a blimp (with a familiar-shaped gondola) and dropped bombs on the Autobot freight. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (or possibly [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]) popped his airbag, causing him to crash, then explode. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rebirth|''All Hail Megatron'' #14]]}}

While accusing [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] of having no plan or goal beyond the conquest of Earth, Starscream wondered aloud who might be the Decepticon to take action, and suggested Scourge as a possibility.<ref>[[Shane McCarthy]] originally envisioned Scourge as being the Decepticon equivalent of Kup. Hasbro vetoed this idea, but this reference remained.</ref> {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

[[File:AHM14Rebirth-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How have I gone so long without a manicure?"]]
Scourge, a Cybertronian who lived during the era of [[Nova Prime]], first met [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] in a basement bar on Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} The two would later become part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which was lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]] and ended up in the [[Dead Universe]].

After the failure of the [[Expansion]], Cyclonus gathered the remains of his comrades on [[Gorlam Prime]] and prepared to melt them down as a warrior's burial. Scourge was barely alive, and Cyclonus sadly said this was the last thing he could do for him. However, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] emerged from the [[solar pool]] and blasted Scourge and the others. Though Cyclonus thought him crazy, Galvatron explained the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]] would not let Scourge die. Scourge recovered, and Galvatron again flung him into the slag, from which he emerged in pain but fully restored. Soon, the other warriors were transformed into clones of Scourge (though Galvatron complained they should have been made in ''his'' image). The clones, known as the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], were bonded to Scourge, who was to keep them in line. Scourge asked Cyclonus what they should do, and Cyclonus responded that as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, they should follow Galvatron's bidding. {{storylink|Rebirth}}

[[File:Scourge asks a question Heart of Darkness 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
At Galvatron's command, the Seekers searched all over Gorlam Prime for signs of life, as the planet's entire population had apparently vanished at some point while they had been wasting away. Scourge and his Sweeps found nothing, so Galvatron opted to track down their ally [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and the portal to the Dead Universe. They found him as a crushed and dismembered wreck, but Galvatron easily undid his injuries using the Darkness. Jhiaxus took them to the portal, which was different from before, but upon arrival they were attacked by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Scourge and Cyclonus took on Hardhead, but even the two of them together were overpowered by the much larger and stronger Autobot. They were saved by Galvatron's mighty firepower, and were sent by him to chase after Arcee as she tried to flee. After sending her tumbling into an abyss, they returned to Galvatron's side and watched him enter the Dead Universe, where he met the malevolent entity known as "the [[D-Void]]". He emerged rather panicky, telling his troops that they needed to raise an army to stand against this threat. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Scourge and his Sweeps accompanied Galvatron as he traveled to a wide variety of planets, reviving and recruiting robotic lifeforms to stand with him against the D-Void. At one point they visited [[Spindrift]], where they added [[Thinkbox]] and the corpses that inhabited the [[Realm of Wrecks]] to their cause. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Scourge was also part of a scout party sent to [[Dykayra]], where Galvatron was attacked by [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]], revived by the D-Void. He and the others defended their leader, but failed to harm Nemesis, who was then possessed by the D-Void and transformed by its power into a huge beast. Several of Scourge's Sweeps were destroyed by the monster, but it was eventually defeated with the arrival of Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:Scourge and Cyclonus The Transformers Infestation 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Seeking to add [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots to his army, Galvatron travelled towards [[Earth]]. On the way, his ship encountered a space-time anomaly containing a frozen block of corpses, both organic and robotic. The crew brought in on board to investigate it, only to be faced with a [[zombie]] outbreak once the ice was thawed. Scourge and the others battled the undead, including several of his infected Sweeps, until their ship was sabotaged and crashed in [[Las Vegas]], Earth. There, they attempted to team up with the local Autobots to contain the outbreak. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} After some initial distrust between the two factions, they managed to stop bickering long enough to defeat the zombie mastermind, [[Britt]]. The Autobots still wouldn't join Galvatron, though, so Scourge and the others left Earth via a portal. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Galvatron then took his entire army with him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], declaring the planet their first line of defense against the D-Void. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} Scourge (or a chatty Sweep, it's hard to tell) was in charge of [[Kimia Facility]] once Galvatron conquered it, and on his orders transformed it into its cannon mode. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

Scourge was killed at an unknown point during the Chaos Event.<ref>"Poor Scourge. He's been dead in the other IDW comics as long as I've been writing them."—[[John Barber]] in [[Targetmasters (issue)|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' #2]] story commentary</ref> Cyclonus, however, believed that he had detected Scourge's life sign while flying around on a reformatted Cybertron—this turned out to just be some mutilated Sweep corpses. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
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===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|thumb|Peekaboo.]]
At some undetermined point in time, Scourge stood in close proximity to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Scourge and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once Scourge noticed their leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], had been defeated, he and the others quickly fell into disarray. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Generations'' toy bio===
Little was known about the powerful hunter Scourge's origins, and he himself preferred not to speak of them. {{storylink|Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Scourge toy bio}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:ScourgeAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left]]
Scourge was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-13-CyclonusScourge.jpg|right|thumb]]
Scourge was among the Decepticons terrified by the newly created [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s violent rampage. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Scourge was among the Decepticons unleashed upon [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'' in response to its attack on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but instead of capturing any of the aliens they returned to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] with two captured Autobots, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Megatron was unconcerned about Autobots, however, and shot Scourge through the chest for wasting his time. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Despite the seemingly fatal injury, he was later repaired and standing ready to fight the Autobot/G.I. Joe alliance beneath [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Scourge and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] tracked [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to abduct Blurr's [[Titan Master]] on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and Optimus. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Scourge was one of Galvatron's chief lieutenants during the Great War. On [[Nebulos]], he was instrumental in bringing Targetmaster technology to the Decepticons when Fracas and Nightstick of the Autobot / [[World Watcher]] alliance defected to the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] / Decepticon alliance, becoming binary-bonded with Scourge and Cyclonus.

After the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] and the [[Armistice]], the Decepticons moved on to the colony world of [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]]. Galvatron allied with the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] revolutionaries of the [[Cyberdroid]] population to recreate Master technology with non-organics. As Galvatron became a [[Triple-Threat Master]], Scourge also adopted a Cyberdroid Headmaster partner named [[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]] to work with him and Fracas. Rebirth was conquered for the Decepticons and renamed [[Master (planet)|Master]]. Even [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was unable to reclaim Master from the Decepticons, despite his "victory" on Nebulos.

Galvatron and Scourge next moved on to the [[Great Push]], attempting to break the Armistice and attack the [[Human Confederacy]] using a scheme known as the [[Grendel Gambit]]. They failed, apparently due to heroic actions by Cyclonus that betrayed their cause. Despite [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s legal maneuvering, Galvatron and Scourge were found guilty and sentenced to die by a [[Quintesson]] court. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Krunix never got over Scourge's death. Centuries later, the Cyberdroid was running a bar called [[The Scourge of Athenia]] in his name, with a hologram eulogizing Fracas on display in the bar as well. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

The Predacon [[Scourge (BW)|Skurge]] liked to spell his name à la the infamous Decepticon Scourge, though some bots like his superior Queen [[Rage (BW)|Rage]] refused to indulge his affectation. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and Scourge faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Scourge declared that no one would escape his Sweeps. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Scourge aided Galvatron, Cyclonus battle the Autobots until [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] showed up, and begun taking care of the opposing team all on his own. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Scourge was chased off through the skies by [[Grotusque]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*Scourge and one of his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] could be seen following Galvatron into combat while the war on Cybertron raged on, and Transformers of both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}
Right before the Autobots found the giant jewel of the Atalstan mine, Scourge ambushed them. Announcing that the "Autofools" had reached the end of the road, he transformed to [[robot mode]]. Saying that the noise caused by the Autobots engines was going to destroy his transducers, Scourge declared that he was going to shut them up forever. After a fight, Scourge admitted defeat and begged the Autobots to spare his life. Before his enemies could do anything, he transformed back to his hovercraft form and flew away.

Scourge later challenged the Autobots to a rematch on their way to ELTA, and was later joined by Cyclonus, but the Sweep leader was defeated again. When Cyclonus fled in his fighter craft form, Scourge called out for Cyclonus to wait for him before also fleeing in his hovercraft form. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
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[[File:TFLegendsApp-Scourge.jpg|thumb|left]]

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] was reformatted into Scourge at some point. He and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] served under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Scourge was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

Either Scourge, or one of his Sweeps, fell victim to a bear-like Trans-Organic when Galvatron was tricked into attacking the resting grounds of the Dweller. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScourgeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You could use level 1-17 Scourges as Sweeps.]]
Scourge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 60 units of Cybermetal, 25 units of Transmetal, and 15 scout cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ScourgeEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|So do I get my Sweeps back? Not at the same time I'm around apparently.]]

Scourge is engineered for pursuit above all else, functioning as a highly efficient tracker and eliminator. His advanced sensory and scanning systems allow him to isolate and identify targets with extreme precision, even within dense or chaotic environments.To extend his reach, he deploys the Sweeps—drone-like extensions of himself—enabling wide-area coverage across both space and, under certain conditions, time. This makes evasion exceptionally difficult once he begins a hunt. When a target is acquired, Scourge does not disengage. His tracking capability ensures that concealment offers little advantage, and escape becomes increasingly unlikely the longer pursuit continues.{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Scourge|Scourge bio}}

Scourge was accidentally brought to Earth because of a Space Bridge miscalibration and a space-time continuum error. Starscream complained that another air bot would get in his way, and Scourge threatened to turn him into a 100-piece puzzle for Hook to assemble if he didn't watch his mouth. He then searched for a raiding party.

He bemoaned that they had lost the future, but Cyclonus pointed out he has the chance to hunt down the Autobots he had deleted again. But Scourge said the worst part is that they're expected to serve Megatron instead of Galvatron. He began to change his mind when Megatron gave him the task to lure any Autobot into an ambush.

Sometime later he encountered [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]] and was about to duel, but a transmission came from Galvatron and he ordered him to cease and desist, for they have evolved. Scourge started to agree with Divebomb that Galvatron was a total killjoy.

But Scourge wouldn't, so Galvatron declared that he would stand alone without his help. While he and Ultra Magnus pursue their vendetta, Scourge called his Sweeps to hunt for prey. Strafe retorted that he would be more impressed if hadn't been built from bits of old Insecticons, which Scourge would never live down.

*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swoop]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Scourge uses his double-barreled blaster to fire at the target.
*'''Ability:''' '''Fire Mission:''' Place down a circular radius on the ground before flying up into the air and firing a powerful beam dealing damage to all targets inside the radius while circling around.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points +5 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:scourge Scourge at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:ScourgeG1-charactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hooked On Steroids worked for me!]]
*Like most of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated film]] characters, Scourge has two [[character model]]s. The first one was designer [[Floro Dery]]'s original, which inspired the action figure and was used prominently in the Marvel Comics stories. The second was revised from Dery's to have more standard, "heroic" proportions and was used in the original cartoon, though not 100% consistently. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Dery's Scourge was the revealed head in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. This was removed entirely for the revised version, probably because it looked extremely dorky.
*When asked why Scourge and the Sweeps stick their heads out while they're in vehicle mode, Floro Dery replied: ''"The heads stick out because the idea is like a regular fighter plane. You can see just the head of the fighter pilot. If you have seen my [http://archive.is/kR3lr "Egg" design] on my web site, I based Scourge on it."''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060625115408/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_dery.html Zobovor's Interview with Floro Dery]</ref>
*Early drafts of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' script also portray Scourge as propping his head out in vehicle mode to serve as sort of the "eyes" of the expedition. More interestingly, his alt mode was originally land based with Cyclonus and his armada being the only jets. There's a remnant of this in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile where it states that Scourge has a "marauding automotive mode which handles any terrain", a technically true but still very odd description of a flying alt-mode.
*A close examination of Scourge's character model (both final and early versions) reveals that his animation model transforms somewhat ''backwards'' from the way his toy representations do. Whereas the toys have the upward-facing torso concealed fully within the wings, the animation model actually has nearly ''all'' of the chest and body front details visible on the ''underside'' of the vehicle mode. This further implies that the robot head twists 180 degrees and folds backwards to complete formation of the vehicle mode rather than just staring at his own chest.
*It's not known how much (if any) communication there was between Marvel's US office and the UK offices where Simon Furman was churning out his behind-the-scenes stories, but regardless, Cyclonus and Scourge completely disappeared from the US book after ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''—leaving Furman free to send them off to find Galvatron in "[[Wrecking Havoc]]".
*For some reason, Scourge's head-mounted cannon was implied to not be a cannon in the comics, as the loss of a [[Acid ray|handgun]] in "[[Target: 2006]]" apparently left Scourge completely weaponless in [[robot mode]], making transformation a complete necessity.
*Scourge's history in the franchise has been decidedly ignominious compared to his fellow movie characters. Despite it and other contemporary media playing him and Cyclonus up as equals, Season 3 of the cartoon would mostly only focus on the latter as Galvatron's lieutenant, with Scourge only being focused on in a handful of episodes, a dynamic which would be reflected in most G1 media over the next 20 years. He was only introduced in the original 2005 IDW continuity via [[Rebirth|a retcon]], wherein he would end up doing very little before [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|dying off-screen]], after which he wouldn't appear or be mentioned ''once'' in the multiple flashbacks expanding on Nova Prime's era, whilst Galvatron and Cyclonus became main characters. And then, in the 2019 IDW continuity, Cyclonus would once again be a major character while Scourge once again never showed up. To top it off, Scourge's final major appearance in media to date would be in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', wherein he didn't even last an issue before being shot and (seemingly) killed by Megatron. Moral of the story: No one likes Scourge.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Bič''' ("Whip")
*''French:'' '''Fléo''' (Canada, altered spelling of ''fléau'', which means "scourge")
*''Italian:'' '''Sheriff'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ostor''' ("Whip"), '''Korbács''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Scourge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānqiǎn''' (Taiwan, 天譴, "Scourge"), '''Wēnyì''' (China, 瘟疫, "Plague")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Aperto'''
*''Russian:'' '''Knut''' (Кнут, "Whip")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kara''' (ICTV, Кара, "Punishment")

==References==
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Scourge (G1)

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:''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DreamwaveMTMTE5-ScourgeFracas.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks just like daddy.]]
'''Scourge''' is [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s implacable tracker and leader of his own cadre of huntsmen, the deadly [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. He was created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] from the remains of a dead [[Decepticon]]. Immensely powerful like all the Unicronian Decepticons, arrogance is his only true weakness. Despite being quite powerful in his own right, Scourge generally acts as a near subordinate to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and, despite his leadership of the Sweeps, is generally content to take orders from others. Scourge tends to grumble and complain a bit (a habit sometimes shared by his Sweeps).

But then again, you'd also complain if your boss spent so much time beating you up, wouldn't you?

{{bigquote|What kind of Decepticon are you, ugly?}}
{{bigquote|The ''ultimate'' kind!|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Scourge|"[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Hirose]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Zhang Lin]] (Chinese, "The Rebirth"),[[Víctor Mares]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Dark Awakening", "Surprise Party", "The Rebirth"), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "Starscream's Ghost", "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Webworld", "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Peter Zilles]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Dark Awakening" & "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Starscream's Ghost"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Surprise Party" & "Webworld"), [[Philippe Roullier]] (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "The Rebirth" episodes), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, season 3), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine")}}

[[File:TFTM Decepticonshipbridge.jpg|thumb]]
Following the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Scourge was created from [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]'s corpse by [[Unicron]]. Scourge was designated commander of his legion of huntsmen, the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and traveled with his new leader, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Galvatron, Scourge and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] then returned to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and sent the remaining Autobots fleeing into outer space.

After blasting their ship, the Decepticons believed the Autobots dead. Unicron sent a painful message to Galvatron, informing him he was wrong. Galvatron argued the point until Scourge reminded his leader "we belong to him". The Decepticons then tracked the Autobots to the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] where Scourge and the Sweeps dismembered [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Unicron learned of Galvatron's intended rebellion and attacked Cybertron. Whether Scourge, who was vocally loyal to Unicron, fought to protect Cybertron is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Scourge’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]".}}

[[File:FFOD1-Scourgeface.jpg|left|thumb|Van-Dyck of destruction.]]

After the Decepticons were sent packing to [[Chaar]], Cyclonus and Scourge went on an expedition to track down their lost leader, Galvatron, who hadn't been seen since Unicron went kablooey. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} They found Galvatron soaking in a lava pit on [[Thrull]], and much to their disappointment, discovered their leader had gone totally nuts. Galvatron was set to plow his way through his minions before Scourge took to bended knee and appealed to Galvatron's ego to stop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Scourge and Cyclonus took their leader back to Chaar to command the Decepticon army, only to find the planet all but deserted. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} It turned out that the other Decepticons had allied with the [[Quintesson]]s, which after some negotiation led to a Decepticon-Quintesson joint attack on Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scourge participated in this attack, but the Decepticons were eventually driven away. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Scourge and his Sweeps were working with Galvatron and Cyclonus to hunt Rodimus Prime, when they came across the [[Autobot Mausoleum]] in deep space. Infiltrating the space barge, they continued their attack on the Autobots until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself rose from the grave to fight back. Scourge and his huntsmen fled before the former Autobot leader, forcing Galvatron and Cyclonus to withdraw as well. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:Fightorflee Cyclonus Scourge Superion.jpg|thumb|Scouurrge iiiin spaaaaace.]]

Scourge and Cyclonus were hunting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] called [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] for sport, but were caught in an ambush when the other Aerialbots jumped them in an asteroid field. The two Decepticons fled through a nearby vortex and crashed on the peaceful planet known as [[Paradron]]. Finding the world rich with energon resources, Scourge and Cyclonus immediately alerted Galvatron to their find and began to plunder the world of energy. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When [[Octane]] took [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] without permission, Scourge came with Galvatron and the other Decepticons to chastise the fueler for disobedience. His discovery of super-energon made from Carbombyan oil temporarily assuaged Galvatron's anger, but once the Decepticons were forced out of Carbombya by the Autobots, Galvatron expelled Octane as a traitor to the cause. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Sometime later, Scourge was hunting Octane on Cybertron with Cyclonus and the Sweeps, when their prey fled underground into the [[Decepticon Crypt]]. Scourge would prove to be a very poor leader, with his followers, the Sweeps, refusing his order to follow Octane below (though they were scared to death of Cyclonus). {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Scourge stood with Cyclonus and Galvatron as they eavesdropped on the Autobots, who were preparing for a galactic Peace Conference. Foolish Autobots, thinking there can be peace! Galvatron ordered Cyclonus, Scourge, and the Sweeps to intercept a shuttle commandeered by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

[[File:GhostintheMachine-Scourgealt.jpg|thumb|left|Y'know how dogs like to stick their heads out the window of moving cars?]]

He was later possessed by the disembodied [[Spark|ghost]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], though this eventually became a mutual partnership. Starscream intended to help Unicron turn Cybertron into his new body in exchange for a new body of his own. Scourge began to have second thoughts about this until Unicron reminded him that "what I have given you, I can also take away". Scourge eventually left Unicron and rejoined the Decepticons. Why Galvatron accepted his return instead of, oh...reducing him to composite particles is unknown. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

After [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] detected a Quintesson transmission, Scourge joined a Decepticon party in attempting to retrieve the secrets of the Quintessons' journal, but ultimately lost out to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

[[File:VampireDepth.jpg|thumb|I'm not a monster, Tom. Well, technically I am.]]

While searching for a new source of [[anti-electron]]s, the Decepticons attempted to raid Unicron's brain. Galvatron and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] occupied the Autobots while Scourge and Cyclonus went after the prize. They found a flask of anti-electrons just waiting to be drained, but upset Unicron in the process and were blasted by his internal defenses. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Matrix burden 2.jpg|thumb|left|If that's "the touch", you don't want to get it!]]
At one point, Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was separated from the Matrix of Leadership by Galvatron. Galvatron, who was haunted by the spirits within it, instructed Scourge to dispose of the Matrix. Scourge decided to use the power of the Matrix to his advantage and installed it within his chest. ''Very'' bad idea. The Matrix proved incompatible with Scourge's programming (perhaps as a result of his [[Unicron|origin]]), causing him to morph into a hideous freak with the power driving him mad. Scourge attempted to seize control of the Decepticons until Hot Rod took back the Matrix. Scourge was left at the mercy of a very unhappy Galvatron, but somehow beat the reaper yet again. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:Rebirth 1 Plasma energy Scourge.JPG|thumb]]

In 2007, the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] on Cybertron, and Scourge was set with infiltrating the chamber whilst the other Decepticons performed a full-scale assault on the planet as a diversion. He succeeded, but inserting the key into the chamber led to a plasma energy burst that very nearly killed him. He was saved by an [[Energon infuser|energon infusion]] from Cyclonus, and was subsequently sent to find the Autobots who had taken the key back while Scourge was unconscious. Together with Cyclonus, [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], Scourge tracked the Autobots to [[Nebulos|Nebulon]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

After clashing with the brand new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and losing badly, Scourge and the others were kidnapped by the Nebulon group known as the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], who offered to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with the Decepticons and increase their power. Scourge chose to become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], getting the loud Nebulan [[Fracas]] as his partner, and the Decepticon Headmasters and Targetmasters subsequently attacked and defeated the Autobots. Scourge got the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber back and voiced his desire to destroy the Autobots completely before moving on, only for Fracas to threaten to shoot him unless the Decepticons went back to the Hive as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Autobots copied their Targetmaster technology and went back into battle, and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] managed to knock Scourge down and steal the key back. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Webworld}} {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}} {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
When the Decepticons intercepted an Autobot transmission detailing the acquisition of a "great treasure," Galvatron led Cyclonus and Scourge on a raid to intercept Rodimus Prime's ship. The Autobot vessel was brought down, and under heavy weapons-fire, Kup, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] fled the battleground. Cyclonus and Scourge pursued them, but were unable to hault the Junkions' progress as they would swap places as vehicle and rider every time they took a hit. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} The battle was interrupted by the appearance of the [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who abducted all of the combatants into his crystalline spaceship. Scourge, alongside Cyclonus, Galvatron and Rodimus, were put into suspended animation by the Seeker. {{storylink|A Treasure Lost}} These four transformers intrigued the Seeker, as they had undergone "miraculous" reformattings; Rodimus due to the Matrix of Leadership, and the three Decepticons due to the power of Unicron. Using his advanced technology, the Seeker turned back his captives' internal clocks, and held them in time at the very moment of their reformatting, intending to perpetually keep them in this state as items in his collection. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} Rodimus was rescued by Junkheap, and in the conflict that followed, stray shots freed Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge from their stasis as well. However, all three were caught in between their former and current identities, leaving them quite confused. Despite his transitional state, Galvatron managed to put a halt to the Seeker's attacks. The group then mobilized to make their escape. {{storylink|Time to Move}} Though the Seeker resumed his assault in short order, Scourge found out that he and the others trapped in a transitional state benefited from increased strength and firepower. Additionally, the supersonic powers he had as Thundercracker were restored. He put them to good use fighting back against their captor alongside the Autobots. With their combined might, the robots were able to bring the Seeker offline. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} With the energy of the Seeker's experiment depleted, Scourge reverted to his normal state. Upon discovering that the Autobots' treasure was an old piece of armor of Optimus Prime, purely sentimental in value, Galvatron sounded a retreat. The Decepticons left without provoking further conflict. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
Scourge was present when the [[Quintesson]]s first lent the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}

In [[2011]], Scourge was involved in the battle against the reforming Unicron before he was banished to the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese), [[Simon Broad]] (English), [[Mikhail Chernyak]] (Russian)}}

[[File:MysteryofPlanetMaster-ScourgeCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|"Hey, Cyclonus, wouldn't it be great if our weapons could turn into little men?"]]

Scourge assisted Galvatron in the attack on Cybertron to seize control over [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} As part of their attack, Scourge and Cyclonus met Optimus Prime in the chamber of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Scourge participated in the Decepticon operations on Planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], but was largely ineffective in Galvatron's fight with Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Scourge later called the Sweeps to help occupy the Autobots until Galvatron's gravity-warping meteorite could reach [[Athenia]]. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He later informed Galvatron that [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had arrived for a meeting. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

Scourge and Cyclonus attempted to prove their worth by stealing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and using him to hunt down a mysterious Six Changer. However, that plan failed miserably when that Six Changer turned out to be their own ally, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Both Scourge and Cyclonus ditched Trypticon in battle, leading to the Decepticon city's destruction (though he was eventually repaired). {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} After Galvatron vanished during Cybertron's destruction, and the unfamiliar [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took over as Emperor of Destruction, Scourge and Cyclonus felt even less secure in their positions. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] proudly sucked up to Scorponok, reporting on a new energy-absorbing satellite named [[Sol 1]] set for launch, Scourge vowed to steal the satellite in order to gain favor in Scorponok's eyes. Joined by Cyclonus and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], he attacked the launch pad, but was repelled by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] did some aerial dogfighting with Scourge, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Scourge and Cyclonus were concerned that Scorponok's latest series of attacks on Earth were more likely to destroy the planet than allow the Decepticons to gather energy. Scorponok told to them that the awe-inspiring [[plasma energy]] was released from Cybertron in its destruction. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} In his next scheme, Scorponok explained to the duo that he planned to detonate a series of bombs to destroy the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], and harvest the plasma energy its destruction would surely generate. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:ReturnoftheImmortalEmperor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|When did we become Bebop and Rocksteady?]]

Later, Scourge and Cyclonus made arrangements for Scorponok's official debut as leader of the Decepticons. The Autobots attacked during the proceedings on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], but all combatants were interrupted by the triumphant return of Galvatron. Scourge was quick to redirect his boot-licking towards his old commander, as Scorponok's leadership was immediately overruled. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Scourge and Cyclonus would later field an SOS call from the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and reported their findings to Galvatron. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After Galvatron returned from an energy-plundering journey in space, Galvatron heaped praise on Sixshot, telling Scourge and Cyclonus that they could learn a thing or two from the Ninja Commander. Grumbling to themselves, the duo noticed [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] acting shifty, but were too caught up in their own problems to think too much about it. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Much later, Scourge attended to Scorponok in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2021]], Scourge participated in a battle with the Autobots that ended with both sides being infected with [[black ball]]s, forcing him and the Sweeps to abandon their bodies and become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} The Decepticons then traveled to the [[Legends World]] and joined forces with [[Tera-Kura Co.]] to get them [[transtector]]s, and Scourge was reunited with a version of Galvatron. During a lineup of the Sweeps, Scourge explained to Galvatron that [[Sweep No. 4]] was long dead. {{storylink|LG-26 Scourge Prologue}} While he and the Sweeps were working at janitors at Tera-Kura, they were approached by [[Terrorsaur (Legends)|Terrorsaur]], who offered them new bodies and a place at his side in exchange for kidnapping [[Alpha Trion]] and used his Matrix powers to take over the company. Scourge had other ideas and turned on Terrorsaur as soon as he acquired the Matrix, claiming sole leadership of Tera-Kura. Unfortunately for him, the Sweeps wanted a piece of the action and crowded over him, combining with his body and causing it to explode from an overload of Matrix energy. He returned being a janitor, but already had his eyes on another energy source: the [[Zodiac]]. {{storylink|LG26 Scourge}}

Somehow acquiring the Zodiac, Scourge was transformed by its power into a giant two-headed monster and went on a rampage through [[Tokyo]] until [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] took the energy source from him and defeated him with a barrage from his new base mode. {{storylink|LG27 Blaster}} Scourge's body was later briefly stolen by a Legends native transformed into a Headmaster through mass-produced [[Master-Brace]]s. {{storylink|LG28 Rewind}} During a rampage by [[Devil Z]], the new boss of Tera-Kura Co., Scourge hid behind Megatron. {{storylink|LG36 Soundwave}} He later handed [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] some [[energon cube]]s to carry, {{storylink|LG40 Astrotrain}} and was present when the other Scorponok loyalists were finishing their [[Godbomber]] {{storylink|LG42 Godbomber}} and when the [[Dimensional Patrol]] confiscated everyone's transtectors. {{storylink|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)|LG-EX Black Convoy}} Scourge was probably with the Sweeps when they attacked Metroplex for his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] and fought with [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] clones. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}}

While having his Sweeps search for another Zodiac, Scourge instead discovered the lost [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} Finding that the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] had the ability to clone Transformers, the Sweeps tried to create an army of loyal [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] until Hot Rod and [[Shaoshao Li]] put an end to their plan. {{storylink|LG44 Sharkticon}} Scourge evaded capture, used Blowpipe to create two-headed monster clones of himself and attacked Tokyo until Hot Rod came after him again. He turned the Targetmaster on Hot Rod and created evil clones of him, only to be defeated by a blast from Shaoshao's own Targetmaster mode. {{storylink|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)=====
Under undisclosed circumstances, Scourge had reverted to being Thundercracker by the [[Selector]] revolt of [[2050]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

=====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity=====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Scourge took part in one of Galvatron's schemes alongside Cyclonus and [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. The Autobots intervened when their mechanized space monster captured a human vessel. The Decepticons almost managed to snare Rodimus Prime, but he tricked Galvatron into blasting him an exit, leaving behind an explosive device that ended the Decepticon threat. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}} Later on, Scourge and his Sweeps joined the assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]] on [[Feminia]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
After the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Scourge battled [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and the other Autobots in deep space. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Among the many momentous events witnessed by [[Vector Prime]] across the [[multiverse]] was the moment Optimus Prime unleashed the wisdom of the Matrix on a Hate Plague-infected Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
After Galvatron had blasted apart Ultra Magnus on the Planet of Junk, Scourge pledged his loyalty to him rather than to Unicron, seeing as Galvatron now possessed that which their dark master feared most. Galvatron sent out both Scourge and Cyclonus to terminate as many Autobots as they could, promising whichever one came back with the higher head-count a position as his second-in-command. This competition brought Scourge to the [[Rayzor Nebula]], where he picked up an Autobot emergency signal emanating from within. In truth, this was a false trail created by Cyclonus. While Scourge and his Sweeps searched through the gaseous mass for enemy units to destroy, Cyclonus happened upon a Quintesson ship carrying Hot Rod and his allies. Kup, also aboard the Quintesson ship, made contact with another nearby Autobot vessel, and had them draw Scourge's attention before coming about to meet them. Scourge took the bait and, upon seeing Cyclonus, attacked his comrade to ensure his own victory in their contest. This wound up undermining ''both'' of the Decepticons' efforts in racking up kills, and all of the Autobots escaped from them safely. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:WingsofHonor-CyclonusScourge.jpg|thumb|My weird pink flower thing will destroy you!]]

In [[2007]], after the [[The Rebirth|Rebirth]], Galvatron and Lord Zarak led Cyclonus, Scourge, and the rest of the Decepticons to further the war on Nebulos and other civilized worlds. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

[[File:RapidoandScourgeshake-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left]]
In [[2010]], Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps surrounded an [[Autobot shuttle]] during a surprise attack. They lost track of the shuttle when it disappeared into a nebula. Eventually they found it and attacked its crew, which consisted of Rodimus, Kup, and the Dinobots. Scourge was defeated when Kup threw his blaster, which he'd set to overload, at Scourge. At first Scourge laughed at what seemed to be a pathetic tactic by the elder Autobot, but then suddenly stopped when his torso was blown open. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Scourge was present at the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. He planned to have Cyclonus inform Galvatron about the peace treaty when he came out of stasis lock. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s corpse was vaporized when he sacrificed himself to stop a [[Quintesson]] plot. Possibly because Optimus's essence was more firmly incorporated into the Matrix, Scourge was thus able to defeat [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and retain possession of the Matrix, thereafter becoming undisputed leader of the Decepticons. Over the centuries, the influence of the Matrix inspired him to broker a peace deal between Autobot and Decepticon, and the two factions united when [[Unicron]] returned. In the ensuing battle, the Chaos-Bringer tried to blast Scourge, but the Matrix shielded him, allowing him to survive by being shunted into [[unspace|transwarp space]]. [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] plucked him out of unspace into [[Axiom Nexus]], where he became a member of the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

Scourge's name was among the classified data stolen by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s Renegades and publicly released by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] in a hacked broadcast of [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16}} [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] tracked him down but was too intimidated to ask him for a quote. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In one particularly weird version of the [[Unicron War]] engineered by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], [[Deadlift]] replaced Scourge as Galvatron's lead hunter created by Unicron. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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After the Decepticons were beaten back into a retreat, following a failed attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], they boarded [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and headed back towards [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But Astrotrain didn't have the energy necessary to make the trip with all the Decepticons inside him, so the injured were jettisoned into the vacuum of space. These soldiers were drawn to Unicron, who reforged the lot into new, powerful soldiers to do his bidding. Among these creations was Scourge, who was given an army of Sweeps to aid him in his hunting. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

Scourge, Cyclonus, and Galvatron then went forth, stopping by Cybertron first so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as Decepticon leader. After this deed was done, Unicron began devouring Cybertron's moons, enraging Galvatron. Galvatron claimed that Cybertron and all its moons belonged to him, though Scourge retorted that they, in turn, belonged to Unicron. The Decepticons then made their way to [[Earth]], and attacked the Autobots as they were readying to make their way off the planet. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Scourge marvel uk 83.jpg|thumb|"I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS CONFOUNDED MAZE!!"]]
''Afterwards, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] from [[2006]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, though a lucky shot destroyed Scourge's [[acid ray]] after he had incapacitated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], and Scourge was relatively weaponless (most of his weapons could only be used in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]). Though he also took down [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed [[Anti-grav manacles|to down]] Scourge and use him as a bargaining chip. The future Decepticons were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of 2006.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Yeouch!! That's my secret weakness you're pulling at, Cyclonus!"]]
''Following the destruction of Unicron at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]’s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. The two Decepticons were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|thumb|"I just don't get why we never do anything but attack Qatari villages, that's all." "SHUT UP AND KEEP FIRING!"]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Scourge was partnered with [[Fracas]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Scourge was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further, the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons. During the fight, Scourge attempted to sneak up on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], only for [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] to warn his teammate of the Decepticon's approach. Scourge was blasted away by his intended victim, and the Autobots emerged victorious.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Scourge and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''Once there, Scourge and Cyclonus sought out Galvatron, and arranged a meeting with their former leader. En route to the meeting grounds, Scourge and Cyclonus were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet fighters. Though the pair enjoyed using the crafts as target practice initially, Cyclonus was lured into crashing into a rock peak and they were forced to retreat from the skirmish. Scourge noted that being defeated by organics bode ill for upcoming events; no longer willing to serve Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus were planning to instead force him to hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]]. With it in hand, they would return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. Though Scourge and Cyclonus were able to take Galvatron by surprise thanks to their Targetmaster partners, the confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wreckers]]. Scourge took on both [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] until he realized that the whole thing had become counter-productive to his own goals. He sent Fracas to go and fetch Cyclonus so they could both retreat. Springer, putting into motion his own plan to draw the battle away from the human settlement, professed to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for him to take. Scourge and Cyclonus went after him, and learned of Springer's bluff just in time for the rest of the Autobots to catch up to him. Unwilling to take them all on at once, Scourge and Cyclonus flew off.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel uk 189.jpg|left|thumb|"Cyclonus, remember that thing that we absolutely, positively, definitely shouldn't say to Shockwave?" "Yep." "You're sure?" "Yep." "You're not going to mention it at all, are you?" "Nope."]]
''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. As Megatron killed [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] and grappled with Cyclonus, Scourge took aim at the clone... but stopped. He realized that killing Megatron in [[1988]] would likely prevent Galvatron's creation in 2006, and possibly his own as well. Unwilling to take the chance, he abandoned his comrade and fled.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

[[File:Shockwavetimewars.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Oh no!! I've told Shockwave about me and Cyclonus killing him. Should I kill him? I... can't... resist..."]]
''Scourge ended up falling back in with Galvatron for unspecified reasons, even as Galvatron brought Megatron in as an unexpected ally. What none of them realised until too late was that Cyclonus and Scourge's displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement method]] used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, eighteen years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron.

''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] used this fact to distract Scourge during a Wreckers/[[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] raid and while Scourge survived, he knew realized that the only way to stop the rift was to return them and Cyclonus to their original time. He thus attempted to recover Cyclonus’ body from Shockwave but was attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus' remains up like a twisted trophy. Scourge staggered back to the time rift and allowed it to take him, hoping that that would have some effect on the situation. It didn't. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, succeeded where Scourge had failed, and was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus's remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''After the war, time-traveller [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at [[Mount Verona]], Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus threw the remains of a beaten Scourge into the rift.'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
In an alternate future of 2006, Scourge participated in a battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] where he was tossed around by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and misidentified as "Sweeps" by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. He later agreed with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who said Junkion should be off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====Rhythms of Darkness!====
[[File:Cyclonus scourge marvel 67.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The deadliest bathtub in the skies.]]
A version of Scourge inhabited [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate timeline]] where he helped hunt down and destroy a group of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime on the planet Junkion. As Rodimus Prime was briefly distracted, Scourge and Cyclonus were able to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from Rodimus, giving [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] the opening to finish off the last of the Primes.

Unknown to any of these Decepticons, though, they were observed by a Hot Rod originating from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|another time and place]]. They were probably unaware that this Hot Rod had been the one who inadvertently distracted their Rodimus, and chances are they didn't notice that the Matrix had landed at this Hot Rod's feet before they both disappeared. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed, along nearly all resistance in the Americas. With only seven Autobots left alive, the governments of the remaining free nations planned to launch nuclear weapons towards the United States in a bid to eliminate the Decepticons themselves. Anticipating this move, Galvatron equipped a fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon. Scourge and Cyclonus were posted to guard the [[Decepticon Powerbase]], and the pair passed the time gripping over how conquering the Earth wasn't as fun without any Autobot opposition. They were suddenly ambushed by [[Getaway]], [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], who distracted them while the rest of their team made a last desperate raid on the Powerbase. Scourge was killed by the combined might of these warriors. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s command, Scourge was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
[[File:Scourgeinoil-ASO.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|"It's your eyebrows! He's jealous of your capacity for self-expression!"]]
Scourge was part of a flight of Decepticons that interrupted an Autobot salvage expedition. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

On Nebulos, the Decepticons learned that the majority of cosmic energy for the planet came from pulsar strikes at the north pole, and planned to build an energy interceptor there to capture limitless power. When the first interceptor was sabotaged by the Autobots, Cyclonus appointed Scourge head of security for the next project. Scourge suggested they move the entire Decepticon base, Scorponok, to the pole as a deterrent against Autobot aggression. Unfortunately, the Autobots then used Scorponok's vast bulk against the Decepticons by melting the ice out from under him, leaving them thrashing in the slush. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

When the Autobots planned a pipeline to tap into a Nebulan oil reservoir, the Decepticons turned the tables and sabotaged them. Scourge was standing by with a team of hunters to eliminate any Autobots that came to fix the pipeline, but the Autobots doubled back on him and let Scourge's team thrashing in the oil released in their own sabotage efforts. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

===Marvel coloring books===
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When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Scourge fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
The Decepticons having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Scourge was one of the soldiers posted to prevent their enemies from retrieving it. He was fooled by an army of Autobot [[Decoy (G1)|decoys]], and the Autobots retook possession of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Autobot Alert!===
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Scourge is a Decepticon scanner, capable of detecting Autobots even when they are in disguise. He was tasked with patrolling the space-bound Astrotrain as the Decepticon shuttle was making a munitions delivery to the Decepticons’ ship out in orbit.

In one possible scenario, Scourge happened upon Bumblebee and Hot Rod who had infiltrated Astrotrain by disguising themselves in Decepticon space gear. Not fooled by the Autobots’ disguise, he confronted the pair as they were about to commandeer Astrotrain's military controls. Though he was unable to stop the Autobots from firing Astrotrain weapons towards Cyclonus, Scourge quickly overpowered the pair and flung them out into the blackness of space. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TheTest-Scourge.jpg|thumb|''You're'' the leader in the Marvel Comics stuff?]]
Scourge was part of a Decepticon mission to track down the source of an [[Energon]] reading on an asteroid. As [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Scourge warned him that Galvatron was in a particularly foul mood. As it turned out, the [[little informant|creature]] Cyclonus had brought back was the source of the Energon, however the situation escalated when they detected they were being spied on by [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]]. Scourge and Cyclonus gave chase, only to find themselves running into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], who were chasing [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in the other direction. The usual chaos ensued. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Scourge and several Sweeps took part in an assault on [[Tau-Ursa]], when Galvatron acquired a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered them to destroy everything, but to let the Tau-Ursans live. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:ColdWar-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Pssst, Scourge, "then you crack the nuts inside."]]
Millions of years ago, as [[Unicron]] entered a stage of hibernation, the first wave of his herald drone fleet was launched to scour the galaxy, looking for Cybertron. The Alpha drone designated Scourge managed to find Cybertron during the [[Great Shutdown]], an enforced shutdown of all Transformers on the planet, and managed to reactivate [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] for the purpose of observing the Decepticon from afar. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, Shockwave was soon attacked by the [[Quintesson]] [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] extermination units left behind on this world. Forced to intervene, Scourge easily destroyed a number of Sharkticons and drove off the rest, saving Shockwave's life. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As a way a saying thank you, Shockwave shot Scourge in the back, took him prisoner, dissected him and studied the Unicronian Transformer, gaining great knowledge of Cybertron's origin and its inhabitants. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

[[File:OriginalSin-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Later I look like my toy!]]
Scourge escaped to Earth and attacked [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s shuttle just as it arrived on its mission to search for the missing [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Tricking the drone into pursuing an escape pod, Jetfire managed to shutdown the advanced Transformer's systems and was dragging him back to their crashed ship when they were both buried in an avalanche. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Thousands of years later, the Autobots were drawn to the [[Alaska]]n shore, right into a trap set by the Decepticons. The Autobots fought desperately to keep the Autobot escape pod out of Megatron's hands, and during the fighting, it was inadvertently activated. Just as the Autobots gained the upper hand, Scourge ordered the combatants to stand down, informing them that the war was over, the factionalism that had divided their race had ended, and Cybertron was now unified under a new leader. Before he could speak further, Shockwave shot him in the back, declaring both Autobots and Decepticons to be war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}}

Evidently Shockwave never bothered to recover Scourge's body, as he was retrieved by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and taken to their secret base for reverse-engineering. Unfortunately for the humans, Scourge was such an advanced Cybertronian that they were having serious problems figuring out his systems. {{Storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] were still working on Scourge when [[Marissa Faireborn]] enlisted the aid of the Autobots under [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s command in investigating the mystery of [[San Desto]]. {{Storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Scourge was rescued from the EDC facility by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

Scourge eventually partnered with the [[Nebulan]] [[Fracas]] as a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. While Scourge retained his contempt for near-all living things, he did come to ''almost'' admire the sheer volatility Fracas could display. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #7}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
[[File:WorldsCollide2-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How do you feel, mighty not-Megatron?" ''*kick*'']]

====Ask Vector Prime====
A version of Scourge, created alongside [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Cyclonus]], served as one of [[Unicron]]'s dimension-hopping [[Herald of Unicron|heralds]]. Cyclonus was eventually decapitated by a version of Megatron seeking in vain to protect his home reality. Cyclonus was eventually replaced with versions of [[Thunderwing (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Thunderwing]], [[Bludgeon (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Bludgeon]], and [[Dirge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Unicron sent his heralds ahead of him to prepare [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|this particular reality]]'s Cybertron for his imminent arrival. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} After effortlessly conquering [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on Cybertron and taking control of its [[space bridge nexus]], they found that the local [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was nowhere to be found, and moved on to search for him on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} At [[Silver Ridge]], Scourge detected [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in the vicinity, and the Heralds chose to interrogate him in regards to Megatron's whereabouts. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Thrust ended up being useless to them, but the Heralds suddenly learned of something else to worry about—the space bridge nexus was under attack. They immediately returned to Cybertron, where [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his team had already placed bombs throughout the Decepticon base. Upon arrival, Scourge ordered the others to kill Jetfire... and was promptly killed when the whole building was blown to kingdom come. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Whlist serving under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron, Scourge and Cyclonus were shocked when one of their Decepticon comrades was suddenly teleported across space and time by [[Teletran 3]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Shortly afterwards, he and many other flying Decepticons gathered around the computer and waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to go down. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In a dystopian future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, Scourge and his Sweeps patrolled the ruins of [[New York City]]. They attacked a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] and [[Cobra]]s who arrived from the past, but were chased off by the [[Dreadnok]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

While this future was eventually averted, Scourge and the Sweeps existed in the present, as part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron. They fought back against a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault on Serpent O.R.'s headquarters. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Scourge and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] As part of this alliance, Scourge was binary-bonded to the S.K.A.R. member [[Red Scream]], using technology derived from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. A globe-spanning conflict ensued between the Decepticons and S.K.A.R. against the Autobots and their [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] allies. Ultimately, the Decepticons and their human allies were defeated by [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Hearts of Steel Scourge.JPG|thumb|Red Zeppelin]]
While traveling in the Astrotrain convoy, Scourge transformed into a blimp (with a familiar-shaped gondola) and dropped bombs on the Autobot freight. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (or possibly [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]) popped his airbag, causing him to crash, then explode. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rebirth|''All Hail Megatron'' #14]]}}

While accusing [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] of having no plan or goal beyond the conquest of Earth, Starscream wondered aloud who might be the Decepticon to take action, and suggested Scourge as a possibility.<ref>[[Shane McCarthy]] originally envisioned Scourge as being the Decepticon equivalent of Kup. Hasbro vetoed this idea, but this reference remained.</ref> {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

[[File:AHM14Rebirth-Scourge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"How have I gone so long without a manicure?"]]
Scourge, a Cybertronian who lived during the era of [[Nova Prime]], first met [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] in a basement bar on Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} The two would later become part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which was lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]] and ended up in the [[Dead Universe]].

After the failure of the [[Expansion]], Cyclonus gathered the remains of his comrades on [[Gorlam Prime]] and prepared to melt them down as a warrior's burial. Scourge was barely alive, and Cyclonus sadly said this was the last thing he could do for him. However, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] emerged from the [[solar pool]] and blasted Scourge and the others. Though Cyclonus thought him crazy, Galvatron explained the [[Darkness (G1)|Darkness]] would not let Scourge die. Scourge recovered, and Galvatron again flung him into the slag, from which he emerged in pain but fully restored. Soon, the other warriors were transformed into clones of Scourge (though Galvatron complained they should have been made in ''his'' image). The clones, known as the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], were bonded to Scourge, who was to keep them in line. Scourge asked Cyclonus what they should do, and Cyclonus responded that as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, they should follow Galvatron's bidding. {{storylink|Rebirth}}

[[File:Scourge asks a question Heart of Darkness 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
At Galvatron's command, the Seekers searched all over Gorlam Prime for signs of life, as the planet's entire population had apparently vanished at some point while they had been wasting away. Scourge and his Sweeps found nothing, so Galvatron opted to track down their ally [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and the portal to the Dead Universe. They found him as a crushed and dismembered wreck, but Galvatron easily undid his injuries using the Darkness. Jhiaxus took them to the portal, which was different from before, but upon arrival they were attacked by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1|Heart of Darkness #1}} Scourge and Cyclonus took on Hardhead, but even the two of them together were overpowered by the much larger and stronger Autobot. They were saved by Galvatron's mighty firepower, and were sent by him to chase after Arcee as she tried to flee. After sending her tumbling into an abyss, they returned to Galvatron's side and watched him enter the Dead Universe, where he met the malevolent entity known as "the [[D-Void]]". He emerged rather panicky, telling his troops that they needed to raise an army to stand against this threat. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Scourge and his Sweeps accompanied Galvatron as he traveled to a wide variety of planets, reviving and recruiting robotic lifeforms to stand with him against the D-Void. At one point they visited [[Spindrift]], where they added [[Thinkbox]] and the corpses that inhabited the [[Realm of Wrecks]] to their cause. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 3|Heart of Darkness #3}} Scourge was also part of a scout party sent to [[Dykayra]], where Galvatron was attacked by [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]], revived by the D-Void. He and the others defended their leader, but failed to harm Nemesis, who was then possessed by the D-Void and transformed by its power into a huge beast. Several of Scourge's Sweeps were destroyed by the monster, but it was eventually defeated with the arrival of Galvatron's army. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:Scourge and Cyclonus The Transformers Infestation 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Seeking to add [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots to his army, Galvatron travelled towards [[Earth]]. On the way, his ship encountered a space-time anomaly containing a frozen block of corpses, both organic and robotic. The crew brought in on board to investigate it, only to be faced with a [[zombie]] outbreak once the ice was thawed. Scourge and the others battled the undead, including several of his infected Sweeps, until their ship was sabotaged and crashed in [[Las Vegas]], Earth. There, they attempted to team up with the local Autobots to contain the outbreak. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} After some initial distrust between the two factions, they managed to stop bickering long enough to defeat the zombie mastermind, [[Britt]]. The Autobots still wouldn't join Galvatron, though, so Scourge and the others left Earth via a portal. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Galvatron then took his entire army with him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], declaring the planet their first line of defense against the D-Void. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} Scourge (or a chatty Sweep, it's hard to tell) was in charge of [[Kimia Facility]] once Galvatron conquered it, and on his orders transformed it into its cannon mode. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

Scourge was killed at an unknown point during the Chaos Event.<ref>"Poor Scourge. He's been dead in the other IDW comics as long as I've been writing them."—[[John Barber]] in [[Targetmasters (issue)|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' #2]] story commentary</ref> Cyclonus, however, believed that he had detected Scourge's life sign while flying around on a reformatted Cybertron—this turned out to just be some mutilated Sweep corpses. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}
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===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|thumb|Peekaboo.]]
At some undetermined point in time, Scourge stood in close proximity to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Scourge and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once Scourge noticed their leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], had been defeated, he and the others quickly fell into disarray. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Generations'' toy bio===
Little was known about the powerful hunter Scourge's origins, and he himself preferred not to speak of them. {{storylink|Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Scourge toy bio}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:ScourgeAligned-UltimatePopUpUniverse.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left]]
Scourge was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-13-CyclonusScourge.jpg|right|thumb]]
Scourge was among the Decepticons terrified by the newly created [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s violent rampage. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Scourge was among the Decepticons unleashed upon [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'' in response to its attack on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but instead of capturing any of the aliens they returned to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] with two captured Autobots, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Megatron was unconcerned about Autobots, however, and shot Scourge through the chest for wasting his time. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} Despite the seemingly fatal injury, he was later repaired and standing ready to fight the Autobot/G.I. Joe alliance beneath [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Scourge and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] tracked [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to abduct Blurr's [[Titan Master]] on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and Optimus. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Scourge was one of Galvatron's chief lieutenants during the Great War. On [[Nebulos]], he was instrumental in bringing Targetmaster technology to the Decepticons when Fracas and Nightstick of the Autobot / [[World Watcher]] alliance defected to the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] / Decepticon alliance, becoming binary-bonded with Scourge and Cyclonus.

After the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] and the [[Armistice]], the Decepticons moved on to the colony world of [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]]. Galvatron allied with the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] revolutionaries of the [[Cyberdroid]] population to recreate Master technology with non-organics. As Galvatron became a [[Triple-Threat Master]], Scourge also adopted a Cyberdroid Headmaster partner named [[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]] to work with him and Fracas. Rebirth was conquered for the Decepticons and renamed [[Master (planet)|Master]]. Even [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was unable to reclaim Master from the Decepticons, despite his "victory" on Nebulos.

Galvatron and Scourge next moved on to the [[Great Push]], attempting to break the Armistice and attack the [[Human Confederacy]] using a scheme known as the [[Grendel Gambit]]. They failed, apparently due to heroic actions by Cyclonus that betrayed their cause. Despite [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s legal maneuvering, Galvatron and Scourge were found guilty and sentenced to die by a [[Quintesson]] court. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Krunix never got over Scourge's death. Centuries later, the Cyberdroid was running a bar called [[The Scourge of Athenia]] in his name, with a hologram eulogizing Fracas on display in the bar as well. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

The Predacon [[Scourge (BW)|Skurge]] liked to spell his name à la the infamous Decepticon Scourge, though some bots like his superior Queen [[Rage (BW)|Rage]] refused to indulge his affectation. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and Scourge faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Scourge declared that no one would escape his Sweeps. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*Scourge aided Galvatron, Cyclonus battle the Autobots until [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] showed up, and begun taking care of the opposing team all on his own. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Scourge was chased off through the skies by [[Grotusque]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
*Scourge and one of his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] could be seen following Galvatron into combat while the war on Cybertron raged on, and Transformers of both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}
Right before the Autobots found the giant jewel of the Atalstan mine, Scourge ambushed them. Announcing that the "Autofools" had reached the end of the road, he transformed to [[robot mode]]. Saying that the noise caused by the Autobots engines was going to destroy his transducers, Scourge declared that he was going to shut them up forever. After a fight, Scourge admitted defeat and begged the Autobots to spare his life. Before his enemies could do anything, he transformed back to his hovercraft form and flew away.

Scourge later challenged the Autobots to a rematch on their way to ELTA, and was later joined by Cyclonus, but the Sweep leader was defeated again. When Cyclonus fled in his fighter craft form, Scourge called out for Cyclonus to wait for him before also fleeing in his hovercraft form. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
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[[File:TFLegendsApp-Scourge.jpg|thumb|left]]

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] was reformatted into Scourge at some point. He and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] served under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Scourge was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

Either Scourge, or one of his Sweeps, fell victim to a bear-like Trans-Organic when Galvatron was tricked into attacking the resting grounds of the Dweller. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScourgeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You could use level 1-17 Scourges as Sweeps.]]
Scourge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 60 units of Cybermetal, 25 units of Transmetal, and 15 scout cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ScourgeEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|So do I get my Sweeps back? Not at the same time I'm around apparently.]]

Scourge is engineered for pursuit above all else, functioning as a highly efficient tracker and eliminator. His advanced sensory and scanning systems allow him to isolate and identify targets with extreme precision, even within dense or chaotic environments.To extend his reach, he deploys the Sweeps—drone-like extensions of himself—enabling wide-area coverage across both space and, under certain conditions, time. This makes evasion exceptionally difficult once he begins a hunt. When a target is acquired, Scourge does not disengage. His tracking capability ensures that concealment offers little advantage, and escape becomes increasingly unlikely the longer pursuit continues.{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Scourge|Scourge bio}}

Scourge was accidentally brought to Earth because of a Space Bridge miscalibration and a space-time continuum error. Starscream complained that another air bot would get in his way, and Scourge threatened to turn him into a 100-piece puzzle for Hook to assemble if he didn't watch his mouth. He then searched for a raiding party.

He bemoaned that they had lost the future, but Cyclonus pointed out he has the chance to hunt down the Autobots he had deleted again. But Scourge said the worst part is that they're expected to serve Megatron instead of Galvatron. He began to change his mind when Megatron gave him the task to lure any Autobot into an ambush.

Sometime later he encountered [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]] and was about to duel, but a transmission came from Galvatron and he ordered him to cease and desist, for they have evolved. Scourge started to agree with Divebomb that Galvatron was a total killjoy.

But Scourge wouldn't, so Galvatron declared that he would stand alone without his help. While he and Ultra Magnus pursue their vendetta, Scourge called his Sweeps to hunt for prey. Strafe retorted that he would be more impressed if hadn't been built from bits of old Insecticons, which Scourge would never live down.

*'''Added:''' [[April 4]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Swoop (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Swoop]]
*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Scourge uses his double-barreled blaster to fire at the target.
*'''Ability:''' '''Fire Mission:''' Place down a circular radius on the ground before flying up into the air and firing a powerful beam dealing damage to all targets inside the radius while circling around.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points +5 for reuses.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:scourge Scourge at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Scourge (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:ScourgeG1-charactermodels.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hooked On Steroids worked for me!]]
*Like most of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated film]] characters, Scourge has two [[character model]]s. The first one was designer [[Floro Dery]]'s original, which inspired the action figure and was used prominently in the Marvel Comics stories. The second was revised from Dery's to have more standard, "heroic" proportions and was used in the original cartoon, though not 100% consistently. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Dery's Scourge was the revealed head in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. This was removed entirely for the revised version, probably because it looked extremely dorky.
*When asked why Scourge and the Sweeps stick their heads out while they're in vehicle mode, Floro Dery replied: ''"The heads stick out because the idea is like a regular fighter plane. You can see just the head of the fighter pilot. If you have seen my [http://archive.is/kR3lr "Egg" design] on my web site, I based Scourge on it."''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060625115408/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_dery.html Zobovor's Interview with Floro Dery]</ref>
*Early drafts of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' script also portray Scourge as propping his head out in vehicle mode to serve as sort of the "eyes" of the expedition. More interestingly, his alt mode was originally land based with Cyclonus and his armada being the only jets. There's a remnant of this in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile where it states that Scourge has a "marauding automotive mode which handles any terrain", a technically true but still very odd description of a flying alt-mode.
*A close examination of Scourge's character model (both final and early versions) reveals that his animation model transforms somewhat ''backwards'' from the way his toy representations do. Whereas the toys have the upward-facing torso concealed fully within the wings, the animation model actually has nearly ''all'' of the chest and body front details visible on the ''underside'' of the vehicle mode. This further implies that the robot head twists 180 degrees and folds backwards to complete formation of the vehicle mode rather than just staring at his own chest.
*It's not known how much (if any) communication there was between Marvel's US office and the UK offices where Simon Furman was churning out his behind-the-scenes stories, but regardless, Cyclonus and Scourge completely disappeared from the US book after ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''—leaving Furman free to send them off to find Galvatron in "[[Wrecking Havoc]]".
*For some reason, Scourge's head-mounted cannon was implied to not be a cannon in the comics, as the loss of a [[Acid ray|handgun]] in "[[Target: 2006]]" apparently left Scourge completely weaponless in [[robot mode]], making transformation a complete necessity.
*Scourge's history in the franchise has been decidedly ignominious compared to his fellow movie characters. Despite it and other contemporary media playing him and Cyclonus up as equals, Season 3 of the cartoon would mostly only focus on the latter as Galvatron's lieutenant, with Scourge only being focused on in a handful of episodes, a dynamic which would be reflected in most G1 media over the next 20 years. He was only introduced in the original 2005 IDW continuity via [[Rebirth|a retcon]], wherein he would end up doing very little before [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|dying off-screen]], after which he wouldn't appear or be mentioned ''once'' in the multiple flashbacks expanding on Nova Prime's era, whilst Galvatron and Cyclonus became main characters. And then, in the 2019 IDW continuity, Cyclonus would once again be a major character while Scourge once again never showed up. To top it off, Scourge's final major appearance in media to date would be in ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', wherein he didn't even last an issue before being shot and (seemingly) killed by Megatron. Moral of the story: No one likes Scourge.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Bič''' ("Whip")
*''French:'' '''Fléo''' (Canada, altered spelling of ''fléau'', which means "scourge")
*''Italian:'' '''Sheriff'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ostor''' ("Whip"), '''Korbács''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Scourge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānqiǎn''' (Taiwan, 天譴, "Scourge"), '''Wēnyì''' (China, 瘟疫, "Plague")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Aperto'''
*''Russian:'' '''Knut''' (Кнут, "Whip")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kara''' (ICTV, Кара, "Punishment")

==References==
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Jetfire (Armada)

2026-04-14T10:07:08Z

Smasher:

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:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:MicronDensetsuJetfireBoxArt.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"I'm as dry as a dead dingo's donger!"]]
'''Jetfire''' is probably the best [[second-in-command]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] could conceivably have. Jetfire is more than a yes-man; he's the crucial link between Prime's role-necessitated distance and his troops. Though professional and businesslike, Jetfire infuses his interactions with a down-to-earth friendliness. And where Optimus Prime is cautious, Jetfire is more prone to tempered bursts of gusto and bravado. While Optimus Prime is your leader who's your leader, Jetfire is your leader who's your friend. Because of this, Jetfire is very popular among the Autobots.

Most importantly, Jetfire is one of the only Autobots who will tell Optimus Prime to his face when he thinks he's wrong. It is this trait that makes Jetfire indispensable.

Jetfire has a long-lost brother [[Overcast (Energon)|Overcast]], and while the two are quite similar in many ways, Jetfire is ''far'' more willing and eager to jump into battle than Overcast.

He has a Decepticon alter-ego, '''Sky Shadow''', which he affects when doing undercover missions. He found the name in history archives which referred to a [[Sky Shadow (Cybertron)|Sky Shadow]] from the legendary [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Nobody's really sure how that works. Maybe it's that bloody [[Unicron Singularity]]'s doing.

{{bigquote|Let me tell you my personal motto: VICTORY IS MINE!|Jetfire|[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
When the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] investigated a distress signal against [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s orders and fell into a trap set up by [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], Jetfire joined Optimus Prime in rushing to their rescue. The two combined and kicked Galvatron to the sky after a short battle. Shortly after, Jetfire reprimanded the Mini-Cons for not listening to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Armada Volume 3}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Armada Volume 5}}}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Linkage''====
In [[Aurex 503.01 Gamma]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] upgraded Jetfire to be able to combine with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Terry Klassen]] (English, [[Prehistory]], only), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japanese)|[[Min-seok Kim]] (South Korean), [[Juha Paananen]] (Finnish), [[Mauro Bosco]] (Italian), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German), [[Rais David Báscones]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Alex Orozco]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Daniel Bergfalk]] (Swedish), [[Robin van der Velden]] (Dutch), [[Kim Min-seok]] (Korean), [[Duda Ribeiro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Prehistory-Jetfire in charge.jpg|thumb|What they didn't know was that the fireworks were for indoor use.]]
Before Optimus Prime and his squad left for [[Earth]] in response to the [[Mini-Con]] signal, he left Jetfire in command of the remaining Autobot forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|Prehistory}}

Much later, Optimus Prime requested Jetfire's assistance as the battle for the Mini-Cons reached a dangerous point with the discovery of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber sword]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield. As Jetfire made his way to Earth, he was followed by the Megatron loyalist [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], who had similarly been requested by the Decepticon strategist [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

[[File:Arm ep25 jetfire.jpg|upright=1.35|left|thumb|{{w|Bear Behaving Badly|Wackadoo!}}]]
Thrust's arrival quickly improved Decepticon battle strategy, sending the Autobot forces on Earth into disarray. Optimus Prime himself would have been defeated if not for the timely arrival of Jetfire, who quickly defeated the surprised Decepticon air power and forced the rest into retreat. {{storylink|Tactician}}

Jetfire was quickly installed as second in command, but as everybody who had never served with him discovered, he was a very different kind of 'bot compared to the reserved Optimus Prime. Where Optimus was cautious and analytical, Jetfire was brash and headstrong to the point of recklessness, jumping into the unknown without considering the consequences. As a result, in his first major battle with the Decepticons, Jetfire decided to take all of their air forces on his own, getting himself into serious trouble. Fortunately, Optimus Prime had recovered enough from his injuries to launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons and unleash his secret weapon—the ability to [[Powerlinx]] with Jetfire, resulting in the powerful Jet Optimus. Together, they overpowered the Decepticons in short order. Afterwards, Jetfire promised that he would be more cautious in the future. {{storylink|Linkup}}

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During a rare moment of downtime, Jetfire had an arm wrestling competition against Smokescreen (beating his opponent several times in a row) before he decided to do his homework, and review footage of the Autobots' and Decepticons' battles on Earth. As he perused the Autobots' video files, Jetfire noticed that Sideways had sometimes acted against the Decepticons, despite having already defected to their side. He discussed this revelation with the children. They all came to the agreement that, despite the fact that it was unclear whether or not Sideways was a Decepticon, it was evident that the fiend couldn't be trusted. Later, the Autobots and Decepticons squared off on a beachfront {{storylink|Detection}} over a new mysterious [[Mini-Con storage panel]]. Optimus Prime and Jetfire once again combined into Jet Optimus to take the fight to the Decepticons. However, even Jet Optimus's power was tested by the arrival of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. The giant Decepticon's sheer strength and firepower forced Jet Optimus on the backfoot, and in their shared gestalt mind, both Optimus and Jetfire were at a loss as what to do. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Worse yet, Thrust's tactics proved effective as ever, and though Jet Optimus fled up into the sky, he found himself surrounded by enemy units. Megatron pursued the Autobots by combining with Tidal Wave, and used the Star Saber to forcibly separate Jetfire from Optimus, sending the Autobot leader plummeting. Jetfire was left unable to go after Optimus as Megatron then bombarded him with laser blasts. The Autobots only won thanks to the timely appearance of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] and their combination into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], which wound up in Optimus's grasp. {{storylink|Desperate}}

[[File:Awakening Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35]]
The Requiem Blaster was a source of argument for the Autobots, however. With this new weapon, several of them were eager to storm the Decepticon base in the hopes of ending the war. Jetfire was among those willing to take a more proactive approach to dealing with the Decepticons, though Optimus was hesitant. Before a decision could be reached, it was discovered that the Space Mini-Con Team had run away along with the kids. Though most of the Autobots went out looking for them, both Scavenger and Jetfire remained behind on monitor duty, as their vehicle modes stuck out too much in public. {{storylink|Runaway}}

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When the Autobots were informed by a mysterious source to meet the Decepticons in battle within a forest, Jetfire objected to them not bringing along the Requiem Blaster. Soon the Decepticons arrived to fight them, as promised... or rather, [[Starscream_(Armada)/Cartoon_continuity|Starscream]] engaged the group, wielding the Star Saber. Jetfire combined with Optimus to fight him. Their duel ended abruptly when Starscream realized that his back-up wasn't coming. Megatron had noticed the absence of the Requiem Blaster and realized it was back at the Autobots' base, where Smokescreen was guarding it, alone. The Autobots warped back to base, Jet Optimus splitting back into his two component 'bots once there. They were too late to assist Smokescreen, who nearly died valiantly trying to protect the Mini-Cons. Despite his sacrifice, Megatron took the Requiem Blaster and retreated. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

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But Smokescreen clung onto life, if just barely. While Red Alert went about fixing him, a proximity alarm sounded across the Autobots' base. Hot Shot and Side Swipe, eager to avenge Smokescreen, headed out to take on both Starscream and Tidal Wave. Jetfire and Optimus went after them, and combined into Jet Optimus to rescue their subordinates. Even in their combined form, they were no match for Tidal Wave... until Starscream willingly handed them the Star Saber. Tidal Wave warped away, and Starscream was taken to the Autobots' base, where he informed them that he had defected from the Decepticons. Though Jetfire was hesitant to trust him, the Autobots ultimately decided to accept Starscream into their ranks. Smokescreen was rebuilt into a new body, and the Autobots used data provided by Starscream to open a warp gate to the Moon, in order to storm the Decepticon camp.{{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

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The attack on the Decepticon moonbase begun with the Autobots besieging Megatron's throne room. The battle then spread throughout the Decepticons' base, until the Decepticon-held Mini-Cons were located. Jetfire helped round-up the Mini-Cons, now free of Megatron's influence thanks to [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], and queued them up so they could warp back to the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Rescue}}

[[File:Armada-Mars-Starscream and Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|[[Scott McNeil|Bad Doomageddeon!]]]]
Jetfire's flight capabilities made him and Starscream the only two viable candidates for a mission to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], where a new Mini-Con was detected. Jetfire gladly brought along both [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] Mini-Cons along for this mission, but was none too keen on being paired up with Starscream. Starscream took off ahead of him anyways, though Jetfire chose to remain on-task instead of tracking him down. When Jetfire eventually came upon him, Starscream was so wrapped up in self-pity that he refused to do as his Autobot superior ordered. Jetfire was forced to handcuff him and charge him with dereliction of duty. On the return trip to Earth, the pair discovered the object of their quest on an asteroid. They were attacked by Tidal Wave, hindering their first pass to snatch up the newly awakened [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]. Starscream was able to talk Firebot into turning its weapons on the giant Decepticon, and then grabbed the Mini-Con and put him in Jetfire's storage compartment. It looked like the Autobots were home free, only for Megatron to appear in their path with the Requiem Blaster in hand. Brought into proximity for the first time, the blaster, the Skyboom Shield and the Star Saber (wielded by Starscream) resonated with one another, causing a huge flare of energy that covered Jetfire and Starscream's escape. Back on Earth, Jetfire informed the kids that he hadn't been able to bring them back a souvenir. Fortunately for them, Starscream had picked up a bejewelled rock during the mission, and left it behind for Alexis to find after he stormed off. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Jetfire supervised the construction of a spaceship for the Autobots, playing the part of a drill sergeant, making sure all the others did their fair share of work. This led to him getting into an argument with Starscream, who insisted the Autobots should prioritize Megatron's destruction above all other matters. Starscream stormed off, and the rest of the Autobot continued with their labor.

[[File:Autobot Argument.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The ship was in the final stages of construction when Billy and Fred reported that they had seen Starscream "chase off" Thrust after the Decepticon had asked him to steal the Skyboom Shield. As it turns out, [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] were nowhere to be found just then. Accusations that Starscream had complied with Thrust's request were thrown around, but the conversation was cut short when the Decepticons attacked. Jetfire flew out to meet them, and after shooting down Cyclonus, he Powerlinxed with Optimus to take on Tidal Wave. Just as Smokescreen passed the Skyboom Shield to Jet Optimus (the Mini-Cons having been found during the battle), Starscream swooped down, grabbed it, and left with both the shield and the Star Saber in hand to rejoin the Decepticons. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}}

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Though Jetfire seemed in control of his emotions after Starscream's betrayal, he was as angry over it as all the other members of the Autobots team. He had Side Swipe try and hack into the Decepticons' warp gate, but they had taken additional precautions over such incursions after the Autobots' previous attack. Jetfire nonetheless continued to petition Optimus to go on the offensive against the Decepticons. Then, the Decepticons test-fired their newly built [[Hydra Cannon]] on a comet for all the world to see. Jetfire Optimus, Side Swipe, and Hot Shot were left staring in awe over the might of the Decepticons' super-weapon. {{storylink|Threaten}} Jetfire warped out into orbit to scout out the Decepticons' warship, but found himself unable to penetrate their [[Force field|electro-shield]]. After returning to base to meet with Optimus, the both of them warped back near the Decepticons' ship and combined. They then waited for the Hydra Cannon to drop its shield in preparation for its attack, and took advantage of this opening to begin a furious assault. The Decepticons emerged from the ship to ward Jet Optimus off, who split into his individual components to better deal with their numbers. Jetfire was tasked with distracting the Decepticons while Optimus attempted to retrieve the Mini-Con weapons. There were simply too many enemy units however, and Jetfire was pinned down and forced to watch as the Hydra Cannon opened fire on Earth. Optimus managed to use the power of the Matrix to intercept its destructive beam, though the intense release of energy utterly destroyed his body. While the Decepticons were distracted by the spectacle of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus's demise]], Jetfire wrenched himself free of their grasp. He then flew about, desperate to find any sign that Optimus had somehow survived, but all he came upon was Sparkplug drifting in the space dust, clutching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} As the Autobots tried to cope with the loss of their leader, Jetfire scoped out the Moon, hoping to find anything left behind by the Decepticons. The enemy team had since departed for Cybertron, however. When he returned to Autobot headquarters, Jetfire was confronted by Hot Shot, who insisted the two of them chase after the Decepticons for revenge. Jetfire dismissed his request, agitating Hot Shot further. Hot Shot's emotional outbursts continued, provoking Scavenger to beat some sense into him through some aggressive therapy. Though Alexis pleaded with Jetfire to step in, Jetfire assured her that Scavenger knew what he was doing. Sure enough, Hot Shot was eventually made to confront the reality of the Autobots' situation, and stopped fighting his teammates. Believing it would be what Optimus would have wanted, Jetfire passed on leadership of the Autobots to Hot Shot. With their morale renewed, the team redoubled their efforts to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]''. {{storylink|Remorse}} Jetfire watched confusedly as the Mini-Cons protested Hot Shot's decision to leave the children behind while the Autobots pursued the Decepticons. Hot Shot eventually relented, and the Autobots, Mini-Cons, and children all boarded the newly completed ''Axalon'' and begun their journey to Cybertron. {{storylink|Depart}}

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Shortly after their departure, the Autobots had to navigate the ''Axalon'' through an asteroid field. As they were about to emerged from this dangerous region, they came upon the Decepticons, who had turned their own ship around to crush their pursuers. In the battle that ensued, Jetfire dueled Thrust. The Decepticons retreated when Optimus, revived by the Mini-Cons through the Matrix, blew Megatron back with the power of his super mode. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}} No sooner had the Autobots welcomed their leader back than their ship was pulled through a worm hole to a dead planet, where they were menaced by a twisted clone of Optimus named [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. While Jetfire stayed on the ''Axalon'' with most of the Autobots, Prime ended his dark doppelgänger's threat. {{storylink|Puppet}}

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By the time the Autobots had repaired the ''Axalon'' and arrived over Cybertron, the Decepticons had managed to take over the planet. Upon approaching their home planet, the Mini-Cons began acting up, and Jetfire had to combine with Optimus to persuade them from drifting off into the void. The Autobots then warped down to Cybertron, where Jetfire and Optimus were fought against Galvatron (formerly Megatron), leading his elite soldiers on the warpath. Meanwhile, a black hole appeared in the sky. The Mini-Con continued to display their mysterious powers, and helped keep the black hole at bay. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Jetfire was sent planetside to scout out an area where the ''Axalon'' could safely land. Though it took fighting several Decepticon troopers, he eventually did so, and called Optimus and the rest of his team down from orbit. Optimus then ordered Jetfire and Side Swipe to head a full Autobot evacuation of Cybertron in preparation for Unicron's assault. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} Jetfire was pulled away from his job to back up Hot Shot and Wheeljack who, along with Alexis, Rad, Carlos, and their Mini-Con companions, were tracking down Thrust. Though Jetfire got turned around for a while, he eventually came upon his quarry, and pulled them off of Cybertron's moon while its surface crumbled. Cybertron's satellite was then revealed to have concealed Unicron's slumbering form. The Chaos Bringer was now awakening. {{storylink|Portent}}

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The Autobots put in action a plan to force Galvatron into a situation where Optimus would have the opportunity to reason with him. After heading out to meet Galvatron's forces, Optimus combined with Jetfire and Overload to draw the Decepticon leader away from the battleground. Once they had achieved a significant distance from the rest of their forces, Jetfire separated from Optimus, and kept Tidal Wave occupied while both faction leaders were left to "negotiate." Though Galvatron eventually came around, it was only after Starscream died to convince him to do so. {{storylink|Cramp}} Jetfire attended the meeting during which the Autobots and Decepticons formed a temporary truce to combat the menace of Unicron, notably shaking hands with Tidal Wave. After their combined armada failed to deal any damage to Unicron, the Autobot/Decepticon alliance sent a scouting party to the Chaos Bringer's surface. They too failed to yield any immediate success, and had to be rescued by Jet Optimus and Galvatron. {{storylink|Alliance}} Some data was gathered during the scouting expedition, however, and once analyzed provided the Autobot/Decepticon alliance with a weakspot they could target: a small area on Unicron's neck. Jetfire and Tidal Wave helped their respective commanders infiltrate Unicron through his plasma cannon, then helped distract their gargantuan foe by attacking his vulnerable area. {{storylink|Union}} No matter how much damage they inflicted upon him, however, Unicron would regenerate his wounds. It dawned upon Jetfire that only a miracle could help them defeat Unicron at this point. {{storylink|Origin}}

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Thankfully, a miracle wasn't needed; the team within Unicron managed to free the Mini-Con weapons that were powering him, and Unicron became inert. Hot Shot then decided to go on a solo mission to retrieve Optimus Prime from within the evil planet, but Jetfire knocked him out and went instead; he reasoned that if Unicron was still a threat, the united Cybertronian army needed Hot Shot to lead them. En route, he was joined by Cyclonus, and as Jetfire predicted, Unicron began to stir once more. Jetfire came upon the kids, their partner Mini-Cons, and the 'bots who made up the three Mini-Con weapons emerging onto Unicron's surface, and doubled back with them aboard himself. The Transformers then launched a final assault on Unicron, though it proved unnecessary; Galvatron sacrificed himself to Unicron, robbing the dark god of the hatred he needed to sustain himself. Unicron vanished from existence. Afterwards, Hot Shot, Jet Fire, and Perceptor accompanied the children back to Earth, and bid them a heartfelt goodbye before returning to Cybertron to rebuild their war-worn planet. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
As the Decepticons unleashed the might of the [[Hydra Cannon]] towards the Earth, Jetfire and Side Swipe left their posts to watch on in horror as the blast approached, via the Autobot base's view screen. Thankfully, Optimus had already left to thwart the energies of the weapon with those of his Matrix. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}

====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish), [[Juha Paananen]] (Finnish), [[Mauro Bosco]] (Italian), [[Yoann Sover]] (French), [[Rais David Báscones]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Alex Orozco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
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During the ten years since the defeat of [[Unicron]], Jetfire was upgraded into a new, more advanced body uploaded with the [[Spark of Combination]], which granted him the ability to [[Powerlinx]] with other compatible robots. Jetfire was selected by Optimus Prime to accompany him and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] to investigate a mysterious attack on the [[energon]] mining colony there by a group of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|mysterious bestial transformers]]. Jetfire was less than pleased when the inexperienced and immature [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] wanted to tag along merely to satisfy his hero worship of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but decided to let the youngster come along after Optimus Prime left the decision to Jetfire. After surveying the damage on Mars, Jetfire quickly destroyed a large number of [[Divebomb (Energon)|avian drones]] attacking [[Ocean City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

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Soon afterward, the mining colony on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] was attacked by the same mysterious energon-eating creatures, now identified as "Terrorcons." Tasked with conducting reconnaissance, Jetfire and Kicker fought their way through dozens of the bird drones, with the gifted human playing a crucial role in their successful mission. Though the Terrorcons were once more driven back, this time around a number of them managed to escape with a substantial amount of Energon. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}

Jetfire was dispatched to Plains City in preparation for future Terrorcon attacks. The next strike happened at [[Desert City]], however, meaning Jetfire missed out on the action. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}}

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After Ironhide acquitted himself with distinction during the mission on the Moon, Jetfire practiced Powerlinxing with the younger Autobot, who, unfortunately, could not time the sequence properly. The reason behind the attacks was (partially) revealed when the powerful [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], commander of the Terrorcons, attacked [[Plains City]]; Energon was supposedly being gathered to revive Megatron. Jetfire arrived with the Autobot reinforcements and finally successfully Powerlinxed with Ironhide, allowing the young Autobot the honor of being the controlling component of their combined form. The Terrorcons were once more made to retreat. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

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After [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] joined the Terrorcons, Jetfire became vocal about his distrust of Demolishor, fearing he might follow suit. When he expressed his concerns to Optimus, the Autobot leader dismissed Jetfire's fears, stating he was confident Demolishor would remain a steadfast ally. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}} Though the Terrorcon attacks continued, the Autobot grew more competent at defending their outposts. When a flock of [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drones attacked [[Lunar City]], Jetfire led them into the station's newly built automated defenses systems, and the Terrorcons were all blown to bits. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}

The balance of power shifted when Megatron was resurrected, and took command of the Terrorcons. With their old foe returned, Jetfire brought back up the topic of Demolishor's loyalty to Optimus, only to be dismissed once more. Jetfire confided in Kicker that he envied the Omnicons, as they were certain of their place in a tumultuous world, filled with shifting loyalties. Then, Ocean City's alarm sounded, warning that an enemy space-bridge had materialized nearby. Jetfire was sent to investigate, but saw no one exiting the portal... He did bump into someone though: the newly revived and ghostly Starscream. Jetfire called Kicker to inform him of his encounter, only for Megatron to launch his own, unrelated assault on Ocean City. Jetfire and Ironhide combined to fight off Demolishor, who had joined back up with Megatron, as Jetfire had previously predicted. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

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After Optimus informed his troops that Ocean City's security had been breached by a ghostly intruder, Jetfire suggested Optimus be accompanied by a body-guard at all times to prevent an assassination attempt. Optimus refused Jetfire's suggestion, forcing the Autobots to guard him anyways, though covertly. Optimus caught on quickly, and warped off to the Moon to confront his attacker alone. While Optimus dealt with his would-be assassin, a revived Starscream, Jetfire and the other Autobots wound up having troubles of their own defending Lunar City from Megatron. Though the Terrorcons were driven back, the newly rebuilt lunar outpost was once more reduced to ruins. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Jetfire's next mission took him to Asteroid City, where he and his team encountered the Decepticons' ship. The vessel's eerie similarity to Unicron put the Autobots on edge, and Jetfire was pinned down by Scorponok in the ensuing skirmish. Though skewered by the Terrorcon's tail-blade, Jetfire recovered quickly after Hot Shot, Optimus, Inferno and Ironhide forced Scorponok back. Megatron and his minions then covered their escape by detonating an energon-riddled asteroid. Jetfire later attended a meeting where Dr. Jones put forth his proposal to build [[Energon tower (technology)|energon towers]] to better defend their mining outposts. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} Before the first energon tower could be fully built in Ocean City, Megatron and his troops attacked the facility. Jetfire was kept busy for most of the fight by Cyclonus, though once he was taken out, Jetfire changed his focus towards Scorponok. Scorponok was substantially more powerful than Cyclonus unfortunately, and easily batted Jetfire aside as he pushed his way towards the center of the city complex. Thankfully, the energon tower was completed and activated just in time to force the Terrorcons away. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}}

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Jetfire was called in to [[Jungle City]] to scope out a Terrorcon attack Kicker had reported. After confirming the presence of radar-invisible Terrorcons, he regrouped with the other Autobots, and was paired up with Hot Shot to overlook Jungle City's aerial defense. Jetfire failed to protect the local energon tower from being destroyed, and the Autobots were forced to abandon Jungle City, detonating it to prevent its Energon stockpiles to fall into enemy hands. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

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Jetfire received word that Optimus was under attack in the ruins of Lunar City. He, Hot Shot and Inferno warped up to help him fend off the Decepticons. They were trapped in a precarious position when Scorponok unleashed the firepower of the Decepticon Mobile Fortress on their group, only to be rescued by several Omnicon survivors of Lunar City. After the Omnicons raised a hidden base from under the Lunar surface, Jetfire helped protect an energon tower while it warped in and was activated. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}

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Kicker and Misha had Jetfire give them a lift to Desert City in order to investigate a lack of Energon output from that location's energon tower. After dropping them off, Jetfire traveled to Earth orbit, where he and a handful of Autobots formed a first line of defense against a meteor strike engineered by Megatron. They were briefly joined by Rodimus and his crew members, who aided Optimus's team by destroying one of the three artificial meteors. The other two constructs continued their encroachment upon the Earth, until the [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] was successfully activated, forming a protective barrier around the planet. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid}} Jetfire was glad that with the energon grid now online, the Autobots could let down their guard every once in a while. Optimus told his troops that he rather they stay vigilant, despite the added protection of the energon grid. Jetfire then attended a meeting where Optimus made clear his plan to go on the offensive, and travel into space to stop Unicron from being revived by their enemies. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

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Jetfire attended the launch of the ''[[Miranda II]]'' Autobot-human spacecraft. He joined the crew and was part of a space battle in the [[Asteroid belt]] to defend the [[Energon Ring]] before their journey could begin. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} The ''Miranda II''{{'}}s first stop took its crew through a whiteout on an uncharted planet, where it became temporarily stuck between two glaciers. Jetfire was sent out with Kicker and Ironhide to scout the area for Energon, while Inferno and Optimus tried to free their ship. As the Omnicons began uncovering the sought-after substance in a cavern, Jetfire tried to keep the rest of his team calm; they were all on-edge, thinking the Decepticons could turn up at any moment. As Jetfire told them that the odds of the Decepticons coming upon them was infinitesimally small, Demolishor and Snow Cat shot him in the back. Jetfire was left unable to fly, and had to Powerlinx with Ironhide in order to achieve lift-off. Once they had escaped out into open, Jetfire's team ran afoul of [[Cruellock|a new type of Terrorcons]]. Though Jetfire wound up being in need of repair, he and the rest of the Autobots safely made it aboard the ''Miranda II'' and escaped the planet. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

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The ''Miranda II'' crossed paths with Rodimus, who boarded the ship to discuss Unicron. Optimus, Jetfire, Rodimus, and Prowl talked privately on the matter. During their conversation, Rodimus revealed that Unicron was merely a tool, that could be used for good or evil. Optimus was nonetheless unwilling to allow the planet to reawaken, and his crew parted ways with Rodimus's. Ironhide decided to stow away on Rodimus's ship though, and when Hot Shot brought this to the rest of the crew's attention, Jetfire had a good chuckle over Ironhide's youthful exuberance. The Autobots then made their way to Unicron's body, and drove off the Decepticons' first line of defense. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} After getting Megatron's attention, the ''Miranda II'' retreated back towards the Autobots' warp gate, luring the Decepticons into following them. Jetfire helped defend the ship until they emerged from warp near Cybertron. There, the Autobots used the planet's energon grid to inflict massive damage on Unicron's body, forcing Megatron to warp his troops away, and signaling an initial victory in the Autobots' quest to bring an end to Unicron. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

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Later, Jetfire was contacted by Kicker, who had met with Alpha Q in his absence and made an ally out of him. Jetfire informed Optimus that Kicker, Ironhide, Misha, and Alpha Q were heading towards Cybertron aboard Unicron's head. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} During the peace talks between Optimus, Rodimus, and Alpha Q, Jetfire traveled to Cybertron to overlook the ship graveyard left behind by the Decepticons who failed to escape past Cybertron's energon grid. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} The energon grid had been left damaged during the escape of the Decepticon war-criminal [[Shockblast]] however, and Megatron's forces took advantage of the Autobots' weakened defenses to launch an attack. During the conflict, Jetfire tried to rescue Wing Dagger from Shockblast, but due to interference from Tidal Wave, was unable to prevent him from being crushed by a falling energon tower. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} To make matters worse, enough energon towers had been damaged in the attack to severely cripple Cybertron's defenses. The Decepticons returned with Mirage, a rebuilt Tidal Wave, who used his enhanced speed and agility to outmaneuver Jetfire. The Terrorcons managed to breach Primus's chamber, and from within it, stole enough energon for Unicron to transform and threaten Cybertron with imminent destruction. Jetfire joined Optimus in a retaliatory strike where the Autobots managed to penetrate Unicron's outer defenses. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} Jetfire dropped off Ironhide on Unicron's surface so the young 'bot could join with Optimus's party. Meanwhile, he continued to run interference outside Unicron against Megatron's Divebomb drones. {{storylink|Open Fire!}}

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The fighting that followed within Unicron led to a ''clash of positively and negatively-charged energon, which ultimately tore open a rift in space.'' Jetfire found Inferno clinging onto the Chaos-Bringer's hull for dear life, and rescued him before Unicron was pulled into the rift. Jetfire then met up with Optimus Prime and the others, and followed them through the spatial tear to chase down Megatron and Alpha Q. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

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On the other side of the rift, the Autobots found a newly created solar system; Alpha Q had succeeded in restoring the planets devoured by Unicron, and had placed Unicron's head in its center as an energon sun. The Decepticons immediately begun to target these worlds, and on [[Iron Planet]] the Autobots came to blows with Shockblast. Though Jetfire was eager to capture the Decepticon himself, Optimus had him stand back so Wing Saber could do it, and acquire some peace of mind. Afterwards, Scorponok resurfaced, brainwashed and completely loyal to Megatron. Jetfire had to rescue a confused Ironhide from being skewered by their former ally, and together they helped fend off the Terrorcons under his command. {{storylink|Protection}} Jetfire then took the ''Miranda II'' to [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]]. After having set down the ship on the pristine world, he received an alarm from Inferno, who had been left behind on Iron Planet to guard Shockblast. Jetfire linked up with Ironhide to come to Inferno's aid, though the Autobots arrived too late to prevent Megatron from infusing Inferno with Decepticon programming. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}}

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The Autobots began looking for Unicron's whereabouts in the void of space, only to be called back to Jungle Planet when the Decepticons found the Autobots' temporary base of operations there. The Autobots were kept from going down to the planet's surface by the Decepticons until the arrival of [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] tipped the odds in their favor. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Jetfire overlooked the Omnicons clearing a site to set down an energon tower on Jungle Planet until the Autobots got word from Bulkhead's team, now in space, that they were under attack. Jetfire used his shuttle mode to fly out and assist them. He linked up with Downshift to fend off the Decepticons until the energon tower could be activated. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

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Jetfire teamed up with Bulkhead to protect an energon tower as it was being warped in to [[Ocean Planet]]. Unfortunately, Mirage managed to slip past them, and sent the structure toppling over. With only one tower to spare, Inferno volunteered to act as a decoy, pretending that the Decepticon programming Megatron had previously forced into him had taken effect. Jetfire, Ironhide, and Kicker were sent to keep an eye on him as he reeled in their enemies. But the programming was more powerful than anticipated, and Inferno's began to lose control. He managed to shake off the Decepticon influence in time to save Jetfire from getting impaled by Starscream. Jetfire managed to return the favor (if barely) by retrieving Inferno's spark after his body was destroyed by the heat of the energon sun, which Starscream had sent him towards. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}} ''Jetfire then brought the spark back to Cybertron, where Primus would be able to restore Inferno. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

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Jetfire saw Hot Shot and Ironhide off through a space bridge, and wondered to himself where they were off to. His curiosity getting the better of him, he suggested he and Kicker follow the pair for a little "R&R." But by the time they made it to their destination, the duo found themselves on [[Circuit Planet|a planet]] entirely covered in roads, where the first [[Autobot Grand Prix]] had already started! Kicker jumped down to join Ironhide on the road, while Bulkhead approached Jetfire with a proposition: to make the race a little more interesting... mostly by shooting at the road! Jetfire only used blanks though, to keep things safe. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

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After Wing Saber located Unicron's body, Jetfire and the Autobots staged an assault on the Planet-Eater, but were unable to keep Megatron from making Unicron fully operational again. Finding themselves surrounded by the enemy, the Autobots were rescued by the timely arrival of first [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]], and then Roadblock (Inferno reborn) with fleet of energon towers in tow. The towers were sent down to impale Unicron, but had no effect on the now-mobile titan. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} Likewise, the energon grid protecting Alpha Q's planetary system failed to halt Unicron's advance towards the [[Energon Orb]] at its center. Jetfire tried to help coordinating the Autobots' offensive as Unicron reached for its head, to no avail. He was forced to call for a retreat as Unicron became whole once more. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

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Jetfire, Bulkhead, and Wing Saber kept the lesser Decepticons busy outside of Unicron while the other Autobots sought to reach Megatron's throne room and disconnect him from the Planet-Eater, while the later was still dormant. The fliers later reconvened with the ''Miranda II'', where Misha gave them an update on Optimus Prime and Kicker's teams, then fighting a Unicron-empowered Shockblast and retrieving Alpha Q's body respectively. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Jetfire rejoined Optimus Supreme in Blizzard Planet's orbit to inform his leader that Unicron was back online (despite Optimus having witnessed first-hand the giant punching down onto Blizzard Planet's surface). He then joined in an effort to stop Unicron from obliterating Blizzard Planet, fully aware of the insanity of the situation. The Autobots failed to save the planet, were all left badly damaged by the encounter, and had to be brought to the Autobots' infirmary.

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After being repaired and against orders, Jetfire joined Optimus in fighting Unicron before he could reach another world. He fared little better this time around and Circuit planet was the next sphere to fall. Then, the power of Primus reached the Autobots, repairing Jetfire and reformatting his body, while growing Optimus Supreme to gargantuan proportions so he could fight Unicron on an even playing field. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Jetfire and the others maintained strafing assaults against Unicron as Optimus Supreme grappled with him directly and Kicker assembled the energon towers for a powerful strike. With the towers, the power of Primus, and the teamwork of the Optimus Supreme combination, Unicron's body was finally destroyed. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

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Optimus suffered serious injuries after overtaxing his capabilities in battle, and so Jetfire and the others watched over him in stasis on [[Ocean Planet]]. When Megatron resurfaced on Cybertron, however, Rodimus gathered the crew of the ''Miranda II'' to return to Cybertron. He ordered Roadblock and Jetfire to remain behind on Ocean Planet and watch over Alpha Q's worlds in their absence. When he learned that Optimus had abandoned the sick bay, he tracked him down beyond a warp gate. Though Optimus had yet to fully recover, he insisted he travel to Cybertron, having sensed his home-world was in danger. Jetfire was unable to dissuade him, and both Autobots went pressed onward through the space bridge. {{storylink|Ambition}} The Autobots arrived on Cybertron and battled the newly enhanced Galvatron until clouds of Autobot-killing energon gas were released into the atmosphere. Optimus collapsed under its effect, but Jetfire retrieved his leader before his lifeforce could be extinguished. The Decepticons then proceeded to unleash the gas all over Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to retreat off-planet. {{storylink|Wishes}}

The ''Miranda II'' moved to the upper atmosphere, where the Autobots prepared to drop Kicker and the [[Omnicon]]s (who were immune to the energon gas flooding the planet) down to the world below. Galvatron and the Decepticons attacked, and Jetfire fought to delay them long enough for [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] to get the ''Miranda II'' into position for the drop. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} As Optimus led a team through the opening in the energon gas created by Kicker's infiltrators, Jetfire remained in space under Rodimus's command as part of a backup team. {{storylink|Break Through}}

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At some point, in the Autobot combat training simulation, Jetfire and Ironhide teamed up for the tournament. They defeated Scorponok in an extended battle, but fell before some cheap tricks when [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] manipulated the digital environment against them. {{storylink|Distribution}}

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As Cybertron began moving through space towards the warpgate for Alpha Q's worlds, Rodimus and his crew attempted to gather enough space debris to slow it down. Jetfire complained that this was an exercise in futility, as their makeshift barrier stood no chance of halting an entire planet's progress. Rodimus admitted that they had little chance of succeeding, but explained that he hoped to at least distract Galvatron somewhat, to give Optimus and his soldiers on the planet a better fighting chance. But Six Shot had modified an energon tower into a planetary laser, which blasted cleanly through their defenses before Cybertron even neared the barrier. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} After Cybertron was forced through a spacebridge, Jetfire was injured, and Rodimus sent him back to Ocean Planet for repairs with Landmine. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} Before he was fully recovered, Jetfire took off from his sickbed to help the Autobots in stopping Cybertron from slamming into Plains Planet; Six Shot had engineered a crude planetary propulsion system for the world. As he neared his destination, he crossed paths with Ironhide, and the pair combined. With additional help from the rest of the Autobot team, they destroyed the energon towers that were being used to accelerate the planet towards its destination. {{storylink|Formidable}}

Jetfire returned to Primus's chamber. From there, he learned that Sally had managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' base by herself, and that Galvatron was once more headed for the super energon pool. While another group of Autobots left to deal with the Galvatron situation, Jetfire headed off with Doctor Jones to retrieve Sally. Thanks in large to Sally mucking about the Decepticons' control room, the Autobots were able to take control of their enemies' headquarters and Cybertron's warp gate system. Jetfire then volunteered to bring Sally and her mother back to Ocean City. With the humans out of harm's way, Jetfire regrouped with Optimus and Omega Supreme. The Autobots warped back to Cybertron, unaware that on the other side of the space bridge was Galvatron, grown to enormous proportions by the power of super energon. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Upon seeing his old foe so transformed, Optimus instructed Jetfire to take a group of Omnicons and see to Primus's revival. Jetfire traveled to the pool of super energon just as a team headed by Kicker managed to take control of the location. Jetfire put the Omnicons to work at processing the fuel into super energon stars. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

Jetfire then left Cybertron with Kicker to rejoin the front lines, which had since moved to Alpha Q's dying planetary system. The fight between Galvatron and Optimus had moved beyond the point where Jetfire could contribute anything of use though; both combatants had channeled the power of Unicron to grow themselves to tremendous heights, and grappled as titans on Jungle Planet. From within Jetfire's cockpit, Kicker detected another source of Unicron's essence out in the void of space, and had the shuttle take him towards it. As they neared Unicron's disembodied spark, Kicker asked that Jetfire allow him to continue forth on his own, feeling it was his destiny to confront the evil by himself. Though Jetfire thought the idea was hooey, he still followed Kicker's request, and doubled back to return to Optimus's side. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

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By the time Jetfire reached his (now normal-sized) leader, Optimus had become unresponsive due to the injuries he had suffered in his latest duel against Galvatron. As their Combination Sparks ignited, the Autobots realized that Prime needed the Combination Sparks of all his fellow Autobots to face the final conflict. Rodimus led the Autobots in stepping forward to give up their individuality for the greater good of the team. Jetfire's body was converted into pure energy as he became one with his spark, so that it could in turn become one with all the other Combination Sparks, revitalizing Optimus. Filled with the strength of all his men, Optimus united with Omega Supreme in the ultimate Powerlinx, grappling with Galvatron until the Decepticon leader shrugged off Unicron's influence and plunged into the sun. Jetfire and the other Autobots then separated, and were restored to their individual forms. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====Cyber Key Code content====
After the second defeat of Unicron, Jetfire resettled on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] for an indeterminate period of time. He adopted a [[Accent|local accent]], one that sounded vaguely like Earth-Australian to certain [[human]]s. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Jetfire's Cyber Key Code content}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Drummond]] (English), [[Hideo Ishikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Jari Salo]] (Finnish), [[Mauro Bosco]] (Italian), [[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish), [[Rais David Báscones]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Luis Enrique Poján]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Yann Le Madic]] (French), [[Jay De Castro]] (Tagalog, HERO TV dub), [[Hanho Shin]] (Korean)}}

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Jetfire appeared to have mellowed in the past 20 years; being considerably more cautious compared to his reckless youth, and adhered much more closely to orders and protocol. He returned to Cybertron, his homeworld once again facing a monumental crisis, perhaps the worst in its history: Unicron's demise had created a black hole that was slowly encroaching upon the planet.

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Optimus Prime ordered Jetfire to visit Earth and provide the Autobots with scans of local vehicles. This was done so that should their primary plan of destroying the [[Unicron Singularity]] fail, the population of Cybertron could assume disguises and relocate to the human homeworld, whose inhabitants were still largely unaware of the existence of Transformers. The planetary exodus was put underway when the elder Cybertronian [[Vector Prime]] introduced himself. This new arrival ensured the Autobots that he had the means to nullify the black hole: the Autobots only had to collect the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to unleash the power of Primus upon it. Unfortunately, the map was stolen by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Optimus's elite team, including Jetfire, then set off to Earth themselves. En route, Vector Prime explained to the Autobots that the black hole would, if left unchecked, not only swallow up Cybertron but the entire universe. He then doubled back to retrieve his cosmic map from Megatron, with Optimus insisting that Hot Shot, Jetfire, and Overhaul accompany him on this dangerous task. Jetfire's team came upon Megatron and Starscream inside an asteroid belt. While Jetfire and Vector Prime dealt with Starscream, Overhaul and Hot Shot tackled Megatron. Unfortunately, the Decepticons proved to be simply too powerful and the Autobots were unable to prevent them from escaping once more. Jetfire then rendezvoused with Optimus on Earth, where he met their newest human allies: [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], and [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}
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Jetfire aided in the construction of the Autobots' base on Earth, only for Megatron and Starscream to approach the planet part-way through the base's construction. Jetfire launched from the base (thanks to a catapult system proposed by Bud) and helped Hot Shot, Optimus, and Vector Prime in holding the Decepticons out of sensor range. Meanwhile, the rest of the team completed the base's stealth coating. Jetfire's weapons proved largely ineffective against Megatron, but Vector Prime was able to drive off both the Decepticon leader and his lackey by summoning the power of a Cyber Key. Afterwards, having deemed that Jetfire had proved himself in combat, Vector Prime granted him the ability to also summon Cyber Planet Keys to boost his power. {{storylink|Haven}}
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The children were tasked with acclimating the Autobot refugees to Earth, but wound up drawing unnecessary attention to their charges. Jetfire had a stern talk with them, but was unable to make much progress in teaching them to be more careful. He then joined his teammates to watch Red Alert's latest attempt at nullifying the black hole threatening Cybertron via tele-conference. This too ended in failure, prompting Vector Prime to reiterate that the Cyber Planet Keys were truly the only solution to Cybertron's impending doom. The Autobots agreed to making the keys their priority.

Later, Scattorshot alerted Jetfire that an airforce patrol was being attacked by Thundercracker. Jetfire confronted the Decepticon, and though he took a number of hits in the ensuing scuffle, he wound up coming out on top after activating his Cyber Key power for the first time. Though Starscream and Megatron joined in, they too were driven away when Optimus activated his own Cyber Key power. Afterwards, Jetfire awarded the children another chance to help hide the refugees in plain sight, and was glad to see they had grown more sensible in their efforts to do so. {{storylink|Hidden (Cybertron)|Hidden}}

Once the Autobots' secret presence on Earth had been secured, they begun scouring the globe for the [[Omega Lock]], the focusing device for the Cyber Planet Keys' power. Jetfire teamed up with Lori in his search, but it was Bud and [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] who uncovered the Autobots' first lead: an iteration of the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]" depicting the Omega Lock was located in a museum in [[Mexico]]. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, Thundercracker and Starscream had been tracking their every move, and attacked them once they had assembled outside the building. Jetfire was provoked into another aerial bout with Thundercracker while Vector Prime set about investigating the artifacts within the museum. Though the lead turned out to be a false start, Vector Prime was able to decipher the coordinates of [[Velocitron]], resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key, from the imitation Omega Lock within the museum. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

While Hot Shot and Red Alert were sent off to look for the first Key, the rest of the team continued their search for the Omega Lock on Earth. To his frustration, Jetfire found himself unable to contact Scattorshot after returning from an outing. Coby and Lori voiced their concerns that Bud was similarly missing. Jetfire was then called out to assist in a battle against the Decepticons, only to learn what had happened to the missing duo partway to his destination: Bud and Scattorshot had managed to get themselves stranded in Earth's orbit, with a protective force-field containing only a limited amount of oxygen. Changing course to rescue the unlucky pair, Jetfire's efforts were foiled by a man-made satellite crashing into him. Though he chased after Bud and Scattorshot as they begun plummeting down into the atmosphere, Jetfire wasn't fast enough to catch up. Thankfully, Jolt and Coby met them on their way down, and using the Mini-Con's limited teleporting capabilities, they were able to bring Bud and Scattorshot back to safety. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}

Jetfire began to worry that pairing up Hot Shot and Red Alert might not have been the best idea, and petitioned Optimus to swap him out with one of them on the away mission. Optimus refused, confident that despite their clashing personalities, Hot Shot and Red Alert would be successful in acquiring the Velocitronian Planet Key. Optimus then put in motion a plan to end the Decepticon's continued attempts at discovering their base's location. The Autobots built a decoy base, then allowed Jetfire to be followed back to it after their next outing. While Thundercracker blew the fake base to smithereens, Jetfire and the others watched the whole debacle unfold from the safety of their real base. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

After the kids returned from a day out at the movies, Lori and Bud told of how Coby had been rattled by a horror flick. The Autobots had a hearty laugh at his expense. Later that evening, Lori alerted the Autobots to a strange beacon emanating from a nearby forest, depicting the Atlantis Pattern. They investigated, finding the signal to be another Decepticon trap. Jetfire was eager to tackle Starscream himself for once, but Optimus ordered him to stand down, and took on the more powerful Decepticon himself. The Decepticons withdrew when they learned that humans were inbound to their location, and the Autobots rolled out to avoid another encounter with humans themselves. {{storylink|Speed}}

When a tremor struck [[Rockville]], Jetfire and Vector Prime were contacted by Scattorshot to aid them in analyzing data on the area. Jetfire's calculations warned the Autobots that they had a mere five minutes before the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] collapsed into an underground reservoir, which would lead to a catastrophic flooding of the town. Thankfully, Coby came up with a solution to the impending disaster, and with a controlled collapse of the mountain, the Autobots prevented any further harm from coming to Rockville. {{storylink|Collapse}}

A later lead pointed the Autobots towards the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] as the location of Atlantis's remains. Jetfire and Optimus flew out to join Vector Prime, the Mini-Cons, and the children in excavating the site. After they used Jetfire's powerful engines to blow away the sand covering the ruins, the Autobots seemed to have finally found the Omega Lock... only for the Decepticons to show up. Megatron destroyed the Mini-Cons in his grab for the artifact, forcing Vector Prime to use his temporal powers to turn back the clock and rescue them. Despite Vector Prime's alteration of the timeline, the Decepticons managed to snag the Omega Lock. As the villains escaped, the Lock was destroyed by a stray shot, revealing it to be yet another fake. Although he had been handed another defeat, Jetfire was left in giddy excitement over having seen Vector Prime's ability put into use. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}}

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After setting up a network of civilian Autobots to help in their search, the Autobots received word that [[Joyride (Cybertron)|one of them]] was under attack from Thundercracker. Jetfire was dispatched to come to her aid, rescuing her just as Thundercracker was about to deal a finishing blow. The Autobot civilian then led the team to a stone with the Atlantis pattern inscribed on it. Though it wasn't the Omega Lock itself, the inscription did detail the coordinates of the next Cyber Planet Key: the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Jetfire hoped to be sent to this new world, but wasn't selected for the mission. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} When another Autobot civilian reported having found the seal of Atlantis within the Bermuda Triangle, Jetfire was hesitant to get his hopes up, rationalizing it was likely another facsimile of the pattern. This time, however, it turned out to be the genuine article! The Autobots battled the Decepticons in the ocean depths while Vector Prime and the kids investigated the ruins. Unfortunately, Jetfire found that his lasers were useless underwater, and was promptly beaten down by the enemy. In order to keep ''Atlantis'' out of Decepticon hands, Vector Prime activated it and warped it away, revealing the truth: the lost city was in reality an ancient Cybertronian ship! {{storylink|Deep}}

Vector Prime used the ''Atlantis''{{'}}s warp drive to keep the vessel out of the Decepticons' hands, leaving the Autobots to look high and low around the globe for it. Optimus eventually realized that Vector Prime had taken the ship to the dark of the moon, though by the time the Autobots found it, the ''Atlantis'' was already being blitzed by Megatron and his goons. A [[Sideways (Armada)|mysterious newcomer]] then arrived and helped Jetfire in taking down Thundercracker... only for this enigmatic figure to turn on him and then dash off. Eventually, the Autobots succeeded in rescuing their friends and retrieving the Omega Lock, though the ''Atlantis'' self-destructed in the process. When Vector Prime touched the artifact, the Omega Lock opened a space-bridge, through which Optimus, Vector Prime, and Landmine left, leaving Jetfire and the others to bring the children back to Earth. {{storylink|Ship}}

Getting in contact with the team on the Speed Planet, Jetfire and the kids learned that Hot Shot was in critical condition after being attacked by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], a couple of thugs working for Megatron. They watched over the base's monitor as Red Alert fixed up their wounded comrade, and the rest of the team brought him out of his emotional funk, which Hot Shot had fallen into believing he had failed in his mission. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} Jetfire next watched as the Autobots competed in the first and second heat of Velocitron's Planet Cup race. {{storylink|Race}} {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} He eventually noticed that neither Coby nor any of the Mini-Cons were around, and searched high and low for them, eventually discovering that they had left planet Earth altogether! Receiving word that they had gone to Speed Planet, Jetfire ordered them to return to Earth. Hot Shot suggested that they instead be allowed to stay and help him in the last leg of the Planet Cup, a request that Optimus approved. {{storylink|Sand}}

[[File:Cyb_ep18_woohoo.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|Erm... should I be jumping too?]]
Jetfire joined the Autobots on Speed Planet just in time to hear Coby give an inspirational speech on not giving up in the face of adversity. After finding out that Hot Shot would need his circuits to be re-adjusted constantly throughout the race due to damage he'd previously sustained, Jetfire suggested that Jolt ride along in Hot Shot to stave off a complete breakdown. But Jolt wasn't up to the task: he was simply too bulky to fit inside Hot Shot's cockpit. Coby volunteered instead, and though Jetfire was hesitant to allow the boy to further put himself in harm's way, he was talked into once more allowing it. Hot Shot successfully won the planet cup with Coby's help, only for Megatron to appear immediately afterwards to steal the trophy. Jetfire helped the Autobots in beating back the Decepticons, and then returned to Earth to insert the first Planet Key into the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Champion}} The Lock's activation sent out energy waves, pointing the Autobots towards coordinates near the Earth's north pole. With strange atmospheric phenomenon forming in the same area, the Autobots headed out to investigate. Jetfire was forced to do so on foot due to a snowstorm, making the whole process slow-going. The search party failed to discover anything of interest until Scattorshot came upon Starscream and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] attempting to bully Bud, Lori, Coby and [[Lucy Suzuki]] into telling them what they were looking for. Jetfire spotted a distress signal sent out by the kids, prompting him and the rest of the team to converge, driving away the Decepticons. Afterwards, the Autobots decided to abandon the investigation and head back to base. {{storylink|Ice}}

Upon their return to base, Bud and Lori tried to convince Jetfire to let them travel to the Jungle Planet, arguing that they should get a turn at planet-hopping. Jetfire denied their request outright, stating that Jungle Planet was simply too hostile an environment for the humans. However,
the kids managed to get their way, and accompanied the Autobots to Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Honor}}

During the time that Optimus Prime prepared to battle [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], Jetfire pointed out that the situation was dangerous, in an attempt to prevent Cybertron and Jungle Planet from possible war. When the kids requested that Lori join Optimus and Override as an ambassador of Earth,Jetfire was exasperated by the prospect, and argued that she would likely not be of help in reasoning with Scourge. Lori argued that the kids had helped the Autobots on several fronts, that they were a team and should work together. Jetfire initially agreed with the point, then quickly snapped back to protesting. Override then supported Lori's argument—as with Hot Shot and Vector Prime—and Jetfire was forced to comply with Prime's final decision, though was clearly feeling that his nerves were being broken down as the kids repeatedly endangered themselves. Jetfire stayed behind while Optimus and the others went to face Scourge, and thus the retrieval of the Jungle Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} When Optimus Prime had been almost beaten by Megatron, the Jungle Cyber Planet Key activated and created a space bridge, allowing Jetfire and other Autobots to come to Optimus's aid. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

Jetfire gave [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] a tour of the Autobot HQ on Earth, though not without interference from the kids. Jetfire was also present for the insertion of the Jungle Cyber Planet Key into the Omega lock, and was part of the vision of Primus's consciousness that all those present experienced. When the alert for the north pole went off, Jetfire went with Optimus, Leobreaker, and Overhaul to investigate. He kept aerial lookout while the others ventured into the giant hole they found, and was therefore able to alert the others when Starscream released ancient Decepticons from the pods they were hibernating in. Though he made an attempt to prevent Starscream's escape, he was forced instead to go to the aid of the Autobots trapped in the ice below. {{storylink|Trap}} Jetfire tried to break his friends out, even considering using his Cyber Key, until Red Alert and the other Autobots arrived and stopped him, pointing out that he'd collapse the entire tunnel on top of them. When the team managed to nearly break though, Jetfire transformed, and melted it with his jets. Reunited, they headed off to confront Starscream. When Starscream ordered his ancient Decepticons to attack, Jetfire battles the airborne ones. When Optimus was wounded protecting [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] from Starscream, Jetfire opened fire, and carried Optimus and the others on top of him. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

[[File:Cyb_ep25_starscream_ransom.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Oh man I think I'm gonna--HRRRBLAGGG]]
Back at base, Jetfire urged the Autobots to cut off all broadcast waves to prevent the Decepticons detecting their base, instead connecting to the human telephone network. After the kids returned, with [[Lucy Suzuki|an outsider]], which Jetfire admonished them for, the Decepticons found the base. Forced to leave Earth to lead the Decepticons to Velocitron with Evac finding the Cyber Planet Key. Jetfire held off Starscream and Sideways so Evac could get to the space bridge, but was captured by Starscream. Held as ransom for the Cyber Planet Key with the humans, Jetfire was rescued by Jolt warping him and the humans away. After Starscream assaulted the space bridge, Jetfire joined the fight, even managing to score a direct hit with his cannons, before being blasted by Starscream. {{storylink|Retreat}}

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While exploring the lower levels of Gigantion, Jetfire, Snarl, and Leobreaker didn't encounter anything unusual, until they discovered a large chasm that they proceeded to leap into. When the trio reached the bottom of the pit, they were attacked by Thundercracker. Jetfire tackled the Decepticon, ordering the others to go ahead without him. After Thundercracker was insulted for being to no threat, he threw Jetfire aside and tried to attack them, before Jetfire opened fire on the Decepticon, allowing his comrades to get away. To Jetfire's confusion, Thundercracker announced he had a new "forbidden attack". This "Super Electric Lightning Thundercrackin' Punch" was seemingly just a punch, until it actually was effective, which Jetfire complimented his rival on. Jetfire and Thundercracker went to fight, and fight, and fight, before collapsing exhaustedly. Coby, Landmine, Quickmix and Evac found them, and Coby tended to Jetfire while Quickmix dealt with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}

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After the black hole had been sealed, the Autobots worked on moving the Jungle Planet back to its rightful position with four boosters. However [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] threw the Planet's trajectory to Cybertron by damaging a booster. Optimus ordered the Autobots to deal with the booster problem, leaving him to handle Galvatron, despite Jetfire's protests. All the Autobots, and even the Decepticons, managed to right the booster, with the Jungle Planet returning to its rightful position, and Jetfire bid farewell to them. Jetfire and the Autobots then went to help Prime against Galvatron. However Galvatron brought them to their knees with purple lightning. Jetfire witnessed Optimus finally defeat Galvatron, and fell to his knees, so Jetfire led the Autobots to aid Optimus. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

After the final battle with Galvatron, peace spread across the galaxy. As part of a new initiative, Optimus Prime left aboard the starship ''[[Atlantis]]'' to chart new territory, leaving Jetfire in charge of planet Cybertron. {{storylink|Beginning}}

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====''Cybertron'' comic====
Several months after the conclusion of the Unicron Singularity crisis, Optimus Prime and several of his crew, including Jetfire, met another [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and his comrades who had been protecting Cybertron from other threats during the Singularity crisis. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:Jetfire breaks in.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|LET'S WHACK SOME BUSH--wait, I can't do that stereotype yet? Slag.]]
Jetfire was left in command of the Autobot troops on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after Optimus Prime left to protect the [[Mini-Con]]s on Earth. He was unhappy with Prime for this, feeling that he had abandoned the Autobots on Cybertron for his affairs on Earth. When Prime returned to Cybertron to request reinforcements and supplies, Jetfire denied him the former, as he was losing the war and needed every man he could get. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

Some time later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] contacted Jetfire and informed him that Optimus Prime had mysteriously vanished. While Jetfire had no clue as to what was going on either, he agreed to do like the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] keep an eye out for suspicious [[space bridge]] activity. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Soon enough, [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] reported that multiple space bridges were repeatedly opening and closing at the [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]]. Jetfire decided to investigate, and took a team of Autobots with him to infiltrate the enemy base. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} Upon arrival, they found that all the Decepticons in the base had been murdered, and that the space bridge nexus was automatically opening and closing space bridges in an apparent attempt to damage the dimensional wall. Suitably creeped out, Jetfire ordered his troops to take control of the nexus, but was suddenly ambushed by a [[Bludgeon (G1)|skeletal samurai]]. After getting his team to blind the enemy, Jetfire blasted it with all the firepower at his disposal, but only managed to damage its [[Pretender|outer shell]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

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The team eventually made their way to the space bridge nexus, and tried to shut it down. Jetfire thought he caught a glimpse of the lost Optimus Prime in one of the space bridges, but shrugged it off. When all attempts to disable the nexus failed, Jetfire ordered his troops to evacuate while he stayed behind to manually blow up the entire building. Three more powerful enemies arrived through a space bridge, but at the last second, Jetfire caught another glimpse of Optimus Prime in a portal, and dove through it right after activating the explosives. While he successfully reached his lost commander, the two were now stuck on an alternate-reality Cybertron in the process of being devoured by [[Unicron]]. Thankfully, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] and [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] reached this reality as well, and used the power of [[Powerlinx]]ing and the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] to boost the strength of both Jetfire and Prime. The two Autobots combined and damaged Unicron with a powerful energy blast, then returned to their home universe to prepare for the planet eater's arrival. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Jetfire organized Cybertron's planetary defenses, and when Unicron arrived, he combined with Optimus Prime to attack him head-on. Thanks to the efforts of Over-Run and the Mini-Con population, Unicron was eventually vanquished and peace was brought back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
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Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Jetfire was seen flying around in the reconstructed [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} He and several other Autobots tried to listen in on one of Optimus Prime's discussions with the [[Autobot High Council]], but were interrupted when [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] attacked the city. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Jetfire and the others tried to fight back, but were easily taken out by their powerful opponents. However, Optimus Prime managed to link up to Cybertron itself and activate a system-wide upgrade, granting Jetfire a brand new body capable of combining with anyone. He then combined with [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and used his new strength to help drive the Four Horsemen away. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Jetfire and his fellow upgraded Autobots later traveled to Earth to deal with several [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] wreaking havoc in [[Australia]]. However, despite their new bodies, they soon found themselves outmatched by the Terrorcons' use of pure [[Energon]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Combined with Ironhide, Jetfire participated in a plan to trick the Terrorcons into shooting each other, but the enemies still weren't driven off until the [[Omnicon]]s arrived as reinforcements. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

After returning to Cybertron, Jetfire spent a whole lot of time sweet-talking various governors into granting him the resources and funding needed to construct a base on Earth. As such, he was fairly irritated when it seemed Ironhide wasn't finishing the base components on schedule, and told the engineer that he better not let them down. It didn't help that Ironhide suddenly disappeared while out on an errand, so Jetfire went out to search for him, grumbling about new recruits who were always looking for adventure. After stumbling upon a damaged [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]], he eventually found Ironhide next to an armed [[seismic-shock warhead]]. After the warhead had shut down, Ironhide explained that he had built it long ago but made sure it wouldn't go off, and that a [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|a Decepticon]] had just forced him to reactivate it. Jetfire was proud that Ironhide was able to confront his past mistakes, and told him he finally sounded like a true Autobot. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

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Some time later, Optimus Prime vanished, having stepped into a space bridge on Earth but never arrived on Cybertron. This gave Jetfire a headache; partially because they needed him to deal with unrest among the [[human]] population, but mostly because it meant he had to shoulder Prime's responsibilities of asking the ever-unhelpful High Council for reinforcements for Earth. While the council was hesitant about his request at first, councillor [[Avalon (Energon)|Avalon]] convinced the other members to grant Jetfire's request. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Jetfire was thankful to Avalon, who explained that the other councillors were just unwilling to accept that they were at war again, and complimented Jetfire on how he had handled things. As Jetfire lamented the loss of Optimus Prime and Avalon comforted him, [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] burst into the chamber and reported that Terrorcons were assaulting four major Earth cities. Jetfire ordered for the reinforcements to be prepared at once, then took a bunch of Autobots through a space bridge to [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} They defended the city from a thousands of [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]], but quickly started to get worn down by the sheer number of them. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

When [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] reported that [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] had come back from the dead and was wiping out Terrorcons in [[Toronto]], Jetfire didn't believe it at first. Even when he accepted the fact that Megatron was back, he ignored the hows and whys as he had to focus on conserving energy for the battle with the Insecticons. Thankfully, [[Rad White]] showed up to power the Autobots up with Energon is gaseous form, allowing them to recover and drive the Insecticons away. Jetfire approached the revived Decepticon leader, who told him that he wasn't done killing Terrorcons just yet, and left him with a message: "Optimus Prime sends his regards... from the belly of the beast!" {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} Jetfire later reported Megatron's return and his message to the High Council. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}

Jetfire and the Autobots continued to hold Earth despite the absence of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} As [[Unicron]] was within days of reaching Cybertron, Jetfire and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] held out hope that Optimus was alive inside Unicron, and capable of acting. When the Autobots got word that Kicker and [[Alterenergy]] were under attack, Jetfire dispatched [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] to their aid. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}

Jetfire soon found himself in an impossible situation. Earth was only protected by the presence of the energon grid holding back the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. However, Autobot forces on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] desperately needed reinforcements in the form of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. Even if Jetfire dropped the grid briefly to allow Omega through, it was also create an opportunity for [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], who had kidnapped Kicker, to escape with his valuable hostage. Jetfire prayed his friends from Alterenergy could rescue Kicker in time, before there was no one left on Mars to help. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}}

The situation became more complicated as Megatron emerged from self-imposed dormancy, launching an attack on the energon towers from inside the grid. Jetfire was desperately low on troops to commit to this new Decepticon attack, on top of the search for Kicker and the Mars reinforcements. The final domino fell when Perceptor picked up a signal from Unicron itself sent by Optimus Prime. Jetfire chose to drop the grid, negating the need for troops to protect the towers from Megatron and letting him redistribute forces to Mars and Unicron. He regretfully informed Rad that Kicker was on his own. Jetfire himself made his way to Prime's position, clearing out the Terrorcon hordes to reunite with his leader. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}}

Surrounded by Terrorcons spawned by the awakening Unicron, Jetfire and Prime fought a losing battle until Unicron was distracted by the revenge of Megatron. They returned to Cybertron and rallied the entire Autobot and Decepticon armada for defense against the Chaos-Bringer's return. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
When Optimus Prime left for Earth, Jetfire was apparently left behind to look after things on Cybertron. Prime contacted him for help when the Decepticons were looking for Mini-Cons on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], as the [[space bridge]] on Earth was damaged and unable to send any of Prime's Autobots there. Jetfire agreed to use a space bridge on Cybertron to send [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] to fight the Decepticons on the moon. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

He eventually traveled to Earth himself. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Jetfire's profile}}

===MegaWing Galvatron instructions===
During the [[Unicron Battles]] in [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|one universe]], the power of Jet Convoy was challenged by Dark MegaWing [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|MegaWing Galvatron instructions}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
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===''Timelines''===

A [[Living metal|Transformium]] version of [[Hot Shot (SG)|Hot Shot]] observed [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] and Jetfire when he passed into their reality from the negative polarity universe. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Jetfire participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Jetfire Armada'' — This Epic character was a reward to ''10'' leagues (yes, just ''100'' players!) in the "Armada: Episode II" Medium event.
*''Energon Jetfire'' — This Epic character debuted in the "Energon: Episode I" event. He could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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{{EWskin|"Energon Jetfire"|Jetfire (G1)|"Cybertron Jetfire" (no not that one)}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Jetfire toy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"May all your chooks turn to emus and kick your dunny door flat to the grass!" (''Hasbro version stock photo pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire with Comettor''' (Giga-Con, [[December]] [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-09'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[June 26]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Giga-Cons, Jetfire transforms into a futuristic space shuttle. When his main engine/weapon's tailfin is pushed back, it activates the original Generation 1 Autobot "laser" sound effect. Pushing the tail fin forwards (perhaps by placing the shuttle upright as if in launching mode) activates a rather garbled blast-off countdown sequence, followed by a "take off" sound, ''then'' followed by a series of radar "pings" that goes on just short of forever. Both sounds are also ''incredibly ''easy to trigger. Later releases of Jetfire altered the sounds to replace the countdown with other beeps. In [[robot mode]], Jetfire's main engine becomes a hand-held cannon, and his rear landing gear assembly becomes an arm-mounted shield (via the Mini-Con port on his left forearm, utilized as a standard [[5 mm post]]). Much like how it is often depicted in his cartoon model, Jetfire's engine can attach to his right forearm via a 5 mm port for storage. Hasbro's [[Stock photography|stock photo]] of Jetfire also shows additional changes in his design, as Jetfire's cargo bay doors are left white while the final toy has red and black stripes on them.

: His shuttle mode has numerous Mini-Con-activated, and Mini-Con-related [[gimmick]]s. The underside of his nosecone has a plug and socket designed to fit his pack-in partner [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]] in "landing gear" mode, giving Jetfire a non-firing gun. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the Powerlinx plug on his main engine flips out a pair of stabilizer fins from his sides, and also changes the electronic "laser" sound to a much more powerful-sounding blast sound. The Powerlinx plugs on each wing drop his wing-mounted bombs; the wings have additional slots separate from the gimmick to allow Mini-Cons to be attached without dropping the bombs. There is also an opening cargo bay area with screens sculpted on the inside of the right door.

: The [[Hasbro]] [[instructions]] and stock images for the figure make it hard to tell how his arms are meant to be positioned in shuttle mode, switching between two different configurations every couple of images. What appears to be the intended way (depicted in his cartoon [[character model]], and the Takara stock images, right) is having the arms folded under the shuttle mode, rather than inside the shuttle itself, giving you room to put some Mini-Cons inside the cargo bay. This configuration also makes use of the forearm-mounted Mini-Con port as a 5 mm post, joining both his arms, locking the shuttle halves together. Due to the way the shoulder ratchets work, one can also articulate them down to airdrop Mini-Cons, for extra play possibilities. The other configuration that depicts his forearms folded all the way up, seems to be designed solely for the combination with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SuperBase|Super Base Optimus Prime]], to create his thighs (more on the combination below).

: As mentioned above, Jetfire can combine with Super Base Optimus Prime to form "Jet Prime", replacing the regular Super Mode [[trailer]] legs, and attaching Jetfire's shield onto Prime's chest as armor. His shuttle mode can also be carried by [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]]'s weapons-trailer mode, which can be towed by either [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]], Prime's trailer (as a roadtrain), or Prime himself (even the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|Super-Con Prime toy]]). Additionally, Overload can be added to the Jet Prime combined mode to create another version of the "Optimus Prime Megaweapon" mode—though, it appears that Overload wasn't entirely designed with the Jetfire combination in mind, as Jetfire's cockpit section can collide with Overload's speaker box without some careful maneuvering.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legends of the Microns'' and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' versions of Jetfire have a variety of subtle changes. The white plastic is considerably brighter, and white paint has been applied to the insides of the forearms to make the combined mode legs look more cohesive. The gray and dark-gray plastics have been darkened slightly and switched from matte to metallic, and the bright red has changed to a darker shade. The re-entry burn deco on his nosecone has been dropped, as well as the gold vertical lines on the shins, while his shield gained blue fake chest "windows" and dark silver on several smaller details. Lastly, Jetfire's eye deco has also been corrected from the Hasbro release, now being properly ''behind'' the clear visor instead of ''on top of it''.

: The Hasbro release of Jetfire was actually released in Japan in very limited numbers as part of a gift campaign in May, a month prior to the full Takara retail release. Speaking of, Ito Yokaido stores offered one of the three [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Edition Race Microns]] with the purchase of either Jetfire or [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] (Tidal Wave) in August (though reportedly, most stores just gave them away with ''any'' toy in the line).

: The Jetfire mold was going to be redecoed and released as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]]. However, Spacewarp was cancelled, then later salvaged and given a retooled head as the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Armada'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PL Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Don't come the raw prawn with me, sport, or I'll show you the rough end of a pineapple!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Jetfire with Powerlinx Comettor''' (Giga-Con, [[August]] [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[October 9]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: Released in the fifth and final wave of ''Armada'' Giga-Cons, the "Powerlinx" redeco of Jetfire adds quite a lot more color to his deco, with large swathes of blue and bright highlights. This release uses the altered, countdown-less sound effects.

: Powerlinx Jetfire was not part of the regular Takara ''Legends of the Microns'' line, but was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]", in Hasbro packaging with stickers to relay important legal information in Japanese.

: This toy was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Spacewarp clone#Toys|a clone of Spacewarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Powerlinx Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, [[November]] 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: A [[Kmart]] [[exclusive]] set released on "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]" (the day after Thanksgiving, the most hellishly busy shopping day of the year), this set consists of a redecoed [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|Super Base Optimus Prime]], and unchanged versions of [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]], Jetfire, Comettor, the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], and oddly enough, [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]].

: This set is the source of the Optimus Prime/Jetfire combination's name, "Jet Prime".

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[[File:Armadatoy gold convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] in his various modes, including combined with Golden Jetfire at right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Kinpika'' Jetfire''' (Giga-Con, December 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: A ''single'' gold-[[vacuum metallizing|chromed]] version of Jetfire was a lottery prize in Japan, which could be entered through a number of stores (''which'' stores, exactly, is unknown), with the drawing for the winner held in December of 2003.

: This version of Jetfire retained all of his electronics, and could still combine with Super Base Optimus; a singular gold-chromed Super Base Optimus was given away as a lottery prize in August that year.
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I had six pints of Guinness and everything went black...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire with Comettor''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Thruster/missile-launcher, missile

: Part of the first wave of small ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets, Jetfire is a building-brick set (compatible with popular building-block sets like... ''[[Kre-O]]''!) that can be assembled into a space shuttle or a robot or whatever else you feel like. Like pretty much all the ''Armada Built to Rule!'' sets, his construction is centered around a wide, blocky "Trans-Skeleton" piece that basically makes his robot mode a wall with spindly, awkward limbs sticking off it. In shuttle mode, he has a small depression on his roof to place his block-Mini-Con partner [[Comettor (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Comettor]], or any normal Mini-Con thanks to the 2x2 "Powerlinx" plate there (though the grip on normal Mini-Cons is very weak). Like the original toy, his main jet-thruster piece is a blaster cannon, only this time it's a spring-loaded missile launcher.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"That's some shonky business right there!" (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Mega Class, [[2003]] / [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Skyfire'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-05'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in "wave 1.5" (just go with it) of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Mega Class toys, Jetfire transforms into a white and gray futuristic space shuttle with a non-removable red booster rocket assembly. He features an electronic transforming sound effect that activates when another Autobot combines with him, or when his head is flipped down in [[robot mode]].

: He also features a spring-loaded missile launcher shaped like a satellite, which can be mounted under the nosecone of his shuttle mode. A button on top of the cockpit fires the missile. Additionally, the claws on his undercarriage can be pulled open, then snapped shut when the button in the middle is pressed. Like most ''Energon'' toys, he features a [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] as an [[Energon star|Energon Chip]] port on him, in this case his left shoulder/engine cowling.

: However, there is a possible design flaw involved with Jetfire's design. In order to use the undercarriage claw properly in vehicle mode, the red sections that form his legs must be repositioned due to a lack of clearance. Coincidentally, this lines up his engines to allow him to sit on them as if ready to launch. The mushroom joint that holds the two halves together is also somewhat loose, but is most likely [[for safety reasons]].

: When Powerlinxing with the other Autobot Mega Class toys in the line, he can either form a lower body or a torso. When forming the torso, he becomes '''Powerlinx Jetfire'''. Due to the connections being the same, Jetfire can also Powerlinx with the Combat Class (Deluxe) Autobot toys, but this just looks plain silly. Undocumented in the [[instructions]] is the intended way for Powerlinx Jetfire to wield his missile launcher; due to the peg on the launcher used for Jetfire's standard robot mode not having enough purchase in the combined mode fist, one must fold the fist panel up, and pull his robot foot up, so that it's pointing straight out of the forearm to reveal a second [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] to connect the other peg into. This ''does'' make Powerlinx Jetfire's fist sit up by his elbow joint in this configuration, but the intention appears to be that Jetfire's foot forms an extra gun barrel for his Powerlinx form, creating a kind of gun-arm look.

: Takara's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' "Skyfire", released in the line's first wave of product, is pretty minimally changed visually, using red translucent plastic in place of Hasbro Jetfire's orange. However, like most of the line, the electronic sound gimmicks of the Hasbro version have been completely removed, and he now has a sticker covering the now-empty battery compartment.

: Jetfire was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Lunabot]] in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series; this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Energon'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:En-toy Roadbuster Jetfire SL box.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roadbuster / Skyfire''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SS-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]] 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: In Japan, "Roadbuster" was also available in a two-pack with [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]], also released in the first wave of '''Super Link'' product. Both toys are identical to their individual retail releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skyfire Sonic''' (Mega Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''SC-25'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 30]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, missile, Energon Spear weapon

: Released in the sixteenth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Super Link'' toyline, "Skyfire Sonic" is nearly identical to Hasbro's [[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]] toy, the only notable visual difference being Skyfire lacking the asymmetrical silver/white deco oddities on Overcast's shoulders and arms, sticking with simple unpainted white plastic (and white paint for both shoulder-grills). He also continues to lack the electronic sound gimmick from the Hasbro releases of this mold.

: One thing ''added'' to the Takara toy, however, is a clear-orange version of [[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]'s [[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energon Spear]].

: As previously mentioned, a version of this toy was released in the Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline as "Overcast", and was characterized as a separate individual. If you want to, you can use Overcast to represent this version of Jetfire from the cartoon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Overcast/overcast.htm More information on Skyfire Sonic (well, actually Overcast) at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I see you've played Knifey-Spoony before! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Ultra Class, 2004 / [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Dreadrock'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Earth Cyber Key (Hasbro) or Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key (Takara)
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''uk97'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Jetfire was once again Ultra-sized, but this time transforming into a green cargo plane resembling a modified {{w|Antonov An-225}}. The design of the vehicle mode features a small homage to Jetfire's previous shuttle forms via a (non-opening) hatch featuring "teeth" on the dorsal section. Jetfire features sound effects by pressing the port side aft engine nacelle. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his tail assembly in either vehicle or robot mode causes a pair of translucent red cannons to extend, and the compartment they are mounted on to raise. Pressing the port side aft engine now features a different sound effect. The tail section can be swiveled up to form an attack mode somewhat resembling the "gerwalk" form of a ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' Valkyrie (appropriately).

: In robot mode, Jetfire has a tendency to topple back due to the heavy battery operated gimmicks of the tail section, though he is more stable if one puts him in an action-oriented pose. In this mode he features two pop-out (non-firing) missile pods in his waist and wields his two wing-mounted (spring-loaded) missile launchers.

: The initial Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Dreadrock" release has a number of extra paint applications, including extra silver on his outer legs and red detailing on his knees. He also comes with a Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key. The later Hasbro ''Cybertron'' "Jetfire" version has an additional support bar between the barrels of the translucent red tail cannons to provide structural integrity, and comes with an Earth planet Cyber Key.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action-movie-verse]] [[Jetstorm (Movie)#Toys|Jetstorm]]. It was later used to represent the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character of [[Dreadrock]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:LOC Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>

: ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' Jetfire is a much smaller version of the Ultra-sized toy (though unusually large for a Legends figure in alternate mode), with limited articulation and detail. His waist missile pods and key-activated cannons are permanently sculpted in their deployed state, and he is still capable of forming his attack mode in his plane form. In the U.S. market, Jetfire was primarily sold in drug stores, though he could be found in normal retailers in markets outside of the U.S., such as Australia.

: This mold was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Classics|Fireflight]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb-toy SkyShadow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"He's a handsome wild colonial man He can beat the bloody world if Genghis Khan"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sky Shadow''' (Ultra Class, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Earth-planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''u06h'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''Cybertron'' Ultra class toys, Sky Shadow is a tan/gold and black [[redeco]] (and slight [[retool]]ing) of the Ultra Class Jetfire, depicting the character in his cover identity as the Decepticon "[[Sky Shadow (Cybertron)|Sky Shadow]]". The chest panel has been lightly [[retool]]ed to flatten out the Autobot symbol into a zero-detail raised flat badge, allowing a Decepticon sigil to be [[tampograph]]ed on.

: It uses the same base tooling as ''Cybertron'' Jetfire, so it features the structurally stronger tail cannon. All other functions remain the same.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/SkyShadow/skyshadow.htm More information on Sky Shadow at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"All together now, 'WELL OIL BEEF HOOKED!'"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: This four-pack of Legends class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]], Jetfire, and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores.

: While most of the toys were identical to their respective carded versions, Jetfire was the lone altered toy, now using a darker green plastic than the individual release.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP_ArmadaJetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Jetfire''' (Commander Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Shield/landing gear, gun

: Released as one of two Commander Class toys in the 2026 assortment of the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, Jetfire is a faithful update of his original toy, transforming from poseable robot into a Space Shuttle. He retains his ability to combine with [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime]] to form Jet Optimus.

: Jetfire comes packaged with the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], which can combine into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]].

: He was revealed on [[April 13]] [[2026]], with pre-orders going up the following day.
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==Merchandise==
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===Burger King===
{{anchor|BK}}
[[File:BurgerKingCybertronJetfiretoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|On Cybertron's richest quiz... SAAAALE OF THE CENTURY!]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Burger King Kids' Meal toy, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Tail section

:An incredibly simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Jetfire available with [[Burger King]] kids meals. This toy is a partsformer, requiring you to remove his tail section to transform him and to replace it on his back. He don't stand too good.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BKJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Burger King Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===Jollibee===
[[File:JollibeeCybJetfire.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Cup topper stand

:Released in [[Jollibee]]'s "Robot Blasters" promotion, Jetfire is a simplified rendition of the [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Legends of Cybertron]] figure, missing several joints and shaving off a few transformation steps in the process. Like all four pieces in this set, Jetfire comes with a stand with his name and faction symbol sculpted on one side and the ''Cybertron'' logo on the other. This stand can also be used to cover up a regular-sized cup from a fast food joint.
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==Notes==
* The ''Armada'' Jetfire toy's appearance and transformation sequence is an homage to Generation 1 [[Galaxy Shuttle]]. This was confirmed by then-head designer [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as 'ORSON' on the [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com] boards.
* ''Armada'' Jetfire's vehicle mode is inspired by the X-71 Shuttle from the 1998 film ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]''.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors Club magazine]] {{fact}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Jetfire in ''Armada'' was very much inspired, ironically, from the ''Armageddon'' space shuttles. […] Very much inspired by the space shuttle from ''Armageddon'', we just didn't make it blue, but the extra wings and stabilizers and engines on top of a normal kind of NASA space shuttle, was kind of what I was going for.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLQ4VzuCGA&t=1299s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Creating characters and lore|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref>
* All artwork depicting Jetfire in the ''Armada'' [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile books has him drawn with his cockpit section left folded down, rather than pulled up to form his chest. This includes his profile, the profile for the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], and the artwork for his [[Spontaneous recoloration|Powerlinx upgrade]].
* An unused concept for a potential [[BotCon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Jetfire from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]] in ''Armada'' colors with a [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] [[Titan Master]] redecoed from [[Apeface]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>
* Jetfire made a cameo appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Open Comms|Valentine's Day Special]]''.
* At the [[BotCon 2005]] toy panel, the ''Cybertron'' Jetfire redeco that ended up becoming Sky Shadow was originally being considered to be named [[Octane]] but we can assume trademark reasons were why it wasn't called that.

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Géptűz''' (''Armada'', "Planefire")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jī huǒ''' (''Armada'', 激火，"Ignite")
*''Korean:'' '''Jetfire''' (제트화이어 ''Jeteuhwaieo'')
*''Polish:'' '''Myśliwiec''' ("Fighter Plane")
*''Romanian:'' '''Flamă'''
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Blyskavka''' (Блискавка, "Lightning")

====''Energon''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Skyfire''' (スカイファイヤー ''Sukaifaiyā''), '''Skyfire Sonic''' (スカイファイヤー{{ruby|S|ソニック}} ''Sukaifaiyā Sonikku''),
*''Hungarian:'' '''Lángcsóva''' ("Flameburst")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreadrock''' (ドレッドロック ''Doreddorokku'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Röptűz''' ("Flyfire")
*''Korean:'' '''Dreadrock''' (드레드록 ''Deuredeurok'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiān Huǒ''' (天火, "Sky Fire")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]

Robotmasters Story chapter 10

2026-04-12T15:01:55Z

Smasher:

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'''As Star Saber and Lio Convoy try to rescue their teammates, Reverse Convoy reveals his secret.'''

==Synopsis==
''Going off the words of the injured [[Autobot]] warrior known as [[Reverse Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] led a team to [[Sherman Dam]], but they ended up ambushed and captured by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and the [[Decepticon]]s...''

Bound to the dam, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] cries that he can't even use his [[Beast Power]] to break out of the [[solitarium]] alloy chains, while [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] is suspicious about the unlikely coincidence that they would be ambushed by the Decepticons then and here. Starscream tells the Autobots to shut their yaps, but Optimus Prime demands to know where Reverse Convoy is. Starscream just coyly turns to [[Gigant Bomb]], asking if the husky Decepticon "knows" of whom Prime is referring to. As Starscream begins to continue his mockery, the [[Saber Blade]] swings down to release the Autobots—[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] has come to the rescue! More agile and fleet-footed than Starscream, Star Saber arcs his sword for the finish blow... but his helmet is suddenly destroyed by a shot out of nowhere! Reverse Convoy descends and receives recriminations from the Autobots checking on the fallen [[Brainmaster]]. Another arrives on the scene, accusing Reverse Convoy of not being who he claims he is—[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] swoops in to behead the apparent traitor with his Lion Claw.

But the torso still stands regardless of the lack of its head. A laugh bellows out as a new head comes into sight; it is [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rebirth Megatron]], the Dark [[Emperor of Destruction]] returned! With his [[Megablaster]], he shoots at the dam to drown his hated enemies, forcing the Autobots into action to prevent further catastrophe. Megatron commands Starscream to take him back to base, so he can confront this "[[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]]", who has been exploiting his absence to lead the Decepticons in causing havoc. Starscream wants to take care of the Autobots while they're distracted, but Megatron falls back on old habits and knocks some discipline into the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]—with the Decepticons' rightful leader back, they'll have plenty of time to destroy the Autobots. Optimus Prime, holding the dam together, can only watch as his resurrected rival flies away with his troops.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Reverse Convoy]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (3)
*[[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] (4)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (5)

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*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (6)
*[[Gigant Bomb]] (7)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rebirth Megatron]] (8)
}}

==Notes==
* This chapter covers the same story beats as [[Robotmasters (comic)|the comic]]'s "[[The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn]]"; ''[[TV Magazine]]''{{'}}s [[Robotmasters Vol. 10|''Robotmasters'' Vol. 10]] and [[Robotmasters Vol. 11|Vol. 11]]; and [[Robotmasters (cartoon)|the cartoon]]'s "[[Lio Convoy Storms In (episode)|Lio Convoy Storms In]]".

[[Category:Robotmasters Story chapters]]

Wolfang/BWU

2026-04-09T17:38:47Z

Smasher:

<noinclude>
In the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' continuity, [[Wolfang (Maximal)|'''Wolfang''' the Maximal]] and [[Wolfang (Predacon)|'''Wolfang''' the Predacon]] are the same character, reinterpreted as a Predacon in disguise as a Maximal. For their exploits in continuities where they are separate individuals, see their respective pages.
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==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===</noinclude>
[[File:TriggerWarnings WolfangTwirl.jpg|200px|thumb]]
Wolfang was a [[Predacon Secret Police]] copper who was sent as a spy in the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], transforming from his real robot mode into a Maximal disguise. Initially, he'd been an eager-beaver patriot. As time went on and the depressing, soul-grinding nature of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] wore down on him, he grew depressed and addicted to [[cy-gar]]-ettes. He also stopped caring about his spy mission: he ''enjoyed'' solving murder cases (though never getting too invested) and was happy to be seen as a good soldier by both sides. Wolfang was, he prided himself, an ''honest'' MaxCop too, never being corrupt to supplement his salary. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}} He worked with [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]], who for her part considered him a colleague, and called him "'''Howlinger'''" to annoy him. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

As a MaxCop, he partnered with [[Aura]]. He attempted to counsel Stiletto after she was forced to kill her partner [[Betabear]] while he was on a nucleon-kick, but she failed to recover mentally and Wolfang lost a leg in the field due to Stiletto's hesitation to act. The leg turned from blue to red after it was separated, but she didn't properly register this. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}

During the [[Grand Uprising]], he became far too attached to one murder case after secretly accessing the victim's memories and seeing ''happy'' emotions. The victim, [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]], turned out to be a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] in disguise, hiding in plain sight as a [[Micromaster]]. With the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] both interested in the forbidden technology contained in her corpse, Wolfang realized that the true killer was none other than [[Overrun]], another Targetmaster in hiding. He convinced Overrun that the tech in his body was too dangerous to be allowed to fall to either faction and the two of them allowed themselves to be blown up. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

Stiletto would learn of his death some time later, though she only knew some details, such as it being a "Builder murder case", and on finding an abandoned pack of cy-gar-ettes smoked some in his memory. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} A year later, she'd learnt he'd been a Predacon, and callously dismissed his death. {{storylink|Derailment}} Ultimately, Wolfang's presence in history, such as it was, wound up forgotten completely. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}<noinclude>[[Category:Transcluded pages]]</noinclude>

Wolfang (Maximal)

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{{disambig3|Wolfang}}
:''Wolfang is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Wolfang-packageart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I saw Wolfang drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.]]
'''Wolfang''' is no lone wolf. He is a team player through and through, effortlessly integrating himself into whatever Maximal unit he finds himself entrenched with. This "strength in numbers" mentality is only enhanced by his given [[beast mode]]; he has even developed an affinity with actual, flesh-and-blood wolves. Wolfang does his best work under cover of night, relishing tracking down [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] while cloaked. Once he has his quarry, Wolfang prefers to call in the rest of his Maximal "pack" to help finish the job.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Wolfang optimus minor bonecrusher aint no rat.jpg|thumb|This is a strange remake of Jane Eyre.]]
On their way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] recalled meeting three unknown Maximals named Wolfang, [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]], and [[Optimus Minor]], when they saved him from [[Dinobot II]] in the wilderness. He asked them to join the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, but they declined because of some other mysterious purpose that they couldn't elaborate on. Wolfang and the others asked Rattrap to keep their existence a secret, and he acquiesced. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
Wolfang, Optimus Minor, and Bonecrusher appeared to Rattrap in a vision while he and the rest of Optimus Primal's crew were leaving the planet at the end of the Beast Wars. The three of them guilted the Maximal for abandoning them, but for some reason, Rattrap was unable to recall his previous encounter with the trio. Wolfang and the other two Maximals pleaded with Rattrap to return to Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:IDW Wolfang.jpg|thumb|left|In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you.]]
Wolfang was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''Axalon'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in [[chronal phase]] by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} He was one of the first Maximals Razorbeast hooked up with,and accompanied him in his quest to obtain a transwarp signal amplifier from the wreckage of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage's]] [[Transwarp cruiser|ship]]. They had a short scuffle with Magmatron, but managed to escape while Optimus Minor and [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] secured the signal amplifier. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} The Maximals' attempt to use the amplifier to send a distress call to Cybertron was interrupted by a full-scale Predacon attack, and Wolfang and the others were boxed-in. Luckily, they were saved by timely reinforcements led by [[Torca (BW)|Torca]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Still stranded on Earth weeks later, Razorbeast expressed frustration to Wolfang and [[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl]] about the current situation and doubt that rescue was ever going to arrive. Wolfang tried to point out the positive, stating that they had beaten the Predacons before and had [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on their side. Only a short time later, the Predacons staged another assault on the Maximals' base-camp. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} On the verge of being overwhelmed, the Maximals were once again saved by a timely intervention; this time by [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] and the [[Pack]]. The battle was halted, however, when [[Latolata|Rartorata]] arrived and infected Razorbeast with a dose of [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] venom. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} Driven berserk by the infection, the feral Razorbeast forced the Maximals and Predacons to work together to both contain him and fight the new [[Blentron|Blendtron]] threat. Lio Convoy and Ravage quickly gathered a portion of their combined forces to return to Cybertron in hopes of preventing the ascension of the mad demi-god [[Shokaract]]. Wolfang was among those who went back. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} However, upon return to his home planet, Wolfang was engulfed in one of Shokaract's powerful blasts and killed fighting alongside [[K-9]] and [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
{{Note|In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', Wolfang is reinterpreted as an amalgamated character with [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang the Predacon]]. See the other Wolfang's page for more on him.}}
{{:Wolfang/BWU}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Wolfang was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, Wolfang was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:TheEnd-Wolfang.jpg|thumb|left]]

The Cybertronian who would become Wolfang was one of the many Maximal protoforms aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. To eliminate the Maximals and Predacons, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and the [[Vok]] brought every crashed [[stasis pod]] they could find online and reprogrammed the protoforms within into loyal "[[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]]". Together, they attacked the crashed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' in an attempt to take out the Maximal-Predacon alliance, but [[Skold]] took Wolfang out of the fight when she threw him into [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Eventually, when the Maximals and Predacons destroyed the Vok themselves, their remaining followers agreed to a truce and left to live peacefully in the wilderness. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Wolfang was originally a member of the Predacon secret police, and possessed a unique chassis that let him shift between Predacon and Maximal forms. However, Wolfang spent so much time undercover that he eventually came to think of the Maximals as his true pack, although he had trouble admitting this to himself. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm aware I'm a wolf, soon as the moon hit.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Wolfang''' (Deluxe Class, [[1996]]/1997)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Howlinger''' (ハウリンガー)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-9'''
:*''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (TakaraTomy), [[Doug Hart]] (packaging artist)}}

:Part of the second assortment of [[Hasbro]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe-class toys, Wolfang transforms into a timber wolf. In [[robot mode]], his wolf mode's back becomes a hand-held shield, and his tail becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher; two anchor-shaped missiles are stored in Wolfang's midsection, seemingly intended as the wolf's ribcage! As with all first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys at the Deluxe class and up, he has both a normal robot mode head and a [[mutant head]]: in his case, the mutant head is a visor-like mask that flips up and down over his robot face. When his mask is up, he has a [[chin]] that would make [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] proud.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the toy, in the fourth wave of ''Beast Wars'' product in December 1997, appears to have no notable differences from the Hasbro version.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] also named [[Wolfang (Predacon)#Toys|Wolfang]] (pronounced "''vol-fang''"), and [[retool]]ed to make [[K-9#Toys|K-9]] and [[BB (BW)#Toys|Max-B]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Wolfang/wolfang.htm More information on Wolfang at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BJ's-Wholesale-Club-Wolfang-and-Buzz-Saw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Deluxe Beast Assortment (Wolfang and Buzz Saw)''' (Two-pack, 1996)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles

: Sold exclusively at [[BJ's Wholesale Club]], Wolfang was released alongside [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] in a two-pack card.

: Both toys are identical to their original releases... which makes sense, as they ''are'' the original releases, packaging and all, just joined together in a cardboard sleeve.

::*''[https://www.shmax.com/product_details/9282/wolfang_and_buzz_saw_deluxe_beast_assortment_two_pack More infromation on Shmax.com]''

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[[File:VS9-WolfangBuzzSaw.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|NO PARENTS]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Kurayami no Taiketsu: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw''' (暗闇の対決ハウリンガー VS バズソー, [[1997]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-9'''
:*''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles

: In Japan, "Howlinger" was available both as an individual release, and in a "Darkness Showdown" two-pack with the Predacon [[Buzz Saw (BW)#VS9|Buzz Saw]].

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
[[File:Vintage-BW-Wolfang.jpg|thumb|upright=.83|Inside of you are two wolves. One is a Maximal. The other one is of dubious canonicity.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Maximal Wolfang''' (Reissue, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail/crossbow launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles

:In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Deluxe Class Wolfang was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup. "Maximal Wolfang" features all the same accessories and functionality as the original toy. Unlike most other Beast Wars Vintage releases, Wolfang's reissue changes are very subtle. The crossbow projectiles have been retooled to be, ''surprisingly'', shorter and thinner, as well as being cast in much more flexible plastic than the originals. Said flexible plastic is, unfortunately, also used on Wolfang's upper robot arms, resulting in his forearms popping off rather easily. Due to how shallow the divot in the projectiles is, many copies of the figure can't lock them into the weapon, resulting in them just springing straight back out. The deco remains largely identical to the original, except the white overspray on the wolf paws and jaw is much less pronounced. The only other change is that the robot feet are now attached via flathead pins instead of screws.

:Much like ''Vintage G1'', Wolfang is packaged in a blister card styled after the original ''Beast Wars'' toy packaging, [[package art]] and all. Notably, unlike the first three carded releases in the line, the bubble is an all new square shape that shows off the projectiles, as opposed to the rounded or rocky versions used in the original Beast Wars line. Also similar to ''Vintage G1'', the time disparity since the original release has doubled the price of the toy's 1996 release, $22 versus $10. This figure was originally exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States. Overstock of the figures, sometimes in the dozens, later showed up at closeout stores like Ollie's for $9.99.

:Wolfang was revealed on a Transformers Tuesday on [[March 22]], 2022, with pre-orders on the Walmart site dropping two days later on the Walmart Collector-Con at 1 PM ET.

==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Wolfangmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Wolfang was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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==Notes==
* Wolfang was originally to be the first new character to join the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]]. However, that role was instead filled by [[Tigatron (BW)|Tigatron]], due to the fact that Tigatron's animation model is a tweak of the already-in-cartoon [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] model, thereby saving [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] a buttload of time and money.
* The original Hasbro ''Beast Wars'' packaging art for Wolfang depicts him with his mutant mask on; his later redeco K-9 was drawn with the mask off, likely for a distinctive contrast. [[Tarantulas (BW)#Toys|Tarantulas]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Toys|Blackarachnia]] as well as [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Toys|Waspinator]] and [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] share this status.
* "[[Ain't No Rat]]" was originally going to be a prologue for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''Beast Wars'' series. After Dreamwave collapsed, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] picked up the project and [[Simon Furman]] reworked the original plan into ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]''; as a result, the three new Maximals from Dreamwave's story figured prominently into IDW's first limited series.
* In IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #4, Wolfang's name is misspelled as "Wolf'''g'''ang".
* Wolfang's deco seems to have served as the inspiration for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Mini-Con [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]].
* ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' Wolfang appears as a "virtual redeco" of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Drift (G1)#Generations|Drift]] in a [[BotCon 2016]] lithograph. When he ultimately appeared in the prose stories, he was reimagined as a faction-changer, using the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'']] Deluxe Class [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]]/[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]] mold, which had previously been used for the two-in-one function of [[Punch (G1)#Timelines|Punch / Counterpunch]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Howlinger''' (ハウリンガー ''Hauringā'')
*''French:'' '''Croc''' (Canada, "Fang")
*''Italian:'' '''Wolf'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Lobo''' (America, "Wolf")

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Aggressive depigmentation

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[[File:TFTM optimus color fades.gif|thumb|300px]]

'''Aggressive depigmentation''' refers to the loss of colour that occurs in the [[living metal]] of a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] after suffering traumatic damage or [[death|losing]] one's [[spark]]. When this happens, the natural colour of a Transformer will fade, leaving the body various shades of grey.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[File:SSBQ.jpg|thumb|250px]]
When taking a shot directly through his chest from [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]]'s mouth erupted in a fiery plume of smoke, and his body turned grey before hitting the floor of the shuttle. After he succumbed to his wounds sustained during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body turned black and grey. When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] killed [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] for his treachery, the Air Commander's entire body turned black, then crumbled to ashes. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
======''The Headmasters'' cartoon======
After perishing from a mutual kill, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s bodies both decolourized. What was left of Soundwave's exploded remains turned white, while Blaster turned the bog-standard grey. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

When he died again, this time sacrificing himself to reset [[Vector Sigma]], Optimus' body turned grey in Rodimus's arms. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

======''Victory'' cartoon======
In the final fight between [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] and [[Liokaiser]] in front of Deathsaurus' [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]], the Decepticon combiner was blasted into the fortress's main cannon, which drained him of all his energy, turning it grey and sending it flying off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took several shots for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], his corpse began to desaturate within seconds of his death. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

After being shot in the back by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], Ultra Magnus died in Optimus's arms, the colour immediately fading from his body, only for it to return when Magnus sprang back to life a few minutes later. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
An Optimus Prime from [[Primax 703.09 Gamma|a doomed Cybertron]] was sent to another universe by [[Unicron]] as a perverse calling card. When found and brought to Autobase Earth, his colours had faded almost entirely before he died. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:SensuousFrame-ThunderClash.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''50 Shades of Thunderclash'']]
Aggressive depigmentation set in almost instantly after a spark expired. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} {{storylink|Sardines}} While not all Cybertronians displayed the condition upon death, {{storylink|The Gloaming}} those that experienced [[magic]]'s necrotic symptoms fell victim to aggressive depigmentation in moments. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} {{storylink|Schismatic}} In certain cases of fatal damage, Cybertronians could display aggressive depigmentation before their spark expired. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} In some cases, the recently deceased only experienced a desaturation of their colours, rather than turning grey. {{storylink|Heavy}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

During [[World War II]], [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] slew "[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]", the latter's corpse turning grey upon his demise. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

After the initial [[Expansion]], [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s body turned grey upon his essence returning to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s body underwent aggressive depigmentation after he voluntarily sacrificed his spark to unlock [[Aequitas]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

A [[NAIL]] protester who transformed himself to death demonstrated both aggressive depigmentation and ''[[rigor morphis]]''. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} When fatally wounded by an infestation of [[personality tick]]s, a dying [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] was drained of colour and also succumbed to ''rigor morphis'' until the ticks were defeated, restoring his health and palette. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

After an accident had resulted in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' quantum duplicating itself, the [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] of one of the ships lost his life when he defeated the [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeater]], his body turning dark grey upon his demise. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

When Ravage was killed in a fight between [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], the colour immediately began to fade from his corpse, only to restore itself when the properties of [[Ore-14]] they were surrounded by brought him back to life. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}

[[File:Sardines-terrific.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s body lost its colours upon his demise. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

While travelling back to the ''[[Lost Light]]'' aboard [[Skip (IDW)|Skip]], [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] inexplicably succumbed to aggressive depigmentation despite being alive. {{storylink|Sardines}} It was later revealed however that, as part of their master plan, the [[Omega Guardian]]s were slowly teleporting Ratchet to make it seem as though he was dying. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Upon being exposed to the corrosive effects of [[Prysmosian]] magic, [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} and [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] depigmented after death, while [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]'s arm experienced similar effects immediately after coming into contact with magical energy. {{storylink|Schismatic}} [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]]'s analysis of magic however allowed him to devise a counter-frequency that returned Breakdown's arm to normal. Temporarily at least. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Transformers vs. Visionaries)|Desperate Measures}}

After being at ground zero in an explosion, [[Alpha Trion]] perished, his corpse succumbing to aggressive depigmentation. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had been slain by the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} his corpse experienced a notable, though not total, desaturation of its colours. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

In a confrontation between the [[Colonist Soldiers]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Gimlet]] thoughtlessly crushed [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]'s [[VAMP]], killing the operator. In an equally thoughtless response, [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] cleaved the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] in half, his corpse instantly turning grey. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
When he was shot dead by the otherdimensional cyborg [[Vamp]], [[Overshoot]]'s body quickly turned grey. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

On the final day of the Buzzclaw Memorial Games, [[Preditron]] noted fellow unwilling combatant [[Torque (BWU)|Torque]], who was suffering from an unknown ailment, was already beginning to show signs of colour-fade before he was even dead. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}}

==== 2019 IDW continuity ====
The [[Titan (group)|Titans]] who had gone [[immersant]] to makeup the [[Cybertronian Mountains]] were all various shades of grey. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

At the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], [[Provoke]] was fatally shot by a stray sniper. Her not-completely dead form had already turned grey when it was stumbled upon by a desperate [[Exarchon]] looking for a new body, and Provoke's was suitable. The Threefold Spark's usurpation of Provoke restored colour to her remains. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

[[File:Tread&Circuits4 CircuitDies.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|He was such a colourful fellow...]]
When [[Rubble]] discovered [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s corpse, the scientist's body had visibly desaturated. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} When Rubble passed not long afterwards, his own body lost its colours. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s body began to quickly desaturate when he died, {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} later losing all of its colours when he was laid to rest. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

Several desaturated Cybertronian body parts were visible when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] discovered a splice-thief den on [[Kworia]]. When Magnus later found a still living Cybertronian in the process of being vivisected, the unfortunate mechanoid's body had already turned grey. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}}

When [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] died, his body instantly lost all of its colours. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

====''Transformers vs. The Terminator''====
Following the Decepticons reactivating in [[1984]], they turned their weapons against the stasis-locked Autobots in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', executing them. When the [[T-800]] and [[Sarah Connor]] arrived, the bodies of several Autobots had turned grey. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep5-Optimus-dies-vision.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Deja vu'']]

When in the [[Dead Universe]], Optimus Prime was shown a potential future by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] where he had died, Prime's corpse being a solid grey. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

====2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic====
When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] killed [[Razorbeast]], a furious [[Skold]] avenged her friend by ripping out the flyer's spark, his corpse quickly turning monochrome. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}}

When [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] later slew [[Polar Claw]], the polar bear's body notably desaturated. {{storylink|Children of the Vok}}

===''Transformers: Animated'' cartoon===
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[[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]'s body turned grey when he was slain by his treacherous pupil [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] attempted to revive him by placing Yoketron's spark in a blank [[protoform]], but the ancient Autobot refused to sacrifice an unborn life to save himself, and died permanently, his new body turning grey instantly. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]'s body turned grey when he temporarily died (for a grand total of seventy-five seconds). {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s body did not turn grey when he was first killed by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}} or in any of his subsequent deaths, {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} until his absolutely final death, when the [[AllSpark]] fragment keeping him alive was removed from his head. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

When he sacrificed himself to restore the AllSpark, Prowl's body went grey. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
When [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] merged with the [[AllSpark]], his first act was to drain the [[spark]]s of his [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] loyalists, their bodies quickly turning grey. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

By the time of [[Tarn (Cyberverse)|Tarn]]'s power play, [[Iaconus]]' corpse had turned grey. {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}

===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
The bodies of several Senators turned grey during [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]' attack on the [[Senate]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 1|Shattered Glass II #1}}

===''One'' film===
When [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] fell down a chasm after being shot by [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], his dying body turned grey. His fall went all the way down to the [[Core]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The spirits of the [[Thirteen]] met Orion as [[Alpha Trion]] told him that his noble sacrifice has made [[Primus]] deem him worthy of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Orion was rebuilt, revived, and returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] as Optimus Prime.

It would appear that the bodies of true Primes don't turn grey after death. The [[Thirteen|original Primes]] still retained their colors even after lying dead in a [[Mouth of Unicron|cave]] for 50 cycles. When Megatron tore [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] in half, his body turned grey as he died. He was '''not''' revived. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
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*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe

:Released by TakaraTomy as part of their ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' anniversary line honoring the "future era" of the original cartoon (which was set in 2010 in Japanese continuity, you see!), this exceptionally morbid re-release of the ''Masterpiece'' Convoy figure recolours the Autobot leader in <s>blacks and greys</s> ''very'' low-saturated reds and blues, representing ''his dead body'' from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''—but don't worry, kids, it's actually a "sleep mode", according to the figure's name! Limited to 2010 pieces in Japan (see what they did there?), it comes with all its customary accessories, including the Perfect Edition trailer, redecoed where appropriate: the trailer itself has become translucent, its energon-axe is now transparent grey, and Megatron, in another movie homage, is rendered in translucent purple, evoking the scene depicting his transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]. The figure was also released in other parts of Asia as a limited edition of 2010 as well, combined with the Japanese edition for 4020 total. The Japanese version denotes "Serial Number in Japan: ####/2010" on its bio card with the number out of 2010, while the Asian version denotes "C1 - ####/2010" with the number out of 2010 on its bio card.

:This version of Convoy depicts [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] on its communicators.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
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*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-17'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#AltUniverseOP|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]

:"Alternate Universe Optimus Prime" is a greyscaled redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' Optimus Prime with a new head that evokes the battle damage and his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The Matrix of Leadership is the same as the mass retail Leader, though the Ion Blaster is painted completely silver and his rear calves are painted. Another change is the number of lugnuts on the wheels of the trailer. The normal retail version has 10 lug nuts per wheel, whilst this release has none. He is packaged in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]''-styled box that depicts Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] grieving during his death scene reflected on a window of his damaged truck mode.
:There are reported issues where the left chest piece is unable to tab in fully due to a deformed pin, leaving a small uneven gap visible in robot mode.

:This is the only ''Earthrise'' toy to lack an ID number and map piece and isn't part of the Galactic Odyssey Collection. Coincidentally, Hasbro ID number WFC-E28 is never used in the toyline within its range of E1 to E41, lending to the possibility that WFC-E28 was intended to be his.

:Alternate Universe Optimus Prime was supposed to release as an exclusive for Amazon Prime Day 2020, though the day was pushed back several months, making the toy release much earlier. The figure first saw release in some Malaysian hobby shops ''before'' it was fully revealed on Hasbro's June 26 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] stream. The figure was later released in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive as part of the 7th wave of TakaraTomy ''Selects'' toys.

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==Merchandise==
===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''8" Dead Optimus Prime''' (2013)
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===''Super Cyborg''===
*'''Optimus Prime (Dead)''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:This dark grey version was exclusive to [[New York Comic Con]] 2018.
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===''ReAction''===
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*'''Fallen Leader Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Released in the fourth wave of ''ReAction'', this all-grey version of Optimus features a new torso tooling with open chest panels revealing a (non-removable) Matrix of Leadership.

: This is the first of ''three'' different figures of the same concept to be sold under the name "Fallen Leader Optimus Prime"; the other two (below) are [[Target]] exclusives.

: This figure was initially solicited to retailers as "Dead Optimus Prime" before the slightly gentler name change... but "Dead Optimus Prime" is still what the figure is labeled on the cardback checklist as of wave 6.

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*'''Fallen Leader Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: This Target-exclusive version of the "Fallen Leader" concept is just the normal Optimus figure with the closed-up chest done in the greys of the initial "Fallen Leader" figure. Exciting! And clearance fodder!

: This figure was released alongside the "[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionChromeCommander|Chrome Commander Megatron]]" figure.

===''ULTIMATES!''===
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*'''Optimus Prime (Fallen Leader)''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 fists, 2 open hands, 2 Matrix-grip hands, trigger-grip right hand, Matrix of Leadership, ion blaster

: This retool and redeco of ''ULTIMATES!'' Optimus Prime is the latest of several representations of his dead body from "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]," now with a greyscale paint scheme, a heavily damaged left torso section, and cracks all over him (and on his rifle too for good measure).

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*'''King Starscream (Fallen)''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 arm cannons, smirking alternate head, disintegrating alternate head, closed fists (L & R), gripping hands (L & R), "expressive" hands (L & R), crown

:In a change from the sizable squadron of "Coronation" Starscreams offered over the years, "King Starscream (Fallen)" represents the character as he looks when killed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. His body is grey and cracked, his cape torn, one set of hands meant to powerlessly grasp at the air, and one of his alternate heads is screaming and partially crumbled.
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==Trivia==
*Aggressive depigmentation is, of course, a fancy name for the long tradition of Transformers turning grey upon death, with the term first being given in the [[2018]] comic issue ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Transformers: Lost Light]]'' [[Sardines|#13]].

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Resistance (BWU)

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[[File:HeadGames-ResistanceScaleFortMaxFace.jpg|300px|thumb|"I've never met a Resistance fighter before." "Well, this is what we look like. Some of us. Others look different."]]

Led by [[Lio Convoy]], the '''Resistance''' spearheads the [[Grand Uprising]] against the decrepit [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s. A cross-factional conglomeration of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, this rebel alliance seeks to topple the stagnant empire of the Builders once and for all, ending their tyranny and allowing the next generation of Cybertronians to rebuild their shattered planet.

This sounds like a noble goal, and perhaps it is, but the realities of fighting a guerrilla war on three fronts—against the [[Micromaster]]s, the [[Predacon Secret Police]], and the [[Maximal Command Security Force]]—mean that the Resistance fights just as dirty as the order it seeks to overthrow. Members have been known to utilize [[G-Virus|weapons of mass destruction]] and deliberately sacrifice the lives of innocents if it means advancing their own goals. That said, their myriad enemies aren't much better.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Uprising''===
The first known Maximals to rebel against the Builders were a small group of gladiators originally led by [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Optimus Primal]]. Following the deaths of [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and the disappearance of [[Rattrap (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Rattrap]], [[Cheetor (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Cheetor]], [[Nightscream (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Nightscream]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackarachnia]] assassinated their leader. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}} {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|"TransTech" Blackarachnia's profile in Club magazine #25}}

More Predacons rallied under Cheetor's leadership. Their rebellion resulted in a battle against the Builders, which saw Cheetor damaged and in [[stasis lock]]. Blackarachnia and some other rebels fled via [[unspace|transwarp]] and took refuge in [[Axiom Nexus|a different universe]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|"TransTech" Blackarachnia's profile in Club magazine #25}} Although believed dead, Cheetor had survived, and was interred in [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Fortress Maximus]] along with other political dissidents. {{storylink|Head Games}} Among them was [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]], who had illegally transferred his spark into a Maximal body and attempted to bomb the [[Builder Assembly]] in protest of Builder principles. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

From here, the Resistance appears to have gone underground for a period of time, with the Builders restoring a semblance of order to Cybertron. This would all change when Blackarachnia returned to her universe of origin. Gathering another group of like-minded dissidents, Blackarachnia, [[Scylla]], and [[B'Boom]] recruited [[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising|Lio Convoy]], the Maximal Guardian of Order and the 'bot responsible for rigging the endless [[Games (competition)|Games]].

At the opening of the 1924th Game, the Resistance moved to interrupt the opening ceremonies. As the Maximal and Predacon teams began their fight, Lio Convoy cut the ceremonies short by assassinating emcee [[Supersonic]] with an [[Angolmois Blaster]], then revealed on live broadcast that he had been rigging the Games since their onset. Lio Convoy revealed the [[Energon Matrix|energon matrix]] in his chest, and issued a call for every Maximal and Predacon to rise up against their twisted progenitors. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

[[File:Stiletto Burning Bridges.jpg|250px|left|thumb|"So, who talks first? You talk first, I talk first?"]]
Seeking to bolster their numbers, the Resistance began raiding prisons. An early target was Fortress Maximus, a mighty Autobot warrior who had been repurposed into a stationary prison. The first two raids ended disastrously; the massive Autobot was able to mentally manipulate the invaders into turning on each other. The third raid—consisting of [[Bighorn]], [[Cybershark]], [[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]], [[Survive]], and [[Colada|Corahda]] anticipated the psionic attack by recruiting [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]] as a stooge. Once Fortress Maximus had manipulated the insecure Predacon into turning on his foes, the Resistance killed him. At least three prisoners—Cheetor, [[Preditron]], and Grimlock—joined the Resistance. {{storylink|Head Games}} What Preditron didn't know was that he had been busted out so the Resistance could use him as leverage with the [[Tripredacus Council|Tripredacus Alliance]], or more accurately, kill him to gain leverage with them. {{storylink|Derailment}}

As the Resistance gained steam, the attacks became more and more daring, repeatedly clashing with the Predacon Secret Police and the MCSF. [[Bighorn]] directed one such strike on the [[Melpomene Bridge]], a vital corridor between the cities of [[Kalis]] and [[Altihex]]. Bighorn was killed by [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]], and the loyalists managed to repel the attack and detonate the bridge to keep it out of rebel hands. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}

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Another Resistance cell was led by Grimlock, who led his squad to success seven times against Builders and MCSF operations. Contracting [[Monster GoBot|some Predacon mercenaries]] to raid the [[Forever Vaults]], he obtained a sample of the [[G-Virus]]. Grimlock's cell planned to detonate this dirty bomb in [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus Arena]], where Resistance prisoners were being forced to fight to the death for Councilor [[Ratbat (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Ratbat]]'s amusement. He was intercepted by [[Hot Rod (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hot Rod]], and the two former comrades fought a bitter fight. Hot Rod was triumphant, and Grimlock's trooper [[Snapper]] opted to turn himself in to the authorities after learning the terrible effects of the G-Virus. Grimlock vowed the Resistance would get Snapper for this act of betrayal. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

As the war went on, the Resistance made many gains, but Iacon, stronghold of the Builders, remained out of their grasp. Vos remained a hotly contested state, and an unknown Resistance member destroyed the Crystal City. While Resistance sympathy was light in Iacon itself, it wasn't absent entirely. Word got to the Resistance that one Builder in Iacon, a femme named Twirl, was something special, and Blackarachnia was sent to recruit her, off the records, with orders to "use her discretion" if Twirl declined. Before she could make any headway, Twirl was murdered by a panicking Overrun, who didn't want knowledge of Twirl's Targetmaster physiology getting in the wrong hands. However, as a result of the MCSF investigation, Blackarachnia learned Overrun himself was a Targetmaster, but by the time she had, she'd come to the conclusion that no-one, the Resistance included, could get their hands on that type of power, and allowed Overrun to let himself be destroyed. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

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Four years into the war, the Resistance had gained massive grounds, managing to take nearly a quarter of the planet, though the official party line from the Builders was that they were on the verge of defeat. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Then the Beast Upgrade came along, and their advances increased even further, as their newly enhanced forms gave them greater fuel efficiency, allowing them to even make a raid on the Builder stronghold of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Elsewhere, various Resistance members made attempts on Snapper for his deeds, eventually prompting Hot Rod to have the Predacon transferred to Iacon for his own protection. As the prison convoy made its way through Proximax it came under attack from a cell led by [[Magmatron]], with Snapper going missing in the melee. The prisoner forgotten, proto-former and Builders hunkered down for a long fight, until [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Buckethead]] reappeared, looking to convince both sides to deal with a greater menace: A group of alien cyborgs called the Antares Eight, looking to lure humanity to Cybertron and steal their technology. Working together, the motley crew managed to prevent the aliens from provoking or harming the humans. In the aftermath, Magmatron and most of his cell left the Resistance, forming a neutral faction dubbed the "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

Six years into the war, the Beast Upgrade allowed the Resistance to press their control of Cybertron, taking it all the way up to a third. However, at [[Proximax]], some Resistance members had been forcing captured Micromaster troops into a new version of the Games, for "morale" purposes. Also, the newly-formed [[Independent Predacus States]] began reaching out feelers, but they made it clear they'd only work with the Resistance if Preditron were taken out of the picture. So, on a visit to Safe Zone Alpha Two with Cheetor, Preditron was beaten up and thrown into one of the Games on the order of Lio Convoy. At the same time, a new, much worse problem showed up: A supposed Builder combat upgrade that turned Cybertronians into mindless, sparkless drones, which quickly spread through Proximax. Pushed to desperation by the Resistance, the Builders had unleashed the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

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In the millennia that followed, Cybertronians would debate over the morality of the Resistance's actions and those of their leaders, even as the details of who did what and where and to whom were lost, though the prevailing consensus was that Lio Convoy wasn't responsible for the worst deeds committed by his overzealous inner circle. Ten thousand years after the Stellar Cycle of the Ark, renowned historian Pontiff General Rampage tried to set the record straight with his reasonably confident supposition that there never was a single "Protoform X", but rather a string of expendable suicide bombers. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

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Hot Rod (G1)

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: ''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:DVDbox3d1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And yet he still gets carded.]]

'''Hot Rod''' (aka '''Rodimus''' and '''Hot Rodimus''') is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to the impetuous young Hot Rod, offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though Hot Rod rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] also serves as a calming influence on Hot Rod, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Hot Rod's feelings for Arcee might run is unknown.

In contrast, his '''Rodimus Prime''' persona—while still headstrong and stubborn—seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Of course, much of this comes from comparisons with his former commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't ''get'' much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience—neither Hot Rod nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself.

{{bigquote|I ''knew'' you had potential, lad.|[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] on Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Fightorflee Rodimus explosion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"What about you, Dad?"]]
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
At some point before [[2005]], Hot Rod became stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and so was present during the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. This was a turning point in the life of the turbo-revving young punk, because he became Autobot leader after gaining the [[Matrix of Leadership]] following the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. As Rodimus Prime, his first accomplishments were the defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the return of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the Autobots.

During his time as [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Rodimus not only had to deal with the Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|their new leader]], but also the political complexities of the planetary alliance Cybertron joined, the return of the Transformers' cruel masters from long ago, the [[Quintesson]]s, the possible revival of Unicron and the arrival of Unicron's "little brother" [[Tornedron]].

During the [[Hate Plague]] outbreak in [[2006]], Optimus Prime was brought back to life and Rodimus gave up his rank of Prime, becoming Hot Rod once more. He would then become a Targetmaster and live to see the next Cybertronian [[Golden Age]].

In a splinter timeline, Hot Rod would lose the Matrix a whole bunch of times. ''Constantly.'' Eventually, he would resign himself to his role as Rodimus Prime, leader, though in 2011 it was under his watch that Cybertron was destroyed. Rodimus would later discover the planet Micro and help develop Micromaster technology, becoming one himself and reverting back to Hot Rod.
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Hoverscooter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeeee....]]
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Initially serving under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hot Rod travelled to [[Nebulos]] where he became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] and then on to [[Earth]] where he joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Returning to Cybertron, he survived the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and formed part of the shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance under the leadership of Prime's successor [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Betrayed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons, Hot Rod was killed during the ambush on [[Klo]] but revived shortly afterwards by the power of the [[Last Autobot]].

In some [[splinter timeline]]s Hot Rod went on to become Rodimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, and took part in further battles against Unicron and his minion [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], albeit with mixed results. In others, he has yet to fulfil this part of his destiny.
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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[File:PackIn RodimusPrimeRemembers Front.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Just like he remembers Woodstock.]]
Unicron just might consume the universe, and the Autobots need to determine who the Chosen One is so that he may rise from their ranks, unlock the Matrix of Power, and save all from Unicron! Unfortunately, not even the Chosen One himself knows his identity, and his discovery may come too late. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

There was a legendary conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons when Optimus Prime led Rodimus Prime and a large team of Autobots in a search for the future site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were ambushed by Megatron and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and this became known as the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. Rodimus Prime dubbed it "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} Some of the Autobots were forced to retreat due to Thundercracker's "force shield," and Optimus Prime told Rodimus and the others that their only hope was to call in for additional troops. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}}

Later, Rodimus Prime remembered the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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Hot Rod had a run in with the Battlechargers when they tried to destroy the golden gate bridge. The altercation was caught on television.

A couple of weeks later, Hot Rod was part of an expedition to the Antarctic along with Slingshot and Skydive to investigate the discovery of a highly advanced underground city. He was parked in the cargo bay of a troop-carrier aero-plane when he met the young human [[Jeff Grey]]. Together, they watched Hot Rod’s battle with the Battlechargers on Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. Some time later, their plane was caught in a blizzard, and shot down by an energy beam. Though many humans perished in the crash, Hot Rod attempted to keep the survivors warm by increasing the current through his temperature control unit to emit heat. Hot Rod and his group of humans were then met by three inhabitants of the subterranean city, who invited them into their futuristic world.

[[File:BBTI-JeffGrey+HotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left|Doesn't this image just scream "buy the toys"? Boy, I sure want an action figure of Old Man Shivering In The Snow.]]
The [[Watcher]], leader of the underground civilization, explained that they possessed technology far surpassing the surface world, save for their weaponry, as they were a peaceful people. The Watcher offered the humans a tour of the city while he and Hot Rod talked. Impressed by the technological wonders The Watcher’s people possessed, Hot Rod became convinced of their altruistic nature. He then met up with Skydive and Slingshot, who had gone on to rendezvous with the drilling team after being unable to locate the downed troop-carrier in the blizzard. The Watcher then showed them an image from the surface: Brawl, Vortex and Blast Off, the Decepticons the Watcher said were responsible for shooting down the troop-carrier. Skydive and Slingshot then took off to battle the Decepticons and draw them away from the city, leaving Hot Rod in charge of protecting the humans.

Hot Rod's group continued their tour of the city. They were shown a hologram chamber, where they encountered Ravage. Hot Rod warned the Decepticon to stay back from the humans, but Ravage assured him he wasn’t here as their enemy. Ravage informed Hot Rod that it wasn’t the Decepticons, but the city-dwellers that had shot down the plane. One of the city-dwellers entered the room with a weapon, intending to attack Ravage. Hot Rod accidentally shot him while aiming for Ravage, who had lept for the city-dweller's throat. Hot Rod was shocked to see the guide fall to the ground, seeing as his weapon only affected other robots. They came to the conclusion that Ravage was telling the truth; the city-dwellers were robots. They were after the warrior-factor encoded in both the Autobots and the Decepticons in order to turn themselves into a powerful army. Hot Rod and Ravage formed a temporary alliance to combat the city-dwellers. Jeff and Ravage then worked together to overwrite the city-dwellers’ programming with the cartoon antics of Gus Gopher that had been recorded by Jeff’s [[chronovid wristwatch]]. With the city-dwellers behaving like cartoon characters, Hot Rod made contact with the Aerialbots, and told them to stop fighting with the Combaticons, and to instead return to the city. The Autobots and Decepticons then went their separate ways on peaceful terms... for the moment being, at least. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Big Looker Storybook continuity===
[[File:CarShowBlowup-AutobotCity.jpg|left|thumb|Hot Rod clearly does not pass emissions standards.]]
Kup and Hot Rod traveled to the coliseum to check out a robot car the [[human]]s had built that could respond to voice commands. They heard about it on their car radios! But when they arrived at the coliseum, Kup spotted Decepticons flying about. As some entered the back door, Kup shooed Hot Rod away, telling him to warn the others. If Hot Rod stayed, he would just get into trouble!

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When Hot Rod returned with the Autobots, Kup had been captured and held prisoner, so the others entered the coliseum in vehicle mode. Meanwhile, Hot Rod snuck up behind Kup and freed him. Yelling "Geronimo!" they jumped from the control room onto the coliseum floor, taking the Decepticons by surprise. Galvatron and the others escaped, but Kup and Hot Rod agreed that they'd be ready for him when he returned. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

Later, Kup led Hot Rod, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and in the middle of their journey, the ship began to have problems. Hot Rod reassured Arcee that everything would be okay, but the ship was going down! It crashed on a planet which Kup recognized. It was the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed their earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Visiting [[Oil Valley]] with Daniel one day, Hot Rod spotted a group of Decepticons lurking nearby. Taking Daniel into his car mode, he headed back to Autobot City to report back to Ultra Magnus. The Decepticons noticed Hot Rod driving away, and gave chase. As Hot Rod neared Autobot City, he ran into Grimlock and the Dinobots. He quickly informed them of the situation before continuing on his way into the city, while the Dinobots stayed back to fend off the Decepticons. Once Hot Rod informed Ultra Magnus of the situation, Hot Rod stayed behind in Autobot City with Daniel while Ultra Magnus assembled a strike team to head out and help the Dinobots fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

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Hot Rod was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Kup, Bumblebee, Blurr, Wheelie, Springer and Sunstreaker when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. When they realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment, Hot Rod and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus on the situation. Hot Rod made a quick stop first, however, dropping Daniel off at his parents; house. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Hot Rod and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. As they headed back for Autobot City, Hot Rod asked Kup for another story. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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[[File:DecepticonsatthePole-HotRodSparks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Say I'm badly drawn to my face, pal!]]
Hot Rod was one of several troops stationed on Earth when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was in charge and the Transformers' war was still a secret one. After a scrape with the Decepticons, he found himself in the Autobots' infirmary, impatiently telling Ratchet and Wheeljack to patch him up quickly so he could get going. Due to a shortage of [[cybernite]], however, Hot Rod's repairs took awhile. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} He got along well with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], the two spending their downtime looking at car magazines together, and was quite pleased to receive some snazzy gold wheel-trims from the boy. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

In the time following this campaign, Hot Rod would mature into a more sensible warrior and even a team leader. During the early stages of the war on [[Nebulos]], Hot Rod was Autobot commander against [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s Decepticons before the return of Optimus Prime. At one point, he prevented the Decepticons causing Nebulos' destruction via cosmic radiation. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} He also orchestrated a search for a new source of lubricant when the Autobots were running dry, and led the construction of a pipeline bringing the oil reservoir's contents to Autobot base.
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Out searching for a missing shuttle, Hot Rod and Kup spied it crashed on the Junk planet. They landed to find their friends engaged in battle with the natives, but Kup cautioned Hot Rod not to rashly jump in and join them. Kup's use of the Universal Autobot Greeting resulted in the Junkions abandoning the fight and making friends with the newcomers, and causing Hot Rod to exclaim "Holy cow!" The Junkions helped repair the damaged shuttle before the Autobots left. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===Desert of Danger===
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[[File:Wolf at the door desert of danger.jpg|thumb|When you're weary, feelin' small...]]
Hot Rod had himself delivered by freight to the planet of Nebulos, where he and his Targetmaster partner Professor Sparks suspected the Decepticons were attempting reinforce their position in spite of a treaty in place to limit their numbers. With [[you]]r help they traced the Decepticons to the [[Wolf at the Door]] nightclub, an [[oil]] bar for Nebulan miners run by [[Monzo]], and discovered that [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] were importing [[Attack Squad robot]]s from Cybertron and awakening them from cryogenic suspension with a catalytic stimulant disguised as [[Sirian brandy]].

After a confrontation with the Decepticons that left Skullcruncher and Mindwipe out of action, Hot Rod faced off against Weirdwolf and Monzo. Weirdwolf was defiant, but Monzo wasn't feeling lucky and surrendered to the Autobot. Though the Headmasters had to be released under the terms of the treaty, the Attack Squad robots were destroyed. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}
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===''PDTF Comic''===
[[File:Pdtype rodimus manga.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He's seen some slag.]]
Clutching a [[black ball]], Rodimus Prime found himself being attacked by Galvatron. As the Decepticon leader attempted to throttle him, a light shone from Rodimus's chest, making Galvatron think it was the power of the black ball. After Galvatron had fled, Rodimus revealed it was just a flashlight, and reflected on what an idiot his foe was. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

As Fortress Maximus and Mega Zarak clashed violently, Rodimus reminded Optimus that he had said never to let those two fight. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##14 "Watch Out! MegaZarak!"|Watch Out! MegaZarak!}}

Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime enjoyed many victories against the Decepticons, but [[Greatshot|who was that in the background?]] {{storylink|PDTF Comic##15 "No One Knows When He's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When He's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}

Together with Ultra Magnus, Rodimus engaged in battle against [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], but was terrified when the Decepticon ninja unleashed the fury of his "Six Shadow Selves"! Luckily for Rodimus, Sixshot's doppelgangers were actually other Decepticons whom he'd painted black (and weren't very happy about it). {{storylink|PDTF Comic##18 "The Ninja of Outer Space. Sixshot!!"|The Ninja of Outer Space. Sixshot!!}}

In a later altercation with Sixshot, Rodimus attempted to use his Photon Eliminator gun to strike down the fleeing ninja. Though he managed to shoot ''every other'' Decepticon on the battlefield, he failed to hit his intended target. Rodimus sat pouting in the corner as the other Autobots convened to register their disappointment that Rodimus let Sixshot get away. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##21 "Photon Eliminator"|Photon Eliminator}}

Joining [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] and Ultra Magnus in an assault on Mega Zarak, Rodimus was terrified when the mammoth Decepticon unleashed his titanic Anti-Gravity Rifle. Fortunately for the Autobots, the gun jammed and Mega Zarak was left fiddling with it while they opened fire. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##24 "Anti-Gravity Rifle"|Anti-Gravity Rifle}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:WarAgainstDestructions-HotRodApeface.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|GRONK yourself!]]
As Ultra Magnus left for a mission to find an Energon source, Hot Rod assured him that everything would be fine on Cybertron, and if there was any hint of trouble "Rodimus" would pop up and save the day. When Magnus later checked in, Hot Rod reported that they'd made some process on Headmaster technology. Though Magnus was more concerned about the threat of war, Hot Rod told him not to worry, unaware that [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] was planning to throw him a surprise. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Hot Rod was pleased to have [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] back. Then [[Monitorus]] arrived with the news that [[Tau-Ursa]] had been attacked and leveled by Decepticons, and Hot Rod got to point out that the Tau-Ursans had refused the Autobots permission to build a defense base there. He shortly took part in an attempt to repel a Decepticon attack on Cybertron, finding himself fighting against Sixshot, who seemed more interested in goading him than fighting. This turned out to be a diversion, while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his new [[Nullification Cannon]] on the planet's Energon supplies.

Hot Rod and Blurr next visited Tau-Ursa to check for Decepticons, and encountered [[Apeface|Ape Face]], who had found a [[Logicon]] warning beacon. The two Autobots wrestled it from him and returned to Cybertron, where the beacon was found to hold the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], a major Energon storehouse. Prime placed Hot Rod in charge of one of two teams to search for the planet, though the operation was hampered slightly by the discovery of the two Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s spying on them. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Both Hot Rod and Rodimus fought side-by-side during a tumultuous battle on a moon base. While Rodimus charged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] alongside [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Hot Rod received a punch to the face, courtesy of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having stolen the Matrix of Creation, Hot Rod was called up by Ultra Magnus to help retrieve it. The Autobots used an army of [[decoy]]s to distract the Decepticons, while Hot Rod, Blurr, Kup and Ultra Magnus infiltrated their base. Hot Rod told Blurr of all people to hurry up and blast the Matrix out of same sort of crystal structure. The Autobots then made their getaway with the Matrix in hand. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Hot Rod joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
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While on a midnight spin, Hot Rod spotted Beachcomber, Springer and Blurr leaving Metroplex on a secret mission. The next day, after coming home from his karate lessons, Hot Rod began pestering Kup in order to glean more information on the nature of his fellow Autobots’ assignment. Before he learned anything of substance, an Autobot Alert sounded across the Autobots’ headquarters. The Autobots learned that the Decepticons were taking over Earth’s communication satellites. Shortly afterwards, Blurr returned prematurely from the aforementioned secret mission to deliver more bad news. The Decepticons had gotten their hands on an important coded message.

If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize the Decepticons’ orbital attack, Hot Rod became frustrated after once again being overlooked for a mission. Catching him sulking, Bumblebee approached Hot Rod and informed him that he had spotted Astrotrain skulking about nearby the previous night. Deducing that Astrotrain might have something to do with the ongoing Decepticon plot, the two Autobots decided to go on their own clandestine mission to investigate. They brought along a supply of "laser-ignited explosives" and went on their way. Soon happening upon the Decepticons’ control centre, the pair set out to sabotage the Decepticons’ operation. While Bumblebee wanted to sabotage the Decepticons’ communication centre on Earth, Hot Rod was in favour of sneaking aboard Astrotrain before he launched, and sabotage the Decepticons out in space.

If Hot Rod convinced Bumblebee to go along with his plan, the pair snuck aboard Astrotrain by concealing themselves within a trailer filled with bombs. As Astrotrain launched, Hot Rod happened upon a room filled with Decepticon space gear. The two Autobots donned the suits in order to disguise themselves. The disguises proved effective as Thrust and Starscream walked past the pair, none the wiser. As Hot Rod continued to explore Astrotrain, he spotted the giant Decepticon Cyclonus out of a nearby window, as well as the Autobot shuttle obliviously heading into a trap. Hot Rod had to then decide on two options. He could risk commandeering Astrotrain’s military command post, despite the Decepticons guarding the door, and warn the incoming Autobot shuttle about the Decepticons. Alternatively, he could find a hiding place from which he could attack Cyclonus himself.

If Hot Rod decided to commandeer the military commands, his disguise managed to fool the guards, but not Scourge, who happened upon them as Hot Rod was inspecting the commands. Bumblebee urged Hot Rod to go through with his plan quickly as Scourge approached them. Hot Rod succeeded in firing Astrotrain’s weapons at Cyclonus, warning the Autobot shuttle of the Decepticons, but was quickly overpowered by Scourge. Alongside Bumblebee, Hot Rod was flung out into the blackness of space by Scourge, stranded in zero-gravity, waiting for a rescue that might never come.

If instead Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to find themselves a hiding spot, the pair snuck into a room labelled "Dirty Tricks Department" in order to dodge the incoming Laserbeak. Finding a hatch to the space shuttle’s exterior, Hot Rod trained one of Perceptor’s inventions, a "rapid-fire, high-intensity rifle cannon" towards Cyclonus and fired. Having successfully blown a massive hole into Cyclonus, Hot Rod and Bumblebee hid out for the rest of the mission inside the Dirty Tricks department room, finding a way to escape later when it docked.

If instead of boarding Astrotrain, Hot Rod and Bumblebee decided to infiltrate the Decepticons’ command centre on Earth, the two used Astrotrain’s take-off as cover for sneaking into the facility. The pair soon found themselves overhearing Galvatron’s latest pirate broadcast. As the nearby Decepticons troops were busy bowing to their leader’s image, Bumblebee and Hot Rod managed to find the Decepticons’ main computer room. Now in a position to thoroughly sabotage the Decepticons’ operation, Hot Rod spotted a button labelled "TOP SECURITY/DESTRUCT SYSTEM!" and was eager to press it. Bumblebee suggested instead that they use a code he had learned in Advanced Espionage that would scramble the Decepticons’ computer program.

If Hot Rod allowed Bumblebee to use his code, the Decepticons’ plan fell into disarray, and Bumblebee and Hot Rod made their way back to the Autobots’ base safely as the command centre blew itself apart behind them.

If Hot Rod went ahead and pressed the button, he soon discovered that it was a Decepticon trap, as sirens began blaring across the Decepticon base and iron bars prevented them from escaping. Galvatron’s image appeared on a nearby monitor, explaining that both Hot Rod and Bumblebee would be used as hostages in order to secure a Decepticon victory. Hot Rod could do nothing but cover his face in shame in shame.

In a completely different possible series of events, wherein Ultra Magnus agreed to prioritize theft of the coded message, over the Decepticons’ signal hijacking, Hot Rod was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Hot Rod took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere had been discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If the Autobots decided to head for the crater, Hot Rod raced Blurr to the site, only to find it void of any Decepticon activity. Finding Beachcomber tied to an explosive device, the two Autobots worked together to free their comrade. Once freed, Beachcomber informed the pair that the Decepticons had long ago broken the code and were already en-route to retrieve the cybertite sphere. It would now be much to late to catch up to the Decepticons, and all hope to retrieve the orb before them was lost.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Hot Rod was part of the main Autobot force that headed for the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching.

In one of the possible plans that Ultra Magnus concocted, Hot Rod was tasked with searching the ship once Sludge had used his titanic strength to haul it from the deep. Hot Rod tore through the wrecked vessel, and found the sphere in a timely fashion. He then hid alongside his fellow Autobots, and ambushed the Decepticons as they arrived on-scene.

If Ultra Magnus decided to execute a different plan, wherein Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Grapple had to work together to fetch the sphere, the Autobots did not find the sphere before the Decepticons reached the coast. While Hot Rod searched the ship, dangling from Grapple’s hook over a nearby cliffside, Galvatron and his troops swooped in and blew both the ship and the sphere to smithereens. With the sphere destroyed and the Autobots being pummelled by the Decepticons’ superior firepower, the Autobots’ only hope rested with Hot Rod, dangling on the coast-side in a literal and figurative cliff-hanger!

In yet another possible scenario, where Hot Rod was not involved at all in the actual retrieval of the sphere, the ancient Autobot formula was safely retrieved and taken back to Metroplex. Hot Rod then watched on as Perceptor produced the first batch of power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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In one possible scenario, upon hearing that the Decepticons were planning to use a "[[Brain Drain device]]" to syphon the intelligence of nearly 500, 000 concert goers, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops, Hot Rod included, to head for the concert to foil Galvatron’s plot. Rodimus and the other Autobots were told to hide themselves amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert, and lie in wait for the Decepticons. Once the Decepticons had shown themselves, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to transform in unison and open fire on their enemies. But Galvatron had planned to light afire the parking lot in which the Autobots were standing in order to trap the humans. Being drenched from above by Decepticon jets dumping gasoline upon them, Ultra Magnus needed to decide whether the Autobots needed to retreat, or to keep on fighting and hope that they could defeat the Decepticons before the fire consumed them.

If Ultra Magnus decided on a retreat, Hot Rod was more than happy to rush out of the blazing inferno and move in closer to the humans in order to protect them. Hot Rod and the others fended off the airborne Decepticons who swooped down, unaffected by the blazing barrier encircling the concert.

In another possible scenario, wherein the Autobots stayed in the parking lot to battle at close-quarters the Decepticons, both he and Bumblebee noticed Soundwave pass the Brain Drain device to Galvatron after the latter had been able to fling Ultra Magnus away. If Hot Rod attempted to stop Galvatron, he successfully plucked the device out of the Decepticons’ hands and barrelled through the nearby circle of flames to make his escape. Just as he reached the other rim of the ring of fire, all four of his tires burst from the flames. He nonetheless skidded to safety, but found himself temporarily out of commission. Nonetheless, the Autobots managed to destroy the Brain Drain device, and Hot Rod was able to enjoy the concert-goers giving the Autobots a standing ovation as the Decepticons retreated.

In a completely different possible scenario, Hot Rod was out on patrol with Kup and Jazz when the three of them heard nearby commotion and went to investigate. Finding Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug being attacked by Thrust and Laserbeak, the Autobots moved in to rescue them and fended off the Decepticons. Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz were informed of the situation as it were; the Decepticons were going to drain the minds of the concert-goers with their Brain Drain device. The Autobots then decided whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed directly to the concert.

If the group settled on launching a counter-attack, the lot of them stormed the lab with such ferocity and suddenness that the Decepticons were caught completely unawares. Though most of the Decepticons’ forces scattered with the Autobots’ initial assault, Hot Rod and company still had to beat back a small contingency of Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert their posts. Hot Rod and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to shoot the device out of Soundwave’s hands, Soundwave tripped at the last moment over the fallen body of a Decepticon. Hot Rod’s blast his Soundwave’s shoulder, causing him to fling the Brain Drain device up in the air. Laserbeak then managed to snatch the device in mid-air, and flew off to rendezvous with Galvatron. Unable to follow, the Autobots realized that the concert-goers were doomed to all become incredibly stupid very soon. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Hot Rod agreed to head off to Metroplex while the rest of the Autobots headed for the rock concert, he promised that he was soon meet up with them, backed up by an entire army of Autobots, and then sped off.

Some time later, Hot Rod finally arrived at the concert accompanied by Ultra Magnus and numerous other Autobots.

If Sparkplug was able to signal them, Hot Rod pinpointed the location at which his friends were fending off the Decepticons, and sped to meet them as Galvatron was beginning to active the Brain Drain device. Thanks to Ultra Magnus’s timely interference, the Brain Drain device was destroyed and the Autobots were victorious that day.

Otherwise, Hot Rod and the Autobots arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar, who had already destroyed the Brain Drain device. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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Hot Rod accompanied Kup on a night drive in the desert, when he noticed a spacecraft barreling down from the heavens towards them. As it landed, Hot Rod perceived that it would alternate between being visible and invisible. Curious, he prompted Kup to come with him to investigate.

If Kup agreed to look into the spacecraft right away, the two Autobots were surprised to spot a young woman emerge from the craft. Though Hot Rod startled her at first, the woman was reassured that the Autobots were friendly beings by Kup. Hot Rod learned that her name was [[Sarah Sanders]], and that she was a scientist working to perfect her latest invention, an "[[Invisibility Device]]."

In one possible scenario, Hot Rod, unable to control himself, snatched the device away from Sarah. Despite Sarah’s protests, Hot Rod insisted that the device would be put at its best use in the hands of the Autobots, keeping the world safe from the Decepticons. As Hot Rod daydreamed of glory while driving towards the Autobots’ base, he accidentally triggered the Invisibility Device’s self-destruct mechanism. The ensuing explosion blew him to bits.

If Hot Rod and Kup attempted to politely coax Sarah into giving them the Invisibility Device willingly, Sarah informed the Autobots that she had a strong stance against her invention being used for warfare. As the three of them stood conversing in the open, they soon heard the Decepticons approaching. As the evil robots began to fire upon them, Hot Rod whisked Sarah away to safety. Upon realizing that the Decepticons weren’t pursuing them, and that the Invisibility Device had been left behind, the trio hid behind some nearby rocks to spy upon the Decepticons, who were busy inspecting Sarah’s ship and her Invisibility Device.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, they were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to lay low in an attempt to steal the device back from the Decepticons, they first told Sarah to wait for them here, then the pair sneakily followed the Decepticons as they left for their headquarters. As the Decepticons descended into a canyon, Hot Rod was eager to follow them in, but was stopped by Kup. Kup told the young Autobot of how he defeated the Decepticons on Renerian, and the two of them put into action a similar plan. Driving back and forth atop the canyon’s edge, firing from all angles while remaining hidden in the dark, they tricked the Decepticons into thinking a whole team of Autobots had ambushed them. Hot Rod the snuck down into the canyon to retrieve the Invisibility Device. As he crept closer to Shockwave, clutching the device in his robotic arms, Hot Rod noticed that Galvatron was nearby, with his back turned to him.

If Hot Rod forewent attaining the Invisibility Device and attempted to take out Galvatron instead, Starscream spotted him before he could do so, and Hot Rod was promptly dispatched.

If Hot Rod went through with his plan to steal the device back from the Decepticons, he successfully snatched Sarah’s invention from Shockwave’s grasp and took off. Though the Decepticons gave chase, If they were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon’s walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks. Convinced that Sarah Sanders would now allow the Autobots to use her device now that she had seen how evil the Decepticons were, Hot Rod and Kup drove back to meet up with her.

In a different possible scenario, the Decepticons took off in Sarah’s spaceship upon finding it, forcing Kup and Hot Rod to head back to Metroplex city for reinforcements and a ship of their own. Hot Rod and Kup were joined by Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Jazz and Springer, and blasted off. Once in space, however, they found it difficult to locate the Decepticons. The ship’s crew had to decided where to look next for the Decepticons.

If the Autobots decided to investigate the dark side of the moon, they found themselves unable to see anything on the satellite’s shadowy surface. Hot Rod suggested that they fire down laser blasts, in the hopes of making the Decepticons fire back, making them reveal their position. Jazz dismissed Hot Rod’s plan as being too risky.

If Ultra Magnus decided to go through with Hot Rod’s plan, the Autobots succeeded only in making themselves an easy target for the Decepticons, who blasted their shuttle to bits. Hot Rod and his friends were reduced to space junk.

If Ultra Magnus listened to Jazz’s plan, he ordered his Autobots to remain silent, and to shut off all of the shuttle’s lights and mechanisms. Launching a probe as a decoy, the Autobots successfully tricked the Decepticons into revealing their position when they mistook the probe as their shuttle and opened fire upon it. Firing back, the Autobots began crippling the Decepticons’ ship, until a lucky shot rocked their own shuttle. Though the Decepticons attempted to escape while the Autobots were off-balance, the Autobots were able to deliver the finishing blow, ending the Decepticons’ menace as the evil robots' ship exploded.

In an alternate scenario wherein the Autobots listened to Prowl’s suggested and searched the Asteroid Belt beyond Mars, they soon found themselves struggling to get through the maze of floating rocks. Hot Rod was in favour of retreating from the asteroid field when it proved increasingly difficult to navigate it.

If the Autobots pushed on their search in the Asteroid Belt, they soon found themselves on a collision course with two enormous asteroids. If they only managed to blast one of asteroids, the Autobots were forced to retreat back to Earth after their shuttle took substantial damage. If the Autobots managed to blast neither of the Asteroids, they were all crushed between the giant pieces of space debris.

If they managed to blast away both asteroids, they reached a vast, empty expanse of space within the asteroid belt. Despite no longer being in danger of being crushed, Hot Rod announced that he had a horrible sense of foreboding about their situation. His feelings of being watched were confirmed when the Decepticons, now invisible, began firing upon them. The Autobots considered retreating, but Kup reminded them that Sarah Sanders had not perfected her device yet, and the Decepticons’ invisibility may yet wear off.

If the Autobots attempted to flee from the Decepticons’ attack, they found themselves at too much of a disadvantage to successfully make it out of the Asteroid Belt. They were blown into space junk before they could reach Earth.

If the Autobots held their ground, they were instructed by Ultra Magnus not to open fire upon the Decepticons until ordered to do so. Though things were tense as the Autobots were hit over and over again by their invisible opponents, soon the enemy ship came into view, just as Kup had predicted. The Autobots opened fire on the flimsier vessel, blowing it and the Decepticons within to smithereens. Hot Rod noted that it was a shame the invisibility device had been lost in the process, but Ultra Magnus comforted him, noting that at least the Decepticons had been taken care of, once and for all.

If the Autobots did retreat out of the Asteroid Belt, they convinced one another that the Decepticons most likely perished within it. Then, a few days later, when the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Hot Rod and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In a completely different scenario, wherein Hot Rod and Kup returned to Autobot headquarters for reinforcements after seeing the spaceship land, the two of them reported to Ultra Magnus directly, who agreed the situation necessitated further investigation. Hot Rod and Kup returned to the ship’s landing site accompanied by Jazz, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Springer. When they arrived, the ship in question was nowhere to be found, prompting Jazz and Springer to second-guess the veracity of Hot Rod and Kup’s story.

If Jazz and Springer convinced Hot Rod and Kup to return to Metroplex city to make sure they didn’t have a few wires loose, Ratchet found nothing wrong with the pair, but the incident was forgotten nonetheless. That is, until Galvatron returned with a fleet of identical ships, and destroyed both Metroplex and all of its inhabitants.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Hot Rod and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah Sanders wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots paused a moment to listen to Sarah, she informed them of her spacecraft and its invisibility capabilities.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Hot Rod and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]] to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came. As Starscream, having been taking prisoner, was being escorted to his cell Hot Rod made a quip about seeing "right through the Decepticons’ plans."

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Hot Rod and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. While the Decepticons were distracted, Hot Rod raced down, snatched the Invisibility Device out of the hands, and retreated while the rest of the group provided cover fire. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done.

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. Though Hot Rod encountered a canyon that blocked off his escape route, by keeping his wits about him, he managed to come out on top. In one scenario, Hot Rod even discovered a secret Decepticon base, which the Autobots managed to destroy thanks to him. In another, Hot Rod watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Hot Rod and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. In order to rescue Sarah, the Autobots would need to employ trickery. Using Jazz’s special abilities, the Autobots could do just that. In this scenario, the Autobots grabbed Sarah while the Decepticons were too dazzled by the illusions that Jazz projected. Sarah directed the Autobots towards where the Decepticons had stored her ship. Upon following her directions, Hot Rod and the others came upon two doors, unable to tell behind which one they would find their means of escape. If the Autobots happened upon Sarah’s ship as they were, they would be destroyed by the droids guarding it. However, if the Autobots first opened the door which led to a closet filled with Decepticon spare parts, they found a pile of spare Decepticon emblems. Donning them, Hot Rod and the rest of his team were able to fool the Decepticon Droids guarding Sarah’s ship. Escaping in the ship, despite the Decepticons best efforts to stop them, the Autobots returned to Metroplex. Sarah then gave the Autobots the secret to her Invisibility Device, ensuring the Autobots their victory in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Hot Rod served on an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] under the command of Ultra Magnus. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Hot Rod joined an underground Autobot cell led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Among the members of the cell was [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], whom Hot Rod became attached to. From the [[Wastelands]], Hot Rod, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] observed an incoming Decepticon shuttle carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Shortly afterward, the cell rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and took him to their base. After awakening, Prime attacked [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], Blurr, and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], forcing Hot Rod (who didn't recognize him) to hold the Autobot leader at gunpoint. After receiving a corrective slap from and being admonished by Kup, Hot Rod apologized. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

After Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot]]s on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prime organized the resistance cell and other Autobot forces on the planet in an assault on Shockwave's citadel. Fighting alongside the Autobot leader, Hot Rod was amazed that the stories Kup had told him about Prime's courage and heroism had all been true. As an injured Prime breached the citadel, Hot Rod, Ironhide and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] provided cover fire, taking down a number of Guardians in the process. Along with the rest of Iacon, they witnessed the divine light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] when Shockwave activated it. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

As Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] battled Shockwave within the citadel, Hot Rod and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Immediately afterward, they were confronted with the looming threat of a remaining Guardian robot—a threat that was soon neutralized by the arrival of the [[Wreckers]], the [[Autobot High Council]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The unified Autobot group soon breached the citadel, and successfully brought to an end Shockwave's reign. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Some time later, Hot Rod ran a simulation combat scenario against Kup, and won using tactics that, in Kup's opinion, would have killed them both had it been real. Only after his victory did Hot Rod remember that he'd promised to take Arcee to see an [[Earth]]-bound shuttle launch—a duty Springer was happy to relieve him of. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Soon afterward, he was assigned to perimeter guard duty at [[Autobase]] with Gnaw and Wheelie, separating him from Arcee. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Optimus Prime once experienced a vision showing, at some unknown point in the future, Hot Rod had become a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].{{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
After looking upon the still-recovering Optimus Prime with Wheelie and Gnaw, Hot Rod was accosted by several "[[Female Autobots|Transformer-like warriors]]," and knocked off-line. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|It's funny because Rodimus sucked at everything.]]
A few months after he destroyed [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in 2005, {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}} Rodimus Prime spearheaded an effort to establish multiple recon posts to watch for advancing threats... even though some of his scientists said he shouldn't. When only two of the five launched ships were ever heard from again. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Great Wars ended and the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, he changed his name to simply "Rodimus" and decided to check out the new "[[Maximal Upgrade]]". His relationship with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ended shortly after, as the latter went through dark gripping depression over the death of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and vanished.

Rodimus joined the [[Wreckers]] at some undetermined point afterward. After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] took over Cybertron with his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]], Wrecker leader [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] got stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]], leaving Rodimus in charge. True to form, he ditched leadership duties to [[Primal Prime]] as soon as possible.

After Primal Prime got his marching orders from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], he met Rodimus deep inside Cybertron's caverns, where Arcee—in a new Maximal body—lurked and stewed in her depression. Realizing he couldn't convince her to give a damn about anything, he left, rejoining the main Wrecker force in battle. Making it onto an ancient Autobot shuttle, the Wreckers blasted off... with late-arrival Arcee. {{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Except you're the size of my arm now.]]
Rodimus recognized the homing beacon emitting from [[Archa Nine]] as one of those missing exploration parties mentioned before. When the shuttle landed, Rodimus stayed behind to help repair the damage the ship had suffered. The entire Wrecker team later gathered in an [[Akalouthan]] village, where Rodimus was reunited with [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]], who took them to see the artifact known as the [[Divine Light]]. The Wreckers' analysis of the item was cut short, as it was stolen by the traitor [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Rodimus saw the back-in-his-old-body [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] off, who was sent to chase after Cyclonus, while the Wreckers made for their next destination... even though several of them were now leery of the visions Primal Prime had been getting. Because they'd really done ''so well'' by the Wreckers so far. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Upon landing on the frozen planet, Rodimus was part of the search party immediately dispatched to look for... something. Primal Prime wasn't too specific. They came across [[Al-badur]], an exiled [[Quintesson]], who gave them a little history lesson. They were then promptly attacked by a school of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], but the Wreckers made short work of them. They made their way back to the ship, with Al-badur in tow, and made for their next destination... {{storylink|Disclosure}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If Optimus can die, so can I!]]
...Cybertron. As Primal Prime took some Wreckers after their true foe, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], Rodimus tried to get their injured to a safe place. Unfortunately, the planet was under a full scale Quintesson invasion, and some anti-aircraft fire inevitably clipped the ship and sent them plummeting downwards. After they made it to safe ground, Rodimus and the crew hooked up with his fellow [[Matrix Templar]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and followed his insight to the battle. They confronted Cryotek's underling, Cyclonus, and his purloined squad of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. With casualties mounting on both sides, Cyclonus beat a safe retreat, collapsing the tunnel behind him to prevent pursuit. Rodimus was quick enough to dive through the falling debris, however, leaving the two old enemies alone to do battle. Centuries of bad blood carried them through the conflict, until both drew their weapons at point blank range, and fired.

Horribly damaged by this last attack, Rodimus struggled to keep up with the other Wreckers and the running conflict between [[Sentinel Maximus]] and Cryotek. The fighting came to an end at a Quintesson banishing chamber, where the treacherous Al-badur had attempted to toss Sentinel and Cryotek into a formless void. The two warriors were trapped behind an energy dome, barely able to fight off the portal's pull using their flight systems. Once [[Fractyl]] pointed out that Cryotek was empowered by the Divine Light, a fraction of Primus's own power, Rodimus realized that as Matrix Templars he and Cheetor could drain that power away from the Predacon. They managed to extract most of it before Cryotek cut off their siphoning effect. In the end, Sentinel Maximus sacrificed himself to pull Cryotek into the void with him. Rodimus finally expired from his wounds from fighting Cyclonus, quietly passing on into the Matrix. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoeTFHotRod70s.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|"That bumperchest really doesn't feel right. How do Prowl and Jazz live with it?"]]
Hot Rod was one of [[Teletran 3]]'s unfortunate victims when the computer malfunctioned and transported a random number of Transformers to random points in Earth's timeline. Along with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Hot Rod ended up in mid-1970's [[San Francisco]], where he was locked into the form of a Ford Mustang muscle car. The dormant Autobot was soon stolen by a car thief, but was chased down by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to retrieve the Transformers. Discovering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in the process, the humans equipped both vehicles with [[disruption unit]] that awakened the Transformers and sent them back to present-day Cybertron seconds after Hot Rod commented about feeling "really weird." {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Back on Cybertron, they were stuck waiting inside the force field Ultra Magnus had erected to prevent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from capturing Teletran 3. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time after his time travel adventure, Hot Rod reported to Optimus Prime that [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s team on Earth had been sidetracked by a Cobra attack. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} When said team ended up disappearing in Cybertron's [[Gladiator Zone]], Hot Rod convinced Optimus to stay behind and take care of an Autobot peace ceremony instead of going out and searching for them. Hot Rod then assembled his own search party, but they failed to find the missing Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Unfortunately, [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked the peace ceremony and captured Optimus Prime, leading to Hot Rod assembling a new team intent on rescuing him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} [[File:Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus BlackHorizon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]] They fought Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army together with reinforcements from G.I. Joe, and during the battle, Hot Rod paused in horror as he saw the light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] being opened inside the Decepticon base. The Decepticon army eventually defeated, and by the time Hot Rod reached inside their base, Serpent O.R. had been killed as well. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Hot Rod questioned Optimus Prime's choice to go to Earth again, accusing his leader of feeling guilty about [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death at Serpent O.R.'s hands and doing everything by himself just to prevent more people from dying. Prime just looked at him sadly before leaving, causing Ultra Magnus to tell Hot Rod that he really needed to learn when to stop talking. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:SpotlightHotRod-HotRodcvrAexcerpt.jpg|thumb|left|As much as anything else, this was to troll [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]].]]
Originating from the city-state of [[Nyon]], {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Hot Rod destroyed it to keep its population from being painfully, fatally drained to fuel the corrupt [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s war machines. {{storylink|Purge}}

Years later, Hot Rod held a fairly high rank in the Autobot army, equivalent to [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], and was sent on a mission to [[Ki-Aleta]] to retrieve the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] which turned into a only technically-successful disaster, with himself the only apparent survivor. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}} When he found out [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] had also survived, he rescued him from a Decepticon prison, unaware that he was the traitor who had caused things to go so wrong. Soon after, he was called to Earth to aid [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], but briefly returned to retrieve the Magnificence to gain information on the [[Expansion]], during which he discovered Dealer's treachery and killed him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} Thereafter, he returned to his information-gathering task on the [[Machination]], and though was badly beaten by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], he still aided in the Decepticon's defeat. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

After surviving the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}} and watching Optimus surrender to [[Skywatch]], {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Hot Rod led a group of Autobots to make an alliance with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to get off Earth, with the capitalist Decepticon buttering him up by dubbing him "Rodimus Prime". {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Adopting the name, Rodimus fled his bad decisions by stealing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' spacecraft, hoping to redeem himself by reclaiming the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. After fighting his way through the Decepticons and reclaiming the talisman, Rodimus was blasted into space by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], leading to a trip that involved the discovery of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron's]] army-building. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}} Returning the Matrix and this information to Optimus, he was permanently redubbed Rodimus and joined him in facing Galvatron, {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} convincing Optimus that only the Matrix could undo the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]]' contamination of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

With the Great War considered over and Cybertron reborn, the Autobots oversaw the return of their planet's [[NAIL|neutral population]]. When a map leading to the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]] was found in the depleted core of the Matrix, Rodimus decided to leave Cybertron, hoping to find the Knights so they could bring peace to the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Emotionally manipulated by Prowl however, Rodimus allowed the [[Phase Sixer]] [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] to be smuggled aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in an attempt to extract information from the former Decepticon. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} After he broke free of his restraints, Overlord went on a rampage, leaving much of the crew dead or wounded, {{storylink|The Gloaming}} setting the crew on a collision course with the rogue [[Chief Justice]] [[Solomus|Tyrest]], stopping his mad scheme to commit genocide against all constructed cold Cybertronians. Though the day had been saved, Rodimus' Matrix half, and the map within, had been shattered. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

After a brief stopover at Cybertron to stop [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s evil plan, {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron}} Rodimus found himself, thanks to loophole exploitation, sharing the captaincy with a repentant Megatron. The ''Lost Light'' set course for [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], also seeking the Knights, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} with the legendary Autobot joining the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

Following their heroics at [[Miliarium]], [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] travelled to [[Necroworld]], finding a vengeful [[Decepticon Justice Division]] waiting for them. Trying to call for help, the Autobots found that [[Getaway]] had taken over the ''Lost Light'', the majority of the crew disgusted at Team Rodimus' acceptance of Megatron. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Salvation for the resource-starved group when [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] sacrificed himself to supercharge everyone to [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] levels of power, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} buying enough time for Megatron's gambits to defeat the DJD. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

When trying to return to Cybertron, Team Rodimus found that they had been shunted into a [[Functionist Universe|parallel universe]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} While they quickly managed to return home, Megatron, much to Rodimus' fury, had managed to stay behind. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

When the group instead flew after the ''Lost Light'', they were forced to abandon ship, {{storylink|Sardines}} falling into the orbit of the original [[Mederi]] which Rodimus deduced was the legendary [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Finding themselves caught in the plans of the mysterious [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], Rodimus managed to reclaim the ''Lost Light'' {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} before Megatron returned from the parallel universe alongside the threat the Architect had prepared for, the alternate [[Functionist Council]] whose version of Cybertron they'd turned into a planet-sized monster. The Architect then revealed himself to be Adaptus, naming the other members of the [[Guiding Hand]], all of whom Rodimus had crossed paths with in his life. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} After Adaptus had been killed, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Rung, the new identity of Primus himself, gave his life to produce twelve duplicates of the Matrix, allowing the ''Lost Light'' crew to overload [[Vector Sigma]] via Cybertron's [[Hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spots]], disintegrating the Functionist Council. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Amomg Embers}}

With the quest over, Rodimus said goodbye to Megatron, carted off for trial and punishment by the [[Galactic Council]], while the ''Lost Light'' itself was disassembled to aid in the rebuilding of "New Cybertron". In the centuries that followed, Rodimus found himself unable to properly adapt to peacetime, finding solace in alcohol. Eventually he signed onto the ''[[Exitus]]'' in a futile attempt to relive the glory days. When [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] died, a slightly drunk Rodimus placed Megatron's withered [[Rodimus Star]] on the medic's tomb but promised to stay in touch with [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Hot Rod didn't wind up getting invited. He bemoaned that no one ever remembered ''his'' anniversary.

Later, Optimus told a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... and showed them Hot Rod and Sunstreaker eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei manga rodimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]
While the other Autobots were busy dealing with a rampaging [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Astrotrain]], Hot Rod disrupted [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons' attack on a power plant by engaging them solo. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Unable to tackle Megatron in hand-to-hand combat, he was able to get [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Starscream]] to accidentally blast his leader instead, but this did little more than annoy Megatron, who flattened Hot Rod with a [[fusion cannon]] blast. With Hot Rod defeated, the Decepticons pulled out, but the Autobot cavalier didn't let the defeat get him down, and he sped off to join the other Autobots in battling Astrotrain. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} Soon after, Hot Rod helped defend another power plant against a Decepticon attack, shielding the human workers from Starscream's blasts with his own body. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}

When the mysterious new Decepticon warrior [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cyclonus]] provided Megatron with the means to transform himself into the monstrous [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Galvatron]], Hot Rod, [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Ironhide]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] trailed Cyclonus's Targetmaster partner [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] to the volcano in which Megatron was carrying out his transformation. Despite resistance from Starscream and Cyclonus, Hot Rod and his team were able to collapse the volcano's cone in on itself. They believed they had sealed Megatron within, and were about to focus their attack on Starscream when they were sent scattering by the explosive emergence of Galvatron from the remains of the caldera. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! BunBun'' manga===
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Following the defeat of [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Galvatron]] on [[Earth]], Hot Rod was among the Autobots that [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Optimus Prime]] summoned to the planet. Together with [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Ironhide]], [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Hound]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Hot Rod was to protect the planet while Optimus's team set off for Cybertron in pursuit of the fleeing Galvatron. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===Fire Rodimus===
{{note|Fire Rodimus is based on an unproduced toy concept. For information about the toy concept, see [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Notes|here]].}}
[[File:TFGRodimus.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|New Rodimus, not to be confused with New Coke.]]

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Rodimus (in his [[Micromaster]] body) was severely injured defending [[Micro|Zone]] from a [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] invasion. Subsequently, Rodimus's essence was transferred into [[Duke Fire]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]'s power-up being, and Rodimus became known as Fire Rodimus. Star Convoy and Fire Rodimus's powerful combined form, Supernova Convoy, defeated [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15}}

====''Regeneration One''====
Fire Rodimus was among the many alternate universe incarnations glimpsed by [[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]'s [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} and was also summoned to Primax 512.5 Gamma to fight the [[Dark Matrix]] creature. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s, including Rodimus, attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} After Megatron transformed into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus helped stop Galvatron's rampage by distracting him long enough for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] to take Galvatron's helmet off, returning him to normal. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFvsJoe4 hotrod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Flame deco now available with Kirby Krackle!]]

Polymath warrior prince '''Imhotep Rodimus''' was Optimus Prime's chosen successor as Autobot leader. Unfortunately for Rodimus, when Optimus disappeared and Megatron seized control of Cybertron, Dinobot leader Grimlock objected to the "chosen one" taking leadership and defeated him in combat, casting him out of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Fallen and dejected, with no fight left in him, the young 'bot became a cog in Megatron's great machine, and wound with a lowly job in reactor maintenance, cleaning up vermin droppings and ferrying around the tubular [[energon]] containers from which he took his new name: Hot Rod.

On a routine collection of [[turborat]] traps, Hot Rod was puzzled to find that one trap contained not the robotic pests he was used to, but small, organic beings: unfortunate members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], who had recently arrived on the planet. Tossing them in with the rest of his cargo and going on his weary way past the [[smelting pool]]s, he was suddenly confronted by Autobot revolutionary Blaster, who despised him for his defection and opened fire on him. A G.I. Joe [[G.I.Rocket|missile bombardment]] subsequently took Blaster out, but when Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Demolisher (G1)|Demolisher]] arrived, they assumed Hot Rod was responsible and congratulated him. Praise from these low-lifes was the last straw for Hot Rod, and he threw the pair into one of the furnaces, loaded up the unconscious Blaster, and roared off back to Metroplex, unintentionally providing the Joes with an escape from their own missiles in the process. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

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Hot Rod returned to Metroplex just as it was coming under attack from both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He managed to get inside the Autobot city anyways, and brought Blaster to Ratchet, urging the medic to save the brave Autobot to whom he owed his reawakening. Hot Rod then made his way to Metroplex's control room and ordered him to convert to his battle mode. Before he could convince the traumatized city to do so, Grimlock happened by. The Dinobot tried to chase off Hot Rod as he had done so in the past, but with a solid left hook Rodimus challenged Grimlock for leadership once more. Whatever the outcome of the duel, Grimlock expired shortly thereafter at the hands of Megatron. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Afterwards, Rodimus, Brawn, and Mirage found that [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], while in a trance, had drawn a map to the Chamber of Primus on Metroplex's floor. Following the map, the three Autobots, Bazooka, Cover Girl, and Duke found the face of the dormant Cybertronian god whispering: "No will but Megatron's"... Decepticobra guards, posted at a nearby Megatronian temple, caught sight of them, and a firefight began between both sides. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

The group's pilgrimage took them deep beneath the surface of Cybertron, where they encountered the mysterious [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. The Keeper told the group about the creation of Cybertron from its progenitor [[Daiakuron]]. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}} Their tour of the netherworld was cut short by tremors from above, and the team made a break for it. Rodimus made up to the surface safely, where he dispatched Springer and some Joes to rescue the individuals who hadn't made it out. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} As the maddened Primus drew closer to the sun, both sides prepared for the final confrontation. Rodimus rallied the shellshocked Metroplex, convincing him to transform into his robot form for the first time in millennia. As the Jotobots attacked Trypticon, Rodimus rode Sky Lynx into the battle. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

Rodimus was one of the many Autobots forced to combine with Megatron to form "Mega-Megatron". After the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the end of the war, Optimus departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark-2'', once again offering Rodimus a second chance to rule Cybertron. Rodimus gratefully accepted the opportunity. As a peacetime "philosopher-king", he and Wreck-Gar frequently visited [[Uranus]] to contemplate. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kenshō Ono]] (Japanese)}}
Hot Rod was hanging out with Ultra Magnus when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] tracked the pair down to get their opinions on the remake of ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'', seeing as they were the game's original player characters. Hot Rod had to explain that Magnus blamed himself for the earlier game's difficulty. When they discussed what mystery the game's title referred to, Hot Rod suggested it was the mysteriously large amount of salad you got at restaurants. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}} Hot Rod was later among the Autobots who briefly answered [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s summons. {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

Optimus invited back Rodimus to talk about ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010|Transformers 2010]]'' and how it continued on the original cartoon. Unfortunately the discussion was derailed by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] who was confused by the absence of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' in Japan when the show original aired, resulting in the group discussing better ways to relay the events of the movie. {{storylink|The Road to Smoothly Conveying the Content of the Movie}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Rodimus, though brash, was considered to have the makings of a skilled leader and honorable commander. {{storylink|Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Rodimus' bio}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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During the original Great War, Hot Rod fought on Earth and once tore off [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s wing in a parking garage. {{storylink|Derailment}}

At some point during the conflict, Hot Rod ascended to leadership of the Autobots, becoming Rodimus Prime. His tenure was not particularly successful, prompting [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] to defect to the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}} A crater near [[Altihex]], one of the largest on Cybertron, was known as [[Rodimus' Folly]]. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} Rodimus would eventually abandon the title and return to using his original name.

When the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]] came into power, Hot Rod quickly became aware of how oppressive their rule was. He believed he could work within their system however, and set about implementing gradual change without resorting to violence. To this end, he downsized his body and became a [[Micromaster]], even though doing so meant he lost much of his status in the government's hierarchy. Hot Rod worked the system for seventy years, along the way getting posted as the head of [[Micropolis]]. Then, in the late 24th century, [[Lio Convoy]] sparked a revolution among the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] populace, calling for an aggressive societal reform. Hot Rod and his team, [[Drillbuster]], [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]], [[Spaceshot]], and [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], were assigned to deal with and counter the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]]'s [[Grand Uprising]].

In energy-starved times, Hot Rod, like most other members of society, was privy to a very limited amount of fuel. It surprised him then when he was given a full tank in preparation for an upcoming mission. The severity of the situation cleared up why he had been allowed more than his usual ration: the Resistance had managed to steal the [[G-Virus]]. This potent weapon had been reverse-engineered from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s remains, and would replicate the process that transformed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] into the mad scion of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in anyone that was infected with it. Hot Rod was furious to learn that the one who had orchestrated the theft was none other than [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]; his former teammate had previously transplanted his spark into a Maximal body and then led many violent attacks against the government. Hot Rod did find solace in the fact that Grimlock was a predictable opponent though. He quickly puzzled out that the Resistance's next target would be the first [[Games (competition)|gladiatorial game]] to be hosted since Lio Convoy's call to arms. Hot Rod called in every favor owed to him to secure two hundred extra guards for [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus Arena]], with an extra three-hundred [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] officers to patrol the stadium's crowd.

Despite these precautions, Grimlock's cell managed to come dangerously close to the crowd before Hot Rod was alerted to their presence. He went to deal with the intruders in person, leaving most of his troops in place in case Grimlock was merely creating a diversion for another attack. Hitching a ride atop of Blackout and Spaceshot's combined vehicle mode, he managed to reach the Resistance fighters before they were in position to infect the Builders enjoying the Game. While his subordinates dealt with The [[Manterror|Man Terror]] and [[Snapper]], two Predacons operating under Grimlock, Hot Rod took on the former [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] himself. The battle that ensued left both Hot Rod and his opponent gravely wounded. Many verbal attacks were also traded between them, with Grimlock accusing Hot Rod of spitting on everything the Autobot badge once stood for by siding with the Builders. Hot Rod countered that though he hated what their world had become, he was leading by example, unlike Grimlock who had remained a violent brute. Their brawl eventually led to both 'bots tumbling out into the arena crowd. Grimlock's remaining allies came to his aid, and Hot Rod was tossed aside as Snapper prepared to unleash a virulent payload on the unsuspecting crowd. Hot Rod pleaded with him not to, explaining to the Predacon what the virus actually did; Grimlock had neglected to inform his underlings of this particular detail. Snapper was swayed to not unleash a thousand more mad tyrants on Cybertron, and destroyed the virus. Though Hot Rod had been specifically instructed to retrieve the G-Virus, he was simply content with the fact that it had not been unleashed. In thanks for his cooperation, Hot Rod promised Snapper that he would be treated fairly as he was taken into custody. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

Though Hot Rod was true to his word, the Resistance placed a bounty on Snapper's head, resulting in three separate attempts being made on his life. After a few years, Hot Rod ordered Snapper to be transferred to Iacon. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

When the Assembly rolled out the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] as their new breed of soldier, Hot Rod raised numerous moral and practical concerns that the Assembly ignored. When the deployment of the Vehicons kicked off the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], the Resistance decided it had nothing left to lose and made a do or die march towards Iacon. Hot Rod led the defence of Builder territory but despite, in [[Raikuru|Riker]]'s words, working miracles, the Micromaster 001st was consistently forced to retreat. When contacted by Ratbat, the Assembly member ordered Hot Rod to risk mass civilian casualties if it meant delaying the Resistance's progress to Iacon. With the support of his squad, Hot Rod claimed he hadn't heard the orders clearly and shut the line, ordering his troops to retreat back to Iacon. The fact that Hot Rod continued to ignore his calls was used as excuse by Riker to get out of the Assembly while the getting was good, so he could inspect the troops.

After the Assembly had been converted into Vehicons themselves, Hot Rod led his troops in defending Iacon. When the situation led to what remained of the Builder government and the Resistance uniting, Hot Rod surrendered some of his troops to [[B'Boom]]'s control. He continued to hold the line until the [[Grand Mal]] was destroyed, terminating the Vehicon's control signal. As the Vehicons fell into chaos, Hot Rod offered B'Boom some advice and perspective on the burdens of command.

Following the establishment of the [[Cybertronian Parliament]], Hot Rod joined Riker as one of the two representatives of Builder society, his reasonable arguments both angering [[Lio Convoy]] and convincing him that the body might work. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Hot Rod later gave a speech at the commencement ceremony for the latest incarnations of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
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In one universe, Rodimus fought alongside his fellow Autobots against Megatron's Decepticons until the Cybertronian civil war led to the creation of the monstrous combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Thunder Mayhem turned on his masters, ultimately leading to him rampaging across Cybertron. Rodimus presumably perished during the reckoning of his homeworld. {{storylink|History}}

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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Pronsky]] (''Combiner Wars'', English), [[Judd Nelson]] (''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes'', English)}}

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At some point around the end of the Great War, Hot Rod accepted the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to become Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} In his new role as leader, Rodimus became a member of Cybertron's [[Council of Worlds]] alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Mistress of Flame]]. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}}

When the Council of Worlds convened to discuss the out-of-control [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] that threatened both Cybertron and its outlying colonies, Rodimus first suggested fighting fire with fire by using the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create more combiners. As the three members debated how to best handle the problem, Rodimus suggested getting [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] involved before [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] attempted to eliminate the Enigma and accidentally injured Starscream when her shot went wide. {{storylink|The Council}}

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Later, the Council of Worlds examined the corpses of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] when security cameras detected Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Windblade on approach to destroy the Enigma. In desperation, the Mistress suggested using the Enigma of Combination to intimidate Prime's team into standing down, but Rodimus advocated a peaceful approach, and the three went to meet with the intruders face-to-face. Eventually, however, negotiations broke down when Megatron fired on his former lieutenant, and amidst the chaos [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attacked from below, ripped one of Rodimus's arms off, and hurled him away. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}}

Rodimus's injuries left him too damaged to safely activate the Enigma, and this injury allowed Starscream to get his hands on the Enigma and betray his nominal allies by taking the relic's power for himself.
{{storylink|A War of Giants}} As Starscream struggled to maintain control of his new form, a burst of energy sent Rodimus and the Mistress of Flame flying. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} After Starscream's defeat, Rodimus and the Mistress of Flame stood by as Windblade made a peace offering by handing the Enigma over to [[Victorion]]. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Following the Combiner Wars, Rodimus returned to the [[Primal Basilica]], where he asked the [[Chorus of the Primes]] to take back the [[Matrix of Leadership]], as he no longer believed himself worthy to carry it. The Chorus agreed and restored his arm before reformatting him back into his previous body as Hot Rod. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When the [[Mistress of Flame]] alerted him to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s attack, he rushed back towards [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex City]] to help fight, assuring the Mistress he wouldn't be long. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} {{storylink|The Fight Begins}}

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Finally arriving, he ran into Windblade and the two worked together to attack Trypticon, though they were unable to save Metroplex. When [[Emissary (TR)|Emissary]] was swallowed by Trypticon, Hot Rod entered Trypticon's body himself and rescued the [[Titan Master]], though he was hit by Trypticon's tail and sustained severe damage. Unable to move, he asked Windblade to take Emissary and find [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. As he lay on the ground, [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] arrived and forced the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] into the weakened Hot Rod's chest, corrupting him. {{storylink|At the Last Second}} The two later observed the end of the conflict and the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] from afar. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

[[File:Volcanicus-RodimusCron.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Carbon fiber, 28 caliber, made in China; if you want to kill a public servant, Mr. Maroni, I recommend you buy American.]]

Now an acolyte of Megatronus, Hot Rod found himself dramatically powered up by the Matrix of Chaos, which granted him the new name '''Rodimus Cron'''. He joined Overlord in assaulting the remaining Combiners, killing [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and disabling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. He proceeded to destroy Devastator's limbs one by one until [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] finally confessed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s whereabouts, only to finish the job anyway before departing for [[Primal Swamp]] with Overlord. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

At first their search proved fruitless, but they spotted the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and took them down, attempting to interrogate them for Megatron's whereabouts. Rodimus found himself momentarily possessed by [[Unicron]], who identified the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]] from [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s description before killing [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] as a warning, leaving Rodimus's body as he and Overlord headed for the library. There, they caught Megatron's team unaware, giving Rodimus the opportunity to kill Victorion. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Rodimus then proceeded to beat down any member of the team that came his way, culminating in him strangling Windblade when she moved to defend Megatron. Though she pleaded with him in an attempt to reach him, he assured her the old Hot Rod was dead and tossed her aside. He again prepared to execute Megatron, but Overlord insisted he do it himself. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}}

Unfortunately for him, Megatron used the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] to kill Overlord, overwhelming Rodimus with its power and leaving him on the ground. As Megatronus arrived to take the blaster, revealing his intention to combine it with the Matrix, Rodimus was again possessed by Unicron. Hellbent on destroying the Matrix, he approached Megatronus, but was knocked away before the Fallen Prime escaped with the blaster. Undeterred, Rodimus got to his feet and gave chase in vehicle mode. Although Windblade still hoped to save her friend, the others all agreed that if the time came, Rodimus might have to be sacrificed to save their race. {{storylink|Consequences}} Rodimus eventually arrived at the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] just as Megatronus had incapacitated everyone but Megatron, and the power of Unicron morphed him into an even stronger form. {{storylink|Collision Course}}

[[File:POTP-Ep10-Saga's-End-Rodimus-Cron-evolves.jpg|thumb|300px|"We are [[Venom (Marvel)|Venom]]."]]

Now fully possessed by Unicron, Rodimus battled Megatronus for the Matrix. When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] got his hands on it instead and transformed into Optimal Optimus, he drew Rodimus's attention and the two began fighting, seemingly evenly matched. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Ultimately, Optimal got the upper hand and managed to remove the Matrix of Chaos from Rodimus, freeing him from Unicron's control and turning him back to Hot Rod. With Unicron now attempting to take control of Megatron, the still-weak Hot Rod confirmed their only option was to kill them both, to which Optimal obliged. In the aftermath, Hot Rod was placed in intensive care to recover from his experience, though Optimus Prime suspected that the emotional wounds from his time as Rodimus Cron would never heal. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

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===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:ChaosOnVelocitron-Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|YEEHAW!!!]]
Hot Rod was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)|Firedrive]], who granted him the ability to use electrostatic fire blasts to disable enemy systems. {{storylink|Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Firedrive/Hot Rod toy bio}} Later, during a mission to [[Velocitron]], Rodimus Prime crossed the finish line in a race to win the power of dominion over speed, but he had to convert himself into a Titan Master to use the power.<ref>''Titans Return'' Chaos on Velocitron bios</ref>
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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
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With the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Hot Rod could evolve into Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Rodimus Prime packaging bio}} However, when corrupted by the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]], Nemesis Hot Rod evolved into Rodimus Unicronus. Either form could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Rodimus Prime and Evolution Rodimus Unicronus packaging bios}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Rodimus Prime and Rodimus Unicronus, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===

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A group of mysterious dimensional observers observed a potential future where Hot Rod and Star Convoy stood side-by-side with [[Great Mazinger]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
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In a dystopian 2015 created from the Decepticons' monopoly over [[time travel]], Rodimus Prime led the few remaining Autobots from [[Hill Valley]]'s [[Delgado Mine]]. When the defected Decepticon [[Gigawatt]], having scanned the [[DeLorean time machine]], came before Rodimus and informed him of how Megatron had gained time travel, Rodimus sent him back to [[1974]] to undo the perversion of history. As a result of his damaged [[flux capacitor]] however, Gigawatt was unable to complete his mission, instead bringing [[Marty McFly]], from the year [[1985]] before Rodimus. Though Rodimus had hoped Marty could repair the flux capacitor, the human told him that only [[Doc Brown]] could repair it. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

Soon afterwards, Rodimus led the Autobots to a distress signal, finding that Starscream, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Biff Tannen]] had surrounded Doc Brown as well as Marty's parents [[Lorraine Baines-McFly|Lorraine]] and her husband [[George McFly|George]]. Though Rodimus advocated caution, Marty ran in, providing enough of a distraction for the Autobots to engage. The Autobots and their allies emerged victorious but before they could roll out, the Hill Valley courthouse unexpectedly revealed itself to be [[Watchtower]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 3|Transformers/Back to the Future #3}}

Ordering the humans to retreat, Rodimus boldly led the charge against Watchtower but quickly found his troops outmatched by the giant's firepower. When Gigawatt was injured by the battle, Rodimus ordered Skilz to back the humans up, fighting alone until he was simply stomped to death by Watchtower. Following Marty and Gigawatt altering time so that the Decepticons were never awakened, Rodimus never ascended to leadership of the Autobots. When Marty returned to 2015 with the [[DeLorean time machine]], Rodimus greeted him. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 4|Transformers/Back to the Future #4}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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After the Decepticons' pilfering of [[Equestria]]n artifacts had brought several ponies to Cybertron, {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}} Hot Rod was among the Cybertronian youths who befriended the displaced [[Scootaloo]], showing their guest some Cybertronian stunts before the group reunited the equine with her aunts [[Holiday]] and [[Lofty]]. {{storylink|A Real Mother}}

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===''Last Bot Standing''===
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Hot Rod was forged during the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons. Although some of his comrades convinced themselves that conflict was intrinsically ingrained into their civilization, the fact that Hot Rod had never known a Cybertron at peace didn't make his duty of fighting against the Decepticons any easier. In time, Hot Rod rose to become "Rodimus Prime" then, at some point afterwards, shed the title to become simply "Rodimus". During his career, Rodimus stood shoulder-to-shoulder with many heroes of the war, including Optimus Prime, but developed a one-sided rivalry with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. He also at some point had a familiarity with a "[[Lost Light|lost light]]". {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

Rodimus was stationed on [[Earth]] when the increasingly violent Cybertronian war obliterated the planet, and he would remember the planet's destruction for many years afterwards. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} Over and over again, innocent species found themselves caught between the two factions and paid the price—including [[human]]s, [[Nebulan]]s, and [[Klozian|Klovian]]s—and with each new casualty Rodimus came to believe that his kind didn't deserve redemption. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

After ages of endless war, the Autobots and Decepticons finally became victims of their own success: their conflict had drained the universe of the [[energon]] and raw materials required to sustain themselves, and, one by one, the Cybertronians followed their victims into extinction. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} Eventually, Rodimus, [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]], and [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]] believed themselves to be the last three Cybertronians left in the universe, until they stumbled onto a pair of Decepticon warships. The Decepticons pursued them to the planet [[Donnokt]], a barren backwater on the very edge of the universe. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 1|Last Bot Standing #1}} However, the three Autobots made a shocking discovery: in a universe otherwise devoid of resources, Donnokt possessed vast seams of raw, highly volatile energon. Rodimus correctly deduced that, if other Cybertronians learned of this geological miracle, their presence would only begin the war all over again; after killing the Decepticons who'd pursued them to the planet, Rodimus, despite his friends' reservations, decided that they would lie low and simply run out the clock until their shipboard energon reserves ran dry. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}} To their surprise, however, the three discovered a primitive race of pre-sapient humanoids. The discovery caused Rodimus to realize that, if they ''weren't'' the last Transformers left, the planet's abundant energon could attract other potential survivors, and so the three settled on a plan: as the primitive organics developed a tribal society, Rodimus opened contact with their most trustworthy individuals and gifted them three [[energon key]]s that could awaken their Cybertronian guardians in an emergency. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} At some point, Rodimus recorded a video message for the natives in which he warned them to avoid the energon buried in their planet's crust, lest they attract the attention of other "visitors" from beyond the stars. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

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For the most part, Rodimus and his comrades kept to themselves, content to let the aliens evolve without any interference. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} Over time, however, Strongarm grew increasingly restless, and petitioned Rodimus to take their starship and search for other Cybertronian survivors. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} Thousands of years later, tragedy struck their little enclave: Gripper had an accident while recklessly driving in the mountains, and without the resources, energon, or skills required to repair their comrade, Strongarm and Rodimus couldn't save him. Some time later, an increasingly erratic Strongarm finally snapped and tried to steal their ship in an attempt to find other Cybertronians. Although Rodimus only intended to clip the ship's wings, he accidentally destroyed his only way off Donnokt and killed Strongarm with it. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

As his advanced age and lack of energon slowly caught up with him, Rodimus located the Wallkis family—remote descendants of the tribes he'd contacted thousands of years ago, and the current keepers of the energon keys—and made them an offer: if they kept him safe, he would protect their world from any outsiders who would do them harm. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}} The Wallkises accepted the deal, and Rodimus shifted into a fuel-conserving low-power mode after assuming his [[alternate mode]]. Rodimus's dormant body found new use as a humble covered wagon, an heirloom to be passed down from parent to child; {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}} by the time that the people of Donnokt had begun to mine their planet's energon and use it to fuel an industrial revolution, he and the energon keys eventually found their way into the possession of [[Shib Wallkis|Shib]], the eldest of three Wallkis siblings after the deaths of her parents. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 1|Last Bot Standing #1}}

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Pulled by [[Sparks (IDW)|Sparks]] and [[Firebolt (IDW)|Firebolt]], Shib used Rodimus's body to run an all-purpose courier service in the little settlement of [[Fembrance]], even though a new generation of fast, steam-powered cars threatened to undercut Shib's livelihood. One evening, after she helped rescue some miners from a cave-in up in the mountains, Shib returned to the town square just in time to see [[Nitro (IDW)|another Cybertronian]] approaching the village. The sight roused Rodimus into action, who promptly broke cover and decapitated the invader after a short, one-sided fight. Gathering the remnants of his wagon disguise around himself as a makeshift cape, Rodimus set out to investigate where the "visitor" had come from, and warned the inhabitants of Fembrance not to follow him. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 1|Last Bot Standing #1}}

Rodimus followed the trail all the way out into the remote desert, where he discovered that the other Transformer had come to Donnokt using a one-way space capsule caked in a greasy, organic liquid. When Shib caught up with him, Rodimus briefly took in the sight of the stars going out overhead—a relativistic legacy of the universe-ravaging Cybertronian war—before explaining the sad history of his people to the girl. Before he could make any more headway on his investigation, however, a group of townsfolk led by alderman [[Errold]] caught up with him and demanded he return to town for questioning. After some back-and-forth, Rodimus agreed to play along, and even let them tie him down if it made him feel safe. As dawn broke, however, a completely fuel-deprived Rodimus couldn't free himself, and the arrival of [[Override (BWU)|Override]] and [[Riotgear (G1)|Riotgear]], searching of their compatriot, interrupted Shib's attempt to rescue her friend when they freed Rodimus, and brought him back to their base camp. Once there, Rodimus met their leader, [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]], who'd found a new way for him and his band of Cybertronian remnants to survive in an energon-depleted universe by processing living beings into [[biofuel]], before he finally passed out from fuel depletion. Upon coming to, Rodimus discovered that Shib had stowed away in his cape, and that Steeljaw's men planned to forcibly induct Rodimus into their ranks after turning Shib into a batch of biofuel. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

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While Rodimus mourned Shib's looming death, Steeljaw returned with an unexpected compatriot—[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s severed head, who'd found new life as the "Veteran": a living library of knowledge who remembered everything that Steeljaw and his crew had forgotten from fuel depletion. Although Steeljaw initially welcomed Rodimus into their group, Rodimus announced that he'd sooner die than convert to their parasitic lifestyle; when Steeljaw pushed the issue, Rodimus spat in his eye. Undeterred, Steeljaw left with his men to ransack Fembrance and take as many prisoners at they could for processing; while [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] prepared to turn Shib into fuel, Wheelie allowed the pair a moment to say goodbye. However, Shib took advantage of Wheelie's goodwill to use the energon key she'd been carrying to supercharge Rodimus, heal his injuries, and return him to fighting shape. The re-energized Rodimus quickly dispatched his guards, destroyed their refinery, and kicked Wheelie's head into orbit. Rodimus and Shib raced back to town, dispatching [[Treadshock (G1)|Treadshock]] and [[Vex]] on the way, but arrived too late to prevent Steeljaw from taking most of the town prisoner. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

[[File:LastBotStanding4-Rodimus.jpg|thumb|200px|Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his fanservice level?]]

Once he'd arrived, a furious Steeljaw, who'd stolen the two remaining energon keys, promptly confronted him with the video message he'd recorded thousands of years ago and accused him of living in the midst of plenty while he and his "family" had spent millennia subsisting on low-quality biofuel. Ignoring Rodimus's warnings that any large-scale excavation would put the entire planet at risk, Steeljaw announced his intent to process the citizens of Fembrance into biofuel, then convert back to processing energon. However, Steeljaw's men turned on him as they squabbled over who'd get to use the key and wound up destroying one entirely; amidst the confusion, Rodimus helped free the townsfolk, then, as Shib grabbed the last key and ran, caused a distraction by igniting a pair of energon-powered steam cars and hurling them at the other Transformers—only for the blowback to knock him unconscious. When Rodimus came to, he found that the remaining members of Steeljaw's pack had pooled their remaining fuel and [[combiner|combined]] themselves into the malformed [[Unstoppimus]].

Although Rodimus quickly took down the giant by ripping its head from its body, the distraction meant that he'd already begun to run out of fuel again; by the time he caught up with Steeljaw and Sharpclaw inside the energon mine, the pair had already captured Shib and used the last remaining energon key to supercharge Steeljaw. The two ex-Decepticons ambushed and fatally wounded Rodimus, but, in the face of Steeljaw's furious speech that they'd kill everyone on Donnokt and use their biofuel to convert their systems back to energon, Rodimus just laughed: he'd already destroyed their biofuel refinery, meaning that they had no way to harvest or process Donnokt's abundant energon. Screaming in rage, Steeljaw impaled Rodimus through the chest and hurled him down the mineshaft—only for the raw crystals to heal the old Autobot's injuries. As Steeljaw prepared to ignite the mineshaft and blow apart the whole planet in a final fit of spite, a supercharged Rodimus leapt from the shaft, blew off Steeljaw's arm, and, as his foe moved to kill Shib, blew Steeljaw's head to bits.

Having won the last battle his species would ever fight, Rodimus ripped his blasters from his arms and took in the sunset with Shib, where he thanked her for being the best boss he'd ever had. Over the next few months, Rodimus worked with the citizens of Fembrance and taught them how to more efficiently harness their planet's energon supplies, allowing them to reap the benefits of faster steam cars and an electrical grid. In the meantime, Rodimus turned his attention to salvaging whatever remained of Steeljaw's ship and the stasis chambers inside. After taking custody of Steeljaw's remaining followers and imprisoning them inside, Rodimus launched his starship into orbit around Donnokt—just in case any other Cybertronians came calling—and eventually returned to stasis. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:GoGo11-HotRod.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Y'know, the thing about a shark, he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes, like a doll's eyes.]]

While Hot Rod was on a drive with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the pair spied a [[giant mechanical shark]]. Rather than fight it head-on, Hot Rod suggested they try to fish it up instead. Although his prey momentarily got the better of him when it swallowed the red Autobot, Hot Rod successfully cooked the giant fish from the inside out. {{storylink|Marvelous! Fire Shark Fishing!!}}

One day, Hot Rod slept in on the date of an important Autobot meeting. An annoyed Ultra Magnus barged into his house and forced him to get ready, but as he raced out the door Hot Rod forgot his favourite handkerchief. As Magnus ran after Hot Rod, he wound up hitting his head on the door frame and collapsing Hot Rod's house on himself. {{storylink|Don't Oversleep and Forget Things!!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 15}} {{storylink|Sprout Up}} {{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Extra Volume|Extra Volume}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 41}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 46}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
When an ally of his went missing, Hot Rod employed [[Slizardo]]'s services to aid in his search. When this led to them crossing paths with [[Skuxxoid]], the conman quickly caved and gave Hot Rod all the information he had. Satisfied, Hot Rod took his leave and told the organics to stay out of trouble. {{storylink|Void Rivals Energon Universe 2024 Special story}} Setting course for the sector where Skuxxoid had traded off a [[Nebulan]] spacecraft, Hot Rod passed the time by sparring with an [[auto-combatant]], though he found the aggression unusually high. When he reached the sector, Hot Rod found the promised signature and set course, only for the auto-combatant to inexplicably resume attacking him. Unbeknownst to him, Hot Rod was observed by a cloaked [[Quintesson Cruiser]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 11|Void Rivals #11}}
Following the trail to the [[Sacred Ring]], Hot Rod was nearly crashed into by an alien ship, responding with a warning barrage before the other craft assumed a non-hostile position. Once communications were open, the alien introduced himself as [[Darak]] of [[Agorria]]. Responding as "Hot Rod of Cybertron", the Autobot assured that his intentions were peaceful, the mention of his homeworld catching Darak's attention. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 14|Void Rivals #14}}

Langing in Agorria, Hot Rod joyfully reunited with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], being shown Agoria's new [[energon]] processing infrastructure but Springer dashed Hot Rod's hopes by flagging that he had yet to find [[Beta (G1)|Zerta Trion]]. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 15|Void Rivals #15}} Managing to find some privacy, the two Autobots welcomed the quiet atmosphere of Agoria. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 17|Void Rivals #17}} After Springer determined that Hot Rod's shuttle would need an upgrade to escape the [[Black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]]'s gravity well, Hot Rod told him of the worsening situation on Cybertron. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 18|Void Rivals #18}}

As the Autobot duo loitered, Zertonia launched an attack on Agoria, {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 21|Void Rivals #21}} Hot Rod appreciatively commenting on their tendency to eject just before he destroyed their air vehicles before all of the organics began convulsing as their [[energon port]]s began to glow. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 22|Void Rivals #22}} As a quake began to tear through the Sacred Ring, the Zertonians retreated, causing the quake to cease. Though the Autobots stuck around to help clean-up, Springer decided that was their cue to leave. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 23|Void Rivals #23}}

With the Agorrian's new energon powered machines speeding up the reconstruction, the Autobots were quickly rewarded with a large bounty of energon and the upgrades needed to allow Hot Rod's shuttle to escape the black hole's gravity well. After Springer said his goodbyes, the Autobots set off for Cybertron. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 24|Void Rivals #24}}

==Commercial appearances==
* Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] came to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s aid when the Autobot leader was fighting against [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod taunted the Decepticons, telling them to "watch my smoke!" {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
* Hot Rod and Kup found themselves stranded on the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The two Autobots drove up to the edge of a greenish pool, from which a pile of Sharkticons emerged and attacked. The duo fist-fighted their way through the enemy 'bots, with the help of an intervening [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}
* A stone sculpture of Rodimus was savaged by Weirdwolf as part of his training. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster Decepticons|Headmaster Decepticons commercial}}
* Rodimus Prime charged into battle with Kup, Blurr, and Wheelie against Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge. Then [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] joined the scuffle. Rodimus took the brunt of many of the Six-Changer's attacks, getting fired upon while Sixshot was in his jet fighter mode, pounced onto when Sixshot assumed his "wheeled wolf" mode, and blasted once more by the Decepticon's "laser pistol" mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
* Rodimus handed his totally trustworthy agent [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] an important device, and saluted him as he drove off. Unbeknownst to Rodimus, Punch would meet with the Decepticons under his "Counterpunch" guise and hand the device over to Galvatron himself! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
* Rodimus and Blurr drove to an Autobot laboratory, only to be informed by a distressed Kup that there had been an accident; the newest Autobots were monsters! Thankfully, they were still Autobots nonetheless, and helped ward off a Decepticon attack. After seeing how viciously the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s dealt with the Decepticons, Rodimus expressed relief that these new 'bots were on his side. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
* The Autobots were caught by surprise when it seemed at first that a tank and jet were about to crash into one another on the battlefield, only for them to transform together into the Decepticon [[Flywheels]]! Rodimus was unfazed by this turn of events, and pounced onto this new combatant. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Duocons and Throttlebots|Duocons and Throttlebots commercial}}
* Rodimus Prime fought next to Blurr against Galvatron and his cronies while Transformers from both factions prepared to leave Cybertron and expand their war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
* Hot Rod's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
** The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster Autobots|Headmaster Autobots commercial}}
** The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Hot Rod was one of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth''===
[[File:C64RodimusPrime.gif|thumb|upright=1.4|YOU'RE Hot Rot, I'M Hot Rod! Are there any [[Hot Rod (disambiguation)|other Hot Rods]] I should know about?]]
[[File:C64HotRod.gif|thumb|upright=1.4|[[The Matrix]] brakes in the middle of my transformation.]]
Along with their fellow Autobots, Hotrod{{sic}} and Rodimus Prime protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. Hotrod was ostensibly under the command of Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

{{note|In this game, "Hotrod" and Rodimus Prime are separate characters who can be in the same place at the same time. Don't try to think about this too hard.}}
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Mysteryofconvoy rodimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Optimus Prime went missing under mysterious circumstances, Ultra Magnus was given the task of battling hordes of Decepticons in order to solve the mystery of his whereabouts. The Decepticons had also stolen a collection of seven energon cubes belonging to Rodimus Prime, which Magnus strove to recover during his fight. When all seven were successfully obtained and the battle was won, a new challenge rose its head, but with his energon cubes back, Rodimus was able to take up the fight! He had a funny habit of looking like an orange Ultra Magnus if you looked at him sideways. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
Rodimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons and held captive on Cybertron by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. He was rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and his other comrades, and in turn helped rescue those who were still imprisoned. Once they had reunited, Rodimus Prime and the others met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] for the last battle against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter von Gomm]] (English)}}
====Autobot story====
[[File:Callofthefuture rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"I am from the future and know a lot about history!"]]

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] gained the incredible power of the [[Zel Quartz]] in the year 2010 and began cutting a swath of destruction across the galaxy, Rodimus Prime, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] resolved to prevent this devastation by traveling back in time and eliminating the quartz in the past, thereby altering their future. Using a [[unspace|Transwarp]]-equipped ship supplied by the [[Quintesson]]s, they traveled to the world of [[Zel Samine]] in the year 2003, where they ran across teams of present-day Autobots and Decepticons led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who were carrying out investigations on their own on the planet.

Making matters worse, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] also followed them back in time, and the two teams allied themselves with their respective present-day factions in order to locate the Zel Quartz. It wasn't necessarily an easy alliance to make: Rodimus was barely able to keep his cool when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], not believing that he and his team were really Autobots, demanded to know if Rodimus was Autobot leader in the future, what happened to Optimus? Fortunately, Optimus calmed his lieutenant down and welcomed the trio of future Autobots into his forces.

Working with the present day Autobots was not easy for Rodimus, as he was well aware of the fate that awaited them. On a number of occasions, he struggled with his knowledge of the future, knowing he could prevent a [[Battle of Autobot City|great tragedy]] but could also cause untold damage to the timestream by doing so. He also showed some interest in Arcee when he attempted to give her a precious stone he'd found during a mission to a mine, only for the female Autobot to scold him for taking something that didn't belong to him. Luckily for him, Optimus stepped in and settled things by ordering Rodimus and Arcee to return the stone. That Optimus makes one heck of a wingman.

After several false leads, the quartz was eventually located, serving as the power source of the [[ELTA]] power transmission array. After fighting their way through the likes of Cyclonus, Scourge, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and both [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his future counterpart Soundblaster, Rodimus and Optimus engaged Megatron and Galvatron in a two-on-two battle over ELTA, using the power of their twin Matrices to stop the computer from self-destructing. Once the dust from the fight had settled, Starscream reemerged and snatched up the Zel Quartz, only to promptly take it off-planet, where it disintegrated without Zel Samine's atmosphere and electromagnetic properties to sustain it. With their future thus averted, Rodimus and his Autobots began fading away to rejoin the timestream. Before they disappeared, Rodimus attempted to warn Optimus of the coming dangers in the future, including his Optimus's death (for which Rodimus continued to blame himself), but Optimus silenced him, telling him that he did not need to know what the future held. Rodimus told Optimus that he would always be the greatest leader in Autobot history, but Optimus told him that he was merely a soldier who loved justice, and that that was all Rodimus needed to be too.

====Decepticon story====
Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave encountered Rodimus Prime while investigating the presence of unknown craft over Zel Samine. Rodimus was stunned to see the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] before reminding himself of the era he was in. For his part, Megatron thought he was facing Hot Rod, but quickly realised his mistake. After a short, sharp fight that saw Rodimus defeated, Megatron was distracted enough by the appearance of Galvatron to allow the future Autobot to escape.

Rodimus would again battle Megatron as well as Galvatron at the ELTA power transmission array, this time alongside his hero Optimus Prime. He was shocked that despite the fact the two Primes were working together, they were still defeated. When Megatron and Galvatron resolved to destroy the ELTA array Rodimus pleaded with them to stop, pointing out that the array generated a massive amount of energy, the same energy the Decepticons so loved. Sadly, the two Emperors of Destruction felt that with the Zel Quartz now in their possession, they no longer needed the array and proceeded to destroy it with their combined power. The wounded Rodimus barely escaped.

He presumably returned to the future alongside all the future Transformers when Starscream unwittingly rendered the Zel Quartz powerless. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Rodimus, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream, and Megatron, Rodimus was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:RodimusLegends.jpg|thumb]]
Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rebirth as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus led the Autobots to a decisive victory over the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} When Galvatron summoned [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to the battlefield, Rodimus attempted to block the Decepticon advance with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], though unsuccessfully. {{storylink|The Colossus War}}

Rodimus and [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]] were put on trial by the [[Quintesson]]s. They faced death by [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] organized a well-timed coup. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}} The Autobots subsequently found themselves up against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Rodimus defeated the monster by opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]], saving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and becoming the new Autobot leader in the process. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and Rodimus Prime traveled to [[Chaar]] to see if the Decepticons were responsible. Damaged in an attack, he had a vision revealing the Quintessons were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} He almost sacrificed himself on the planet Goo to save the rest of his team. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} Rodimus traveled into the Matrix to learn the origin of the Transformer race. Following an attack on Cybertron, Galvatron was only prevented from fighting with Rodimus by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Rodimus, alongside Spike, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Ultra Magnus were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. Rodimus returned the Matrix of Leadership to the resurrected Autobot leader, reverting to Hot Rod in the process. Once in possession of the Matrix, however, Optimus fled for Cybertron, leaving the other Autobots stranded. The Matrix was returned to Hot Rod when Optimus regained his senses, who sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap, much to the chagrin of the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

Rodimus attempted to defend an experimental space bridge from Galvatron and his forces, only for a stray shot to hit the space bridge, sending all nearby combatants hurtling back in time. Finding themselves in a time where Primus and Unicron were battling one another, shaking the very cosmos with their blows, Rodimus and his troops allied themselves with their creator, while the mad Galvatron ordered his troops to help the Chaos Bringer. Despite the superior amount of beings that Unicron was able to will into being, the Autobots prevailed. Unicron was sent into a retreat, and the time-displaced Transformers were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Chuck (AB)#As Rodimus}}
Rodimus appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events or with in-app purchases. He is portrayed by Chuck. He also appears as [[Chuck (AB)#As Nemesis Hot Rod|Nemesis Hot Rod]], who is basically Rodimus Cron. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rodimus-(CW).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|We've got to get a new travel agent.]]
Rodimus (CW) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Optimus Maximus Awakes!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
;'''Hot Rod'''
[[File:RodimusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
Hot Rod encounters [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]].
{{storylink|Light Our Darkest Hour}}

[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] met with Hot Rod to offer information on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s dimensional recruitment scheme; Hot Rod was skeptical, and when the other [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s arrived on the scene, Hot Rod declared that it was an ambush. {{storylink|Rogue Trader}}

* '''Class:''' Special
* '''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
* '''Weapons:''' Hot Rod wields two blasters. ''And'' he can also throw a hand grenade from a distance and set a building on fire!
* '''Ability: Blessing of the Matrix:''' Makes a friendly bot invulnerable to damage and stun effects for 8 seconds. Upgrading this ability increases duration.
** '''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:hot-rod Hot Rod at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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;'''Rodimus Prime'''
[[File:Rodimus Prime Earth Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|That's right folks, the Matrix can also cure pipe bending!(Becoming the next leader of the Autobots included)]]

* '''Class''': Special
* '''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
* '''Ability: ''' Matrix Burst - Overcharge the Sparks of your allies, making them deal damage in an area around them over 5 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:rodimus-prime Rodimus Prime at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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;'''Rodimus Unicronus'''
[[File:RodimusUnicronusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]

He teams up with [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in the hopes of stopping Rodimus from fighting back this control.

Take Rodimus Prime, twist all that's good and noble inside him into cruelty and hatred, and the hollow shell of evil you're left with is Rodimus Unicronus.

Corrupted by Megatronus, this version of Rodimus has all the brash, take-action nature of the original and none of the self-doubt. Why? Because he's no longer responsible for anything. As far as he's concerned, he's not even responsible for the atrocities he commits. After all, the universe deserves to burn. And burn it will, as he's lost none of the speed, strength, and skill of his former self.

Perhaps some of the old Rodimus is still in there, but if you want to come looking for it, you better start by telling Ratchet how to dispose of your remains. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Unicronus bio}}

* '''Class''': Warrior
* '''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
* '''Ability: '''To Battle!: Rush into combat and inspire your allies, giving them an increase to all damage (including abilities) for 5 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:rodimus-unicronus Rodimus Unicronus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|First two bios, all information on character's subsequent story appearances.}}}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Hot Rod was once known as an impetuous troublemaker. In the present day, however, he was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and renowned for his compassion. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
{{main|Hot Rod (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
* Rodimus Prime's preliminary name was '''Hot Rodimus''', which eventually became his name in [[Japan]].
* Like the rest of the [[1986]] movie's original characters, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime had early designs by [[Floro Dery]] which the toys were based on, and then final models were drawn from the finished toys. The models that were used in the ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile books and subsequent [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comics had them using their pre-final models. See [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Character models]].
* Rodimus Prime's toy followed the model set by Optimus Prime before him by having a trailer that disconnected and transformed into a battle station (in this case, called the "[[Mobile Defense Bay]]"). Unlike Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]], however, Rodimus's Defense Bay failed to make the leap to fiction, with the cartoon simply depicting his trailer as somewhat unfeasibly folding up into his legs and body <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120627165723/http://www.allspark.com/content/stories/tfpulp/8704TVM/k.gif Image of Rodimus Prime's animated transformation scheme from TV Magazine]</ref> (barring a few animation errors that depicted it as a separate unit). This [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] was realized in toy form with Rodimus's [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|6" ''Titanium Series'' action figure]].
* A lot of early secondary material uses Hot Rod and Rodimus in ways that don't fit the main movie-established dynamic. As with stories from the same era that portrayed Megatron and Galvatron as separate beings, this was likely to avoid spoiling the movie's ending.
* [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s powered up form has a color scheme which resembles Hot Rod's. The reference came full circle with [[Side Burn (RID)#Timelines|Generation 1 Side Burn]], who was a redeco of the ''Classics'' Rodimus toy.
* Aside from the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[homage]]d twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion"), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]].
* This Rodimus Prime, along with the original [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Balance]]".
* While Rodimus Cron/Unicronus is not the first [[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|evil Prime]] to serve Unicron, he is the first to bear a unique Unicron-derived title. The idea of Unicron having his own equivalent of the Primes was first mentioned within [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|''The Covenant of Primus'']] book, where the members of the Thirteen speculated that Unicron was too independent to consider creating his own "[[Dark Primes]]".

===Foreign names===
====Hot Rod====
* ''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rodimus''' (ホットロディマス ''Hotto Rodimasu''), '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')
* ''English:'' '''Roadimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
* ''French:'' '''Météorite''' (Canada)
* ''Hungarian:'' '''Nagyágyú''' ("Hot Shot"), '''Peca''' (''The Movie'', "Fisher")
* ''Italian:'' '''Folgore'''
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Rod''' (Taiwan, 羅德 ''Luódé''), '''Rè Pò''' (China, 热破, "Hot Break")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''Roda Quente''' (Portugal comic)
* ''Russian:'' '''Patron''' (cartoon, Патрон, "Cartridge")

====Rodimus Prime====
* ''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus Convoy''' (ロディマスコンボイ ''Rodimasu Konboi''), '''Rodimus Prime''' (ロディマスプライム ''Rodimasu Puraimu'')
* ''French:'' '''Rodimus Primo''' (Canada toy, "Rodimus First"), '''Rodimus Primus''' (Canada cartoon)
* ''German:'' '''Rodius Prime''' ([[Condor Verlag]] comics)
* ''Hungarian:'' '''Rodimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Commander Rodimus")
* ''Italian:'' '''Captain'''
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Rodi Zhìzūn''' (Taiwan, 羅迪至尊 ''Luódí Zhìzūn'', "Rodimus Prime"), '''Bǔ Tīan Shì''' (China, 补天士, "Gentleman Who {{w|Nüwa|Repairs the Sky}}")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''Rodimus Supremo''' (Portugal comic)
* ''Russian:'' '''Rodimes Prime''' (cartoon, Родаймес Прайм)
* ''Ukrainian:'' '''Rodimus Naykrashchyy''' (ICTV, Родімус Найкращий, "Rodimus the Best")
* ''Polish:'' '''Radamus'''

====Nemesis Hot Rod====
* ''Japanese:'' '''Nemesis Hot Rod''' (ネメシスホットロッド ''Nemeshisu Hotto Roddo'')

====Rodimus Unicronus====
* ''Japanese:'' '''Rodimus Unicronus''' (ロディマスユニクロナス ''Rodimasu Yunikuronasu'')

==References==
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Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys

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[[File:TLK-Optimus-Prime-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Prime Shrine.]]

'''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]''' starred in a film series that made billions of dollars. Woohoo!

==''Transformers'' (2007)==
As a tribute to his immense popularity, Optimus Prime is the only ''Movie'' Transformer with a toy in every regular category (Legend, Fast Action, Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader).

===Legends Class toys===
[[File:Movie Legends Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shortening the smokestacks is good; [[For safety reasons|it makes the toy safer]]. But removing ONE and keeping the other? Crazy.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2007)
**''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Optimus Prime'''

: Legends class Optimus Prime is an ''extremely'' simplified toy of the extremely complex movie design. As such, he features numerous unavoidable inaccuracies, such as not transforming or even looking very much like the original design or the larger toy versions in [[robot mode]]. However, proportionally Legends class Optimus Prime is not far off from the real truck and the Leader class toy's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], aside from missing a smokestack on the driver's side. He is articulated at the shoulders and upper legs via [[ball joint]]s. His hands are designed to hold 3 mm-compatible weapons.

:The toy was also later released as part of the blind-packed EZ Collection lineup, distributed via TakaraTomy's subsidiary Subarudo.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/LegendsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Say, have we met?" "No, I'm not from around here." "I can tell. You look ''way'' more realistic than I do."]]
*'''Generations Legends''' (Target exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A [[Target]] [[exclusive]], this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Transformers (2007)|Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime]], Movie Legends Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Transformers (2007)|Legends of Cybertron Megatron]] and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Movie Legends Megatron]].

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[[File:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Get ready for the safety recall, folks.]]
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys"R"Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of Optimus Prime, [[Jazz (Movie)#TRULegendsPack|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Starscream]], and [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Barricade]].

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[[File:Movie Legends Nightwatch Prime .jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Be afraid, Decepticons, because I hide in the shadows!]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

: The previously-released Legends Class Optimus Prime toy is redecoed to match the Leader class Nightwatch Optimus Prime deco. He comes with a predominantly black and silver redeco of [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Starscream]]. The stock photo for his robot mode is mistransformed: his body is not collapsed down to the waist.

:In Asia, at least some units (often separated from Starscream) got dumped to Hobby Shop dealers and were sold at a lower price.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsNightwatchOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legends Nightwatch Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class toys===
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[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Until I find my feet, I have to use these giant robot hands.]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, flame attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I did the Pre-Earth/Entry mode Optimus Prime and Starscream that were made into toys|link=https://twitter.com/sketchyfig/status/1795868661787537424|name=Don Figueroa|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=05|day=29}}</ref>}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the movie, Protoform Optimus Prime transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides, and Optimus Prime's windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth, with an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble saying "Exclusive movie poster!". It is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:Aaron Archer designed this toy in a single day; it was the last toy he personally worked on. He prefers [[#TLK-Protoform|the redeco from ''The Last Knight'']].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Because of a late change in the #transformersmovie line, I had to design this toy in one day back in 2006. It was the last transformers toy I hands-on worked on. It is not a strong design so i was surprised to see a redeco at #toysrus yesterday. The color choices on this one are WAY better than the original.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYQfgk0nipz/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2017|month=08|day=26}}</ref>

:This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Prima|member]] of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]]. His alternate mode served as a basis for the [[Vok|Vok Novaroids]] for [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:FusionClusterOptimusStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Made out of sculpted wildberry Slurpee.]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition''' (C3xHobby Convention exclusive Deluxe, Japan 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, flame attachment

:An extensive redeco of the Protoform Optimus Prime mold that was exclusively available at the Japanese C3xHobby Convention in August of 2007, and later offered by [[e-HOBBY]] in limited quantities. Most of the body is made out of transparent turquoise plastic in order to mimic its frozen state in the "coldness" of space, while orange paint is used on the front end of the "entry" mode, mimicking the heat effects of sudden atmospheric entry. The flame attachment is made out of clear ''blue'' plastic, with the tail end being covered in ''gold'' paint.

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[[File:Movietoy jazz optimus brawl 3pk.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Deluxe three-pack''' (multi-pack, UK 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Gun with missile and flame attachment

:This three-pack, which was available at general retail in the United Kingdom, contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Protoform Optimus Prime together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Autobot Jazz]] toys.

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[[File:Movietoy gold protoform optimus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Expectation VS Reality.]]
*'''Gold Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, flame attachment

:This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] (save for his black joints, which they were made out of unpaintable plastic) Protoform Optimus Prime figure was featured as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] giveaway (along side similarly gold vac-metal versions of Voyager class Optimus Prime and [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LuckyDrawProtoform|Protoform Starscream]]) in the December 2007 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Released in 2008, only 5 pieces were made, making it one of the rarest Lucky Draw figures; the images at right represent the only known photographs of it.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/movie+japanese/gold+protoform+optimus+prime+/3696 More information on Gold Protoform Optimus Prime at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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===Voyager Class toys===
[[File:Movie Voyager OptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The last one of you out of here gets a... gets a lead salad!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Twin Blaster Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2007]]-[[Calendar|8]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third wave of [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class figures, Optimus Prime transforms into an amalgamation of the Kenworth W900 and the Peterbilt 379, making this toy fairly inaccurate to the actual vehicle Optimus Prime turned into on-screen. His driver cabin now features a small interior with an opening driver-side door with a non-removable [[Peter Cullen|cowboy-hat-bedecked driver figurine]] that flips out of the seat when the driver's side door is opened.

: Optimus Prime is armed with two large rifles formed out of a combination of both smokestacks and fuel tanks. These rifles peg onto his lower arms with grips for his open hands. The under-slung fuel tanks can fire spring-loaded projectiles. In vehicle mode, both smokestack rifles can be deployed as twin cannons, and this mechanism can also be used to store the rifles and deploy them as shoulder guns in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/VoyagerOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Voyager Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie Robovision OptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We'd hate to see what those smokestacks looked like BEFORE Hasbro shortened them.]]
*'''Robo-Vision Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

: A Target-exclusive redeco of the Voyager Class Optimus Prime toy, this limited edition version boasts a "Supermetal finish", resulting in silver metallic paint covering much of his paintable gray/silver plastic, a much higher contrast in his red and blue plastic colors and improved 'flame' paint decorations.

: Unusually for the smaller Voyager Class of toys, [[Robo-Vision]] Optimus Prime comes packed in robot mode in a special hexagonal column box with many windows, similar to the original packaging for ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime. The package also includes a Robo-Vision Decoder. Strangely, this Target exclusive preceded the release of the regular Voyager by a large margin, coming out on [[June 2]], 2007 with the initial wave of movie toys.

: This toy has been retroactively declared part of the ''Premium Series'' of more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] redecos of core characters from the movie.

:All international versions came in the same packaging, but lacked the "Only at Target" sticker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Robo-VisionOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Robo-Vision Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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{{anchor|BeePrimePack}}[[File:Movietoy bee and optimus 2pk.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee and Optimus Prime''' (Argos exclusive two-pack, Hong Kong/UK/Australia/France 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A two-pack, available as a mass retail release in Hong Kong, as an Argos exclusive in the United Kingdom, as a Kmart exclusive in Australia, and with undetermined distribution in France. Contains an unchanged Voyager Class Optimus Prime and an equally unchanged Deluxe Class Concept Camaro [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeePrimePack|Bumblebee]].

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[[File:SamsClubMovieVoyagerBattleDamagedOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Given later events, probably less "battle damaged" than "covered in the <s>blood</s> fuel of his enemies".]]
*'''Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime''' (Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A three-pack, exclusive to [[Sam's Club]] stores, consisting of redecos of Voyager Class Optimus Prime and Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)#Battle3pack|Arcee]], both with a battle damage deco, and an unchanged Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]]. The Optimus figure would later be released on its own in international markets; see below.

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*'''Gold Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A gold-chromed version of the Voyager Optimus Prime toy was available as part of the same Lucky Draw contest as the Golden Protoform Optimus (see above) in the December 2007 issue of ''TV Magazine''. Limited to only 3 pieces, it is insanely rare. The photographed sample here features a chromed truck grill, while a boxed unit has an unchromed grey grill; the owners of both pieces, the Mapes Brothers of [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/ Transformers @ The Moon], believe both are genuine TakaraTomy toys, so it is unclear if the one with the chromed grill is a testshot or a production variant.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/content.php?/transformers-lucky-draw/toy-gallery/1979/Gold+Optimus+Prime.html More information on Gold Optimus Prime at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
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[[File:Movie Voyager Firststrike OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is ''this'' good enough for [[GEEWUN|you]]?]]
*'''First Strike Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

: Released as part of the ''Allspark Power'' refresh of the movie line, First Strike Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of Voyager class Optimus Prime in a colour scheme based upon ''Generation 1'' and ''Classics'' Optimus Prime. The included toy bio describes this coloring as Prime paying tribute to the markings he wore as a young soldier when the war began. Due to the [[transformation]], this figure actually ends up being ''less'' like its G1 counterpart in robot mode, a sacrifice made for the slavish redeco of the vehicle mode. You can't have your cake and eat it too, folks.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/FirstStrikeOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on First Strike Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MovieVoyagerBattleDamageOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' ("international market" exclusive Voyager-sized toy, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A single-packed version of the battle damaged Voyager Optimus Prime toy from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack. Although the assortment number and the general packaging style (which are both the same also used for the [[Premium Series]] redecos of Voyager Class [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Premium|Autobot Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#VoyagerPremium|Megatron]]) seemed to indicate that this might be a Best Buy exclusive, it was later confirmed to be an "international market" exclusive. It was released in Hasbro's Southeast Asian markets, but was not available in the USA outside the Sam's Club three-pack.

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[[File:TF2007-Screen-Battles-Freeway-Brawl-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|NOW WITH 8% BLUE!]]
*'''Freeway Brawl''' ("Screen Battles" two-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A second Target-exclusive redeco of the Voyager Class Optimus Prime toy, the gray molded pieces were recolored beige-grey, and multiple parts that were previously molded in blue and red (the chest, shoulder pads, and leg interiors) had their mold colors swapped, with extra [[paint operation]]s to make up the difference. As such, the toy has very few visual differences from the regular release of the sculpt, in a "doing things differently to achieve a very similar end result" sense. This version was only available in a pack with an unchanged Deluxe Class [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#FreewayBrawl|Bonecrusher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/ScreenBattlesOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Freeway Brawl Optimus Prime at TFU.info.]''
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===Leader Class toys===
[[File:TF07-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Y'think Prime got a makeover? We have it on good authority that Movie [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] is a kicked-out low-rider with a jammin' sound system and neon-purple undercarriage lighting.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Leader Class toys, this Optimus Prime, at the time, was the most accurate representation of the CGI designs' complex transformation sequence. He transforms into a heavily-customized [https://web.archive.org/web/20070814100030/http://www.peterbilt.com/index_gal_mod_desc.asp?model=model379 Peterbilt 379] conventional extended-hood, and unusually for a mainline figure, he has rubber tires on all his wheels. His [[Ion blaster]] weapon is stored in the rear of the truck's bunk, exposed like an engine block. Though Optimus has no trailer, he has a hole where the fifth wheel hitch is sculpted in the rear of the truck. Due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]], the tips of his long smokestacks are made of rubber. A switch on top of the cab roof activates horn sounds and window lights.

:Featuring a complex transformation, the front and back ends of the truck essentially fold and converge to become Optimus Prime's legs, as much of the truck rear is connected to the robot thighs via a series of folding panels. The rear wheel cowlings feature a hinge joint in the middle of them so they do not impede his knee articulation. The halves of the rear cabin of the cab, directly connected to the smokestacks, rotate and connect to his torso and unfold into his arms.

: As with most mainline Movie toys, Optimus Prime features [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] gimmicks, and due to his price point, he has three of them. Firstly, during initial transformation, rotating his front fenders to become his heels flips the top parts of the grill to become his toes. Secondly, sliding out the double-barrel cannon in his right forearm flips out his spring-loaded Ion Blaster, which lands into place for his right hand. (The Ion Blaster can actually be popped off his forearm fairly easily, as it is held in place by a simple clip.) Optimus's final Automorph, located in his torso, is activated by flipping the silver lever on his stomach, activating a series of spring-loaded actions where the truck windows are pushed apart and the lever between them is raised, enabling the head to spring up from the chest cavity. At this point, yellow LEDs light up the chest windows and Optimus Prime's eyes, accompanied by a "powering up" sound effect.

:Optimus Prime has a wide range of articulation for a relatively bulky figure. He has ratcheting joints in his shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees, with swivel joints and ball joints supporting them in his biceps, lower knee joints, and ankles. His hands even have individually articulated fingers and thumbs!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Leader Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:2007MovieOptimusPrimeCostCoBonusPack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cylinders are the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime bonus pack''' ([[Costco]] exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:A Costco exclusive special pack of Leader Class Optimus Prime with Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CostcoPrimeBonus|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#CostcoPrimeBonus|Autobot Jazz]] as bonus figures. All three toys are unchanged from their respective original releases.

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[[File:Movie G4Contest Chrome OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Completists, eat your heart out!]]
*'''Chrome Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:Two custom-made pieces (presented in robot and vehicle mode) by the [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' team as the grand prize for G4TV and [http://www.jumpcut.com Jumpcut]'s contest for fans to remix selected Transformers clips. Won by [http://www.TFW2005.com/ TFW2005.com] member James Zahn, this one-of-a-kind (well, two-of-a-kind) piece is an almost fully [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] Leader-class Optimus Prime in red, silver and blue (based heavily upon Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]), presented with a custom display base with an embossed silver Autobot insignia and a perspex display case.

:It is certainly one of the rarest Transformers toys ever, and unless you are James, you will never own one.

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[[File:Movie Leader Nightwatch OptimusPrime 2007.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is either [[Ultra Magnus (Movie)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)#The Last Knight film|Nemesis Prime]].]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, UK/JPN 2007)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''MA-18'''
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:The first Nightwatch Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of the previously released Leader-class Optimus Prime, replacing most of his red and blue with different shades of blue and black. In fact, he resembles the original [[Diaclone]] Powered Convoy color scheme of ''Generation 1'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]'s truck cab. The previously blue and red flames have been replaced with silver flames, while various other decos have been replaced by copper.

:This version was released in the UK several months before the ''AllSpark Power'' version. Available exclusively through Argos stores, it came in an American-style box with the original Movie packaging design. This version was also released by [[TakaraTomy]] in Japan.
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[[File:TF-2007-Lucky-Draw-Gold-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Now that is what I called a gold-plated kill."]]
*'''Gold Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:A gold vacuum-metallized Leader class Optimus Prime was available as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] prize figure in [[Japan]], as well as being a promotional competition figure for various [[Hasbro]] branches elsewhere in the world. Only 88 pieces were made.

:Although the figure can transform, the feet were fixated to accommodate with the stand.

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[[File:Movie Leader Nightwatch OptimusPrime 2008.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ultra Prime or Nemesis Magnus?]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, USA 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:The second Nightwatch Optimus Prime was released as part of the "[[AllSpark Power]]" second half of the Movie line. He is similar to the UK version of Nightwatch Prime, replacing most of his red and blue with different shades of blue and black, retaining his resemblance to Diaclone Powered Convoy in most respects. However, the subdued black and copper on the first Nightwatch Prime have been replaced with gold and a ''very'' bright blue, to signify the All Spark energy affecting the Transformers. The translucent parts were also cast in purple translucent plastic instead of black translucent plastic.

:Another difference is that this version comes in an ''AllSpark Power''-style box instead of the original style.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/NightwatchOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Nightwatch Optimus Prime on TFU.info]''

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[[File:Premium movie OP.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Bunny-ears]] Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ("Premium Series" Leader Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Detachable, Retractable "energy sword"

:The Premium Series Optimus Prime is both a [[retool]] and a redeco of the Leader Class Optimus Prime toy. The major selling point is a more movie-accurate head sculpt with longer ears and detailing based on the final CG head design, and a flip-out energy sword to replace the ion blaster that was included with previous versions of the toy. This energy sword is detachable and attaches where the Ion Blaster did, compatible with non-premium Optimus Prime Leader-class-based releases. Because his ears are much longer, the truck roof panel that hides his head now has two holes cut into so the head can fit inside the cabin.

:The paint deco is... unfocused, to say the least. In vehicle mode, the grill, headlights, and bumpers (and thus his feet) are painted silver, yet the red in the small Autobot insignia has been removed. There is silver paint on the fuel tanks (toy battery cover), but not on the other tool boxes and equipment in the same location. There is also silver paint on all 6 wheel rims, the air cleaners, and the windscreen visor. In robot mode, the silver paint is mainly located on his thighs and crotch, though in order to save on costs, the dark blue and gold paint on his thighs and knee joints have been sacrificed.

:Unlike the initial ''Premium Series'' toys, this one was available as part of the regular mass retail Leader class assortment. The instructions still depicts the original Leader Class mold's head.

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[[File:ACG-HK-2008-Transformers-Commemorative-Box-Set.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Commemorative Box Set (Autobots)''' (2008)

:Released an an exclusive for Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACG, also known as Ani-Con) 2008, The ''Premium Series'' Optimus Prime toy is released without any changes along with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|''Premium Series'' Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (Movie)#Premium|''Premium'' Jazz'']], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#VoyagerPremium|''Premium'' Ironhide]], and a [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|regular Ratchet]]. The toys are packaged with a synthetic, leather-like box, and it comes with a sheet of Certificate of Authenticity.

:The boxsets are limited to 100 pieces.

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[[File:Movie Leader OptimusPrimeBattleMode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He loves his lips so much, he won't let anyone sculpt them on his toys.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Battle Mode''' (Leader Class, 2008)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Detachable, Retractable "energy sword"

:The TakaraTomy version of Premium Series Optimus Prime has a considerably different deco from Hasbro's release. Similar to the unique chrome Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime Battle Mode features vacuum-metallized parts for nearly all of the silver truck parts, for a greater resemblance to the polished chrome on the real prop trucks. Unfortunately, as his feet are the front fenders and grill, this will likely lead to chipping. In robot mode, he retains several decos that were removed from Hasbro's Premium Optimus Prime for cost reasons, such as the blue and gold decos on his thighs. Finally, the flip-out energy sword is coloured gold to reflect its "powered up" appearance.
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===''Fast Action Battlers''===
[[File:Movie FAB OptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Okay mommy, me got my backpack and big gun thingy. Me go to robot school now?"]]
*'''Power Hook Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''QC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 Missile (attached)
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:[[Fast Action Battlers|Fast Action Battler]] Power Hook Optimus Prime is a (roughly) Deluxe sized figure made for younger children than the rest of the mainline and was designed to have a quick conversion and an action feature. This actually translates to him being made of a series of Automorph mechanisms that facilitate what is for the most part, a one step transformation. Just split the front of the truck along the seam and Optimus's chest and arms swing into place while his feet pop out. The sides of the truck even feature little sculpted arrows to remind you what to do! He has a little string attached to his missile tied to his "backpack" to let you imagine he's reeling things in with his hook. It also means little ones don't lose it, but other figures in the line featured firing missiles which weren't tied to anything, so that's probably not why it's there. The launching hook isn't Prime's only gimmick though, as his waist is spring loaded in one direction for a punch (or maybe even kick) attack. For whatever reason, the balls in his hip joints are cast from clear blue plastic so they may be a point of fragility.

:Unsurprisingly, he is relatively inaccurate to the film's design.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FABOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Power Hook Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie LeaderfortheAges 2pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]
*'''Leader for the Ages''' (Wal*Mart exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 1 gun, 1 Missile

: This Wal*Mart-exclusive two-pack contains the ''Fast Action Battler'' Power Hook Optimus Prime toy, designated "2007 Optimus Prime", and the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2007)|Optimus Prime]] toy from ''The Ultimate Battle'' DVD two-pack. Both toys are identical to their normal individual releases.

: For some reason, the ''Classics'' Optimus toy is designated "1984 Optimus Prime" on the packaging, even though it was released in 2006... well, he ''looks'' like Prime from '84, so hey, what the hell.

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[[File:Mov2007-toy FAB FireBlastPrime.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]], is that you?]]
*'''Fire Blast Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 1 Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Fire Blast Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the previously released Power Hook Optimus Prime Fast Action Battler. The color scheme is loosely based upon ''Generation 1'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]], explained rather oddly in the card bio as being the camouflage Optimus took while hunting Decepticons on Mars post-movie... because there are so many long-nose cabs driving around Mars. Yeah.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/FABOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Fire Blast Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Cyber Slammers''===
[[File:Movie CyberSlammers Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Okay, let the bumper car battle begin! One shall stand, one shall...get knocked back a few metres.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: [[Cyber Slammers]] Optimus Prime is an amazingly cute truck that transforms into an amazingly cute Autobot. "Slam" his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along for a while, then snaps back up into robot mode. Sure to please the toddler you brought with you to the PG-13 movie! Like most Cyber Slammers, Prime manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cyber Slammer Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Trans-Scanning''===
[[File:TransScanningOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Optimus Prime of your nightmares.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TS-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, set of truck mode armor, set of protoform armor, open-palmed hands
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: [[Trans-scan]]ning Optimus Prime is a Japanese-exclusive figure with many interchangeable parts. At its most basic, the figure is a spindly skeleton referred to as a "[[core body]]". To this skeleton, two sets of armor pieces can be attached to create one of two forms for Optimus Prime: his [[protoform]] mode or his Earth mode.

: The protoform mode consists of eight pieces of metallic blue plastic that plug into the arms, chest, pelvis and legs of the figure. With these pieces attached, the figure can be transform into his meteor-like "entry mode". This mode can be mounted on a three-piece stand that comes with the figure, allowing you to display it in mid-plummet.

:Optimus Prime's Earth mode, meanwhile, is made up of many armor pieces that form a rather [[Kibble|kibbly]] robot mode, which can then transform into a truck approximating a Peterbilt 379. Compared to the overly simple transformation of the protoform mode, his truck mode's transformation can be described as an abominable, unintuitive, parts-massaging ''mess''.

: Optimus Prime also includes a pair of interchangeable, open-palmed hands that can be swapped out for the clenched fists that are in place in-package. The Core Body mold was re-used for the simultaneously released Trans-Scanning [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Trans-Scanning|Bumblebee]] figure.
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===Optimus Prime Figure===
[[File:Movie-toy Optimus DVDSpychanger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The shoulders house a kickin' stereo system.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Figure''' (Spychanger, 2007)

:"Optimus Prime Figure" (オプティマスプライム・フィギア)<ref>Named as such in ''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2, page 52.</ref> is a redeco of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], transforming into a Western Star 4964EX truck. Like most Spychangers, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly.

: This toy has been ''extensively'', if not ''ridiculously'' painted up to resemble the live-action version Optimus Prime as closely as possible, also making use of metal-flake paint for extra sheen. Of note is the [[tampograph]]ed detailing on his chest resembling movie Prime's distinctive chest design.

: This toy was a [[campaign item|promotional freebie]], exclusively available in Japan with a pre-order for the ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' DVD/HD-DVD from Paramount Pictures Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/DVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Optimus Prime Figure" at TFU.info]''

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===Micro IR Transformers Cars===
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[[File:Movie OptimusPrime MicroIR.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|That gun doesn't look very safe...]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)

: Made under license by [[RadioShack]]. The three-function infrared remote, in Optimus Prime's signature colors, gives you control of the truck with forward and reverse turn movement. More than just a truck styled after the Movie character, it also transforms to robot mode. The top of the gun-shaped IR remote serves as a display stand, though the gun itself can't stand freely. The tip of the gun also unscrews to reveal a hidden ball-point pen.

:Curiously, his robot mode torso is based on his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation One counterpart]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Micro IR Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Revenge of the Fallen''==
===Legends Class toys===
{{anchor|ROTFlegend}}[[File:ROTF Legends OptimusPrime.jpg|301px|thumb|AT LAST! Two smokestacks!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}
[[File:ROTF Legends Prime Jetfire combo.jpg|thumb|left|Don't I look awesome with my corpse backpack?]]

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Legends class Optimus Prime is a much more accurate mold compared to the 2007 Legends class Prime, having a much greater accuracy in both robot and vehicle mode. In particular, his vehicle mode isn't inexplicably missing one smokestack like the 2007 toy. It should be noted that he was molded in only one paintable plastic color, with red and blue deco patterns decked on it. The top of the truck's bunk (ending up on his back in robot mode) has a slot to combine with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]. For some reason, this isn't mentioned in the instructions, though they're hardly needed.

: Compared to the final product, stock photos of the figure loses blue paint operations on his knee armor. This mold was also used to make [[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

: During the [[May 30]] launch event for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline in [[Japan]], Legends Optimus were given out to attendees. The only difference is a sticker on the packaging commemorating the event. Optimus also saw release as a blindpacked figure for the first wave of the Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection sets. And like all the first waves, he comes with a flyer advertising the TakaraTomy releases of the Revenge of the Fallen toyline. His pair of legs is also mistranformed to fit in the bubble.

:In Malaysia, this toy was one of the four Legends Class toys to be released as promotional merchandise for the Petronas Gas Station. He could be obtained starting from the 12th of July, via RM30 ($7.04) worth of gas or RM15 ($3.52) worth of foods and items in the Mesra Shop.

:Anyone looking to buy this figure on the aftermarket be warned, there is a very convincing-looking [[knockoff]] that's been making the rounds. While the paint applications are pretty much identical to the real deal, the pegs on the legs/trunk front can be a little too tight when attached. in some worst cases; it can break off if attempted to pull off by force.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/LegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF Legends OptimusPrime Battledamage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A little blue paint goes a long way.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Damage Version''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-09'''

: A "Battle Damaged" variant featured in the second wave of EZ Collection (the Japanese name for Legends class toys), with more elaborate, weathered paint applications.

: This redeco is also the first mold to utilize the slightly retooled fuel tank/elbow tabs, which is slightly smaller than the first release.

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[[File:ROTF-toy Legends PowerArmorPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's certainly power armor... the kind that hasn't been finished yet.]]
*'''Power Armor Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2009)

:This [[redeco]] of Legends class Optimus Prime features a slightly darkened color scheme and red legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegPowerArmorOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legends Power Armor Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:EZCollectionDefenderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|Here to mend and defend! ... hahaha, no, really, hand your face over. '''Now.''']]
*'''Defender Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, March 2010)

:A redeco of Legends Optimus Prime replacing his red plastic with more blue and silver, but sprucing things up a bit with red flame [[paint operation]]s. Defender Optimus Prime (ディフェンダーオプティマスプライム) was only available in Japan as part of their ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' promotion in March 2010. It was given away for free to customers who purchased ''Animated'' merchandise at Edion, Bic Camera and Yodobashi Camera stores.
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===Voyager Class toys===
{{anchor|ROTFvoyager}}[[File:ROTF Voyager OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look! I got a tan! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-ROTF-Tokyo-Toy-Show-2009-Optimus-Prime-Revenge-Edition.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Tokyo Toy Show 2009 TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Optimus Prime Revenge Edition'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:Voyager Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|first movie's toyline]]. Like several redecos or retools of 2007 movie toys, there has been some effort to make this release noticeably different from the previous releases, though the toy ends up looking less accurate to the actual movie appearance than those previous releases. Optimus Prime has a sort of faded Autobot [[insignia|logo]] on the side of the truck's bunk, and hanzi (Chinese characters) on the roof (ending up on his knee in robot mode.) The word "上海将军" means "Shanghai General", while "大将" means "Grand general". The beige-gray plastic used for this toy is similar to his Screen Battles toy, only with a slightly reddish hue.

:The Japanese version of the toy, named "Optimus Prime Revenge Edition", was exclusively available at Tokyo Toy Show 2009, and later also from [[e-HOBBY]]. Despite being sold in Hasbro packaging like the mass retail ''Revenge'' toys in Japan (plus the addition of Japanese stickers marking it as a Japanese market release and containing Japanese safety warnings and manufacturer information), it slightly differed from the Hasbro version insofar as it lacked the [[tampograph]]ed Chinese.

:::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/VoyagerOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime on TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF-2010-2-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Two-pack, 2010)

:An "Asia" version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager-Class Optimus Prime (see above) was released in a two-pack, except with different writing on him. The writing on this version "勇猛果敢武士道" means "brave and fierce, resolute and courageous, bushido", which interestingly can be read in Chinese and Japanese with the same semantic meaning, albeit differing pronunciations.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2010/01/30/revenge-of-the-fallen-optimus-prime-and-ravage-redecos-169082</ref> which is very fitting for Optimus Prime. Alongside with a slightly modified version of the ''Movie'' Deluxe-Class "[[Premium Series]]" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PrimeBee2Pack|Bumblebee]]. This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released in Malaysia and was apparently also sold in Indonesia and India.

:Like his pack-in mate Bumblebee, a near-identical [[knockoff]] of the 2-pack has been making the rounds since the 2010s, with Optimus Prime being one of the dead giveaways; He possesses a lighter shade of opaque blue paint on the thighs.

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[[File:ROTF Voyager DefenderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Kaboom, yo. Ka-friggin-boom.]]
*'''Defender Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:This redeco of Voyager-Class Optimus Prime swaps out the red and some of the silver plastic with black and blue, changes the blue flames to red and silver, lightly nodding towards [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|his Generation 2 Laser incarnation]].

:Defender Optimus Prime also comes with two packaging variants: aside from his default packaging, the other was packed in robot mode in a vertical packaging similar to the Leader Class figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/DefenderOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Defender Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF Voyager JetPowerOptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=2.66|thumb|Use your friends wisely.]]
*'''Jet Power Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MR-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles, sword, Jetfire armour parts

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe|Unite for the Universe]]'' Optimus Prime would have been a redeco of the 2007 Optimus Prime Voyager-Class mold in a similar style to the Leader-Class Buster Optimus Prime (see below), with a much more accurate and detailed paint scheme, including white stenciled flames. He would have come with a set of [[Jetfire (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Jetfire]] armour parts to form the powered-up Optimus Prime seen at end of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', and due to not having to form Jetfire's robot mode or his jet mode, the armour parts are far more accurate to the movie's design of them than the leader class Jetfire toy could manage. While not combined to Optimus Prime, the armour can be arranged to form a sort of weapon emplacement mode or a jet engine on the back of Optimus's vehicle mode.

:Both Jet Power Optimus Prime and the accompanying redeco of Voyager-Class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#UniteMegatron|Megatron]] would have come with an issue of the [[Unite for the Universe issue 1|''Unite for the Universe'' comic book]], but due to the cancellation of both figures, the comics were eventually included with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece Movie]]'' releases of Leader-Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Bumblebee]]. Of amusement is the fact the comics are essentially showcasing toys that have been canceled.

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====Mini-figure====
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[[File:ROTF mini figure Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He won't be [[Decapitation|taking]] [[The Fallen|anybody]]'s faces at THAT size.]]
*'''Stratosphere''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-17'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:Voyager-Class [[Stratosphere]] comes with a transformable Optimus Prime mini-figure that deploys from his cargo bay, based upon scenes from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. The articulation is limited to hinges on his arms, legs and shoulders, all three of them being contingent from his transformation.

:Towering at only barely over two inches, this is actually not just the smallest movie-verse Optimus but even the smallest transformable figure of Optimus Prime for a while - ironically enough, being even slightly tinier than the [[Smallest Transforming Transformers]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]].

:This toy is also the basis for the fiction-only [[Transformers Part One]] version of [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/MiniOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on mini Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Leader Class toys===
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[[File:ROTF Leader OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I will not stop telling you that I am Optimus Prime. Ever!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Leader-class Optimus Prime is an entirely different mold from the first movie's Leader-class Optimus Prime.

:Like the previous Prime, it is loaded with features, though it ditches the first movie's [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]ing for the new [[Mech Alive]] gimmick. When a grey tab on his midriff is pressed, Prime's entire pectoral region "flexes", lights in his chest and eyes glow, and he declares "I am Optimus Prime" in [[Peter Cullen]]'s voice. For the European release of the figure, to get past the language barrier, the Cullen sound clip is abbreviated to just "Optimus Prime"; in some regions, including Quebec and the UK (but only after a month or two), both versions were made available. A transformation sound effect activates when his torso is transformed, and once Prime is in truck mode, an almost unnoticeable button (a small square located beside the screw for the battery compartment, undocumented in his instructions) is revealed, which activates engine-idling noises.

:Each arm features flip-out blades that trigger when a button on the forearm is pressed. Each of these blades has a [[Cyberglyphics|Cyberglyphic]] symbol on it. The blades severely restrict Prime's arm articulation when retracted, as they get in the way of the kibble, but as there is very little one can do with Prime's arms without causing the blades to deploy, this is hardly noticeable. The blades are removable by unscrewing the three screws on the arm lower panel. Removing the blades makes the arms swivel. The flip-out blades would be omitted in the Jetwing and Striker releases.

:One detail not reflected in most of Hasbro's photos is that the sun visors above Prime's windows are mounted on ball joints and can be positioned like they are in his CG design. The hood halves on his arms can slide up on their hinges and the blue panels at the back of Prime's lower legs can be pulled out slightly as well for further screen accuracy.

:Overall, the robot mode of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' leader class Optimus Prime toy is slightly taller and considerably more athletic-looking than the 2007 ''Transformers'' Leader-class Optimus Prime toy.

[[File:ROTF Leader Jetfire PowerUpPrime toy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Who's your daddy? He is.]]
:Optimus Prime can also combine with Leader-class [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] to form Jetpower Optimus Prime by slightly transforming his backpack and feet. Sadly, this takes away from his leg articulation, because otherwise he could never support the massive backpack he has in this mode. However, fans have created alternate configurations that increase leg articulation and movie-accuracy. It is best to not constantly attach and remove Jetfire's missile gun on the pin of Optimus arm since the pressure applied will bend the pin holding the arm panel of the hood.

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:Like several new-mold ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toys, Optimus Prime suffers from some cost-cutting measures that affected the final production version of the mold. According to Hasbro's stock photos of the hand-painted [[prototype]] (pictured right), the toolboxes on the sides of his legs were designed to fold away further for a sleeker, cleaner look. The rear tires would have been able to split in half, with the inner half of the tire going inside the outer half to recreate the thin tires seen on Prime's CG design. The lower arms were originally designed so that his hands could slide in or out of them during transformation. Finally, his fingers are no longer articulated, and instead the entire hand is now one molded piece. The articulated fingers would later be used for the ''Asia Premium Series'' and ''Movie The Best'' releases.

:As a result of striving for vehicle realism and painstaking accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action films, this Optimus Prime ends up being remarkably complex for the time, with the figure essentially exploding into a series of chunks and panels that need to be aligned just right in order to come together in truck mode. Very unfortunately, the [[instructions]] for this toy are infamous for being vague and unclear in their visual depiction of the transformation steps, making transformation even ''harder''. Also, let us not forget that, upon transforming him back to robot mode, he will declare his identity over and over and over and over and over until you're finished.

:The TakaraTomy release of Optimus Prime replaces the red plastic from his neck down to the middle of his pectorals with gray plastic. The smokestacks also are a different shade of gray, and are more opaque than the Hasbro release. This version can also attach [[Energon star]]s.

:The entire mold became a victim of [[Knockoff|counterfeiting]], ranging from upscaled (and sometimes simplified) molds to high-quality clones. Several of his redecoes/retools below also suffers from this.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Leader Class Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-ROTF-Shanghai-TRU-Limited-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Limited Edition Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2009)

:This release of Optimus Prime was available at the May 23, 2009 midnight launch of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline at the [[Shanghai]] Toys 'R' Us. Limited to 576 pieces, this piece was presented in a wooden box with a numbered certificate, Autobot sigil dog tag, and of course, the leader class Optimus Prime toy. The toy itself was unchanged.

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[[File:ROFTOptimusWCamshaft.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Who are you, again?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' with '''Autobot Camshaft''' (Leader value pack, 2009)

: This [[Walmart]] exclusive value pack featured an unchanged Leader-class Optimus Prime sold with an unchanged [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] from the first movie toyline. They came packaged in a special wider box and were sold for the same price as a normal Leader toy.

:Leader-class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Megatron was available in a similar value pack at the same time, which likewise included Camshaft.

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[[File:ROTF Leader OptimusPrime BlackVersion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's like Optimus and The Fallen had some illegitimate love child.....]]
*'''Optimus Prime Black Version''' (Leader, Japan 2009)

:An [[exclusive]] to Amazon.co.jp, this redeco of Optimus Prime is bundled with the Japanese release of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD. He is another in a long line of [[black redeco]]s, swapping most of his red and blue plastic for black, some of his bright grey plastic for a cool grey and blue, and is covered with gold and silver flames. His orange blades are now translucent blue.

:TakaraTomy improved upon the original Leader-class Optimus Prime instruction sheet by including supplementary photographed steps that were previously vague or neglected in the original release.

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[[File:ROTF Leader BusterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Reinforcing the belief that Takara makes better toys than Hasbro.]]
*'''Buster Optimus Prime''' (Leader, Japan 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-24'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into [[Ion blaster]]
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This version of Leader-class Optimus Prime features a new lower face sculpt that lacks a [[Mouthplate]], as well as the replacement of his fuel tank/exhaust assemblies with new, transforming versions that can combine into his ion blaster/barrage cannon. To the simultaneous pleasure and displeasure of people who had already purchased the first release of Leader-class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime, Buster Optimus Prime features an extensive paint job that closely matches Prime's appearance on the big screen, including covering almost all of his grey plastic with silver paint or chrome, expanding and outlining all of the flame tampographs white for greater accuracy to [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]]'s computer model, and generally painting in small details, nooks and crannies that were neglected on the first release due to cost-cutting reasons. The red and blue plastic colors also vary from the original release, to better match his film appearance.

:As with Optimus Prime Black Version, Buster Optimus Prime uses the improved instructions.

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[[File:ROTF-JetpowerOptimusPrime2Pack-OptimusPrimetoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There, my lips are gone. You all can stop stealing and repainting the original's head now.]]
*'''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Leader 2-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into [[Ion blaster]]
[[File:ROTF-JetpowerOptimusPrime2Pack-CombinedMode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

:This [[TakaraTomy]] Asian market-[[exclusive]] Leader Class two-pack consists of a redecoed [[Jetfire (Movie)#JetfireBuster|Jetfire]] and a slightly altered Buster Optimus Prime. Buster Optimus Prime is almost identical to the single-pack Japanese release of the toy, but unlike the standalone Buster Prime, has a head with a faceplate, itself containing more paint details than the first release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader-class Optimus Prime. The flames are outlined with light blue instead of white for accuracy to the physical truck prop (though it ends up being inaccurate in robot mode). Jetfire has a subtle, more [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] colour scheme.

:Despite the fact that this is a TakaraTomy release, this version ''doesn't'' use the improved version of Optimus's [[instructions]], using instead the original (and less helpful) version.

This release of Buster Optimus Prime was susceptible to a paint scraping issue on the silver painted slide-out barrel of his blaster. This problem was fixed for the [[#DOTMJetfireBuster|DOTM Re-release]] by relocating the silver paint app from the barrel to the inside wall of an exposed gas tank that had been previously left as unpainted grey plastic. The black paint app on the barrel was left unchanged.

:In mid 2010, this set was released in Australia. In early 2011, it was released in the Philippines. In late 2011, [[#DOTMJetfireBuster|this set]] was [[Rebranding|re-released]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[packaging]].

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[[File:FamilyMartClearColorPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Making one of the most complex Transformers ever entirely out of clear plastic? What could POSSIBLY go wrong?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Limited Clear Color Edition''' (Leader, 2010)

: This translucent plastic version of Leader class Optimus Prime is Prize A in a "Family Mart" convenient store chain competition beginning in October, [[2010]]. Punters can purchase entries into the competition for 500 yen each.

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*'''Optimus Prime Gold Version''' (Leader, 2010)
: This gold redeco of Leader Class Optimus Prime was offered as a Lucky Draw in the December 2009 edition of TV Magazine, and is limited to a mere 3 pieces, making it one of the lowest production run Lucky Draw Campaign Toys.

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===''Fast Action Battlers''===
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[[File:ROTF FAB OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Two blades means ''twice'' the [[Decapitation|fun]]!]]
*'''Double Blade Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile
{{toydesigner|[[Alex Androski]] (deco artist)}}

:Double Blade Optimus Prime is an all-new [[Fast Action Battlers]] version of Optimus Prime, with a much more accurate sculpt and a less-inaccurate transformation. He features two spring-loaded energy swords and a projectile launcher with a single [[missile]].
:For [[design change|whatever reason]], his elbows have been molded so as not to bend, despite actually having real pinned elbow joints. The plastic section in the way, however, can be easily sliced out to restore full functionality.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/FABOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Double Blade Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF-toy FAB PowerArmorOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime was under the impression that melting bots down into different layers counted as armor. Those who questioned him were soon found with missing faces.]]
*'''Power Armor Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

:Power Armor Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of Double Blade Optimus Prime, coloring much of the toy black. Intended to represent him combined with Jetfire.
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===''Battle Chargers''===
[[File:ROTF BattleChargers OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's the return of the bumper cars, only this time we can sit down.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Charger, 2009)

:[[Robot Powered Machines|Battle Charger]] Optimus Prime is, much like the first movie line's [[Cyber Slammers]] Prime, a super-deformed truck from which a robot mode springs up as you play. The toy uses a [[pull-back motor]], and when pulled back and released, the toy's roof will flip open and Optimus Prime's cutesified robot mode will pop up.

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[[File:ROTFBattleChargersCyberArmorOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|Oh great, the front is silver. Well THAT'S a big difference...]]
*'''Cyber Armor Optimus Prime''' (Battle Charger, 2009)

:A redeco of the first Battle Charger with parts of the truck colored silver, such as the hood and wheel wells.
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===''Gravity Bots''===
[[File:ROTF GravityBots OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh no, Optimus let himself go [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|again]]!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Gravity Bot, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GB-01'''

:''[[Gravity Bot]]s'' Optimus Prime is an extremely simplified version of Optimus with a small tab on the bottom of his feet so that when he is placed on his feet he automatically transforms to robot mode. There is also one on his back side that will transform him to vehicle mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/GBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Gravity Bots'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF-toy GravityBots BattleSteelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|feeling' a little blue about the mass here.]]
*'''Battle Steel Optimus Prime''' (Gravity Bot, 2010)

:A redeco of ''Gravity Bots'' Optimus featuring a gray hood with red flames, which is inspired by his Defender redecoes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/GBBattleSteelOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Gravity Bots'' Battle Steel Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Mega Power Bots''===
[[File:ROTF-toy MegaPowerBots JetpowerOptimus.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Mega Power Bot, 2009)

:[[Power Bots|Mega Power Bots]] Jetpower Optimus Prime represents the Autobot leader in his combined form with Jetfire. Designed for younger children, he is a large, bulky, non-transforming figure with limited articulation. Pressing the Autobot insignias on his chest and arm plays various sound effects and cause blue lights to flash in his head and gun.

:As a Mega Power Bot, Optimus features what his package claims to be a transformation: his wings can flip up to become his "flight mode".
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===''Robot Replicas''===
[[File:ROTF RobotReplicas OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Finally, he's got the sword! Now where's the other one?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Robot Replica, 2009)

:Released as part of the first wave of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Robot Replicas line, this Optimus Prime is an entirely new sculpt based on his appearances in the films. He does not come with any accessories, and his Energon sword was permanently molded on his right arm.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RROptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Robot Replica Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
===Legends Class toys===
[[File:TF2010 ROTF Legends Fireburst Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime can't deal with you!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fireburst Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2010)}}</ul>

:''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]: [[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' Fireburst Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime, with its coloration inspired by ''Generation 1'' Ultra Magnus. The toy retains all the functionality of the previous releases, including the undocumented ability to combine with Jetfire.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/FireburstOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Fireburst Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-2010-VotF-Legends-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Looks like we're surrounded, Jetfire." "Who's 'we', Autobot?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''The Victory of The Fallen''' (Multi-pack, 2010)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: This release of Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime with predominately red forearms and red/silver thighs, which it was meant to be a ''Generation 1''-inspired deco.

: He comes bundled with redecos of [[The Fallen#Transformers (2010)|The Fallen]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 3|Megatron]], [[Jetfire (Movie)#Legends Class toys 2|Jetfire]], and [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 3|Starscream]] in a [[Kmart]]-exclusive five-pack. To date, this is the only Hasbro release of this figure that acknowledges the combining feature between Jetfire and Optimus Prime.

: This redeco was also re-released as part of the ''Chronicle'' EZ Collection lineup. ([[#Chronicle|See below]].)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/KMLegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Victory of The Fallen Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:EZCollectionVol5OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|EVILLLLLL PRIME.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Movie)''' (EZ Collection, 2010)}}</ul>

: This Japanese-exclusive release of Optimus Prime features much more black coloring than the previous releases, and it's (coincidentally) based on the Fast Action Battlers Power Armor Optimus Prime toy, so as to be used with the similarly-repainted Legends Jetfire figure to form the Optimus's powered up combination. For some reason, he has red eyes.

: This redeco also uses the slightly-smaller fuel tank/elbow tabs from the "Battle Damaged" release.
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===Voyager Class toys===
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[[File:Aa-01-battle-blades-prime-japanese-version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I call these bad boys the [[Grindor (ROTF)|"face takers"]] ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Battle Blades Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''AA-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Matrix of Leadership, 2 fuel tank/gun assemblies, removable "energon swords" (Hasbro version only), removable battle hooks (TakaraTomy version only)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the second wave of 2010 ''Transformers'' Voyagers, Battle Blades Optimus Prime is a sculpt that attempts to replicate his Leader Class design, while also being much more movie accurate than the previous Voyager incarnations. He features two [[Dual Energon Swords|energon swords]] made of soft plastic, similar to his Leader Class incarnation, albeit not spring-loaded. They can be detached from the mushroom joints they're on, although doing this excessively may cause them to warp.

: He also has a removable [[Matrix of Leadership]] in his chest which is made of unpainted gray plastic. In an awesome homage, the Movie Matrix rests on a stand molded to look like its Generation 1 incarnation.

: His fuel tanks can also separate from the truck panels and become two "[[barrage cannon]]s". Oddly enough, these guns are mentioned nowhere on the box even though they would normally be a selling point.

: The [[instructions]] neglect to mention that the entire roof of the cab is on a concealed hinge which greatly eases the difficulty of Prime's transformation. For whatever reason, the instructions treat the toy as if the hinge does not exist, going so far as to show Prime's head magically clipping through his chest to transform. The instructions also neglect to mention that his heel/bumper pieces must be slid out until they ''click'', making the figure just that bit more stable, and that the rotating truck door panels on his upper arms can be pulled further out (but not off) from their sockets, allowing more space for the panels to swing around his hood-arms during transformation. It should be noted that the chest windows on all releases of this sculpt are prone to slight cracking, often out of the packaging.

: The TakaraTomy ''Autobot Alliance'' release of this toy has some significant differences. Color-wise, the red plastic is in a darker shade, his shin and wheel joints are grey rather than Hasbro's bronze, and the Matrix of Leadership has been painted silver. More immediately noticeable is that the dual energon swords have been replaced with a pair of battle hooks, similar to 2010's Leader Class Optimus Prime (see below). However, due to the Japanese release retaining the Hasbro packaging, the box still advertises the swords rather than the hooks.

: This mold was also used to make ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BattleBladesOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle Blades Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Leader Class toys===
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[[File:TF2010 ROTF LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Reinforcing the belief that Hasbro makes better toys than Takara.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2010)}}</ul>

: Released in the first wave of ''Transformers'' Leader class toys, this [[retool]] of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class Optimus Prime features the head from [[#BusterOptimus|Buster Optimus Prime]], and has had his blades replaced with semi-articulated Battle Hooks for face-destroying action! He has a darker paint job and sports black splotches on his body and head to signify battle damage. However, due to these extra "battle damage" paint applications, some other paint applications that were present on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' release were omitted.

: He also sports a new voice box in robot mode, replacing the infamous "I am Optimus Prime!" with "We must stop the Decepticons!" The international release, however, retains the same abbreviated "Optimus Prime" sound clip as the original release. To the annoyance of many fans, this version was the main version released just about ''anywhere'' outside the United States (all of Canada, Latin America, Europe, and Asia). The box also mentions racing sounds, which may or may not be referring to the button-activated diesel engine noises carried over from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' version of the figure.

: This version uses the TakaraTomy version of the instructions, which improved upon the original Leader-Class Optimus Prime instruction sheet by including supplementary photographed steps that were previously vague or neglected in the original release.
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===''Activators''===
[[File:TF2010-toy Activators OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With just one button push, he's ready to steal your fa-I mean the Cons' faces.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Activator, 2010)
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

:A small and simple toy, ''[[Activators]]'' Optimus Prime features [[autotransformation]] from truck to robot, activated by a button on his roof. It has no weapons or any other [[gimmick]]s. Then again, Prime's hands are molded into clenched fists.

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[[File:TF2010-toy Activators RallyRumbleOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's Flash cosplay almost went swimmingly.]]
*'''Rally Rumble Optimus Prime''' (Activator, 2010)

:Rally Rumble Optimus Prime is a redeco of the first ''Activators'' toy above, in ''Generation 1''-inspired color scheme (at least for the truck mode) and rally-themed markings like lightning bolts and the number 01.

: During the period between [[December 26]] 2010 and [[January 31]] 2011, Hasbro ran their "[[Supercharge Your Holidays]]" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list was "Transformers Activator & Speed Stars Mini Vehicle". According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Rally Rumble Optimus Prime (as the figure is listed in the thread) was one of the figures distributed.
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==Animated==
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[[File:EZCollectionOptimusPrimeSpecialColor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Clear Ver.''' (EZ Collection, April 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''EZ-21'''

:Optimus Prime Clear Ver. (オプティマスプライムクリアVer.) was only available blindpacked as part of TakaraTomy's EZ Collection Vol. 3, under the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' banner. It is a clear version of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' mold, cast in (entirely colorless) clear plastic with opaque paint operations (which is the same paint mask from the original Legends Class toy albeit slightly darker) on the details. This redeco also uses the slightly small fuel tank/elbow tabs from the Battle Damaged release.

:The toy had a preliminary name: "Optimus Prime Tokubetsu Color" (オプティマスプライム特別カラー, "Optimus Prime Special Color").
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==''EZ Collection Real''==
[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-Real-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime (Real Color Ver.)''' (2011)
*'''Optimus Prime (Metallic Color Ver.)''' (2011)
:Released as part of The blindpacked ''EZ Collection Real'' by TakaraTomy's "TakaraTomy A.R.T.S", this Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class figure, sharing the same paint mask with the [[#LegendsBattleDamage|Battle Damaged]] figure sans the weathering. Like all land-based vehicles in this line, He features an extra paint applications on the wheels rims, which is only seen in the stock photo compared to the final product, which is left bare due to being molded with unpaintable plastic. This redeco also uses the slightly small fuel tank/elbow tabs.

:Like his EZ Collection Real brethren, Optimus Prime comes with two different variants: The "Real Color" features a flat shade on the plastic colors and paint, while the "Metallic Color" features metallic paint and plastic instead.

:Stock photos showed that his blue paint applications being brighter. This could be a trick of a lightning, since the final product's blue paint applications is still the same dark blue color seen in the Battle Damaged figure.
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==''Dark of the Moon''==
===''Cyberverse''===
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[[File:DOTM CyberverseCommander OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Steer clear of hanging cables.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV04'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Jet pack]], two rifles, 3-D glasses (Preview Pack)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro), [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as part of the first wave of the [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Commander class figures, this Optimus Prime is a roughly Scout-sized figure. He comes with a jetpack that can combine with both his truck and robot modes. The jetpack attaches via [[C joint]] clips, and the jetpack can transform in and out of a winged configuration when Optimus is in truck mode. Optimus himself features C joint bars for his smokestacks and trailer hitch, as well as bars on the top of his headache rack, while his hands and jetpack can hold/mount his rifles via C joint-related 3 mm clips/holes.

[[File:DOTM 3DPreview Cyberverse OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|150px|These glasses allow Optimus to see the aliens in his midst. Wait a minute..]]
:Optimus was first released as a "Limited Edition Preview" in [[Calendar|March]] [[2011]], over two months before the full release of the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline on [[May 16]], 2011. He comes packaged with a pair of {{w|Anaglyph image|Anaglyph}} 3-D glasses for use on the transformers.com website, but they cannot be used to view 3D movies in cinemas.

:This toy is also notorious for being a shelfwarmer in a small number of Walmart stores for 8 years.

:The figure also saw regular release, with no changes of the figure but lacks 3D glasses.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/CommanderOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cyberverse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM CyberverseActionSet OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Perfect for fighting queen xenomorphs.]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Armored Weapons Platform''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''004'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV12'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:This release is a redeco of the Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime figure, with a lighter gradient paint job that lacks the flames, and with Optimus sporting a G1 insignia. Instead of his jetpack and guns, he comes with his trailer/[[Armored Weapons Platform#Cyberverse|Armored Weapons Platform]], which can transform into a base and exo-suit. The trailer itself features movie-style insignias.

:Like the other Cyberverse Action sets, there is an included cardboard backdrop for display.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/AWPOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Armored Weapons Platform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:DOTMCVComBattleSteelOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"WHAT'S THAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY? I CAN'T HEAR YOU WITH THESE MASSIVE CANNONS FIRING BESIDE MY HEAD!"]]
*'''Battle Steel Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''008'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV20'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual Cannons, two Energy Swords
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:This release is ''another'' redeco of Cyberverse Optimus Prime, this time with a predominately navy scheme with black accents (which vaguely resembles his Generation 1 colors), and a pair of [[barrage cannon]]s that can be either held or mounted on his smokestacks, as well as a pair of [[Dual Energon Swords|handheld swords]]. He is compatible with all his previously released Cyberverse accessories, but not all at once.

:The official [[stock photography|stock photo]] of the toy in its packaging featured its name as simply "Optimus Prime", but the final version of the toy available at retail is named "Battle Steel Optimus Prime". He is also mis-transformed in the [[stock photography|stock photo]] to the right: His legs haven't been extended.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/CommanderBSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle Steel Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:DOTMBITMCVACOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fighting evil by moonlight / winning love by daylight / never running from a real fight / He is the one named Sailor Prime.]]
*'''Battle in the Moonlight''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:A [[Walmart]] exclusive set featuring a [[redeco]] of Optimus Prime in swapped red and blue with light gray and his Cyberverse [[Armored Weapons Platform#Battleinthemoonlight|Armored Weapons Platform]] in dark "night sky" themed colors and stickers.

:The set also includes redecoes of [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Ratchet]] and [[Crankcase (DOTM)#Battleinthemoonlight|Crankcase]], as well as a large, badly photoshopped diorama featuring a photo of a daytime city with a night backdrop and a ruined Dodge Neon on the right side, complete with Dodge insignia.

:The [[stock photography]] shows the trailer with an intentional defacement mark that does not appear on the retail release. Oops.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMCommanderOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle at the Moonlight Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:DOTMUGCVCOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime in his early [[Units of time|cycle]]s. His interest in playing Autocops and Robbercons seemed so innocent back then...]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Jetpack, two rifles

:A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] set featuring a [[redeco]] of the first Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime figure, featuring moderately brighter colors and paint, while his jetpack and rifles are now black, with the jetpack's wings having silver flames. He also lacks the flame pattern on top of his hood, and features different flame patterns on the sides of the hood.

:As with Battle Steel Optimus Prime, his legs haven't been extended in the stock photo. His Jetpack/rifle combo is also installed in the wrong way.

:He comes in a 5-pack with redecos of [[Crowbar#Ultimategift|Crowbar]], [[Powerglide (DOTM)#Ultimategift|Powerglide]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Ultimategift|Bumblebee]], and [[Sideswipe (Movie)#Ultimategift|Sideswipe]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMUGSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Ultimate Gift Set Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class toys===
{{anchor|walmartdlx}}[[File:DOTM Optimus Deluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Energon Battle Axe
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Exclusive to [[Walmart]], Deluxe Class Optimus Prime features a high range of motion, with ball jointed shoulders and hips, swivels at the neck, knees, and feet, and double swivels in the elbows. As a result of the transformation process, he can also rotate at the waist, though this is hindered considerably by his "backpack" [[kibble]]. This can be remedied by pointing the truck nose downward, as it is in the packaging. Optimus Prime also features the spring loaded "Automorph" feature in his head, if the truck kibble pushes the small grey switch from his back before splitting the chest into half. And due to how close the head of the faceplate and the front unpaintable piece is, Optimus's "nose" section has a tendency to chip off after many transformations.

:Optimus Prime features a [[MechTech]] Blaster that can convert into an Energon Battle Axe reminiscent of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 character]]'s [[Energon-axe|iconic weapon]], though the weapon cannot be locked in battle axe mode. There is also a pair of C joint rods on the underside of both forearms. His MechTech blaster can plug into the port on each of his arms or be held in either hand in robot mode, or plug into one of two holes on his truck roof/robot shoulders.

:After step 5, the instructions did not mention that you should fold back the shoulder panels to form the sleeper part until the 11th step. Care must be taken while transforming the legs: the small peg located on the lower leg can be snapped off due to the peg being slightly thick to accommodate with the hole. Also, take note that Optimus Prime cannot wield 5 mm weapons with longer posts, as the way that his pinky finger is molded prevents the post from pegging down through his hands. Also, take note that the legs' sculpted small rectangle peg (the one that locks the robot mode legs in place) is prone to warping if care is not taken during transformation.

:The hand-painted prototype photos from both the packaging and the instructions shows that Prime had long smokestacks, but it was shortened for safety reasons in the final product.

:His MechTech weapon was redecoed from [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Mudflap]]'s weapon. This figure was also sold at Universal theme parks in new packaging with ''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]'' branding. He is advertised as a Universal Studios Exclusive, despite having no visible changes from his original widespread release.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMDlxOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Dark of the Moon Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTMLunarfireOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Astronaut not included.]]
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*'''Lunarfire Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Cannon

:This redeco of the aforementioned Deluxe Class Optimus Prime toy is also exclusive to Walmart, features gold flames and highlights, as well as more prominent blue areas. He comes packed with a red version of ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech Voyager Class Optimus Prime's Ion Blaster/Cannon.

:Apart from the package art, Lunarfire Optimus Prime's stock photos are extremely difficult to find with an exception of the one included in [[Transformers Generations 2012]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMLFOPtimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Dark of the Moon Lunarfire Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (MILK Magazine exclusive Deluxe, 2011)
*'''Optimus Prime (Black)''' (MILK Magazine exclusive Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Mechtech Blaster/Energon Battle Axe
:These redecoes of the aforementioned Deluxe Class Optimus prime are exclusives to Hong Kong's [[Milk Magazine]]. They are officially licensed items produced in association with Hasbro Hong Kong to celebrate the magazines' 10th year anniversary in [[2011]].

:The "Standard" version sports an extremely detailed "premium" and screen-accurate paint job, while the Black version sports a black deco that makes him look very much like [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|if he is dead]].

:Each figure was sold separately in a black box with a black movie Optimus Prime silhouette that is visible thanks to the "Exclusive Optimus Prime" and the Milk's 10th anniversary logo. The outside of the box prevents anyone from seeing the figure inside, meaning that you have to open to see if the version that you've got is the "Standard" version or the Black version.

:They come packed with the same Mechtech weapon from the first release. The stock photos shows the gun with the same colors from the first release of the mold but all chromed all over when in reality it's all silver.
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===Voyager Class toys===
{{Note|All Japanese releases of the toy (excluding prize figures) come with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.}}
[[File:DOTM Voyager OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77|Yeah, I'm compensating... for YO MOMMA.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Space Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2011]]-[[July 16|07-16]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA-17'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Battle Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyagers, Optimus Prime transforms into an unlicensed modified Peterbilt 379 semi-truck, with heatshield details in his sculpting and translucent solar panels on various parts of his body and huge gas tanks. Optimus himself is differently proportioned, having larger feet and a smaller torso and arms. He also features some [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-kibble/parts]]: His actual windshield chest is being covered by a sculpted panel featuring his characteristic deformed windshield-chest, and a pair of sculpted tires on his thighs. His pair of optics is designed to have a light-piping gimmick, but it was rendered useless since it was painted in smoke gray on top of the colorless transparent plastic.

:He comes with a large [[MechTech]] Ion Blaster that can convert into a "Battle Cannon". Like all of the MechTech Voyager class toys, this deployed form can lock into place. Specifically, the weapon must be pressed all the way in and rotated to lock it.

:In Japan, he was released as "Space Optimus Prime",

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information of ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-DOTM-MechTech-DA-03-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Omae no kao o kure!]]
*'''Optimus Prime / MechTech Trailer''' (MechTech Voyager, [[May 14]], 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA-03'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

:Release exclusively in Japan, this Optimus Prime is a [[retool]] of the figure above, removing the heat shield and solar panels, as well as replacing any rocket booster parts (such as his heels) and gas tanks with normal truck parts. His light-piping eyes are painted in translucent light blue.

:He also has a new [[MechTech]] Ion Blaster with a flip-out [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]], and like all Voyager Class MechTech weapons, it can lock into place by latching one of the levers to the body of the gun.

:His MechTech [[Armored Weapons Platform#Voyager Class toys|trailer]] opens up much like Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer (as well as being able to stand up to harken back to the Generation 1 [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]'s upright mode), includes storage for many MechTech weapons inside and out, and is able to transport up to two Deluxe class (or one smaller Voyager) Autobots.

:The flame deco on Optimus's forearm parts (hidden by the wheels) are flipped in the stock photos, which is present in the vehicle mode. The updated version of the photo (seen in the packaging) features the correct deco. Meanwhile, all of the stock photos of the Ion Blaster/Energy Blade (sans the extra step instruction) depicts the blade as a painted opaque piece.

:The instructions also depict his fuel tank assemblies being positioned like the first figure's gas tanks, though you can swivel them frontwards for a better appearance, as seen in the stock photo.

:The figure omits the extended pieces of the side doors in vehicle mode (the ones which can be seen above the gas tanks in robot mode), leaving the sides of the robot mode's chest exposed. There was a variant version which has the extended pieces, covering the gaps behind the front wheels in truck mode.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze-p4S9Lm7c]</ref>

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[[File:DOTMtoy-OptimusPrimeVoyagerwithComettor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''They don't want to hurt me 
''Or my dad or my mom. 
''All they want to do is 
''Take me to the prom.'']]

*'''Optimus Prime''' / '''Includes Deluxe Class Comettor''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, 2 fuel tank gun assemblies, removable Battle Hooks

:This [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] redeco and retool of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] [[#Voyager Class toys 3|"Battle Blades" Optimus Prime toy]] features the Japanese release's hooks (instead of swords), plus an all-new [[mouthplate]]-less, mouthed face. As part of the set's lunar theme, reflections of stars are painted across his vehicle mode sides and on his windshield, with a sharp reflection of [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in one of his windows. This time, his [[Matrix of Leadership]] is cast in orange plastic.

:This exclusive has a peculiar and common error in that the arm hooks' hubs stick out farther than they should, causing a gap that runs down the middle of the cab's nose in vehicle mode.

:This Optimus Prime cannot tow the [[Armored Weapons Platform#Voyager Class toys|Mechtech trailer]], as the original mold has no trailer hitch to begin with.

:Optimus comes with a "bonus value" Deluxe Class toy, [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]]. The pair together cost a dollar less than a regular Voyager Class toy. It was also available at Galeria Kaufhof department stores in Germany, with Comettor ''not'' highlighted as a "bonus" figure.

:In [[Australia]], this release was available at [[Kmart]] for a considerably lower price than a regular Voyager Class toy.

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[[File:DOTM MechTechVoyager FireburstOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Give me your..." ''[Deploys axe]'' "'''SOUL!!'''"]]
*'''Fireburst Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA24'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Rifle/[[Cybertanium]] Battle Axe

:Fireburst Optimus Prime is a redeco of the standard ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime, sporting a darker shade of blue and a "burning" color scheme that includes replacing all translucent blue parts with translucent orange. Because of this, his light-piped eyes were neutered by opaque light blue paint.

:He comes with a MechTech rifle that converts into a large battle axe, and can be locked in by pulling the lever all the way in and tilting it into a gap to the left. The rifle has a separate flip-out handle, while the axe uses the rifle's long barrel as the handle, meaning that Optimus can grip the axe with both of his hands. This weapon was also retooled in a running change, adding a stop to the handle instead of relying solely on the gear system to prevent the locking assembly from flying off into parts unknown.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/FireburstOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Fireburst Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM Voyager LuckyDraw TritaniumOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Tritanium Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

:This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] version of Voyager Class ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime (with [[Armored Weapons Platform#TritaniumPrime|trailer]]) is a prize in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] campaign. To qualify for winning this toy, one needed to have entered all three ''Dark of the Moon'' campaigns (beginning on [[May 14]], 2011). This toy is limited to 100 pieces.

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*'''Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager-Class two-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Battle Cannon

: This [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack contains an unchanged ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime alongside [[Shockwave (Movie)#CyberArmour|a unique redeco of Voyager-Class Shockwave]].

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[[File:DOTMVoyOptimusStreetsideBotBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Streetside Bot Brawl''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Cybertronian Cannon A, Cybertronian Cannon B

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive "Streetside Bot Brawl" three-pack, this is a battle-damaged redeco of the initial ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime toy. Unlike the other figures in this set, Optimus received a different set of MechTech weapons from his standard release: he was given redecos of [[Laserbeak (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Laserbeak]]'s cannons.

:He was sold with a grey and purple redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager-Class [[Shockwave (Movie)#StreetsideBotBrawl|Shockwave]] and a battle-damaged redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TRUSBBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Streetside Bot Brawl Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron-Con-2012-Voyager-OP.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't mind me, just pelvic thrusting over here.]]
*'''Optimus Prime with Mechtech Trailer Special Edition/Optimus Prime Universal Studios Edition''' (Cybertron Con 2012 exclusive, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

:Available as a [[Cybertron Con 2012]] exclusive, this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the TakaraTomy retool of the Voyager Class figure. While the individual Optimus figure shares the same paint operations, his trailer was decorated with a Universal Studios & Transformers: The Ride logo patterns. It included a new collector coin.
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===Leader Class toys===
{{anchor|StrikerOptimus}}[[File:DOTMSupremeStrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mobile Armored Strike Kommander.]]
*'''Striker Optimus''' (MechTech Leader, [[November 17]] 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA28'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms [[Mega Striker]]), shield/battle shield

: Labeled as a "[[Triple Changer]]", Striker Optimus is a redeco and retool of ''Dark of the Moon'' Supreme Class Jetwing Optimus Prime, with new weapons. The base figure has most of the same mold changes as Jetwing Optimus Prime (see below), but has been altered further; in particular, the transforming smokestacks and fuel tanks/ion blaster parts have been replaced with retooled regular tanks that now function as mounts for the new accessories. The colors on the toy are darker than Jetwing Optimus, with a different flame deco that extends farther along the sides of the toy. Additionally, two new 5 mm holes have been added to the gray hinge behind the cab in order to accommodate the [[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us Japan]]-exclusive battle blade accessories. The "I am Optimus Prime" saying of Buster Optimus Prime has also been replaced with the "We must stop the Decepticons!" saying of 2010 ''Transformers'' Optimus Prime, although batteries are not included.

:He comes with a shield with a fold-out handle, allowing Optimus to hold onto it with either hand in robot mode. It has a simple transformation gimmick for vehicle mode which is activated by pressing a button at the top of the shield, causing the sides to spring outwards. In vehicle mode, the shield can be laid flat across the bed of the truck, attaching via a post on the back onto the truck’s trailer hitch. Alternatively, the bumpers on the shield can be rotated outwards, and the front can be bent down in order to form a new front end and hood for "battle vehicle mode", resembling the [[Stealth Force]] vehicle modes seen in ''Dark of the Moon''.

:The figure also comes with two gun accessories, the "Eliminator Gun" and "Assault Blaster", which combine into the "Mega Striker", a rifle that closely resembles the one used in ''Dark of the Moon''. The separate guns also have a MechTech-style transformation, and pulling a lever transforms them into alternate crossbow-like shapes. In "battle vehicle mode", the sides of the truck are rotated up, and the guns can be attached by small pegs to holes in the modified smokestacks, or they can plugged into any of the standard connection points with their [[5 mm post|5 mm post]]s... except the ones on the hinge behind the cab, since those are supposed to be for his Energon battle blades.

:As with all Japanese ''Dark of the Moon'' releases, this set comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his new rifle in its combined mode for the MechTech Wars online game.

:Due to the remolding of the smokestacks, Striker Optimus cannot use the Jetwing pack in robot mode.
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*'''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Leader 2-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into [[Ion blaster]]

:A re-release of the [[#JetfireBuster|Jetpower Optimus Prime two-pack]], this time in ''Dark of the Moon''-branded packaging.

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[[File:Rotf_vs_dotm_jet_power_buster_optimus_prime_blaster_paint_apps.jpg|left|upriught=1.4|thumb|left|ROTF Buster/Jetpower silver painted barrel vs. DOTM Jetpower unpainted grey plastic barrel.]]

The DOTM packaging release of this 2-pack features an altered paint application on Optimus Prime's ion blaster/barrage cannon. On the original ROTF packaging release, the slide-out barrel on Prime's blaster is painted silver with a black paint spray app to simulate usage of the weapon, and the exposed inside wall of the gas tank at the top of the blaster is left as unpainted grey plastic (exactly like the blaster on the original single-boxed ROTF Buster Optimus Prime). After receiving numerous reports from customers that the silver paint on the slide-out barrel was easily scraped off by merely transforming it from gas tank to blaster, Takara-Tomy briefly stated in an interview that they had addressed the issue for the Dark of the Moon packaged version by swapping the placement of the silver paint application. Thus, the Dark of the Moon packaged version now features the slide-out barrel on Prime's blaster as unpainted grey plastic with an unchanged black paint spray app to simulate usage of the weapon, and the exposed inside wall of the gas tank at the top of the blaster is now painted silver.

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*'''Optimus Prime versus Megatron''' (Leader 2-pack, 2012)
:A re-release of the ''Movie'' Leader Class toy, Optimus Prime comes in a Taiwanese-exclusive two-pack alongside the ''Movie'' Leader Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#DOTMMovie2Pack|Megatron]] toy.

===Supreme Class toys===
[[File:DOTM MechTech JetwingOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Insert [[John DiMaggio|Aquaman]]'s rousing song of heroism right here.]]
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Supreme, Australia: [[June 11]], Japan: [[June 18]]-[[June 19|19]] 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA15'''
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Jetwing Optimus Prime is a retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader class Buster Optimus Prime, with an accompanying large jet pack and massive dual Gatling Cannons. The base Optimus Prime figure has several modifications including: a new stomach area and elbow flares to reflect the changes to Optimus Prime's CG model in ''Dark of the Moon'', modified lower arms to incorporate MechTech ports and clips for the cannons, and a retooled area under his back so the jet pack can fit on more securely. The dual energon blades mounted on his arms have been removed. The toy retains Buster Optimus Prime's electronics, but batteries are not included.

:The Jetwing jet pack attaches onto Optimus Prime via a part that hooks onto one of the hinges behind his neck, and a spring-loaded clamp that latches onto a recessed area under Optimus's back. The fuel tanks that form Optimus's Ion Blaster must be removed for this mode, and they can be stored inside the engines for the jet pack. The Jetwing can be used on previous Leader Optimus Primes from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' onwards, but due to the lack of modifications seen in Jetwing Optimus Prime, the combination isn't as stable. The jet pack features four MechTech ports on the main wing articulation points, and two [[C joint]] mounting points on each wing. The Gatling Cannons both feature two MechTech ports and 2 C joint mounts on either side of each cannon.

:The design of the Jetwing jet pack and its cannons were based upon earlier concept art for Optimus Prime's flight tech for ''Dark of the Moon'', and as such are not accurate to how his equipment appears in the movie itself.

:As with all Japanese ''Dark of the Moon'' releases, this set comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

:Jetwing Optimus Prime was available for early purchase in Japan at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2011 (held at Tokyo Bic Sight) on [[June 18]] to [[June 19|19]], shortly before its wide release in July.

:However, the toy was available in [[Australia]] a week before the Tokyo Toy Show, packaged in translated English packaging and instructions by Tomy Asia.
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*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B

:Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version was to have been a Japanese raffle prize exclusive to Circle K<ref>http://tyouhen2.seesaa.net/article/194776966.html</ref> stores, along the lines of the clear ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Optimus Prime (see above). No official information about it or the other raffle prizes ever appeared after the initial images surfaced.

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*'''JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver.''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B

:JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver. is a black, teal, and [[Vacuum metallizing|chrome]] redeco of Jetwing Optimus Prime exclusive to the Asian market. He appears to have been based on the cancelled TakaraTomy contest prize Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version (see above), with a few color alterations here and there, plus the obvious addition of chrome. It was originally solicited by online retailers as the far goofier-sounding "Dark Nightwatch Jetwing Optimus Prime".

:It comes in packaging identical to TakaraTomy's Jetwing Optimus Prime figure, with the exception of an additional sticker on the front denoting the toy's name.

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*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Supreme, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B

:This redeco of Jetwing Optimus Prime is a North American [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] and 2013 [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive. Among other deco changes, he features Generation 1-style trailer stripes on his Jetwing jet pack, Movie-style flame color gradient on his Gatling Cannons, and [[AllSpark Power]] blue paint on the mechanical detailing.

:The box seems to have been created rather hastily from the Japanese original. It is roughly identical to the Tomy release, but with the Japanese text edited out... mostly. Random Japanese text remains floating in space on the top of the back panel and underneath the "Jetwing Optimus Prime" name on the front. Curiously, the left flap has been rewritten to eliminate mention of [[NEST]] and the jetpack's ability to detach, while the right flap has been (badly) edited to remove all mentions of [[MechTech]].
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===Ultimate===
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[[File:DOTM UltimateOptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Truck forearms of '''DOOM'''!]]
*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Ultimate, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA32'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Omega Combat Armor, MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Billed on his packaging as "BIGGEST Optimus Prime Toy!", Ultimate Optimus Prime consists of an articulated tractor-trailer. The cab can transform into a "normal" Optimus Prime on its own, roughly equivalent to a Voyager in size and complexity, though with a lower degree of screen-accuracy than most large Optimus toys. Prime has 5 mm fist holes, as well as additional 5 mm ports on his front wheel wells and both sets of external fuel tanks. Four of these remain available in robot mode. The trailer has twelve more 5 mm ports. Despite this, the toy comes with no weapons scaled such that the cab-only robot can usefully wield them.

:The real selling point of the toy, however, is the colossal Omega Combat Armor. [[Armored Weapons Platform#Ultimate|Optimus's trailer]] transforms into nearly two feet of limb extensions, armor, and wings. The armor remains completely integrated (except for the Ultimax Super Cannon) during transformation, with no [[Partformer|partsforming]], although this renders the final power-up robot mode somewhat limited in articulation, having no leg articulation whatsoever aside from swinging the hips out slightly and twisting at the ankles for maximum stability. The armor adds six more 5 mm ports of dubious utility around the feet, retains the four from the cab robot and the eight from the trailer (on the backs of the wings), and has his own pair of 5 mm fist holes. In trailer mode, it can hold itself up using folding blue supports, although the attached ball-jointed struts make it somewhat less than realistic.

:The centerpiece of the power-up robot mode is Prime's gigantic Ultimax Super Cannon, an electronic light-and-sound weapon the size and mass of a Deluxe figure. The whole cannon attaches to a special socket slightly behind Prime's shoulders, can store on the back or flip over to be gripped in both fists in armor mode, or stored upside-down underneath the trailer in truck mode. When pointed forward, the cannon has a larger helmet styled after Prime's own with a large translucent face shield featuring a painted targeting system. The weapon has three electronic modes: each of two small buttons plays its own weapon-firing noise and flashes one set of lights, while the large pull-switch in the cannon's center plays the sounds of a powerful barrage, flashing both sets of lights and (every third time) finishing off with the declaration "I am Optimus Prime". The Ultimax Super Cannon also has two of its own 5 mm ports for even more MechTech firepower. When mounted on his back, the Cannon has two hook-like sections that securely lock into the "backpack", allowing the Ultimax weapon to serve as a handle for Optimus's imaginary "flight" operations.

:Although the trailer is made exclusively for the cab with which it comes, it is scaled much more closely to and can be pulled by Optimus Prime's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader class iteration.

:In Japan, Ultimate Optimus Prime comes with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/UltimateOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Ultimate Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Ultimate, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Omega Combat Armor, MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon

:Available exclusively at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and their booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this version of Ultimate Optimus Prime is presented in vehicle mode, packaged into a large, foil-embossed bubble packaging (similar to late ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' packaging) styled after Optimus Prime's trailer, with an additional foil-embossed sleeve styled after the hood of Optimus Prime's truck. Exclusive to this release is a set of stickers one can apply to [[Armored Weapons Platform#SDCCUltimatePrime|the trailer]]. The toy itself is otherwise identical to the regular retail release.

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[[File:DOTMtoy-UltimateOptimusPrimeYOTD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh, there's ''going'' to be fireworks...]]
*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Ultimate, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Omega Combat Armor, MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon

:This is a redeco of Ultimate Optimus Prime. While Prime himself only features a red grill, the [[Armored Weapons Platform#YOTDPrime|trailer]] has been extensively redecoed, with an ornate golden Chinese dragon being painted on the trailer panels, and the various gray parts of the trailer panels, armor, and cannon being replaced by blue, red, gold, and burgundy. The toy was released as a "{{w|Dragon (zodiac)|Year of the Dragon}}" Special Edition in [[2012]], since the Chinese Zodiac sign for that year is the Dragon.

:While the original Asian release of this figure was sold in [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/Chinese packaging, it was later made available in North America as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive, this time in English-only packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/YOTDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Year of the Dragon Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Robo Power''===
====''Activators''====
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

:As with other Dark of the Moon Activators toys, this Optimus Prime (released under the [[Robo Power]] subline) is a very simple one-step transformation toy. You simply slam him down on the big blue button on the back end of his truck mode and he transforms thanks to spring-loaded mechanisms. To transform him back, just slam him down again on the same blue button.

:Shockingly, he actually has arm articulation! Swivels at his shoulders allow you to rotate his arms 360 degrees! Go little Prime! Unfortunately, because his big blue button sits right under his feet, his robot mode is a little unstable when it comes to standing.

:Prime was packaged in vehicle mode on an open, bubble-less card and tied down with twist-ties around the body of his truck form so that he couldn't be transformed in package.
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====''Bash Bots''====
[[File:TF-DOTM-Bash-Bots-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Autobot.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Vs Starscream''' (2011)
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''Bash Bots'' Optimus Prime is a small, rock-em-sock-em-styled toy that transforms from a super-deformed truck into a robot by pulling or pushing the lever below it's built-in stand. He & his stand can connect with any Bash Bots to fight with, especially the included Starscream (instead of his nemesis Megatron).
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====''Go-Bots''====
[[File:DOTMGoBotsOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|woobwoobwoobwoobwoob]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
:[[Robo Power#Go-Bots|Go-Bot]]s Optimus Prime is built around the same pull-back and auto-transform mechanisms as all the ''Dark of the Moon'' Go-Bots toys. Prime's pull-back motor can be used in either robot or vehicle mode.

:In robot mode, the motor gimmick really comes to the fore—his head, shoulders, and legs move in time with his forward movement. His legs pump up and down, his shoulders pump up and down, and his head rocks side-to-side. This gives the toy the illusion that it's running, rather than just rolling.

:The other gimmick for Prime is his auto-transform gimmick. From truck mode, push him down on his back bumper and his bonnet automatically folds back and his arms automatically pop out. He needs to be transformed back manually.

:In robot mode, Go-Bots Optimus Prime has a limited swivel joint for head articulation, and while he has other movable joints, all of them are spring-loaded and unable to hold a pose.
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====''Robo Fighters''====
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
:Robo Fighters Optimus Prime is a non-transforming figure with five points of [[articulation]]. Sliding down the Autobot sigil on his chest armor reveals guns inside his torso, as well as deploying cannons from his shoulders.
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==''Asia Premium Series''==
[[File:APStoy-APS01StrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I even cost the same as [[#Leader Class toys 4|the other guy]]. It pays to wait, doesn't it?]]
*'''Striker Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Leader, [[November 6|11-06]]-12)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS01'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms [[Mega Striker]]), shield/battle shield, two battle blades

:The first release in the Asian-exclusive ''[[Asia Premium Series]]'' toyline is an extensive redeco of the previously-Japanese exclusive [[#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]]. He features a comprehensive paint scheme directly based on [[#JetfireBuster|Jetpower Optimus Prime]], with blue pinstriped flames, lots of silver paint, and [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] parts, although his hands are left unpainted in favor of painting his mirrors silver. Along with his standard accessories, he also comes with 2 battle blades, which were previously exclusive to Toys"R"Us Japan. He features the "We must stop the Decepticons!" voice chip, but batteries are not included. Rather helpfully, his instructions are supplemented with text instructions written in English for all the steps, as well as the additional photographs used for the previous Striker Optimus toy.

:Originally set for a September 28th release, it ended up being delayed to 6th November instead.
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[[File:TF-Asia-Premium-Series-APS-01U-Ultimate-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|and the fandom rejo-where's the faceplate?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate Edition, 2015)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS-01U'''
**Accessories: Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms [[Mega Striker]]), shield/battle shield, Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B, Knuckle, 2 Battle Blades, 2 Battle Hooks

:[[Asia Premium Series]] Optimus Prime Ultimate Edition is an extensive screen-accurate redeco of Jetwing Optimus Prime (with a maskless head from Buster Optimus Prime), this figure features '''loads''' of accessories from the Striker & Jetwing figures, and includes brand-new knuckle and battle hooks based on the HFTD Optimus', which can be installed in either hand. The figure lacks the chrome of previous releases, instead opting for silver paint. The pin-striping is also absent, but he does have painted pupils. The figure also features 2-2-1 articulated fingers, which the [[#Leader Class toys 2|first Leader Class]] did not have due to budget cuts. The ion cannon included lacks the black paint application, leaving it completely silver. When purchased from select retailers, this toy will also include a shiny metal number plate and a bonus mini [[AllSpark]] cube accessory. His instructions depict a weaponized mode which has some clearance issues, as his Gatling guns are shown attached to the Jetwing, which pushes against his arms. His Eliminator Gun and Assault Blaster cannot tab into the Gatling gun tightly either.

:Mold degradation is evident in this release, as the bumper of the vehicle mode is notably bent.
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==''Chronicle''==
[[File:EZCollectionChronicleOptimusPrimeToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wait, you bought the Victory of the Fallen set already? how about a [[A Prime Problem|race]] with your set's Prime?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Optimus Prime toy, although the color scheme appears to be ''the exact same'' as (or he's probably a re-release of) his Victory of The Fallen 5-pack toy. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.

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[[File:TF-Chronicle-CH01-Movie-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He decided to take that weapon since [[Jolt (ROTF)#IDW movie comics|Jolt's absence]].]]
*'''G1 Optimus Prime & Movie Optimus Prime''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH01'''
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Blaster/Hand Cannon, trailer

:''Chronicle'' "Movie Optimus Prime" is an e-Hobby exclusive redeco of the Deluxe-Class ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime figure, and comes in a two-pack with a reissue of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1MoviePrime|Optimus Prime figure]]. The center rectangular section of the inside of the trailer can be pulled out and flipped to reveal a round indent on the underside, sized to fit a bottle cap figurine. Instead of the blaster/axe MechTech weapon the original release of the figure came with, Prime is armed with a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Jolt (ROTF)#Dark of the Moon|Jolt]]'s Blaster/Hand Cannon weapon.

:The set comes with a deluxe-scaled version of Prime's ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Armored Weapons Platform#Chronicle|trailer]], which is compatible with both figures, and sports [[5 mm post|5 mm post]]-holes that will hold (among many other things) G1 Prime's laser rifle and the [[MechTech]] weapon Movie Prime is armed with.
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==''Kre-O''==
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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus542pc.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Nigh-infinite configuration possibilities, and somehow a WORSE base mode than pretty much every other Optimus's trailer-bases. Wow.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30689'''
**''Pieces'': '''542'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bluestreak, Skywarp, two Stunt Drivers
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, weapons sprue (sniper rifle, pistol, submachinegun, handcuffs, radio, ammo box), large tool sprue (shovel, hammer, electric drill, clamp), small tool sprue (socket wrench, screwdriver, wrench, hatchet), 2 traffic cones

: Naturally, Optimus Prime got the biggest of the sets in the first year of ''Kre-O''. The set can be built into a large long-nose tractor-trailer rig with a removable "sleeper" cab that hides a computer station, and a trailer that can carry the set's two motorcycles or open up to carry larger car builds. The robot mode build includes a huge Optimus, based largely on the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus]], though with a head based almost directly on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Voyager Optimus]]. He is armed with a distressingly plain brick that fires pressure-launched missiles (aka his smokestacks). Most of the leftover parts in robot mode become a "headquarters" which is mostly just a random assemblage of mismatched-color panels and a pair of barricades. Both main builds leave numerous parts unused if you go expressly by the instructions, but hey, it's a building kit, surely you can find ''someplace'' to apply most of them.

: The set comes with a bevy of [[Kreon]]s, including Optimus Prime (this one based heavily on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus]]), [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]], and a pair of human [[Stunt Driver]]s. A packaging error resulted in some releases of this set to come with the promotional "Matrix chest" Optimus (see above) rather than the normal version pictured here.

:Speaking of errors, the instruction manuals (he has two) both have errors in their parts listings, showing numerous pieces in the wrong colors or not making it clear that some parts are, well, clear. Making things more confusing, not all of these miscolors are reflected in the step-by-step instructions, while a couple new ones are added there.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

{{note|Unless otherwise noted, the following ''Age of Extinction Kre-O'' sets were available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US.}}

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[[File:Kreo-Toy AoE Kreon Optimus evasion.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shotgun optional.]]
*'''Cell Block Breakout''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6951'''
**''Pieces'': '''135'''
**''Kreons'': Evasion mode Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CellBlockBreakout|Bumblebee]], [[Vehicon (Kre-O)#AgeOfExinction|Vehicon]]

:The Optimus Prime Kreon in this set is based on the character's rusty, crusty "evasion mode" from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' movie. He has a ferrous-metal backpack, which is used to interact with the magnetic parts in the various sets. In this specific set's case, it's so he can be grabbed by the buildable [[Strafe (AOE)#Kre-O|Strafe]]'s dino-claws, once Strafe uses said claws to open up the "laser" cage made to contain Optimus. (Yeah, we know Strafe appears way after Optimus ditched this look in the movie.)

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[[File:KreO-Toy AoE Kreon Optimus gold.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock Street Attack''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6955'''
**''Pieces'': '''196'''
**''Kreons'': Gold Knight Optimus Prime, Vehicon x2
**''Accessories'': Buildable spear

: "Gold Knight Optimus Prime" is based on the character's less-screen-accurate-and-toy-only gold knight design, carrying a built-up long spear with which to prod on the huge buildable [[Grimlock (AOE)#Kre-O|Grimlock]] t-rex.

:Some promo photos show Optimus with a [[tamopgraph]] on the mouthplate, but the final version is blank.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OGSAOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Grimlock Street Attack Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy AoE Kreon Optimus.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Galvatron Factory Battle''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6952'''
**''Pieces'': '''388'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#GalvatronFactoryBattle|Bumblebee]], Vehicon, [[Dr. Littleman#Kre-O|Dr. Littleman]], 2 KSI workers.
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

:The Optimus Prime Kreon in this set is based on the character's design from the Age of Extinction movie. This set also includes a buildable Dinobot beast and a [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Galvatron]] super-robot.

:The stock photos shows that his mouthplate was unpainted.

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-AOE DinoHauler.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime Dino Hauler''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7796'''
**''Pieces'': '''275'''
**''Kreons'': [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]], Vehicon x2, human Autobot Driver.

: The centerpiece of the "[[Optimus Prime Dino Hauler]]" set is a buildable vehicle mode Optimus Prime in longnose truck form, with a cage-like trailer, designed to carry the buildable Dinobot beast [[Snarl (Kre-O)|Snarl]]. Curiously, this set does ''not'' come with an Optimus Kreon, but it's not like there's not a ton of them in other sets.

: He comes with a driver mini-Kreon who can be [[Cade Yeager]] if you like.

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-AOE CustomKreon.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Axes and guns but no sword.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7836'''
**''Collection'': '''Collection 1'''
**''Pieces'': '''30'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, blaster, battle-axe, smokestack backpack, wing-pack, extra body parts

: Part of the first wave of ''Age of Extinction'' Custom Kreons, this Optimus comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His "normal" helmet and blaster are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens) plus a spare hand, as well as a buildable battle-axe, a buildable smokestack-pack, and an extra [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]]-style wing-pack.

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[[File:Kre-o-grimlock-unleashed-optimus-prime-kreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Grimlock Unleashed''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8600'''
**''Pieces'': '''333'''
**''Kreons'': [[Grimlock (AOE)#Kre-O|Grimlock]], Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (Movie)#Grimlock Unleashed|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Grimlock Unleashed|Galvatron]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Grimlock Unleashed|Lockdown]]
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

:This Kreon of Optimus Prime is very, very similar to both the "[[Galvatron Factory Battle]]" and the "[[Decepticon Replicator]]" Optimus Kreons. This one however has silver hands, a light smirk under his facemask, and lacks the clip-on smokestacks.

:This set popped up at Toys"R"Us a few short weeks after the initial product without any advance warning... and retailed for a mere $25, despite the size of the set.

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[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusPrimeDinobotRide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Optimus Minor?]]
*'''Dinobot Ride''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''46'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, robot sword

: This version of Optimus uses the micro-Kreon build introduced in the ''Kre-O Cityville Invasion'' sets. He comes with a mini-build of dino-mode [[Grimlock (Kre-O)#DinobotRide|Grimlock]] as part of a small bagged kit.

: This set was only available on [[June 28]] as part of a special promotion at Toys"R"Us, given away free from noon to 2pm (roughly) as part of an in-store building event that coincided with the opening weekend of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and the final day of a buy-one-get-one-half-off sale on all ''Transformers'' product.

: The building set also comes with a poster with a preview of all Kre-O Transformers products released in 2014. Remaining stock of the kit (new condition, of course) is later dumped to several Hobby Shops in Asia.

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[[File:Kre-O-Decepticon-Replicator-Optimus-Prime-Kreon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Replicator''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8601'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Kre-O|Nemesis Prime]], Optimus Prime, "Scientist", [[Stinger (AOE)#Kre-O|Stinger]]
**''Accessories'' Optimus rifle

:This iteration of Optimus is incredibly similar to the "[[Grimlock Unleashed]]" and "[[Galvatron Factory Battle]]" Optimusses. In fact, the ''only'' difference between this Kreon and the Factory Battle Optimus is the face: this one has a closed-mouth frown and blue eyebrows.

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-AOE SilverKnight.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb]]
*'''Silver Knight Autobots''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8602'''
**''Kreons'': Drift, Optimus Prime, Hound, Crosshairs, Bumblebee
**''Accessories'': Spear

: This Optimus takes on the "Silver Knight" deco of so many toys. He comes with a dual-bladed spear, .

: He was only available in a five-pack of Kreons of main Autobots from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', but with all of them in "Silver Knight" decos ''not'' from that movie.

: This set was made available at the "[[Transformers Exhibition]]" event in Taipei, Taiwan from [[June 27]] to [[July 6]], but was available at "normal" retail elsewhere.

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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus Universal4pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Kreon 4-Pack''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A9370'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Universal4pack|Bumblebee]], [[Evac (Ride)#Kre-O|Evac]] (pre-2020 releases), [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Megatron]], Optimus Prime, [[N.E.S.T. Sentry]] (2020 release)
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

:This version of "movie" Optimus is based on his ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' incarnation, as that's how he appears in "[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]" and as a mascot character on the park grounds. He is available exclusively in a box set sold at The Ride's gift shop at [[Universal]] Studios theme parks. After several years of ''only'' being available at the park proper, the four-pack was eventually added to Universal's online store.

: In 2015, a new run of the set was produced, this time using the revamped-from-the-head-down 2015-style Kreon bodies. Optimus's [[tampograph]]s are slightly sharper, with thinner black outlines, but are otherwise unchanged. This set would later see slight production changes; all of the figures' tampographs have gone back to thicker lines and being a bit sloppier, while Optimus's medium-pearlescent-gray plastics (his arm-mounted smokestacks) have been lightened considerably and lost a significant amount of metallic sheen.

: In mid-2020, the set was revamped again ''again'', now removing Evac and replacing him with the [[N.E.S.T. Sentry]]. This version of the set uses the latter version of the other three characters with the thicker tampograph lines and lighter medium-gray plastic.

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-AOE DVD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Yes, this is different from all the others.]]
* '''Transformers: Age of Extinction Blu-ray and KRE-O pack''' (2014)

: This version of the Optimus Prime Kreon is based on the "knight armor" version of Optimus from late in the movie. That's about it.

: He was only available in the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive Blu-Ray + DVD release of the ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' film, packed in with an exclusive [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Galvatron]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini-Con Combiners, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Bazooka, [[Phaser (weapon)|phaser]], Uzi, scoped pistol, [[Klingon]] blaster

:"Mini-Con Combiner"' Optimus comes with one standard Kreon and four ''Cityville''-syle mini-Kreons of the same character, each one a different incarnation from various franchises. With some extra parts, the mini-Kreons become limbs to make a larger combiner-bot.

: One of the Mini-Con limb-bots (Soundwave helmet) is based on the original movie version of Optimus. The main torso-bot is based on Generation 1 Optimus's original body. Two of his limbs are based on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]; one "normal" (Inferno helmet), one pre-[[Earth]]-body (Knock Out helmet). And the remaining one (Ironhide helmet)... actually looks to be based on the Optimus-like-but-not-Optimus [[Micromaster]] [[Overload (G1)|Overload]]! The heck?

:[https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=400&size=1&image=29 First shown at New York Toy Fair 2015], the Mini-Con Combiners were apparently cancelled without fanfare... a decision that must have come late in the day, as they went on to star in their own promotional animation, "[[Stuck in a Tree]]", released about eight months after the trade show.

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==''Movie Trilogy Series''==
[[File:MovieTrilogyOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' [[Armored Weapons Platform#Movie Trilogy Series|Trailer]]

:Another redeco of Deluxe-Class ''Dark of the Moon'' Prime, this release uses a darker grey, a less magenta-y red, and less gold on the front end. Included is the trailer originally available with the ''Chronicle'' release. The trailer holds up to seven MechTech or similar 5 mm peg accessories. Four holes are located on the top-front end of the trailer, with another three inside. The door also folds down to become a ramp, and the inside of the trailer is big enough for several Legion or Commander Cyberverse toys, or one smaller-end Deluxe figure. Two [[C joint]] bars also run along the bottom of both sides.

:The center section of the inner trailer floor has been retooled so it can no longer be pulled out and flipped over, since bottle cap figurines aren't really sold in the West outside of import shops. However, the framework on the bottom of the trailer can be unscrewed to allow this piece to be flipped or, for the more industrious fan, have the tabs removed to restore the function. There is still an indent to make flipping the sliding section up easier, hinting at the neutered feature.

:Unlike both the Walmart exclusive Deluxe figure and the Japanese release, no weapon accessories are included.

:Amusingly, the packaging still showcases 3 canceled Movie Trilogy Series Deluxe class toys.
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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-Gum-2014-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection Gum, 2014)

:Released as part of the blindpacked ''EZ Collection Gum'' series, this Optimus Prime is basically a clean version of the "battle damaged" figure seen in the second wave of the EZ Collection set.
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==''Age of Extinction''==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2014)===
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[[File:Smash-and-Change-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm a little teapot short and stout. Here is my handle, here is... okay, maybe not.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Smash and Change, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' [[Sword of Judgment]]

:Smash & Change Optimus Prime is a simple figure that transforms by "smashing" the rear end of the truck/the robot's feet into the ground. He features only elbow articulation in robot mode and includes a sword accessory that can be held in his hand or mounted on the side of his truck mode. The handle on the rear of his truck mode is molded to emulate his Vector Shield.

:Unfortunately, a large amount of people have stated their copies have had loose mushroom pegs on the arms, causing them to fall off, combine that with a loose [[5 mm post]] on his sword and now you have an immobile [[brick (term)|brick]]!

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[[File:AoE smash and change Silver Knight Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Silver Knight Optimus Prime''' (Smash and Change, 2014)
**'''28 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgment
:A Target-exclusive redeco of the Smash & Change Optimus Prime toy featuring silver plastic & painted parts.

:Smash & Change Silver Knight Optimus Prime also shares the same ''Thrilling 30'' number as ''Platinum Edition'' Silver Knight Optimus Prime below.

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[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Similar to the ''[[Activators]]'' toyline, One-Step Changer Optimus Prime features a spring-loaded transformation. He features swivel articulation in the head and both arms. He shares a similar (not identical) transformation with his fellow One-Step changer, Hound. Also, due to his transformation scheme, his shoulders can be pushed forward (the arms is pushed on the same time), which also allows him to wield a close ranged weapons with longer handles with both hands.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OSCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on One-Step Changer Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-AOE-1-Step-Changer-Silver-Knight-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection''' (One-Step Changer six-pack, 2014)

:The "Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection" set includes a Silver Knight redeco of the One-Step Changer Optimus Prime toy.

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[[File:Power-battler-optimus-prime.jpg|upright=1.66|right|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Power Battlers, 2014)

:Power Battlers Optimus Prime is a simplified, deluxe-class sized toy with a 'Blade Strike' gimmick in robot mode when his legs are squeezed. Due to his gimmick, he ends up having ''four'' arms. Unfortunately, Power Battlers Optimus Prime has ''very limited'' articulation on his shoulders.

:His stock photos are slightly mistransformed: his legs were not folded out. This mold was later redecoed into Power Battler [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/PBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Power Battlers Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Stomp-and-chomp-grimlock-optimus-prime-statue.jpg|200px|thumb]]
*'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2014)

:The included static non-transforming Optimus Prime figure can ride Stomp & Chomp Grimlock in dinosaur mode, and the toy is able to detect if the said rider is Autobot or Decepticon and change its electronics effects accordingly.

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[[File:AoE dino sparker Optimus and Grimlock.jpg|thumb||upright=1.66|Warning: Sparks may shoot to your ''face''.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:Dino Sparkers Optimus Prime is a static, non-artiulated figure of Optimus Prime's "evasion mode" body, wielding a sword and riding on a translucent chunk of plastic that sorta resembles [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]'s [[beast mode]]. Pulling back and releasing it causes [[sparking gimmick|"cold" sparks]] to flash inside the dino's back end.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/DSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Dino Sparker Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
===="First Edition" toys====
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[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you paid 80 bucks for this... you have our condolences.]]
*'''First Edition Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**'''14 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgment, Sentinel Shield

: First Edition Optimus Prime is, as his title suggests, the first toy available to the public from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]]. Prime is a Leader Class-sized figure, featuring his new Western Star "5700 OP" concept truck vehicle mode and his updated robot mode from the film (well, mostly based on his initial design rather than the final design in the movie). His transformation is much simpler than his counterparts from the previous three movie lines, being billed as transforming in "15 easy steps." His torso, shoulders, upper legs, and the vehicle mode grill are all completely chromed with the exception of minor blue and red details painted on his chest. However, this comes at the expense of his smokestacks and wheels being bare gray plastic, whereas they are chromed in the film. His [[shellformer|simplified transformation]] also comes at the expense of having a very bulky "backpack" of [[kibble]] composed of the rear of the truck cab and the fuel tanks, limiting his shoulder and hip [[articulation]]. His truck kibble can be detached from the main figure to form the majority of his vehicle mode on its own, though this is not an intended feature of the toy.

:He includes the Sword of Judgment and Sentinel Shield accessories, which he can respectively wield and mount on his left forearm, all via a 5 mm post. In truck mode, the sword is stored underneath, while the shield mounts onto the trailer hitch. The sword also features a [[5 mm post|5 mm post]] on its hilt. Interestingly, the truck mode is able to pull G1 Optimus Prime's trailer.

:He was only available as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, but was also released at brick and mortar retails in Australia and Hasbro's Asian markets, such as Singapore. Oddly enough, even though the official press release for the figure identifies it as "14 of 30" in Hasbro's ''[[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30]]'' campaign, the [[packaging]] does not sport any such markings.<ref name="fepress">[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/Transformers-Movie-4-Optimus-Prime-Action-Figure-First-Edition.cfm Official Hasbro press release for ''Age of Extinction'' First Edition Optimus Prime]</ref> To complicate matters further, a later retrospective by Hasbro on Facebook identifies ''another'' product as "14 of 30", which doesn't sport any such markings on its packaging ''either''.<ref name="retro">[https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/743925055677691 Hasbro Thrilling 30 retrospective] on Facebook, mirrored [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/hasbro-transformers-30th-anniversary-thrilling-30-exclusives-retrospective-gallery-181598/ here] on TFW2005.</ref>

:Some units lack the silver paint on the sword and shield, and the grey plastic is a lighter shade.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/FEOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on First Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AOEtoy-PlatinumEditionSilverKnightOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Surprise! You get to buy ''two'' of me!]]
*'''Silver Knight Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**'''28 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgment, Sentinel Shield

:A redeco of First Edition Optimus Prime in the 'Silver Knight' scheme, molded in light grey plastic and sporting many paint operations, with the sword and shield molded in clear light blue plastic. Like all of the AOE "Silver Knight" Optimus Prime toys, this was a Target exclusive. [[:File:PlatinumEditiontoy-SilverKnightOptimusPrime.jpg|Initial stock photos]] of the toy were missing the silver and chrome paint apps, which were later corrected.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/TargetPlatinumSKOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Silver Knight Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''.

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[[File:AOEPlatinumOptimusPrimeTrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=2.10|Surprise! You get to buy ''three'' of me! And now with 25% more chrome!]]
*'''Optimus Prime with Trailer and Sideswipe''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgement
:Another redeco of First Edition Optimus Prime with a retooled faceplated head and a more stylised flame deco(now based of the red-orange fade seen in the original Peterbilt Optimus) and is slathered in chrome. He comes in a two-pack with a redecoed ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Sideswipe]], using the alternate [[Swerve (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Swerve]] head, along with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Convoy]]/[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]] trailer without [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]].

:Optimus Prime comes with the same sword, now molded in orange plastic with no paint operations. This set omits the shield seen in the First Edition and Silver Knight versions of this mold. It is omitted as there is no place in the truck mode to store it, since the trailer now takes over the trailer hitch, which is where the shield was supposed to be stored, though you ''technically'' could have stored it in the trailer. This toy is still compatible with the First Edition and Silver Knight versions of the shield, though neither match the color scheme well.

:The stock photo on the right shows him with the side panels of the truck on his backpack incorrectly flipped out. They should be split and tabbed together.

:In the United States, this set was a "shared exclusive" between [[BigBadToyStore]], [[Toys"R"Us]], and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]. In Canada and Singapore, it was exclusive to Toys"R"Us, whereas in Australia, it was a Myer exclusive. In Taiwan, it was made available for purchase during an event celebrating the launch of ''[[Transformers Rising]]''.
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====Legion Class toys====
{{Note|All of the Legion Class Optimus Prime toys features an undocumented feature of him combining with Legends Class Jetfire.}}
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[[File:Lost Age OptimusPrimeClearVersion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"It's true. This mould is back!" "Yes, consumers, and this time no force in the universe can stop me."]]
*'''Optimus Prime (Clear Ver.)''' (EZ Collection, 2014)
:One of the very first toys to be released as a freebie for the ''[[TV Magazine]]'', Optimus Prime (Clear Ver.) is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Optimus Prime in black and clear blue plastic, available only in the August 2014 issue of the said magazine. His only paint operations are on his abdomen and face, but stickers for additional detail are included on the issue's sticker sheet. Optimus Prime has been slightly retooled to include a magnet in his right foot, allowing him to interact with ''Lost Age'' Battle Command Optimus Prime and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' Stomp & Chomp [[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]].

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart legion Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legion Class, 2014)
:The single carded release of Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Optimus Prime, exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US and [[Asda]] in the UK. Deco changes included in this toy are the top half of the knee armor's blue being omitted and an Autobot insignia tampographed on the left knee, and similar to the Legends Class Power Armor Optimus Prime: the red arms, and the abdomen was replaced into blue.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/WMLegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Walmart Legion Class Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack legion Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I got my old paint job back, can you [[Hasbro|guys]] give me retooled hands now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Legion Class two-pack, 2014)
:Optimus Prime is another redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Optimus Prime, features gunmetal-stque grey plastic, and his paint operations being similar to the [[#Legends Class toys 2|first ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toy]]. He is also packaged with [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], himself a redeco of none other than [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'']] [[Cruellock]]. Like other Legion-themed product, he is exclusive to Walmart in the US and Asda in the UK.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/WMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legion Class 2-pack Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
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[[File:Lost Age AD-09 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You know you want me.]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD09'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, flame attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco artist)}}
:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' toys, this Japanese-exclusive redeco of [[#Deluxe Class toys|2007 ''Transformers'' Protoform Optimus Prime]] is given a ''Generation 1''-styled color scheme (which is ''also'' based on his appearances in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Foundation]]'' comic-book mini-series). It was unclear whether the now-blue flame effect was meant to represent his jetpack blast effect or his atmospheric entry heat effect, which is for no reason: entirely blue instead of hot red.

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[[File:AoE Target 2-pack deluxe Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shinybots! Roll Out and Be FABULOUS!]]
*'''Silver Knight Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**'''29 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword
:A redeco of the ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class toy, this Optimus Prime has large portions of his body, mostly his truck parts, vacuum metalized silver, and his light-piped eyes were neutered by blue paint. He comes with a redeco of Generation 1 [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'s sword, which can be wielded by his 5 mm-compatible hands (Although not shown in the instructions). As his body, legs, and front truck kibble were chromed, care must be taken while transforming, ''especially'' with the shoulder kibble & the bottom leg's posts (This can be amended if you slightly widen the holes with 3 mm hand drills). As with the original ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class figure, the instructions don't mention about forming the sleeper part until step 10, the pinky finger prevented the sword to peg down through his hands, and of course: his truck mode can attach with the Armored Weapons Platform included in the ''Chronicle'' or the ''Movie Trilogy Series'' figure. This figure has slightly loose shoulder joints.

:This figure was only available in a two-pack with a Voyager Class [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]] figure. The two-pack was exclusively available at Target stores in the United States, Canada, and Australia, at Tesco stores in the United Kingdom and Hungary and at Galeria Kaufhof department stores in Germany.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/TargetDlxOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Deluxe Silver Knight Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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====Voyager Class toys====
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[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-EvasionModeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Continuing Megatron's legacy of being a drifting, shotgun-toting hobo hiding from the feds. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Lost Age AD-02 Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A little less blue goes a long way. ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Evasion Mode Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''M4 / #001'''
**''Japanese Name'': '''Classic Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD02'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2014-[[May 17|05-17]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''Age of Extinction: [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, "Evasion Mode Optimus Prime" is based on the character's initial form in the film, transforming from a cab-over semi-truck into a robot mostly similar to his previous movie design. The truck mode is heavily based on Generation 1 Optimus Prime's White Freightliner WFT alt mode in both sculpt and deco, although it draws a few details, such as the singular smokestack and wheel designs, from the heavily faded Marmon 97 seen on-screen. In robot mode, he sports faux-kibble windows and, amusingly, ''two'' false smokestacks. Unfortunately, due to the way his arms transform, he lacks actual elbow joints, which makes the lower forearm the only poseable section. Optimus can wield weapons with longer posts while his hands are in a "default" 90° position. Also, while you transform him back to truck mode, his hands must be in the same sideways position to ensure the truck kibble is properly flushed.

:Optimus includes a spring-loaded missile-firing "ion cannon" modeled after Megatron's shotgun from ''Dark of the Moon'', with the missile features a sculpted shotgun nozzle on the front section. It can be held in his hand or attached to the top of the truck cab or truck bed via 5 mm post, and, in an unadvertised feature, sports tabs on the rear-most handle that allow the [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager Class Megatron toy]] to wield it.

:In time-honored tradition, Prime's instructions depict the toy with an alternate "[[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretooled]]" head – in this case, a version with the faceplate deployed, used on the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' and "Rusty" releases of the figure (see below). Additionally, his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts him with extra white/silver [[Paint operation|paint detail]]s, especially on his chest and wheel rims, as well as having gray upper arms with red details, among other differences.

:Despite his relatively small truck mode (which is almost as small as a Deluxe class toy, but slightly larger than his ''Generation 1'' toy's truck) he is quite tall.

:The TakaraTomy version, part of the first wave of ''Movie Advanced Series'' toys, is dubbed "Classic Optimus Prime", and opts for a deco closer to Prime's previous on-screen appearances, omitting the blue paint on his feet and hands to reveal the gray plastic underneath, and adding new paint details all over. Instead of painting it in clear light blue, his light-piping eyes are neutered with opaque light blue paint.

:The faceplated version of the mold was used to make [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/EMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Evasion Mode Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Lost Age AD-12 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More like ''Revenge of the Fallen Paint Apps'', amirite?]]
*'''Revenge Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD12'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2014-[[May 17|05-17]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, 2 Fuel Tank-Gun assemblies, removable Energon Swords
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of TakaraTomy's ''Movie Advanced Series'' lineup, Revenge Optimus Prime is redeco of the 2010 ''Transformers'' Battle Blades mold, featuring darker plastic, a pair of flip-out swords (the second release of this mold since [[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Darkside Optimus Prime]].) from the Hasbro release, and chromed fuel tank-guns & sun visors. His shins & wheel joints are bronze from the Hasbro release as opposed to the grey of Takara's ''Autobot Alliance'' release.

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[[File:Evolution2PackAOEOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Evolution 2-Pack Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Two-Pack, 2014)
**'''23 OF 30'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2017]]-[[October 3|10-3]]
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:A Voyager-class two pack of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]], representing the Generation 1 version of the character, and a redeco of ''Age of Extinction'' Evasion Optimus Prime representing the Movie character (The deco patterns is most likely to emulate the character's design in 2007, with vague results). Like Rusty Optimus Prime (seen below), he features flames on his vehicle mode doors.

:Unlike the stock photography, the actual toy doesn't feature a [[mouthplate]]. In October, the two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release. The robot mode stock photo lacks the gun nozzle/missile.

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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|For a bot who's supposed to be in hiding, he's sure got a lot of chrome.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Platinum Edition Voyager 2-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:Released as a two-pack with Voyager Class [[Grimlock (AOE)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]], ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is a redeco of Evasion Mode Optimus Prime with chromed shoulders, fists, pelvis, lower stomach and leg sides. He features a headsculpt with a mouthplate. His truck stripe is now white.

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[[File:Milk-Magazine-Evasion-Mode-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Counselor Prime, what do you think?"]]
*'''Optimus Prime Battle Damage Color''' (Milk Magazine exclusive, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle

:This hand-made custom of the Evasion Mode Optimus Prime figure is exclusive to Hong Kong's Milk Magazine. It's an officially licensed item produced in association with Hasbro Hong Kong. The weathering was done by Ori Toy.

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[[File:Lost Age TRU JP rusty Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Can't believe people are willing to pay a fortune for a dirt-covered Ultra Magnus cab that's missing its trailer-armor.]]
*'''Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2014-[[August 18|08-18]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:A redeco of the Voyager Evasion Mode toy, Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime features extensive paint applications to give him a screen-accurate vehicle mode, and was released as a Toys"R"Us Japan-exclusive. It uses the alternate, faceplated head mold.

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[[File:Takaratomy-gold-classic-optimus-prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No wonder why [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] is hunting him.]]
*'''Limited Color Optimus Prime'''{{sic}} (Battle Command Campaign, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:Limited to 10 pieces, Limited Color Optimus Prime (限定カラークラシックオプティマスプライム) is a gold chrome redeco of the Voyager Class figure, released as part of the Transformers Battle Command Campaign given away to ten winners via a lucky draw. The initial phase for entry was operated in July 2014, when those wishing to enter the draw had to mail in the proof of purchase from the Takara-Tomy Lost Age Optimus Prime. The actual mailing out of prizes was to take place on November 2014.

:In December 2014, Two additional copies were produced for the [http://paramount.nbcuni.co.jp/transformers/campaign/ Transformers: ''Age of Extinction'' DVD lucky draw campaign], with the buyers using the included application postcard on each DVD they purchased to win the item. Depending on the buyer's luck, they'll win a Nicola Peltz (Tessa) and Jack Reynor (Shane) B2 poster (limited to 10 pieces) or the ''Movie Advanced Series'' release of the Evasion Mode Optimus Prime (limited to 38 pieces) instead.

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[[File:Autobots-united-optimus-prime.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEdZ-yjxHLI That's what I'm talkin' about.]]]
*'''Autobots United''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:The Autobots United 5 Pack includes another redeco of Voyager Class Evasion Mode Optimus Prime. This release features the faceplated headsculpt and, unlike the rest of the set, which strives for screen-accuracy, features a heavily Generation 1-inspired deco. Deco changes include replacing most of the blue & grey plastic into red, with blue paint applied on it, and his dark grey plastic is now a lighter shade. His Ion Cannon is now painted black to resemble his ''Generation 1'' toy's blaster, color-wise.

:He came in the BBTS shared exclusive "Autobots United" set along with screen-accurate redecos of [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]].

:In the picture to the right, he is mistransformed, his shoulders are not folded.

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[[File:Platinum-edition-breakout-battle-optimus-prime.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Cookies and Cream Prime.]]
*'''Breakout Battle''' (Platinum Edition, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:The "Breakout Battle" set includes another take on a screen-accurate "Scrapyard Optimus Prime", featuring a brown paint wash on tan plastic. The set was a shared exclusive between Toys"R"Us, online retailers such as Big Bad Toy Store, and Myer in Australia. The set was released in Australia, Singapore, and Canada but never actually made it to retail in the U.S. The set also includes [[Rollbar (AOE)|Rollbar]] and a [[Vehicon (AOE)|Vehicon]].
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====Leader Class toys====
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[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77|No one makes fun of Prime's <s>security</s> ''survival'' backpack and gets away with it! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Lost Age AD-01 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77|And it's a Buster right outta the gate! ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''M4 / #001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD01'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2014-[[May 17|05-17]]'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Sword of Judgment]], [[Vector Shield]]
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco, TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''Age of Extinction: Generations'' Leader Class toys, this is yet ''another'' "big" Optimus Prime figure. While smaller than the First Edition toy, this one features more silver and chrome paint in vehicle mode, a more poseable robot mode, and a Vector Shield accessory instead of the Sentinel Shield. Unlike the First Edition figure, Leader Class Optimus Prime's pauldrons and hip-skirts are formed from truck kibble, giving him a marginally smaller backpack. His accessories have roughly the same functionality as the First Edition toy, with his sword being hand-held and pegged onto his hands or storing underneath the truck, and his shield mounting onto his left forearm or storing on the back of the truck. Additionally, the sword sheath underneath the truck can be folded up and used in robot mode.

:It should be noted that this Optimus Prime can accommodate the [[Dual Energon Swords#Dark of the Moon|Battle Blade]] accessories to recreate the scene of him fighting against Galvatron.

:This figure was only made available as a store [[exclusive]] in parts of Europe, at least in the United Kingdom (at Argos) and Germany (at Rossmann drug stores).

:Apparently, early plans for the shield were to have it colored gold and silver, but it was later changed to gray and red. When a hand-painted [[prototype]] of the toy was first displayed at the 2013 New York Comic Con, the shield was colored yellow and silver; in addition, the original versions of the official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] also depict the gold color, but the versions featured on the back of the toy's [[packaging]] were edited so they would accurately depict the final toy's colors for the shield. Meanwhile, the versions of the stock photos provided to websites and online retailers depict the shield in its final colors for the robot mode, whereas the vehicle mode photo is the unedited version featuring the shield's original colors. Furthermore, UK-based retailer Argos also featured unedited versions of the stock photos for both modes in one of its catalogs, causing some confusion among fans.<ref name="argos">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/991761-uk-getting-different-leader-decos-optimus-yellow-vector-shield.html TFW2005 thread] about outdated stock photos used in Argos catalog.</ref> Sometimes, the spring loaded "[[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]" feature in his head is too strong and causes the head to fly off...

:Some units feature a darker tone on the red paint applications.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2014/05/17/transformers-4-age-of-extinction-generations-leader-optimus-prime-variant-found-180019</ref>

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the first wave of ''Movie Advanced Series'' toys, features numerous silver paint details, and alters the deco on his chest to be more screen-accurate, among many other changes. This figure's Vector Shield accessory is later redecoed as the "Golden Vector Shield", as the giveaway item for the 2nd ''The Last Knight'' Campaign in Japan.

: In Japan, buying this toy at [[AEON]] stores got the customer a [[campaign item|free]] [[Paulie|Dinobot Micron Paulie]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Age of Extinction'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GoldPlatedOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.22|This time, NO ONE dared to transform it.]]
*'''Gold Plated Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgement
:This gold vacuum metallized version of Optimus Prime was a prize in Hasbro's Asia Age of Extinction campaign. To qualify for winning this toy, one had to be the biggest spender of the day during the midnight launch of the AoE toyline at specific Toys"R"Us or participate in a lucky draw. This toy is limited to 7 pieces. 2 are in mainland China, while Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan each have one.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Lucky Draw Leader Class, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:Released as a prize figure for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's Toys"R"Us, this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#Leader Class toys|first Leader Class figure]], albeit unlike the [[#LuckyDraw2007Leader|first lucky draw figure]], this release features a more balanced deco consists of chromed paintable plastic and gold unpaintable plastic, and it doesn't need to be fixated with a stand. To qualify for winning this toy, one must spend about 3,000 yen and up on various Transformers toys to enter the lucky draw event.

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*'''Leader Class Grimlock & Leader Class Optimus Prime''' (Platinum Edition 2-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield

:Platinum Optimus is a redeco of the Leader Class Optimus Prime. Optimus's color palette is now darkened with some additional paint details. His "Sword of Judgment" is now a light blue. Optimus features more chrome on his "Vector Shield", chest, and on his head. The set was a shared exclusive, available from BigBadToyStore and Toys"R"Us, and was also sold during a Taiwanese event celebrating the launch of ''[[Transformers Rising]]''.

:Initial [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/06/TF4-Leader-2pack-Optimus-bot_1403963168.jpg prototype] [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/06/TF4-Leader-2pack-Optimus-truck_1403963168.jpg photos] shows that Optimus's blue plastic is casted in translucent blue, which is not present in the final product.
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[[File:Movie-Advanced-Series-AD-31-Armor-Knight-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Transforming my mouth is terrifying.]]
*'''Armor Knight Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD31'''
**''Accessories'': Sword of Temenos, Sentinel Shield
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco artist)}}

:Armor Knight Optimus Prime (アーマーナイトオプティマスプライム) is a retool of ''Age of Extinction: Generations'' Leader Class Optimus Prime, featuring a new head sculpt with a rotatable faceplate (one side with the mask, the other without, the whole part rotates), along with other remolded body parts (such as his skirt, feet, and chest), giving it a more screen accurate appearance. He includes more movie-accurate weapons, featuring a new sword and shield, albeit in not-so-accurate colors (the sword's transparent orange blade was also a nod to the [http://www.joshnizzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/P_OptimusV2_Sword_130225_v003_JN.jpg sword's "heat up" mode in the concept art].). He is covered in metallic paint, along with additional chrome details on his rims and bumper.

:The new Sword of Judgement accessory was later redecoed in screen-accurate colors, as the giveaway item for the 1st ''The Last Knight'' Campaign in Japan.
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[[File:AOEBlackKnightOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Gotta admit, this is ''awesome''.]]
*'''Black Knight Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2015-[[August 3|08-03]])
**''Accessories'': Sword of Nemesis, Sphere Shield

:Black Knight Optimus Prime (ブラックナイトオプティマスプライム) is a [[black redeco]]s of Armor Knight Optimus Prime (which is a retool of the first Leader Class Optimus Prime) in [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]]'s colors with an Autobot symbol, which is also a double reference to [[Eldedroid]]'s colors. His entire clear parts were cast in red.

:Black Knight Optimus Prime is a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive.
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===''Lost Age Series''===
[[File:Takara-lost-age-series-battle-command-optimus-prime.jpg|thumb|Am I awesome?|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime''' ([[2014]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''LA01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 19]] 2014
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 Sword-Guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgement
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: A roughly Voyager-sized mold of Optimus Prime, he transforms into a Western Star "5700 OP" concept truck as seen in the film, in ''4 steps'':
::1. Press 2 buttons on the truck steps make the side panels pop out in position.
::2. Fold down the front section to transform it's robot mode legs.
::3. Fold back the rear parts to form the kibble.
::4. Position the arms into place, and Optimus will announce "Transform!", with a classic transformation sound effect.

: Like Stomp & Chomp Grimlock, his truck kibble from the back can accommodate One-Steps and Power Battlers, activating his various voice clips and flashing lights by interacting with the magnets in their feet. He has notably less kibble than other ''Age of Extinction'' Optimus Prime toys... from the front, at least. The back and sides are not so lucky, with large chunks of truck kibble hanging off his legs, making him look as if he's wearing a petticoat. At least the jetpack helps balance the whole thing out.

: The Sword of Judgement included with this toy is the same mold as the weapon included with the ''Age of Extinction'' leader class Optimus, but cast in flat grey rubbery plastic rather than the transparent plastic and paint operations of the initial release. This Optimus Prime erroneously features blue paint on his feet instead of the screen-accurate red.

: In Japan, buying this toy at [[AEON]] stores got the customer a [[campaign item|free]] [[Paulie|Dinobot Micron Paulie]].

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*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime & Bumblebee Strongest Tag Set''' (Multi-pack, 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LA14'''
**''Release date'': [[October 18]] 2014
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 Sword-Guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgement, 1-step Changer High Octane Bumblebee

:A re-released version of the figure above, packaged with a One-Step Changer High Octane Bumblebee, unchanged from its original Hasbro release.

:As with the Final Battle set below, this toy also won the Japan Toy Awards 2014 ceremony, which is indicated by a small, golden sticker on the left side.

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*'''Final Battle 4-Figure Set''' (Multi-pack, 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LA-SP'''
**''Release date'': [[October 18]] 2014

:The Japanese release of the Silver Knight Optimus Prime from the ''Age of Extinction Collection'' 6-pack set is bundled with 1-Step Helicopter Drift, Galvatron, and Slug.
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==''Construct-Bots''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Dinobot Riders, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: A smaller toy that can ride on Dinobots. He includes a small gun.

:His nominal Dinobot steed (if it wasn't already abundantly obvious) is [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]].
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*'''Dinofire Grimlock''' (Dinobot, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Gun
:Available only in the "Dinofire Grimlock" set, this Optimus is a slight redeco of the individual Dinobot Riders Optimus Prime, featuring a brighter shade of red and blue.
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*'''Optimus Prime with Gnaw''' (Dinobot Warriors, 2014)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Optimus Prime transforms from a truck-thing to a robot. He includes a sword weapon and his Dinobot partner [[Gnaw (AOE)|Gnaw]] who can turn into a backpack, arm and chest armor, and a ''gigantic'' axe.
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*'''Grimlock with Silver Knight Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Accessories'': Gun, Sword
:Bundled with a redecoed Grimlock, Silver Knight Optimus Prime is a redeco of the Dinobot Riders Optimus Prime. He also comes with an extra sword accessory.

:The set was released as a Target exclusive.
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==''Legend Commander Collection''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LC-04'''
:Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of the "One Step Changer" Optimus Prime, retaining the pin from the original mold. Remaining stock was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].

:This mold was also used to make Silver Knight Optimus Prime from the One-Step Collection.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
[[File:QTransformers AOE Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-01E'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[super deformed]] toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' design, transforming into a cute little Western Star 5700 SB. It was sold as an exclusive at Transformers Expo months before the proper release of the toyline.

:This mold was also used to make ''Q-Transformers'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Q-Transformers|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/QTOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Q-Transformers'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014-[[December 26|12-26]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-01'''

:This standard retail version of ''Q-Transformers'' Prime is identical to the Transformers Expo release.

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*'''Optimus Prime (Watashi ni ii kangae ga aru)''' (2015-[[July 25|07-25]], 2016-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-23''', '''QTF-01'''

:This Optimus Prime matches the character's more cartoony and simplified appearance in the ''[[Q-Transformers (cartoon)|Q-Transformers]]'' cartoon. The "Watashi ni ii kangae ga aru" added to his name means "I have a good idea" (私にいい考えがある). A line originally spoken by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] at various times in the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], it has a reputation as a catchphrase of his among Japanese fans and has been reused by many Optimus Primes since, including the Prime in the ''Q-Transformers'' cartoon.

:This toy was re-released with a new ID number as part of the second ''Q-Transformers'' series.

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*'''Q-Transformers Protagonists 3-Figure Set''' (2016-01-30)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-01 '''

:The second Optimus Prime toy was also sold in a three-pack with fellow cartoon main characters [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Q-Transformers|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Q-Transformers|Lockdown]]. They come with a cardboard backdrop to be displayed on that depicts a typical service area of a Japanese expressway, much like the real locations the characters stand around in in the cartoon.

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the set as well.
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==Bearbrick==
[[File:Bearbrick AOEOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|GIVE ME YOUR HONEY.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2015)

: A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime is a redeco of Bearbrick [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|G1 Optimus Prime]] in a deco based on his ''Age of Extinction'' appearance. He transforms from a Bearbrick painted up like himself to a bear-eared robot and comes with no accessories, but holes in his [[robot mode]] hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

: This mold was redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Bearbrick|Nemesis Prime]] and retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]] and then further retooled with a new chest into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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==''Battle Masters''==
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*'''Optimus Prime / Grimlock''' (2015)

:A redeco of the sword-wielding version of ''[[Battle Masters]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Battle Masters)|Optimus Prime]], Silver Knight Optimus Prime is a non-transforming "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots"-like toy with arms that punch through the use of levers in his legs. He can also be placed on the included controller handle, allowing the punches to be activated with a pair of triggers. Optimus Prime was only available in a Target-exclusive two-pack with [[Grimlock (AOE)#Battle Masters|Grimlock]].

::*''[https://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/BMTargetOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Silver Knight Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Movie The Best''==
===Voyager Class toys===
[[File:Transformers-Movie-MB-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[2017]]-[[February 4|02-04]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle

:Released as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Movie The Best]]'' toyline to conclude the 10th anniversary of the [[live-action film series]], this Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of his Evasion mode toy. He also uses the faceplated head and the dark gray-colored Ion Cannon used for the Evolution 2-pack/''Platinum Edition'' 5-pack release. While his deco had taken cues from both the TakaraTomy release of Evasion Mode Optimus Prime and the ''Platinum Edition'' Breakout Battle figure, the weathering pattern bears a similar resemblance to his rusty version of the figure. Unfortunately, this release suffers from ''heavy'' mold degradation, particularly in the form of ill-fitting tabs around the truck front/shoulder area.

:Like the rest of the ''Movie The Best'' figures, Optimus Prime is packaged in vehicle mode.

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*'''Dino Ride Grimlock & Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2017-[[March 25|03-25]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-09'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, shield
:Dino Ride Grimlock comes with a non-transforming Optimus Prime mini figure, the size of an ''Armada'' Mini-con. He also comes with his sword & shield. The figure can ride Grimlock with the aid of newly molded pegs on the dinosaur's backside.
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===Leader Class toys===
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[[File:Transformers-Movie-MB-11-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the fandom finally rejoiced for real...]]
*'''Movie 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2017-[[March 25|03-25]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-11'''
**''Accessories'': 2 Energon Swords, 2 Battle Hooks, Knuckle, 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into Ion blaster

:This Optimus Prime is an extensive screen-accurate redeco of the ''Dark of the Moon'' Supreme Class/Leader Class Striker retool, though he lacks the pinstriping from the original Buster Optimus Prime release. He uses the Ion Blaster accessory from the Buster Optimus Prime and the Toys"R"Us Japan-exclusive battle blade accessories. He also comes with the knuckle piece and the Battle Hooks and uses the 2-2-1 articulated fingers featured from the second ''Asia Premium Series'' release. The ion blaster has not been retooled to fit into the new hands, so you will need to wrap the smokestack around his forearm as best as you can and hope for the best. He also features a whopping 40 phrases recorded by [[Tesshō Genda]].

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[[File:TF-Movie-the-Best-MB-17-Optimus-Prime-Revenge-Edition.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You bought the ''Masterpiece'' Prime already? Come on.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Revenge Version''' (Leader, 2018-[[March 24|03-24]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-17'''
**''Accessories'': 2 Energon Swords, 2 Battle Hooks, Knuckle, 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into Ion blaster

:Another release of the Leader Class Optimus Prime figure, now redecoed from the original ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class mold, but with the gimmick-less arms from the Supreme Class retool, and a pair of articulated fingers which was not previously used for the original release. He also retains his pair of Energon Swords, hooks, his knuckle piece, and the fuel tanks that can combine to form his ion blaster. In terms of deco, he features a darker plastic color and paint (which resulted in two-tone shades of silver & gunmetal), which is meant to go with this line's [[Jetfire (Movie)#Movie The Best|Jetfire]].

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[[File:TF-Movie-the-Best-MB-20-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just in case you don't want to customize your valuable Calibur Prime.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Leader, 2018-[[March 24|03-24]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-20'''
**''Accessories'': Temenos Sword, Calibur Axe, Over-Shield/Fifth Wheel Hitch

:''Movie The Best'' Nemesis Prime is a redeco of the TakaraTomy exclusive Calibur Optimus Prime figure, with darker paint and plastic, and bright, metallic, purple eyes, and the mark of [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] on his face. As for the weapons, the Calibur Axe uses translucent purple plastic instead of orange, and there is more silver at the base of the blade. The Overshield has black replacing the original's silver and purple replacing the original's bronze.
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==''Masterpiece Movie Series''==
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[[File:MPM4Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|...until this came. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-Takara-MPM-4-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you have bought the Hasbro release, then I have some bad news for you, and ''your wallet''. (''TakaraTomy version pictured'')]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2017]])
**''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''<ref>The packaging actually features a "10 Years" logo, in reference to the anniversary of the first film.</ref>
**''ID number:'' '''MPM-4'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[September 30]], 2017
**''Accessories'': "[[Ion blaster#Masterpiece Movie Series|Rifle]]", 2 "[[Dual Energon Swords#Masterpiece Movie Series|Energy Swords]]", [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#MPM4|Matrix of Leadership]]

:Released to conclude the 10th Anniversary of the live-action film series, ''[[Transformers: Masterpiece Movie Series|Masterpiece Movie Series]]'' Optimus Prime transforms from a 25 cm-tall robot (a little taller than [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]]) resembling how the character appeared in the first live action movie into a <s>Kenworth W900</s> modified Peterbilt 379, in 43 steps, with many of the engineering cues being distinctively based and improved on the [[#Leader_Class_toys_2|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class mold]].

:The figure has diecast metal in its feet, shins, and abdomen. It features pinstriped flames, articulated fingers, a headsculpt with a face that can rotate between masked and unmasked modes in a method identical to Armor Knight Optimus Prime's, and an abdomen that opens to reveal a chamber housing a diecast Matrix of Leadership. He comes with said Matrix, his "Rifle" (aka "Ion Cannon"), and a pair of "Energy Swords" that tab in behind his wrists in a technically inaccurate fashion (they should replace the hands entirely). All three weapons can combine and store on the trailer hitch in vehicle mode or robot mode. Speaking of, Optimus can tow the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]] from ''Masterpiece'' MP-10 Convoy. Possibly due to this feature, he is actually too short in robot mode, deviating from the scale much more than his peers.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/mpm-3rd-party-scale-discussion.1194209/page-2#post-17949152 Thread discussion on the MPM scale], which lists Weijiang's upscaled knockoff of MPM Optimus deviating from the scale by being 0.93 cm too short; and taller than the real MPM by 3 inches.</ref>

:Though the figure does a much better job of conveying the on-screen character model than the ROTF Leader Class mold did, there are still a few inaccuracies—most notably the forearm and shoulder pad designs and the head/torso proportions. The final product also lacks certain paint details visible in stock and packaging imagery, such as the blue rings on his feet and the gold on his pelvis. In both the final product and stock photography, the silver detailing on the forehead is the wrong shape as there should not be a break in the silver. It should be noted that this mold does not combine with [[Jetfire (Movie)#Leader Class toys|Jetfire]].

:In addition, it is very difficult, if not impossible for the vehicle mode to tab together properly. The entire cab assembly breaks apart very easily as the tabs lack sufficient friction to keep it together, resulting in either a gap forming between the front windows and the hood or part of the hood raising up. This is due to a mold change seen in early prototypes and the toy packaging where the red abdomen sections tab in lower, inaccurately exposing the hinge between it and the chest windows. The pipes that are supposed to connect to the bottom of the smokestacks also don't swing out far enough to properly do so if the feet are tabbed together completely. Two sets of plastic rings on posts connect each of the shoulders to the torso - the ring that ends up on top in vehicle mode is slightly too thick and often filled with stress marks straight out of the packaging and can create stress marks on the torso piece it's connected to. The same ring can also make it ''extremely'' difficult to tab the cab together. Since the lower ring is on a separate part and still keeps the joint connected, it can be helpful to disassemble the figure and cut away the upper ring to alleviate both problems, but do so at your own risk. Since the windows don't tab in in vehicle mode, the chest piece, which is ''rather'' thin and tabs in to the grille as well, is under an extreme amount of stress. This cause breakages on a few number of copies, specifically in the piece which swivels outwards on the secondary joint of the chest piece. While this breakage is rare, care should still be taken when transforming.

:The TakaraTomy release replaces the dark gray plastic on the Hasbro version with lighter tan gray as well as adding some of the missing paint applications shown on the box, with the thighs and gas tanks still missing silver paint. The mold tolerances have been adjusted, and transforming to truck mode properly is possible with a degree of variation on some copies. The Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions both have misassemblies on the sleeper cabin hinges, where they are reversed, although this does not affect transformation. The TakaraTomy release is packaged in truck mode, whereas the Hasbro version is packaged in robot mode. Due to the changes made for the Takara release, it is theorised that the Hasbro version was rushed to meet the anniversary year and/or Toys 'R Us exclusivity deadline.

:Much like his ROTF ancestor, he is a frequent victim of [[Knockoff|counterfeiting]], ranging from clones that fix the issues above to high quality upscales.

:[[Starscream (G1)/toys#HasbroMP|As]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#HasbroMP|expected]], the [[:File:MPM4Optimus.jpg|Hasbro stock photos]] have the figure mistransformed in both modes. The backpack is a mess, the chest and torso bits aren't properly configured, and the smokestacks in truck mode aren't extended.

:In the United States, Canada, and Hasbro's Asian markets, ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Optimus Prime was exclusively available from [[Toys"R"Us]], whereas in Spain, he saw a wider release, being at least available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour. It's currently unknown if he was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Greece, he was officially available via at least one toy store chain, aptly named simply "Toys-Shop", but again might have been available online only.

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[[File:MPM-12-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nekoptimus Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2021]])
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MPM-12'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Ion blaster#MPM12|Ion Blaster]]", [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#MPM12|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>TakaraTomy designer interview in ''[[Transformers Generations 2021]]'', [https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/06/19/translated-interviews-with-yuya-onishi-and-takashi-kunihiro-from-the-transformers-generations-book-2021-435763 Translated interview on TFW2005.com]</ref>

:The second ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Optimus Prime transforms from a robot based on his appearance in the ''Bumblebee'' mid-credits scene into an unlicensed approximation of a 1970s Marmon cab-over truck, rather than the Freightliner he appears as during the film's ending scene, much like the ''Studio Series'' toy [[#SS38|below]]. He comes with his "Ion Blaster" used in the Cybertron sequences in the film, which can be folded and stored behind his cab. He also includes a new [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#MPM12|Matrix of Leadership]], despite the Matrix never appearing or being mentioned in the movie. Similar to the ''Masterpiece Movies Series'' toy above, Optimus Prime can tow the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP44|trailer]] included with MP-44 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|Convoy]].

:Unfortunately, due to reduced parts count and possibly cost-cutting measures, the trigonal [[kibble]] on his shoulders ends up slightly protruding on the vehicle mode. This also results in a somewhat amusing appearance for the truck mode, as the placement of the said kibble looks like it has a pair of cat-ears. The truck bed is also quite unfinished, having little semblance to the real thing. Additionally, he is one of the lightest (even compared to the carbots) MPM figures to date. For a MPM figure of this price and size, he has an unusually low count of die-cast parts, since he only has die-cast gas tanks (which are small) and a die-cast Matrix of Leadership.

:For an MPM figure, his hands are rather compromised in articulation, as his index finger can only open to 90 degrees, lacking the double joint on it that most figures with a 3 finger-trigger finger split have. This may have been because his fingers needed to be posed at a 90 degrees pose for a secure grip on his matrix, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|other figures]] have been able to do it without the fingers needing to be locked, so this is purely a cost cutting measure done by Hasbro. Prime also has a design flaw in his wrists. Its flips out on a joint for transformation, but the joint is too weak to support the weight of the ion blaster. Combine that with a gaping hole in his arm underneath his wrists, his hands end up drooping downwards if Prime holds the blaster in a 90 degree or downwards arm angle.

:Hasbro [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLtuM8DJeY9/ stock photography] depicts much brighter and saturated colors, as well as clear blue windows. TakaraTomy stock photography (right), which was revealed months later, features darker, more film-accurate colors, and clear grey windows. Despite both versions of the toy using TakaraTomy's stock photography, only TakaraTomy's version includes the accurate grey windows, as well as unpainted red plastic sun visors. The box also features the peculiar (''especially'' for a ''Masterpiece'' figure) call-out "Articulated Head" depicting Optimus just... turning his head to the left. The photography is also strangely low resolution compared to previous releases in the line, possibly a consequence of 2020 pandemic complications.

:This toy was revealed on February 25, 2021 via live-stream. It is a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States and a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada. The toy was reissued in the fall of 2024, $6 cheaper than its original price.

:This figure would be redecoed into MPM-12N [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Masterpiece|Nemesis Prime]].
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==''The Last Knight''==
===''Turbo Changers''===
[[File:TF-TLK-One-Step-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|(In case you didn't know, this is the TakaraTomy stock photo.)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (One-Step Changer, 2017)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Speed Change Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-07'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2017-[[April 29|04-29]]'''

:This Optimus Prime is a ''minor'' redeco of the One-Step Changer figure, ''omitting'' the paint apps on the knees, the flames on his shoulders, and changing the robot mode chest's deco. Along with his wavemate Bumblebee, Optimus Prime loses his pin on his leg, which is used to activate Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's pop-out weapons and gimmicks. As with the first wave of the Turbo Changers, Optimus features a nearly invisible tampograph on his vehicle front, which can be revealed with [[Dragonstorm#MegaTurboChanger|Mega Turbo Changer Dragonstorm]]'s UV-powered Cyberfire gimmick.

:In 2019, the toy was given away free for the school kids who attended the [https://art.parco.jp/parcomuseum/detail/?id=168 ”The World Of Transformers” Exhibition] held at the Parco Museum in Ikebukuro from March 15th to Monday, April 1st, 2019.

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*'''1-Step Turbo Changer 6 Pack''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Axe, Club, 2 spear-like weapons, Scimitar, Shield

:This Optimus Prime is a redeco of the figure above, featuring red wheels and various Tech Spec-sque patterns on the legs & chest which can be decoded with their transparent red weapons, which is molded in a sprue similar to the ones used for the Arms Microns kits & ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' Mini-Con figures. He can use any weapons included in this set, although his primary weapon is an axe.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Knight-Armor-Turbo-Changer-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-TLK-TC-01-Big-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Knight Armor Turbo Changer, 2017/2018)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Big Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-01'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[February 3|02-03]]'''

:Knight Armor Turbo Changer Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms from truck to robot in just 2-steps: pulling his whole truck kibble to the front then fold down to complete the robot mode, although converting him back requires some few steps. His only articulation is the elbows, and he features 5 mm compatible hands. He also features a "Knight Armor" gimmick, which consists of his mask popping out to his head with the press of the button on his chest. Take note that you need to flip back the mask manually before you turn him back into Truck Mode.

:The TakaraTomy release of the figure features extensive paint applications to resembles his on-screen appearances, and his pop-out mask is now vacuum metallized with some gold details.
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===''Tiny Turbo Changers''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Series'': '''1''' & '''2'''
**''Bag Code'': '''I'''
:[[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Optimus Prime is a small, stumpy, soft-plastic [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] mini-figure that changes from robot to a licensed Western Star 5700 OP Truck with just a few simple steps. He features ball-jointed shoulders and hands that are compatible with ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' weapons and other 3 mm post accessories. Like all Tiny Turbo Changers, his vehicle-mode tires do not spin, sorry.

:Being only an inch and three quarters half, he is the second smallest transformable movie version of Optimus Prime around, only losing the first spot to the [[#Q-Transformers|Q-Transformers]] version. Much like the normal-colors [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TinyTurboChanger|Bumblebee]], he was available in both Series 1 and 2 of the line, with no noteworthy changes between releases. Not even their bag codes were altered. Their instruction books were updated to say "Series 2".

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*'''Optimus Prime / Steelbane / Bumblebee''' (3-pack, 2017)
**''Accessories'': "Autobot" weapons sprue (2 swords, flail-axe, left shield-half), "Decepticon" weapons sprue (2 cutlasses, knife, right shield-half)
:Released as part of the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] ''Reveal The Shield'' subline, this Tiny Turbo Changer 3-pack contains a [[redeco]]ed Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#RtSTinyTurbo3pack|Bumblebee]] (in their first non-blindpacked release) and a new [[Steelbane#TinyTurboChanger|Steelbane]] figure. This version of Optimus features red wheels & [[Tech Spec]]-esque patterns on his robot mode chest and... groin-flaps, though the ''real'' decoding is on his vehicle mode roof, which when seen through the attached clear-red weapons (or similar plastic device) reveals... an Autobot symbol. Surprise.

:Despite being a store-exclusive, the 3-pack containing this figure absolutely choked store shelves thanks to their [[shelfwarmer|inability to sell]], and were still available in plentiful numbers two years after the film's release.
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===''Titan Changers''===
[[File:TF-TLK-Titan-Changers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Changers, 2017)

:''Titan Changers'' Optimus Prime transforms from a tall robot into a truck in just 4 easy steps!

:This mold was retooled to make [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]].
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===Legion Class toys===
{{Note|All versions of the Legion Class Optimus Prime toys feature an undocumented feature of him combining with Legends Class Jetfire.}}
[[File:TF-TLK-Legion-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With this toy, I will make people think that I went back to my old body like Bumblebee has!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legion Class, 2017)

:Legion Class Optimus Prime is a redeco/retool of the first ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class figure, with the deco resembling the paint job from Optimus Prime's Western Star "5700 OP" concept truck. While the main body is identical to the figure, the arms and legs are newly tooled, with simple assemblies for the wheels. The retooled legs now features a more solid stopping point, which prevents the center front grill/legs to swing back further. It should be noted that his flame decals are ''painted over'' the side windows.

:The newly tooled legs also feature unreasonably long pegs to secure their connection in vehicle mode. They have a tendency to snap off over time, though this doesn't affect the toy too much.

:In 29th August to 29th September, the entire 1st wave of ''The Last Knight'' Legion Class figures that almost ''massively'' shelfwarmed in Malaysia's Toys"R"Us stores were sold as a giveaway item for the customers who purchased ''The Last Knight'' toys for RM200 (approx $46) in a single receipt. Optimus is one of the four.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Walmart-Legion-2-pack-Optimus-Prime-and-Ravenspar-box.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who are you, again?]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Ravenspar''' (Walmart 2-pack, 2017)

:This unchanged release of Legion Class Optimus Prime was available in a two-pack with [[Ravenspar]], a redeco of [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse|''Prime'' Cyberverse Soundwave]], under the ''Autobots Unite'' subline imprint.

:This set was ''intended'' to be [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] stores in the United States, but although it ''was'' stocked by the Walmart US online store, it supposedly never actually made it to brick and mortar Walmart stores, instead ending up at US discount retailers, primarily Ross stores. Internationally, it was available in Hong Kong (possibly as a non-exclusive general retail release), at Walmart's subsidiary Asda in the United Kingdom, as a Prisma exclusive in Finland, and as a Walmart exclusive in Mexico. It was also listed at the websites of Dutch retailers Bart Smit and Intertoys (owned by the same parent company), but again, it's unsure if it was ever actually released in the Netherlands.

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*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Toys"R"Us 2-pack, 2017)

:Available with Grimlock, this Optimus Prime is a redeco (or possibly a repaint) of the figure above, featuring extra paint applications on the chest and thighs, and he features a different flame pattern on his side doors. His Autobot insignia is now tampographed on his right arm. The cyberglyphs on his front hood is confusingly translated as "PRIME". The 2-pack also comes with a card, which the glyphs being decoded as "DINOBOTS". Optimus Prime and Grimlock also saw release as a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive, making this Optimus Prime redeco/slight retool to be first sold at Japanese markets.

:The final product retains the simple-assembly wheels rather than being assembled with rivet pins seen in the stock photos.

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*'''Optimus Prime (Clear Ver)''' (2017)

:This Legion Class Optimus Prime is a transculent redeco of the mold above, utilizing the retooled pegs and the deco pattern from the Toys"R"Us 2-pack. He is made available for the [http://www.doll-museum.jp/4524 Transformers 35th Anniversary exhibition held at Yokohama Doll Museum], given away for elementary school students who purchased the tickets.

===''Allspark Tech''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Starter Set, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Cube, USB cord

:''Allspark Tech'' Optimus Prime transforms from a Rescue Bots-styled robot into a deformed Western Star truck and back. As a Starter pack, he comes with electronic Allspark Cube that can fit on his chest cavity, which gives him different sound effects for his robot & vehicle modes. He also comes with a USB cord, mostly used for recharging.

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*'''Shadow Spark Optimus Prime''' (Starter Set, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Cube, USB cord

:''Allspark Tech'' Shadow Spark Optimus Prime is a redeco of the figure above, based on his Nemesis Prime alter ego seen in the movie. His electronic cube could probably feature different sound effects.
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===''Premier Edition''===
====Deluxe Class toys====
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*'''Optimus Prime / Cybertron Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2017)
**''Accessories'': MechTech Blaster/Energon Battle Axe / Gun, flame attachment

:Part of the Toys"R"Us-exclusive "Mission to Cybertron" imprint, this 2-pack release of Optimus Primes are redecoes of [[#Deluxe Class toys 2|''MechTech'' Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[#Deluxe Class toys|''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Optimus Prime]]. It includes two collector cards that form part of a poster with decodable Cyberglyphics on the back.

:"Cybertron Optimus Prime" now features a darker grey plastic, and mostly shares the same paint mask to the original Deluxe class figure, with added paint details on his head and the mesh-like pattern on the front of his "entry" mode. The silver paint on his chest was slightly changed from the original and he lacks the paint on his feet, his "headlights", and the top of his "entry" mode. Lastly, he features Cyberglyphics on his vehicle mode windows, and the rear sides of the vehicle. His flame attachment is now cast in translucent red plastic with orange sprays.

:Although ''MechTech'' Optimus Prime's deco is similar to the initial release, some of his parts (robot shoulder flaps, chest piece/truck front) were recast in blue plastic (with the chest being painted red), and his paint applications on the pelvis, headlights & thighs are omitted. His front truck hood/backpack's deco is altered: the truck steps and the fenders were painted blue, and the gold gradients on the flame tampographs are removed, while he features additional flame tampos on both sides of his front hood, and an Autobot Insignia on his left robot shoulder. He still retains the light-piping gimmick, but cast in clear plastic, with the eyeballs being (halfheartedly) painted with clear blue. His MechTech weapon is cast in transparent orange plastic, with the exception of the scope/lever and the gun barrel, which remained opaque silver plastic due to being cast with unpaintable plastic. He also features Cyberglyphics on the left side of his vehicle mode front hood.

:All Cyberglyphs in this set translate to "PRIME".
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====Voyager Class toys====
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[[File:TF-TLK-Voyager-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"No, I'm way more awesome than [[#Lost Age Series|you]]!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Voyager-sized Optimus Prime has a similar transformation scheme to [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Class Galvatron]], notably the shoulders, rooftop backpack, and the leg/wheels combo based on his Leader Class figure. He features a similar but different transformation scheme, which results in a somewhat clean robot mode, although most of his vehicle kibble hangs on his back. He also features the sword & the shield based on his final design in the movie, albeit the sword being painted similarly to the Armor Knight Optimus Prime's sword. His sword can store underneath his Vehicle mode or his robot mode backpack, while the shield can be stored on the truck's fifth wheel hitch, which can also tow the trailer included from the Japanese exclusive [[#VoyagerTrailer|Mechtech Voyager]]. Although the pectoral armor can be slightly pushed up a little bit further, the pieces have to actually stop at where the rectangular peg holes are located.

:Surprisingly, this was also the first Hasbro exclusive transforming Movie Optimus Prime figure to be based on the final design seen in ''Age of Extinction''. He even features the forearms that Prime had before obtaining the Sword of Judgement, which unfortunately means that he is inaccurate to his appearance in the battle of Hong Kong and the entirety of ''The Last Knight''. The sword's blade is still painted as the heated-up version from the concept art.

:Like the larger ''First Edition'' figure, this toy is a rather egregious [[shellformer]], to the point where you can actually separate the robot mode from his vehicle shell if you ''really'' wanted to.

: The 2018 giveaway event-exclusive [[Quad Barrel Shotgun#Generations|Quad Barrel Shotgun]] accessory can be used for this figure.

:At least a ''very small'' number of units feature a faceplate-less head sculpt.<ref>"Transformers The Last Knight Voyager Optimus Prime Variant Found" at [https://news.tfw2005.com/2017/05/10/transformers-last-knight-voyager-optimus-prime-variant-found-338649 TFW2005]</ref> The Hasbro stock photos of the toy are ''slightly'' mistransformed: his pectoral armor is not folded correctly in robot mode. This figure was also released in Toys"R"Us Japan on May 1st, 2017 as a store exclusive, likewise identical to the Hasbro release.

:The CG stock photos feature extra silver paint apps on the lower thighs and hands, which the final product does not feature.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Toys"R"Us Giveaway, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield

:Released as one of the prizes from the "Midnight Madness" event in a Toys R'Us in Singapore, this Optimus Prime is a redeco (of sorts) of the Voyager Class figure. The figure's deco is unchanged from the standard release, but he now has weathered battle damage paint all over him (yes, this includes applying to unpaintable plastic). In addition, the bright yellow paint is applied onto the blade.

:In some countries like Malaysia, Prime could be obtained by buying some certain items for an expensive price, given away along with a similarly 'battle-damaged' redeco of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]. He was also released as a prize figure for the Transformers Atrium Fair in Takashimaya B2 Atrium located in Singapore from 13 till 26th June 2017.

:He was also available at the movie launch event in a Toys R'Us in Hong Kong, as a prize for spending HKD$1,500 on Transformers-related products.

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[[File:TF-TLK-7net-Dark-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Once again proving Takara's superiority, only for double the price!]]
*'''Dark Optimus Prime''' (ークオプティマスプライム, 2017)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TLK-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 25]], 2017
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield

:This exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime features darker shades of red and blue than his other releases and has extensive paint applications to resemble his on-screen appearances in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', particularly his Nemesis Prime alter ego. To that end, he features movie-accurate flame patterns, which are larger and more elaborate than the ones on the regular release or the SDCC exclusive, on his vehicle mode exterior and robot pectoral armor. His eyes and sword are also painted metallic purple, but his shield is completely unpainted for some reason. His lighter gray plastic has been totally replaced by a ''very'' dark grey(almost black) plastic.

:Dark Optimus Prime could be purchased along with advance tickets for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' via movie cards from June 25, 2017, on the Omni7 website, and from September 29, 2017, if the item was purchased without advance tickets.

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[[File:TF-TLK-MyNews-Lucky-Draw-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|Ksatria Emas.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MyNEWS Lucky Draw Prize, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword

:Available as a Lucky Draw prize for the Malaysian news and convenience store MyNEWS, this Optimus Prime figure features a gold chrome finish on ''every'' plastic on him (and yes, this ''probably'' includes unpaintable plastic).
:The only way to obtain the prize was:
:#Purchase any Transformers product worth RM30 (approx $7 in the US) in a single receipt from any myNEWS store (Well, the only TF-related items in this store were ''Robots in Disguise'' Tiny Titans, ''The Last Knight'' Tiny Turbo Changers, and ''Generations'' Alt-modes)
:#Take a photo with your Transformers collections.
:#Like their Facebook page, and post your photo and your receipt as a comment under the contest’s posting on the official Facebook page with their ''The Last Knight''-related hashtags.
:#And finally, submit your entry by emailing your photo and receipt to their e-mail address.

:And oh, not to mention that the figure was limited to 10 pieces, so uh, good luck.

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[[File:TF-TLK-SDCC2017-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Takara is better than us? We'll show them! Give him the best paint apps we got! And give them the free extra tire piece."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (SDCC 2017 exclusive Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield, Tire piece

:The ''San Diego Comic-Con 2017'' exclusive Optimus Prime figure is another redeco of the ''Premier Edition'' figure, which aims for a more movie-accurate look than the original by still sharing the same paint masks, but replacing the chest's deco with flames and adding extra paint applications on the legs, arms, chest, head, tire rims, both sides of the engine compartment, and the sword and shield... but for some reason still sports the movie-inaccurate blue 'collar', as well as the smaller, less accurate vehicle flame tampographs instead of the more movie-accurate ones used on Dark Optimus Prime. His Autobot insignia is also moved on the upper back section of the air dam. He is packaged in a stylish, display-case-like-box similar to later ''Transformers: Alternators'' releases and the Hasbro Toy Shop/SDCC 2011 exclusive figure.

:Hilariously, Optimus Prime also comes with an ''authentic tire piece'' from a Western Star 5700XE truck prop used in filming the movie (no seriously, look it up.). His stock photo is also ''slightly'' mistranformed: his pectoral armor is not rotated properly in robot mode. Also, the fifth wheel hitch pieces seem to be missing on his robot mode stock photos.

:Remaining stock was sold through Hasbro Toy Shop, though reportedly some units of this remaining stock did not include the Western Star tire piece.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Reveal-Your-Shield-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|THE WEAPONS OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! ITS GIMMICK TELLS ME TO READ MY PATTERNS!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Reveal the Shield Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield
:This redeco of the [[#Voyager Class toys 4|''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime]] figure features a really unusual deco pattern consisting of red transparent tires, the vehicle front grill and fuel tanks (the fenders remained opaque red due to unpaintable plastic). Some of his parts like the vehicle front hood and the truck roof feature a pattern similar to the ones used for the [[Tech Spec]]s in the ''Generation 1'' toys. He features a new sword and shield accessory, which can be used to decode the patterns.

:In the United Kingdom, this Optimus Prime was released as an Argos exclusive along with several other sets branded as part of the ''Reveal the Shield'' [[subline imprint]]. His United States release was initially claimed to be exclusive to [[Target]] by online retailers from Asia, but even though the other ''Reveal the Shield'' products eventually became available at Target, Voyager Class Optimus Prime was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United States instead, complete with a "Toys"R"Us exclusive" sticker. Also, both his United States and Asian releases lack the "Reveal the Shield" logo the United Kingdom release has (but still feature the "Reveal hidden images" call-out).

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*'''Optimus Prime Clear Version''' (オプティマスプライムクリアバージョン, 2017)
**''Release Date'': [[November 13]], 2017
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TLK-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': December 13, 2017
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield

:This limited edition redeco of ''Premier Edition'' Optimus Prime features almost entirely clear plastic (some parts remain opaque due to unpaintable plastic), and he was available as a 7net online shop exclusive. He can be obtained if the customers purchase the movie's different releases:
:1. Blu-Ray + DVD + Special Features Blu-Ray.
:2. 3D + Blu-Ray + Special Features Blu-Ray.
:3. 4K + + Blu-Ray + Special Features Blu-Ray.
:4. 5 Movie Collection either Blu-Ray or DVD versions.

:This version of Prime shares his paint masks with Dark Optimus Prime (see above), but uses silver instead of charcoal gray for the painted sections.

====Leader Class toys====
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[[File:TF-TLK-Leader-Class-Shadow-Spark-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not Nemesis Prime, we swea...wait, maybe I am!]]
*'''Shadow Spark Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield

:Released exclusively in Asia, Shadow Spark Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Age of Extinction'' [[#Leader Class toys 5|Leader Class Optimus Prime]], featuring dark grey plastics, weathered deco patterns, and opaque plastics replacing some of the transparent plastics. He features a scratched Autobot insignia on the right side of his sleeper-cab, and a Cyberglyphic on the left side of the front hood. Some weathered parts does not match well with some other parts (the fenders, for example).

:In May 2017, the figure was released as a lucky draw item by Coca-Cola, along with the limited edition cans, as part of China's promotion for the movie. On the other hand, Shadow Spark Optimus Prime also became a ''massive'' shelfwarmer in several Asian Toys"R"Us stores.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I stripped all of my chrome. Now would you buy me?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword of Judgement, Vector Shield
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a somewhat/nearly screen-accurate redeco (dedeco?) of the ''Age of Extinction'' Leader Class mold, rather than the retooled Armor Knight version. Compared to the mold's first release, this one omits the vacuum-metalization on the front truck bumper, sun visors, robot mode chest, smokestacks, and side tanks, revealing the grey plastic underneath. The chrome is also removed from his chest to facilitate the addition of paint operations, his shield is unpainted, and both his sword and truck mode windows are cast in translucent plastic. He also features some extra silver paint on his robot mode forehead, and his white-colored Autobot insignia is slightly tampographed on the left. And lastly, his light-piping eyes are neutered by blue paint.

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[[File:TF-TLK-15-Caliber-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, buy me. My fifth wheel can form into my shield, and I'm better than ''you''.]]
*'''Calibur Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[July 15]], 2017)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-15'''
**''Accessories'': Temenos Sword, Calibur Axe, Over-Shield/Fifth Wheel Hitch, Energon Sword (limited edition)

:Calibur Optimus Prime is a retool of the Armor Knight Optimus Prime figure, itself a retool of the original ''Age of Extinction'' Leader Class figure. In a clever bit of [[partformer|partforming]], the fifth wheel hitch now forms a handheld shield based on the one used in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', which results in a backpack-less robot mode. As such, the shield that came with prior versions has been omitted (though it's still fully compatible, of course). The figure can be transformed without partsforming if so desired, leaving a backpack like the original leader, but the sword will not store on his back due to the remolding. He also comes with an axe based on the one used in the third film.

:The initial release of the figure comes with a limited edition Energon Sword. Its [https://amzn.asia/d/9lU57nG Amazon Japan listing] and instructions advertise that the Energon Sword, Calibur Axe, and Over-Shield are compatible with the ''Movie The Best'' MB-11 Optimus Prime figure (seen above) for collectors to re-enact scenes from ''Dark of the Moon''. The cost of this backwards compatibility means that said weapons are slightly oversized for Calibur Optimus Prime so as to scale better with the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class mold used for ''Movie The Best''.

:Unlike the ''Movie Advanced Series''' Armor Knight figure, the blue plastic and red paint are less metallic.

:The back of the packaging features a small typo, notably the word "kinetic" being written as "''Kinetic'''k'''''". The bio also denotes the elemental metal as "[[Cyber-matter|Cyber-Matter]]" living metal, which is a term that originates from the [[Aligned continuity family]]. Oddly, TakaraTomy's stock photo of the robot mode figure was later used as a cutout "battle figure" included with Telebi Magazine's [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TVMagazineEZ|Burning Megatron]].

:The Calibur Axe was later redecoed into "Bronze Calibur Axe", as a giveaway accessory for the 3rd ''The Last Knight Final Battle Campaign'' in Japan. In 2018, Optimus Prime was released along with [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKLeader|Megatron]] as part of the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive "Optimus Prime VS Megatron" set.
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===''Turbo Change Series''===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Japanese Release Date'': '''[[April 21]], 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-06'''
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Optimus Prime toy is mostly identical to ''The Last Knight'' Turbo Changer toy, but with new packaging. Like most of the wave's Turbo Changers, Optimus Prime's pin on the leg is most likely to be restored for activating the second Battle Command Optimus Prime toy's (See below) gimmicks.

:In 2019, the toy was given away free for the school kids who attended the [https://art.parco.jp/parcomuseum/detail/?id=168 ”The World Of Transformers” Exhibition] held at the Parco Museum in Ikebukuro from March 15th to Monday, April 1st, 2019.

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[[File:TF-Turbo-Change-Series-TC-09-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime''' (2018)
**''Japanese Release Date'': '''April 21, 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-09'''
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Optimus Prime toy is a slight redeco/retool of the [[#Lost Age Series|''Lost Age Series'' toy]]. Deco changes include omitting the flame tampos on his legs and shoulder, and added blue pinstripes on the Trailer/Wing Backpack to evoke his ''Generation 1'' toy's trailer. It also omits the gun/swords that came with the original release. This toy also features some new parts like the screen-accurate forearms, the command deck for the smaller ''Turbo Change Series'' toys, and the trailer's adapter. His usual Sword of Judgment is now replaced with a screen-accurate mold that is similar to the Armor Knight toy's sword, and he now features a new Vector Shield piece, which can convert into a battle axe.

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*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime - Strongest Directive Set''' (Multipack, 2018)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27]], 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-13'''
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 Sword-Guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Battle Command Optimus Prime is later re-released, along with redecoes of Bumblebee and Drift.

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[[File:TF-Turbo-Change-Series-TC-14-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In an alternate reality, the KSI succeeds on creating their own [[Optimus Prime clone]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[December 27]], 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-14'''
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Optimus Prime is an all-new mold, sharing the same transformation scheme with the [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|One-Step Changer Galvatron]]. Like the ''Bumblebee'' Speed Series [[#Energon Igniters|Optimus Prime]] and Leader Class [[#Leader Class toys 8|Legendary Optimus Prime]] toys below, this toy is not accurate to his appearance in the [[Bumblebee (film)|''Bumblebee'' film]].

:Unfortunately, this Turbo Change Optimus Prime suffers from poor quality control, which consists of seemingly fragile arms & faulty transformation.
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==''Tribute''==
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[[File:TF-Tribute-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|After 10 years, it's time to buy me again.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2017]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TLK-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 31]], 2017
**''Accessories'': Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#Leader_Class_toys|2007 Leader Class toy]], to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the [[live-action film series]]. While the deco's paint mask is the same as the said figure, he features a more saturated blue and red, and chromed feet/front grills and front fenders used for the [[#LeaderMA21|MA-21]] redeco, and he also features chrome on both sides of the stomach. While the Hasbro stock photo shows that his feet are ''slightly'' mistransformed in robot mode, the Takara stock photos shows his feet correctly flipped out.

:He was also released as an Amazon Japan exclusive.

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[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Orion-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Look into my eyes and it's easy to see: one and one make two, two and one make three, it was destiny.]]
[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Once every hundred-thousand years or so, when the sun doth shine and the moon doth glow and the grass doth grow...]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Orion Pax''' (Evolution Pack, 2017)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TLK-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': August 31, 2017
**''Accessories'': Orion Pax's 2 guns, Titan Master, Optimus Prime's gun

:Released as part of a new line called ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'', Orion Pax is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]], and transforms from a red-and-blue Cybertronic pickup truck which is also an homage to <s>Generation 1 [[Crosshairs (G1)#Generation 1|Crosshairs]]'s vehicle mode</s> [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Orion Pax's original e-HOBBY toy]]. His Titan Master, retooled from [[Recoil (G1)#Generations|Flintlock]], features a new face that is based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax toy]]. As a redeco of the Kup mold, Orion Pax still suffers the leg panel misassembly.

:The set also includes a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Generations|''Generations War for Cybertron'']] Optimus Prime figure, which changes the original figure's dark red plastic to a brighter, more vibrant red, changes the gray plastic to a darker charcoal tone, changes the "windows" from gray to nearly black, and replaces most of the original figure's pink-ish red paint details (which were yellow on the redeco from the "Rage over Cybertron" three-pack) to teal.

:The use of a G1-based Orion Pax design and an Aligned-based Optimus Prime design with Movie Optimus Prime packaging art makes it hard to know where on the wiki this should go, but given the general movie-themed bent of the ''Tribute'' line, we're putting it here. A few months after the 2-pack's release, ''Tribute'' Optimus Prime & Orion Pax saw worldwide release through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], including an Amazon Japan listing bearing a ''The Last Knight'' ID number.
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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Studio-Series-05-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The face-taker returns...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''05'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 28]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Two [[Dual Energon Swords#Studio Series|Energon Sword]]s, "Forest Fight" backdrop (1st version)

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a Peterbilt 379 semi-truck. He comes his [[dual Energon Swords]], which can be mounted onto his arms or store on the back of his robot mode or truck bed. The figure combines engineering concepts from his ''Age of Extinction'' [[#Voyager Class toys 5|Voyager Class figure]] with techniques previously used on ''Prime: First Edition'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Prime: First Edition|Optimus Prime]]. He also features a more subdued color scheme compared to other Optimus Prime figures. Like the rest of the ''Studio Series'' figures, the figure prioritizes robot mode [[scale]] and thus stands shorter than his Voyager Class wavemate [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Starscream]]. The CG renders depict him possessing long smokestacks, but the final product has them shortened... again. He also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting the forest battle from ''Revenge of the Fallen''.

:While the 5 mm compatible arms can fit with most weapons with the same post size, some of the weapons' handles can barely fit on it due to either the slightly thickened tab or thin sculpted panels.

:The rear truck cabin/back kibble can turn slightly floppy over time in robot mode, as there are no tabs and holes to secure it. Despite being labeled as the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' version of the character, this mold is not meant to combine with the later released [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio Series|Jetfire]], although it can be achieved with some [[Fan mode|fiddling]]. However, it ''can'' carry (but not combine with) ''Studio Series'' [[#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]]'s trailer.

:While stock photos and renders show the figure with a faceplate, this [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606.36631.146805978722938/1859790330757819/?type=3&theater image] posted by the Transformers Facebook page shows him with his mouth exposed. This was later found as a variant at least [http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/05/07/transformers-studio-series-optimus-prime-faceplate-less-variant-images-363449 once]. A running change was made, [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/variant-transformers-studio-series-optimus-prime-with-blade-colour-difference/41133/ changing the blades to be more translucent]. The semi-translucent blades release features a date code "73461", whereas the translucent orange blades version features a date code written as "80171".

:TakaraTomy's stock photo of the robot mode depicts the right elbow bent ''backwards'' instead of forwards. Ouch!

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Voyager-Class-2007-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the people who complained about my first release above.]]
[[File:Jet Optimus SS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2018 / [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''32'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-25'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 23]], [[2019]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster#Studio Series 2|Ion blaster]], "Highway Showdown" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (though sold under the first ''Transformers'' film's branding), this ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime is an extensive retool of the figure above, featuring many new parts, namely a new backpack, chest piece, back of thighs, forearms, a (removable) abdominal area, and lower legs with a pair of non-transforming fenders. These new parts lead to [[Show-accuracy|a better resemblance]] to his appearance in the first two movies and allow him to combine with ''Studio Series'' [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio Series|Jetfire]] to form "Jetwing Optimus Prime," while resulting in a somewhat more involved transformation. His color scheme features a much higher contrast than the previous release. Inexplicably, he has silver paint apps added on his forearms that actually make him ''less'' accurate than if it were left as the bare red plastic underneath, while forgetting to accurately paint a different section of his forearms blue. Unfortunately, as a trade-off for having a more accurate robot mode, his vehicle mode suffers; his front drive tires lift off the ground, he's missing the toolboxes behind his fuel tanks, some of his robot mode kibble is exposed beneath his doors, and several of the floodlights above his windshield are gone.

:Instead of Energon Swords, he now comes with an [[Ion blaster]] like that used in the battle of [[Mission City]]. It can be stored on various rectangular peg holes in Prime's vehicle mode or on the larger rectangular pegs on his cab nose/forearms or on the robot mode's back. While this Optimus figure can use the first mold's blades, the new molding prevents the swords from being properly stored on the robot's back, and using the intended "underslung" grip displaces his forearm armor slightly. He also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting the highway fight with [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the first ''Transformers'' film. Since the Leader Class figure below is a redeco of this one, it should come as no surprise that this one is fully compatible with the trailer and jet pack.

:The panels with the fuel tanks are connected to his back by small friction pegs, and have a tendency to pop off during transformation, though they can easily be reattached. This was fixed in later versions of the mold. As the front grills rely on a hook-and-tab assembly to complete the truck mode and combined with the fact that they're molded in translucent plastic completely painted over in silver, the painted tabs can wear down and break off during transformation, leaving a gap in the front of the truck mode. Care must be taken when combining him with Jetfire, as it can place much stress on the hinges that the grills are connected to.

:The packaging stock photo features him having a misassembled hip, which is facing backward. Speaking of misassembly, a small number of Optimuses have two left or right upper arms. These errors prevent the front section from fully transforming. This can be identified by viewing the front section while he's still in-package.

:His rear wheels were later reused for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]], while the front wheels appear to have been slightly retooled for use on the ''Earthrise'''s trailer as well.

:This Optimus was reissued through [[Walmart]] in November 2025. The reissue does have the pinned back panels seen with later uses of the mold, and the package art has been updated slightly, most notably removing the cross-sell of ''Studio Series'' [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Studio Series|Bonecrusher]] that was on the back.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/possible-studio-series-ss-32-voyager-optimus-prime-reissue-found-at-us-retail.1284174/#post-23830862 Comparison between original and reissue boxes of SS-32, TFW2005]</ref>

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[[File:Studio-Series-38-MVBB-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|''[[Legislator|Nineteen eighty-four.]]'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''38'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-30'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 27]], 2019
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster#SS38|Ion blaster]], "[[Golden Gate Bridge|San Francisco Bridge]]" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The third ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime is based on his appearance in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', and as such closely resembles the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus design]]. He transforms into an unlicensed approximation of a 1970s Marmon cab-over truck, rather than the Freightliner he appears as during the film's final scene. As a result, the truck frame is about half the length of the one used in the film, lacking the prominent gap between the gas tanks and the rear axle, but this makes him appear closer to the truck he turned into in G1. Optimus comes with the [[Ion blaster]] he is seen wielding in the film's Cybertron sequences and a backdrop featuring the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] where he meets up with Bumblebee. The blaster can peg into the fifth wheel hitch in vehicle mode.

:While his truck mode scales with most of the ''Studio Series'' brethren, Optimus's robot mode shares the same height as the other Optimuses in this section, which means that he towers over his original size in the film. Unlike his appearance in the movie, this Optimus's design closely resembles [[Mark Yang]]'s concept art of the character, complete with flat feet. Unlike most of the ''Studio Series'' figures, this Optimus doesn't have any insignia tampographed or sculpted on. The silver weathering on his stomach varies from figure-to-figure.

:Unfortunately, the grey lower leg panels tend to disconnect/dislodge if the feet are swiveled, or if the pressure is applied downwards while standing. The silver-painted hinged panels on the sides of his truck mode (and to an extent, the painted crotch) are prone to chipping due to being involved in the transformation.

:Some versions of this figure feature tabs on the top of the inside of the front window frame, that have no hole to peg into on the robot torso, seeming to be remnants of a late-stage design change, that do interfere with vehicle mode holding together.

:This toy was one of the items that were released as part of Hasbro's Transformers 35th Anniversary promotional mailer box<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/05/21/transformers-35th-anniversary-promo-box-in-hand-388546</ref> and was also given a repaint as part of TakaraTomy's own [[#35th Anniversary|35th Anniversary exclusive set]].

:He was reissued as a GameStop exclusive shortly after the [[March 28]], [[2024]] fanstream.

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[[File:SS-Leader-DOTM-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Takes your wallet ''and'' your face.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Dark of the Moon'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''44'''
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Jetwing Optimus Prime'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-39'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 31]], 2019
:*''Accessories'': Trailer/[[Armored Weapons Platform]]/Omega Combat Armor, 2 cannons, [[Energon-axe#Studio Series|Energon-axe]], [[Dual Energon Swords#SS44|Energon Sword]], Shield, [[Ion blaster#Studio Series 2|Ion blaster]], abs piece, "Battle of Chicago" backdrop (2nd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a redeco/retool of the second toy with a new stomach area that is molded to be accurate to his appearance in ''Dark of the Moon'', complete with a new trailer forming his weapons platform and combat armor. His arsenal includes two cannons, an energon axe, an energon sword, a shield, and a slightly redecoed (de-decoed?) Ion blaster from the second toy, losing its blackened barrel. He also comes with a unique backdrop depicting his confrontation with the [[Driller]] in the Battle of Chicago. His fellow Leader Class Autobot, [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio Series|Jetfire]], comes packaged with a replacement ''Transformers'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen''-accurate abdomen piece, allowing them to combine... though the piece is color-matched to Optimus's first ''Studio Series'' 05 release, a figure that lacks this figure's new molding and is thus incompatible with Jetfire. In addition to the new deco and molding, the hinges on his back that the panels with the fuel tanks are attached to now have pins, preventing the pieces from popping off when swiveling them into position during conversion. Care should still be taken when transforming the front grill, as the tab needed to hold it together still has the potential to break on this version of the mold.

:In terms of deco, Optimus features gradient orange paint on his forearms/truck front which the Voyager Class release didn't have, while the formerly transparent parts are now cast in opaque blue plastic, with both his real and [[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux windows]] painted silver. Meanwhile, the CG stock renders feature several color and deco details that are inaccurate to the final toy; notably, the joints on his grille section are shown to be orange rather than gray, the windows are shown to be transparent rather than opaque, and all the weapons are shown to be painted, even though the only weapon that actually features ''any'' paint on the final toy is the sword. Conversely, both the CG render ''and'' the near-final stock photo of the robot mode show the new abdomen piece as being painted in a single red color, while the final product (including the TakaraTomy stock photos) have the details in the center section painted in movie-accurate silver.

:The CG render on the front packaging is a rather lazily edited version of the Optimus Prime art (complete with ''Revenge of the Fallen''-styled abdomen), with the Jetwing unit slapped on his back. There are also a few obvious design oversights, with no actual means of attaching the shield to Prime's arm in a shield-like manner, the handle of the axe colliding with the arm panel if pushed in all the way, and no official instructions on how to store the Ion blaster in the trailer. At least for the blaster, it can still use the ports on the truck as before, and there is sufficient space in the trailer itself to store the blaster or a few other accessories. And while Prime himself has been improved to prevent parts popping off, the dark grey "shoulder straps" on the Jetwing have a frustrating tendency to pop off due to the raised rectangular details directly under them, meant to hold them in place with friction but instead causing the part to flex and deform under pressure.

: Despite the figure's size classification, Prime himself is Voyager-sized (obviously, seeing as he's a retool of a previous ''Studio Series'' Voyager). The Leader Class price point comes from the extra accessories that he comes packaged with.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-TF2007-15th-Multipack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You'll need to wait until ROTF's 15th anniversary for another chance at [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio Series|Jetfire.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Transformers'' 15th Anniversary''' (Multi-pack, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number'': '''32'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Dual Energon Swords#Studio Series|two Energon Swords]], "Autobots Arrival" reversible backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:"15th Anniversary" Optimus Prime is a redeco of the second ''Studio Series'' figure, featuring slightly minimized/altered paint applications and plastic color changes. Aside from that, he doesn't come with the Ion blaster included with the regular release but instead comes with the two swords included with the original ''Revenge of the Fallen'' version of the mold, cast in a slightly more reddish clear orange and painted a brighter silver instead of gunmetal. In terms of deco, Optimus's metallic gray plastic is replaced with a light shade of grayish silver, the paint operations on his forearms and lower legs are omitted, and the previously colorless plastic used on the real/faux truck windows is now translucent black. The new blue paint used for most of the torso/truck cab is a noticeably different shade compared to the blue plastic, whereas the blue paint on the original release was a much closer match to the plastic.

:Interestingly, the robot mode stock render and photo show Optimus wielding his swords with the blades on the inside of the arms instead of the outside. Unlike the original SS-32 release, this release comes with the securely pinned back hinges used for the Leader Class figure. There has been one instance of yellowing on the grey plastic used, but it is not known if it is a widespread issue or an isolated instance. As with previous versions of this mold, the tabs that hold the front grill together in truck mode have the potential to break.

:This figure comes in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive 5-pack alongside redecoes of ''Studio Series'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Bumblebee]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Ratchet]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#SS15thAnniversary|Jazz]], released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the first live-action [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]]. The pack comes with a unique reversible backdrop depicting the alley where the Autobots first met Sam on one side and the exterior of Sam's house on the other.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-(JP)-ROTB-Optimus-Prime-box.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Left: The one you can probably find. Right: The one you can actually find.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2024]]/[[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''102'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-122'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 30]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories'': Blade, Arm Cannon, "Street Festival Stakeout" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

:The ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[#BBROTB|''Rise of the Beasts'' Optimus Prime]] figure was released as part of TakaraTomy's regular ''Studio Series'' lineup in early 2024.

:Hasbro followed suit a year later, re-releasing him in the first wave of the 2025's mainline ''Studio Series'' figures.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-ROTF-15th-Multipack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Told you so!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Revenge of the Fallen'' 15th Anniversary Autobot Multipack''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''<s>Transformers</s> Revenge of the Fallen'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''32'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Dual Energon Swords#Studio Series|Two Energon Swords]], "Race to Protect Earth" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:"''Revenge of the Fallen'' 15th Anniversary" Optimus Prime is another release of the [[#SS32|SS-32 mold]] with [[#Studio Series|SS-05]]'s Energon swords, though this time both sport their original decos. The digital render and stock photos for this release have him holding the swords correctly. This also comes with the securely pinned back hinges.

:This figure comes in an Amazon exclusive pack alongside ''Studio Series'' [[Jetfire (Movie)#SSROTF15th|Jetfire]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)#SSROTF15th|Chromia]], [[Arcee (Movie)#SSROTF15th|Arcee]], and [[Elita-One (Movie)#SSROTF15th|Elita-1]], released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the second live-action Transformers film. Although this version of Optimus is technically for the first movie, its inclusion makes sense as this mold is the one that combines with Jetfire. The box meanwhile reuses SS-05's package art. The pack comes with a unique reversible backdrop with the first version of the "Pyramid Desert Battle" scene on one side and the "Shanghai Pursuit" scene on the other.

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[[File:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Prime Knight Returns!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''
:*''Accessories'': two-part [[Sword of Judgment#Studio Series|Sword of Judgment]], three-part [[Vector Shield#Studio Series|Vector Shield]], accessory adapter, [[Dual Energon Swords#SSAOE|Energon Sword]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIKkqyZTVK0 Transformers presentation] at [[MCM London#2024|MCM London 2024]] with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Russ Humphreys]] at the "Toys are Russ" YouTube channel</ref>, [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Oh, my bad for not having mentioned it. It's Koki san! An incredibly talented individual that has done a few Optimus's now.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2025-studio-series-listings.1259521/page-1428#post-23484134|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2025|month=7|day=2}}</ref>}}

:Part of the 18th wave of ''Studio Series'' Leader Class figures, Optimus Prime is based on his "knight" appearance in ''Age of Extinction'', specifically with the arm design prior to obtaining the Sword of Judgment, though he still includes the sword. He is about the same height as his prior ''Studio Series'' Voyagers, filling out his price point with higher mass and parts count, including opening fingers and enough articulation to hold his sword with both hands. Easily missed, the truck hood on his backpack can be hinged up, which gives more room for his waist to rotate. His waist rotation does not include his crotch armor, which can make some poses look a little awkward. Curiously, his thigh armor has been incorrectly rendered as separate hip skirts like on his [[#Leader Class toys 5|2014 Leader Class mold]].

:He transforms into a licensed Western Star 5700EX truck in 44 steps. The fifth wheel hitch works with the trailers of his Generation 1 counterpart's most [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Earthrise|recent]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|toys]], though they both end up hanging at an angle. He can't tow the trailer of his [[#SS44|''Dark of the Moon'' version]] due to that trailer’s larger peg.

:Optimus includes the Sword of Judgement, the Vector Shield, a silver-painted Energon blade, and a storage adapter piece. The sword features a removable hilt so figures without opening hands can wield it. The Vector Shield can be reassembled into its cannon mode using 5 mm connections. The sword and shield connect to the adapter piece to store on his robot back (this unfortunately results in his roof panel sticking up obtrusively behind his head) and in the truck hitch. The Energon blade can tab into his wrist and stores on tabs on either side of his back (though this risks chipping the paint on those tabs) and on tabs at the back of the truck mode.Undocumented, the blade can also attach to an otherwise unused tab underneath the shield.

:Optimus's large kibble backpack can be easily popped off its mushroom peg to give him a cleaner profile at the cost of weapon storage. There is also a [https://youtu.be/Kwk2zBPpL7o&t=1045 fan mode] that provides a more secure (and cleaner!) storage for the Sword in truck mode. This is done by opening the back of the truck cab and threading the hilt end of the sword into the oddly-perfectly sized space between the smokestacks and back of the cab, and then closing it back up. The adapter piece with shield attached can still be slid onto the blade and attached securely onto the fifth wheel hitch. Care should be taken not to damage the Sword when transforming back to robot mode, however.

:Optimus is missing some sculpting on the smokestacks that is present in the instructions, as well as having the tips of his smokestacks trimmed off. His official product description includes two major errors: the first mislabels Optimus's truck mode as a Western Star 4900EX rather than a 5700EX. The second is the mention of a swappable head gimmick, which designer Evan Brooks quickly clarified would not be the case.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hello! That description seems to be an error. He doesn't come with an alternate head.|link=https://twitter.com/TFHypeGuy/status/1879335782542168556|name=Evan Brooks (via TFHypeGuy)|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=01|day=14}}</ref>

:Due to being larger and heavier than previous Voyagers, this Optimus can barely ride ''Studio Series'' [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]], another Leader Class figure from years prior. Fortunately, a Titan Class version of [[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] was released the next year, featuring a dedicated spot and peg for this Optimus to ride!

:Optimus was first teased at the October 2024 MCM Comic Con London, before being officially announced on [[January 13]], 2025. Pre-orders went live the next day.

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[[File:TF-SS-TLK-Leader-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2|He ain't do nothing but step back...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Last Knight'''''
:*''Accessories'': two-part [[Sword of Judgment#Studio Series|Sword of Judgment]], three-part [[Vector Shield#Studio Series|Vector Shield]], accessory adapter, [[Quad Barrel Shotgun]], wrist blade
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Released in the 20th wave of ''Studio Series'' Leader Class toys, Nemesis Prime is a retool of the previous year's ''Age of Extinction'' Optimus Prime. He comes with the updated forearms and biceps (though his hand armor was not retooled to match), an unmasked headsculpt, Quad Barrel Shotgun, and wrist blade based on ''The Last Knight'', omitting the Energon sword. In addition to his red war paint, he features a darker color scheme to signify his brainwashing by Quintessa and further differentiate him from the prior release. Due to all the new parts being cast in blue plastic, he is even ''more'' blue.

:The hood of the truck moves ''slightly'' upward for robot mode, and may already be lowered à la truck mode out of the box, so don’t apply extra pressure in either direction or you risk damaging the hood.

:For the first time ever, Nemesis is designated as a Decepticon on his packaging, though he retains his Autobot insignias on the figure itself. Hasbro stock photography (right) has a bent left antenna.

:Nemesis Prime was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025 and went up for pre-order on "[[September 17|Transformers Day]]" later that year. The preorders began shipping Friday 19th December.

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==''Movie Edition''==
[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Silver-Knight-Optimus-Prime.jpg|300px|thumb|Anyone remember the live action Scrappy-Doo?]]
*'''Silver Knight Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Bag code'': '''I'''

: Released in series 3 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Silver Knight Optimus Prime is a redeco of the series 1 figure based on the Silver Knight [[Target]] exclusive subline from ''Age of Extinction''. By this point in the mold's life, weardown has set in and many copies have incredibly loose balljoints that pop out easily.

: US retailers appear to have skipped this assortment (so far), though it has appeared in large numbers in European markets.

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[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Second'' closest thing you can get a Movie-verse [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''4'''
**''Bag code'': '''I'''

:Released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Optimus Prime is a redeco with an almost entirely red body while retaining some blue on his head and the rear half of his legs, which results in a ''Generation 1''-inspired deco on his vehicle mode and a very bland robot mode.

: And the mold degradation continues, with many samples having popped-off limbs still in-package.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Bag code'': '''H'''

:Released in series 5 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Optimus Prime is based off his appearance in the ''Bumblebee'' film.
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==''Bumblebee''==
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Titan-Changer-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66|If you buy me, I won't take your face.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Changer, 2018)
:Optimus is a repackage of his Last Knight Titan Changer mold.
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===Leader Class toys===
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[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Leader-Legendary-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dear diary: JACKPOT!]]
*'''Legendary Optimus Prime''' (2018)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''BB-02'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
:Released exclusively in Japan, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Legendary Optimus Prime is a Leader Class-sized mold, taking many cues from the ''Age of Extinction'' [[#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic/Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]] mold. His head can switch between maskless and masked faces. His Ion Blaster can be held in his [[5 mm post|5 mm]] compatible hands or store on his back. His truck mode can tow [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Convoy]]'s trailer. This figure was later redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Bumblebee|''Bumblebee'' Legendary Nemesis Prime]] and retooled to make ''[[Synergenex]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Evangelion × Transformers|Evangelion Prime Unit-01]].
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===''Energon Igniters''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Speed Series, 2018)
:Released as part of the ''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniter's Speed Series line, this Optimus is a Legends/Legion-sized mold that transforms from robot into a Cab-over truck with the transformation scheme shared with the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers (2010)]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal The Shield'' Legends Class toy]], and he features 3 mm compatible hands. Optimus's truck mode can also be attached with the Energon Igniters core, and due to the toy being lightweight, it can propel his vehicle mode forward very quickly, making him a fast-moving truck.

:Due to its simplified transformation, Optimus's robot shoulder parts ended up sticking out from his truck mode, and his upper cabin panel ends up being integrated with his head. Unlike most Speed Series toys, he also shares a similar pivoting shoulder articulation from his ''Reveal the Shield'' counterpart, and his Energon Igniter port ends up under his right foot in robot mode rather than on his knee.

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[[File:TF-BB-TV-Kun-exclusive-Red-Fire-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The ''Actual'' Closest thing you'll get to a movieverse Fire Convoy]]
*'''Red Fire Optimus Prime''' (Speed Series, 2019)
**''Release date'': [[April 1]], [[2019]]

:Red Fire Optimus Prime is a clear red redeco of the figure above, released as a freebie for the May 2019 issue of Telebi-Kun Magazine, along with a buildable paper Tyramigo and a ''Super Sentai Data Cardass'' KishiRyuOh Five Knight card from ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger'', a ''Ganbarizing'' Kamen Rider Zi-OTrinity Card, and a Kamen Rider Buttobasoul Zi-OTrinity Medal. The head, grill (only 80% of it) & window paint applications remain.

:Red Fire Optimus Prime is once again available for the Wonder Festival 2019 event, provided by TakaraTomy at their booth.

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[[File:TF-BB-Transformers-Test-Commemorative-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Are you sure this is not a fan-painted custom?]]
*'''Transformers Proficiency Test Optimus Prime'''{{sic}} (2020)

:Released as a commemorative item for the ''Transformers Proficiency Test'' event held in Tokyo and Osaka on February 16, 2020, this Optimus Prime is an extensive repaint of the Speed Series figure, featuring additional paint operations on the legs, side windows, and the silver striping on his forearm/truck kibble. The paint is more matte than the original figure's metallic paint.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Power Series, 2018)

:Power Series Optimus Prime is a redeco/retool of the Power Plus Series toy below, featuring new truck parts and maskless robot head, though the faux robot chest is retained from that mold. The CG stock photo for his robot mode depicts him having slightly longer "ears" than the final product.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Energon core
:Released as part of the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)#Power Plus Series|Energon Igniters Power Plus Series]] subline, this Optimus Prime is a Scout-sized mold that converts from robot to truck based on his evasion mode appearance from ''Age of Extinction'' in just a few steps. His only articulation is the swiveling upper arms & pivoting arm joints, and his fuel tanks also doubles as a flip-out cannons, activated in vehicle mode. As with all Nitro and Power Plus figures, Optimus also comes with an energon core, which allows his vehicle mode to propel forwards.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Nitro Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Energon core
:Released as part of the first wave of the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)#Nitro Series|Energon Igniters Nitro Series]], Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized figure that converts from a robot based on his ''Age of Extinction'' evasion mode body into a truck in 11 steps, and he features 5 mm-compatible hands & articulation on his head, arms, and [[Brick (term)|only his upper legs]]. He also features built-in Ion Cannons in this lower leg panels, activated in vehicle mode. He also comes with his own energon core, which is a different mold from his Power Plus toy.
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==''35th Anniversary''==
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*'''Convoy & Optimus Prime Set''' (2-pack, 2019)
**''Release Date'': December [[2019]]
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:Released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#SS38|third ''Studio Series'' mold]] with a focus on increased accuracy to the ''Bumblebee'' movie. To this end, he features less swirly, flat grey plastic and additional paint operations on the hand dorsals, the front windows' joints, the lower legs' grey plastic, and the stomach section (with the weathering removed). The gunmetal on his forehead and faceplate is now silver, the knees' details are omitted, and he features tampographed Autobot insignias on his shoulders. In preliminary stock imagery such as the images to the right the shoulder insignias were depicted as only white outlines on the red plastic without the "face" and "eyes" filled out in red and white respectively, but the actual product had the insignias correctly colored.

:Optimus Prime is packaged in a box designed to evoke the original Generation 1 toyline with new '84-style package art to boot, and is only available as a set with (but packaged separately from) [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th Anniversary|Convoy]].
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==''Transformers Fan Book''==
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*'''''[[Transformers Fan Book 2020]]''''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2020)

:This release of the ''The Last Knight'' Legion Class Optimus Prime figure identical to that from the "Optimus Prime and Grimlock" 2-pack is bundled with a [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Transformers Fan Book|slightly redecoed Megatron]] as part of the "Battle Set" freebie included in the 2020 edition of [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Transformers Fan Book (series)|Transformers Fan Book]]'' series.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PF-SS-02-BB-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sentient beings, buy me again! I have some toils of war.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[November 27]], [[2021]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF SS-02'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''SS-02'''
**''Accessories'': "Ion Blaster"

:As part of the second wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|''Premium Finish'']]'' subline, Optimus Prime is yet another detailed redeco of the [[#SS38|third ''Studio Series'' mold]] with an ''even greater'' focus on increased accuracy to his appearance in [[Bumblebee (film)|the ''Bumblebee'' movie]], even moreso than the 35th Anniversary figure above. Hence, unlike the 'clean' approach taken by the 35th Anniversary figure, this Optimus is cast in less saturated colors and features additional paint operations replicating the slight amounts of weathering and grime that were present on his CG model. He also includes the same ion blaster weapon as the other releases of this mold, now cast in gunmetal plastic.

:Oddly, the stock photos lack silver paint on the front of the vehicle mode that the [[#SS38|original mold]] has.

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[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PFSS-05-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You were expecting a repaint of the more-accurate version that combines with Jetfire, weren't you? Too bad, you got me again!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[July 30]], [[2022]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF SS-05'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''SS-??'''
**''Accessories'': 2 Energon Swords, 2 Ion Blasters

:This ''Premium Finish'' Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|SS-05]] mold, replacing the more subdued color with additional silver paint operations (notably the head and gas tanks) and extensive details to closely resemble his on-screen appearance in the second film. Despite this, he is missing notable red and silver paint apps on his inner legs and still has incorrectly colored forearms much like his Studio Series counterparts. He comes with two of the same Ion Blaster accessory included in the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|second ''Studio Series'' Voyager mold]] in addition to the two swords from the first release. The paint on the Energon Swords' 5 mm handles are slightly reduced to prevent possible paint chipping.
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==''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''==
[[File:Buzzworthy Bumblebee Energon Escape 2 pack.jpg|thumb|200px|Not even Optimus could escape Bumblebee's grasp]]
*'''Energon Escape''' (Multi-pack, 2022)
**''Series'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Accessories'': two Energon Cores

:This two-pack is a re-release of Energon Igniters [[#Power|Power Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BuzzEE|Power Plus Bumblebee]], both without any known changes, though Optimus now comes with his own Energon core.

:Initial stock photos for this pack had ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' co-branding, but due to the movie being delayed another year, it was changed to ''Bumblebee'' branding instead. Later stock photos reflected this change.

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* '''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2023)
**''Movie'': '''''Dark of the Moon'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''44 BB'''
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Armored Weapons Platform/Omega Combat Armor, 2 cannons, Energon-axe, Energon Sword, Shield, Ion blaster, abs piece, "Battle of Chicago" backdrop (2nd version)
:A [[package refresh]] of the ''Studio Series'' [[#SS44|Leader Class figure]] released under the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' branding to account for the demand for the original figure and the high aftermarket prices it commanded as a result. While the mold is unchanged, there are some very slight deco differences. The blue plastic is slightly darker and red slightly lighter, while the red paint used on the abs is a lot more matte and desaturated. Oddly, the instructions states that the set transforms in 63 steps, whilst the original lists 44.

:In the United States, it is exclusive to [[Target]] stores like the rest of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line, though a small quantity was also offered for preorder via [[Hasbro Pulse]].

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[[File:TF-SS-BB-ROTB-Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You should change and grow as a person.. '''NOW!''']]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2023)
**''Movie'': '''''Rise Of The Beasts'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''102BB'''
**''Accessories'': Blade, Arm Cannon, "Street Festival Stakeout" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

:Released as part of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, Optimus Prime is now based on his appearance in ''Rise Of The Beasts'' - reusing only the windshield, wheels, and some transformation cues from [[#SS38|SS-38 Optimus Prime]]. He is rather impressively made using only 4 new molds compared to the usual 9. Optimus includes a new blade and arm cannon accessory. The blade can be handheld or mounted on his wrists, and both accessories can be used on either arm or stored on his back.

:He transforms into an unlicensed approximation of a Freightliner FLT. Both accessories can be stored in the truck bed. The vehicle mode is slightly mistransformed in the stock images; the panels with the Autobot symbols on the front of his arms should be folded down and the fuel tanks in his legs should be folded out. He shares some transformation elements with MPM-12 Prime above, particularly in the arms.

:The figure is rather notorious for a number of design choices that are questionable at best, and outright designs flaws at worst. The shoulder articulation is extremely limited, resulting in him only being able to shrug when his arms are raised to the sides. Due to the mold and budget limitations, the truck has some prominent kibble in the rear and lacks a fifth wheel hitch. In some copies, his transformation scheme causes his rearmost tires to lift off the ground. The instructions imply the chest panels open out 90 degrees, but they only open to about 45. There's enough clearance and the plastic is thick enough that it shouldn't break if forced, but don't try to force it regardless.

:He also features design flaws in the grey panels on each forearm designed to open and allow the transformation of the hands. If opened all the way, a surface on the interior of each panel obstructs the fist you're trying to fold out or in and places undue stress on the wrist joint which can lead to Prime's hands snapping off at the base of their mushroom peg connection. So exercise caution and only open these grey panels to 45 degrees which paradoxically affords more clearance, rather than the full 90 to try and avoid this. There's also clearance issues between those panels and the roundel in the elbow which can pop the flaps off if the elbow is anything but straight.

:Whether by coincidence or by design, his chest can open up along with a third panel (that includes a faux grill not seen in either mode for some reason) in a manner that replicates his Matrix chamber in the 1986 movie, though no Matrix of Leadership toys can fit inside without impeding his transformation.

:In the United States, this figure is exclusive to [[Target]] stores like the rest of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line, though a small quantity was also offered for preorder via [[Hasbro Pulse]].

:If you really wanted to, you can swap the head with SS-38 Optimus to give that one a more accurate head, since they share the same sized ball joint.

:As per [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] in the [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestream debuting ''[[Studio Series]]'' ''Rise of the Beasts'' [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Optimus Primal|Optimus Primal]], "spare space on the tooling" was used to pack in an axe accessory with Primal specifically intended for this figure that was costed out of the initial release.<ref>[[June 20]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:This figure was later redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#SSROTB|Nemesis Prime (40th Anniversary Ver.)]]

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CssrsoCu-mw/ Design notes on SS-102BB from Sam Smith on Instagram]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cssr9SCOX3j/ Robot mode design notes]''
:::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsssICRugFl/ Truck mode design notes]''
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==''Rise of the Beasts''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])
**''TakaraTomy name: '''Voyager Class Optimus Prime'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BV-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': June 24, 2023
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:Released as part of the first wave of "Core" ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' Voyager Class figures, Optimus Prime is based on early control art for the movie, and thus comes with his Ion Blaster accessory (He would end up having an arm mounted cannon in the film), which can be wielded in his hands, mounted on the 5 mm port on his back for robot mode storage, or mounted on the trailer hitch for vehicle mode storage. Due to him being based on control art, his mask's Cybernetic details and accessory is different from the movie. His gas tanks ''may'' have a tendency to pop off, so don't pull on them too hard during transformation.

:Optimus is mostly molded in gray plastic, with most of his red and ''all'' of his blue details being painted on. Care should be taken when handling the figure, as the black paint on his crotch is prone to chipping over time.

:Prime is compatible with most of the recent trailers released with his fellow Primes, but they all end up hanging at an angle as the trailer hitch is elevated up too far due to his feet.

:The vehicle mode is slightly mistransformed in the image to the right, the fuel tanks that are on the back of his legs in robot mode should be folded out for vehicle mode.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Smash Changers, 2023)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Papapatto Change Optimus Prime'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BPC-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': April 15, 2023

:Smash Changers Optimus Prime changes from a modified [https://www.favcars.com/mercedes-benz-armored-heavy-actros-mp3-2008-11-images-264827 Mercedes-Benz Armored Heavy Actros] to a robot in three kinetic auto-transforming steps. Manually converting the toy back into truck mode takes eleven steps. He features limited articulation on the elbows.

:Due to the delay of the film, this toy ended up being released first under the ''[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Smash Changers|Cyberverse Dinobots Unite]]'' line the year prior.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Nerf-Optimus-Prime-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]...oh wait, maybe I am!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Blaster''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 foam darts

:Released as a collaborative item with [[Nerf]], the "Optimus Prime Blaster" is a foam dart-firing toy that converts from an Optimus Prime robot into a...well, a blaster. He features storage for his two foam darts near the back of the blaster, which end up on his back in robot mode. Optimus has a non-functional truck [[kibble]] despite not being able to assume a truck mode.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Mode-Optimus-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So would this mean Lio Convoy is Prime's true descendant?]]
*'''Beast Mode Optimus Prime''' (Beast Mode, 2023)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Beast Power Optimus Prime'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BP-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': July 15, 2023
**''Accessories'': Sword

: This larger Optimus Prime toy converts from a modified Actros (again) into a robot based on his [https://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/12-Character-Environment-Concept-Art-By-Parallax-Studio.jpg concept art design] in 19 steps. Squeezing his legs activates his third "lion beast mode", giving him wings while a translucent white lion head bursts out of his chest. He includes button-activated lights and sounds. He also comes with an orange sword which can store on the side of his vehicle mode.

:If ordered at TakaraTomy Mall, the online shop also added the "[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Cheetor]]" Battle Master as a [[campaign item|freebie]] with the preorder.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2023)
: Released at the tail end of the toyline, this Optimus Prime is a ''Rise of the Beasts''-themed re-release of the ''Bumblebee'' [[#Power|Energon Igniters Power Series figure]]. Listings referred to these toys as "Legends of Cybertron."
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[[File:Optimus-Prime-RC-Intelligent-Robot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Dancing my axe off]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (RC Intelligent Robot, 2023)
: Officially licensed by Hasbro, and produced and released by Kmart to the company's Australian and New Zealand retail stores, Optimus Prime RC Intelligent Robot is a non-transforming remote control version based on the ''Rise of the Beasts'' aesthetic. Retailing at NZ$89, he featured multiple joints, a voice changer, light music and and hand gesture control. And an axe. Because dancing robots need sharp edge weapons.
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===Beast Alliance===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Battle-Changers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Changers, 2023)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Optimus Prime'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BC-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': April 15, 2023
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I've been photographing all the new Transformers Rise of the beasts mainline toys. Somehow, despite my excitement for you all to see these, I managed to miss this reveal! Here's you first (possibly late now lol) look at the main movie line! |link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Coc515tOmoL/?img_index=1|site=Instagram|name=Matthew Cohen|year=2023|month=2|day=9}}</ref>}}

:Released as part of the "Beast Alliance" subline for ''Rise of the Beasts'', "Battle Changer" Optimus Prime is a 4.5-inch toy that converts from a robot into a slightly more accurate Actros in just a few steps. His right arm also features a flip-out Energon Sword.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-BCS-02-Beast-Weaponizers-Prime-and-Chainclaw.jpg||thumb|upright=1.66|Parry ''this'', Leon!]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Chainclaw''' (Beast Weaponizers, 2023)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Set Optimus Prime & Chainclaw'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BCS-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': April 15, 2023
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The "Beast Weaponizer" Optimus Prime toy converts from a 5-inch robot to a truck in 7 steps and comes packaged with [[Chainclaw (ROTB)|Chainclaw]], a 3-inch Beast Battle Master toy that can convert from wolf to a chainsaw in 5 steps. Prime can wield Chainclaw in chainsaw mode either in his hands, or via 5 mm ports on his forearms. He also features 5 mm ports on his back and lower legs.

:Like the same line's Primal, the stock photo of his packaging depicts him being positioned on the left (with Chainclaw on the right) before the actual product swaps their positions. The stock renders depict his front robot crotch being bare silver while the actual product features a spot of black paint on it.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiner-Optimus-Prime.jpg||thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Lionblade''' (Beast Combiners, 2023)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Armor Set Optimus Prime & Lionblade'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BCAS-05'''
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the second wave of "Beast Combiners", Optimus Prime converts from a robot to a non-distinct flat-nosed truck. He is packaged with [[Lionblade#Beast Alliance|Lionblade]], which combines into Prime's armor. Lionblade's tail section detaches to form an axe for Prime to hold. He sports ball-jointed elbows, the only Beast Combiners figure in the line to have them.
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===''Autobots Unite''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Autobots-Unite-Optimus-Prime-3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Speed Series, 2023)
:The ''[[#Energon Igniters|Energon Igniters Speed Series]]'' Optimus Prime gets a ''Rise of the Beasts''-themed re-release for the ''Autobots Unite'' subline.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Nitro Series, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Energon core
:The ''[[#Nitro|Energon Igniters Nitro Series]]'' Optimus Prime also got a ''Rise of the Beasts''-themed re-release for the ''Autobots Unite'' subline. He includes an Igniter Core as before.
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==Robosen==
*'''Optimus Prime Rise of the Beasts Robot''' (2023)
:*''Accessories'':
:[[Robosen]]'s "Optimus Prime Rise of the Beasts Robot" is a highly-interactive, programmable robot based on his appearance in ''Rise of the Beasts''. Unlike most other Robosen ''Transformers'' product, this Optimus does not transform, leaving him stuck in robot mode. He's nevertheless still a vague in-between of "toy" and "high-end showroom tech".
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==''Bingo Sports''==
[[File:BingoBongoOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Somehow, GT-R returned.]]
*'''Bingo Sports Optimus Prime''' ([[2024]])
:*''Accessories'': 2 SMGs, gun, spoiler

: ''Transformers x Bingo Sports'' Optimus Prime is a retool of [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Crosshairs]], with newly tooled shoulders, chest, and head to make it resemble the knight body Optimus received in ''Age of Extinction''. The Corvette C7 GT3-R mode features a new grill, sides, and a detachable spoiler that can attach to a new gun accessory. The gun stores on the back of the car. This toy still includes the dual SMGs from the original Crosshairs toy, which can store on the "coattails" of Optimus's "trench coat" in both modes.

:This toy is also marketed under the [[T-SPARK]] and ''[[40th Selection]]'' banners.

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf40th/bingo-sports/#product Official TakaraTomy website of ''Bingo Sports'' Optimus Prime]

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==''Dramatic Capture Series''==
[[File:TF-DCS-Jetfire-Combine-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|350px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire Combine''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[August]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster]], two [[Dual Energon Swords#Studio Series|Energon Sword]]s

:The first live-action film-based entry in the ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'', this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the 2nd Studio Series Voyager Class mold, featuring plastic layouts similar to the 15th anniversary multipack, with extensive paint applications for a screen-accurate appearance and, in turn, inspired by the Leader Class Buster Optimus Prime toy. Like the ''Premium Finish'' release of the first ''Studio Series'' Voyager, this Optimus comes with an Ion Blaster and two Energon Swords. He is sold in a 2-pack with Jetfire.

: To match the aesthetic of its combined form, Optimus's underfoots are painted black.

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==Notes==
*The original design for what would become ''Dark of the Moon'''s [[#UltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] toy was significantly different. As Hasbro's toy designers did not know the purpose of the trailer in the film yet, they created a trailer that opened up to reveal a rotating cannon that Optimus would sit in. Once it was revealed to become a jetpack, the designers had to rush to redesign the toy. Takara's take became [[#Supreme Class toys|Jetwing Optimus Prime]], though it is currently unknown if theirs was also a last minute change.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/playwiththistoo/status/1595146431534600199|quote=That Hasbro trailer was very last minute. The original trailer opened up to a rotating cannon Op could sit it which was a far superior design. Takara nailed it with their take.|site=Twitter|name=Rik Alvarez|year=2022|month=11|day=22}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series_id=64&f_subgroup=&f_name=optimus&f_type=exact Galleries of various different Optimus Prime toys from the Movie]
*[http://www.tfu.info/toytables/movie_optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]

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Tyrant Spear

2026-02-24T16:40:34Z

Smasher:

{{faction|decepticon|predacon}}
[[File:Blackzarak robotmode.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
The '''Tyrant Spear''' (タイラントスピア ''Tairanto Supia'') is the blade of choice for tyrants. At least some versions come with the ability to zap targets with electricity.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====

{{stub|{{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}}{{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}{{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}{{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Constructing a new BlackZarak [[transtector]] in the [[Legends World]], Scorponok appropriately outfitted it with a new Tyrant Spear. {{storylink|LG-EX Grand Maximus}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The '''Tyrant Blade''' was a pre-[[Great War (G1)|Great War]] dagger that belonged to the former gladiator [[Double Punch (G1)|Double Punch]], displayed in the collection of his postwar [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]-era mansion. When Double Punch's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] protégé [[Megatron (BW)|Gnashteeth]] usurped his Decepticon master, Gnashteeth appropriated the dagger, which functioned as a spear in the smaller proto-former's hands. Firing 50,000 volts from the newly renamed "Tyrant Spear", the also newly renamed "Megatron" completed his coup by executing Double Punch. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

Rising to leader of the planet-spanning crime syndicate the [[Darksyder]]s, Gnashteeth employed his double-bladed spear to good use. In a failed experiment to perfect the [[Beast mode|Beast Upgrade]], Megatron killed a misshapen [[Overbite (BWU)|Overbite]] by plunging the Tyrant Spear through Overbite's spark. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[File:Blackzarak toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right]]
*'''BlackZarak''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-311'''

:''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Masterforce|Masterforce]]'' BlackZarak comes with one major new accessory—his red, two-piece "Tyrant Spear", which he can hold in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/BlackZarak/blackzarak.htm More information on BlackZarak at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"Not sure that is a spear. More of a letter opener, really."]]
*'''Megatron''' (BotCon 2016 souvenir)

:Released as a souvenir figure for [[BotCon 2016]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Megatron is a redeco/retool of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] Ultra Class [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron/Galvatron]] mold.

:The ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' prose stories described Megatron's staff as a version of the Tyrant Spear. Said staff is assembled from two missile launchers, which can also be held individually in Megatron's hands.

:This mold was also used to make the weapon for ''Timelines'' [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Timelines|Deathsaurus]].
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:GS-toy BlackRoritchi.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right]]
*'''Black Roritchi''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS22'''

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', [[Black Roritchi#Generations Selects|Black Roritchi]] is a minor [[retool]]ing of [[Fasttrack (G1)#Generations|Fasttrack]]. As a [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]]-styled figure, Black Roritchi transforms via [[partformer|part-forming]] into a six-wheeled Cybertronian buggy-tank with twin blasters. His instructions include a massive spear configuration meant to be held by the then-concurrent Titan Class [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Scorponok]], inspired by (though not visually based on) [[Scorponok (G1)#Super-God Masterforce|Black Zarak]]'s Tyrant Spear. The spear mode is also shown in the instructions being used by fellow ''Selects'' release [[Exhaust#Generations|Exhaust]], which is pretty funny given it's about three times Exhaust's height.
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[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Black-Zarak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Black Zarak''' (Titan Class, [[2021]])
:Scorponok himself was later [[retool]]ed into ''Generations Selects'' [[Scorponok (G1)#Generations Selects|Black Zarak]] with a plethora of newly-molded pieces, including a new Tyrant Spear accessory modelled on the original. The Tyrant Spear separates into six pieces for storage in both scorpion and city modes. In particular, the tip of the spear becomes the scorpion's stinger.
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===''Shattered Glass Collection''===
[[File:TF-Shattered-Glass-Collection-Roritchi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Slicer & Exo-Suit''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
{{see|Exo-Suit (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection}}

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' subline, [[Exo-Suit (SG)|Exo-Suit]] is a redeco of the above ''Generations Selects'' Black Roritchi Weaponizer figure, packed alongside fellow Deluxe figure "[[Wheeljack (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Decepticon Slicer]]".

:While primarily intended to homage [[Slicer (G1)|Generation 1 Slicer]]'s [[Exo-suit (Action Masters)|4WD Assault Vehicle/Exo-Suit]] accessory, Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]] intimated that the figure was also designed as a sort of "best of both worlds" of the prior two ''Selects'' offerings, reproducing Black Roritchi's Tyrant Spear mode in Generation 1 accurate colors.<ref>Decepticon Slicer reveal in the [[June 23]], 2022 [https://youtu.be/u-vNMsLdhXo&t=3738 "Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream"] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Isabella Weiss]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF BlackZarak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|BlackZarak and his cousin GreyishZarak.]]
*'''Devastor''' (2001)
*'''Ginrai''' (2001)
*'''Go Shooter''' (2001)
*'''Metalhawk (with Minerva)''' (2001)
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2001)
*'''Overlord''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Spear

:BlackZarak was the "[[Build a Figure]]" from the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s line of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC figurines. BlackZarak's parts were available in both full-color and smokey translucent plastic. The figure cannot securely hold its Tyrant Spear, which is held in place only by gravity.
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==Notes==
*If the inclusion of ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Megatron's weapon on this page seems puzzling, remember that ''Uprising'' is full of networked homages. The original [[Double Punch (G1)#Toys|Double Punch]] toy was inspired by Generation 1 [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], whose variant form BlackZarak included the original Tyrant Spear. In turn, ''Uprising'' Double Punch was the owner of his reality's Tyrant Spear before Megatron the Younger stole it.
*The Tyrant Spear in the ''Legends'' manga is a "virtual redeco" of the trident that came with ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' Deluxe Class [[Terradive (TF 2010)#Toys|Terradive]].

==References==
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[[Category:Super-God Masterforce weapons]]

Goryu (G1)

2026-02-21T18:47:43Z

Smasher:

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|the heroic Decepticon Dinocon|Goryu (SG)}}
:''Goryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Goryu1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gorgo. You know? GORGO!?]]

The leader of the [[Dinoforce]], '''Goryu''' (ゴウリュウ ''Gōryū'') is a mighty proud little bot. Sure, the rest of the team are varying degrees of idiot. Sure, they have an abysmal success rate. Sure, they constantly get on his nerves, bungle plans, and generally make life miserable for him. But they're ''his team''. He's leading a ''whole team'', under the command of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], one of the greatest [[Decepticon]] Emperors ever! That's amazing! He dreams of the Dinoforce being instrumental to ultimate Decepticon victory. And for all the berating and beating of his subordinates, he genuinely cares about them and wants them to be the best dang warriors they can be, all in the name of Emperor Deathsaurus.

On the battlefield, Goryu can be quite the terror, riding to battle on the back of his semi-autonomous ''Tyrannosaurus'' shell rather than inside it as his subordinates do. That's because actually merging with his shell can result in a massive discharge of electrical energy that can leave both enemy and ally alike a smoking, burned-out husk, an attack he's dubbed the "Go-Tyranno Sparky". Even without the shell, he can hold his own with the best, firing heat rays from his claws and manipulating gravity to incapacitate and crush opponents, typically by creating trapping rings of energy that he hurls from his club.

Sadly, his gung-ho attitude, penchant for not listening to his subordinates' warnings, and desire to impress Deathsaurus often means that all that power ends up wasted on ill-thought-out actions.

Someday though, he'll show them all how great he and his team are. Especially that jerk [[Leozack]]. He'll show 'em.

Goryu can combine with his underlings to form [[Dinoking]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[File:Victory-Ep01 DinoforceAttacks.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|{{w|Dinosaurs Attack!}}]]
{{voiceactor|[[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)}}

Years ago, Goryu led the Dinoforce in a raid on a [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] research ship, robbing it of as much [[energon]] as they could carry. The sheer amount of destruction they inflicted on the ship caused it to explode, resulting in the deaths of nearly all on board, including [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s parents. The Dinoforce made their escape before [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] arrived, too late to save anyone but the infant Jan, who had been put into an escape pod. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

When Deathsaurus revived the Decepticon campaign to take [[Earth]], he unleashed the Dinoforce to steal energon from the [[human]]s' lunar operations. After tearing through a floating space station under construction, they descended on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and attacked the lunar base, running rampant until the [[Brainmaster]]s arrived. Goryu led the charge against the Autobots, though he had to step aside a moment to berate [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] for his sorry choice of weapon in the fight. When [[Braver]] made a break to help evacuate the humans from the devastated base, Goryu hit him with a binding energy ring from his club, then hit him with the club proper, sending the Brainmaster tumbling into a crevasse. The remaining two Autobots soon found themselves on the ropes until Star Saber arrived, who sent them to help evacuate the base while he took care of Dinoforce. Goryu tried to rally his troops into attacking the Autobot leader, and they ''almost'' did, but chickened out at the last moment before Star Saber flattened them anyway. Goryu had a go at it himself, but a sustained energy beam from Saber's sword sent ''him'' falling into a crevasse. Goryu pulled himself out just as Deathsaurus arrived, bearing witness to the Decepticon leader's defeat, and fled at speed as Deathsaurus retreated on the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

[[File:SneakAttack Goryu whispering.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't you realise it's rude to whisper?]]

Goryu was immediately summoned to Deathsaurus's throne room afterward, where [[Leozack]] gave the order for Dinoforce to destroy the Autobot [[Galaxy Base]], where the lunar base refugees were waiting for transport back to Earth. Goryu questioned the logic of worrying about that, thinking it was more important to deal with "that Star Saber guy". Leozack was none too pleased with the backtalk, and a pointed question from Deathsaurus sent Goryu quickly scampering to go take out the Galaxy Base, loudly and violently waking the Dinoforce from their post-battle nap. They stopped at some floating wreckage, spotting the lone Autobot [[Wingwaver]] on his way from [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]] to the Galaxy Base, and Goryu decided that ambushing and killing the Autobot would be a good warmup. Wingwaver put up a good fight (and Kakuryu kept bungling), but the sheer numbers were against him, and soon he found himself struggling to fend off a furious serious of club strikes from Goryu. The Brainmasters intervened once again, giving Wingwaver the chance to escape. As the rest of the Dinoforce exited their shells to take on the Autobots, Goryu enacted a fairly savvy (for him) plan, sending the dino shells ahead to destroy the Galaxy Base while the Decepticons finished the fight with the Brainmasters. Unable to take the trio out even with superior numbers, Goryu called for combination, and to the Brainmasters' shock, the team merged into the gigantic [[Dinoking]], who proved more than a match for the Autobots. Star Saber left the Galaxy Base to tackle Dinoking and send the Brainmasters back to defend the Galaxy Base. After taking several shots from Saber's "V-Star" weapon, Dinoking engaged the Autobot Supreme Commander in melee combat, but ended up getting absolutely trounced, and the team de-combined and fled for their lives.

Meanwhile, the dino shells used the absence of Star Saber to close the gap and begin wrecking the Galaxy Base. Goryu's ''T.rex'' attempted to take out [[Holi]] and Jan when they fled their wrecked battle station, but [[Dashtacker]] blinded it with an intense light-burst from the [[Flasher]], giving Wingwaver and [[Machtackle]] an opening to deliver a double flying kick. To make things worse, the shuttle at the top of Galaxy Base revealed itself to be the giant Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]], who used the rocket thrusters in his feet to send the shells flying uncontrollably into the void of space. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

The Dinoforce accompanied Leozack (on Deathsaurus's orders) on a mission to kill Star Saber as the Autobot commander visited the [[Schwimmbad School]] in the Alps to drop off his adopted son Jan. After some mindless destruction of the school grounds, the Dinoforce joined into Dinoking once again at the arrival of the Brainmaster trio. But this time the Autobots combined as well, forming [[Road Caesar]] and besting the brute, while the Dinoforce's shells were driven off by Jan piloting the V-Star. And with Leozack gravely wounded, the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat, the rest of Dinoforce clinging desperately to [[Yokuryu]] as they made an aerial escape. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

The Decepticons assembled in Deathsaurus's throne room to discuss a new plan, not to merely steal energy, but to steal an ''entire'' floating energy plant, allowing them to continuously power their war effort. Leozack, joined by fellow [[Breastforce]] soldiers [[Killbison]], [[Jallguar]] and [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]], made no effort to disguise their contempt for the Dinoforce, and Goryu's protestations earned him a rebuke from Deathsaurus ''and'' a threat of pummeling from Killbison. As the Dinoforce began their attack, Goryu, still nursing a grudge from his earlier humiliation, decided that the "take the whole plant" objective was a stupid plan for nerds, and ordered the team to go with their usual plan, "steal as much energy as you can carry and destroy everything else"... and had Yokuryu lightly toasted when the flier pointed out the original plan. Goryu's fun was soon interrupted by Dashtacker and Machtackle, and with the arrival of Wingwaver (and a just-shot-down Yokuryu), Goryu made the call to combine. Dinoking kept the Multiforce on the ropes, until he was distracted by Leozack and Drillhorn, who had arrived to yell at the Dinoforce for causing too much destruction. Their argument gave Multiforce the break they needed to combine into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], and while he put up a good fight against Dinoking, interference from the Breastforce nearly got the Autobot combiner killed. But the timely arrival of Star Saber (sensing a pattern yet?) turned the tide, and the dino-combiner was once again beaten into his component robots. Goryu made the call to flee, leaving Leozack and Drillhorn to deal with two ''very large'' Autobots. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

[[File:Victory uranium goryu.jpg|thumb|200px|Ride the dragon! (Okay, dinosaur. Whatever, it's a reference... okay, it should be 'Chase the dragon'. SHUT UP.)]]

The Dinoforce took up training on a tropical island, with Goryu pushing his troops to work harder and harder. Their training was interrupted by Leozack, who ordered them to join him in his newest scheme: taking over the [[Ocean Exhibition]] amusement park! Goryu was immediately skeptical of the whole thing, and the arrogant Leozak declared that the oceanic structure was to become ''his'' new base, from which ''he'' would soon rule the Decepticons after deposing Deathsaurus! Goryu remained completely unconvinced that this was anything approaching a good idea, but went along with the plan anyway. Dinoforce went with the standard "smash everything" tactic, Goryu muttering to himself the whole time as Leozack made haughty declarations to the fleeing humans, and trying to keep Kakuryu on-task. The Autobots arrived, but the Decepticons retreated to a building full of trapped humans, preventing the Autobots from attacking them. Leozack ordered the Dinoforce to destroy the Brainmasters, and they moved forward... and the Brainmasters ran away, the Dinoforce in hot pursuit, luring them away from the hostages and right into a royal pummeling. The two teams combined into their respective super robots, but the fight was short-lived as Dinoking caught sight of Leozack fleeing the battle, and dove into the water to follow suit. Back at the ''Thunder Arrow'', the Dinoforce had a nice ''schadenfreude''-fueled chuckle as they watched Leozack grovel and lie about the failed plan to Deathsaurus, who simply walked away without a word. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Dinoforce and Breastforce were sent to the [[Neo Uranium Mine]] in [[Africa]] to pillage the "beta uranium" excavated there. After taking the plant, Dinoforce was ordered to haul out the uranium while the Breastforce guarded a large number of human hostages they had taken to ensure the Autobots couldn't stop them. Suffering through Kakuryu's multiple bumbles, Goryu had the team pull tons of unrefined ore cases out of the storehouse into the open for pickup. Leozack returned to the surface to check up on them and order them around some more, and an irked Goryu led the charge to attack the oncoming Autobots... only to discover his troops weren't following for some reason. But the battle was soon joined, and Goryu took multiple heavy blows from [[Blacker]] and Star Saber, ''and'' Kakuryu, of course. Sick of getting pummeled, Goryu commanded the Dinoforce to combine and take on Star Saber. This time, Dinoking revealed a new trick, generating a "Dino Power" energy tornado that held Star Saber in place until the Autobot ''cut his way out of it''. Before Dinoking could attack again, Star Saber unleased his "Blade of Wrath" attack, sending spears of light energy from the heavens that pierced through the combiner, forcing him to disassemble and return to the ''Thunder Arrow'' empty-handed. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

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Despite their prior failures, the Decepticons had still managed to stockpile a considerable amount of energy resources, which they kept in a base hidden deep in the Amazon jungle. Naturally, the Dinoforce was tasked with grunt work, manually unloading the newly acquired energy caches from the ''Thunder Arrow''. When Yokuryu returned from patrol to report a massive flock of birds suddenly flying away, Goryu took him and [[Rairyu]] to investigate in case the disturbance was Autobot-caused... which it was. They discovered the Multiforce and Blacker in a river and moved in to attack. Blacker took off as a distraction, and the Dinoforcers single-mindedly gave chase, letting the Multiforce slip away and try and get out of the Decepticons' jamming field to call back to base. After quite a long chase, Blacker took a moment to rest, but Goryu had managed to keep on him and got in a number of good hits with his club before Rairyu arrived to gang up on him and beat the Autobot down. But [[Wingwaver]] had doubled back and knocked the two Decepticons for a loop, giving him the chance to grab his injured commander and escape into the jungle. {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}}

Dinoforce was sent to accompany the Breastforce —now with [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] added to their ranks— to [[Marine City]] as backup for Drillhorn's plan to steal a massive fuel tanker, the ''[[Big Baron]]''. Dinoforce were sent to plant a neutron bomb at a hidden location in the city... which Kakuryu nearly divulged to Blacker under threat, but Goryu stepped in to free his sniveling subordinate. The Dinoforce retreated to the bomb's hiding place, [[Marine Tower]], and lay in wait for the Autobots. The six joined into Dinoking again to take out Saber, Laster and Blacker, the latter two using high-speed driving and combat maneuvers to actually topple the giant on their own while Saber took care of the Decepticons who were hijacking the fuel tanker. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Having kidnapped Jan and Holi, Hellbat summoned the Dinoforce to his secret cave base with plans to use the hostages so he and the Dinoforce (well, mostly him) could unseat Leozack as Deathsaurus's right hand. While Hellbat played up the obsequiousness to butter up Goryu, he also muttered insults under his breath a little too loudly and took to ordering Kakuryu around, both of which cheesed off the Dinoforce commander. They watched as Hellbat threatened Jan with a knife, then suffered alongside Jan as the Breastforcer used high sonic frequencies to torture the boy, trying to extract information about Star Saber's weaknesses. When that didn't work, Goryu went with a more old-fashioned form of threat, spinning the studs on his club on retractable cables and promising to bash them silly if they didn't talk. Kakuryu asked if the boss was going a bit too far, a question that distracted Goryu and made him accidentally bind himself up in his own cables. The hostages were thrown in a cell while Hellbat and Goryu bickered more about the plan, only for Jan and Holi to quickly escape. The two attempted to steal Jan's communicator from the main base, but were spotted by Hellbat, and Goryu used his club's energy rings to attack, not really caring about their value as hostages. The attacks instead sent a massive support beam crashing down on top of Goryu, giving the Autobots a chance to escape and contact Star Saber. Goryu chased the pair through a water sluice and accidentally carved a way out for them with his energy rings, sending them splashing through the air in a large canyon. But Star Saber and Galaxy Shuttle had arrived and safely caught them, leading the Dinoforce to merge into Dinoking and take on the commander. Star Saber brought down an entire cliff face on the brute, and as he picked himself from the rubble, he saw the mammoth Galaxy Shuttle standing over him as well. The Dinoforce split up again and dove for a nearby lake to run away. Back at the ''Thunder Arrow'', Goryu bristled as Hellbat threw both Leozack and Dinoforce under the bus, but at the very least, Hellbat then promptly embarrassed himself, as the top secret information disk he'd stolen from Jan turned out to just be the boy's math homework and some electronic doodles and games. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

When the Decepticons set up a trap in the [[asteroid belt]] to capture passing human spaceships, the Dinoforce were tasked with draining all the energy from each captured ship before they were broken down for parts. Of course, a mishap from Kakuryu resulted in Goryu taking an unintended whallop, which ''then'' led to an ''intended'' whallop on Kakuryu's skull. Goryu stepped in to examine a newly captured ship, noting its lack of crew and higher-quality materials than normal, traits that made Leozack suspicious. But Drillhorn's arrival with the first samples of "[[energy alloy]]" made from the ships quickly distracted the Breastforce commander. As Leozack left to show the sample to Deathsaurus, Drillhorn demonstrated the alloy's explosive power for Goryu, unknowingly providing the perfect distraction for Saber to disengage from the decoy ship and investigate the asteroid base. As the Dinoforce moved in to dismantle the decoy, Saber returned from his investigation, and with the need for subterfuge gone, pulled the V-Star from the decoy, which sent a massive chunk of ship flying of and squishing Goryu underneath. Star Saber took on the entire contingent of Decepticons by himself, the separate Saber and V-Star bodies wreaking havoc and destroying the Decepticons' ship-capture devices. Dinoforce was ordered to defend the ''Thunder Arrow'' from the V-Star's attacks, which meant they were able to quickly run away to shelter inside it when the ''rest'' of the Autobot forces arrived. Goryu warned Deathsaurus that they were all at risk of destruction, and the Emperor had the ''Thunder Arrow'' pull away to preserve the spoils they'd acquired so far, leaving Breastforce to fend for themselves (though that fight didn't last long once Saber joined with the V-Star). {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

[[File:ResurrectionFortress Dinoforce panic.jpg|upright=1|thumb|They spend about 50% of their screen time in varying states of this.]]

Dinoforce joined Deathsaurus on a journey to the [[Dark Nebula]], where they used their complete energy stockpile to power up the gargantuan [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] trapped within it. They celebrated as the fortress lit up... and gawped as it quickly powered down again. Goryu lamented that they didn't bring enough energy, but Deathsaurus explained he was well aware of that and just wanted to see if the death machine was still functional in the first place. After hearing the story of how the fortress came to be sealed away by Star Saber years ago, the Dinoforce were brought to tears. They were then sent to their battle stations when Yokuryu reported a brief glimpse of Star Saber and an Autobot spaceship on the long-range scanners, as Deathsaurus was absolutely ''livid'' after recalling his great loss and eager to take revenge on Star Saber ''right then and there''. As Deathsaurus directly engaged his mortal enemy, Dinoforce piloted the ''Thunder Arrow'' in pursuit of the Autobot shuttle. The larger ship caught up with them and attached an energy tube to it, which not only drained the ship's power cells, but cut a hole in its side so the Dinoforce could board it. Their furious charge was briefly stopped by a hail of junk and debris from the Autobot [[Rescue Patrol Team]], but they managed to overpower the [[Micromaster]]s... for a moment, before a torrent of high-pressure water from [[Fire]]'s water cannons sent them watersliding all the way back to the ''Thunder Arrow''. Now ''really'' honked off, Goryu sent a massive bomb through the tube, but Jan managed to stop it by using manipulator arms to wind a steel cable around the tube and draw it tight, squeezing the tube and preventing the bomb from passing through. Bouncing off the obstruction, the bomb slid ''back'' at high speed, smashing through the ''Arrow''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s now-closed bay doors, ricocheting around the bomb bay, and eventually smashing its way out the other side of the ship, leaving the Dinoforce in a battered and scattered pile. A dazed Goryu wondered why they hadn't all been atomized in an explosion, only for Kakuryu to realize he'd not installed the bomb's ignition plug. With the ''Arrow'' damaged, the energy tube dissipated, and the ship was set adrift, both Dinoforce and Deathsaurus retreating to restore themselves and fight another day. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

With their energy reserves now depleted, the Breastforce and Dinoforce were dispatched to raid the massive [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant in America; the unique, incredibly powerful energy source would be a massive boon to the Decepticon war effort. While Breastforce guarded the (curiously unguarded) plant against Autobot aid, Dinoforce loaded up a transport with an entire warehouse's stock of Schaeffer Energy ore. For once, they were able to get away with it, as the Brainmasters, who had infiltrated the base to protect the ore, pulled away from the chase to protect both Star Saber and countless humans from the Decepticons' newest threat, the Breastforce combiner [[Liokaiser]]. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} Continuing their plundering, the Dinoforce attacked a desert oil field. Deciding that he didn't want Kakuryu messing up their spoils, he ordered the dipstick dino to simply round up and guard the plant workers. Goryu spotted the incoming Galaxy Shuttle, but told his troops to ignore them and stick to draining the plant's energy. This display of seeming carelessness led the overconfident Autobots directly into a trap, as Drillhorn and Killbision popped out of the sand to shoot the shuttle down. The energy-stealing continued to go well with the lack of Autobot interference, even if Goryu had to later deal with a foam-covered Kakuryu, who had been bested by the tiny Autobot [[Fire]]. Sadly, this was not to last, as the Breastforce and ''Thunder Arrow'' were forced to retreat without them following a thrashing from Star Saber and [[Greatshot]], and an assault from Braver and Laster, who had escaped the trap, detonated the energon cube stacks, sending Dinoforce running into the desert. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}

With the Autobots' strongest fighters seriously injured, the Decepticons ramped up their fuel raids, eager to take advantage of the Autobots' weakness. The Dinoforce attacked the [[New Cheyenne Airport]]'s fuel depot, with only the seriously outgunned Dashtacker and Machtackle there to try and stop them. Wingwaver, Holi, Fire, [[Pīpō]], and a still-injured Blacker arrived on Galaxy Shuttle as backup, and wild fire from Kakuryu nearly resulted in Goryu being crushed under a falling radar tower. But with Blacker's injury keeping him out of the fight, the Dinoforce were able to overwhelm the Autobots and run off with a ton of pilfered energon. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Next they attacked the [[Energy Road]] in America, a cross-country highway used by a massive tractor-trailer that hauled energy supplies from the west coast to the east. As they lay in wait for the transport, Goryu was eager to smash the incoming Multiforce, but Leozack reminded him that their job was to take the tanker's energy stocks. As Leozack and Hellbat left to take on the flying Multiforcers, Goryu got his wish for battle as the ground-based bots ran to the tanker's rescue as the Dinoforce closed in. Drastically outnumbered, Multiforce combined into Landcross, and while he initially got the upper hand on the Decepticons, Dinoforce merged into Dinoking to take him on, even throwing one of the gigantic energy containers directly in front of Landcross and detonating it with a blast from his axe. Swatting away the new arrivals Laster and Braver, Dinoking moved to torture Landcross a bit, toying with the Autobot and beating him down repeatedly. Landcross was saved by the arrival of Victory Leo, the reborn form of the Autobot Commander [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]], who absolutely ''trounced'' all of the Decepticons. Dinoking tried the "throw a volatile energy tank" move again, but Victory Leo shot it before he could get to the "throw" part, and the resulting explosion blasted Dinoking into his component robots, who quickly ran for the hills. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

[[File:Victory-Ep30 GoryusGotTalent.jpg|upright=1|thumb|left|]]

The Dinoforce and Leozack were sent to pillage an oil refinery in [[Pakistan]], having been assured there would be no counterattack, as any attempt by the Autobots to interfere would result in a missile strike against a helpless human population center courtesy of Deathsaurus's new orbiting missile platform. While Goryu was happy for an easy mission, Leozack felt the whole thing was cowardly, leading to a round of smack-talk between the two. Their bickering was interrupted by a way-too-carefree Kakuryu, who nearly dropped his stack of energon cubes when Goryu yelled at him, causing the Dinoforce leader to scramble madly to keep them from falling and exploding. Unfortunately, the nearby Victory Leo hadn't been alerted to the threat, and he charged into smack Dinoforce around, blowing off Leozack's warning as a mere bluff. As Goryu moved to call his commander in retaliation, the Brainmasters arrived to restrain Victory Leo to prevent a missile strike, much to the Decepticons' amusement. Dinoforce continued to create energon cubes and haul them away, mocking the impotent Autobots as they did. Star Saber arrived as well, and after an argument and scuffle with Victory Leo, the two merged into the "Victory Saber" superjet. With their speed now boosted to never-before-seen levels, the pair blasted off to destroy the missile satellite before it could launch another attack, and the Brainmasters were finally free to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}

[[File:Dinoforce goryuisgreat.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Those who complain about [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(cartoon)|Beast Wars']] occasional use of Warner-physics... probably haven't seen this.]]

Enraged by this newest loss, Deathsaurus raged at Goryu and the Breastforce, blaming them for reasons that only made sense in the furious Decepticon Emperor's head. After a calming dangle-Leozack-by-the-head, Deathsaurus ordered his troops to change their focus to destroying Victory Saber; Goryu chuckled to himself from the rear of the assembled Decepticon crowd, a plan already in his head to put him in Deathsaurus's good graces ''and'' show up Leozack. Thus began his dastardly "Plan For Me and By Me", planning to use the children at Jan's school as hostages so Dinoforce could wipe out Star Saber without the Autobot able to lift a finger out of fear of the kids' safety. He sent Kakuryu and Rairyu ahead to spy on Jan's school, and the two returned to warn Goryu about the appearance of a new Autobot warrior (actually Jan in his new ''[[Illumina II]]'' mech). But Goryu wasn't about to change the plan now, and ordered the attack... until Kakuryu reminded him of their recent failures against Victory Leo, which quickly took the wind out of Goryu's sails, and he decided they should scout out this new Autobot's abilities first. After the mech (coincidentally) dodged a charged up shot from Kakuryu, Goryu decided he'd seen enough, and ordered the attack anyway. After all, it was just ''one'' Autobot! The Dinoforce's party of destruction was quickly interrupted by Jan standing up to them, leading to a tense stand-off. Which then ended with Dinoforce, once again over-cautious at this Autobot's unknown power, trying to surround him and failing, ending up in a tangled pile away from the school. As Jan booked it to draw them away further, Goryu realized (read: was told by Rairyu) that this new Autobot was probably ''not'' an unstoppable super-warrior, and Goryu took off alone in a fit of anger to crush it. He managed to tangle up the mech's legs with an energy ring, and set his boot down, ready to crush it, but was given pause as Star Saber and Victory Leo arrived. But not much pause, as his plan was definitely working: thanks to his hostage, the Autobots could not fight back as the rest of Dinoforce laid into them with their combined firepower. But Jan used the mech's only "offensive" capability, a swarm of smokescreen missiles, sending the Dinoforce scrambling blind and giving him the chance to get clear. Dinoforce combined into Dinoking, complete with a new ultimate weapon, the [[Dinoblaster cannon]], to take on Victory Saber. Despite the weapon's impressive firepower, Victory Saber beat the Decepticon ''very'' quickly, forcing them back into their components in a battered pile. As Victory Saber raised his sword, Goryu stood in front of his troops, demanding the Autobot take ''his'' life and spare the others. The rest of the team then demanded the opposite, intending to sacrifice themselves so Goryu could escape, bringing their commander to tears. Witnessing this display, Victory Saber sheathed his sword and turned away, remarking that Goryu had good mechs under his command, and they should go heal up, leaving a stunned Goryu to think about what just happened. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

[[File:Victory36 goryubighead.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|...or this.]]

Drillhorn had Goryu and Kakuryu bring a container of [[Doriya]] insects to Deathsaurus, a task the bug-loving Kakuryu loved, and the bug-''hating'' Goryu was less than thrilled about. He was even less thrilled when Leozack had Kakuryu open the container, leading to a very quick demonstration of the insects' hunger for [[living metal]] as they swarmed the screaming Dinoforcer. Drillhorn was able to lure them back into their container with a chunk that had fallen off Kakuryu, and Goryu took his subordinate to the infirmary. {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}

[[File:Victory37 goryudefects.jpg|upright=1|thumb|With my last breath, ''I curse Kakuryu!'']]

When Hellbat discovered the location of the sunken city of [[Atlantis]] (yes, really), Dinoforce was dispatched to line the seabed surrounding the city with the ''entirety'' of the Decepticons' energy stores, a move Goryu felt was a big waste. But Hellbat's plan proved fruitful: by detonating the energon the city was lifted to the surface, and the Decepticons were able to raid its even ''larger'' energy stores uncontested while the Autobots were distracted and spread thin by the devastation caused by tidal waves from the island's rising. Dinoforce were able to load the ''Thunder Arrow'' to capacity, and Deathsaurus took off with the ship, ordering them to keep gathering up the remaining energy for his return, which he said was "soon". Except "soon" turned out to be "never" as Atlantis once again started sinking into the sea, the rushing water washing Dinoforce away. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} They washed up on a nearby beach (inconveniently near the Autobot Shuttle Base), Goryu insistent that they ''weren't'' just abandoned by their Emperor, and that they needed to get back to work. When Yokuryu reported there was a nearby shuttleport full of stealable energy, Goryu made the call to raid it. Once again confronted by Star Saber and Victory Leo in their work, the team formed Dinoking to take them on. But the fight was interrupted by ''a giant flaming meteor from space'', which slammed into the area nearby, the impact explosion forcibly splitting the combiner. A grievously-injured Goryu railed at the Autobot for using such a devastating attack, but Victory Saber countered that this was Deathsaurus's doing: he had restored the Planet-Destroying Fortress with Atlantis's energy, and was using it to hurl giant meteors towards Earth, striking spots across the globe. Stunned, Goryu couldn't accept that his Emperor would simply leave them to die, but the reality of the situation soon crept in when he realized that Star Saber was simply not the kind of bot to lie. He gruffly refused medical aid from Pīpō, but got it anyway once he passed out from his injuries. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

The Dinoforce were given shelter at the Autobot base as Deathsaurus continued his assault on the Earth, Goryu being held in the increasingly-full infirmary alongside the battered Brainmasters. After regaining consciousness, Goryu asked Kakuryu to fetch any Autobot he could find, needing to discuss something with them. The only one available was the human Jan, as Landcross and the Rescue Force were dealing with the fallout of a near-miss meteor strike. Ready to pay back his former Emperor for his betrayal, Goryu gave the boy the plans to the Fortress's power core. This act proved to be pivotal to the Autobots' final victory as Jan took the information into space, resulting in the destruction of the Fortress and the deaths of Liokaiser and Deathsaurus, saving the Earth from destruction. With the war now over, Goryu and the Dinoforce stayed on Earth, taking up construction jobs and putting their strength to ''helping'' mankind. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Dinobots Legends Epilogue.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]
Goryu was present at the unveiling of the [[Cybertron Alliance]] with [[Kakuryu (G1)|his former teammate]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[File:Goryu and his little guy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''There he is, my little guyyyyy! There he is; my little guy. Isn’t he cute?'']]

Goryu and his Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Goryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

On [[Guard (planet)|Guard]], Goryu oversaw the Decepticons' slave labor as they constructed the mighty [[Solon Kitakaze (G1)|King Solon]] armor for Deathsaurus's protege. {{storylink|Victory Saber Is Strong!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Goryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. He has a son. Seriously. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Under unknown circumstances, Goryu wound up imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. In the aftermath of the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], he was freed and made part of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s hand-picked crew. What none of this crew knew was that they had been hand-picked specifically because they were all on [[The List]], and Shockwave intended to surrender them to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to save his own life. This proved unnecessary when the arrival of the ''[[Torment]]'' drove them off. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}

Goryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Goryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Why can't I form the torso? Wait, Kakuryu forms the torso?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Goryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-322'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell, shell back, "Tyranno Gun", Dinoking foot-plate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|Victory]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Goryu is a [[redeco]] of the [[Hasbro]] [[Pretender Monster]] [[Icepick (G1)#Toys|Icepick]], transforming into a bipedal, clawed monster-thing. He can also transform into either leg to Dinoforce's combined [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]] mode, but his nominal placement is as the giant's left leg.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell he hides inside; sadly, there is no way to securely perch him on the beast's back as he does in the anime. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking footplate. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, while the silver just gets uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Goryu/goryu.htm More information on Goryu at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's Megazord time!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell, shell back, "Tyranno Gun", Dinoking foot-plate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece gift set. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Goryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm gonna ''correct'' you until you're fully functional!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-blaster, club
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Goryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]], transforming into a robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. Part of his beast mode tail detaches to become a twin-barreled gun in robot mode. He also comes with an all-new club accessory to whack subordinates with, emulating his anime portrayal.

: Goryu also forms the left leg to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. In this form, a new pair of large (non-firing) missile racks that come with his teammate [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]] form footplates for that little extra bit of height and stability. His club forms the lower handle to Dinoking's huge axe.

: Due to being connected with the frame that holds the dino body/arms and head, the combiner knee joint may cause it to bend up due to how (slightly) tight the construction is. While Goryu's combiner peg can be attached to either of the thighs, he is ''only'' designed to attach to the left side, given the joint's placement, and the cavity on Goryu's left robot foot providing clearance on the gestalt's thigh panels (the left half of Rairyu's robot legs/rear tail). Also the footplate is designed to attach to him specifically and is only jointed for useful left-foot ankle-tilting.

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], Rairyu, and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. Later, this set was released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' banner.

==Notes==
*''Gōryū'' corresponds with 強竜, meaning "Strong Dinosaur".
* Goryu's shell sculpt is an homage to Takara's short-lived 1979 ''Machine Saurer'' toyline.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations 2012]]'', p. 71</ref>
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with; Goryu packs a large club which he mainly uses to brain his subordinates, but it can also create rings of energy that can ensnare targets. And while they are sometimes depicted as riding their shells (Goryu more often than the others), obviously the toys proper cannot do this. ''Plus'', their mechanical beast modes are never shown, making them kind of the mirror of the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]].

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Icepick''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pick''' (Taiwan, 皮哥 ''Píkē''), '''Ice''' (Taiwan Omni Productions dub, 艾斯 ''Àisī''), '''Gāojiǎoguài''' (China, 高脚怪, "Long-legged Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Zadavala''' (Задавала, "Arrogant")
*''Spanish:'' '''Ice''' (America)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]

Moon (BW)

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{{disambig3|Moon}}

:''Moon is a transforming android bunny from the [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], moon.''

[[Image:MoonBWII1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dammit, Moon Moon.]]

A transforming bunny-robot of [[Gaia]]n origin, '''Moon''' (ムーン ''Mūn'') has a carefree, childish personality that makes him innocent, kind and, well, irresponsibly oblivious, moon. He'll often blurt out blunt, unfiltered statements not intended to offend, but simply because he doesn't know how to watch what he says. Luckily, his best friend [[Artemis]] is always there with a big mallet, waiting to bonk him on the head. He never learns, though. ''Never'', moon.

Stationed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] overlooking Gaia, Moon was tasked by [[human|an ancient civilization]] to monitor the planet and make sure no interlopers ever abuse the [[Angolmois Energy]] within. He's remarkably good at gathering information, thanks in large part to his flight and invisibility powers, and he's ''shockingly'' good at correlating facts in spite of his immaturity... a talent that further infuriates Artemis, who has a terrible memory.

...Moon.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Artemis Moon Atari Legends.jpg|thumb|]]

Moon was created to accompany Artemis in [[2039]] as part of [[Project Gaia]]. His creator, [[Atari Hitotonari]] unveiled Moon and Artemis to a delegation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his [[human]] friends, but Artemis immediately found Moon worthy of being bonked with her [[piko piko hammer]], which alarmed Atari. Nevertheless, Atari continued working on the pair. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In [[2050]], Artemis and Moon still accompanied their creator, including to overseeing the manufacture of [[Selector]]s. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} The duo bore witness to [[Angolmois Energy]] corrupting [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], setting off a chain of events that drove humanity off Earth. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Junko Takeuchi]] (Japanese)}}

Tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Lio Convoy's Maximals, the people of [[Gaia]] discovered the dark secret of their planet's [[Angolmois Energy]]. If used with evil intent, this colossal energy source would become evil itself. Fearing the ramifications, the people of Gaia fled their planet for deep space, leaving behind two monitor androids in a chamber beneath the surface of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. These androids, Moon and [[Artemis]], were to monitor the planet in case the Angolmois Energy was ever corrupted and used by those with nefarious intent. The Gaians' defense protocols would then take over, destroying Gaia and the Moon to prevent an outbreak of evil Angolmois Energy in the universe. Moon and Artemis were not programmed with this last bit of knowledge, to prevent conflicts in their programming. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}}

Artemis and Moon detected a shift in the Angolmois Energy of Gaia when the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' arrived on the planet. Fearing the worst from the Predacons, they hoped for the swift arrival of Maximal defenders to save their world. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s began burning down the forests of Gaia to make room for Angolmois Energy mining operations, Moon was fast asleep dreaming of his last meal. He woke up quickly out of self-preservation when Artemis got worked up, though. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}} Artemis and Moon observed Bighorn's aggressive tendencies from the moon as he rampaged over the landscape. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

In their first [[Artemis & Moon II Report|II Report]], Artemis and Moon discussed the nature of Angolmois Energy on the planet Gaia, but were interrupted by [[Tasmania Kid]]. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}} Later, Moon interrupted Artemis's mail call to point out the latest spread of evil Angolmois Energy over the planet. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}} Some idle musing by Artemis told Moon she actually had no idea why they were watching Gaia, and so he revealed to her (reminded her?) of their origins as creations of the lost civilization of Gaia to watch out for anyone misusing the potentially dangerous Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

Artemis and Moon observed the [[Insectron]]s, and the Predacons' plot to turn the insects against the Maximals. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} Artemis was impressed with [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]]'s duplicity, while Moon thought the Maximals were too simple-minded if they fell for the trap. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}} Observing Starscream's oil trap for the Insectrons, Artemis and Moon discussed the value of oil to Transformers. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}} When [[Autostinger]] called in his debt from saving [[Bigmos]]'s life in the past, Artemis didn't understand the honor involved, thinking the past was in the past. Moon took this opportunity to mention he ate the cake she was saving...but he did it in the past, so it didn't matter, right? {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Artemis and Moon observed [[Scissor Boy]]'s misadventures with [[Tasmania Kid]] and the Autorollers. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}} They also monitored Galvatron's return and the influence of Angolmois Energy on his body. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

[[Image:Bw2 ep6 hammertime.jpg|left|225px|thumb|This was all because he ate the last piece of chocolate cake.]]

As the Predacons launched a massive attack over the [[South America|South Continent]], Artemis and Moon watched the Maximals and Insectrons fight to fend them off. Artemis was happy to see the two factions working together, but Moon wasn't so sure it would last. He showed Artemis archive footage indicating the Insectrons wanted to be left in peace more than fight, but the sum total of the footage indicated they would probably continue aiding the Maximals because they were friends. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Moon and Artemis watched as the [[Jointron]] brothers arrived on Gaia. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} They found the Jointrons to be ''incredibly'' annoying. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

Finally tired of watching the Maximals fall into traps and dangerous situations, Moon converted to robot mode and left his sanctuary, flying down to the planet below. Unfortunately, the Maximals and Jointrons ignored him completely. Artemis later speculated that there was a barrier around Moon preventing him from being seen or heard because they were meant to be observers only. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Moon could not understand Artemis's crushes on Starscream and Scuba, or how she managed to nurse BOTH crushes when her guys were fighting on opposite teams. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} Artemis and Moon once again cursed their inability to interfere when they learned of Galvatron's plot to trap the Maximals using the [[Copy Machine]]. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When a [[Photon sailer]] entered the solar system, Artemis and Moon were alerted to its presence. Moon did some research and determined the sailer belonged to the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], and rightly concluded that yet another visitor from space was coming to cause trouble on Gaia. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

Moon and Artemis got into a discussion over who was the strongest among the Maximals and Predacons, and called in to Lio Convoy and Galvatron for feedback. In the end, however, the comparison degenerated into Artemis trying to spend time with her crush-bots, Scuba and Starscream. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Moon could do nothing but shake his head when Artemis got all worked up over [[Scylla]] of the Seacons declaring her love for Scuba-sama. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} He and Artemis later reluctantly observed [[Megastorm]] and the Seacons' plot to lure the Maximals into battle with a series of transmitters. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Artemis got totally worked up when Scylla grabbed Scuba in a loving (if unwanted) embrace during a battle, and turned her aggressions on Moon, telling him to do something to help the Maximals. Unclear on what he could do behind his invisibility shield, Moon flew down to Gaia anyway and observed the fighting. When the Seacon ship's pirate flag flapped in his face, Moon got an idea. He used his oil to draw a map of the area on the pirate flag, and then flew to the Southern Continent where he dropped the flag on the Insectrons. Familiar with the Space Pirates' reputation for danger, Tonbot and Bigmos responded to the "note" and came to the Sea Continent to bail out their Maximal comrades. Good job, Moon! {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

Moon had to once again point out that Scuba had no idea Artemis existed (literally) when she complained about Scylla receiving a love letter seemingly from the Maximal squid. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} Later, Artemis and Moon monitored the Space Pirates' plans to leave Gaia. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Moon and Artemis observed the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] as it entered Gaia's solar system. Moon calculated that Nemesis was on a trajectory that led it directly to Gaia. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} They continued to speculate about Nemesis, as well as the arrival of [[Lio Junior]] and the transformation of Megastorm into Gigastorm. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}} Moon and Artemis watched as [[Ikard]] made contact with the Maximals and provided Scuba with his new gift, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

When the Seacons were trapped by the artificial planet Nemesis, Artemis and Moon detected their SOS, but were unable to do anything to help them. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}} They later monitored signals being sent back and forth from Galvatron to Nemesis, and witnessed as Nemesis completely devoured the rings of Saturn as a fuel source. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Artemis got upset that Starscream was facing what appeared to be his last stand, and wanted Moon to fly down to Gaia and help, but Moon was having none of that. Afterwards, he and Artemis reviewed the abilities of the newly upgraded [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]], {{storylink|The End of Starscream}} and later did the same for the evolved [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

Moon and Artemis observed the Maximals' efforts to freeze the raging Angolmois Energy on Gaia before it erupted, but Galvatron had Nemesis consume Jupiter entirely to increase the Angolmois Energy corruption activity. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} The duo also monitored the Maximals' next setback, using an artillery cannon to blast Nemesis before it reached the planet. Unfortunately, the Angolmois Energy powering the cannon was too much, and it overheated and exploded. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} They observed Galvatron's failed attempt to brainwash Lio Junior with corrupted Angolmois Energy as well. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis passed [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], an ancient temple there released a [[Martian emissary|robotic emissary]] who traveled to Gaia and befriended the Maximals. As their computer [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] translated, the emissary stated its mission was to retake control of the unstable Angolmois Energy. The Maximals led the emissary to the [[Mother Computer]] it needed for its mission, located hidden away in the [[Valley of Lions]]. Moon and Artemis researched the emissary's history in their computer banks, only to discover its mission to "control" the Angolmois Energy actually meant wiping it out entirely. A preprogrammed defense sequence in the Mother Computer would pull the Moon out of orbit, crashing it down on top of Gaia, wiping out all life and Angolmois Energy on the planet.

Desperate to save their adopted friends and themselves, Moon flew to Earth hoping he could somehow communicate with the Maximals. Miraculously, [[Lio Junior]]'s Angolmois Energy-enhanced senses allowed him to penetrate Moon's invisibility barrier, and he heard the little robot's warning. Magnaboss and Moon raced to the Mother Computer with their concerns, where the emissary had already entered the computer. The archive tapes in the computer had already confirmed Moon's existence to Lio Convoy, who took their warning seriously. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}}

Moon consulted with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] as the Maximals desperately sought a way to prevent the Moon from crashing into Gaia. With NAVI, they determined it was possible for NAVI to enter the Mother Computer and reprogram the emissary to reverse the cataclysm. With the momentary assistance of Galvatron, the Maximals succeeded in getting past the computer's defenses so that NAVI could enter and save the moon. Moon said good-bye to Lio Junior afterwards and returned to the thankful Artemis, the Maximals now fully aware of his existence and efforts on their behalf. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Artemis and Moon monitored the Maximals' efforts to leave Gaia and intercept the artificial planet Nemesis using a modified space cruiser. They wished their allies well on their mission. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

Moon is here to satisfy all your stock transformation footage needs. Sometimes forwards, sometimes backwards. {{storylink|Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors}}

When the Maximals were forced to crash on an asteroid in battle with the Space Pirate Seacons, they managed to free the pirates from Galvatron's mind control, but no longer had the energy necessary to reach Nemesis. Moon arrived and provided Lio Junior with a new plan: use the gravity of the Moon to slingshot their ship back on track. Artemis and Moon worked together and provided Lio Junior and the Maximals the telemetry necessary to make full use of the slingshot maneuver. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

Artemis and Moon watched with concern as the Maximals arrived on Nemesis and prepared to sabotage it. The heroes delayed too long, however, for Nemesis was now in range of Gaia. Galvatron ordered Nemesis to begin siphoning up all the Angolmois Energy on the planet, and with it the essence of Gaia itself. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} After praying for a miracle, Artemis communed with the spirit of Gaia and found a way she and Moon could help. They could move the moon itself into the path of the Angolmois Energy, blocking it from its flight from Gaia to Nemesis and depriving the Predacons of energy. The consequences would be dire for the duo, however, for the Angolmois Energy would superheat the moon and roast Artemis and Moon inside. When Artemis explained her plan and the risks, Moon didn't hesitate to agree in order to save Gaia. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} Together, Artemis and Moon held each other inside the moon while cutting off the flow of Angolmois Energy until the Maximals succeeded in destroying Nemesis. The two androids survived the conflagration, emerging from the combined mass of the moon and Nemesis which existed after the artificial planet's destruction. Although the Maximals were gone, Artemis and Moon were thankful to the heroes for all they had done for Gaia. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====''Cloud''====
Watching from the Moon, Artemis and Moon were alarmed when Transformers they'd never seen before—extradimensional visitors from [[Cloud World]]—suddenly appeared on Gaia. Moon commented that the girl with the group, [[SARA]], was cuter and more ladylike than Artemis, earning him the usual walloping. {{storylink|Concealment}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
[[Image:ArtemisMoonTeaParty01.jpg|thumb|Did you find Loo-Kee in this episode?]]
After [[Unicron]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Big Convoy]], and the formation of an alliance between the Maximals and Predacons, Artemis and Moon somehow travelled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

As Big Convoy and [[Magmatron]]'s forces had one last brawl for old times' sake behind them, the Gaia androids participated in a giant cross-faction party under beautiful cherry blossoms. They shared a drink with [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]], [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]], and [[Sharp Edge]] while [[Apache]] and [[Colada]] peacefully slept nearby. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Prime''====
Moon watched [[Lio Convoy|Great Lio Convoy]]'s announcement of the dissolution of the factionalized society of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to make way for a unified faction and new leadership by the [[Prime Leader|Primes]], along with renaming himself Leo Prime. At some point, Moon became the [[Arms Micron]] '''L.P.''' (エルピー ''Erupī''), {{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}} transforming into Senior Commander Leo Prime's '''Ancient Sword''' (エンシェント･ソード ''Enshento Sōdo'') which drew power from Leo Prime's [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink|#Prime|AM-28 Leo Prime bio}} His alternate mode was used to forge the remains of a [[Unicron|Gaia Unicron]] avatar into the [[Gaia Armor]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|''Arms Micron'' Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron bio}}

With Leo Prime, L.P. watched as the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] invaded [[Earth]] and were soon met by [[Go Prime]], who explained how he split the timeline into two to avert a crisis. L.P. was unnerved by this kind of power, but didn't have much time to mull on it as he and Leo Prime rushed to the [[G1 World]] to stop the Predacons from invading it as well. {{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}

Leo Prime wielded L.P.'s sword mode in battle with [[Katsu Don]] in the [[Legends World]]. The Arms Micron vanished when Katsu Don reverted Prime to his original body, but returned as the Ancient Sword when the [[Lio Convoy#Transformers Legends comic|Lio Convoy]] of the Legends World was turned into a real Transformer. The combined form of Leo Prime and Lio Convoy then used the Ancient Sword to defeat Katsu Don. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|Bonus Edition Vol. 41}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Along with [[Artemis]], Moon was charged by the [[Celestial]]s with observing the events transpiring on the planet [[Gaia|Gaea]] for them. When the battle between the forces of [[Lio Convoy]] and Galvatron grew to be too dire for Moon to stand any longer, the robot followed his moral compass and disobeyed his orders, taking an active role in events. For this, the Celestials "excommunicated" him and he could no longer contact them. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Moon, or Mecha Usagi, was remembered as being [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Titan Master|Titanmaster]] partner after the [[Grand Uprising]]. Whether he actually ''was'' was a matter of debate among scholars, with some sources saying there was no proof either way. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Moon was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. During Onyx's invasion of Cybertron, he was one of the many Maximals who battled [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]; when [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Aileron]] chanced across the site of the battle shortly afterwards, he and [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] were the only survivors. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
[[File:LastBotStanding2-statusreport.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Once known as "Spine-Shucker", when the universe ran out of [[energon]], Moon fell under the command of [[Steeljaw (IDW)|Steeljaw]] and reformatted himself into a leporine form as a statement. To survive, the group began farming organic matter into [[biofuel]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

When the group set their sights on the planet [[Donnokt]], Moon, by random draw, was chosen to be the first to awaken, emerging ahead of his fellows to set up their equipment. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 1|Last Bot Standing #1}} After Moon confirmed that all their equipment had survived the trip intact, he requested to join a search party for the missing [[Nitro (IDW)|Nitro]], only to be denied permission due to his slow alternate mode. While [[Override (BWU)|Override]] and [[Riotgear (G1)|Riotgear]] went out to search, Moon oversaw the installation and activation of the rest of their equipment before the scouts returned with a fuel-starved Transformer called [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. When their new friend briefly fell into [[stasis lock]], the pack removed his cloak and discovered the organic [[Shib Wallkis]] whom Moon detained as their next meal. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

After [[Wheelie (G1)|the Veteran]] had been reactivated and the pack went off to harvest [[Fembrance]], Moon engaged Shib in conversation, intrigued by the notion of befriending an organic before [[Wildwheel (G1)|Wildwheel]] ordered him to stop mucking about. When Shib requested a final goodbye to Rodimus, the Veteran persuaded Moon to indulge the request only for the the girl to plug an [[energon key]] into Rodimus, restoring him. As Moon wished to have the same happen to him, Rodimus destroyed the refinery, prompting a furious Wildwheel to vengefully hurl sharp debris at Shib. Having realized that Rodimus's philosophy was the correct one, Moon tried to protect Shib only to wind up fatally impaled through the optic. As he died, Moon croaked out that he understood Rodimus's point. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] called for someone to claim it, Moon assisted his friend Artemis in order to gain possession of said crystal.

Together, they could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend themselves against various incoming projectiles, and missions to run across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria that had to be fended off.

When they defeated their last opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Artemis, blissfully unaware of the crystal's power, used it as a decoration for her room, finding it pretty. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{note|Moon and Artemis function as a single unit in-game, with Moon acting as the "beast mode" equivalent; said unit is listed as a Predacon on the character select screen, to equalize the combatants in each faction. The pair are secret characters in this game, formally unlocked by receiving a password (てみす) after triggering their appearance in Single Battle on hard difficulty and defeating them. Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Moon's fate in those outcomes.}}
====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs. For the rest of their move list, see [[Artemis#Move list|Artemis's page]].}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Moon'''
|-
|Moon Attack Kai||↓→B
|-
|Moon Head Attack||→↓→B
|-
|Gloomy Moon Punch<ref>''Gurūmī Mūn Panchi'' ({{ruby|G.|グルーミー}} ムーンパンチ); this also appears to be a pun on ''guruguru'' (グルグル, "spinning").</ref>||↓←B
|-
|Moon Heal||←↓→A
|-
|Rapid Rabbit (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Moon Caliber (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWII Moon toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In the future, robots have rabbit faces instead of butts. Because robots don't need butts.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mn|'''Moon''' ([[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''S-2'''
:*''Release date'': 1998 October ??
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' product in Takara's [[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|''Beast Wars'' toyline]], Moon is a Basic-sized figure that transforms into a yellow rabbitty-thing with posable ears for comedic expressions.

: His robot-mode chest has a "View-Master"-like gimmick, showing art of various ''Beast Wars II'' characters when you look through it. The pictures can be switched by pressing its upper and lower body together until it clicks.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Moon/moon.htm More information on Moon at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Mechausagi}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mn|'''Mecha Usagi Moon''' (1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''S-2'''

: A white version of Moon was released as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] prize via ''[[Comic BomBom]]'', limited to 2,000 pieces.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=2628660</ref>

: Unfortunately, the actual details of the contest are currently unknown.

===''Prime''===
[[File:Prime-toy LP.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|The Moon Knife.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Leo Prime''' (Voyager, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Set ID number'': '''AM-28'''
:*''Micron ID number'': '''M-33'''
:*''Release date'': 2012 [[December 15]]
:*''Energon Crystal'': '''AP Magne'''

: Part of the ninth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, L.P. transforms from a humanoid robot into a longsword. As part of the Arms Micron [[gimmick]], L.P. features numerous [[5 mm post|5mm peg]]-holes and pegs, allowing him to combine with other Microns to form bigger and more ridiculous "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".

: As a "Magne" crystal type, his main combination is with [[Sou#Toys|Sou]] and [[S.S.#Toys|S.S.]] as the [[Leonid Tonfa]] Super Combo Weapon.

: He was only available packed in with the Voyager [[Lio Convoy#Prime|Leo Prime]] toy, coming out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. His extra deco is provided by customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s on a sheet he shares with Leo.

: This mold was also used to make [[Zan]].
{{--}}

===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG41-Lio-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Leo Prime''' (Voyager, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''LG41'''
:*''Release date'': 2017 [[February 25]]

: A non-transforming "Ancient Sword" is included with ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]], redecoed from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Alpha Trion/toys#Titans Return|Alpha Trion]]'s sword. The included ''Legends'' comic identifies this sword as L.P.

: In the world of ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', this accessory represents the similarly reforged [[Solipsistic Staff]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Magna Convoy#Legends|Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword#Legends|Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s Ancient Sword.
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==Merchandise==
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===Flame Toys===
==== Furai Model ====
*'''Leo Prime''' (May 2022)
:[[Flame Toys]] Furai Model Leo Prime includes a sword with detailing on its hilt nearly perfectly matching Moon's head. It doesn't SAY it's L.P., but, c'mon.

==== Furai Action ====
*'''Leo Prime''' (May 2023)
:As a non-model kit figure based off the same design as the aforementioned Furai Model kit, Furai Action Leo Prime comes with the same sword as his counterpart, now painted to make the resemblance even more obvious!

==Notes==
[[Image:Moon-symbol.jpg|right|75px|thumb|Bunny Points!]]
[[Image:Concept-Moon.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Metal munching moon mice?]]
* Artemis and Moon are based on a Chinese legend about {{w|Chang'e|a lady}} and {{w|Moon rabbit|a rabbit}} who both live on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]].
* Moon's packaging features a unique [[Robot Point|Beast Points]] symbol that was seemingly used nowhere else.
* A pocket-sized Japanese guide book to ''Beast Wars II'' contains an early concept drawing of Moon. It shows that at one time a bizarre-looking, Russian {{w|Cheburashka}}-like creature with huge ears and a pierced tail was considered.
* Like a lot of Japanese ''Beast Wars'' characters, Moon was given a verbal tic in the form of a sound or phrase he ends every sentence with or chants incessantly. In his case, it's the word "moon". So yes, Moon lives on the Moon and says "Moon". ''MOON''.
* Originally, Moon would've appeared in [[Transformers: Beast Wars|IDW's ''Beast Wars'' reboot]] as the Maximal [[Skold]] would befriend in [[Thicker Skin|issue #9]]. However, Hasbro said that the character was not available to use, and as a result the role went to [[Razorbeast]] instead.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Nothing that touched trans metal was on the table. We’d talked about using Moon at first.|link=https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/1569719044827226112|name=Erik Burnham|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=09|day=13|(defunct=)}}</ref> Less than a year later, Moon got his big break in IDW's ''Transformers'' comics when Hasbro denied writer [[Nick Roche]]'s request to include the ''BotBots'' character [[Waddlepop]] as one of the antagonistic Cybertronian survivors in ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing|Last Bot Standing]]''; as a result, Roche replaced Waddlepop with Moon, another Transformer who possessed a cutesy, unorthodox design.<ref>[https://www.stitcher.com/show/seibertroncom-twincast-podcast/episode/seibertron-com-twincast-podcast-300-last-pod-standing-203191756 Seibertron.com interview with Nick Roche, 15 May 2022]</ref> At one point, [[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] was also in the running. <ref>Nick Roche at TFNation 2022</ref>

===L.P. Combinations===
'''Named combination weapons including L.P.:'''
* [[God Stole]]
* [[Leonid Tonfa]]

==References==
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Megatron Aggregate

2026-02-15T00:56:05Z

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[[File:Alternity megatron auto avatars.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I can't believe it. I'm so... ''annoying.''"]]
Any given universe probably trembles in fear at the name [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]], but the '''Megatron Aggregate''' (メガトロン集合体 ''Megatoron Shūgō-tai'') is an interdimensional ''group'' of Megatrons! Under the leadership of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|one particular Megatron]], the Aggregate aims to shackle the power of the hyperdimensional Beast of Time, the [[Hytherion]], and conquer the [[Multiverse]].

Known members:

*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (Premium Le Mans Blue) ([[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]) (leader)
*[[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]] (Diamond Black) ([[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]])
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (Blade Silver) (unspecified [[Primax]] universe)

==Fiction==
===''Alternity''===
The Megatron Aggregate began with the Megatron of [[Universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. In his universe, he had been put into stasis lock during a complicated series of temporal shenanigans. When he was revived, the Autobots had gained an immeasurable tactical advantage over the Decepticons by evolving into the hyper-dimensional Alternity. This rankled Megatron, who discretely set out on an interdimensional journey, researching the new capabilities of his foes and finding like-minded Megatrons. Learning of the Hytherion, a plan began to develop of luring the creature out and seizing its power to become a rival to the Alternity. Successfully drawing the creature to his home reality, Megatron used the [[Chaotizer]] device to take control of the Hytherion, and so the Megatron Aggregate was born. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}

The various Megatrons did battle with the Alternity and their allies across multiple universes, but for every act of destruction they would inflict the Alternity would simply undo it. {{storylink|Arch-Nemesis!}} {{storylink|To Die Game!}} {{storylink|Foreshadows}} After a time Megatron began focusing on the year 2009. What the Autobots did not suspect was that Megatron's goal was to find a way to destroy their higher-dimensional forms. Gathering various Decepticons from across the multiverse, Megatron imbued them with a fragment of his own power, dubbing this new force the "[[Questor]]s". Commanded by a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the Questors were tasked with learning all they could on the mysterious "[[Planicron]]s", inhabitants of a bizarre two-dimensional universe. {{storylink|The World Is Flat!}} {{storylink|Foreshadows}} {{storylink|Hunt for the Planicrons}}

Eventually, Starscream managed to discover a means of controlling the Planicrons, and brought it to Megatron on his base on [[Menonia]]. The treacherous lieutenant's suspicions that Megatron had an ulterior motive for recruiting him were proven right when Megatron revealed Starscream was to be the test subject for whether it was possible or not to kill a lifeform infused with Alternium. With a successful demonstration, Megatron controlled the Planicrons and used them to eradicate the Alternity's higher-dimensional consciousnesses. However, before Megatron could enjoy his victory Thundercracker suddenly broke his hold over the Planicrons. In order to distract Megatron while the Planicrons ascended out of their dimension, the Autobots attacked his various auto-avatars, hoping that doing enough damage would loosen his hold over the Hytherion, a guess that proved correct. With 667 of his avatars destroyed, Megatron slipped into a rage and attacked the Planicrons as they were ascending. The Planicrons, fused into one form, effortlessly obliterated the Aggregate in one blow.

At least some of the Megatrons who had formed the Aggregate survived this, and in the aftermath the Autobots and the newly ascended Planicrons vowed to keep a watch out for them. {{storylink|Alternation}}
{{groupstub| {{storylink|Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)}}}}

==Toys==
===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity Megatron Toy Blade Silver.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Megatron Blade Silver''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
:The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Megatron toy transforms into a 1:32 scale model of a Nissan 370Z and features die-cast metal parts and rubber tires. The figure wields two "tesseractal swords" which can be pegged at its hips, or stored under the car in vehicle mode. Each forearm features a flip-out "gravital blade."

: In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, each figure from this line represents a distinct version of a character from a separate [[universal stream]], but which precise Megatron the "Blade Silver" toy embodies has not been disclosed. Upon its initial release, this toy was also available in blue (see below), and later redecoed in a black variant as well. It was later redecoed into ''Alternity'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Galvatron]].

:[[:File:Alternity Megatron Cannon.jpg|Early concepts]] for ''Alternity'' showed him with the trademark fusion cannon rather than his twin swords, as well as a pronounced Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest.

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[[File:Alternitytoy blue megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron Premium Le Mans Blue''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"

: "Premium Le Mans Blue" Megatron is a blue redeco of the "Blade Silver" version, representing the Megatron of [[universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with Megatron Blade Silver, sharing the same packaging and pack-in materials, save for the color of the illustration on the front of the box, and a sticker that identified the figure within.

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[[File:Alternitytoy black megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron Diamond Black''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"

: Another redeco of ''Alternity'' Megatron, this time transforming into a black car with robot parts in red and gold, and specifically representing the Megatron of universal stream [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. It was released several months after the first two Megatrons and featured a new package illustration.

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Ankmor Park

2026-02-11T09:54:16Z

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'''Ankmor Park''', regularly referred to as simply '''Ankmor''', is a region of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] whose history goes back all the way to the days of [[Quintesson]] supremacy. For most of its existence, Ankmor housed a chemical processing center that was infamous for its polluting influence on the environment. Not only did it generate deadly fumes, it also produced a chemical river thick enough to support the weight of lighter objects and create a suitable habitat for creatures both mysterious and dangerous. It wasn't until after millions of years of war that the location was rebuilt into a far less controversial recreational park.

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
Ankmor went from wasteland to park at an unknown date. It was a location of some importance to the [[Mini-Con]]s, who were trying to rebuild Cybertron for the return of the [[Autobot]]s, as they cleared and [[cyberforming|restructured]] sector Spellos specifically to make travel between Ankmor Park and [[Gygax]] easier. {{storylink|The New World}}

===3H comics===
The [[Great Transformation]] purged the region of Ankmor, turning the chemical processing center into a beautiful biomechanical botanic garden. When the [[Quintesson]]s attempted to reconquer Cybertron and Judge [[Brinn]] led the attack on Ankmor, he was horrified to see the profitable enterprise replaced with a useless leisure center. Vowing to revert the [[technorganic]] changes, he was awakened from his reverie by the scientist [[Extempaxia]]'s concerns that Cybertron and the [[Transformer]]s had changed far beyond their ability to control at present. Moments later, they and the rest of their troops were ambushed by a group of [[Maximal]]s and killed. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
Ankmor Park produced a type of [[energon]], called Ankmor [[Ore-13|Energon (Ultra)]], that was served at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
* "Ankmor Park" is a reference to {{w|Ankh-Morpork}}, principal city of the ''{{w|Discworld}}'' novel series, where its unsanitary conditions and high levels of pollution was a running gag.

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Rebirth After the Rebirth

2026-02-09T19:21:02Z

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{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: MPG|Nucleon Quest Story]]''
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|title="Rebirth After the Rebirth"
|japanese=リバース・アフター・ザ・リバース
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|date=[[2025]] [[November 29]]
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|packaged with=[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPG|MPG-16 Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]]
|writer=[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]
|chronology=[[2013]]/[[2009]] (see [[#Notes|notes]])
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'''To save his race from starvation, Optimus Prime ventures into a black hole to find nucleon.'''

==Synopsis==
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==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (3)

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*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] (5)

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*[[Hi-Q]] (4)
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==Notes==
* This story is an expansion of the backmatter released with the original "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]]" toy. It notably is more explicit in taking place in writer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s [[Personal canon|personal timeline]], which largely ignores the Japanese ''Transformers'' franchise from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' onwards in favour of hewing closer to the media and toy ranges released in [[Hasbro]]'s markets. As such, this story takes place in a world where the events of "[[The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth]]" took place, and serves as a direct "prequel" to the story of the [[Action Master]] toys released by Hasbro in [[1990]]. Two separate dates for Optimus Prime's "Nucleon quest" in this divergent timeline are provided by MPG-16's packaging and paperwork:
** The text of the prose story itself places the events in 2013, a date arrived at by incorporating the way that the Japanese dub of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the G1 cartoon]]'s third season skips the year forward to 2010—if 1986's toyline "takes place" in 2010, and the Nucleon Quest is akin to an imaginary [[1989]] prologue to 1990's Action Masters, then it would take place in 2013.
** The toy's box, meanwhile, dates the quest to 2009, while explicitly noting 2013 as the date for the "Japanese version" of events. In Hasbro's markets, the third season of the cartoon only took place in 2006 instead of 2010, hence the date for the discovery of Nucleon shifting four years earlier under this accounting. This Hasbro-focused dating system is generally the one Ichikawa has used when discussing his personal timeline with fans.

===''Transformers'' references===
* The [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] and [[Tornedron]] appeared in "[[Call of the Primitives]]". The planet where the Oracle is encountered was identified as [[Methuselah]] in the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]].
* Bumblebee in his [[Pretender]] form first appeared in "[[Controverse]]", another Ichikawa work.
* [[Hydrus Four|Hydrus IV]] and its connection to [[nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] first appeared in [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers]]'' [[The Pri¢e of Life!|issue #70]].

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Traachon

2026-02-09T18:56:08Z

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{{disambig2|the Autobot High Councillor|the Decepticon sub-group|Trakkon}}
:''Traachon is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Atscal traachon.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
High Councillor '''Traachon''' (formerly General Traachon) manages to ''fail'' at everything he's ever tried to do. Scarily, the Autobots made him their political leader, anyway.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Traachon}}
General Traachon was the commander of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s military forces. Despite [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]'s wishes, Traachon refused to send peacekeeping forces to the [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]/[[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] conflict, and believed it'd be good for Iacon if both city-states destroyed each other. {{storylink|State Games}}

Later, with Iacon about to be overrun by the [[Decepticon|warrior remnants of those two states]] (whoops!), Traachon was High Councillor of the ruling [[Council of Autobot Elders]]; as High Councillor, he wielded veto power. Xaaron petitioned him to give control of the military to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] instead of keeping it under Council control. Traachon agreed. {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}

According to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], Traachon used to bear the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] before it was passed to Optimus.<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 56|Soundwaves, issue 56]]</ref>

When the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was lost, Traachon attempted to once again take command of the disorganized Autobot army. As a result, the Decepticons conquered everything except Iacon, and ''that'' deadlock ended when new leader [[Trannis]] simply decided to ''bomb'' the city. In an emergency meeting, the Council (except Xaaron) decided to surrender. The instant they did, Trannis killed Traachon and the rest. {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Optimus prime council elders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
The [[Council of Autobot Elders|High Council]] met with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to discuss Cybertron's errant course towards the dangerous [[Stellae Cimeterium]]. Traachon, speaking for the Council, opined that the Cimeterium represented a greater threat to Cybertron than "the upstart [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]." Not only did Optimus disagree, providing a well-thought out counterargument, but he noted that the Cimeterium could be avoided entirely if Cybertron's speed were to be slowed to the point where [[Ursa Major (star)|Ursa Major]] could pick it up. Open to such an idea, Traachon asked why resources were still being wasted on the Ark, only to receive no answer from the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
Traachon was raided by [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s forces. [[Oil]] from Traachon's personal cellar was among the spoils and the [[Decepticon]] warlord enjoyed it so much that he asked [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] to put it among the best oil he had. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Traachon was one of the [[neutral]] faction leaders who attended [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Grand Convocation]] in the early stages of the war. {{storylink|Derelicts}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On post-war Cybertron, Traachon was on the [[Builder Assembly]]. At one Assembly meeting, Traachon forwarded a motion regarding the regulation of hover-capable bots which newly-minted councilor [[Double Punch (G1)|Double Punch]] seconded. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] thought unfavorably of Traachon and his fellow assemblymen. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Traachon relied on mathematics to make his decisions in the Assembly. When [[Lio Convoy]]'s forces marched on Iacon on four separate fronts, Traachon concluded a 10% chance they were fully successful, but a 57% that at least ''one'' front fell before the Resistance. Shuddering at the idea of the Resistance in Iacon, he voted to rescind [[General Order 66]]. As a result, he and the other members of the Builder Assembly soon fell before the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], and their own hubris. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Notes==
[[File:Traachonmatrix.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Almost famous.]]
*"State Games" came out after "And There Shall Come… a Leader!", and retroactively has it that Traachon ''was'' a (former) military leader when Xaaron was arguing that generals and not politicians should be running the army. It's possible Traachon was just a very crap general.
*Sadly for Traachon, [[Simon Furman]] didn't remember he'd said in [[I, Robot-Master!|issue #56]]'s [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] years ago that Traachon possessed the Creation Matrix prior to Optimus Prime, and thus [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was created.

==References==
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[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
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[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
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Tomaandi (G1)

2026-02-09T18:54:09Z

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{{disambig2|the Autobot|his mirror-universe counterpart|Tomaandi (SG)}}
:''Tomaandi is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Tomaandi.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Tomaandi, the last 'bot on Cybertron. (Wait, no.)]]
'''Tomaandi''' is a member of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] in Iacon.

He is a fool. (At least [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] thinks so.)

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive}}
Tomaandi was a member of Iacon's ruling council<ref>It's unclear if this body was the same thing as the Council of Autobot Elders—however, since the Autobots were not a unified power at this stage in Cybertron's history it's entirely possible it wasn't the same council.</ref> before the great war. During the [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]/[[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] war he asked [[Xaaron (G1)|Emirate Xaaron]] to deliver a status update. {{storylink|State Games}}

As the war engulfed the entire planet, the Decepticons led a push against Iacon itself. During a meeting of the Council of Autobot Elders, Tomaandi declared that the Autobots were beaten—but Xaaron called him a fool and claimed that it was council control of the armies that was stifling the war efforts. Xaaron petitioned High Councillor [[Traachon]] to use his veto and give control of the armies to Optimus Prime. He did. {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}

Thousands of years later, facing bombardment by the Decepticon [[Trannis]], the Council decided to surrender. Trannis executed them all for their trouble. {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Grand convocation derelicts.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Tomaandi was one of the [[neutral]] faction leaders who attended [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Grand Convocation]] in the early stages of the war. {{storylink|Derelicts}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Tomaandi was a member of the [[Builder Assembly]] during the [[Grand Uprising]]. He voted to rescind General Order 66 and allow the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] to march on Iacon to save the Assembly from the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]]. Instead, the Vehicons turned on their masters and assimilated all but one Assemblybot, including Tomaandi. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Notes==
[[File:ThereShallComeALeader tomaandi.jpg|thumb|Tomaandi or an amazing simulation?]]
A robot looking an enormous amount like Tomaandi appears as a leading member of the Autobot High Council (possibly council leader, Optimus Prime calls him 'sire') in [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue of ''Transformers'']]. Despite having nearly exactly the same character model (and pose) he has a radically different colour scheme to Tomaandi. The reason for the similarity is that artist [[John Stokes]] lifted designs, compositions, and panel layouts wholesale from [[Frank Springer]]'s art in the first few issues of ''Transformers'' to create "And There Shall Come… A Leader".

So it could be that this robot is Tomaandi—or it could just be plagiarism. You decide.

==References==
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Combiner

2026-02-09T00:05:59Z

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[[File:studioox combiners whatif.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.]]

Over the course of their endless wars, the Cybertronian race has developed a frightful array of [[:Category:Weapons by franchise|weapons]], but the most powerful and versatile invention of all might be the power to physically merge multiple Cybertronians into a single form—this power might be unlocked through conventional Cybertronian science, or through the energies of a mystical artifact like the [[Enigma of Combination]]. The term '''combiner''' (sometimes capitalized, sometimes not) can be used to refer to both those rare Transformers who possess this ability and the composite machine they create.

Although many different varieties of combiners exist—for instance, two or more Cybertronians might merge to form a vehicle, weapon, or some kind of useful machine, the most famous and immediately recognizable form of combination involves the fusion of five or six individual Cybertronians into a larger robot, sometimes referred to as a '''gestalt'''; more often than not, this combined form possesses its own emergent personality based at least in part on the interaction between the minds of its individual components. Introducing the technology into any of the myriad iterations of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] across the [[multiverse]] inevitably leads to the same result: short of a [[Titan (group)|Titan]], the only thing capable of stopping a combiner rampage is another combiner, and more than one conflict between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s has spiralled into an endless combiner arms race as both sides scramble to accrue as many of these strategic-grade weapons as possible.

Although the mental merge usually dilutes the strength of a combiner's individual thoughts, to the point where many suffer from limited intellects or outright insanity, a few combiner teams like the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s or [[Breastforce]] have taken steps to mitigate this design flaw. But, as more than one [[Decepticon]] leader has used to his advantage, even the most dysfunctional combiner is exponentially stronger than the mere sum of its parts, and more than a match for a dozen average-sized Cybertronians.

{{bigquote|Superion is five Autobots put together. Think about the last time you and your friends tried to agree on pizza toppings, then make it '''way''' more complicated.|[[Spike (MLP)|Spike]]|"[[The Mightiest Dinobot]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Diaclone Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Diaclone pre-G2 Constructicons.]]

The concept of combining robots is a [[tvtropes:Main/CombiningMecha|long-standing anime trope]], so it is perhaps appropriate that the story of combiners as we know them today began before the creation of the ''Transformers'' brand. In 1982, the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline introduced the "Construction Vehicle Robo" and "Train Robo" figures. Not only did these six-man teams change from robots into realistic construction vehicles and locomotives, they could also combine with their respective teammates to form a larger super robot. In [[1985]], with the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' franchise now in its second year, [[Hasbro]] imported the construction-themed toys to the [[United States of America|United States]] and characterized them as the evil "[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s", who could unite to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. After Diaclone's 1986 cancellation, the next wave of combining toys saw release as ''Transformers'' characters on both sides of the Pacific. A significant step up from their predecessors, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s possessed a standardized combination scheme that allowed kids to mix and match team members as well, leading to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] marketing them under the "Scramble City" subline on account of their ability to "scramble" limbs at will.

[[File:Raiden boxart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|There's a "derailment" joke waiting to happen.]]

Initially, tie-in fiction treated the ability to combine as a comparatively recent invention created after the Transformers arrived on Earth, but this soon changed: the cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]" revealed that the Constructicons first combined early in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]; later, to accommodate the presence of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, Marvel's ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' miniseries showed these combiners existing on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] long before the exodus to [[Earth]]. By the end of the original ''Transformers'' toyline, the line had expanded beyond Scramble City: these included [[Mini-Cassette]] combiners like [[Squawkbox]], vehicle-mode combiners like the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s, and a number of oddballs like [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and the [[Duocon]]s. Given Japan's aforementioned affection for the concept, basically every Japanese-exclusive franchise would introduce new combiners, even after Hasbro eased off on the concept—perhaps most prominently, the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' franchise would resurrect the original Train Robo under the name "[[Raiden]]", and subsequent franchises would introduce a host of new combining characters like the [[Breastforce]], [[Multiforce]], and [[Dinoforce]].

While the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' franchises did not embrace the gimmick to the same degree as the franchises that preceded them (although the toyline-exclusive combiners [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] and [[Tripredacus]] would go on to appear in various tie-in comics), Japanese-original shows from around the same time, most prominently ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Car Robots]]'', introduced many new combiner characters like [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] and [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]]. In [[2004]], riding on the success of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise, its successor ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' spotlighted combination as one of its central gimmicks: in addition to resurrecting the Scramble City gimmick with the "Maximus" combiners (which were basically a last-minute addition to the toyline), the [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|toyline]]'s central gimmick allowed almost every Autobot to combine with any other Autobot by forming either the upper or lower body of a combiner. Unlike most previous depictions of the process, or even [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s concurrent depiction of the technology as a mentally and physically rigorous mechanical upgrade, this series introduced [[Primus]]'s divine [[Spark of Combination]] as an explicitly supernatural force capable of instantly combining individual Transformers together.

For many years, [[Fandom|fans]] referred to super robot combiners with emergent personalities as '''gestalts''', based on the {{w|Gestalt psychology|real-world term}} meaning, roughly, an object greater than the sum of its parts. The term remained firmly in realm of [[fanon]] for years, but between ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' design sketches, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s bio, and a mention in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]'', the term soon caught on with Hasbro designers. Initially, IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity|first ''Transformers'']] treated gestalt technology as an unpredictable and highly experimental technology—modern-day Autobots like the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s lacked combination powers, and author [[Simon Furman]] characterized [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] as an insane failed experiment from Cybertron's bygone [[Golden Age]]. ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' introduced a new incarnation of Devastator, although [[Shockpoint|later stories]] established that he was the imperfect product of arduous research.

[[File:NexusPrimeflankedbyotherPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|200px|He-who-shall-not-be-named.]]

Around this time, [[Fun Publications]] released a number of [[redeco]]ed ''Energon'' combiner components through the Collector's Club. Tie-in fiction published in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|official Collector's Club magazine]] detailed their adventures across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], and eventually culminated with the reveal that all five of these seemingly unrelated 'bots were fragments of [[Nexus Prime]], one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]] who displayed mastery over [[energon]]. Hasbro would fold Nexus Prime into their definitive version of the Thirteen; when he reappeared in 2013's ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', his new profile played up his status as the first combiner instead. Notably, that book established that he controlled a mysterious [[Enigma of Combination]], but what exactly this ''was'' would not be revealed for another few years.

The [[2010]] ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' toyline featured a mixture of old and new characters, who combined with static [[Autotransformation|auto-transforming]] figures to form larger super robots. The Japanese counterpart of the toyline, ''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]'', declared the toys (which were redecoed from the Hasbro toys) to be new bodies for various established characters in the sprawling [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], while others made appearances in [[Live-action film series|movie]]-related media like ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions]]''. [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|Issue #32]] of the Collectors' Club magazine expanded on their scant [[bio]] information by explaining that [[Power Core Combination]] was a "lost art"; modern attempts to reinvent the technology only created destructive monsters in what is presumably a reference to [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s role in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

Just five years later, the ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' multimedia branding again pushed combiners to the fore. To support this marketing push, [[IDW Publishing]] launched a [[Combiner Wars (comic)|tie-in comic series]] set in its [[2005 IDW continuity|primary ongoing universe]]... a universe that had already established combination as a forbidden, dangerous art. To get around all this, IDW revealed that Nexus Prime's "Enigma of Combination" was a supernatural artifact that could instantly merge Cybertronians together into a combiner. This reveal tied the old Spark of Combination to the idea that "true" combination had become a lost art by the modern day; furthering this revelation, ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[The Crucible|#34]] subtly retconned that Monstructor's creator [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had been trying to recreate the power of the Enigma using mundane technology.

In the years since ''Combiner Wars'', depictions of combination have shifted toward something more supernatural than scientific in nature: many modern works of media tie the process to the Enigma of Combination, arcane super-science, or exposure to exotic radiation. Many contemporary depictions of combiners, including the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], IDW's various comic continuities, or ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', focus just as much on the internal struggles of the team to coordinate their efforts. For more specific descriptions of how individual stories have treated combination in all its forms, read on.

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==Types of combiner==
{{bigquote|Decepticons are '''obsessed''' with combining. Put two of 'em in a room and within seconds one will be standing on the other's shoulders. '''Fact.'''|[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]|"[[The Waiting Game]]"}}

Although combiners are a diverse and varied clade, not ''all'' Cybertronians who combine with smaller robots or form a larger machine count as “true” combiners. Although many Transformers, such as [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] or ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], can combine with parts of their alternate mode to form a larger, [[Super Mode|powered-up form]], these only involve one character combining with an inanimate piece of machinery. [[Multi-component Transformer]]s like [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] or [[Magmatron]] possess a single consciousness distributed over several bodies; there is only ''one'' Transformer involved, regardless of how many bodies that character may simultaneously operate, although a few “true” combiners like the [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiners]] blur this line.

Sometimes a smaller Transformer will attach to and enhance a larger Transformer in some way. [[Binary bonding|Binary bonded]] partners like [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, or [[Mini-Con]]s who [[Powerlinx]] with larger partners, are not considered combiners; although the components involved often a share a deep, almost symbiotic relationship with each other, their "combined" form is almost exactly the same in appearance and functionality as their non-combined form.

Generally, combiners can be divided into three primary categories:

===Robot mode combiners===
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The majority of Transformers who combine do so by merging into a humanoid "super robot" that exponentially magnifies the strength of its components. In many cases, this robot is its own being, with a unique name and a personality formed from the intersection of multiple minds. In other instances, however, a combiner might be governed by just ''one'' member of the team, their personality so strong that the act of combination becomes an extension of their own will supported by the other Cybertronians who comprise the combiner. Sometimes, the individual components involved in a combination might not actually possess humanoid robot modes of their own: for instance, the Autobot [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] is the combined form of [[Raindance]] and [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]], who transform from [[Mini-Cassette|mini-cassette]]s into a jet and tank respectively.

While a combiner can be formed from as few as two robots or hundreds, perhaps the most immediately recognizable combiners of all are the five-man teams who made prominent appearances in the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic]] and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]. While [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] utilized a unique six-bot configuration that relegated nominal team leader [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] to the ignoble role of right leg, the "Scramble City" combiners that followed—[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], etc.—were all based on a standardized five-member design featured in the Japanese [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|''Scramble City'' toyline]]: the team leader forms the head and main body of the combiner, while the four other team members form the limbs. These limbs are interchangeable from one Scramble City-style combiner to the next, allowing for a number of improvised combinations. The [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] are notable for incorporating ''six'' members into the team; while any four can combine with their leader [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], one member of the team transforms into a blaster for the combiner to wield. A few other modern interpretations of the characters, most notably their ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' incarnations, have also featured a smaller sixth member of the team in a support role—sometimes acting as a weapon, other times serving as a chestplate or shield.

These specific four-limbs-and-one-torso combiners and their components have also been called, varyingly, '''Scramble City combiners''', '''[[Special Teams]]''',<ref>When the ''Scramble City'' toys were marketed in Europe they were referred to as Special Teams, and the term appeared in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK comic book]] series and some marketing materials in the US, but never appeared in US fiction until 2004's [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|''Ultimate Guide'']].</ref> '''fusilateral quintrocombiners''',<ref>Coined by [[Simon Furman]] in [[Swarm (issue)|issue 9]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]] to refer to the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]],</ref> or '''amalgam models'''.<ref>"[[Devastation Derby!]]"</ref> Although they comprise a substantial cross-section of combiners, not all combiners adhere to this specific layout: the various [[Micromaster]] combiners, including [[Sixwing]], [[Sixtrain]], or [[Sixbuilder]], feature their own standardized layout, which incorporates up to six members and also features interchangeable limbs. Other combiners like [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]], or ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] all incorporate a different number of components with unique transformation schemes.
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===Vehicle mode combiners===
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Rather than combining into a larger robot, a number of Transformers can instead transform into a combined vehicle form. Unlike humanoid combiners, who generally merge into a single super robot with its own personality, almost all fiction has treated these kinds of combiners as a purely physical combination, with no kind of mental merge to speak of. This is not to say that Cybertronians who combine in this way are ''completely'' separate from one another: many works of fiction treat this kind of combination as a kind of sibling bond, sometimes shared between a literal set of [[twin]]s, and the Transformers involved might share some kind of deeper link.

While some 'bots—such as [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who combine into the larger [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]]—possess individual vehicle modes that can then merge into a larger form, others, most notably the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s, lack individual alternate forms entirely: they can only transform into the front or back half of a vehicle, and rely on their partner to form a complete alternate mode.

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===Others===
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A small number of Transformers combine into objects that are neither super robots nor vehicles. This kind of combination is most prevalent among [[Mini-Con]] teams, who possess the power to combine into larger weapons and tools for full-sized Cybertronians to wield, but a small number of other Transformers and near-Cybertronian lifeforms have adopted similar configurations: [[Sonic (IDW)|Sonic]] and [[Boom]] transform into a set of speakers, while the [[Recyclon]]s could unite to form the [[Prime Processing Unit]].

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
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Although a number of combiner teams existed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], including both the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} the ability was rare enough that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his legion of Earth-bound Autobots had never encountered combiners. Thus, when [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] designed and built the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and imbued them with life using the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] energy stored in Prime's severed head, they were taken by surprise and nearly defeated by the newly formed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}
''The [[Special Teams]] were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the Creation Matrix to Optimus Prime. Shockwave was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Menasor superion heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Once the Autobots rescued and repaired Optimus Prime, the group turned their attention to countering Decepticon combiner technology: although their new warrior [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] could combine his rocket and tank modules into one mighty robot, his creator [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] judged this combination inadequate compared to Devastator's six-way fusion. To get their hands on this advanced technology, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] secretly recorded their transformation pattern, {{storylink|Command Performances!}} and the Autobots successfully reverse-engineered to create the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Unfortunately, they were forced to go on their first mission with only [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s personality programming completed, leaving the rest of the team and their combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] indifferent towards [[human]] casualties. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

After their first mission proved a failure, Optimus Prime had [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] wipe their memory and started reprogramming them with the Creation Matrix. However, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had gotten a lift to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] on Silverbolt's plane mode, had injected Optimus Prime with a [[cerebro-shell]] with which [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] used to steal energy from the Creation Matrix and bring his newly built combiner team, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], to life. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} As this combiner arms race heated up, the heroic [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and evil [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s became the next combiner teams to join the conflict on Earth. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

''Megatron summoned the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s to Earth'', {{storylink|Prey!}} and Shockwave would again call on their services. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''Shockwave would also bring the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] from Cybertron to Earth'', {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} and subsequent Decepticon leader [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] made use of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Many combiner teams—the Aerialbots, Technobots, Terrorcons, Seacons, and possibly the Combaticons and Protectobots—fell to an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] during his infamous rampage. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] combined to form [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]]. They appeared to keep their individual personalities in their combined mode instead of merging their minds. {{storylink|People Power!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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The Constructicons lost the ability to combine, but attempted to compensate by constructing a separate Devastator robot on a deserted island in the [[Bahamas]]. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

=====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=====
Multiple [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]s could combine into larger vehicle modes. {{storylink|Total War!}} The [[Stormtrooper (Cybertronian)|Stormtrooper]]s under [[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]]'s command, for instance, could form a single "thunderjet". {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

=====''Classics''=====
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In the years after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat, Megatron rebuilt the Constructicons as a five-robot combiner, a new configuration that incorporated [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in place of [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}

After the destruction of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|their native universe]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] received [[beast mode]] upgrades to survive on the prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|a parallel universe]]. While in their beast forms, they gained the ability to combine into the mighty [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]; this new form came in handy when they went up against Megatron and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], who had since adopted [[Scylla]] into their ranks and reforged their combined form into "God Neptune"—thanks to Scylla's influence, this new configuration proved to be more intelligent and tactically minded than the brutish hunter that had preceded him. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}}

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=====''Regeneration One''=====
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[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] prepared for the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s invasion of Cybertron by having [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]] alert the Neo-Decepticon cells to get ready, while he himself prepared to deploy Monstructor. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] deployed [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to take out Bludgeon's [[Blitz Engine]]s, Soundwave ordered Monstructor to take out Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} The two giants clashed and just as the invasion was halted by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s defeat of Bludgeon and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s annihilation of the ''[[Warworld]]'', Omega Supreme utterly destroyed Monstructor. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

=====''Timelines''=====
During the campaign against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] rebuilt a dying [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and upgraded him with combiner technology in the hopes that he'd take the ailing First Aid's place as one of [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'s limbs. Due to Ratchet's [[The Pri¢e of Life!|prior experiences with combination]], he remained wary of the upgrade and did not combine unless absolutely necessary. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Customization class G2 Ratchet bio}}

=====''Transformers '84''=====
Although combiner technology did not see widespread use on Cybertron due to its intense energy-inefficiency, Straxus nevertheless posted [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] to guard [[Project Dreadnought]]'s headquarters in [[Stanix]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
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The secret of combination hinged on a Cybertronian's [[personality component]]; only a fully-sentient Cybertronian could combine with their teammates into a more powerful form, and if even one ‘bot lacked a personality component then the team could not combine. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}} However, combiners could still function, albeit in a severely weakened state, even without a team member forming an arm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} Some Cybertronians like [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] could combine into a single alternate mode. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}
On Cybertron, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were existing Transformers who were brainwashed by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to become Decepticons and modified so that they could combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and challenge [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. After the fall of the [[Crystal City]] that they had worked to build together, Omega Supreme pursued the Constructicons for millions of years. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} In 1984, the Constructicons were [[Constructicon (G1)#Origin inconsistency|(re?)created]] on [[Earth]] with the ability to combine to bolster the Decepticons' strength. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

As the Cybertronian war on Earth heated up, the Autobots and Decepticons wound up constructing the heroic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and evil [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s to plug specific tactical weaknesses in their ranks—a lack of air power and an inability to outmaneuver the Autobots on the road. Designed to combine, both sides eventually received personalities from [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] installed the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s' [[personality component]]s into junked military vehicles and gave them the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Later, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s became part of the Autobot forces on Earth and used their combined form to great effect on multiple occasions. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} On one notable occasion, a group of Autobots disguised themselves as the Stunticons, and were even able to combine their myriad abilities together to create a crude facsimile of Menasor himself. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

Years later, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s appeared as combiners under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} The combinable [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s were part of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s troops. An intellectually enhanced [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] created the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s with the ability to combine. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

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=====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=====
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A number of combiner warriors incorporated the mysterious technique known as "[[Scramble Power]]", which gave them the ability to swap and even interchange their component limbs at will to generate unique configurations for battle. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}} A smaller number of combiners were "[[Free-Combination|Free Combiners]]", who could rearrange their bodies at will. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}} A unique form of [[energon]] known as "[[Joint energon]]" could cause Transformers to spontaneously develop combiner joints. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

[[Precursor World]] hero [[White Gallant Convoy]] could combine with members of the [[White Order]] to form a powerful "Grand Prime" mode, but even this powered-up mode could not withstand the might of a Matrix-empowered [[God Neptune]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} During another battle with God Neptune, [[Purple Wicked Convoy]] combined with Megatron Omega to form an "Omega Hand Mode". {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}}

[[File:AutobotScrumFormation01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Two dozen androids form into one, and we've only just begun!]]

A mysterious dimensional shockwave turned a number of [[Cyberdroid]]s into combining [[Micromaster]]s. {{storylink|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}}

In the modern day, inspired by a [[Masquerade|previous incident]] in which several Autobots combined, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Mirage (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] initiated the "Masquerade Project" in the late 1980s, modifying their [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]s to adopt new combiner modes. Though the process was imperfect and unstable, they managed to combine into [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] and defeat [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] during the battle for the [[Transform Super Cog]]. The combiner was then split apart when hit by an energy shockwave emitted by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

The [[Trainbot]]s were a group of Autobot rail vehicles with the power to combine into [[Raiden]]; on multiple occasions, they used their combined form to tussle with other combiners like Bruticus and Predaking. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

On one notable occasion, the combiners [[Guard City]], [[Sixbuilder]], [[Sixwing]], [[Sixturbo]], and [[Sixtrain]] all teamed up to unleash the awesomely powerful "[[Autobot Scrum Combination]]", summoning energy from their twenty-nine components and releasing it in a single devastating blast to save the Earth from [[Battle Gaia]] and the [[Jet Corps]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Conclusion}}

With the help of [[Chip Chase|Professor Chase]], [[Power Core Combination]] was developed on [[Earth]] in the 21st century during a time when the Autobot/Decepticon conflict had largely moved away from the planet. Participants in the program—beginning with several Autobot [[Micromaster]]s from planet [[Micro|Zone]]—were upgraded into new forms and fitted with newly developed [[Energon Matrix]] power sources, becoming part of a new "[[Master Class]]" [[subgroup]]. {{storylink|The Mighty Bolt}} Before long, their successful tests of the Power Core Combination drones drew the attention of a team of Decepticons under the command of [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], who performed a similar upgrade on themselves (dubbing themselves "[[Master Chaos]]") that would enable them to interface with the Power Core drones and steal them. {{storylink|Prelude to the Siege}}

In the year [[2021]], the Autobots successfully resurrected Optimus Prime as a combiner; although he'd live for only seven days as a result of his many previous deaths, he was able to combine with several of his Autobot friends to form an improved version of Optimus Maximus. Despite this boost in power, however, Optimus Maximus and his components were quickly defeated by [[Megatronia]], a combiner composed of female Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Meanwhile, a time-travelling [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] from another reality invaded this world and possessed [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]]'s body as his new vessel. Though Galvatron planned to usurp Unicron's body in order to implement the "[[Grand Galvatron]]" scheme, the crippled god offered him an alternative; instead he would summon from across the [[multiverse]] others who shared similar thoughts of revenge, and together they would unite to become a new "Grand Galvatron". Galvatron accepted and Cyclonus was joined by [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], and a partially re-materialized [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] into Galvatron's new body. Though Unicron ordered Galvatron to seize [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for him, Galvatron planned to betray Unicron once again, and take control of his homeworld for himself. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}}

In their new combined form, the team attacked Cybertron until [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] split them apart. Cyclonus and the rest made their way to [[Vector Sigma]]'s chamber before re-combining to do battle with [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} With the arrival of [[Megaempress]], the rest of the team fled, leaving Cyclonus and Galvatron at the empress's mercy as she threatened to enthrall them both. They were saved when a revived Optimus Prime took Megaempress and her soldiers on. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} When Unicron himself showed up and tried to take Cybertron as his new body, Galvatron was angered and had Cyclonus attack the dark god, but he ended up blasted out of the sky and knocked unconscious. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} Galvatron II's spirit then left Cyclonus's body, but he remained able to combine and, after recovering, convinced the rest of the team to form Grand Galvatron once more and help defeat Unicron. After their victory, he went into space, plotting to restore the Decepticon army by becoming the next Galvatron. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

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Although early Cybertronian combiners were lumbering brutes who struggled with intellectual or emotional issues, drawbacks that would be exemplified by the oafish [[Dinoking]], the [[Breastforce]] would be the first combiner team to bypass this debilitating weakness: their combined form, [[Liokaiser]], proved an intelligent and cunning warrior. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}} Not to be outdone, the Autobots retaliated with next-generation combiners of their own: the Autobot [[Brainmaster]]s could unite into [[Road Caesar]], a perfect three-way fusion with an unbreakable fighting spirit, {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} while the modular [[Multiforce]] could assume multiple sub-combinations or perform a six-way combination to form the mighty [[Landcross (SG)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

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When the [[Quintesson]]s escaped their dimensional prison, they arrived on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] in the year [[2050]], where they spotted and hoped to subdue the Dinobots to use as merchandise. Towards this goal, they summoned [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who had the Dinobots on the ropes till Grimlock was encouraged by telepathic messages from the [[Primus|Oracle]] of the past universe to use [[Earth]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]] to manifest his heart's strength in reality. With this energy and the lending of an [[Energon Matrix]] from [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]], Grimlock and the other four original Dinobots combined into the mighty Volcanicus. Soon after, Volcanicus was contacted by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] about the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]], so Volcanicus's components split up to go and assist their human allies against the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

The Technobots arrived as Grimlock faced down [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who had already defeated the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]; unwilling to hurt the humans, the six combined into [[Volcaticon]]: a new cross-factional combiner that combined Grimlock's strength and take-charge attitude with the intellect of the five Technobots. Although Volcaticon announced his intention to find a solution that would benefit the humans and Selectors alike, the Quintessons attacked and knocked the new combiner back into his components. To resist a barrage of corrosive gas bombs, the two teams reformed into Computron and Volcanicus. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} With the Cybertron Alliance combiners on the back foot thanks to a deblitating [[Angolmois Energy]] attack and a subsequent [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] assault that took the female combiner [[Orthia]] out of action, a number of Technobots, Aerialbots, and Protectobots joinined up as another ad-hoc combination they dubbed "[[Comperian]]". Quintesson enforcer Abominus thus fought fire with fire by stealing [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s limbs to become [[Abomenaticus]]. The two combiners fought till [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] threatened to take all of Earth's Angolmois Energy, so Abominus reformed to use the full capability of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]' Angolmois-manipulating nature and shifted his focus onto Megatron Omega. {{Storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

Combiner technology would persist and evolve into the distant future; [[Maximal]] combiners like [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] and [[Tripledacus]] were powerful warriors, but eschewed the direct mind-melding technology of their ancestors in favour of a simpler system where each individual component worked in tandem to coordinate their attacks. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warriors like [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB (BW)|BB]] could temporarily combine into [[Formation Scream]] while in vehicle mode, and tripartite warriors like [[Magmatron]] possessed a unique [[beast mode]] that could split and recombine at will. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} The [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] used a quintuple combination system when they formed into [[God Neptune]], while the Jointrons incorporated a triple combination system that directly integrated their bodies into a greater whole. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

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=====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity=====
Powerglide rescued a [[Battle Dog|puppy]] that was juiced up on energy thanks to the Decepticons. Before it died, the puppy transferred his power to Powerglide. This temporarily energized Powerglide with Scramble Power, which he used to combine with other Autobot Minibots. The [[Minibot combiner]] was then easily able to defeat [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] using the "Minibot Warrior Spiral Attack". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

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

Combining technology was the brainchild of the Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], who had tinkered with the technology for many years before the [[Stealth Team (G1)|Stealth Team]] discovered his fortress at [[Gygax]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|Bruticus's ''Wings Universe'' profile}} He perfected the technology about nine million years ago and tested his invention out on his new recruits the Combaticons, which gave them the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Later, Megatron defeated Deathsaurus to become sole leader of the Decepticons, and stole Deathsaurus's technology to augment the Constructicons so that they could form Devastator. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

In the year [[2984]], the combiners [[Big Rescue Force]] and [[Big Motorvator]] could be glimpsed milling about in the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] in the [[Delta Prysmos Sector]]. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

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=====''Deviations''=====
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In a timeline where Megatron died before ever becoming Galvatron, it would be [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] who became [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s herald. As the newly christened "Megascream", he bargained with Unicron to enhance his inner circle of warriors so that he could combine with them. As Unicron betrayed his minion and launched a direct attack on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] attempted to use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to destroy Unicron, but Megascream combined with his troops into a towering new form and easily crushed Optimus under his fist. Ultimately, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] saved the day by first teleporting the wounded Optimus to safety, then opening the Matrix to sacrifice himself but destroy both Unicron and Megascream in the process. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

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=====''Timelines''=====
An [[energon]] infusion from the Aerialbots gave the recently arrived Protectobots the power to combine into Defensor. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 21/9/2015}}

Exposure to an [[Enigma of Combination|arcane Autobot artifact]] gave [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] the power of combination and the unique ability to act as a "universal donor" for any combiner by acting as a replacement limb. While in an arm configuration, he possessed a unique "healing touch" that could re-energize and rejuvenate injured Cybertronians, but overusing this power by trying to heal severe injuries could forcibly disengage the combination. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#BotCon2016|Customization class G1 cartoon Ratchet bio}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:DevastatorDissectionDreamwave.jpg|thumb|right|200px|What, no Terror Claws? No Cranium Regulation Unit? What kind of lame dissection is this?!]]

The combination process has its roots in the "mass intellect" experiments carried out by the Decepticons during the earliest phases of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]; building off the well-established science of mechanically combining bodies, the next step would be to mesh individual electro-neural impulses together into a unified mind. Following the failure of the planetary engine turbines, {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] recruited the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s to refine this technology into a viable weapon that would multiply a small group of warriors beyond the sum of their parts, but early experiments into this "cofunctional interlock" technology proved unsuccessful: the mind-merging experiments amplified stronger minds and drowned out weaker ones. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

After a period of trial and error, the Constructicons developed a unique "hyper vortex processor" that would preserve the minds of the individual within the combined whole. By testing the technology on themselves, the Constructicons became the prototype for all future combination experiments, but the rudimentary process left their combined form a dimwitted brute who needed all six Constructicons to agree on a single course of action to function. Despite these drawbacks, Devastator's destructive capabilities greatly pleased Megatron, and the Decepticon leader began planning for a full-scale combiner program. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Combiner technology remained risky and unpredictable; only those rare Cybertronians with the correct predisposition and the ability to work as a team could safely undergo the upgrade, and unfit Decepticons who failed the trial period usually wound up insane or dead. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

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Eventually, the [[Autobot Science Harmonium]] obtained combiner schematics from the Decepticons, successfully reverse-engineered the mass intellect process, and dramatically overhauled the procedure to create safer and more efficient combiners. [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], the combined forms of the Autobot [[Special Teams]], utilized advanced compartmentalized neural processors that maintained the integrity of individual brainwaves while also drawing on each to create an integrated mind. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} The Decepticons retaliated by turning the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] into combiners; as this arms race escalated, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] resulted in all of the Special Teams agreeing to become non-aligned parties. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} After Optimus and Megatron vanished, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and his breakaway faction of [[Ultracon]]s flouted the Accords by deliberately recruiting Devastator into their ranks. {{storylink|Escalation}} As a result, the Protectobots intervened, although in the end they took him down by separating and fighting as individual robots. Despite all the advances that'd been made, the second-generation combiners still suffered from limited intellects, and Protectobots were still trying to iron out these drawbacks when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron went missing. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

After somehow travelling to Earth in 2002, Devastator spread chaos in [[San Francisco]] and trounced the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s when they formed Superion to take him down. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Devastator proved tough enough to withstand a direct nuclear blast, the individual Constructicons suffered massive damage that permanently fused them together. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}} In 2003, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] release the Stunticons, who'd been deemed too dangerous to function in society, from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Detention Banks]]. Menasor ran amok for a while, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] took down the combiner by insulting his components one by one; as his individual consciousnesses began bickering over whose fault it was that they were losing, Ultra Magnus rammed the paralyzed combiner in the chest and forced him to separate. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

After locating the rogue Predacons on the planet [[Beest (planet)|Beest]], Megatron bested their leader Razorclaw, brought them back into the Decepticon fold, and rebuilt them with combiner technology. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} As Predaking, they battled Bruticus, who had recently suffered damage at the hands of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], and triumphed. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Other groups of Cybertronians utilized a less extreme version of combiner technology—robots like the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s, who combined to form a single vehicle mode, or armor-based powerups like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Powermaster]] trailer, did not rely on mental merging. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

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====''Transformers/G.I. Joe''====
The Aerialbots formed Superion during a battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons in the [[Fera Islands]]; {{storylink|Wolves}} as he waded toward the [[Terrordrome]], he was forced to hold his fire when Optimus noticed that Cobra was using their slaves as human shields. In response, Cobra opened fire on Superion with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s massive cannon mode; {{storylink|Trenches}} although Superion shielded his allies for as long as he could, he eventually perished. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Notably, the [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] of this reality was ''not'' a combiner, nor even a Cybertronian; he was born on Earth in [[1939]] as an unholy, unliving hybrid of Cybertronian and human technology, a walking engine of destruction created to be the ultimate weapon. {{storylink|Wolves}}

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====''The Beast Within''====
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When Megatron and the other Decepticons held the upper hand on the battlefield, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the four Dinobots displayed the ability to combine into a monstrous creature known only as the "[[Beast (G1)|Beast]]", an out-of-control berserker who easily slaughtered his way through the Decepticons and killed every Decepticon combiner Megatron sent to stop him. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} However, the Beast then turned on his nominal allies, and chased the Autobots around for a while before the survivors could bait him into falling off a cliff and killing himself. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

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====''Hearts of Steel''====
After reawakening in the 19th century, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s displayed the ability to combine into a self-propelled, heavily armed railcar known as the "[[Insectrain]]". {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

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====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:AllGoodThings-Monstructor.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wubba wubba wubba is Monstructor's song.]]

The art of combination came easily to other mechanical species like the "omnicombinational" [[Ammonite]]s, where any one member of their species could combine with any other; {{storylink|Little Victories}} although all [[Transformer]]s possessed the ''capacity'' for combination encoded in their [[CNA]], only a handful would consciously manifest this ability in their lifetime as a result of external stimuli. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} The history of Cybertronian combiner technology began with [[Nexus Prime]], a member of the [[Thirteen]] in the years before the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. His [[Enigma of Combination]], an extremely powerful artifact created by [[Solus Prime]], {{storylink|Transformers: Historia|Historia}} could instantly reconfigure two or more Cybertronians into a combiner, melding their minds so that they could coordinate their actions on a higher-dimensional plane known as [[antespace]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} Most combiners utilized [[Size changing|mass displacement]] to some degree—when their components combined, they also grew in size to the point where they towered over their fellow Cybertronians. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

When the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] swept Cybertron, Nexus colluded with his ally [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] to create an army of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s that fused beasts and 'bots together. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Not all Cybertronians viewed combination as a gift, however: [[Darklands|Darklander]] warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], already prejudiced against Cybertronians with [[beast mode]]s, viewed combination as a perversion that "rotted away the individual", {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|OnoffON}} his one-man war against Nexus Prime's armies singlehandedly drove the ancient Headmasters extinct. Eventually, Galvatron confronted and murdered Nexus Prime, stole the Enigma, and when he could not destroy it he jettisoned it into space in the hopes that it would burn up in a nearby star. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[Nova Prime]] led the planet out of the shadow of war and into a new [[Golden Age]], but his early idealism soon gave way to a twisted, fascistic imperialism: inspired by an ancient legends of the [[Guiding Hand]], and a time when "[['Til all are one|all were one]]", he sought to turn combination into a tool of conquest, and instructed his chief theoretical scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to create a combiner without the Enigma. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Without the reality-warping power of the Enigma, Jhiaxus's experiments yielded only a crude recreation of what once was; this stunted form of combination forcibly merged the bodies and minds of the [[Pretender Monster|six volunteers]] that Jhiaxus had conscripted to create a violently insane personality, and the newly christened "[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]" ran amok in [[Crystal City]] until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] could seal him in a dimensional prison. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

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Although true combination on the mental level remained out of reach, some Cybertronians discovered safer but less dramatic forms of combination, including shared "duocombiner" [[alternate mode]]s. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} A "branched [[spark]]" telepathically linked them to a [[twin]] sibling; while incredibly rare on Cybertron, the Transformer colonists on the planet [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] evolved into an entire civilization of duocombiners, although they did not consider themselves "true" combiners. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} The twelve 'bots who made up the [[Functionist Council]] could all combine into a single alternate mode, a religious ornament known as the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

Serious research into combiner technology stagnated for millennia until the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], seeking to create a Decepticon superweapon, recruited Jhiaxus's former student [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] into the Decepticons, provided him with a laboratory and ample resources, and ordered him to continue where his master had left off. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} An early attempt involved physically rebuilding five Cybertronians so that they transformed into four limbs and a torso; humiliated by the loss of his alternate mode, right leg [[Ambulon]] defected to the Autobots and the "[[Combicon]]" project was abandoned. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} When Monstructor escaped from his dimensional prison, the Autobots apprehended him {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and took his individual components into custody in the hopes that they could be rehabilitated. [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s studied them with the goal of rehabilitating them, but the difficulty of the technology meant that they didn't get the chance before the [[Decepticon Secret Service]] captured the "Monstructor Six". {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} Eventually, however, Shockwave left the Decepticons to pursue his [[Regenesis|pet project]], in his absence, it would be [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] who created the first successful combiner: by using the like-minded [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s as test subjects, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] avoided Monstructor's debilitating personality flaws but remained sluggish in both mind and body. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} After [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] died, the Constructicons could still use his corpse to form Devastator, but the "dead leg" left Devastator hobbled. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} In the years following the Surge, other Decepticons subgroups acquired combiner upgrades, but their attempts generally went poorly: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s rebuilt themselves using black market technology from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] but couldn't properly unify their minds, {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} while the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s didn't even get as far as combining due to their inability to agree on ''anything''. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

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In the final battle of the Great War, the eldritch [[D-Void]] harnessed a mysterious energy emitted from Cybertron's core and used it to suppress the individual wills of Galvatron, his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and every Decepticon on the planet save Megatron, then merged them all into a [[Deceptigod|monstrous avatar]] slaved to the D-Void's will. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} After the end of the war, Megatron learned to manipulate this same energy as part of a new plan to claim dominance over Iacon; when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s ventured into the Cybertronian wilderness, this energy caused the group to became increasingly aggressive toward each other until they spontaneously combined into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], which may have been a CNA-level defense mechanism against the hostile signal. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} {{storylink|Night and the City}} At the same time, Bombshell used his [[cerebro-shell]]s to brainwash [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and turn his quarters into a secret "black room". In preparation for Megatron's impending return, Bombshell rebuilt the remaining Constructicons so that they could combine with any suitable Cybertronian, upgraded Megatron so that he could combine with the Constructicons, and used Prowl as a guinea pig to form a new Devastator under Bombshell's control. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Bombshell's death enabled a new, Prowl-centric Devastator personality, who ran amok and grievously injured Superion. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} Before Megatron could trigger his own Devastator combination, the Autobots stopped him. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

United by their shared hatred of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]], the Constructicons saw Prowl as a kindred spirit and allied themselves with the Autobots to stay with their new leader, {{storylink|Second Exodus}} and formed Devastator once more to defeat Monstructor during the "Dark Cybertron" crisis. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} While on Earth, Prowl came to rely on this new Devastator as his heavy-duty enforcer during the search for [[Alpha Trion]], {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} and later the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}} However, as Galvatron foretold, the stress of repeated combination took its toll: even when not combined, the Constructicons began losing their individual quirks and finishing each other's sentences, {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} while Prowl suffered energon "nosebleeds" and unconsciously referred to his teammates as "Scrapper". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Eventually, Prowl admitted that his experiences as Devastator meant that he no longer saw the Decepticons as enemies, but as a part of him. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

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This dramatic upswing of combiner activity sparked an unofficial arms race between the different factions vying for control of the planet. Although Cybertronian ruler [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and his faction of neutrals did not yet control a combiner, he revived a comatose [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] and convinced him to repair the damaged Superion. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Using the [[Enigma of Combination]] that Starscream's lackey [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] poached from Earth, Superion soon returned to full functionality with [[Alpha Bravo]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] serving as new components. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Superion's return coincided with the restoration of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[space bridge]] and a potential alliance with the lost colony of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. In the hopes that he could conquer Caminus and the other [[Cybertronian colonies]] to form a new galactic empire, Starscream orchestrated the "[[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]", which saw the Enigma repeatedly change hands as different factions tried to conquer or save Caminus: combatants included Superion, a rebuilt Menasor, {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], formed from the loosely affiliated "[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s", {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} and a new version of Devastator that incorporated Starscream's lackey [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] in place of Prowl. Determined to keep Starscream from conquering the galaxy by forcibly cutting Cybertron off from the universe, Prowl pressganged Optimus Prime and several other Autobots into becoming [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} but when he confronted their personalities in antespace the four members of the combination convinced him to work with them, fight for a united future, and defeat Devastator in a galaxy-spanning brawl. {{storylink|All That Remains}} After the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Arcee tried to steal the Enigma of Combination, sparking in motion a chain of events that led to six visiting [[Torchbearer]]s accidentally merging into the powerful [[Victorion]]. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} When Cybertron opened diplomatic relations with the citizens of Devisiun, Starscream brought Superion along to impress them and offered them a place on the Council in exchange for combiner technology. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Combiners created by the Enigma possessed a high degree of mental stability occasionally manifested unusual powers, including the ability to split their bodies apart or even fire their limbs as rocket-powered projectiles. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Victorion displayed a number of unusual traits: not only did she possess a suite of gravity-related powers, allowing her to fly under her own power or crush objects from afar, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} she proved a sophisticated and erudite thinker capable of verbally sparring with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange}} However, this kind of combination ''also'' proved addictive: Defensor and Superion displayed an unwillingness to split into their components, and Prowl noted that combiners teams had trouble staying separate. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} After his arrest, Prowl taunted Optimus that a part of him would always exist in Prime's mind due to their brief mental merge as Optimus Maximus. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Defensor was able to substitute Ambulon as a replacement limb after [[Rook (CW)|Rook]]'s death, but was defeated by [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] shortly afterwards. Under unclear circumstances, the Decepticon combiner [[Liokaiser]] served under Decepticon leader [[Nickel]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

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While Optimus Prime was away on Cybertron, the Earthbound Autobots discovered that [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] had upgrade some of his mass-produced [[Seeker clone (G1)|Seeker clone]] troopers into tripartite combiners. Later still, Optimus brought Superion and Victorion back with him when he made the controversial decision to annex Earth. They discovered that, thanks to the machinations of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], who had previously reverse-engineered the Enigma of Combination, its energies had "infected" all of Earth's computerized technology and turned the entire planet into an Enigma—during the final battle against Galvatron and his rogue Decepticon faction, Galvatron betrayed his principles in the name of victory and forcibly amalgamated Cybertronians together to create [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} To nullify this "Earth-Enigma", Superion incorporated part of the Enigma's code into his own mind, then permanently separated himself into his components, effectively killing himself. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}
Around this time, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] sought to access the mind of their former teammate Swindle, who'd supposedly dug up compromising information on Starscream's role in the Combiner Wars. To do this, they stole the Enigma and used it on themselves to create [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but their inexperience with combination turned their combined form into a rampaging monster. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}} On Earth, [[human]] dictator [[Iron Klaw|Count "Iron Klaw" von Rani]] used a copy of the extraterrestrial [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to suppress the individual minds of the Predacons and turn them into "[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]". When [[Snake-Eyes]] smashed the console that kept them docile, their argumentative personalities resurfaced and tore the combiner apart. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} During "Onyx Prime's" invasion of Cybertron, Victorion wound up clashing with a misguided Devastator, and thanks to an extra surge of power-enhancing [[Ore-8]] she unleashed a devastating gravitational wave that crushed Devastator to atoms. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

During [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s invasion of Cybertron, Monstructor returned and fatally wounded Victorion by killing [[Stormclash]] and forcing the other [[Torchbearer]]s to break apart. {{storylink|Road's End}} When the battle moved to Earth, the Aerialbots recombined into Superion, reactivated the latent Earth-Enigma by doing so, and allowed [[Slide]], a Devisen duocombiner who'd lost her ability to transform after the death of [[Oiler|her brother]], to sub in as Victorion's new leg. Together, Victorion and Superion took on Monstructor and finally put an end to their monstrous progenitor. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
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In the twilight of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] oversaw the creation of [[Predacus]], a combiner formed from the members of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} The Autobots and [[Maximal]]s retaliated by creating [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], a combiner made up some of the most seasoned Autobot veterans. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} Although [[Under-3|an untested Maximal]] would wind up taking Perceptor's intended role in the combination, Magnaboss and Predacus both played vital roles in the final battle of the war before the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]; while Magnaboss took out the 'bot who would one day call himself "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]", Predacus eliminated "Megatron's" trump card, Predaking. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} By the time of the [[Great Upgrade]], peacetime society dismissed combiners as energy-inefficient and the technology was largely forgotten. Magnaboss disappeared from the public eye, but the Tripredacus Council refined the technology to create [[Tripredacus]]. Other notable combiners included [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss II]] and [[Tripledacus]], who participated in later Maximal-Predacon skirmishes over [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
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====''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''====
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To combat a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] invasion, the Constructicons formed Devastator. In spite of being able to deter the initial invasion force, he was rammed by the ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} which killed Long Haul and took Devastator out of commission. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

As Cybertron inched ever closer to Earth, the Decepticon/Cobra alliance attacked [[New York City]], the Combaticons combining into Bruticus. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

During the lead-up to the final battle, the [[Rescuebot]]s—a group of Autobots who'd developed a particularly strong affection for humanity—sealed their holy oath to protect mankind with a unique "Combination Lock". This combination lock allowed them all to spontaneously merge into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]; in the final battle, the united G.I. Joe-Autobot force fetched up against a number of combiners, including Predaking, Abominus, Menasor, and a rebuilt Devastator. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Megatron briefly combined the energies of his black hole with the Matrix of Leadership to absorb all of the Autobots into his being to become the monstrous "Mega-Megatron" until [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]] crashed the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' into his new body and freed the captive Autobots. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

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====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
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[[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] considered gestalt technology to be a crude precursor to the [[binary bonding]] process that would come to define the later days of the Great War. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} A number of combiner teams survived into the era of the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s, [[Maximal]]s, and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, including the Protectobots, Aerialbots, and Constructicons, but to survive on a crumbling post-war Cybertron the teams downsized into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The Constructicons retained the ability to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but by the 24th century the team had evolved into a one-third Autobot unit led by [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

Inspired by the legendary titans of old, a number of other parties would go on to acquire combiner technology: [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], the first proto-race combiner, drew upon the strength and wisdom of the Maximals who made up the [[Maximal High Council]]: [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|Silver Bolt]], [[Tigatron]], [[Santon]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Lio Junior|Lio Minor]]. Not to be outdone, the 'bots of the [[Tripredacus Council]] stole combination technology from their rivals and used it on themselves to become [[Tripredacus]]. {{storylink|Derailment}} More ominously, the street gang known as the "Antares Eight"—in reality, a group of dimensionally-displaced [[Monster GoBot]]s—could call upon their own personal gestalt, [[Monsterous]]. When these dimensional invaders attempted to bait the [[Human Confederacy]] into destroying Cybertron, Devastator faced off with the GoBot combiner and ultimately emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

During the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], Devastator and Magnaboss joined the final assault on the [[Grand Mal]].A beam from the ancient battle station hit both combiners, and though Magnaboss survived the battle with only [[Lio Junior|one component]] lost, three of Devastator's components perished. {{storylink|Derailment}} At the same time, the Tripredacus Council used their Tripredacus form to hunt down and slay [[Preditron]] before a vengeful [[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]] killed two of his three components. {{storylink|Derailment}} With the dawn of the [[Cybertronian Parliament]], the surviving Constructicons recruited [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Hauler|Road Hauler]] and [[Steam Hammer]] as replacements. The new, construction-minded Devastator who emerged would be hailed as the champion of the remaining Builders. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

====''Timelines''====
As the Autobot war machine came to increasingly rely on Combiners, the Autobots began taking steps to minimize their drawbacks. Most glaringly, the loss of a single member would all but incapacitate the whole; to minimize this tactical weakness, the Protectobots began drafting auxiliary members who could replace any given component when nessecary, including [[Rook (CW)|Rook]], [[Skyfeather]], [[Heatrock]], and [[Medix (G1)|Medix]]. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}}

====''Of Masters and Mayhem''====
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During the Great War, combiners played a significant role, and both sides invested significant time and effort into producing combat-ready combiners. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} During one such experiment, [[Loudpedal]] and [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]] accidentally created [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]], a malformed mutant who spewed an endless torrent of noxious acid. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}} Soon, however, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his underlings began tampering with forces that the Cybertronian race was not meant to control: seeking to create the "ultimate combiner", he combined [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Point One Percenter]] spark with the artificial [[Matrix of Malice]], which formed the core of the terrifying [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Soon enough, Thunder Mayhem turned on his creators and rampaged across Cybertron: over the course of this one-sided war, it destroyed every other combiner, and the few survivors of this mass extinction assumed that Thunder Mayhem had annihilated Cybertron itself. {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

Wrecker leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] began travelling the stars to assemble a team capable of taking down Thunder Mayhem and slowly assembled a new crew of Wreckers from the few surviving Cybertronians he found throughout the galaxy. Toxitron, [[Alpha Bravo]], and [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] were already combination-compatible,and [[Fractyl]] and [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] received full rebuilds to accommodate combiner technology. Fractyl reverse-engineered the power of Thunder Mayhem's spark using a substance called "[[Greenergon]]" and implanted a supply of it into Toxitron to act as a booster when they combined. However, their combined form went berserk and tried to kill Impactor. Terrified by the prospect of unleashing a second monster on the universe, Alpha Bravo murdered his friend Offroad to stop Thunder Mayhem from ever forming again, and was himself shot by Toxitron seconds later. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} Upon discovering the ruins of Cybertron, the Wreckers recruited [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] into their team; when alien [[Teklaan]]s attacked, Impactor used a design lab to modify Bluestreak for the process, and Wreckage re-emerged: with Impactor now leading the team from within the combiner's psyche, this new iteration proved stronger both mentally and physically... although Bluestreak's penchant for talk left him far chattier than the original Wreckage {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

The Wreckers finally located Thunder Mayhem on the planet Earth, and formed Wreckage to stop the monster once and for all. In battle with the destroyer of worlds, Wreckage's power was harnessed by a human with a genetic quirk named [[Lisa|Elizabeth]]. Joined by the other Earth-bound Autobots, the heroes successfully broke the Matrix of Malice and reduced Thunder Mayhem back into his separate components. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

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====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
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The Enigma of Combination created many combiners during the later years of the Great War, including [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], {{storylink|The Fall}}, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} and [[Victorion]]. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion}} Whether or not the combiners adhered to the old factions remains debatable: although [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] pointed out that they were still made up of Autobots and Decepticons, {{storylink|The Council}} a number of combiners appear to self-identify as members of an independent faction, separate from either Autobots or Decepticons. {{storylink|The Fall}} After the end of the Great War, Optimus Prime and Megatron willingly went into self-imposed exile, and as a result the leaderless combiners fell into a period of vicious, destructive infighting known as the "[[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]". The [[Council of Worlds]] came into possession of the Enigma and considered using it to stem the conflict—either fighting fire with fire by creating a new combiner army, or by simply destroying ''all'' combiners. {{storylink|The Council}}

As the council debated using the Enigma to control the Combiners, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] aassisted [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as they attacked the Council pavilion. All of the extant combiners converged on the building, and although Devastator attempted to claim the Enigma for himself, the Council ordered Starscream to use the Enigma to take control of the combatants. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} Instead, he used it to merge himself with Devastator, Victorion, and the bodies of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]; his attempted "super-combination" collapsed and turned him into an unstable energy being. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} Upon Starscream's defeat, the four other combiners were returned to normal; Victorion took ownership of the Enigma by claiming that the artefact rightfully belonged to the combiners. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

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During [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s rampage across Cybertron, the Mistress of Flame recruited the combiners to find and reactivate [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} Computron discovered that the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] was damaged but the weapons systems were intact, and so Victorion ordered him to take control of the weapons and fire everything they had at Trypticon. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When Megatron arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, the combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Victorion fused with the other combiners to successfully form "Ultimate Victorion", a massive warrior comprised of spectral energy. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} Although Ultimate Victorion fell in battle against Trypticon and wound up reduced to her components once more, all of the combiners joined in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Consumed}} {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Victorion joined Megatron and his crew on their subsequent quest to find the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] before [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who had already stolen the Enigma of Combination, could use it to achieve his evil goals. While exploring a marshy wilderness, the team encountered the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, who displayed the ability to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}} Predaking attacked the group shortly afterwards and demanded that Victorion turn over the Enigma, {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} but they were able to peacefully talk down the ex-Decepticon combiner. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Not long afterwards, [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] successfully killed almost all of the combiners: first Computron, Menasor, and Devastator, {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} then Victorion in the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} In the final battle against Megatronus, Predaking attempted to seize the Enigma and wound up fatally decapitated. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

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====''Bumblebee'' graphic novels====
The Constructicons briefly formed Devastator during a battle for a [[cybertonium]] meteorite until the precious mineral exploded, reducing them back to the individual Constructicons. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

====''Mazinger Z vs. Transformers''====
As combiners, the Constructicons were the only Decepticons capable of taking on [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot, but not even Devastator could withstand Mazinger's infamous rocket-propelled punch that instantly collapsed the gestalt back into his components.

====''Transformers/Ghostbusters''====
When [[Gozer]] invaded Cybertron, Megatron set loose every combiner the Decepticons had against the extradimensional monster, to no avail. One by one, Predaking, Devastator, and Bruticus fell. Seeing the defeat of their ultimate weapons convinced the other members of [[Decepticon High Command]] that Cybertron was doomed. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
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The origins of the Enigma of Combination are unclear, but folk wisdom held that the artifact belonged to [[Nexus Prime]], who had once wielded the artifact at the dawn of Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} Although the Enigma could theoretically combine any group of Cybertronians into a combiner, only those who shared a common sense of purpose could successfully master the art of combination. In the years before the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], a group of Cybertronians used the Enigma to try and combine, but without a clear goal their combined form became a mindless "[[Abominus (G1)|abomination]]" that rampaged across the planet in search of fuel; when it became clear that the combiner could not be reasoned with, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and a legion of warriors finally felled the beast at [[Rivets Field]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} {{storylink|Escape Part Three}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart4-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Suddenly I'm a combiner and everything I say comes out creepy. I blame Sunday School."]]

The Enigma of Combination wound up buried in the strata beneath the region, where it remained for many megacycles until after the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], when the newly christened [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] uncovered the Enigma while on cleanup duty. Their supervisor [[Termagax]] encouraged them to embrace this artifact to push their potential to its fullest; although they successfully united into [[Devastator (G1)|a combiner]], {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} mastering that combined form by learning to successfully merge their minds came less easily. Only by embracing the combiner's emergent personality, and learning to harness its deep reserves of primal anger, could they use their powerful new form to rebuild Iacon. [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], nervous about what would happen if the Constructicons lost control of their combined form, petitioned [[Nominus Prime]] to exile them to [[Mayalx]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Nominus agreed; to ensure that no more combiners would threaten his [[Nominus Edict|vision]] of Cybertron's future, Nominus entrusted Termagax with the Enigma in the hopes that she could keep the artifact safe until such time as it would be needed. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

In the years that followed the ratification of the Nominus Edict, combiner technology fell by the wayside, although individuals like [[Power Punch]] and [[Direct-Hit]] appear to possess a combined vehicle mode, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} while 'bots like [[Cromar]] could combine with others in their weaponized forms. {{storylink|End of Time}} The only known Cybertronian to successfully crack the secret of true combination would be the mad scientist [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]], who used her knowledge to create a massive [[Combination Core]] aboard the [[Hexagon]] asteroid colony that could forcibly merge any five 'bots together. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

With a second civil war looming on the horizon, [[The Rise|Rise]] leader [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] turned his attention to acquiring a monopoly on combiner technology. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} To this end, he recruited his former allies the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], to manipulate the Constructicons into embracing their rage; after renaming their combined form "Devastator", the combiner laid waste to the colony that they'd built and fled into deep space. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}} Several cycles later, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and his [[Technobot (G1)|Technical Solutions]] team fell into the Combination Core and emerged as [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. Before their combined form could gather his wits, colony administrator [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] jettisoned the entire floor from the station and launched Computron into space. However, once returned to their regular forms, Scattershot discovered that he'd somehow absorbed the power of the Combination Core. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

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When [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] received a distress signal from Cybertron, she made for [[Crystal City]]. Though Lodestar was too weak to fight, her size alone scared off the majority of the Decepticon army and allowed her to release Computron who held off [[Strika's Heavies]] long enough for Optimus Prime to confront the Decepticon general. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} The battle drained the Technical Solutions team of energon, leaving the Autobots unable to turn Computron against the [[rust worm]]s or [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Following [[Exarchon]]'s return, Shockwave summoned Devastator back to Cybertron, {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} giving him instructions to meet with [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. After the combiner's size had scared off the Autobots and Decepticons in the [[Sonic Canyons]], Exarchon sought to usurp Devastator, {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} only for Constructicons to resist him, though the strain forced them to decombine. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

By the time Exarchon had been destroyed, Computron had been refuelled, escorting the Autobot convoy to Darkmount. Having been given the Constructicons by Shockwave, Megatron unleashed Devastator on Computron during the siege of Darkmount. Though the Constructicon combiner initially proved stronger, Scattershot used the powers of the Combination Core to add [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Javelin]], and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] to the mix. Reborn as a ten-bot combiner, Computron was able to defeat Devastator but was ultimately overwhelmed by the totality of the Decepticon force firing on him, forcing him to decombine back into their components, though the sacrifice had allowed the Autobots to escape Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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====''My Little Pony/Transformers''====
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While stranded on [[Earth]], [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] the [[dragon]] helped [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] defend the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' from a Constructicon assault. Devastator easily trounced Grimlock, Spike quickly worked out how to fire the ''Ark''{{'}}s primary thrusters, and the force of the blast reduced Devastator back to his components, who promptly fled. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

During [[King Sombra]]'s magical assault on Cybertron, the evil unicorn brainwashed [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and the other four Aerialbots with his mind-control [[magic]] and forced them to combine into Superion. Although the brainwashed combiner quickly defeated Grimlock and the other Dinobots, Spike and [[Smolder (MLP)|Smolder]] deduced that forcing Sombra to split his control five ways would weaken his magic, and taunted the individual Aerialbots by playing on their individual hangups and personality traits until Superion could no longer maintain the combination and fell apart, breaking the spell in the process. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}
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====''Last Bot Standing''====
[[Steeljaw (IDW)|Steeljaw]]'s pack possessed the ability to combine into the diminutive [[Unstoppimus]]. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] stood in the way of the pack getting [[energon]], the pack combined to hold off the Autobot but fuel-starved as they were, Unstoppimus was more bark than bite, Rodimus quickly disabling their weapons before beheading them, the shock sending their components into stasis lock. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

===''Robots in Disguise''===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
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Many of the Autobots active on Earth were combiners: most notably, the three Autobots who comprised [[Team Bullet Train]] could merge into [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]]. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}} The hard-working 'bots who made up the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] could also combine to form [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]], but they rarely took an active combat role due to their duties maintaining the [[Global Space Bridge]]. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} Rail Racer proved a powerful trump card for the Autobots during the early phases of the war for Earth; seeking some powerful new warriors to level the playing field, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] created the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]], a team of crack warriors who could merge into [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. {{storylink|Commandos}}

Many combiners in this reality displayed the ability to rearrange their components at will and gain specific powers in doing so: for instance, Landfill could combine in three possible configurations: one that balanced offense and defense, {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} a "Typhoon Mode" that optimized offensive power, {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}, and a "Cyclone Mode" close-quarters assault form. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Ruination possessed two primary configurations— a ground assault "Land Mission" mode, and a "Flight Mission" form that allow him to hover. {{storylink|Commandos}}

Even [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] displayed the power to combine: when his rebellious brother [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] travelled to Earth, he feigned compassion in an attempt to steal the Matrix, then forced his brother to combine with him. What he didn't expect, though, was that Optimus had as much control over their new "[[Omega Prime]]" form as Magnus did; his plan to steal the power of the Matrix backfired and he had to cooperate with Prime to defeat the Decepticons. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

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====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon|a dystopian alternate timeline]], [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smashed]] Rail Racer and Landfill so that they became the evil [[Dominus Trannis]] and [[Devastator (Universe Ultra)|Devastator]] respectively. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} Megazarak slaughtered three out of the four members of the [[Protection Team]] and left their leader Hot Spot unable to combine. When [[Ultra Trion]] passed the Matrix onto him, he received new armor which gave him the abilities of his fallen comrades. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/07}} This new, one-bot iteration of "[[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]]" tried to save Dominus Trannis, but was ultimately forced to put his old comrades out of their misery, {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/28}} while [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] plucked Devastator away from his home timeline to serve in the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] claimed that [[beast mode]] Transformers such as himself were too emotionally delicate to suffer the indignity of combining. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Shark Sonnets, 2015/10/21}}

===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
Across multiple continuities, the power-enhancing [[Mini-Con]]s possessed the ability to power up larger Autobots and Decepticons with extra weapons and abilities while physically attached to their bodies. This special bond is known as a "[[Powerlinx]]", and is not considered a "true" combination, although by the time of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' this specific term would come to be used interchangeably with more familiar forms of combination.

====Cartoon continuity====
=====''Armada'' cartoon=====
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In addition to their ability to Powerlinx, a number of Mini-Cons possessed the power to combine with each other: although [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] combined into a super robot named [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], {{storylink|Comrade}} most other Mini-Cons became enhanced weapons or tools: the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] formed the supernatural [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] became the impenetrable [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield, {{storylink|Overmatch}} and the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] could unite to form the devastatingly powerul [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}}

During a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots struggled against [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s new tactician [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and his 'henchman' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. Right when it seemed hopeless, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] fell from the sky and combined with Optimus to form Jet Optimus. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Later still, Optimus began combining with the hulking [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]], who formed a large pair of cannons on top of Super Optimus's shoulders. Overload's additional firepower, combined with the already impressive firepower of the Requiem Blaster, enabled Optimus to destroy [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. {{storylink|Origin}}

The Decepticons were not without their own combiner; [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] was able to combine with Megatron to form additional armour and a back-mounted [[jet pack|rocket pack]]. In this form, Megatron was able to battle Jet Optimus to a standstill. {{storylink|Desperate}}

=====''Linkage'' comic=====
The non-flying members of the evil [[Speed Chaser Team]] could form the [[Magnawing]] aircraft to transport themselves around. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}}

=====''Energon'' cartoon=====
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Long ago, during a time when the Decepticons and Autobots were at peace, four ancient combiner robots were tasked with guarding the [[Super Energon Temple]] deep beneath Cybertron: [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]], [[Superion Maximus]], and [[Dauntless Maximus|Superion's brother]]. The Autobots and Decepticons glared at one another in mutual acrimony until they became completely corroded and were unable to move. {{storylink|Ambition}}

Millennia later, following Unicron's defeat, the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s arrived on [[Earth]] to acquire energon, and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] granted [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] the [[Spark of Combination]], a divine power imbued upon the Autobot leader by [[Primus]], so that Hot Shot and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] could Powerlinx with one another and fight off the invaders. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} This new form of powerlinxing became a widespread ability among the Autobots, to the point where almost any Autobot could combine with any other to become more powerful. Spark of Combination didn't automatically make someone an expert at it, however—it took practice and both partners had to learn to synchronize their breathing. Several different varieties of combination emerged over the course of this new conflict: similarly sized Autobots could Powerlinx together, with the top half becoming the dominant consciousness with an added "Powerlinx" title (e.g. "Powerlinx [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]".) {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}} A few Autobots and some Decepticons combined with components of their alternate modes to form a larger "brute mode". {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was able to Powerlinx with his [[Prime Force]] [[drone]]s, {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)}} [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)}} and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form his Super Modes.While Optimus Prime would become the dominant consciousness in all of his Super Modes, Omega Supreme was the only one who could continue to communicate with him, presumably due to [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Omega|Omega]]—his head-unit—storing inside his right shoulder. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} After their discovery, the three remaining guardians of the Super Energon Temple joined the battle; in particular, Superion Maximus fought to avenge his deceased brother, and while briefly incapaciated by the loss of his combiner limbs during his final battle against Bruticus, stole Constructicon's limbs and used them to finally kill Bruticus Maximus. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

=====''Cybertron'' cartoon=====
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In addition to his preexisting ability to merge with Wing Saber into an airborne "Sonic Wing Mode", {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} Optimus would later display the ability to combine with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] to form the "Savage Claw Mode". {{storylink|Savage}} His evil clone [[Nemesis Breaker]] could likewise form a "Dark Claw" mode for Megatron. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
The [[Deep Space Mini-Con Team]] could combine into the [[Umbral Blaster]] {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} while the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] could form the [[Chaos Saber]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/19}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]], [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] attempted to reverse-engineer the Maximus combination technology and apply it to [[Mini-Con]]s, which resulted in the creation of the [[Micromaster]] combiners [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] . The [[Decepticon]]s, however, stole this technology and used it to create their own Micromaster combiner, [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]]. During the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, these four Autobot and Decepticon combiners clashed in a conflict known as the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

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===''Timelines''===
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At the dawn of time, Nexus Prime was a member of the [[Thirteen]] and the first combiner. However, when [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] turned on his siblings, [[Vector Prime]], Alpha Trion, and [[Solus Prime]] made the decision to permanently reduce Nexus Prime into five components and conceal the location of Prima's [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] sword. The Star Saber cut Nexus into five other robots: [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], who were subsequently scattered across the [[multiverse]] and lost to the ages. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} In time, however, the [[Caretaker]] supercomputer put the five components on the path to reunification, and upon recruiting the heroic Decepticon Heatwave in a [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|mirror universe]] Nexus Prime successfully returned and used his powers to transform [[Megatron (SG)|that reality's Megatron]] into Galvatron before departing to recover the Star Saber. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

The [[GoBot]]s of [[Gobotron]] possessed their own version of combination technology: basing his designs of the transformable "power suits" of the heroic [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, [[Renegade]] leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] commandeered Earth vehicles and modified them into the mighty [[Puzzler]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/16}} While in [[Axiom Nexus]], he stole six [[spark]]s {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/15}} and, after recruiting a group of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] criminals from the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] upgraded them with the combination technology he'd once used for Puzzler to create [[Monsterous]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2015/10/21}} Upon returning to his home reality, he used the stolen sparks to recreate the Puzzler project with genuine living machines.{{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric}}

In a splinter reality created by [[Sideways (disambiguation)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Puzzler and Monsterous would menace the Autobots during a particularly strange version of the [[Unicron War]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}} Another iteration of Puzzler would join the [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]] after [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]] permanently fused his components together to ensure an unbroken existence. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/15}}

When asked who he'd combine with if he became a combiner, [[Vector Prime]] admitted that while he might merge with other members of the [[Thirteen]], he did not feel comfortable becoming a combiner. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/25}}

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===''Animated''===
====''Animated'' cartoon====
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''[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and his [[twin]] brother [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] were chosen for an ambitious genetic experiment after an industrial accident nearly killed them. By grafting Decepticon coding acquired from [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] during his time in custody onto their Autobot shells, the Autobots hoped to duplicate the Decepticons' vaunted flight abilities. When a simulated training exercise against a virtual simulation of Starscream went awry, the pair displayed an unconscious "gestalt powerlink" that allowed them to combine into [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] and destroy the virtual Decepticon. {{storylink|First (and Second) in Flight}}''

After travelling to Earth, the pair formed Safeguard during the search for [[Wasp]] {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} and later used a combined jet mode to carry their leader [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

''Later, the ambitious [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] recruited his former lackeys [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] to work on something he called "[[Devastator (Animated)|Devastator]]." {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

====Sentinel Shouting====
In his younger days, Sentinel Minor appears to have been somewhat prejudiced against combiners. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Sentinel Shouting, 2015/10/07}}

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===''Shattered Glass''===
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As the Great War between the heroic Decepticons and evil Autobots escalated, the introduction of combiner technology afforded [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] and his warriors a distinct tactical advantage. To fight back, the Decepticons initiated "Operation: Combination", a program designed to refit their own warriors with combination technology. Decepticons who underwent the refit underwent a rigorous battery of psychological tests to ensure their compatibility with one another, as well as an automatic disengagement mechanism designed to protect the individual minds of their components should the combination matrix fail. The erudite [[Abominus (SG)|Abominus]], combined form of the [[Terrorcon (SG)|Terrorcon]]s, eventually emerged as the apex of combination technology, although the care involved in buffering the minds of his components left him with an extremely fragile combination matrix. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|Abominus profile}}

Unlike the Decepticons, the Autobots showed no such care for the combination process and freely abused the technology to create unstable monsters. While [[Computron (SG)|Computron]], combined form of the scientifically inclined [[Technobot (SG)|Technobot]]s, was once an evil genius, his components eventually grew addicted to the process to the point where they no longer separated. Cruel and egotistical, Computron suffered severe mental damage during an ill-advised attempt to imbue [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] with intelligence, which permanently corrupted his parallel processing capabilities and left him a mentally and emotionally stunted brute. Although the Technobots remained addicted to combining, Computron quickly grew to despise his individual components and continually, if ineffectually, plotted to rid himself of the "parasites" who comprised his body. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|Computron profile}}

[[Superion (SG)|Superion]], a smaller combiner, displayed the ability to freely split and recombine his body at will, which he used to flummox a [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|parallel-universe Grimlock]] when the two met in battle. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}}

After downloading his consciousness into a backup body, [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] upgraded himself with combiner technology. While combined, he could plant viruses into a gestalt mainframe or even seize complete control of a combiner's motor functions, but his new body's tendencies to freeze and reboot could interfere with the combination processes. {{storylink|#Combiner Wars|Customization class SG Ratchet bio}}

===Live-action film series===
====Toy bios====
[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] hoped to undergo the "combination retrofit" process.<ref>Knock Out's toy bio.</ref> The [[Aerialbot (ROTF)|Aerialbots]] and the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticons]] could combine into [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], respectively. Both combined forms had limited intelligence: [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] was seemingly incapable of any thoughts beyond "destroy Decepticons" and "protect innocents", while [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], despite being both dumb and slow, could overwhelm almost any opponent his strength and nigh-impenetrable armor.<ref>Superion and Bruticus Maximus's toy bios.</ref>

====Movies====
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The [[Guardian Knight]]s could combine into the mighty three-headed dragon known as [[Dragonstorm]], whereas [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]'s [[Infernocon]]s could combine into the monstrous [[Infernocus]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}} Cybertronian [[twin]]s, like [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], could assume separate combined forms or merge into a more durable shared alternate mode. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1}} Some animalistic Cybertronians, like the insectoid [[Microcon (ROTF)|Microcons]] could combine into a [[Reedman|razor-thin robot form]] designed for infiltration purposes. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}

Experimental combiner technology was developed by the Decepticons for combat advantage and then used on the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s who were able to form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Comfort was rather decidedly not on the top of the list of priorities and, as a result, the process was brutally painful to the Transformers involved, which also made the combiners fuse in a very aggressive and painful manner. The mental and physical torture involved left Devastator only interested in causing destruction.<ref>Devastator's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref> Combiners were not limited to one combination scheme, and their final forms could vary.<ref>[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2009/10/hasbro-q-10212009.html Hasbro's answer to Unicron.com] as part of the [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009#Unicron.com|October 2009 Q&A]].</ref>

During the final battle in [[Egypt]], [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] sacrificed himself so that the recently revived Optimus Prime could use his parts. The combination gave Optimus a powered up, flight-capable form that he used to battle [[The Fallen]] and triumph. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''Unite for the Universe''====
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In the wake of the battle in Egypt, [[NEST]] initiated [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] so that Optimus Prime could maintain this combined state. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Seeking to copy the project for his own ends, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] hired [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to aid him, and together they stole information on Project: Unite. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}} Using the knowledge he'd gleaned, Starscream applied the upgrade to himself and grafted parts of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] onto his body. With his newfound power, he made short work of Bludgeon before declaring his intention to conquer the world and defeat Megatron. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Bludgeon's Revenge}} Unfortunately for him, Starscream had failed to acquire the neural interface protocols required for Project: Unite, causing his mind to deteriorate, and he began to rashly and mindlessly attack things around him. Both the Autobots and Megatron realized they had to stop the crazed Decepticon before he did too much damage. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road to Destruction}}

Megatron attacked the powered-up Starscream himself, intending to take him apart and reverse-engineer the secrets to Project: Unite from his body. Optimus Prime couldn't allow this to happen, and had [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] bring in a new weapon to burn out the Unite technology in Starscream's body, defeating him and destroying his upgrades. Once Megatron had fled, Optimus lamented that the danger of their new weapons research falling into the Decepticons' hands was too great, seemingly signaling the end of Project: Unite. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}

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===''Power Core Combiners''===
The art of [[Power Core Combination]] was lost during the early days of the war on Cybertron. The Decepticons made an attempt to resurrect the process, but their crude "Gestalt Process" was a horrific procedure that usually cost the participants their sanity; the [[Autobot]]s made more careful attempts, but even these still inflicted mental damage. As a result, "[[Proto-Combiner]]s" with the potential to become a combiner were doomed to either live with a permanent sense of incompleteness or risk their sanity by submitting to these ill-conceived experiments.

All of this changed, however, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s database was recovered by the Autobots, and (with some [[human]] assistance) the Power Core process was at last rediscovered. It facilitated perfect symbiosis between a [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]] and their Mini-Con, not only enhancing the attributes of both, but also creating a mysterious bond of shared perception. With training, a Commander might graduate to having a set of drones to control. A single Commander could upload his own personality engrams into the drones and effectively be in multiple places at once. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|The Return of Power Core Combination!}} The Decepticons were able to steal the technology for their own warriors,<ref>Toy packaging blurb [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/view/power-core-combiners/bombshock-with-combaticons/2191/1/16/ (scan at Seibertron.com)]</ref> doling out the upgrades as a reward for displays of ruthlessness<ref>[[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]]'s toy bio [http://tftechspecs.com/pics5/15531.jpg (scan at TFTechSpecs.com)]</ref> or for loyalty.<ref>[[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]]'s toy bio [http://tftechspecs.com/pics5/15524.jpg (scan at TFTechSpecs.com)]</ref> Because the technology was rediscovered only recently, Gestaltics researchers have yet to reach the limits of their understanding and exploitation of it. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|The Return of Power Core Combination!}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
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At the dawn of time, [[Nexus Prime]] was the first combiner, a 'bot capable of splitting and reforming at will. Following the death of [[Solus Prime]] and the disastrous [[War of the Primes]] that drove the original [[Thirteen]] apart, Nexus permanently divided himself into five 'bots and scattered himself across the stars.

Following the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] and the collapse of the Cybertronian empire, a fleet of refugees fleeing [[Neutronia]] discovered [[Amalgamous Prime]]'s lost [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. Its supernatural power mutated them into the [[Mutacon]]s, [[shifter]]s with the power of infinite transformation and combination. Seeking a way to cure their condition before they finally lost their individuality and combined into a single amorphous being, they traversed the galaxy in a fleet of living starships comprised of their own bodies. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
The ancient art of combination was as old as Cybertron itself, although the fiercely independent [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] despised the notion of surrendering his hard-won individuality to some greater whole. During his time at [[Crystal City]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] created several prototype combiners, and merged the five [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s into the savage and uncontrollable [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], but their combined form proved so dangerous that all five would be placed in protective [[stasis lock|stasis]] and sealed away. Undeterred, Shockwave continued his experiments; while in the gladiatorial pits of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] just before the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], he experimented on a trio of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s and turned them into combiners who could merge into both robot and vehicle forms.

A number of combiners attended the fateful meeting of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] that saw Orion Pax promoted to the rank of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]; when war broke out in earnest, the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s joined the Decepticons, by which point Shockwave had perfected his combinatorial process and used it to turn at least seven of their number into the ferocious [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]], and the Decepticons later reactivated the Combaticons after discovering them beneath the ruins of Crystal City.

To fight back, the Autobots stole and successfully reverse-engineered Shockwave's combination process to create combiners of their own. The first, [[Defensor (WFC)|Defensor]], successfully blunted Devastator's rampage when the two clashed in the [[Tagan Heights]] but wound up destroying the secret lab where Autobot scientists had created him. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

The five [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] aboard the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' were combiners; their gestalt form of [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]] would prove instrumental in rescuing both Autobots and Decepticons from the Quintesson-controlled [[Aquatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====''Timelines''====
[[Fisitron (Timelines)|Fisitron]] was discovered in a routine physical examination to have a rare "combination spark", which theoretically gave him the ability to combine with other machines. {{storylink|Fisitron (Timelines)#Toys|TFSS Fisitron profile card}}

====''Portal''====
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====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
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A number of combiner teams possessed a unique form of combination known as "[[Crash Combiner|Crash Combination]]": by crashing into one another at high speed, two 'bots could temporarily fuse into one. Four out of the five [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s possessed this ability; in addition to combining with [[Motormaster (WFC)|their leader]] to form [[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]], they could unite to form [[Dragbreak]] {{storylink|Bee Cool}} and [[Heatmark]]. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}}

The Decepticon criminal [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] was formed from five identical robots, although it's unclear whether "Chop Shop" is an emergent personality made up from the interaction of his five components, or if he is one mind spread across multiple bodies: notably, he could function without all of his components intact, and could appropriate [[Mini-Con]]s like [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as replacements. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

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While fighting [[Heatseeker]] above a nuclear waste dump, an explosion triggered a barrage of radiation that forcibly merged all six members of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] into [[Ultra Bee]], but none of them realized at the time. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} The team experienced this phenomenon again during their battle with [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]] at a swamp. They didn't understand how to control it, and being combined had the strange effect of splitting [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] into two individuals. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} Eventually, Fixit deduced that this mutation had been triggered by radiation, but attempts to recreate the accident initially proved fruitless: one attempt left [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] stuck together, {{storylink|Get a Clue}} while later experiments led to the creation of temporary combined forms like [[Bumblearm]] {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}} and [[Sidelock]]. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}} On one occasion, a bungled attempt to force the combination using mechanical assistance left the team with their minds in the wrong bodies. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}}

Eventually, however, the team mastered their combination and used their new form to take on Menasor and win on two separate occasions. {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} {{storylink|Moon Breaker}} To combat [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] attempted to form Ultra Bee but found themselves unable to complete the combination without [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] and his troops were able to combine into [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]]. They attempted to use their combined form to defeat the Bee Team only to be met with Ultra Bee. Nonetheless, the Decepticon combiner proved stronger than his Autobot counterpart until [[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]]'s hesitation allowed Ultra Bee to triumph. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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===''Cloud''===
[[File:Cloud Bruticus.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

The combiner [[Bruticus (Cloud)|Bruticus]] was an invention of the mad logician [[Shockwave (Cloud)|Shockwave]], who incorporated the ability to combine into the (perhaps unwilling) [[Combaticon (Cloud)|Combaticons]], a team of renegades in the [[Underground (Cloud)|Underground]]. The giant was utilized as part of Shockwave's many contingencies to bring about the return of [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] for the ultimate conquest of the [[Multiverse|Spacetime World]]. {{storylink|Eagerness}}

===''TransTech''===
While in [[Axiom Nexus]], offworlder combiners required a license to operate. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2015/10/21}}

[[Stakeout (PCC)|Stakeout]] and his Protectobot drones took part in ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'' and dazzled audiences with their Power Core Combination. {{storylink|Axiom Nexus News Editor|Axiom Nexus News Editor, 2015/05/14}} After winning the Sub-Metro Amateur League [[Cybertronian sport|Lobbing]] championship, the Mighty Mechanics considered moving up to the Combiner Leagues, although they'd have to be upgraded with combination technology to compete. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/28}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:TheImmobilizers-Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

After liberating the [[Enigma of Combination]] from the tomb of [[Nexus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobot]]s accidentally activated the artifact, which merged them together into [[Volcanicus (Cyberverse)|Volcanicus]]. The newly formed combiner spent a significant amount of time and effort learning to coordinate their actions in both their individual and combined forms, but after a lengthy training period the Dinobots took on [[Trypticon (Cyberverse)|Trypticon]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and emerged triumphant. {{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
Bruticus was formed by the Combaticons when they were making a last ditch effort to salvage a mission to capture a large Autobot energon transport. After the team disabled the anti-air guns, the got their dropship close enough for all five of them to depart onto the ship and combine. Bruticus's raw strength allowed him to easily eliminate the transport's crew, but the damage he did to the ship caused it to crash land. Bruticus later formed during [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s mission to recapture [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], and later joined the fight during the Decepticon attack on the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] before [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] knocked him off. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron}}

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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-OptimusMaximus.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

After the incident with the [[Ferrotaxis]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] mused to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] about ending the war once and for all. They then both looked at a set of Combiner schematics on a computer screen, depicting Optimus Maximus. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

{{-}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
A number of combiners participated in battles against both Autobots and Decepticons, but could only be recruited if all of their component members were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{stub}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Decepticons used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create several combiner groups. These included the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}
{{stub|{{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}}}

==Combiner list==
{{note|Due to the many uses of redecoes as new characters and convenience for reading, each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/retools on the same line.}}
{{See also|Super Mode}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combiners with two members'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mega-Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Decibel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Legout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slamdance (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squawkbox]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Cog (G1)]] / [[Cog (Masterforce)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (G1)]] / [[Darkwings]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Stormtrooper (Cybertronian)|Stormtrooper]]s {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}}}
*[[Multiforce]] members
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingwaver]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dashtacker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Machtackle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (G2)]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)]]'s combined form / [[Megatron (G1)]] and [[Starscream (G1)]]'s combined form / [[Formation Scream]] / [[Stealth Bomber]] / [[Dreadwing (RID)]] / [[Gigant Sniper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Powered]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Land Powered]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Attack Powered]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Powered]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drill Powered]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerlinx#Energon|Silver and Gold Powerlinx users]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Safeguard (Animated)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (only in ice cream truck mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primestrong]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beeside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Sidelock]]" {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Bumblearm]]" {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}}}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Skyhammer (RID)|Skyhammer]] / [[Shocknado]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragbreak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Heatmark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primelock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Saberclaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dragonstorm#Premier Edition|Dragonstorm]] (only in toy form)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battletrap (G1)#Generations|Battletrap]] (only in toy form)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblegrim]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumbleswoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Slugtron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelgrim]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:G1toy-Slamdance.jpg|thumb|200px|Slamdance]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combiners formed by main bodies with power-up partners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Godbomber|God]] [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ginrai (robot)|Victory]] [[Star Saber (G1)|Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Jet Optimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Burning]] [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s combined form}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Prime Megaweapon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Prime Fight Mode or Optimus Prime Flight Mode]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Supreme]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Prime Savage Claw Mode]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Unicron Trilogy|Optimus Prime Sonic Wing Mode]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] [[Nemesis Breaker|Dark Claw Mode]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Super Modes#Live-action film series|Power Up Optimus Prime]] (only in toy form)}}
*[[Megatron (RID)#Legends/Unite Warriors|Devil God]] [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legends/Unite Warriors|Fire Convoy]] {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Purple Wicked Convoy]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Omega Hand Mode]] {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}}}}
</ul>
|[[File:Armada JetOptimusMegaweapon toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Jet Optimus/Optimus Prime Megaweapon]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combiners with three or more members (non-Scramble City-type)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Raiden]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] / [[Dinoking]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Road Caesar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Liokaiser]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Rescue Force]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Powered]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Magnaboss (BW)]] / [[Magnaboss (BWII)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (RID)|MegaWing]] [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Dark]] [[Dreadwing (RID)|MegaWing]] [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (Prime)]]}}
*[[Prime Processing Unit]] {{storylink|Collect and Save}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tripredacus]] / [[Tripledacus]]}}
*[[Tri-Rex]]
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Rail Racer (RID)]] / [[Dominus Trannis]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landfill (RID)]] / [[Devastator (Universe Ultra)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Minibot combiner]] {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beast (G1)|Beast]] {{storylink|The Beast Within}}}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insectrain]] {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}}}
*[[Cobratron]]
{{Bp-sa|[[Computron (SG)]]}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Abominus (SG)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Raiden toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raiden]][[File:TF-Studio-Series-Devastator.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Devastator]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Reedman]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Deceptigod]]}}
{{Bp-d1p2|[[Abominus (Prime)]] / [[Goradora]] / [[Infernocus]] (only in toy form)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mighty Robot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mighty Vehicle]]}}
*[[Puzzler]]
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Monsterous]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Toxitron (Zone)|Toxitron]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Overmegasixwave]] {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimstone (Kre-O)|Grimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lazerbolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Obsidian (Kre-O)|Obsidian]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Volcanicon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gaiacross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gaia Scramble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream Combiner#Deviations|Megascream's combined form]] {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations}}}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Galvatronus (CW)]] {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream Combiner#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons|Ultimate Starscream]] {{storylink|A War of Giants}}}}
*The [[Functionist Council]] {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Bee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (RID)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatronus (RID)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dragonstorm]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Infernocus]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Victorion|Ultimate Victorion]] {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Fossilizer Combiner]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Unstoppimus]] {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4}}}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Junkasaurus]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Triple Combination combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gekisoumaru|DaiGekisou]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kenzan|DaiKenzan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gekisoumaru|GoGekisou]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ganoh|GoGanoh]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hishoumaru|GoHishou]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jinbu|GoJinbu]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kenzan|GoKenzan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sensuimaru|GoSensui]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:TFGoSensuimaru.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Sensuimaru]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scramble City-type combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus (G1)]] / [[Battle Gaia]] / [[Ruination (RID)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)]] / [[Guard City]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Abominus (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)]]<ref name="seacon">With extra "limb" robot used as weapon.</ref> / [[King Poseidon]]<ref name="seacon" /> / [[God Neptune]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bruticus (WFC)]] / [[Ruination (FOC)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Victorion]] / [[Megatronia]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sky Reign]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunder Mayhem]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Predacus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Orthia]]}}
|
[[File:Superion toy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Superion]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Official mix-n-match Scramble City-type combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Abomenaticus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Comperian]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Autobot Super Scramble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Decepticon Super Scramble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scramble 7]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Galvatronus (CW)]] (only in toy form)}}
|
|width="60%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge|Scourge Grand Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Modulus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"[[Starscream Combiner]]"}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-Infin1te]]}}
{{Bp-a1|"[[Inferno Combiner]]"}}
{{Bp-a1|[[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcaticon]]}}
|
[[File:Abomenaticus toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Abomenaticus]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster-type combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]] and [[Heave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]] and [[Spaceshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blast Master]] and [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Direct-Hit]] and [[Power Punch]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]] / [[Retro]] and [[Surge (G1)|Surge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fireshot]] and [[Vanquish]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Full-Barrel]] and [[Overflow]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]] / [[Gusher]] and [[Pipeline]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]] and [[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]] and [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] / [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Oiler]] and [[Slide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Power Run]] and [[Strikedown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadburner]] and [[Wheel Blaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixliner]] / [[Sixtrain]]<ref>Sixtrain was redecoed and retooled from Sixliner.</ref> / [[Rail Racer (Universe)]]<ref>Universe Rail Racer uses the same deco as Takara's 2003 redecoed "reissue" of Sixtrain.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sixbuilder]] / [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] / [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sixturbo]] / [[Defensor (Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sixwing|Sixwing / Berserker Sixwing / Destron Sixwing]] / [[Superion (Universe)]]}}
|
[[File:OC-toy Sixbuilder.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sixbuilder]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Armada 3|Perceptor (Armada)]] / [[Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon 3|Perceptor (Energon)]] / [[Heavy Metal (Energon)|Heavy Metal]] / [[Windcharger (Energon)|Windcharger]] / [[Perceptor (Armada)#Cybertron|Perceptor (Cybertron)]] / [[Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Mirror]] / [[Nightcreeper]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] / [[Umbral Blaster]] / [[Astro Blaster (Armada)]] / [[Transwarp Blaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] / [[Magnawing]] / [[Cosmotector (Armada)|Cosmotector]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] / [[Vorpal Saber]] / [[Energon Saber]] / [[Cryo Saber]] / [[Chaos Saber]] / [[Pyro Saber]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Centuritron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:EN-toy MB2 Frenzy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Heavy Metal]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Maximus-type [[Powerlinx]] combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)]] / [[Bruticus (G1)]] (Universe) / [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus]] / [[Devastator (G1)]] (Classics)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus]] / [[Dauntless Maximus]] / [[Superion (G1)]] (Universe) / [[Superion (ROTF)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nexus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:TF-Super-Link-EX-01-Buildron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Constructicon Maximus]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Omnicombinational" [[Stentarian]] combiners'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[16444/9]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Paddox]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Centuritron]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:Generationstoy-Centuritron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Centuritron]]
|}

==Notes==
*'''Gestalt''', a German word which literally means 'form' or 'shape', in this context refers to the psychological concept, namely 'something which is more or greater than the sum of its parts', e.g. a table being more than the timber it's made out of. The origin of "gestalt" as a fan-term is unknown; the earliest documented use is in 1998, when it was already in common parlance.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/af8234bb79475e5f?dmode=source&output=gplain&noredirect Earliest known alt.toys.transformers post using "gestalt"]</ref> Intriguingly, however, the {{w|Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time|''Robots in Time'' series of novels}} published in 1993-94 prominently feature a "gestalt robot" who could split into six smaller autonomous robots, each with a different personality. If this actually inspired some ''Transformers'' fan searching for a good word to use, there is no evidence of it, but the publishing timeframe is conspicuously close to the opaque early days of the online fandom.
*[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-type combiners were initially designed to be a sub-line of ''[[Diaclone]]'' called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体, "Free Combination"). This goes along with their ability to interact with and attach to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the designs of which were also originally intended for the ''Diaclone'' line. Due to the fact any robot can form either an arm or a leg, the franchise as a whole very rarely enforces a "standard" combination setup to a particular Scramble City combiner.
* Fiction has almost uniformly depicted combiners as being much larger than their individual components would suggest. In perhaps the most egregious example, Dreamwave's comics present combiners as kaiju-sized monsters who loom over skyscrapers; after defeating Superion, Devastator holds one of the former's component members in his hand, the smaller robot proportionally no larger than a doll. A few attempts, such as IDW's later ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic, have chalked this discrepancy down to judiciously applied [[Size changing|mass displacement]] technology.

===Unused concepts===
[[File:Generations Street Combiner.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He transforms into a traffic jam.]]
Combiners were a very popular idea during the "Generation 1" toyline and as such there are loads of scrapped combiner designs that never got past the drawing board. Among them were:
*A Scramble City-style dinosaur combiner. The body is a ''T. rex'', while the limbs are a pterodactyl (right arm), ''Ankylosaurus'' (left leg), ''Dimetrodon'' (left arm), and ''Styracosaurus'' (right leg)<ref>[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|''Transformers Generations'']], p22</ref>
*A decidedly goofy organic insect combiner composed of a stag beetle (right leg), another beetle (left leg), grasshopper (left arm), fly (right arm), and a cockroach body.<ref name="p99">[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|''Transformers Generations'']], p99</ref>
*A cybernetic beast combiner that did not form a robot, but rather a large cybernetic monster. It is formed from a cyber bat, mole, stag beetle, and a couple of fish things.<ref name="p99" />
*A fifteen (!) vehicle Micromaster combiner where the only attached parts not contained by the component robots were the large robot fists. This combiner consists of three uniformly colored teams (in a similar fashion to the vehicular Voltron of the same time period):
**Air team (blue) — two jets, two helicopters, a space shuttle.
**Construction team (green) — a hauler, a bulldozer, a steam shovel, a tank (don't ask), a missile carrier (don't ask).
**Street team (red) — two cars, a motorcycle, a formula racer, a jeep.<ref name="p108">[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|''Transformers Generations'']], p108</ref>
*A simpler dinosaur combiner composed of a pterodactyl, a not-really-a-''Stegosaurus'', and a ''T. rex'' with a very large head. The three combine into a dinosaur thing similar to [[Magmatron]]'s combined dino mode. It shares many visual characteristics with Tomy's relatively simple robot designs.<ref name="p108" />
[[File:ClassicVehicombiner.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Either the smallest steamboat ever, or the largest car in existence.]]
*A five vehicle combiner (evidently not Scramble City-style in nature) composed of a steam engine (right arm), steam boat (torso), car (right leg), truck (left leg), and plane (left arm).
*A base consisting mostly of ramps and a hollow tower in the center that combined with 14 non-transforming cars and vans. Two vehicles make up each limb, with three crammed in the chest, two for feet, and one that slides into the tower's gun platform to form the head. The ramps would then act as an exoskeleton to contain all of the components.<ref name="p79">[[Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 2|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2]], p79</ref>
*A robot formed from a truck cab and four cars with no robot modes that each have flip out weapon arrays. This may qualify more as a conventional "super robot" than a standard combiner, but we may never know.<ref name="p80">[[Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 2|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2]], p80</ref>
*A "Duocon" (or rather, "Triocon", in this case) style robot formed by three cars. One car splits in half to form the arms, another splits for the legs, and a third folds in half to reveal the robot head and connect it all together.<ref name="p80"/>
*A Concorde jet that split into two robots, where the front portion's robot can pop out three wheels and a spare cockpit to give it a land mode. Presumably the larger rear robot could do the same.<ref name="p81">[[Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 2|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2]], p81</ref>
*Two military convoy "trains", one good, one evil, of six vehicles each hooked together that combine along the lines of Devastator but with loads more guns. The robot core is formed by a tractor trailer that leads either convoy, the good one being long nosed, the evil one being flat, each with trailers that open up into small cannon platforms usable by the five smaller robots. Said trailers also become their respective combined form's handgun. The other five members each have a specific large weapon such as a missile rack or chaingun that they can also use in robot mode.<ref name="p83">[[Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 2|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2]], p83</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gattai''' (合体, "Combination"), '''Gattai Senshi''' (合体戦士, "Combined Warrior"), '''Gattai Heishi''' (合体兵士, "Combined Soldier"), '''Combiner''' (コンバイナー ''Konbainā'')
*''French:'' '''Fusionneur''' (Canada, ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001 only)
*''Spanish:'' '''Combina''' (Latin America, ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001 only)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hétǐjīngāng''' (合體金剛, "Combination Vajra")

==References==
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[[Category:Gimmicks]]

The List

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{{Disambig2|the fictional list|the real-world mobile game event|The List (Earth Wars)}}

'''The List''' is a very, very bad thing to be on.

Being on The List means that you are an [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]] or former Decepticon who has in one way or another stymied the grand plans of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and thus can expect a visit from the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], during which you will experience an excruciatingly painful [[death]]. The only reason you aren't dead ''yet'' is because they haven't made it to your name on The List... though the fact that you're on it may only become apparent a few moments after the D.J.D. arrives.

Many rank-and-file Decepticons believe the D.J.D. just makes it up as they go, as they've shown no compunction with killing targets of opportunity (or really anyone who gets in their way) and just what it takes to get on The List in the first place can be incredibly cryptic and stupid to the common 'Con. Sometimes the D.J.D. insists they do not deviate from The List's strict linear order, other times they have proven quite willing to do so, in a way that — intentionally or not — makes it very difficult for targets to devise a strategy against them. However The List is organized and enforced, once you're on it the only way you'll survive being struck off is at the whim of the Division or on orders from Megatron himself.
==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
The names on the list included the following:
*[[Bikecross]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]]† — Accepted a bribe from the [[Autobot]]s to destroy a fleet of [[Warworld]]s. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
*[[Blip]]† — Established, in the eyes of the D.J.D., a "religion". (Blip was the only member.)
*[[Blue Bacchus]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Borebit]]† — Unknown.
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] — Likely for joining [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]-worshipping cult. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Browning]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] — Abetted Fulcrum on the planet [[Clemency]]. Left alive in order to pursue Overlord's quantum duplicate. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] — Abandoned the Decepticon army and stole a Warworld. Pardoned in exchange for providing troop support for the D.J.D. in their hunt for Megatron and his Autobot allies (see below).
*[[Deathcobra (G1)|Deathcobra]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]]* — Abandoned the Decepticons and defected to the Autobots.
*[[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] — Unknown. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} He later joined Deathsaurus' contingent; the DJD granted him a full pardon for all his crimes. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] — Unknown. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Finback]] — Likely for joining Bludgeon's Thunderwing-worshipping cult. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Fulcrum]] — Survived a [[K-Class|K-Con]] bombing mission. Believed dead by the D.J.D. following his apparent suicide on [[Clemency]]. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}
*[[Flywheels]]† — Unknown. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Gairyu]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Greatsix]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] — Rejoined the Autobots after a short stint as a Decepticon. Losing him angered [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] personally, and he told the D.J.D. to move him up the List. This sort of change in position has only happened twice that we know of. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Guyhawk]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Heretech]]† — Unknown.
*[[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]] — Unknown. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Jallguar]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] — Unknown. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} He later joined Deathsaurus' contingent; the DJD granted him a full pardon for all his crimes. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Killbison]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Solon Kitakaze (G1)|King Solon]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] — Abetted Fulcrum on the planet [[Clemency]]. Left alive in order to pursue Overlord's quantum duplicate. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}
*[[Leozack]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] — Defected to the Autobots and publicly denounced the Decepticon cause. Top-priority target superseding all others.
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] — Abetted Fulcrum on the planet [[Clemency]]. Left alive in order to pursue Overlord's quantum duplicate. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}
*[[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]* — Abandoned the Decepticon cause after the inception of [[Phase Sixer|Phase Six protocols]].
*[[Rairyu]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] — Unknown. May have something to do with his bungled attempt to depose Megatron, {{storylink|Derelicts}}, or his later habit of meddling in the development of other species in violation of Cybertronian law. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Skip (IDW)|Skip]] — Unknown. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} He later joined Deathsaurus' contingent; the DJD granted him a full pardon for all his crimes. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Skullgrin]] — Likely for joining Bludgeon's Thunderwing-worshipping cult. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] — Unknown, but possibly related to his [[Regenesis]] experiments. Number one on the List following the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] — Abetted Fulcrum on the planet [[Clemency]]. Left alive in order to prioritize (one quantum duplicate of) Overlord. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}
*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] — Was on an earlier version of The List for unknown crimes, though it's probably not hard to guess what they were and why he was Listed. He was later removed for reasons unknown. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}
*[[Strikesoldier]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
*[[Yokuryu]] — Joined Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticon deserters. Pardoned in exchange for assisting the DJD. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

† Executed by the D.J.D, or presumed so.

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Quantum duplicate aboard the [[Lost Light]] executed, still at large {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

In the aftermath of [[Surge (event)|the Surge]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] was freed from [[Garrus-9]] by Overlord and allowed to leave with a hand-picked crew. What that crew didn't know was the reason they had been picked was because they were all on The List, with Shockwave planning on handing them over to the D.J.D. in exchange for his own life. Unfortunately for Shockwave, Tarn had no intention of deviating from his script. Hearing Shockwave's intentions, Scorponok, Flame and Flywheels all tried to escape by jumping ship, unaware that their fellows were then saved by the pre-arranged arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] driving the D.J.D. off. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}

===''Earth Wars''===
When [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] arrived on Earth and rendezvoused with Megatron, he noted that the List had grown expoentially in just the few days he had been there. He noted that he had already dealt with Deathsaurus, though the Decepticon had managed to survive. Tarn swore to hunt down the other defectors, including Starscream, [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], and other Decepticon [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] bots and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Megatron and Shockwave cautioned him that they still needed Starscream and to be lenient with Ravage, but Tarn retorted that there was no room for leniency, and the only way off the List was through total loss of [[spark]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars}}

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Zombie

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[[File:Zombies.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I can't possibly deal with all of you at once!]]
{{bigquote|'''Don't you know?!''' The dead—the dead walk the streets of [[Kalis]]! And their victims... their victims become like them—'''the living dead!'''|[[Flywheels]]|"[[City of Fear!]]"}}

Although Transformers are often rebuilt or otherwise brought back from apparent death, there are also many examples of them being partially reanimated as '''zombies''', either self-aware or under the control of another.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
{{quote|And some lingering remnants of his memory and personality [...] But without our circuit implants, he would be utterly mindless, an ordinary machine. [...] A robotic zombie.|The [[Quintesson]]s|"[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]"}}

[[File:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Sadly, we are cheated a "Brawn of the Dead" pun-reference.]]

While fleeing from [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s found refuge inside an [[Autobot Mausoleum|Autobot funeral barge]], where [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] stumbled upon the reanimated form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Though most of the Autobots did not believe Daniel's story, Rodimus was obsessed with Optimus's memory, and tracked him down. After finding Optimus seemingly still alive, Rodimus happily handed over the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. However, things were not as they appeared, and Optimus immediately turned on them, left them to die in the funeral barge and escaped in a ship he had built.

Upon Optimus' return to Cybertron, he claimed that Rodimus and his crew had died due to a cruel [[Quintesson]] trick, and commanded every single Autobot to help him strike back. This was just what the Quintessons had orchestrated from the beginning, having reanimated the Autobots' former leader solely for the purpose of leading the [[Autobot fleet]] into a deadly trap. Now without the Matrix, Hot Rod and his crew had managed to escape, and Hot Rod battled Optimus one-on-one in an attempt to reclaim the Matrix and get to the bottom of this deception. Thanks to the energies of the Matrix, Optimus eventually overrode the Quintessons' coding, properly returning to life whereupon he returned the Matrix to Rodimus, once again gave him his blessing, and the Autobots retreated. Optimus's final act would be to pilot their ship into the trap, detonating it, and leaving a nova behind... {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} if he hadn't [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|come back again later anyway]].
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=====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====
{{main|Destroid}}
[[File:Zombiesmasterforce.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Black Friday saaaaales....]]
After stealing dead bodies from medical universities, [[Dauros]] and [[Gilmer]] infused them with evil energy from [[Devil Z]]. These [[human]] zombies (in matching Decepticon jumpsuits) had begun to lay siege to a local city when [[Lander]], who was nearby, changed into his [[Pretender]] form and battled them. However, the zombies began to disappear in a flash of light after they had run out of energy.

The Decepticons realized that they needed to infuse life energy from living humans into the zombies to avoid this problem. After kidnapping several human boys, the Autobot Pretenders came to the rescue and befriended one of the boys, [[Cab (human)|Cab]], who joined their team. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

The zombie process was eventually improved using living people and a more durable form of Destroid was unleashed on [[Rome]], however the Autobot Pretenders knocked them out with anesthetic gas and [[Diver (G1)|Diver]] was able to give them treatment for their condition. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}}
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====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
{{quote|So, bereft of its ''[[brain module]]'', a Transformer body is just so much circuitry, operable by a powerful ''computer signal!''|Ultra Magnus|"[[City of Fear!]]"}}
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[[File:Zombieskalis.jpg|left|upright=1.37|thumb|We take Pete's car, we drive over to mum's, we go in, take care of Phillip (sorry Phillip), then we grab mum, we go over to Liz's place, hole up, have a cup of tea and wait for all this to blow over. How's that for a slice of fried gold?]]
''In a desperate bid to stop [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] from exploding the walking bomb [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] radio-controlled the body of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] had the head), to grab Grimlock's arm. Without a brain module to control its functions Prime's hand could not let go of Grimlock's arm. This resulted in Grimlock's hand being ripped off when he was knocked away from Prime by the Guardian robot.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

''Several years later [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]] encountered similar technology used on a much broader scale. Traveling via prototype [[space bridge]] to the new home of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]'s resistance movement in [[Kalis]], they arrived to find the place vacant and ransacked by beings unknown. After capturing the Decepticon [[Flywheels]] in [[Tyrest]] and bringing him back into Kalis, their captive shook with fear. The dead walk in Kalis, he warned, as the fists of the unliving punched up through the ground beneath them.''

''Though Ultra Magnus refused to return Flywheels's gun to him, the Decepticon helped Magnus and the Sparklers beat back the undead hordes. Their attempts, however, seemed futile—no matter how hard their attackers were damaged, they still functioned! Finally, Flywheels and the Sparklers reverted to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], where they could use their weapons to destroy the zombies more effectively. But alas, Magnus was stunned to realize that the beings they put down were formerly Autobots. Realizing that the zombies were being animated by remote using a radio signal, they travelled to the [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]]. The signal was indeed shut down, and Magnus discovered that the signal was coming from deep within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]...'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}}

[[File:Impactorzombie.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Wreckers never die, they just go to Hell and regroup!]]
''The zombies were actually activated by the mad Autobot scientist [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] and sent to stalk the area surrounding Kalis to scare off intruders, while he set into motion his doomed plan to transform Cybertron into a spacefaring battlestation. Though he captured his rival Emirate Xaaron and other inhabitants of [[Autobase]], he would have been easily thwarted—if not for his zombification of the late [[Wreckers]] leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]].'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} ''The current Wreckers leader, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], was shocked into inaction at the sight of his former leader, and if it weren't for Impactor's mind reasserting itself, the planet would have been lost. Impactor once again sacrificed his life to save the others, staying behind to deactivate Flame's mechanism as it annihilated him.'' {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

[[File:ZombieScream1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Leeeadership... Leaaadershiiip...]]
''Later, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] were sent by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to reclaim [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s charred corpse on [[Earth]]. Starscream's remains were possessed by the essence of the [[Underbase]] and went on an insane rampage, nearly killing Doctor [[Susan Hoffman]] and [[Susan Hoffman|her assistants]]. After Starscream was diverted away from the [[human]]s by [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]], the trio of [[Triggerbot]]s tried in vain to stop the rampaging zombie. Eventually, the Underbase realized it was acting insane and regained control, but as soon as it did, Dreadwind and Darkwing siphoned all the power out of it, and Starscream's corpse returned to being an inanimate pile of scrap, which the pair quickly collected.'' {{storylink|Race with the Devil}}

[[File:Zombiesbackfromthedead.jpg|thumb|Goddamn, Goldbug's creepy. Guess this explains why Ratchet prefers him as Bumblebee.]]
Meanwhile, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had been working long hours to repair the Autobots' massive number of casualties from the [[Underbase Saga]]—so long, that he began to hallucinate, seeing his patients rise up from their repair beds and blame him for their condition. Megatron, to whom the corpse of Starscream was being delivered, required Ratchet to repair him, so the former Decepticon leader sent the [[Micromaster]] [[Sports Car Patrol]] to trick Ratchet into returning with them to Cybertron. To do this, [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] and his fellow Micromasters made Ratchet's hallucination real, animating Ratchet's patients. However, this began to backfire when Ratchet decided to give himself up to his accusers. The Sports Car Patrol decided this wasn't the best course of action and tried to lure him with a different plan. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

''While looking for clues to the identity of [[Playback (G1)|Playback]]'s killer, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] suddenly found himself, [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] under attack by the prime suspect—[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]! Ultimately, Nightbeat was able to save their lives by having his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]], [[Muzzle]], become the head of Playback's corpse, momentarily distracting Thunderwing with its scary zombieness. As soon as Muzzle jumped clear, the trio of Autobots fired at the corpse's fuel supply, causing a huge explosion which forced Thunderwing into retreat.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}
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====''Another Time & Place''====
[[File:TFAnnual1991rip.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Optimus and Grimlock disapprove of Megatron's Scraptrap cosplay.]]
Seeking to rebuild the Decepticon army, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] recovered [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron's]] remains from the Ark's second crash on Earth and brought him to [[Hydrus Four]] to be repaired and revived with [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. When the Autobots unexpectedly arrived to stop the Decepticons’ plans, Bludgeon unleashed the half-alive Megatron upon them, but he was quickly destroyed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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=====''Regeneration One''=====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Megatrons zombie army loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|They're not ''dead'' exactly, they're just sort of... rotting.]]
By [[2012]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had used the knowledge gained from his mental link with Ratchet to reanimate a large number of Decepticon victims of the [[Underbase Saga]]. Not content with the idea of soldiers with the ability to rebel however, Megatron immediately proceeded to lobotomize the newly resurrected Transformers, destroying their higher brain functions while still retaining the ability to follow orders, although clumsily. The lobotomized Decepticons (who were also joined by resurrected and similarly lobotomized Autobots) sported crude metal clamps over their heads due to their surgeries, and were incapable of maintaining their own bodies as Megatron ruthlessly ravaged the Earth. Megatron subjugated [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] to the same treatment, although the Seeker was allowed to retain a small part of his consciousness as a punishment, unable to react to the horrors he experienced. When [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wreckers]] crashlanded on Earth in their escape pods, Megatron ordered his zombie army to track them down. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

After [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] brought in the unconscious Kup, Megatron used him as bait to lure in the other Wreckers then ordered the zombies to ambush them. [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] shot down [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] disabled [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and Starscream almost killed [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], earning himself a rebuke from Megatron who was saving that pleasure for himself. However, within Starscream the spark of rebellion still burned and he was able to vocalize to Kup that in order to defeat Megatron he must kill [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

[[File:Wheeljack red alert smokescreen cosmos natural selection.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Heave ho!]]
The army of "Ex-Bots" charged into battle against the detachment of Autobots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had brought with him from Cybertron, but when Ratchet, Megatron and [[Aunty|Auntie]] were more-or-less simultaneously taken out by Kup, Prime and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] respectively, the signal reanimating and controlling the zombies was shut off and they dropped to the ground, inactive. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] were tasked with gathering the fallen zombies and throwing them into a large pit where [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] could vaporise them from orbit to be sure. The only survivor was Starscream, thanks to the glimmer of consciousness Megatron had left him with. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} As it turns out, Starscream was still very much alive, and Megatron had merely repressed all but that little glimmer of consciousness with mental blocks—blocks that were loosened by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], whom Megatron had plugged into the Ark in order to gain control of Auntie. With Megatron and Auntie gone, Shockwave was able to remove Starscream's blocks altogether, allowing the treacherous Decepticon's true personality (and voice) to return. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}
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'''Known zombies:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Blot (G1)|Blot]]
*[[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Grotusque]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Octane]]
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]
*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]
*[[Skalor]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]]
*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]
*[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]]
}}

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[File:Zombiessparkofdarkness.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I have only my knife! ''THERE WILL BE BLOOD!!!'']]
After the defeat of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Maximal]]s' takeover of the [[Grand Mal]], [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] were investigating the fields of [[spark]]less Transformer bodies when they were attacked by a zombie-like creature. A seemingly-invincible corpse battled them. Blackarachnia attempted to use her energo-web attacks, but it merely absorbed them. Until, finally, after Blackarachnia threw another corpse's power core at it, the zombie collapsed. A mysterious energy ball lifted from the zombie, and it disappeared through a grate in the ground.

The energy ball appeared next in the [[technorganic orchard]] that [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] were tending, bringing life to a deactivated [[Cycle Drone]]. Botanica attempted to use her energy weapon powers against it, but like Blackarachnia's energo-webs, it merely absorbed her attack. After being expelled too from this body, it fled to the surface into a deactivated [[Aero Drone]], where it attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. Nightscream tried a different approach of "draining" the creature of its power, but it drained Nightscream's own power from him. The Maximals began to see a pattern in the zombies' attacks, and regrouped inside the Grand Mal, which seemed to be its target. Finally, Rattrap had an epiphany, realized what was going on, and captured the energy ball inside a [[Diagnostic Drone]]. The energy ball was actually the polarized spark of Megatron. Surprise! {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

====''Beast Wars Metals'' manga====
[[File:DevilGorilla-sk.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|He really shouldn't have taken that Aztec gold.]]
As [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s corpse floated in [[Earth]]'s orbit following his sacrifice at the hands of the [[Vok|aliens]]' [[Planet Buster]], [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] realized true strength was not only in numbers (fashioning himself an army of drones), but also in retrieving Primal's remains, reassembling it, and reanimating it as a zombie. Upon initial activation, the zombie asserted its dominance over Megatron's new army of drones.

Thankfully, before Megatron and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] could make the process permanent, the [[Maximal]]s showed up and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] injected Primal's [[Spark]] (which he had retrieved from [[unspace|transwarp space]]) into his old body. Thus ended the short career of Zombie Convoy. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}
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====''Beast Wars Reborn''====
As an amnesiac [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] moved through the temple they'd awoken in, reality shifted around them and they found themselves on a decayed world. They were soon swarmed by reanimated fallen robots who would only chant "spark" as they sought to consume the pair's life force, however the zombies were no match for the pair and were soon ripped apart. {{storylink|The Mysterious Temple in Space}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Zombiesspotlightkup.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|''All the trees begin to moan'' ''And the monsters grunt and groan'' ''Rotting faces full of slime'' ''Don't you know it's terror time?'']]
[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] had been marooned on a distant planet for quite some time when They started coming for him. They only came at night, when the suns would stop filtering through the planet's beautiful, indigenous crystals, creating such beautiful music... Kup could not allow Them to take the music away from him, and even though his buddy [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], the only other survivor of Kup's crew, refused to help him, Kup was able to beat back every single last one of Them every single night when they'd come for him.

What Kup didn't know is that they were not zombies, but [[Autobot]]s sent in to rescue him. The antique [[anti-rad armor]] they wore to protect themselves from the extreme radiation caused by the crystals also disguised their identities to Kup, who was suffering hallucinations at the hand of the radiation. Oops. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

A few years later, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] found a strange mass of real zombies—human and robot—frozen together near an anomaly in space. He brought the mass aboard to study but when they thawed, the zombies attacked Galvatron's crew, infecting some of his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. Zombie leader [[Britt]], now in robotic form, used powers of suggestion to trick the Cybertronians into thinking she was a member of their crew named Bayonet, while she actually sabotaged the engines to take the ship to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} When Kup was infected by the zombie virus, Britt gained the knowledge of Cybertron's history and technology, which would let her send the virus back in time and infect Cybertron during its [[Golden Age]]. She was stopped when [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] took control of Kup's body and used her space-time portal to transport her, Kup and the entire zombie horde to the very beginning of the [[Dead Universe]] where there would be nothing to devour or infect. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

[[File:Ping-zombietitans.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Urban decay.]]

When the apparently-dead [[Fulcrum]] returned to life, the Decepticon [[Flywheels]] (naturally) assumed he was a zombie, before Fulcrum managed to persuade him otherwise. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

After millions of years in exile, the [[Titan Master]] [[Infinitus]] - disgusted by what Cybertron had become during his feigned death - used his abilities to awaken the hordes of dead [[Titan (group)|Titans]] that had been left to rust on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], hoping to use the undead army to cleanse Cybertron and rebuild the planet from scratch. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} The colossal army of building-sized zombies met stiff resistance from Cybertron, with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] transforming to robot mode to fight off his undead brethren. {{storylink|Ping}} Though they succeeded in bringing down and temporarily disabling Metroplex, they were slaughtered to the last 'bot by the return of [[Vigilem]]. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
[[File:Siege-Ep5-Moonracer-murmurs-in-panic.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|STAAAAAARS...]]
{{main|Sparkless}}
The Sparkless were mindless reanimated corpses who sought to revive themselves by taking the sparks of living Cybertronians and inhabited a valley in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] that contained the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] spotted and retrieved the Allspark, the Sparkless disintegrated into dust. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}
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====2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic====
After [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] was killed by an enraged Skold, Tarantulas recovered his body to experiment on it. The end result of his labor was "Experiment ZT-Omega", a monstrous zombie programmed to obey Tarantulas. When Tarantulas finally decided to switch allegiance from Megatron to the Vok, he set ZT-Omega on both sides. Though Scorponok managed to get away, Tarantulas had ZT-Omega kill him while he attended to his own plans. {{storylink|The Beginning of the End}} In the battle that followed, ZT-Omega attacked Skold, paralyzing her with stun beams before Rhinox intervened. Reasoning that the experiment's undead nature meant he didn't need to hold back, Rhinox unleashed his full power on it. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
On one [[Halloween]] night, [[Rad White]] disguised himself as a zombie. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[File:Zombiedarkscorponok.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Kiiiickerrr...Kiiiicker... our Plaaanetts...]]
{{quote|The afflicted is driven by an insatiable desire to feed on the life energy of others. Nearly mindless, he will stop at nothing to feed. He ignores injury, knowing only hunger and pain. And the best part is that anyone off whom he feeds becomes just the same.|[[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] tells [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] a heartwarming story|[[Balancing Act, Part 3]]"}}

Despite [[Unicron]]'s apparent death inside the [[Unicron Singularity]], his essence's will was still strong enough to use the reality-altering black hole to bring the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Now ''Dark'' Scorponok, this undead creature stalked the evacuated planet surface, screaming in hunger and pain, crying out for [[spark]]s upon which to feast. At first Dark Scorponok assaulted [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} who survived due to his powerful forcefield ability, but the monster was drawn away by [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]]'s evil [[Mini-Con]] minions, towards the [[Kalis Primary Energon Reserves Control]], where [[Vector Prime]] and [[Sentinel Maximus]] were located. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 3}} After a prolonged fight, Sentinel Maximus was able to defeat Dark Scorponok, after which he and Vector Prime realized this was just a diversion. Leaving what was left of Dark Scorponok, unable to solve his affliction, their attentions were needed elsewhere, below the planet's surface. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4}}

===Live-action film series===
====Titan movie comic====
[[File:ZombieConsTitan.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|''You hear the screeching of an owl'' ''You hear the wind begin to howl'' ''You know there's zombies on the prowl...'']]
Immediately after [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s death, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] appointed himself the commander of the Decepticons... who were all dead. Noticing the [[Energon mutation|mechanical devices]] that the [[AllSpark]] had animated, Starscream tore the solidified AllSpark energy from them and used it to turn the Decepticon corpses into undead soldiers. Without any mental functions whatsoever, they simply walked forward and attempted to kill, and very nearly tore apart the weakened Autobots before [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] worked out how to stop them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}
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===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass''===
The [[Omega Terminus]] had the ability to revive corpses as zombies, as a defense mechanism. It did so when [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]], Cliffjumper and [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] stumbled on it. Fortunately, thanks to a handy flask of [[Scraplet]]s, the zombies were destroyed. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:Prowlspacebarnacles.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I'll swallow your SPARK!]]
[[Space barnacle]]s are parasitic life-forms that can be considered "zombie-inducing" in their quest for energy. Some of them attached themselves to the dead body of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and managed to reanimate it, evolving themselves into semi-awareness and later absorbing other machines. In this state, they shared with zombies the property to "infect" other robots by simple contact, turning them also into mindless drones, ready to spread the infection. ("Normal" space barnacles simply drain energy, but presumably do not take over Transformer minds.) [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] were finally cured from their contact with the creature when [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] blasted the space barnacles off with hot [[water]]. {{storylink|Nature Calls}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{main|Terrorcon (Prime)}}
[[File:DarknessRising4-beholddarkenergon!.jpg|upright=1.8|left|thumb|Night of the Living Generics]]
[[Dark Energon]] had the power to bring [[Transformer]]s back to life as shambling creatures known as Terrorcons. [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] first used it as such on the deceased [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Megatron used it to reanimate dead Transformers in a battlefield on [[Earth]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} and went on to use Dark Energon to reanimate Cybertron's dead, though these Terrorcons were all destroyed. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} The Decepticon [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] was also later revived as a Terrorcon. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s experiments combining [[Synthetic Energon]] and Dark Energon resulted in a more vampiric form of Terrorcon. {{storylink|Thirst}} [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] raised an army of Terrorcons created from long-fallen [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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==Games==
===Prime VS The Zombie Cons===
{{main|Zombie Con}}
[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] had to defend [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]] from a horde of rampaging [[Zombie Con]]s. {{storylink|Prime VS The Zombie Cons}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Experiment ZT-Omega was one of Tarantulas' brainchildren, a reanimated monster made from [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]'s corpse. If not given instructions, the create tended to hunt down the nearest available source of energon. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|thumb|250px]]
{{main|Terrorcon (Prime)#Toys}}
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===''Generations''===
[[File:WFCT-toy SparklessSeeker.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You know you're going to add him to your Seeker patrol and call him [[Skyquake (Prime)|something else.]]]]
{{main|Sparkless#Toys}}
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==Honorable mentions==
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], while he was an animated unliving Transformer controlled by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and later [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]], was not strictly a zombie. He was not given life until after he was used as a mindless puppet by diabolical masters.
*[[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] is not a reanimated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as was [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|commonly believed]] for some time.
*[[Dinobot II]], though he looked like an undead [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot I]], was more of a [[Frankenstein's monster]] than a zombie.
*[[Primeval Dawn]]'s "Zombie [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]", as referred to by some fans, did inhabit the reconfigured remains of his previous body. This seemed to be a full return to life, despite his new black-and-gray color scheme, rather than being undead.
*[[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was brought back to life after an ancient god toyed with his spark. Now he's an "incomplete" form of what he was before, in a state of both being and unbeing.
*''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], though brought back from the dead, was more ghostly than zombie-like. Even [[Aaron Archer]] referred to him as an "[[Energon]] ghost."
*''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] was kept alive by a fragment of the AllSpark, despite his spark having been extinguished, making him a zombie of sorts.
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]], though he was also brought back from the dead, likewise wasn't very zombie-like; indeed, he even came back smarter (according to his on-package [[bio]]) and with his personality intact.
*[[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] was a decomposing, bestial creature that cannibalised other Transformers, but was doing that to ''stave off'' death.
*Many of [[MECH]]'s [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|constructed]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|reassembled]] [[Silas|Transformers]] have a rusted, heavily damaged appearance, but they are not undead.
*The [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' behave like zombies in pretty much every respect (mindless horde turning every living thing they encounter into more Vehicons), without being actual zombies ''per se''.
*"[[The Dweller in the Depths]]" featured the equivalent of zombie plague (arguably a '''vampiric''' zombie plague), with those affected turning into mindless, shambling, hungry ghouls, and passing the condition on to any normal victims they could reach.
*The [[Hate Plague]] of "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]]", by contrast, has a fair amount of overlap with the hate virus from ''28 Days Later'', and the contemporaneous Zack Snyder remake of ''Dawn of the Dead''.
*[[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]s are cannibalistic monsters who were once ordinary Cybertronians, but they are not truly dead and their condition can be cured.

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Outback (G1)

2026-02-08T22:11:40Z

Smasher:

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{{disambigm|Outback (disambiguation)|Fallback (disambiguation)}}
:''Outback is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Outback.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Alligaticon]] Dundee.]]
No by-the-book soldier is '''Outback''' (aka '''Fallback'''<ref name="fallback">"Fallback" was a substitute name used by [[Fun Publications]] for a [[BotCon 2005]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' toy representing the ''Generation 1'' Outback character, because the name "Outback" was not available as a [[trademark]] to Hasbro at the time. The name was also used to refer to the character in the BotCon 2005 exclusive comic ''[[Descent into Evil]]''. Although this would be the only time the name was used for the ''Generation 1'' character, other toys inspired by Outback that represent characters from other continuities were also named "Fallback" (see [[Fallback (disambiguation)|here]] for more). Hasbro ''finally'' got the name "Outback" back in 2018, in time for the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' toy and the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' reissue of the original toy.</ref>); for him, the rules of war are the rules of Rafferty. If the beaten track winds, it's a fair bet he'll go straight. He's more comfortable out in the never never anyway, up grades as steep as 50 degrees, or kicking up willie willies at 110 mph. His insubordination gains him little respect from his mates, and often he finds no partner on his missions but Pat Malone and his trusty rooftop tank-jigger, loaded with armor-piercing shells.

Way in the back blocks of Outback's mind, however, there lurks a dark certainty. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and by these rules, he is sure, Outback's bound to be a write off. The army's run by Wallies and the war's a no-hoper, but he's not totally clapped-out yet, so he'll give it a fair go. It's not the best attitude, but he'll share it with anyone without reserve. Outback calls a spade a bloody spade.

Let a mission go down the gurgler, though, and Outback's the one who'll sort it. He may be largely a mediocrity; he may be an insubordinate grizzle, but his courage is beyond reproach. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and so far they've served him well.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]] (English, "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]"), [[Gregg Berger]] (English, "[[The Quintesson Journal]]"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Davide Lepore]] (Italian), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese), [[Roberto Macedo]] (Portuguese, "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "The Quintesson Journal")}}

{{quote|Now you wanna talk, and make it snappy. 'Cause my buddy here is trigger-happy.|Blaster, threatening Dirge and Ramjet with Outback's Explosive Drunken Australian Rage|''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]''}}

[[File:FFOD Part1 Outback.jpg|thumb|He's bloody agro about his pozzy for the footy match.]]
After an attack on the [[Galactic Olympics]], Outback and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] were charged with tracking down any Decepticons on Earth, whom the Autobots believed were responsible for the assault. With reason to believe some 'Cons were hiding out at a [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] air field, the duo still had to deal with a needle in a haystack (or rather, a jet in an airport). In order to get results, Outback bluffed his way through the inspection with a "[[Decepticon detector]]", pointing it at random things and hoping for a response. He got one. Astonishingly, the two jets with giant Decepticon insignias on them were actually Decepticons(!), [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who tried to run for it in fear of Outback's respectable scanning abilities. Outback caught them with a <s>nuclear bomb</s> smoke bomb, though, and he and Blaster managed to interrogate the Coneheads and get the location of the Decepticons' new base on [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Shortly thereafter, Outback was among a cadre of Autobots who failed to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] from an attack by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He didn't even get a chance to open a can of <s>Foster's</s> VB. Bugger. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback Steeljaw.jpg|left|thumb|Oy, lookit the size o' that lion!]]
Later, Outback was teamed with Blaster again aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] radioed in that a mysterious [[Quintesson]] signal was broadcasting from a nearby planet. Investigating, the Autobots discovered a lost Quintesson recorded journal, containing secret information about how the Quintessons had purposely escalated a war between [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], two feuding worlds for which [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was attempting to negotiate a peace summit. [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] also arrived looking for the journal, and soon the Autobots, Decepticons, and Quintessons began a game of "hot potato", bouncing possession of the journal back and forth between each party over and over. Outback and the others eventually claimed the journal and brought it to the peace summit, ending the war at least temporarily. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:Manga3 Outback Kickback.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|That's not a punch. '''This is''' a punch.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked [[Kyushu]], Outback and the rest of the [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]], as well as [[Kenji]], arrived to investigate. Outback and friends were briefly trapped inside craters by land mines but escaped once they united into some kind of crazy human pyramid. Using their combined attack, the Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster, they drove the Insecticons away and saved Kyushu. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====''Generations Select Special Comic''====
In [[2050]], Outback stood with the Autobots when Megatron joined the [[Selector]]s in a revolution against their human masters. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:BattleLines3-ididgood.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Bloody oath, old cobber. Good on ya.]]
Outback gained a job as [[Magnum]]'s administrative assistant, though he preferred the freedom of the outdoors and would explore the wilderness sectors of Cybertron whenever he could. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 38|Outback's profile in Club magazine #38}} Following the incident with [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], Outback brought Magnum a new assignment for [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}} Much later, after the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] all but wiped out the [[Elite Guard]], he answered the door of the Elite Guard [[Auxiliary Weapons Locker]] when Magnum brought a team to stock up on weapons, though he refused to let them in until Magnum gave the correct code. He, [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] joined the team as they set out to attack [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s base. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}}

Shortly after encountering [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], the team was attacked by Deathsaurus's troops and forced to fight for their lives. Outback, Moonracer, and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] gathered around Ricochet's fallen body, though it took a few moments for Outback to realize that the Autobot had perished from his injuries. They had little time to mourn, as they were promptly attacked by [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} A week after the battle, he was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The battle was won, but cost the Autobots some of their members. Soon later, when the Autobots' current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Outback joined his comrades still on Cybertron in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:OutbacktransformsHarderTheyDie.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Strewth, I'm a {{w|pie floater}}!]]
''Surprised by a [[Well-armed Decepticon bully|lone Decepticon killer]], Outback was saved from death by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had accidentally returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Though Prime told Outback that he wanted to be left alone after the rescue, Outback decided to quietly follow Prime along from a distance anyways.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} ''He later tried to save Optimus Prime from being executed as a spy by the [[Wreckers]] due to a rumor spread by Megatron.''

[[File:OutbackDistantThunder.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I said to meself, "Outback, old son, find yourself a nice, comfortable spot and lay down and die."]]
''When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] refused to believe him, Outback helped Optimus Prime escape by deactivating his [[energy restraints]] and distracting his captors with a [[gas particle bomb]]. The two went on the run together, pursued by Magnus and a squad of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] droids. Two of the Guardians caught up to them, and Outback was seriously wounded in battle against them. Optimus Prime was forced to carry him to safety.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}}

''Hiding in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] of Cybertron, hoping that Outback would recover, Optimus Prime told him the story of what happened when he was displaced to the [[Limbo]] dimension when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time.''

''Outback ultimately survived when Prime's tale was overheard by Ultra Magnus and [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]], convincing them of his identity.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''At no point did Outback have the opportunity to throw a couple of shrimps on the barbie, but he did fight alongside the Autobots, participating on several raids to secure Decepticon-held resources, before Optimus returned to Earth.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:OutbackBattlechargerMirageClubCon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Crikey!]]
Outback next appeared on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], watching a battle for Autobot supremacy between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], when he and the other Autobots were suddenly attacked by the Decepticons and their [[Club Con|island spaceship]]. He wanted to know what was going on! {{storylink|Totaled!}} Later, he partook in a training session with Blaster, alongside [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

''Along with fellow [[Autobot Military Academy]] cadet [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], Outback later went after [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to [[Underworld|Cybertron's underground]]. They arrived in time to see Tailgate battle with the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]], but Outback didn't intervene, sure of the fact that Tailgate could handle the Muties himself. And he was riggerty right.'' {{storylink|Underworld!}}

====''Classics''====
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Outback helped to rebuild [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]]. When evil [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] from [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|a mirror universe]] attacked, he was turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Shortly before the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Outback was part of a crew recruited by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to retrieve the injured [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] following a battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Powerglideoutbackwarwithin.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|left|"We get it—you're from Space Australia!"]]
Outback was operational during the early days of the war. He was one of the many Transformers at work at the [[Central Spaceport]] to prepare for the Autobot evacuation of the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

Outback was among the group of new recruits who failed to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Fallback-DIE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|She's a feisty sheila!]]
Outback, having at this point renamed himself "Fallback" to complement his revived sense of optimism, led an Autobot strike force consisting of [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] to the planet [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Their target was the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility constructed there by the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]. The first batch of [[Virulent Clone]]s had already been completed, and the team found itself under attack before they ever reached the lab. Fallback and his team destroyed a number of clones, but, when Deathsaurus himself joined the fight, they were overwhelmed and captured. The arrival of their teammates [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] on the planet ultimately resulted in Deathsaurus's defeat and the rescue of Fallback's team. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Kup]]''}}

{{quote|He's a good kid, that Outback. Always willing to give a hand... good 'ole Outback.|[[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], on the long-dead Outback|"[[Spotlight: Kup]]"}}

[[File:IronhideInTheBlood ironhide collars outback.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left]]
Millions of years ago, before the outbreak of the war, Outback learned that the famous racer [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] had gotten in league with the increasingly dangerous criminal [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. He decided to take action and assassinate Drag Strip on his way to a race, but was interrupted and disarmed by the security guard [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], who had never heard of Megatron and was only doing his job. As Outback was taken into custody, he told Ironhide that it was thanks to blind, apathetic 'bots like him that a civil war was imminent. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

Outback eventually joined [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s police force along with Ironhide to fight the nascent [[Decepticon]] movement within the "confines" of the law. He was practicing at the firing range when [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] gave the rookie [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] his first blaster. Outback's violent hatred of Decepticons remained and he dispensed excessive brutality to anyone he suspected was a part of the organization. Orion and Ironhide once came upon him savagely beating [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] for spraying some graffiti on a wall. {{storylink|Post}}

[[File:ToWalkAmongTheChosen OutbackThreatensPax.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wave goodbye to your head, wanker!]]
Another unfortunate 'Con that crossed Outback's path was [[Hefter]], who he arrested for graffiti and allegedly having a gun. Hefter was shot to death in Outback's custody, which Outback all but admitted to doing. [[Tappet]] protested to Orion Pax and when Pax interrogated him later at a bar, Outback pulled a gun and ranted about the need to defend themselves and their partners, violently, against Decepticon killers everywhere. Pax thumped him, which didn't seem to sway Outback much. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Outback later arrived on the scene after Orion, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] executed a sting operation and exchanged fire with Decepticon gun-runners. Outback had little empathy for the shell-shocked Jetfire, who had taken his first life in the confrontation, as he still didn't place any value on the lives of Decepticons. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

[[File:SpotlightKup Outback.jpg|left|upright=0.9|thumb|A bit daggy, but a little amber fluid and she'll be apples!]]
During the war, Outback and [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] crash-landed on [[Tsiehshi]], which was covered with radioactive [[Ore-8]] crystals. When they attempted to use parts of their ship to create a transmitter, the radiation overloaded the generator, and Outback was killed in the explosion. Kup, however, was eventually driven insane by the radiation and not only talked to Outback's charred remains as though he were alive but used his severed arm as a club.

[[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] was able to hack into the deceased Autobot's holo-emitter to try and send Kup a message that the Autobots were coming to rescue him, but the delusional Kup saw this as a ghost making threats upon his life. Outback's remains were further crushed by an errant swipe from one of the rescue party, sending Kup into another homicidal rage. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}} {{storylink|Everything in Its Right Place}}

After Ironhide mysteriously woke up alone on an abandoned Cybertron, he had a strange vision or hallucination featuring Outback. With half his body still missing, Outback delivered some cryptic comments about [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] being angry at Ironhide for letting the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] get away, and that nobody recognized him anymore. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Outback was part of a devastating battle that left so many dead that the highest-ranked officer to lead their unit was the cook, [[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]], who Outback did his best to encourage. When the unit attempted to take [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]] prisoner, Outback fell to the Decepticon's corrosive ooze, and his half-melted remains were crushed when Toxitron collapsed on top of them. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Outback was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Outback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Fastback (G1)|You]] and I are a lot alike, mate, except I'm a robot, and you're dead!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Outback''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-59'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Mortar cannon]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third year of the [[Hasbro]] ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' line, [[Mini-Vehicle]] Outback is a khaki and brown [[retool]] of the 1984 [[Mini-Vehicle]] [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Toys|Brawn]], transforming into an off-road SUV. Outback features a new robot torso/head plate and new arms. He is also the only Mini Vehicle to have been given an accessory: a "mortar cannon" that can mount on the vehicle mode roof via a [[5 mm post]]-hole in the spare tire. Unfortunately, this weapon cannot really be wielded effectively in robot mode.

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

:In the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] line, Outback was sold in a small box with a collector's card, rather than on a bubble card.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-outback/1166/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Outback at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Outback/outback.htm More information on Outback at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1-toy Outback IGA.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|G'day amigo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Outback''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1987]])}}</ul>

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

:We say "probably" because while IGA appears to have done this old-mold-new-colors-sold-as-new-character move with all of the third-year retooled Mini Vehicles, so far [[Tailgate (G1)#IGA|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)#IGA|Swerve]] are the only ones that have been confirmed with carded samples. All of the IGA versions of probably-[[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]], Outback, and [[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]] have only been found loose. So it's highly likely, we just don't have the mint-condition proof yet. Fun!

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

:This version of Outback was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Fallback (SG)|Fallback]].

::*''[https://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=mexoutback TFSquareOne article detailing the Mexican version of Outback]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Fallback.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm gonna blow the insides of your head all over four counties!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Descent into Evil''' (Multi-pack, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Crane boom/rifle, spare tire halves, Autobot-style energon star

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Fallback (renamed due to [[trademark|steakhouse]] reasons<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/fallback Fallback toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>) is a brown and tan [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Scout-sized [[Strongarm (Energon)#Energon|Strongarm]], transforming into a futuristic jeep of made-up model. He uses the smaller-eyed head tooling found on the Takara "Blastarm" version of Strongarm and all the following releases of the mold. His clear-blue spare tire and crane/cannon can be assembled to form an [[Energon weapon|energon battle-axe]], plus he comes with a clear-blue [[Energon star|energon chip]].

: He was only available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s Descent into Evil set, packed in with [[Buzzclaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzclaw]], [[Chromia (G1)#Toys|Chromia]], [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Timelines|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)#Toys|Dirge]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ironhide]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)#Toys|Ricochet]]),

: This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie]] [[Strongarm (Movie)#Toys|Strongarm]] and [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Toys|Crosshairs]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCFallback/fallback.htm More information on Fallback at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:G1 Outback Encore toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Throw some more shrimp on the barbie?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''10'''
:*''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:In 2008, Outback was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, with a few bits of extra paint deco. He has a new blue visor, plus the Autobot symbol sticker on his passenger side has been replaced with a painted red-and-silver symbol.

:He was only available in a five-bot multipack with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], and [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Outback/outback.htm More information on ''Encore'' Outback at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Legends-Autobot-Outback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sure, an Ironfist retool would’ve been nice, but ''something'' special had to be shown at Australian Toy Fair, right?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Outback''' (Legends Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-38'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 24]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Shield/roof
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Legends Class figures, "Autobot Outback" (he got his name back!) is a retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Legends Class [[Brawn (G1)/toys#TRLegends|Brawn]] with a new head (the only figure of his line to reuse a ''Titans Return'' mold), and transforms from a robot to a jeep, inspired by [[#Generation 1|his original Generation 1 toy]]. His roof can detach to become a shield in robot mode, or peg into his back to maintain symmetry. While he sadly lacks his trademark roof-mounted cannon, the wheel on his roof has a 3mm port which lets you plug in [[Pipes (G1)#Generations|any compatible spare weapon]] you like. Furthermore, the roof itself has a 5 mm port, allowing for even more weapons to be mounted, including his original toy's mortar cannon. Outback features an opening canopy for his cockpit, which allows any [[Prime Master]] figure to ride, and like Brawn he can transform without needing to remove a Prime Master from his cockpit.

:In a clever touch, unpainted windows are sculpted beneath the vehicle mode storage of the shield, so that the vehicle mode will still look complete even if the accessory [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|is lost]].

:In what can be only described as an amazingly funny coincidence, Outback's first toy since 1986 to be sold under his original name was officially revealed at the Australian Toy Fair 2018.
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Outback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Released in Canada first?! Crikey!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Outback''' ("Legion Class", 2018)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:Part of the first wave of the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Outback is incredibly similar to his ''Encore'' release, including his blue visor, but there are a few more minor alterations. The vehicle mode [[rubsign]] is an all-new type used on the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia ''only'' turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto the back of his vehicle mode, replacing the molded information.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Outback was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada. He was also available at general retail in Hong Kong, and exclusive in Australia to the website of fashion chain Cotton On. Oddly, the Australian release came in [[multilingual packaging]] intended for the European market, a rare but not entirely unheard of occurrence. Unfortunately, due to the limited space on the back, the iconic [[Tech Spec]] card is omitted, replaced by parental warnings in 24 languages about the possibility of breakage due to excessive force, and that parts are not designed to reattach.

:Although originating from the 1986 range of Mini-Vehicles, ''Vintage G1'' Outback's [[Package art#Back of the box art|back-of-card artwork]] features the original 1984 mural, rather than the 1986 "Metroplex" mural present on ''Vintage G1'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Hot Rod]]'s box. His [[instructions]] also show ''Brawn'' in the line-art.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroG1Outback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I'm a dinkum Aussie, not some bloody cartoon!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Outback''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[October 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r18Qlx6D-wc Hasbro Action Brands NYCC 2025 Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: Released as part of the [[Transformers Retro|''Transformers Retro'']] line, Outback is a redeco and retooling of the [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Brawn]] figure, and features a new head sculpt and torso directly based on his original toy. He also comes with a blaster that is modeled after the [[mortar cannon]] from said toy as well. His head is, however, decoed with a cartoon-accurate blue visor like the previous ''Encore'' and ''Vintage G1'' releases of his original mold, instead of the silver of his original 1986 release.

: He is now packaged on a cardback depicting his original toy’s boxart (and, of course, replacing the alt-mode stock photo of that toy with one of this one).

:Announced alongside a new figure of [[Wheelie (G1)#Transformers Retro|Wheelie]], Outback was a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the United States, and was up for preorder on [[October 10|October 10th]], [[2025]].
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W5AutobotOutback.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Outback, Gunner''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T46'''
**''Stars: ''6
:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Outback stayed out in the sun ''way'' too long.]]
*In the pre-[[Toy Fair 1986]] catalog, Outback is shown with a solid red face. Upon release, he had a solid silver face (then for his ''Encore'' release many years later, he had a silver face with a blue visor).
*The character [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' was written and designed to be a pre-[[Earth]] version of Outback. However, Fastback is killed during the events of the comic, contradicting how Outback died during the war in the previously established ''[[Spotlight: Kup]]'', necessitating a quick name change that turned Fastback into a nobody.
*Roche wanted to use a "name" character as a victim in ''Spotlight: Kup'', knowing it has more impact when they die than when a [[generic]] bites it. Why Outback? He doesn't know!<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref>
*Before ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Fallback (TF 2010)|Fallback]] was mentioned in an [[Ask Vector Prime]] post, it is possible that he was a new form of Outback by this wiki's classification.
*Outback is one of few Generation 1 characters to have more than one ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' counterpart. The [[2016]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club|TCC]] story "[[Coalescence]]" established a trio of SG Autobots named [[Outback (SG)|Outback]], [[Fallback (SG)|Fallback]], ''and'' [[Fastback (SG)|Fastback]]!
*Oddly, so far as we can tell, Outback has never actually been to [[Australia]]. Or [[Nebulos]].
*Voice actors [[Corey Burton]] and [[Philip L. Clarke]] had also auditioned for the role Outback.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Outback''' (アウトバック ''Autobakku'')
*''French:'' '''Bled''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mucsai''' ("Hillbilly")
*''Italian:'' '''Raid'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fùdì''' (腹地, "Hinterland")
*''Russian:'' '''Dikar''' (Дикарь, "Savage")

==References==
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[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity

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[[File:Muk306 tacitus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"[[Abraham Lincoln|With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.]]"]]
What did '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]''' do? Find out in [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marrrrrrrrvel Comics]]!

{{bigquote|If, as a result of my death, just '''one''' Autobot life is saved, then it will not have been without meaning and the '''real''' victory will be '''mine!'''|Optimus Prime|"[[Distant Thunder!]]"}}

==Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics==
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Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] broke out on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus Prime was a Transformer of note, displaying his skills in the [[IntraFormers Sharpshooting Competition]]. {{storylink|Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot's ''Transformers Universe'' entry}} As a serious-minded individual, he also spoke out against [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]'s faddish "[[Chic Chips]]" line of hardware accessories. {{storylink|Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose's ''Transformers Universe'' entry}}

[[File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|thumb|left]]
''At some point pre-war'', {{storylink|State Games}}<ref>This almost certainly wasn't the intention but later stories establish "Prime in name" = "has Matrix"</ref> the Matrix was passed to him by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

''Gladiatorial [[Games (competition)|Games]] were commissioned between the city-states to increase good will as the planet's population outpaced its resources. Optimus Prime was the gladiator champion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and he shared a sporting rivalry with a young champion from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] called [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. During a match in Tarn, Optimus intervened to stop Megatron killing his opponent, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. But sabotage plunged Tarn and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]] into an inter-city war that night. An [[Overlord (rank)|Autobot Overlord]] was damaged while trying to sort it out, so Optimus Prime left to get help. However, the Overlord 'mysteriously' perished while under the care of Megatron and Overlord's bodyguard, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]].'' {{storylink|State Games}} ''Following the destruction of Tarn and Vos, Prime had planned to become a medical officer, but enrolled in the Autobot army as soon as the Decepticons declared war. He was immediately put in charge of the [[Elite Flying Corps]].'' {{storylink|Transformers Annual 1986|Datafile: Optimus Prime}}

''The Autobots were completely unprepared for Megatron's initial strike, and many fell in battle. Optimus was barely able to organize his troops to fight back in time to save his kind from a total genocide.'' {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}}

''Optimus Prime saved the life of an Autobot named [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Divebomb]] from another [[Divebomb (G1)|flying Decepticon]] who had previously beaten him and taken his name. "Divebomb" hated Prime with a passion, and was humiliated by his rescue, and so he kept this to himself.'' {{storylink|What's in a Name?}}

[[File:FlamesofBoltax-Triggerbots.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Optimus Prime's Cybertronic truck mode, along with a Cybertronic Grumman X-29, a Cybertronic Suzuki touring motorcycle, and a Cybertronic Porsche 962.]]
[[Lieutenant Commander]] Optimus Prime of the [[Autobot Fourth Computerized Division]] quickly made a name for himself as a combat leader. He decided the neutral [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] could help the Autobots win the war and, ignoring the risk to the neutral and [[Override (G1)|Override's]] concern this could escalate the war, went with the [[Triggerbot]]s to recruit him. This not only violated a neutrality agreement, and thus meant Megatron could claim Boltax's [[Underbase]] databank himself, but also allowed the Decepticons how to get past Boltax's defences. The [[circuit sect]] were butchered and Prime was forced to jettison the massive databank into space to prevent anyone acquiring its power. This 'victory' helped make his career but he knew he'd been driven by pride and glory-seeking. The shame of what he'd done always remained with him. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}} ''Afterwards, Prime would learn that the Underbase was linked to Cybertron's core, and thus the power of [[Primus]] himself.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

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As a general, he proved to be the only one capable of rallying the rag-tag forces into a proper army. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} ''As his reputation became known, he was promoted to field commander of the entire Autobot army but regrettably, the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] still pulled the strings. Unknown to the Elders, Optimus Prime began orchestrating unsanctioned military actions.'' {{storylink|Transformers Annual 1986|Optimus Prime datafile}} ''As the Great War intensified, Autobot territories began falling under Decepticon dominion, one City-State at a time. The last City-State to be taken was the Autobot capital of Iacon.''{{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} The Decepticons almost overpowered the Autobot defensive line at [[Jan-Ja]] but Optimus fired up his troops and made an unexpected charge, repulsing the superior Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

''On 1st Cycle 820'', {{storylink|Transformers Annual 1986|Datafile:Optimus Prime}} ''as Decepticons besieged Iacon, the Council of Elders prepared to surrender. Councillor [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] suggested that High Councillor [[Traachon]] step down and allow a military officer to assume Autobot leadership. Traachon then used his powers of veto and effectively elected himself out of office, allowing Optimus Prime to assume supreme command of the Autobots, becoming the first soldier to ever hold the mantle of Autobot leadership. This came when Optimus had already set in motion a plan behind their back: using [[shatter bomb]]s to collapse the bridge into Iacon after the Decepticons had 'triumphantly' begun crossing it. To ensure this worked, Optimus fought Megatron personally to keep his attention away from advancing: their first meeting since the Vos-Tarn war.'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} ''After one battle during which thousands of Autobots and Decepticons alike were killed, Prime came across [[Longtooth]] mourning his fallen comrade and gave him a fragment of the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?}}

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After over a thousand years of war, Cybertron—shaken from its orbit and drifting through space—came under threat when it floated into the path of a massive asteroid swarm that could potentially devastate the planet. Prime led a group of his most powerful Autobot warriors on the Autobot starship, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], on a mission to destroy the asteroids. Although the Autobots were successful, in the aftermath of this mission the Ark was attacked by Decepticons, hoping to overcome their weakened foes. Intent on keeping the secrets of the Ark's computer, [[Aunty]], from the Decepticons, Prime set the craft on a suicide course, crashing it into the prehistoric planet Earth. After lying dormant for four million years, the Ark was awakened by the eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in [[1984]], and Optimus Prime was rebuilt so that he could reconfigure his body into a semi truck. As the Decepticons fled, Optimus Prime called for a roll call of his own troops. Suspecting that after all this time, Cybertron probably no longer existed, Optimus Prime began studying the planet upon which they had landed; he was startled to realize that this planet did have sentient life! He swore that the Autobots would hide themselves from Earth's natives, so that they would be spared the horrors of the Transformers' war. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

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Optimus Prime and the other Autobots were all dangerously low on fuel, but thankfully [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] had befriended some humans who could help—[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and his son, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Leading the Autobots to Sparkplug's auto shop, Optimus Prime introduced himself to the humans. Unfortunately, the Decepticons had the same idea, and the warring factions met in battle. But while Prime was busy shooting Decepticons out of the air, Megatron grabbed Sparkplug, and so Prime was forced to face his nemesis one-on-one. Despite Prime's apparent victory, Sparkplug was snatched away by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and the Decepticons retreated. Optimus Prime acknowledged Buster's sorrow at the kidnapping of his father, but noted that without fuel, retrieving him would be impossible. {{storylink|Power Play!}} Carrying [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] in his trailer, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots returned to the Ark, where [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] awaited. Optimus and a handful of his soldiers were refueled, and left to confront the Decepticons at their [[Fortress Sinister|cliffside fortress]]. With the mysterious [[Spider-Man]]'s help, Sparkplug was rescued, but not before Sparkplug had converted fuel for the Decepticons! {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} Unfortunately, Optimus Prime couldn't stop the Autobots from overreacting to this bad news, and their actions caused Sparkplug Witwicky to suffer a heart attack. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

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''When the Ark alerted Optimus Prime of a power surge at [[Sherman Dam]], he and his Autobots weren't surprised to find the Decepticons behind it. Afraid of the dam crumbling under the stress of the Decepticons' manipulations, he faced off against Megatron on the top of the dam, brandishing his energy ax. As he trash-talked Megatron, Prime was suddenly distracted by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s defeat. Megatron used this moment to his advantage, knocking Prime off the dam and firing his cannon into the dam itself. Prime quickly assembled his troops, directing them to divert the waves by digging trenches and elevating the neighboring humans. Mirage was angered when the humans still vilified them, despite their hard work, but Prime calmed him.'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}}

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime sent a team of Autobots to investigate the [[Man of Iron (G1)|Man of Iron]], a local legend in the [[United Kingdom]]. After befriending [[Sammy Harker]], and tangling with the Decepticons over the remains of the Man of Iron's ship, Optimus Prime and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] were forced to destroy the ship and its inhabitants, not realizing that its [[Navigator (Autobot)|Navigator]] knew the location of Cybertron. {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}} ''Back at the Ark, after [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] suffered a psychotic break and ran off, Optimus Prime ordered the Autobots to hunt him down before he could harm any humans! After Brawn was cornered, he threatened the Autobots with death, but was quickly overwhelmed, and Optimus Prime carried Brawn's defeated body back to the Ark. Another electrical shock returned Brawn to his senes, but in order to prove Brawn's loyalty, a [[Trial by Combat]] was orchestrated between him and the traitorous Decepticon, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. With the help of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s holograms, Brawn's death was faked once he had proved himself, and the two factions returned to their respective bases.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''The Decepticons did not stay there for long, and suddenly a full-scale attack was launched on the Ark! Mid-clash, the Ark's computer systems, "[[Aunty]]", went berserk, and it fell to Optimus and Megatron to team up against the malfunctioning program to save both armies. Megatron used his [[Antimatter|ability to tap into the power of a black hole]], in a bid to free them, only for Ravage and [[Windcharger (G1)#Marvel The Transformers comics|Windcharger]] to burst in and destroy Aunty themselves. Seeing little reason to put the cosmic energies he had gathered to waste, Megatron turned to finish off Optimus Prime. Thankfully, Windcharger used his magnetic abilities to propel Megatron from the Ark, and the rest of the Decepticons retreated in the absence of their leader.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

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[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] alerted Optimus Prime to information that Ratchet had uncovered from the Ark's databanks: millions of years ago, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] battled [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] to a standstill. This raised some questions, but there was little Optimus Prime could do with this knowledge now. With a Decepticon attack imminent, and the Autobots dangerously low on fuel, Optimus Prime had a desperate gamble. Using the [[Tubes of Transference]], the combined remaining fuel was compiled into five of the strongest Autobots, himself, [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], Huffer, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and Mirage. Sure enough, the Decepticons descended quickly upon them, but even though Prime was still low on fuel, he was still quick enough to grab Starscream out of the air! It was not enough to defeat Megatron, however, and his nemesis hoisted Prime's body over his head in complete victory. ...That is, until Megatron and the other Decepticons doubled over in pain. Sparkplug had poisoned the Decepticons' fuel! Unfortunately, Optimus Prime's subsequent speech was short as he and the other Autobots were blasted into pieces. Shockwave had awakened and returned. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

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Though the Decepticons had taken over the Ark, Ratchet was able to sneak Buster Witwicky inside, and the young human was startled to find Optimus Prime's decapitated head attached to machinery. {{storylink|The New Order}} Optimus Prime, in this weakened state, pleaded with Buster to detach two power cords and attach them to either side of the human's head. This released a tremendous amount of energy, transferring Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to the human, and Buster blacked out. After Buster awoke, he returned to Ratchet to tell him of Optimus Prime's defeat. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}} Ratchet had to see this for himself, and he was saddened to find out that Buster was correct. The Autobots were defeated, even including the mighty Optimus Prime! But Optimus would not let Ratchet give up or despair. He pushed Ratchet to action, telling him that even though Ratchet was nothing more than a doctor, now was the time for him to learn to be a warrior. {{storylink|Warrior School!}} Since Shockwave's return, he had wrested leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron, and so the former Decepticon leader was ordered by Shockwave to prepare to move Optimus Prime's head from the Ark to the Decepticons' base of operations within [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

Shockwave planned to use the Creation Matrix energies within Optimus Prime's head to give life to a new Decepticon army, despite Optimus Prime's obvious objections. Shockwave didn't know that he had transferred most of the energy to Buster Witwicky, so Optimus Prime took quiet solace in the fact that the last of his remaining energies would be used on only six new warriors. {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} ''Meanwhile back at the Ark, Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] remotely controlled Prime's headless body to prevent [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] from setting off [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]'s nuclear arsenal.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

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Optimus Prime's head watched helplessly as Shockwave brought his [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to life using the rest of Prime's stored Creation Matrix energies. But Shockwave realized something was wrong when Prime failed to give life to his next creation, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}} Shockwave deduced what had happened, and so he sent Jetfire (who was still little more than a drone) out to capture Buster. Optimus Prime realized he had put Buster in tremendous danger, but thankfully Buster prevailed in thwarting his would-be-captors through applied use of the Creation Matrix on them. However, with the Matrix energy within Prime spent, the Autobot leader was useless to Shockwave, and so the Decepticon made plans to dispose of the head. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} In actuality, the head Shockwave disposed of was an impostor. Shockwave had learned that his headquarters were bugged, and so when the Autobots came to retrieve the head from a nearby swamp, the impostor head took control of Prime's body and turned on the Autobots. The day was saved only by the efforts of Buster, who was able to wrest control of Jetfire so that he could deliver the real head to its body. Once again whole, Prime retaliated against the Decepticons battling at the swamp, and one by one, they were destroyed. Shockwave himself arrived to battle Prime, but after they grappled, Shockwave was thrown into the swamps and disappeared. Instead of delivering a final blow, Optimus Prime rushed back to the plant to assure Buster's safety. The nightmare over, Prime transferred the Creation Matrix energies from Buster back into himself. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

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''His dignity restored with his head once again reunited with his body, Prime afterwards dressed as Santa Claus to appease Buster's strong sense of [[Christmas]] spirit.'' {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!}}

''Optimus Prime questioned his ability to lead after his recent series of trials when a fight broke out amongst the Autobots on whether to use the Creation Matrix to create an army of unstoppable robot monsters. His introspection was interrupted by the intrusion of Ravage. The spy was captured, but it was not known by the Autobots that this was part of a larger Decepticon plot. Ravage escaped easily, and when Bumblebee gave chase, the Autobot was captured by the Decepticons. His disembodied arm was dropped in front of the Ark by [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], a gauntlet cast. Prime decided to go alone to Decepticon headquarters to rescue Bumblebee, despite the other Autobots' objections. Indeed, Prime bested the Decepticons one-by-one, felling them all, until he arrived, heavily damaged, in the chamber where Bumblebee was held. After making short work of Soundwave, Optimus Prime returned to the Autobots, determined to do things right from then on.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

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''After Optimus Prime visited Bumblebee in the repair bay, the Autobots were surprised to be attacked by the Dinobot [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]], who was thought to be dead. After Swoop's mind was reclaimed from [[Peter Anthony Morris|Professor Morris]], Swoop went berserk and left once more. After learning that the Dinobots all would suffer the same involuntary rage, Optimus Prime called for a Dinobot Hunt!'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''Optimus Prime briefed the Autobots on the Dinobots and their nature and sent them to find the Dinobots in groups. Later, Optimus Prime traveled via [[Ark shuttlecraft]] to put a stop to a fight between Grimlock and [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] that had claimed several Autobot and human injuries. Prime neutralized the rampaging Dinobots, but was saddened to hear that the Decepticons had seized the opportunity to steal large quantities of energy from the humans while the Autobots were kept busy. With the Dinobots in ruin and the Decepticons fueled, Optimus Prime's Autobots had suffered a major defeat.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} ''Optimus Prime later checked in with Ratchet, who was monitoring the comatose Dinobots. He implored Ratchet to find a way to save them from their constant nightmares.'' {{storylink|Victory!}}

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With the Autobot ranks drastically depleted, Optimus Prime gave life to Jetfire using the Creation Matrix, and performed on him the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. He guided Jetfire through the Ark; first into Ratchet's repair bay, and next into Wheeljack's lab, where additional troops were being assembled. Optimus Prime assigned Bumblebee to train these new recruits, but ordered them not to engage the enemy. When the group stumbled onto a Decepticon plot to siphon energy from a [[Brick Springstern|Brick Springhorn]] concert, Optimus gathered every able Autobot to assist. However, Bumblebee had disobeyed orders and his rookies had successfully thwarted the Decepticons. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

When a human named [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] appeared on television, claiming he controlled all Transformers, Optimus Prime led a team of Autobots into the [[Powder River Basin]] to prevent the human from getting hurt. Megatron, who had frozen, deactivated, at the bottom of the basin, was subsequently re-energized by Soundwave and his minions, and the combined might of their firepower and the human military's drove away Optimus and the Autobots in defeat. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}} Afterward, Bumblebee felt he had failed Optimus Prime due to his relative lack of size and strength, and so he ran away. When Optimus discovered that Bumblebee had become a target of interest for the Decepticons, Optimus hurriedly led another team of Autobots to the rescue, an act that helped prove Bumblebee's worth to himself. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

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''Optimus Prime was absolutely appalled to discover that Wheeljack and Ratchet had built Buster Witwicky a [[battlesuit]] to aid him in the battle against the Decepticons, asking them outright if they had lost their minds. Though Buster protested, noting that since he was trusted with holding the Creation Matrix he should be trusted with the suit as well, Optimus Prime ordered the armored suit destroyed. But Buster stole the armored suit under cover of night and attacked the Decepticon headquarters, where he defeated Frenzy. The victory was a fluke however, one not to be repeated against Shockwave. Shockwave bested the human, but the arrival of Optimus Prime and the Autobots convinced Shockwave to spare his life.'' {{storylink|Robot Buster!}} ''Following this incident, Buster began having strange nightmares, and Optimus Prime suspected that these nightmares were induced by the Creation Matrix.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''Optimus himself featured prominently in Buster's visions, appearing in battle against Shockwave, only to be destroyed. Wanting to investigate these Creation Matrix-induced dreams, Optimus Prime and Buster were hooked up to machinery so that the human could share them. Optimus Prime and Buster witnessed strange five-robot combiners from each faction named [[Special Teams]] fighting at the [[Pullen Power Plant]], and awoke shouting their name. They had seen a vision of the next generation of Transformers...'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

Meanwhile, on Cybertron, a group of Autobots were happy to learn that Optimus Prime and his Autobots still lived. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

''Optimus sent [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] out on a scouting mission to [[Portland|Greater Portland]], only for his soldier to fail to report back afterwards. Despite others among the Autobot ranks assuming that Tracks's vain streak had gotten the better of him once more, and he was too busy showing off to resume contact, Optimus sent out Jazz to check up on him. Jazz failed to find his fellow Autobots, and as a week passed, Optimus dispatched more soldiers to seek him out, but soon lost hope that they would ever retrieve their teammate. His optimism returned when Cosmos reported a possible lead placing Tracks in [[New York City]]. Optimus once more sent out troops to retrieve him, this time tasking the mission to [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]. The trio succeeded in their mission, and Optimus debriefed Tracks upon his return.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

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''While on a mission to build friendly relations with the people of [[Pinewoodsville]], Optimus and the other Autobots were hit with a strange blast of energy that temporarily reversed their personalities. The group rampaged through the town, ruining months of goodwill work. Tracking the source of the blast to England, the Autobots flew overseas to put an end to what they assumed was a Decepticon plot. But the Decepticons had also been affected by the blast, and were likewise tracking its origin. Starscream happened upon Optimus and drove him off the road, sending the Autobot crashing into a tree, just as another energy blast muddled up the circuitry of all those present. Starscream became friendly, while Optimus's troops turned on him violently and tried to overthrow him. The personality reversal ended before Jazz could execute Optimus, but the latter was nonetheless left banged up from the ordeal. With his weapons non-responsive, Optimus was forced to hide inside a nearby tunnel while his troops carried on the mission. The culprit turned out to be a human invention, the "[[Purnel's Auto-Reverse Defence|PARD]]." It was destroyed, along with [[Zeke Heilmann|a spy]] trying to steal it, after Starscream battled Jazz over both. With the threat neutralized, the Autobots carried Optimus back to their UK Base, where Ratchet was waiting to fix him up. '' {{storylink|To a Power Unknown!}}

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In front of all the active Autobots, Optimus Prime and Grapple unveiled their secret project: [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]! Designed to be their last line of defense, Prime planned to leave Omega Supreme to guard the Ark while Prime led the Autobots to the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon river basin headquarters]] to steal combiner technology from Devastator and promptly leave. The Dinobots scoffed at this plan, refusing to start a battle they were required to run away from, and so Grimlock and his Dinobots seceded from the Autobots. Though [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] raised concerns, Optimus Prime maintained that he had allowed for this. In fact, he allowed for everything save the interference of the humans, and after the mission was successfully pulled off, one human came after Skids; revenge for an earlier fender-bender with the Autobot. Skids was forced to pause, giving the Decepticons the opening they needed to blast him. Optimus Prime regretfully had to leave Skids behind, having to keep the safety of the rest of his troops in mind. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

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''Learning of the Dinobots' disastrous solo adventures, Optimus Prime wanted to disown them, but reluctantly acknowledged that they were necessary muscle for the team. Tragically, while speaking to the Autobots about their war thus far on Earth, he, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], and Ratchet mysteriously vanished in a flash of light!'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''They found themselves in a strange dimension called [[Limbo]], where they joined a conflict between [[Cloran|two]] [[Zenag|factions]] of creatures whose warring behavior seemed rather familiar. Though Prime agreed to help one tribe in staving off an invading army, he refused to take any life in doing so. The opposing tribe proposed to give Optimus access to a device that would allow the Autobots to return to their world should they eliminate the enemy tribe, but Optimus once more refused to take part in wholesale slaughter. The Autobots soon allied with Shockwave, [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], who were also shunted into this dimension. Though Shockwave was more willing to use violence to escape this world, they found out the whole alien war was just an illusion created by [[Limbo parasite|native parasites]], who fed on their emotions.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''Upon his return, Optimus learned that they had been displaced by Autobots and Decepticons traveling from the future.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

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As Ratchet sealed up one of Prime's wounds, the Autobot commander was delighted to see Skids was alive, having returned to him along with [[Donny Finkleberg]] (previously the Robot-Master). They had news for him regarding the arrival of Autobot reinforcements from Cybertron, but they were interrupted by a news bulletin. [[Hoover Dam]] was being attacked by Decepticons, so Optimus Prime leapt from the repair bay despite Ratchet's objections to call the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] into service. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Later Ratchet was able to finish sealing Prime's wound, but not before the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was able to implant a [[cerebro-shell]] within Prime's body. Through this link, the Decepticons would be able to share use of the Creation Matrix to give life to new troops! The Aerialbots hadn't done well on their first outing, so as Optimus Prime reformatted them, Megatron gave life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]! Shortly afterwards, Prime sent the Aerialbots out to assist Skids but they were thwarted by the Stunticons and all the Autobots present fell into the hands of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} When [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] experimented on the captive Skids's [[brain module]], she was able to access many images of Optimus Prime in his memory chips. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}} ''When Prowl tried to apprehend the [[Battlecharger]]s, Prime intercepted and rebuked him for causing too much destruction.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''When it dawned on Optimus that he had gone back on his word to not create a generation of "Ultimate Autobots" with the Matrix upon bringing the Aerialbots to life, a great unease befell him. Worse yet, he was troubled to consider that the Aerialbots' various neuroses and weaknesses might outwheigh their value in the field. The Autobot commander called upon Jetfire to lead the Aerialbots in an investigative mission, and to undermine them throughout to test them while pushing them to their psychological limits. Upon hearing Jetfire's report, he would decide if the Aerialbots' worth.''

''After the mission, wherein the Aerialbots fought against a group led by Starscream for control of a power plant, Jetfire informed Prime that the Aerialbots performed valiantly, despite their hang-ups, putting the debate at rest.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

''Prior to the Christmas of 1986, Prime gave the go-ahead to Prowl and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s mission to intercept Decepticon activity at a [[NASA]] facility and asked Jetfire to go along as support.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

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''Optimus Prime observed the records of how poorly the Autobots performed in his absence in Limbo, specifically how they went so far as to seek leadership from Megatron out of sheer desperation. Optimus Prime began to consider whether he was too important to the Autobots, and if they could carry on should he fall. To alleviate his doubts, he and a reluctant [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] plotted to fake Prime's death to teach the Autobots how to fend for themselves. While Prime was setting up an [[Facsimile construct|impostor version of himself]] to leave behind destroyed for the Autobots to find, Megatron sent the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to attack Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

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''During the scuffle, Optimus and Megatron were transported to Cybertron, while Prime's counterfeit body, torn apart, was found by the Autobots. Optimus Prime surveyed Cybertron for the first time in four million years, and he couldn't believe how terribly it had fallen. Cities and buildings were cut to the ground, and even his beloved Iacon was in shambles. After Prime saved [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] from a [[Well-armed Decepticon bully|roving Decepticon]], the tiny Autobot followed him despite Prime's wishes to be alone. Unfortunately, Megatron (in league with [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]) had spread rumors that an imposter Optimus Prime had infiltrated Cybertron, which were readily believed due to Prime's four-million-year absence. Before too long, Prime was surrounded and shackled with [[energy restraints]] by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Wreckers]]!'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} ''With Outback's help in distracting the Wreckers with a [[gas particle bomb]], Prime was able to escape and the two set out to clear Optimus's name. Unfortunately, a couple of Guardian units caught up to them and though Prime defeated them, he was only able to do so after Outback had suffered mortal wounds.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''As Outback began to die in his arms, Prime told Outback of the time he, Prowl, and Ratchet were stuck in Limbo. His story was overheard by the Wreckers, but hearing Prime's words convinced Emirate Xaaron that this was in fact the real Optimus Prime!'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

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''The return of Optimus Prime was a welcome boost to the Autobot underground resistance. Not only did Autobot morale increase, but Decepticons were spooked at his very appearance! But after a few [[Decepticon fuel store|strategic victories]], Prime knew he had to return to Earth. Prime and Ultra Magnus planned one last raid—they would besiege the [[Polyhex Decepticon stronghold|Decepticon stronghold]] in [[Polyhex]] and destroy Megatron! But Megatron's "eccentricities" had become too much for Cybertron's Decepticons to handle, and in the middle of their battle, all three were whisked away to Earth by the [[space bridge]]. Optimus Prime appeared before the Autobots just as they had finished their Earth-inspired burial of the impostor body he had left behind.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|thumb|left|Game over, man! Game over!]]
The Autobots had been monitoring the humans' creation of [[Power Station Alpha]], and Optimus Prime, sensing its completion would need closer inspection, sent Bumblebee to its unveiling. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Optimus Prime met an anticlimactic end in a gambit for [[Energy Futures Industries]]' [[Hydrothermocline]]. He and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] agreed to fight Megatron and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in a simulated, virtual world named ''[[Multi-World]]''. They agreed whichever leader lost in the virtual world would be blown up in the real world. Originally virtual Megatron was killed. But when Megatron cheated using the game's "Afterdeath" code, Prime resorted to killing virtual beings to gain the upper hand, and despite his victory, Prime believed he had truly lost. Before their eyes, the human [[Ethan Zachary]] detonated Optimus Prime's body, as was previously agreed. In secret, Ethan secured away a [[floppy disk]] that held a copy of Optimus Prime's mind. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} Meanwhile, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] had been sent to investigate Bumblebee's destruction at the hands of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but he was recalled in the middle of this altercation when it was discovered that Optimus Prime had been "assassinated". {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

Optimus Prime's death unhinged Megatron further. The Decepticon leader simply couldn't believe that his eternal foe was truly dead, and he began blowing up random trucks. Megatron's paranoia grew so much that he blew up the space bridge with himself on it. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} Ratchet's subsequent efforts to restore Optimus Prime were unsuccessful, and after much grieving, Optimus Prime's body was launched into space as per Cybertronian custom. Omega Supreme presided over his funeral, and both he and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] gave eulogies. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

In front of a holographic image of Optimus Prime's head, the surviving Autobots tried to choose a new leader. Optimus Prime's replacement would be like him: a great warrior, wise, compassionate, kind, and courageous. As luck would have it, Grimlock chose exactly that moment to show all of those qualities for the first and only time in his life. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

''When Shockwave and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] experimented on a [[Archforce|clone]] of Megatron using a [[psycho-probe]], it experienced visions of being defeated by Optimus Prime and Straxus.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} ''Around the same time, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] thought back over the mistakes he had made as leader of the Wreckers, including nearly executing Prime as a Decepticon spy.'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

Optimus Prime's funeral barge eventually crashed on a giant moon of [[VsQs]], where it lay for an untold time. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

[[File:Ethanzacharypretendertothethrone.jpg|thumb|Reaching level 70 was a momentous occasion.]]
Years passed as [[Ethan Zachary]], who still possessed the floppy disk that contained a copy of Optimus Prime's mind, tried to coax it into full sentience. This copy of Optimus Prime believed he was a video game character and nothing more, despite Ethan Zachary's constant prodding. Ethan thought he finally had a chance to jolt Prime back to his old self when he was investigated by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. The two put Optimus Prime in charge of a real team of Autobots, the [[Pretender]]s, and the disk copy Prime led them in battle against Decepticon Pretenders. Prime's delusions were unshaken. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Goldbug took the disk with him, but all attempts to rebuild Optimus Prime ended in failure. An argument over supreme Autobot leadership erupted between Grimlock's earthbound Autobots and a group of Autobots who had just arrived from [[Nebulos]] under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Ultimately, Fortress Maximus realized that Optimus Prime was the true leader of the Autobots, not anyone else, and so he sent Goldbug, [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], and [[Getaway]] back to Nebulos where the technology existed to fully restore Optimus Prime to life. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:PeoplePower-reprogrammed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Seriously, Prime's been playing WoW waaaay too long.]]
It wasn't quite so simple, however. Fortress Maximus's Autobots had left Nebulos in ruin, and the planet poisoned its fuel supply so that robots could never return and wage war. A loophole was found, however, in the [[Powermaster]] process, created by the scientist [[Hi-Q]]. As luck would have it, Hi-Q was the exact person Goldbug was searching for to rebuild Optimus Prime, but the scientist refused on the grounds that he would be reintroducing the war to his planet—and he didn't believe the Transformers were any more than clever yet unsentient machines. Optimus Prime was rebuilt anyway, even though he wouldn't live very long at all without unpoisoned fuel. Hi-Q changed his mind on the sentience of Transformers when he saw the rebuilt Optimus Prime (shocked out of his video game persona delusions) interact with Goldbug. Hi-Q underwent the Powermaster process himself to save Optimus Prime's life, and Powermaster Optimus Prime was able to defeat two Powermaster-enhanced Decepticons, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. Optimus Prime and his crew left Nebulos with their new Nebulon partners. {{storylink|People Power!}}

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As they traveled through the void of space, Optimus taught his Nebulon companions about the Cybertronian civil war, only for his history lesson to be interrupted by a transmission advertising the "[[Cosmic Carnival]]," an intergalactic traveling show housing acts from many worlds. Optimus was ready to ignore the broadcast and push forward, only to notice that the Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was part of the carnival's line-up. He changed course, and investigated alongside Goldbug. As they poked around, the two Autobots took note of [[Spacehikers|four human children]] being kept as sideshow attractions. Outraged to see them held against their will, Prime confronted [[Berko]], another human acting as their keeper, and demanded to see his manager. Unfortunately, the head honcho, [[Big Top]], produced an ironclad contract signed by all four children as well as Sky Lynx. They had agreed to work to pay off a debt to the carnival, and were being legally held until they had done so. A conversation with Sky Lynx later, the Autobots decided to disregard any legalese and bust out both him and the children anyways; it was apparent that the carnival would never consider their debts payed, no matter how long they worked. Optimus further learned that Berko was also a prisoner of sorts, and offered him his freedom and safe passage to Earth if he helped them. Touched by the Autobot's show of genuine concern, Berko agreed. Goldbug and Berko went off to liberate the children while Optimus focused on freeing Sky Lynx. During Sky Lynx's next act, Optimus leaped into the circus ring with him, and helped his fellow Autobot ram through any opposition. Many of the other performers tried to stop them, including [[Rorza, the Rocket-cycle Racer from Rigel III]], who vowed to cleave Optimus in half for, allegedly, daring to ignore him. After the Autobots defeated all who stood in their way, the crowd broke into a cheer, and Optimus took a bow at Sky Lynx's suggestion. He reconvened with Goldbug on the ''Steelhaven'', who had been equally successful in his task. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}}

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''Before reuniting with the other Earthbound Autobots, Optimus Prime and the other Powermasters took a [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to Earth on [[Christmas]] Day. Optimus Prime, seeing Earth's frozen wasteland, wondered why he even cared about the Earth in the first place, much less fought desperately to defend it. But after recalling the events that first brought him there, he remembered that it was his fault that the Ark crashed there four million years ago, and so any pain and suffering caused by the Transformers' war was his burden. His compassion for Earth renewed, he sought out his troops and announced that henceforth, the Autobots would make greater attempts at bringing more than just violence to the humans.'' {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''Returning to the Ark, Optimus easily assumed command of the Autobots there; while the Dinobots were initially unhappy, Prime quickly and effortlessly sweet-talked them into going along with it.'' {{storylink|The Quest!}} That done, he learned via television about the Decepticons' baffling island vacation resort, [[Club Con]]. Optimus Prime sent Blaster to investigate. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

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''Despite a mysterious disruption in time and space that threatened all reality, due to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s adventures in his own past (which was Prime's present), Optimus Prime halted a conference on the matter to rescue [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. While Highbrow apologized for interrupting more important matters, he, Optimus Prime, and a few other Autobots were displaced to Limbo once again, allowing [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and other Autobots from the future to investigate the mysterious disruption. The other present-day Autobots thought Optimus Prime and the others had been disintegrated, and so attacked the "impostor" Autobots under Rodimus Prime's command, but Optimus spoke to them through Rodimus Prime's Matrix and calmed them down. A crazed yet seemingly unbeatable Galvatron attacked them, and Optimus Prime debated whether he should leave Limbo and team up with Rodimus against him, even though two Matrix-bearers coexisting at the same time would accelerate the timestorm's destruction of reality. Eventually, Optimus decided to ignore the dangers, and he materialized through Rodimus Prime's Matrix and engaged Galvatron one-on-one. Finally, Galvatron himself was eaten by the timestorm, and Scourge and the body of Cyclonus were also fed to it, which caused the timestorm to subside temporarily. Rodimus Prime promised to Optimus Prime that he would destroy all time machines when he returned to the future.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''When an battle between [[Getaway]] and [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] resulted in a human getting critically injured, a life-support system was assembled to keep the injured party alive. Saving the man's life became a race against time when [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] stole the power cell needed to power said system, forcing the Autobots to chase after him. The Aerialbots botched their task in forcing the [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], Throttle's vehicle, to double back, and the jet wound up on the ocean floor along with the thief's loot. A team headed by Optimus took on the arduous task of heading underwater to retrieve the battery, with only a thirty minute window to do so before their Nebulan partners drowned. As Prime's team approached their objective, they were met by the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]. Badly outclassed by the enemy's superior underwater maneuverability and running out of time, Optimus ordered the Nebulans to see the power cell's retrieval through while the Autobots carried on the fight. Though odds were stacked against them, the Autobots emerged victorious when the Dreadwing's cockpit was breached by Hi-Q; with their own Nebulan allies now at risk of drowning, the Seacons saw to their rescue instead of remaining on the offensive.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

[[File:Fortmaxboat.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Prime's not back five minutes and he's already using the previous leader as his personal boat.]]
Optimus Prime and Fortress Maximus accompanied Blaster to where Club Con was last situated, but it had been relocated by then. Despite this setback, Prime assured [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] that the search for his brother Buster, who had been kidnapped by the Decepticons, would continue. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Sure enough, a distress signal in the Arctic led the Autobots to Buster, but also to a Decepticon ambush! After several Autobots were incapacitated, the battle stopped as it was discovered that this had all been arranged by Starscream, who had launched into space to seize the powers of the long lost [[Underbase]]. As the Autobots and Decepticons formed a loose alliance to stop Starscream, Optimus Prime warned that he had learned in his youth that fully possessing the Underbase led to madness or death. Starscream was stopped before he could absorb all of the Underbase, but he had absorbed enough of it to be able to destroy the Decepticons' island spacecraft in which the two factions were traveling. Thankfully, Optimus Prime had thought ahead and had the Ark follow them there in case of an emergency.

Several teams of allied Autobots and Decepticons followed Starscream to Earth to stop him, but Optimus Prime insisted that he stay behind on the Ark to work on a plan on his own. [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had growing suspicions that the Autobot leader was really trying to claim the rest of the Underbase for himself, and they snuck on board as the Transformers on Earth were being shut down en masse by Starscream. Unfortunately for Optimus, they caught him while Hi-Q was disconnected from him, and so he was drastically overpowered. Optimus revealed to Scorponok that he was not trying to possess the Underbase... rather, he had been working on a rocket to deflect the Underbase towards Earth. He knew Starscream would try to absorb the rest, and sure enough, Starscream did—growing in size and power before their eyes. But possession of the Underbase resulted in madness ''and'' death, and Starscream's massive body exploded. Scorponok apologized for his bad appraisal of Optimus Prime's intentions, and the two commanders resolved to cease fighting so that they could gather their wounded and resume the fight another day. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[File:People's Gas.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hell, let's just put the robot arms right there on the front of the trailer, why not.]]
Now that Buster had been reclaimed from the Decepticons, Spike told Optimus Prime that he felt his obligation to the Autobots was over. Prime reluctantly let Spike go, but told him that he was more attached to Fortress Maximus than he knew. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}} Not only was Fortress Maximus now out of commission, but the Autobots had suffered incredible losses at the hands of the Underbase-powered Starscream. Optimus Prime assigned [[Cloudburst]] and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] to purchase [[microchip]]s on the black market at [[Grand Central Space Station]], knowing their Pretender shells would allow them to hide their robotic forms from the robophobic aliens there. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}} Cloudburst and Landmine reached an ethical impasse involving the microchips, and so Optimus Prime reached out to Cybertron for reinforcements. He called upon the [[Micromaster]]s, specifically the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]], to investigate some Decepticon-originated weather problems in [[New York City]]. Hi-Q worried that the Micromasters were unreliable punks, but they were able to prove themselves against the Decepticons in the end, though they refused to join the Autobots proper. {{storylink|King Con!}}

[[File:Doubledealerofthecentury.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Optimus Prime is also corresponding with a cash-strapped Nicaraguan prince...]]
''The Race Car Patrol accompanied Prime on a more rural mission: receiving Autobot resistance plans couriered by [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]]. But a Decepticon, [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], abducted Chainclaw before he could deliver them, and offered the plans back to Prime as a ransom. Optimus Prime accepted, and a new Autobot named [[Doubledealer|Double]] offered to deliver the Energon payment himself. Upon his return with Chainclaw's unconscious form, Dealer claimed to have been "ransacked" by the Decepticons, who had taken both the energon and the plans. With Chainclaw safe, Optimus vowed to deal with the Decepticons himself, and led the Race Car Patrol against Scorponok's troops while "Double" hung back to rest.'' {{storylink|(Double) Deal of the Century!}}

''The [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] trained against [[solid light simulation]]s of Optimus Prime and other high-ranking Autobots in [[Slaughter City]].'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

''Optimus Prime lamented that he could no longer use the Creation Matrix to heal his fallen troops, as the Matrix was inside his old body which had been shot into space; the Autobots had not known that the Matrix was in Optimus Prime's chest to remove at the time. On cue, a being who called himself [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] appeared on Earth, and it was seemingly powered by a piece of the Creation Matrix! Deathbringer proved to be invulnerable, but Optimus Prime couldn't bring himself to harm something that held the essence of the Matrix anyhow. But after enough destruction, Optimus Prime was finally able to defeat it with help from [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], who convinced it to self-destruct in concordance with its primary function.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}} {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

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''[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] led a seemingly suicidal assault on the Ark, entirely for the purpose of seeking revenge against his defeat at the hands of Nightbeat, [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]. Optimus Prime took Thunderwing on, berating him for having more courage than sense. True to Prime's words, Thunderwing's own troops dragged him away.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

Optimus Prime ordered Ratchet to get some downtime, fearing his overworked medic (and friend) was losing his grip on sanity. Soon after, Optimus Prime saw news reports of the Micromaster [[Air Strike Patrol]] holding [[MacDill Air Force Base]] hostage, so he took the largest ensemble of troops down to Earth he could muster, given the Autobots' depleted ranks. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} [[File:Resurrectiongambit-bombburst.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]] As he told the Micromasters to surrender or face the consequences, he received a transmission from Ratchet, back at the Ark, but [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] fired at Prime's communicator before the message could be completed. This enraged Optimus Prime, who began to suspect grander, more sinister things at work behind the scenes. Optimus Prime had been led to a staged battle, but before he could leave, Scorponok and his Decepticons also arrived, itching for a fight! But after the circumstances of the day, Optimus Prime wasn't about to deny them the opportunity, and he fought back with a shocking, cold fury that baffled even Scorponok. The humans at the Air Force base called out Prime on his reckless violence, and Prime apologized for his outburst. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

Since Optimus Prime knew the battle was staged, he scaled back his troops accordingly, and ordered them to return to the Ark and leave him behind. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] refused and remained at Optimus's side, helping him fend off the hordes of Decepticons who had attacked him. But Optimus Prime stopped Hot Rod short of firing on [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]], as Prime had begun to appeal to his sense of logic. An unknown party was pulling the strings! Scorponok hesitated, but before an agreement could be reached, they were confronted by an old enemy thought defeated—Starscream! {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}}

Though Starscream's performance started out impressively, he soon began to show his true cowardly colors, and Optimus was able to rouse Scorponok from his stunned stupor. Optimus convinced him to order a coordinated strike against Starscream, ending with the Pretender begging Scorponok to retake him under his command. The conflict brought to an end, both factions again parted ways. Once again Optimus Prime turned his thoughts towards Ratchet... {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

[[File:YesterdaysHeroes-Whyyyy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Meanwhile, nobody mourns poor [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]].]]
...but it was too late! Ratchet had sacrificed himself to destroy Megatron, the orchestrator behind the events at MacDill Air Force Base. Optimus Prime was overcome with grief, and he decided to stop fighting altogether. After parking the Ark on Earth's moon, he walked out on its surface, apparently never to return again. This, of course, caused the Autobots to worry about the future of their cause, and Hot Rod quickly threw together a risky plan to win Prime back. He plotted a "rampage" by an "out-of-control" [[Guardian (Marvel)|Mark V Guardian droid]] to whisk Prime back into fighting shape, but when the droid truly went out of control, the plan worked just a little too well. Prime came to his senses, returned to the Ark, and destroyed the droid, but not before several Autobots suffered genuine injury. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

''Around the same time, Prime sent Cloudburst, [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] and [[Getaway]] to check up on the resurrected Starscream. This also resulted in them suffering genuine injury.'' {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

''Out of nostalgia, Optimus kept a spare copy of his mind stored in an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse, seeing it as his last link to all those he had met in [[Ethan Zachary]]'s virtual world. Unfortunately, this made the installation a target for Decepticons, who could put the [[floppy disk]] to malicious use. The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] were stationed at the warehouse, but when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were spotted near the [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], Optimus dispatched the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s to relieve Hot Spot's team, allowing them to battle their old rivals.''

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''Both the Powermasters and the Protectobots failed in their respective tasks. As a result, Scorponok was able to build a smart missile, one able to track Prime down wherever he went, and dodge any interference that came its way. After being briefly held captive by the Decepticons, Getaway learned of Scorponok's plan, and forewarned Prime of the deadly projectile. Prime insisted that he deal with the situation alone, blaming himself for allowing such a weapon to be created; had he not been so sentimental, the disk integral to its conception could have been destroyed long ago. He and Hi-Q drove out to an uninhabited area, and awaited the missile's approach. Their first attempt at disabling it had them go into a tunnel and collapse its entrance before the missile followed. When this failed to provoke a harmless detonation, Optimus Prime next used his battle station mode to attempt blasting the missile out of the sky. It managed to evade the entirety of his salvo, leaving Prime depleted of ammo. He next attempted to simply outpace the missile, pushing Hi-Q to his limit to afford him the necessary speed. The pair managed to dive into a nearby lake before the missile reached them, though the exertion damaged Hi-Q's armor, allowing water to seep inside. Optimus was forced to re-emerge to prevent the Nebulan from drowning.''

''After setting Hi-Q down out of harm's way, Optimus turned to the missile as it changed its course to meet him once more. Realizing that he couldn't evade it for much longer, Prime resolved to take the hit, and punched the missile down. No explosion followed, as the missile was revealed to be a dud! It turned out that Getaway had managed to convince the [[ABC|Decepticons' computer]] of Optimus's nobility, and it had disarmed the missile in order to spare the Autobot leader. Though Prime was saddened that the AI would likely meet its end at Scorponok's hand for its betrayal, Getaway tried to cheer him up; he pointed out that at the very least, it had been his honorable qualities which had inspired Earth's first fully-independent AI to make a decision for itself.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

Meanwhile, their creator, [[Primus]] had awakened within Cybertron, alerting his enemy [[Unicron]] to its location. Since the only thing that could stop Unicron was the Creation Matrix, and the Creation Matrix had been shot into space inside Optimus Prime's funeral barge, Prime and Emirate Xaaron assembled several teams of Autobots to scour a specific star system in which the funeral barge likely would have landed. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} ''On Cybertron, Longtooth learned of the quest for the Matrix and, feeling guilty, sent back the fragment that Optimus had given him.'' {{storylink|Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?}} ''Prime deliberated about which Autobot he should revive with the fragment but after witnessing the environmental damage caused by the Autobots' pursuit of the Air Strike Patrol he decided to use its power to restore the Earth itself.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}} Though Optimus Prime was never very comfortable with the mystical side of the Creation Matrix, he approached an altar aboard the Ark and was given a vision of a Matrix corrupted by evil and imminent oblivion! {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} After several dead ends, the Prime's funeral barge and the Creation Matrix were found on the barren moon of [[VsQs]]. Optimus Prime and Hot Rod went together to meet the [[All-Terrain Turbo-Transport]] as it landed, but were shocked to realize that Autobots were not delivering the Matrix at all! No, they were face to face with Lord Thunderwing, the Creation Matrix's next vessel! {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

[[File:AllFallDown-andweshallwin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"The sky will open. The lights will come down. Celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect!"]]
Powered by the corrupted energies of the Matrix, Thunderwing was unstoppable. Even so, Optimus Prime pleaded for his troops to avoid trying to damage Thunderwing, for the Matrix was their only chance to destroy Unicron! After numerous losses were incurred, however, Optimus Prime decided to forgo the soft touch, and the Autobot leader let loose his full fury on the possessed Decepticon leader. More and more, the Matrix assumed control of Thunderwing, even taking possession of his mind, but Prime could not make Thunderwing notice this development. Thunderwing was not stopped by Prime's strength or by logic or reason, but by the cunning of Nightbeat. Nightbeat harpooned Thunderwing to the All-Terrain Turbo-Transport, shut off the [[artificial gravity]] systems, and Thunderwing and the transport were flung out into space. Thunderwing and the Matrix were presumed destroyed when the transport's self-destruct activated. Despite this seemingly catastrophic loss, Optimus Prime vowed to never give hope or give in to evil. With good on their side, they would ultimately prevail! {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

[[File:PriceofLife-Icannot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Optimus Prime is firmly against the Right to Die movement.]]
Optimus Prime was still hung up on Ratchet's death, and assigned Nightbeat to investigate any chance that his friend still lived. Nightbeat suggested that Ratchet and Megatron might still be alive in [[Unspace]], the dimension that serves as a middleman between transdimensional portal openings. Though Optimus didn't understand most of the details in Nightbeat's plan to retrieve the lost Autobot, the morsel of hope his subordinate gave him steeled Optimus for his next task. With the Matrix out of the picture, Optimus Prime had turned to another prophecy, one that claimed that Unicron could be destroyed if all Transformers worked together as one. That would be impossible so long as the war continued, so Prime announced his intentions to surrender the Autobots to the Decepticons on Earth. Unsurprisingly, this was met with hostility. Soon after concluding his announcement, Optimus learned that Nightbeat had been correct in his assumption that Ratchet still existed... but there were complications in his retrieval: Ratchet had been fused molecularly with Megatron into one frightening creature! {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} Optimus Prime refused to let anyone harm the creature. This caused even more complications when the creature, unchecked, began to tear apart the Ark's engine systems. [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], Prime's security officer, warned him that if he didn't put the creature down, he would personally remove Prime from command. Optimus Prime reluctantly approached the creature, intending to kill it, but when the half that was Ratchet put the barrel of Prime's gun to its own head, begging Prime to kill it, Optimus Prime had second thoughts. He ordered [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] to separate the two, even though Megatron would survive. Worse, one could not survive without the other. This did not please Kup and the others. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

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True to his word, Optimus Prime surrendered his Autobots to Scorponok's Decepticons, stationed in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] swamps. The Decepticons were enjoying this turn of events a little too much, which drew an outburst from Kup. Optimus Prime tried to tell Kup to have patience, but Kup reminded him that the Optimus Prime he knew would never back down, never surrender, no matter what the cost! But no matter, the deed was done, and Optimus Prime and the Autobots were escorted into cells. After a while, Optimus Prime began to suspect that Scorponok didn't really want to talk about an alliance against Unicron at all, and was ignoring the long term to satisfy his short-term problems with commanding respect amongst his troops. Optimus Prime knocked aside Soundwave, his guard, and found Kup and Hot Rod. Unfortunately, Kup wouldn't be so easily rounded up, citing Prime's recent problems. But Prime pleaded to him at length, noting that for a warrior race, perhaps surrender took the most courage of all! Kup quietly admitted Prime was right, and the three Autobots burst into Scorponok's quarters, where Scorponok's body had been stowed, leaving Lord Zarak and Bludgeon mostly vulnerable. Zarak and Hot Rod grabbed a hostage each, but Prime ordered both sides to stand down. They had to begin trusting each other, if they were to team up against Unicron. Optimus Prime and Scorponok were once again about to reach an agreement when they were once again interrupted! A splinter team of Decepticons, led by Shockwave and Starscream, attacked the Decepticons' underground base, causing it to implode. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

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Optimus Prime's immediate concern was damage control—and not just towards the humans in nearby New York City, but to the fragile alliance that was nearly formed! He and Nightbeat left to keep Scorponok and Shockwave's feud from reaching New York, but the fight was accelerated with the arrival of [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s new superhuman team, the [[Neo-Knights]]! {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Their best chance at securing the alliance was keeping Scorponok alive, but Circuit Breaker was making it very difficult. Upon approaching her, Optimus fell into Circuit-Breaker's sights, and she began to fry his circuits. Thanks to Blackrock pointing out to her that Shockwave, the robot who had initially crippled her, was present, Optimus was spared from going to the junkheap. Once Shockwave was out of the picture, Circuit-Breaker drained from her efforts in bringing him down, Optimus Prime and Scorponok once again (again) went to shake hands... {{storylink|Out of Time!}} when all Earthbound Transformers were whisked away by Primus to Cybertron. Primus spoke to them through the glowing body of Emirate Xaaron, telling them of the eternal conflict between himself and Unicron, and their part in defeated his eternal nemesis. Optimus began to grow concerned over Primus's apparent lack of concern over the well-being of his creation, and began to fear that their god saw them only as disposable chess pieces. Primus also selected Optimus Prime to be the Transformers' leader, which caught the attention of a hidden sect of [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]]. While Scorponok confided in Prime that he was scared of dying in the upcoming battle, the two were jumped by the cultists. Scorponok, the Autobots, and even the rest of the Decepticon army came to Prime's rescue, and it seemed the alliance was finally forged. ...Till, at least, Kup pointed out that Unicron himself was hovering over the planet, ready for attack. This coincided with Optimus Prime doubling over in debilitating pain, a condition he had been hiding from the Autobots for some time. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:EdgeofExtinction-sothatallmaylive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's been reading his [[Jesus|New Testament]].]]
Kup and Getaway tried to push Prime along, but the force of Unicron's claws punching into the surface of Cybertron sent them reeling. Just the sheer, impossible size of Unicron paralyzed Optimus Prime and Scorponok with fear and awe. With both leaders' factions unable to rally their troops, Primus tried to intervene and battle Unicron himself. His efforts amounted to little however, and his avatar was destroyed. Optimus Prime was not shaken into action until a [[Galvatron II|brave, unidentified soldier]] attacked Unicron singlehandedly and was swatted away. Given new resolve by this act, Optimus charged alongside the remaining Autobots and Decepticons. But even as a united army, the Transformers seemed capable of little more than annoying their opponent. Casualties continued to mount, Scorponok among them. Having martyred himself, Scorponok asked Optimus Prime if he "did good" as he succumbed to his death throes. Optimus Prime nodded, called him his friend, and finally Scorponok passed away. Then, a Matrix-possessed Thunderwing suddenly returned. Although Thunderwing's body was completely disintegrated by Unicron, the Matrix itself persisted. As the artifact plummeted down planet-side, Prime ejected Hi-Q from his chest, knowing this next act would kill him. He seized the Matrix, fought its corruption, and plunged himself into Unicron's maw while holding it aloft. The Matrix's goodness came to the forefront once more thanks to Prime's influence, and its power was unleashed to destroy Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

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The Transformers' ultimate battle was won, but the cost was high! What was left of Optimus Prime's body was found, and he was amazingly still holding on to life, thanks to the Matrix energy that he'd absorbed. But he hadn't much longer, so he pulled Prowl close to him and told him that Grimlock would lead the Autobots. Prime died (again), and Prowl screamed in agony. But before too long, after the Powermaster absorbed [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] energy from Grimlock, Hi-Q announced that ''he'' was Optimus Prime! {{storylink|Still Life!}} Since Cybertron was threatening to break apart after the stress of Unicron's attack, Hi-Q and the other Neo-Knights were packed up on a ship meant to escape the planet. But Hi-Q had other ideas. {{storylink|Exodus!}} He persuaded the Neo-Knights to stay on the dying planet and search for the [[Last Autobot]], explaining that the pains Optimus Prime were feeling before he died were the start of a larger metamorphosis. If Prime had lived, the Powermaster process would have eventually merged the two into one, but it continued on even with Prime dead. Thankfully for the Neo-Knights, Hi-Q was not crazy, and they stumbled across the storage chamber for the Last Autobot. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

The Last Autobot set in motion the planet's healing process and took an interest in Hi-Q. A new robotic body was forged around Hi-Q's, and he and Optimus Prime were truly combined into one being! Optimus Prime, fully reborn as an [[Action Master]], took the Neo-Knights and the Last Autobot to [[Klo]], where the final battle was taking place. The Autobots had dwindled to just five of their number, and the Decepticons were approaching total victory, when Optimus Prime miraculously returned. Optimus Prime ushered in a new age of peace and harmony by shoving his fists through the Decepticons' heads and torsos, and with some resurrection help from the Last Autobot, the dead Autobots were restored and the Decepticons were forced to flee. The war finally over, Optimus Prime told his fellow Autobots that they'd help Klo rebuild... and then they'd finally go home! {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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===Transformers Annual 1985===
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.<ref>"Plague of the Insecticons!" was later designated as [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]] by [[Vector Prime]].</ref>}}
[[File:Optimus prime plague of the insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"Shredder!"]]
Realizing that their mission on Earth would be infinitely more difficult without capable human allies, Optimus attempted to open a dialogue with the American government. Planning the meeting in utmost secrecy, Optimus, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] managed to secure an audience with the [[Ronald Reagan|President of the United States]]. The three Autobots drove to the White House, where they were warmly received by their host... only for their talk to be interrupted by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. The Autobots did their best to take down the trio, only for [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to loudly proclaim that Optimus was his leader, and he was off to attack [[Washington, D.C.|the city]] as per his orders. Unfortunately, the President's soldier escorts were quick to turn on the Autobots, having assumed that Bombshell had revealed the robots' true intent.

Optimus sent Prowl and Warpath to deal with the Insecticons, while he went off on his own to "cut them off at their source"; Optimus had noticed that the Insecticons were sluggish and restrained during their initial strike, at odds with their sleek, efficient designs. He reasoned that they were not acting under their own free will, but were rather being remote-controlled by someone else. His assumption proved correct: [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] was operating all three Insecticons using a nearby control module. While he tracked the cat down, Optimus split his concentration in two, sending his [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone to help his soldiers on the battlefront. But upon being found, Ravage commanded Bombshell to double back and help him deal with Optimus, sending out a mental signal for his minion to infect the Autobot with a [[cerebro-shell]], and take control of his mind. But just as Bombshell was about to do so, Optimus's Roller drone was destroyed, and the Autobot keeled over in pain. The cerebro-shell missed its intended target, and implanted itself in Ravage, putting him under Bombshell's control. Since Bombshell himself was already under Ravage's control, the result was two mindless and immobile Decepticons. With the battle over, Optimus and his troops fled the scene; they felt that the humans would not believe them should they try and explain the situation, and that the Decepticon had already sullied their reputation beyond repair. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}

Optimus took a the bulk of the Autobot forces on a later mission, leaving only a handful behind and instructing them to purvey news broadcasts for Decepticon activity in his absence. {{storylink|Hunted!}}

===''Robo-Capers''===
Optimus Prime says it's rude to stare at someone while they're changing. {{storylink|Robo-Capers issue 63}} On one occasion, Prime introduced to his readers four Transformers that, for various comical reasons, never made "the cut"; [[Bozo]], [[Busby]], [[Lamphead]], and [[Gogglebox]]. {{storylink|Robo-Capers issue 88}}

===Trigger-Happy!===
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The Autobots intercepted a message from [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] to Megatron, detailing how the pair were planning to deliver battle plans to their leader. Optimus led a sting operation to seize the plans in transit, only for his lookout, [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], to botch the whole mission by firing his weapon during the Decepticons' approach, despite being under strict orders not to do so. The resulting firefight imperiled the residents of [[Rivers' Town]], and Optimus sent [[Override (G1)|Override]] to fetch Backstreet from his post so he could explain himself. Override wound up exaggerating Optimus's frustration over the situation, and Backstreet was led to believe that he would be terminated for his lapse in judgement! Panicked, Backstreet fled the scene.

Optimus ordered his troops to track down and bring in Backstreet before he did further harm, either to himself or to innocent bystanders. Though still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, Optimus had no choice but to tell his troops that Backstreet's termination might be necessary upon hearing that the fugitive had attacked a human military convoy unprovoked. This announcement prompted Override to come clean about the exchange that had preceded Backstreet going on the run. Optimus was outraged that such crucial information had been kept from him, but relieved to learn that Backstreet hadn't gone rogue without reason. Right on cue, [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] then contacted Prime and told him that Backstreet had finally been sighted. Unfortunately, Megatron had already gotten to him, and was in the process of recruiting Backstreet over to his side! Optimus ordered all other units to stand back, lest their swarming give off the wrong impression, and resolved to rescue Backstreet on his own.

Crashing through a perimeter made up of Megatron's goons, Optimus tackled down his nemesis just as he was about to strike Backstreet down, the former having already refused to defect. Megatron ordered all of his soldiers to stand back, declaring the honour of killing Prime to be his alone, and the two leaders clashed. Though paralyzed by his anxiety at first, Backstreet eventually snapped back to his senses upon hearing that Prime was still willing to take him back, despite recent events. He intervened just as Optimus was about to get his head blown off, knocking Megatron out cold in the process. The Decepticons rushed forward in response, but Optimus provided enough cover fire for both he and Backstreet to slip away safely.

Back at Autobot Headquarters, Backstreet pled guilty to the charges of desertion and insubordination levelled against him, and told Optimus that he was ready to accept whatever punishment awaited him. Instead reprimanding him, Optimus declared that Backstreet would henceforth always be accompanied by another Autobot while acting as lookout to prevent similar incidents from happening again. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

===Marvel UK future timelines===
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
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In an alternate timeline, Optimus Prime still maintained his Powermaster body in 1995. When a [[Feminist mob|feminist group]] on Earth raised complaints that all the Autobots seemed to fit male archetypes, Optimus tried to appease them in the name of public relations. When explanations that, as living machines, Transformers didn't ''have'' genders failed, Optimus opted to give in to their demands and construct a new warrior, fitting their specifications. The unveiling of a powder pink and curvaceous Autobot, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], did little to improve the humans' mood. A group of Decepticons led by Shockwave then crashed the unveiling, under the impression that the Autobots had constructed some sort of secret weapon. They were proved partially right, as after Optimus fell in combat, Arcee easily sent the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

Years later, in [[2004]], Prime was back in his original Earthly appearance. While attending the grand opening of Autobot City on Earth, the Autobots came under fire from Shockwave and his Decepticons. Optimus Prime and the Autobots bravely used their bodies as shields to protect their human guests until the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

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''By the year [[2005]], the Decepticons had conquered all of Cybertron, relegating the Autobots to its two moons and Autobot City on Earth. In anticipation for an offensive strike against Megatron's army, Optimus sent Ironhide to Earth to fetch the Energon cubes necessary for this endeavor. Little did Optimus know that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time; Megatron ambushed the shuttle and slew everyone on board.''

''The Decepticons next moved to attack Autobot City. [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] informed Optimus of the attack, and Optimus too traveled to Earth, bringing the Dinobots as reinforcements. As they battled Devastator, Optimus vowed to stop Megatron himself, no matter the cost. He barreled through Megatron's soldiers, and went toe-to-toe with his long-time foe. In the brutal confrontation, Megatron was able to get the drop on Optimus by feigning surrender, only to pull a pistol and deal a fatal blow to the Autobot. Optimus nonetheless managed to impart severe injuries on his nemesis, forcing the Decepticons to flee.''

''As Optimus lay dying, he passed on the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus, telling him that one day an Autobot would use its power to light their darkest hour. Telling those present to follow Ultra Magnus as their new leader, Optimus then expired.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

In another timeline, Optimus was similarly responsible for beating Megatron to near-death in the year 2005. Unicron reformatting this version of the Decepticon leader yielded the crazed [[Galvatron II]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

A time traveler from the distant future, [[Dicet Alpha-zero]], would one day traverse the time-stream to observe several key moments in the Transformers' war. Among the many events he witnessed were Optimus's decision to crash the Ark on Earth; his time as a disembodied head in Shockwave's possession; his first death following his duel within [[Ethan Zachary]]'s computer game world; his subsequent resurrection as a Powermaster; his confrontation against Grimlock upon his return to Earth and his battle against Galvatron at the end of the Time Wars. {{storylink|The Quest!}}

===Earthforce===
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After a group of Autobots were revived following an unsuccessful attempt on [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s part to brainwash them, Optimus sent out two of them, Wheeljack and Prowl, to investigate Decepticon activity in Arizona. {{storylink|Starting Over!}}

While dealing with the oncoming threat of Unicron, Optimus Prime came under a great deal of stress and began actively berating [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and his newly reactivated Dinobots for their more brutal methods of combating the enemy. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} This reprimand prompted Grimlock to offer his resignation from the Autobot army. Tempers got heated, and the two Autobots actually started brawling with one another in the conference room. After a few minutes of furious fighting, however, Prime and Grimlock effectively beat some sense into each other. Optimus Prime decided to take the Ark and its crew out into space, leaving Grimlock behind to command an "Earthforce" of Autobots, dedicated to protecting the planet in his absence. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

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Optimus Prime returned briefly for an inspection after the Autobot [[Earthbase]] was completed, and the Dinobots barely managed to keep him from learning about the [[Emotional damper|berserker rages]] which plagued [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] every few million years. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}} He also oversaw the reconstruction of [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] in Wheeljack's [[Body Shop]], only to be left disconcerted when a saboteur kept on impeding Wheeljack's efforts to return the damaged Autobot to life. Optimus tasked Grimlock with uncovering whoever was behind delaying Wheeljack's efforts, unaware that the culprit was Grimlock himself. Tracks was nonetheless reactivated, and Optimus decided to leave the vain Autobot under Grimlock's command before returning to space, still unaware of Grimlock's hatred towards his newest underling. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}}

While assigning [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] a mission to the [[Acid Wastes]], Optimus found the latter five uncharacteristically lost in thought during his briefing. After regaining their attention, Optimus explained that he was sending them off to seek out the [[Underbase]]'s remains, hoping to use its connection to [[Primus]] as a substitute for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in their impending battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. He was further bewildered to find his troops making ridiculous excuses to avoid the mission. He sent them off despite this apparent show of cowardice.

Afterwards, Optimus accessed the Ark's archives for any clues as to why some of his finest were acting so strangely. He uncovered reports stating that Prowl and the others had been to the region before, and been tortured there by the sadistic [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]]. Though puzzled over why they had kept this chapter of their lives a secret from him, the mission allowed the group to face the ghosts of their past, and they eventually succeeded in reaching their goal anyway. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}
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===Another Time & Place===
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After Klo, the Autobots returned to Cybertron in an effort to rebuild the planetary government and resources. Optimus Prime naturally took the lead in these endeavours, but matters weighed heavily on his spark. The Nucleon-soaked Hi-Q at the core of his new body was one thing, reducing Prime to a non-transforming "[[Action Master|Actionmaster]]" like many of his fellow Autobots. But more importantly, Optimus Prime feared that the newfound peace on Cybertron would not last. He desperately wanted his soldiers to stop being soldiers, yet was petrified that something might come along and disturb their inactivity. This trepidation kept Optimus from stopping Grimlock from jetting off on an ill-advised mission to [[Hydrus Four]] in search of a way to reverse the Nucleon process, and he even refused to listen to Prowl when he reported that Grimlock had taken off anyway. Prowl struck a chord, however, when he pointed out that if he could track Grimlock's destination, so could the Decepticons. Shamed by Prowl's rebuke, Optimus Prime soon pushed aside his recalcitrance and assembled a strike team to go after the Dinobots.

On Hydrus Four, the Autobots discovered the Decepticons had taken over the medical facility with the Nucleon supply, and taken the Dinobots hostage. It seemed Bludgeon had a plan for the Nucleon, using it to recreate Megatron himself. With a surgical strike, however, they managed to free the Dinobots and take the fight to the enemy. Optimus confronted Bludgeon himself in battle, but was saved when Grimlock suddenly charged through and struck the Decepticon leader in dino-mode. It turned out the Nucleon process could be reversed after all! After that, all Prime and Grimlock had to do was tear apart the zombie-like, half-revived Megatron. Piece o' cake.

Eons later, Prime reminisced on this adventure, relishing the sense of closure it had brought him. But since that time, Autobot probes had uncovered a new breed of Decepticons amassing in deep space. Steeling himself after his reverie, Prime walked off to warn his fellows that a new battle awaited them, and it was time to take up arms once more. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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==''Transformers Comic-Magazin''==
Powermaster Optimus Prime led the Autobots when the joint Decepticon leaders [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] tried to hijack the oil reserves of [[Alaska]]. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] shot a minibot because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}}

He was monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when Megatron made peaceful gestures to humanity in [[New York City]]. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} Optimus Prime held a meeting in which he discussed with his fellow Autobots the importance of defending Earth's oil supply from the Decepticons in case they had forgotten, and applauded [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]]'s call for a one-world Autobot government. The Decepticons then attacked an oil tanker. Prime put [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] in charge of the rescue mission, while he coordinated stopping the other raids that the Decepticons were systematically carrying out. At the end of a long night full of battles, he treats the Autobots to a stash of Energon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year [[2008]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}}

Optimus Prime requested that the [[Micromaster]]s take on Earth modes and join him on Earth. The [[Race Car Patrol]], [[Off Road Patrol]], [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] and [[Sports Car Patrol]] emerged from hyperspace at several hundred mach into the Ark. A day later, a huge battle took place in New York as the Autobots battled the Decepticons. The Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con', however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

When the Decepticons stole three nuclear missiles from the United State Federation to hold the world to ransom, Optimus Prime put the entire burden of discovering their whereabouts on the shoulders of the Double Targetmasters. Once the Decepticon base was located, he ordered that [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] be given the power and abilities of [[Pretender]]s and sent to defeat the Decepticons (and they did, hurrah!). {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Megatron's Ultimatum}}

Optimus Prime was part of a wayward simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] that mashed up previous adventures of the Autobots. It prominently ended with Optimus reviewing the characteristics of various Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

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==Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic==
[[File:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|More apocalyptic visions than you can shake a covenant at.]]
As time passed, with the Decepticons supposed in exile and Cybertron at peace, the Autobots functionally disbanded. They scattered across the galaxies, with many retiring in peace while others continued to fight ''for'' peace among other civilizations they came across. Optimus Prime was still based out of Cybertron for a time, when he was alerted to Megatron's resurgence on Earth by the Joe team. {{storylink|Goin' South}} He also had at least one encounter with Bludgeon's forces after [[Klo]], (which ended with both sides fleeing from the planet's [[Guardian (G2)|Guardian]]) {{storylink|Ghosts}} but eventually was no longer in direct command of all Autobots as they scattered across the galaxy.

The time came when Optimus Prime was called back into the skirmish, alongside his honor guard of [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], when Grimlock and his combat unit discovered a greater [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] that had sprouted up without their noticing it. These next generation Decepticons, led by the Liege Centuro [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], would conquer world after world using terraforming and exo-structuring processes to remake raw materials into a new Cybertron for their use. Optimus Prime, Grimlock and their "Dirty Dozen" of Autobots began a small resistance movement against Jhiaxus and his people, but realized they were out of their depth. As the call went out to reassemble the Autobot army en masse, Prime worried that they were still missing some greater threat—he had begun experiencing visions of an unknown peril that was heading their way, and wasn't sure if even the united Autobots would be enough to deal with it. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

A temporary cease fire with the Cybertronian Empire in the [[K'tord Nebula]] after encountering psychic parasites that fed off of aggression did nothing to forestall the greater conflict between them. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

Until he could identify this secondary threat, Prime ordered the Autobots to remain inactive at an Autobase built into a small asteroid belt. But certainly Grimlock was having none of that. He grabbed a sizeable percentage of their displaced warriors who had already arrived and headed out after Jhiaxus and his flagship, [[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]. Naturally, they got in over their heads. Prime grabbed some of his personal soldiers (Hot Rod, Kup, Prowl, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]) and hijacked a strike ship to get close enough to Twilight for a rescue mission. Once Grimlock and his men were sent out on a prison vessel, Optimus blasted the ship just enough to cause chaos, and give Grimlock enough time to overtake the crew. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

Surprisingly enough, he gave Grimlock no rebuke once they met up again—in fact, Prime put the Dinobot commander in charge of the entire army! In order to fully understand the visions of impending doom he was receiving, Optimus Prime decided he needed to return to Cybertron itself, to help "cut through the static" that was garbling whatever message the Matrix was trying to send him. Engaging in a quasi-mystical ritual to expand his psychic boundaries, Optimus cast himself mentally back through time to witness the birth of the first Transformer, [[Prima]], as he rose from the living structure of Cybertron itself. What he saw next, however, was astonishing—Cybertronians birthing new Cybertronians themselves, causing living metal to burst forth from them in a bio-morphic reproduction process called "[[Reproduction#Budding|budding]]". Primus had apparently allowed this only up till a point, allowing the race to evolve in stages before discontinuing the ability and the memory of it from his progeny. Jhiaxus and his new Cybertronians, however, were the result of some Decepticons somehow relearning the budding process. They were stronger, yes, and perhaps more evolved physically, but their souls, their sparks, were distilled too many times over. Optimus Prime awoke from his trance, believing he had come to understand the threat he sensed: the fractioning of his species. Little did he know that the threat was far less philosophical, and far more tangible, than he realized. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

Megatron led an attacked on Washington D.C., prompting [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] to seek out Optimus for reinforcements. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Parth Three}} Prime jumped at the idea of joining forces with the original Decepticons to face off against the Cybertronians. Traveling to Earth alone, Optimus approached Megatron with the intent to talk. Instead, Megatron blasted him from behind, beat him to a pulp, ionized his every circuit, and then ripped out his chest and siphoned away the power of the Matrix. So no, the talking didn't go too well. Prime only survived due to Grimlock's talent for insubordination, as the Dinobot leader brought a massive strike team down to save their fallen leader before Megatron finished him off. Still, as the Autobots dragged Prime away to receive repair treatment, he knew Megatron would be back—Optimus had stuttered out enough information about "new Decepticons" to pique his old foe's interest, and once Megatron went after them and bit off more than he could chew, they'd meet again. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

In this, at least, Optimus Prime knew Megatron all too well. Only days later a heavily battered and bruised Megatron wandered into Autobase: Earth, looking for that alliance Prime had offered. {{storylink|New Dawn|Tales of Earth Part Four}} Prime accepted, but when news reached him that the planet [[Ethos]] was under attack, Megatron refused to involve himself; he considered the endangered world to be beneath his notice. Making it clear that their alliance would only work if the Decepticons accepted to work under Autobot terms, Optimus left to fight Ethos's invaders. {{storylink|Escalation!|Tales of Earth Part Five}} The culprit turned out to be once more Jhiaxus's army, who appalled Optimus with the complete amorality with which they dealt out genocide. Engaging them proved to be a losing battle, until Megatron and his troops turned up after all. The Autobot/Decepticon alliance was cemented through combat, and though Ethos lay in shambles, its last few survivors gained a reprieved from obliteration. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

With new allies, things were looking up for Prime until the unthinkable happened. His visions of death and apocalypse finally came true as the Autobots came across a devastated world looking almost identical to the images he had been experiencing. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} Optimus now realized his visions were not metaphorical in nature, and almost drew the conclusion himself before [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s science team completed their analysis of the genocide—it was their fault. More specifically, some by-product of the Cybertronian race had been formed by the budding process which created Jhiaxus and the Cybertronians, an animate entity that scoured the cosmos of its own design. Before more data and analysis could be had, however, Jhiaxus and his troops arrived on Earth seeking to end their ancestors once and for all. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Tales of Earth Part Six}}

[[File:Megatrong2idiot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|No, no, shoot at ''each other''!]]
Optimus and Megatron fought shoulder-to-shoulder as the enemy forces descended en-masse, and though the first wave was destroyed, subsequent ones threatened to overwhelm the alliance utterly. Knowing that Jhiaxus's acquisition of the Matrix would signal their defeat, Optimus Prime asked Megatron if he had the means of reaching it, aboard the [[Warworld]] in orbit. His old foe answered in the affirmative; he had stashed a small vessel nearby in case the need for a quick getaway ever presented itself. {{storylink|Total War!}} The pair made their way out of Earth's atmosphere, but found the Warworld gunning down the Cybertronian fleet, despite reports that the enemy had already overrun it. Sneaking aboard, they found the Warworld's interior transformed into a living, squirming mass. The reason for this change was soon made evident; Starscream after having already betrayed the alliance to Jhiaxus, had in turn betrayed his new ally, taken the Matrix for himself, and used it to merge with Warworld! {{storylink|Total War!|Tales of Earth Part Seven}} Starscream tried to force Optimus and Megatron into the Warworld's plasma core, though Megatron prevented their fall by grabbing hold of a cable. Megatron then flung Optimus to safety and kept Starscream's attention on himself so that Prime could progress unimpeded. As Optimus made his way through the ship, he found it strangely responsive to his needs, as though Starscream was, for some reason, out to help him. Upon reaching a communications console, Optimus begged Jhiaxus for an audience to discuss the impending threat which was bearing down on them all. As badly as Prime's last attempt to "just talk" with an enemy had gone, this time it went much worse, as Jhiaxus responded by ordering the orbital bombardment and destruction of the human city of [[San Francisco]]. Millions of lives were wiped out in an instant. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}

[[File:Jhiaxusyouhavedestroyedme.jpg|thumb|"Do you like me? Check (yes) or (no)."]]
As bad as things were, a silver lining did develop—Starscream proved too much of a "pedestrian villain" to actually corrupt the Matrix as had happened in the past. Instead, it was actually turning him more heroic, giving him selfless and self-sacrificing urges! The Warworld began blasting at Jhiaxus's ship in an attempt to forestall further attacks on Earth. But before Prime could even respond to this development, the Swarm itself arrived in orbit. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!|Tales of Earth Part Eight}} Not wanting to be a hero, much less a dead hero, Starscream willingly relinquished the Matrix to Optimus Prime. In yet another effort at unity and compromise, Prime took a skysled over to Jhiaxus's flagship, Twilight, in order to talk the Liege Centuro into working with the Autobots and Decepticons to commune with the Swarm.

[[File:RageInHeaven-HeroPrime.jpg|left|thumb|100px|He really does like to push the new toy at the last possible moment.]]
Instead, Jhiaxus tore off his face.

The formerly icy Cybertronian had been driven completely off his rocker by the extended conflict with his ancestors, and was now little more than a mad dog pounding away at Optimus Prime. The brutality only ended when the Swarm entered Twilight and consumed Jhiaxus utterly. At this point, Optimus had reasoned that the Swarm was merely a void, searching for something to complete the emptiness inside it. With desperate reasoning, Prime allowed the Swarm to assail him, hoping that he (and the Matrix inside him) would prove to be what it was searching for. His body ravaged to the point of total disintegration, Optimus Prime still managed to make mental contact with the Swarm as it consumed him, and expose it to the will of Primus. Having successfully purified the Swarm, Optimus Prime rematerialized in a new, more powerful body. In the aftermath, in front of the cheering masses, Prime declared a new age of peace and enlightenment.

Privately, however, Prime knew that [[Furmanism|it never ends]]... {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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==Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic==
{{note|The Fleetway comics follow the Marvel Comics continuity, telling a similar but divergent story to the US ''Generation 2'' series.}}
[[File:Optimus megatron war without end.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When the diabolical [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] launched an all-out attack on [[London]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] called in Optimus Prime who traveled to Earth with a small squad comprising [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Skram (G2)|Skram]]. On their arrival, Grimlock was nowhere to be found, having been incapacitated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in a new body. Sending his troops to deal with the other Decepticons, Optimus sought out and confronted Bludgeon, blasting [[Windrazor (G2)|Tornado]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] out of the way and soundly beating the Decepticon leader in one-on-one combat. It was only then that the real threat revealed himself — Megatron! {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

Still weary from his battle with Bludgeon, Prime wasn't sure if he could beat Megatron and he was quickly proved correct as the Decepticon showed off the features of his new body, including the powerful [[Particle cannon|particle accelerator cannon]]. Fortunately for the Autobot leader, [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] ordered his [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]] to attack Megatron, then Grimlock and his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] intervened and finally Jazz and the others arrived. Outnumbered, Megatron summoned [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and retreated.

Later at [[Autobase]], Grimlock filled Prime in on what had happened in his absence. Thousands, perhaps millions of [[Cybertronian (faction)|new Decepticons]] had shown up and were [[cyberforming|eco-structuring]] worlds into new Cybertrons all over the galaxy and Grimlock had even tussled with these Decepticons' leader, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. However disturbing this news, Optimus's visions had warned him that there was something much worse out there... {{storylink|War Zone}}

Prime was still having apocalyptic visions when Grimlock went against orders and attempted to destroy the Cybertronian flagship ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]''. The mission went badly, leading to the deaths of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], until Prime showed up to save the day aboard the captured Cybertronian ship ''[[Sabre]]''. Afterwards, Optimus left Grimlock in charge of the Autobots as he went to investigate the source of his visions. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

Deep beneath the surface of Cybertron, Prime was shown the creation of the Transformer race and learned of a previously unknown method of [[reproduction]], that of budding. He also saw how the Cybertronian Empire had rediscovered this process to massively bolster their numbers. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
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==''Cybertron'' comic==
While reminiscing about some events throughout [[multiverse]], [[Vector Prime]] remembered the time [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] taunted Optimus Prime's disembodied head. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

==''Classics''==
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[[File:Classicscomicautobots.jpg|left|thumb|"All right, do-over. This time I'll skip the visions of doom, and you won't get yourself tangled up with Cobra. Deal?"]]
After the war ended on Klo, Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron exhausted. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|Optimus Prime's profile in Club magazine #18}} Several of his most powerful warriors, uneasy with peacetime, left Cybertron to pursue whatever Decepticon stragglers remained in outer space. Though Optimus objected to their departure, he made no effort to actually stop them. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|Grimlock's profile in Club magazine #13}} Since the war had gone on for so long, Prime had all along resigned himself to an inevitable death, and so finding the war at an end, Prime simply withdrew from society. No civilian job satisfied him. Now that peace was finally here, he had no idea what to do! {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|Optimus Prime's profile in Club magazine #18}} In his attempts to keep busy, he helped some of his soldiers adjust to the new status quo. Among these was Hot Rod, who he set up with an administrative job, {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|Rodimus's profile in Club magazine #15}} and Nightbeat and Muzzle, to whom he offered a place as his personal investigative agents. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Muzzle's profile in Club magazine #22}} He also helped [[Lug (G1)|Lug]] in acquiring a ship to take him back to [[Nebulos]], {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Lug's profile in Club magazine #22}} and organized a project to restore the data destroyed from Cybertron's archives during the war. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Quig's profile in Club magazine #22}} As the years passed, Optimus became more and more of a recluse, spending deca-cycles within the Last Autobot's orbital watchtower. What the two legendary figures discussed in isolation is a mystery to all others. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|Optimus Prime's profile in Club magazine #18}}

Fifteen years later, Optimus was somewhat relieved that Megatron had resurfaced on Earth. Though it shamed him, he once again had a purpose. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|Optimus Prime's profile in Club magazine #18}} He sent out messages to his off-world troops, key among them Grimlock {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|Grimlock's profile in Club magazine #13}} and Rodimus (formerly Hot Rod) {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|Rodimus's profile in Club magazine #15}} to rejoin the battle alongside him on Earth.

The team Optimus Prime returned to Earth commanding wound up including some of his best warriors, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus]], united to counter the return of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. When Transformers from another reality, [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], arrived on Earth unexpectedly, Megatron stumbled upon them, only to find himself under attack by Prime and his Autobots. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 1}} Overwhelmed, Megatron managed to escape with Landquake, while the Autobots returned to Autobot headquarters with Skyfall. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}}

Optimus Prime took his Autobots and Skyfall to [[South America]], where the Decepticons were investigating a mysterious energy source that was similar to the radiation readings of their new dimension-traveling companions. After Prime left Jetfire in mid-transit to help [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNT]] fight the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], he and the remaining Autobots arrived at their destination and battled the rest of Megatron's forces on the ground. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle raged, Optimus Prime took on Megatron in a one-on-one battle. Megatron tried repeatedly to escape Prime so that he could discover the location of the energy readings, but Prime prevented him from doing so. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 4}} Megatron tried intimidation tactics, boasting that his troops outnumbered Prime's, assuring him the victory. Optimus was nearly felled, but Grimlock intervened in the duel by tossing Bonecrusher into Megatron, giving Optimus the respite he needed to continue keeping Megatron at bay. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} As Megatron's troops were eliminated from the fight, the Decepticon leader realized his gambit was up. He swore the next time he and Prime met, it would be different! Optimus Prime told him to leave before he lost his patience, and the Decepticons withdrew. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

The battle won, but the energy source still a mystery, Prime and his Autobots returned to their headquarters heavily damaged, and seemingly having lost Skyfall and Cliffjumper (along with Landquake). Later, he was pleased to have been visited (seemingly very quickly, if really at all) by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when their paths crossed while the latter was hunting [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

At another time, Optimus Prime fought alongside Jetfire, Sunstreaker, and Ironhide to protect some humans from [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. Later still, after Ratchet had been rescued from Megatron, Optimus overlooked the medic as he recovered from his trauma, and welcomed him back to the Autobots. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

{{note|The entire [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|Classicsverse]] was destroyed in the [[BotCon 2012]] comic story "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]". Optimus Prime was not featured in "Invasion", but comments made at BotCon 2012 imply that he was not on Earth at the time and would thus have been killed along with the rest of his universe.}}

==''Regeneration One''==
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[[File:Optimus prime loose ends 1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Hot Rod's first action as Autobot leader was to order a more comfortable chair.]]
In the twenty-one years since defeating Bludgeon on Klo and returning to Cybertron, Optimus Prime had grown more distant, sequestering himself to [[Nova Point]], where he was mentoring [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], catching wind of some dissident Decepticon activity, visited Prime to ask him to send the [[Wreckers]] in to stop a potential uprising before it began. Prime, believing that such an action would only galvanize the Decepticons, forbade it. However, shortly thereafter, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was able to hijack a defense satellite and use it to destroy the [[Last Autobot]] where it stood in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}

Kup defied the stand-down order and activated the Wreckers to stop a Neo-Decepticon raid on a weapons decommissioning facility in [[Kalis]], preventing the detonation of reclaimed warheads. Prime reluctantly conceded that the Wreckers' actions saved countless lives and chose not to punish Kup at this time, much to Magnus' concern due to the influence the Wreckers' war-hero status had had on his cadets. Prime didn't hear Magnus' concerns, however, as he was overcome with a vision of [[Unicron]], threatening to return and kill him again. Frustrated with Prime's lack of action, Kup decided to take a more proactive approach, and left with the Wreckers for [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

Kup's mission proved disastrous, as [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had devastated the planet, and had been waiting for Prime to return for one more showdown—a fact he revealed to Kup when the Wrecker leader was captured. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s distress signal was received on Cybertron, at which time the Autobots discovered a repeating message from Megatron, calling for Prime and taunting him. Ultra Magnus and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] took these messages to Optimus. With the revelation of Megatron's survival, Prime had no choice but to mobilize the Autobots to Earth, though he ordered Hot Rod to stay behind to watch over Cybertron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

Optimus arrived on Earth to find Megatron, along with an army of [[zombie]] Decepticons that he had revived and lobotomized, in the remains of [[Washington, D.C.]], about to destroy Springer. The insane Decepticon was thrilled to see that his nemesis had finally come. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} Prime realized that his inaction had resulted in Megatron's devastation of the planet, but did his best to contain himself as he ordered Megatron to let Springer go. Megatron proceeded to shoot Springer in the head with his [[fusion cannon]], and then sarcastically suggested that he misinterpreted Prime's meaning. This was enough to make the Autobot leader snap, and as the other Autobots engaged Megatron's zombie army, Prime and Megatron went head-to-head.

[[File:Prime megatron loose ends 5.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|OO, RIGHT IN THE TRIGGER]]
As the battle commenced, Megatron revealed his dark designs — he had set this confrontation up to be their final battle. Being linked with [[Aunty|Auntie]], the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s computer, he had programmed her to launch all of Earth's remaining nuclear weapons should he be terminated; should Megatron prevail over Prime, or should the two find themselves in a stalemate, he intended to fire the missiles anyway, ensuring that both would be destroyed, along with every remaining living thing on the planet!

During the battle, Kup destroyed Ratchet, sending Megatron into agony and providing Prime with the opening he needed to rip Megatron's spark from his chest, ending his old foe once and for all. Fortunately for Optimus, at about the same time, the group of Wreckers led by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] had reached the Ark, and Circuit Smasher was able to disable Auntie, not only preventing the nuclear launch, but deactivating the zombie Decepticons as well. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

Prime mournfully watched as the bodies of the fallen zombie army—which had even included Autobots that had been left in stasis on the Ark—were gathered up to be destroyed by orbital bombardment. He refused First Aid's offer of repairs, choosing to wear his battle scars in memory of the fallen. Prime offered an apology to Kup, who wasn't quick to forgive. He was then tersely confronted by Circuit Smasher, who informed Prime that he and his human allies had unanimously voted for the Autobots to leave Earth immediately. Prime tried to ask his former ally to reconsider, believing that the Autobots could help humanity rebuild, but Spike rebuffed him, stating that they were far beyond "rebuilding" and had to start from scratch. Not wishing to bring further conflict upon the humans, Prime reluctantly chose to abide by their decision. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

[[File:Spike fort max optimus the war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|After the war, Fort Max was finally able to become a chiropractor.]]
At least, he would ensure the other Autobots abide by the humans' wishes, as he surprised Ultra Magnus with the revelation that he was staying behind to help rebuild. Prime also revealed to Magnus that he believed his own resurrection at the hands of the Last Autobot had been a mistake, that his own time had passed, and that it was time for Hot Rod to assume the mantle of leadership. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Optimus proceeded to drive to the [[Yukon]], with the intent of destroying the Ark and its Cybertronian technology once and for all, though he was unable to decide whether this was out of altruism, or atonement. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} However, when Optimus arrived at the Ark, he was surprised to find it taking off... and with a Transformer aboard who Prime recognized as Megatron. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Later, Optimus sent a message to the Autobots on Cybertron telling them of the [[Galvatron II|Megatron-like character]]'s presence on the Ark. Hearing about the state of shock Scorponok left the people of Nebulos in, Prime reasoned the two damaged worlds of Earth and Nebulos could help each other. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Despite Circuit Smasher's electrified reception, Optimus Prime presented his plan to Blackrock and the humans, and they accepted. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} Circuit Smasher remained recalcitrant, however, and even threatened to blow up the space bridge while Prime was constructing it. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Nevertheless, work on Earth and Nebulos neared completion. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

[[File:Three primes war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Everybody's first Optimus is in rough shape.]]
When the space bridge was activated, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] came through, defeated the already wounded Prime and captured Spike. Optimus had to be hurriedly ushered in for repairs. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} He was being treated by G.B. Blackrock when his body suddenly vanished. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

When Rodimus was journeying to [[Zero Space]], the [[Dark Matrix]] creature called on three different versions of Optimus from different points in this timeline. Of them was the wounded-'current'-Prime. The Dark Matrix creature commanded the Primes to attack Rodimus Prime who was carrying the [[Sword of Primus]]. Rodimus couldn't handle even one Prime and three Primes were too much for him. It was then that he called [[Rodimus (disambiguation)|multiple Rodimuses from across the multiverse]]. They managed to hold off Optimus long enough for him to shake off the entity's control. Optimus Prime counseled Rodimus on how to defeat the Anti-Matrix, and the beast was cut off from the rest of the multiverse. Optimus and Rodimus reverted to Cybertron, where Optimus finally expired from his accumulated injuries. He was at peace, though, believing the Last Autobot made a mistake reviving him years ago, and the Autobots were now in the hands of a worthy successor. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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==''Transformers '84''==
[[File:'84Optimus and The Ark.jpg|thumb|400px]]
With the earliest battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] all being in favour of the Decepticons, it was thought that they had all but won the conflict. Optimus Prime emerging as Autobot leader however led to the disorganized resistance rallying together into meaningful opposition against the Decepticons, stalling the aggressors' advance. Indeed, Megatron became so obsessed with defeating this "upstart" that he all but forgot his original ambition of [[Project Dreadnought]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

After so many eons of war, Optimus Prime became convinced that Megatron represented not only the greatest threat to Cybertron's future, greater even than the [[Stellae Cimeterium]], but the lynchpin of the Decepticon army. As Cybertron drifted towards an [[asteroid belt]], Optimus saw a chance to remove Megatron from the combat theatre through the Ark, a ship which Optimus would crewed with the entirety of [[Autobot High Command]] to tempt [[Decepticon High Command]] into following, ordering [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] to inform Megatron of the ship's construction. After dodging questions from both the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] about his plan, Optimus met with Punch in the [[Badlands (Cybertron)|Badlands]], praising the spy for his performance and informing him of his true plan. After taking a moment to reflect on the trusts he was betraying, Optimus ordered Punch to ensure that no one would ever find the Ark and that Megatron never be allowed to return to Cybertron. When the time for launch came, Optimus led his troops in destroying the rocks before, as he predicted, Megatron attacked the ship. Without missing a beat, Optimus set the Ark on a collision course with the nearby [[Earth]], crashing it and cutting off everyone from Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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==Royal Mail stamp bio==
[[File:RoyalMailOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Orion Pax, once a dock worker, police officer, gladiator, and field commander, gathered together Autobot forces to repulse the Decepticon uprising. Once he gained the Matrix, he was later called Optimus Prime and swore to defeat the Decepticons and bring about peace.
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==Notes==
*In an alternate ending to [[The Last Stand]] (printed in [[The Transformers: The Complete Works Part 2]]) Optimus gets to finish up his speech as Shockwave's attack never comes. Optimus Prime declares that the Decepticons have been defeated once and for all instead.

==References==
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Autobase

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Smasher:

'''Autobase''' is a term used by the [[Autobot]]s for their home base of operations. Wherever it's located or even if there's already an Autobase, they'll call it Autobase.

The Autobots are somewhat unimaginative.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Autobase marvel uk 246.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his team of Autobots were sent along in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to destroy the giant meteors that threatened [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s existence. The launch site they left from was the Autobase.

[[Units of time|Vorns]] later, while many of the Autobots and [[Decepticon]] lay deactivated in [[Mount St. Hilary]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]] led their respective forces in the ongoing war on Cybertron. Perceptor and his team of Autobots, including [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], fought from the Autobase. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} ''Another more well-staffed Autobase existed in Iacon's ruins and would be the HQ for [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] and affiliated rebels.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''The Iacon Autobase was briefly relocated to [[Kalis]] by [[1988]].'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''A massive explosion and zombie invasion later,'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} ''they relocated right back.'' {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

During the time of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Galvatron took [[Hook, Line, and Sinker]] and attacked the Autobase. The entire place burned under Galvatron's wrath, and Emirate Xaaron was made to flee, at the insistence of his fellow Autobots, through the catacombs, under the Autobase's floors, in pursuit of Primus' face. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
The [[Earthforce]] Autobot [[Earthbase]] is occasionally called Autobase. {{storylink|Assassins}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Autobases MarvelUK184.jpg|thumb]]
In the [[2007]] of one timeline, there was access from the sewers below directly into the Autobase. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] used subtle markings on the sewer walls (large bright red letter As) to lure [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] there while the peacekeeping agent was chasing him. {{storylink|Headhunt}} Later, we see the surface-level structure of the Autobase, which is a golden mushroom shape, and rather battle-scarred. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
During the war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] in the mid-90s, Autobase was located on an asteroid. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} It was later relocated to the [[Nevada]] basin and became the site of the final battle. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} Its location meant [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] vaporised [[San Francisco]]; thanks a slagging lot, Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Autobase war zone.jpg|thumb|75px]]
Autobase appears to be on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}
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====''Classics''====
After returning to Earth to hunt the returned Megatron, the Autobots used '''Autobase Prima'''. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

====''Transformers '84''====
After the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was lost in space, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] oversaw what was left of the Autobot army from the Autobase. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The [[Decagon]] is alternatively known as Autobase. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Iacon's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' entry}}

[[File:Atonement Autobase.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
After the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Autobase was built under [[Virtue's Forum]]. It held a war room with monitors watching all the other five factions, a repair bay where [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] could work his magic, and a prison level which the Autobots used to imprison [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. The entrance to the Autobase was guarded by laser-guided auto-turrets, which would only allow entrance once it confirmed that those entering held Autobot [[energy signature]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

As the [[Border Wars]] came to an end and Iacon, or at least its [[High Council Pavilions]], was rebuilt, Autobase became obsolete. It may have been destroyed, or remodeled into [[Iacon Command]] during the [[Age of Internment]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

Once [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the other [[Decepticon]]s had been removed from Iacon, the Autobots set up a new Autobase there. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:Armada 9 Autobase Earth exterior.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
When the war with the Decepticons started, the Autobots moved from the [[Loop]] to an underground base they dubbed '''Autobase: Cybertron''' and which they equipped with a [[space bridge]] portal. One million years later, Autobase's scanners picked up a [[Mini-Con]] homing beacon from [[Earth]], {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} so [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] led a small team to the other planet in search for the Mini-Cons. On Earth, they fought the [[Decepticon]]s who had also received the signal. After a tough battle, the Autobots made a deal with the Mini-Cons to help them look for their missing comrades. To this end, they built a new Autobase, '''Autobase: Earth''', in [[Lincoln (city)|Lincoln]] for them and the Mini-Cons to live in for the time being. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

The young alliance was put to the test immediately. The Mini-Cons obtained footage that proved the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] had been captured by the Decepticons, but when they showed it to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] back at Autobase, he rejected their plan to save them, stating it was too dangerous. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}} He and the other Autobots saw the error in their assessment when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], enhanced by the power of a quadruple [[Powerlinx]], attacked Lincoln and nearly had Autobase's roof collapse on top of them. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7|Armada #7}}

[[File:Armada 8 Autobase Earth Mini-Con domain.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb]]
Despite that the Mini-Cons had been right and their disobedience had saved the Autobots from certain doom, Optimus Prime was not pleased with the Mini-Cons' initiative and reprimanded [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], as representative of the Mini-Cons, about it. The Mini-Cons, of course, did not take this well. When they suddenly left the Autobase not much later, naturally the Autobots's first guess was that they were taking a time-out. This wasn't the case, however, as an [[Mini-Con Ark|alien object]] had hypnotized the Mini-Cons and intended to take the Mini-Cons off of Earth. The Autobots arrived too late to stop the abduction, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} but the mark left behind by the perpetrators left no doubt about [[Mini-Con|their identity]] and thus [[Moon (moon)|where]] the Mini-Cons (and [[Rad White|Rad]]) had been taken. The Autobots returned to Autobase, initially to sit around for either the Decepticons or the Mini-Con abductors on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to make a move. When [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] and [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] inquired about the passive behavior, Optimus explained that the only way they could save the Mini-Cons and Rad was that they'd get materials from Cybertron. However, if they'd use the space bridge, that would create a signal the Decepticons could pick up and use to find the location of Autobase: Cybertron. Carlos and Alexis had little understanding for that logic and demanded that the Autobots take action themselves, to which they obliged. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] went to the Decepticon base at [[Silver Ridge]] {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} to assure the Decepticons wouldn't keep any space bridge data their scanners would pick up, allowing Optimus Prime to travel to Autobase: Cybertron unseen.

[[File:Armada 10 Autobase Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb]]
At Autobase: Cybertron, Optimus Prime was greeted by [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], acting commander of the Cybertron-stationed Autobot forces. Because resources were scarce, Optimus could only be given one transport gunship to carry out the rescue mission on his own. He returned with the ship to Autobase: Earth, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}} where he hooked up Carlos and Alexis to the [[Simulcrum]] system, so that they could join him on the mission without having to leave the safety of Autobase. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}}

Some time after Rad and the Mini-Cons had been rescued and everyone had gotten back to base safely, Autobase was contacted by [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] and [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who had recently come to Earth per space bridge. They reported about a doomsday weapon the Decepticons had been building. Optimus Prime was ready to put all of Autobase's resources into stopping whatever the Decepticons were up to, but Sparkplug reminded him that there were still Mini-Cons missing and that if the Autobots wouldn't come to their aid, there was a significant chance the Mini-Cons currently allied with the Autobots would leave. Optimus acknowledged this concern and personally informed the Mini-Cons of the upcoming rescue mission. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}}

Though the rescue mission was a success, odd things happened thereafter. Optimus Prime disappeared in [[Alaska]], while [[Optimus Prime (G1)|another, dead Optimus Prime]] appeared inside Autobase: Earth. Contact was made with Jetfire at Autobase: Cybertron to ask if he had seen "their" Optimus Prime and what to make of all this. The two stations agreed to keep searching, which resulted in the discovery of a Mini-Con from another dimension: [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Over-Run was brought back to base, where he explained that Optimus Prime was stuck in another dimension and that he could retrieve him with his [[null-reality pod]]s. The problems were that the Decepticons had confiscated the pods and that the dimension Optimus Prime was stuck in still had to be identified. The Mini-Cons volunteered to infiltrate the Silver Ridge base to retrieve the pods, while the Autobots and some Mini-Cons would stay at Autobase and scan realities looking for Optimus.

At Autobase: Cybertron, a disturbance in local dimensional space stemming from overuse of the [[space bridge nexus]] at [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] attracted the attention of Jetfire's group, and they set out to discover what was wrong. Meanwhile, Megatron's group attacked Autobase: Earth shortly after the Mini-Cons left. Megatron knew Prime was gone, but was surprised by the inefficient way the Autobots defended their base. Before he could get answers, his troops were taken out by a [[Galvatron (G1)|dimension hopper]] looking for and intending to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} Megatron and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s subsequent struggle destroyed nearly all of the already heavily damaged Autobase, but missed the part where the [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] manned the computers searching for Optimus. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}} {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}
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====Panini ''Armada'' comic====
'''Autobase: Cybertron''' was presumably the main Autobot base on Cybertron after the loss of [[Autobot Command HQ]]. It was commanded by Jetfire after Optimus Prime traveled to Earth to protect the Mini-Cons from Megatron's tyranny. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}} Prime's initial plan was to send the Mini-Cons from Earth to Autobase: Cybertron via [[space bridge]], putting the base on full alert in hopes that the Autobots could keep the Mini-Cons safe there. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} After their space bridge was destroyed, Prime and his troops took up residence in '''Autobase: Earth''', located somewhere underground. From the Earth base, he contacted Jetfire on Cybertron to ask for help in chasing Megatron off the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}} When Megatron attempted to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] Autobase: Earth from orbit, the Autobots repaired their space bridge above ground and used it to teleport the missiles back at the Decepticons. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker}}

===Titan ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic===
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] had established an underground, secret Autobase, for carrying out operations he didn't want [[NEST]] to know about. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}

==Games==
====Risk====
The Autobase exists and is bordered by [[Tyrest]] and the [[Decagon]]. A lengthy bridge links it to [[Kalis]], and this is where [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] begins his adventure. {{storylink|Risk: Cybertron War Edition|Risk}}

==Merchandise==
*'''RISK TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON Battle Edition''' (2007)
:The Autobase is one of the red zones on the board. The same holds true for the [[Decagon]].

*'''Transformers Monopoly''' (2007)
:The Autobase replaces Baltic in this version of the game. The Decagon substitutes for Mediterranean.

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Rack'n'Ruin (G1)

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{{disambig3|Rack'n'Ruin}}
:''Rack'n'Ruin are a pair of conjoined [[Autobot]]s from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:RackNRuin1.jpg|thumb|250px|You win a matched washer and dryer.]]
'''Rack'n'Ruin''' are two Transformers who were surgically combined in a desperate attempt to save their lives. Previously, they turned into "Cybertronian mini-jets", but the operation rendered this impossible. Members of the elite group of [[Autobot]] shock troops known as the [[Wreckers]], Rack'n'Ruin employ an unusual style of melee combat. Ruin is the ugly one.

{{bigquote|Never fear.}}
{{bigquote|One-bot wrecking crew is here!|Rack 'n' Ruin|"[[Loose Ends, Part 4]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Rack'n'Ruin}}
[[File:Rack and ruin target 2006.jpg|left|thumb]]
Rack and Ruin trained diligently with the other Wreckers in preparation for [[Operation: Volcano]]. While others doubted the mission after it was clear [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] would likely not be able to participate, Rack'n'Ruin remained silent. But after some soul-searching, the other Wreckers decided to not give up on the mission, and Rack'n'Ruin were present when they resumed their training. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Following the aborted Operation: Volcano, the Wreckers leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] was killed and rookie [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] took his place. Under the command of Ultra Magnus, the Wreckers were deployed to capture what they thought was a Decepticon spy disguised as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Finding the "impostor" in the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Rack 'n' Ruin distracted him by smashing him in the face with their [[Hammer (weapon)|hammer]], allowing a [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian unit]] to get in close and take him down. The Wreckers prepared to execute the fake Prime, {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} but thankfully were prevented from doing so, as he was in fact the real deal.

Some time later, Rack'n'Ruin stood with the Wreckers in the new [[Autobase]] in [[Kalis]] when a nuclear reactor exploded and hordes of [[zombie]] Transformers began pouring out of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s lower levels. Rack'n'Ruin were captured and imprisoned with the other Wreckers and [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] in [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]]'s underground base. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

[[File:Wreckers magnus meltdown.jpg|thumb]]
Rack'n'Ruin and the rest of the Wreckers managed to break out of their cell as well, and once more took up the fight against the zombies patrolling Flame's headquarters. They then bumped into a returning Springer, now accompanied by Ultra Magnus, [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]. Unfortunately, any further progress towards Flame's inner sanctum was blocked off by a massive blast door. Though their weapons proved completely ineffective against it, the Autobots managed to get through when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] arrived, repaying a favor that fellow Decepticon [[Flywheels]] owed Ultra Magnus. Unfortunately, they came to confront Flame too late; his machines had already destabilized, and the countdown to Cybertron's destruction had already begun. While Springer, Ultra Magnus, and Xaaron dealt with Flame, the rest of the group cut through the remnants of madbot's zombie army, and headed back to the surface. There, Rack'n'Ruin learned that a zombified [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] had sacrificed himself in order to prevent the whole planet from blowing up. Rack'n'Ruin joined the others in remembering Impactor's two heroic deaths. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

[[File:WreckingHavoc-yourfoe.jpg|thumb|left|"Your foe." '''"Galvatron."''']]
Soon the time-traveling Galvatron, wandering about on [[Earth]], had attracted the attention of the Wreckers. After Rack'n'Ruin and the others memorized the stats of their foe, they warped themselves down to Earth to face him... as Galvatron was meeting [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] right into the middle of a heavily populated Earth city. Though Springer worried that this had totally compromised their mission, as they didn't want to inflict any casualties on the innocent humans, the Wreckers nonetheless threw themselves at Galvatron. Rack'n'Ruin in particular were able to surprise their target, who underestimated the odd-looking pair, by putting an impressive wound dead-center in Galvatron's chest. Eventually, to stave off further collateral damage, Springer lured Cyclonus and Scourge away, allowing the rest of his team the opportunity to gang-up on Galvatron. The Wreckers were unwilling to leave their leader to the Decepticons' mercies however, and pursued him, allowing Galvatron to escape. The mission a complete failure, the Wreckers returned to Cybertron to plan anew. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

[[File:TimeWars-frakamm.jpg|thumb|"What he'll kill you with." '''"His particle accelerator cannon."''']]
However, this only delayed the inevitable. Galvatron's presence in the present day had started to unravel the space-time continuum. Rack'n'Ruin and the rest of the Wreckers reluctantly teamed up with the Decepticons' counterpart organization, the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], to counter Galvatron.

Quickly, Galvatron began depleting the Wreckers' ranks. When [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] fell, Rack'n'Ruin implored [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] to not fixate on revenge and stick to their job. They retreated into the Mayhem Attack Squad's [[Decepticon heavy transport|transport]] long enough to retrieve an untested [[Pathblaster]] cannon. Although the cannon removed a sizable chunk from Galvatron's head, Rack'n'Ruin were unable to warn Roadbuster that the cannon was unstable, and their friend was engulfed in the subsequent explosion.

The increasingly warped Galvatron began tearing through the Wreckers with a renewed vigor. Rack'n'Ruin were "one" of the first to fall, destroyed by [[Particle cannon|Galvatron's arm cannon]]. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Rack n ruin loose ends 3.jpg|thumb|left|Instead of dying, they got chattier.]]
Rack 'n' Ruin were members of the Wreckers. In [[2012]], twenty-one years after the apparent end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and reoccupation of Cybertron, they joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the rest of the team in going AWOL to investigate the "loose ends" of the conflict on other planets such as Earth and [[Nebulos]].

Unfortunately, on the team's very first stop, their ship was blown out of the sky by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] over a devastated Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}} They managed to get away in the escape pods but the crash landing damaged [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]'s [[Circuit (circuit)|neural circuits]] and Rack 'n' Ruin were forced to look after him while [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] ran interference against Megatron's army of [[zombie]] "Ex-Bots" and Kup, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] made a break for the [[Goldstone]] [[Deep Space Network]]. Encountering a group of humans, Rack 'n' Ruin attempted to make contact but were warned off by [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and the sudden appearance of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} who promptly fried them. Thankfully the damage was not permanent and after some smooth talking by Topspin the Wreckers accompanied the humans back to [[Argus Base]] where they devised a plan to attack Megatron's base of operations: the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

[[File:Rack n ruin loose ends 4.jpg|thumb|It's stretching the definition of "one 'bot" slightly.]]
Alongside Circuit Smasher, Roadbuster, Leadfoot, Broadside, and the [[battlesuit]]ed humans [[Gordon Kent]], [[Rob]], [[Paula]] and [[Nel]], Rack 'n' Ruin fought their way through [[autogun]]s and mines to reach the crashed spaceship. Though Leadfoot was nearly destroyed by the Ark's defenses upon being flip onto his roof, Rack'n'Ruin managed to rescue their comrade by smashing all nearby auto-guns with a couple swings of their hammer. But just as the Autobots reached the Ark proper, the ship disgorged a great many [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian units]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} Although the fighting against these drones was hard, the Autobots managed to buy Circuit Smasher enough time to deactivate [[Aunty|Auntie]], at which point the Guardians just "bit the dust". {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

[[File:Rack n ruin destiny.jpg|thumb|left]]
After returning to Cybertron, {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} Rack 'n' Ruin, along with the other Wreckers, acted as a security force for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], who had been left in charge by Optimus Prime. After a particularly disastrous speech at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] the crowd turned violent, and Rack 'n' Ruin held them off while the other Wreckers got the Autobot leader to safety. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} When a group of Neo-Decepticons led by [[Fang]] tried to blockade the bridge [[Auto-artery RG1]], Rack 'n' Ruin stood by as Kup and Roadbuster argued over how to handle the rioters. A fight soon broke out when two unnamed Cybertronians attacked Fang. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} Some time later, Rack 'n' Ruin accompanied the other Wreckers on a raid of the Neo-Decepticons' home base of [[Fort Scyk]]. However, the Decepticons' leader, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had anticipated the raid and had evacuated the base after wiring it to blow up. Despite being caught in the explosion, all of the Wreckers survived. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

[[File:Rack n ruin war to end all wars.jpg|thumb]]
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] launched an attack on Cybertron, the Wreckers were dispatched to destroy his base of operations, the ''[[Warworld]]''. However, they failed to go unnoticed, and were attacked by Bludgeon. Although Rack 'n' Ruin and the rest of the Wreckers fought bravely, trying to buy Kup time to destroy the ship, Bludgeon's mastery of [[Metallikato]] allowed him to wipe the floor with them. After Hot Rod—now transformed into Rodimus Prime—defeated Bludgeon, the Wreckers and Rack 'n' Ruin proceeded to evacuate the exploding ship. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

When [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] took the majority of the Autobots' forces prisoner, the Wreckers were the only ones left to stand against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] Rack 'n' Ruin participated in the Wreckers' attack on Jhiaxus [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], fighting of thousands of Cybertronians while also severing the ties between the planets in the Hub, fundamentally disabling it. After the rest of the Autobots escaped, Autobot and Wrecker alike evacuated the Hub as it exploded. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} Rack 'n' Ruin returned to Cybertron to find it abandoned, save for a number of [[Shadow-leech|horrifying creatures]]. Rack 'n' Ruin, along with the other Autobots, fought their way to Cybertron's only remaining [[space bridge]]. As Rodimus Prime departed to destroy the [[Dark Matrix]] entity controlling the creatures, Rack 'n' Ruin accompanied the Wreckers to Earth to once again seek the help of [[Linda Chang]]'s human forces. After recruiting the humans, the Wreckers proceeded to Nebulos where they stopped a possessed [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] from killing Ultra Magnus. Once Rodimus Prime had sealed off their universe from the [[multiverse]]—and from [[Primus]] himself—to defeat the Matrix entity, all surviving Cybertronians were rendered mortal, including Rack 'n' Ruin, who eventually died of old age. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Whirl rack ruin abominus secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|left|When is it "Anvil Time"?]]
After [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] sought to reactivate [[Project Dreadnought]], Rack'n'Ruin was recruited by Impactor to be part of a wrecking crew to take out the [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

Arriving in [[Stanix]], Rack'n'Ruin were airlifted into action by [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] only to be met by [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. As the [[combiner]] harassed the ground units, Rack'n'Ruin was brought close to the giant's face and delivered a hammer strike that sent him tumbling down, with the Wreckers engaging the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on foot until the turbine was destroyed. From thereon, the Wreckers functioned as an autonomous unit within the Autobot army, engaging in guerrilla warfare against Straxus' reign. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]}}

{{bigquote|We're not combiners. Can you imagine combining with '''him'''?}}
{{bigquote|It's bad enough being locked in a '''trailer''' together!|'''Ruin''' and '''Rack''' give their opinions of each other, pre-operation|"[[Omega's Conundrum]]"}}
[[File:Rack and ruin spotlight orion pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Once triplets, Rack and Ruin's third sibling eventually died. During the era of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Rack and Ruin were Decepticons responsible for the explosion at the [[G'th Semane]] spaceport, a relatively minor act with no fatalities. Unfortunately, they got caught. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] was tasked with the escort of Rack and Ruin in a prisoner exchange for Chief Medical Officer [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] who had been captured by the Decepticons. During an attack by [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] in the [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]], the twins avoided a chance to escape. Instead, they told Orion Pax how they were grunts that were nothing special, they weren't even that close to each other, repulsed at the thought of being [[Combiner|combined]] to one another. They went on to explain that they do not have [[alternate mode]]s due to their [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]s being overworked because of a process called instantaneous conversion.

Rack and Ruin begged Orion Pax not to hand them over to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] because they would be killed for their failure. Orion Pax motioned them to get back into the trailer, at which point [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived and took them to see [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While the Autobots fought Bludgeon and his Decepticons, Rack and Ruin escaped the trailer and helped escort the Autobots to safety. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

[[File:RulesofDisengagement-BlackShadowvsWreckers.jpg|thumb|left|He was half the man he is today.|upright=1.5]]
Their ties with the Decepticons severed, Rack and Ruin joined the Autobots. While Rack was still his own dude, he joined up with the Wreckers, and was present when their 11th iteration battled [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]] and suffered three casualties. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} By the time [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] joined the team, Rack and Ruin were conjoined and greeted the rookie on his first day. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} At some point, Rack 'n' Ruin confessed to Impactor about their "tragic" prognosis, indicating some lingering medical problem. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|thumb|Hi, I have spaces in my name now! And some yellow.|upright=1.5]]
Rack 'n' Ruin were part of the Wreckers when they had their final battle on [[Pova]] against their longtime rivals, the Decepticon attack squad known as [[Squadron X]]. According to ''official'' paperwork, Rack 'n' Ruin were pinned in the trenches along with the other flightless Wreckers, but a desperate gambit by leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] and his second-in-command Springer turned the tide. However, after Squadron X was rounded up and put in inhibitor harnesses, they somehow escaped. Impactor ordered Squadron X put down for good, and after one last legendary battle, Rack 'n' Ruin stood with the Wreckers above the bodies of their late enemies. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

The reality of the conflict was much uglier than the story that was released to the public. After Impactor turned the tide by shooting through an unwilling Springer, Squadron X was rounded up and put in inhibitor harnesses. However, once [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] learned the Wreckers were on Pova, he ordered Squadron X's release, as a neutrality agreement forbade the Autobots from bringing their war onto Povian soil. Rack 'n' Ruin turned a blind eye when the obsessed Impactor executed Squadron X. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Though Rack 'n' Ruin and the other Wreckers felt Impactor had done the right thing, they didn't want to be thrown into [[Garrus-9]] alongside him. To make sure Springer wouldn't think of them as accomplices and testify against them, they all agreed to lie to him that they were against the murders and asked him to be their new leader. By this point, Rack 'n' Ruin's health was, apparently, deteriorating. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Rack 'n' Ruin died some time afterward, presumably before [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|the resurrection of Thunderwing]]. The impact this has on Wrecker fatality stats depends on whether RnR count as one or two Transformers. {{storylink|Dead Men's Boots}} The Wreckers fanboy/historian [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] insisted their name should always be treated as a plural noun. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:TreadAndCircuitsPart4 RackNRuin.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.8|Look, ma—we're [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|on TV]]!]]
[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] considered Rack 'n' Ruin to be trusted allies and included them in a list of potential recruits for a new team of Wreckers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Early in the war, Rack'n'Ruin were Decepticons. After being captured by the Autobots, they were escorted through the rust spot towards a prisoner exchange. Despite encountering Slicers en route, the group met up with Bludgeon on the agreed upon location for the exchange. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

Rack'n'Ruin were members of the fearless Wreckers squad which liberated Garrus-9 from the grip of [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and the [[Air Strike Patrol]], though they destroyed most of the facility in the process. {{storylink|The Wreckers}}

==Notes==
*When talking to [[James Roberts]] about the character's origins for ''Classics UK'', Furman admitted "I don't know ''where'' he came from" and believes he just "probably [had] the name first... with [[Ron Smith|Ron]] drawing him".<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3]], page 23</ref> For whatever reason, they only appear in Part Four of "Target: 2006", the only part drawn by Ron Smith. Evidently the cool visual Smith gave him got him to stick around.
*In their first appearance during "[[Target: 2006]]", they are referred to as "Rack and Ruin" but subsequent appearances pep this up to Rack'n'Ruin. Their name was spelled in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]] and ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' as "Rack 'n' Ruin". Oy!
*Their "origin" and their original alternate modes were given in "[[Transformers: The Facts]]", a booklet that came with [[Time Wars|UK issue #200]].
*According to the ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' story "[[Dead Men's Boots]]", Rack 'n' Ruin were killed at some point during [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]]. This was made [[canon]] when the Mosaic was included in the ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' TPB without the typical ''Mosaic'' disclaimer.
*Until "Rules of Disengagement", neither Rack nor Ruin had appeared without the other. This solo appearance for Rack (identified in the script)<ref name="RobertsIDWforum">{{citesocial|link=http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=301648#301648|name=James Roberts|site=IDW Publishing forums|quote=A while back I was PM'd by Ironhide/Paul, who asked me for some information on the Wreckers who showed up in the flashback on Page 1 of issue 7. I promised to post something on this forum. Here's the relevant extract from the script:

<blockquote>2 / Flashback. BLACK SHADOW fights the Wreckers (an old version of the team) at close quarters: tight, dirty and violent. He rips CREST’s head off and blasts PISTON through the chest, killing him. Also in shot are VALVE, HYPERION, IMPACTOR and RACK, all trying to get a piece of him. But it’s clear that Black Shadow owns this fight. Crest has been mentioned but not seen before, but should be readily identifiable by a big old crest on his chest. Valve is a spark brother to Springarm and Wheelarch, so should look like them. Piston is all-new. Hyperion was glimpsed in MTMTE issue 2.</blockquote>|defunct=yes}}</ref> was the first time either had been individually referred to by name. For the record, Rack is the one with the anvil.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rack'n'Ruin''' (ラックンルイン ''Rakkunruin''), '''Rack''' (ラック ''Rakku''), '''Ruin''' (ルイン ''Ruin'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiāncándìquē''' (天残地缺 ''The Crippled Master'')

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Whirl (G1)

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:''Whirl is an [[Autobot]] [[Deluxe Vehicle]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Whirl boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Whirl enjoys making hand puppets in his own image.]]
[[Units of time|Vorns]] before [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] coined the phrase "Sometimes crazy works", '''Whirl''' was living it in action. Whirl believes that, logically speaking, insanity makes an extremely effective weapon. Enemies flee in terror before the absolutely insane maneuvers he pulls on the battlefield. His extreme maneuverability in helicopter mode lets him spin, bob, weave, dive, and bank like someone totally out of control. Or totally out of his mind.

Needless to say, Whirl is a rather reckless fighter and can take damage because of it. He's okay with that, because he absolutely LOVES his job... perhaps a little ''too'' much. Many of Whirl's comrades remain unsure if his wild behavior is truly an affectation, or if his increasingly-fleeting displays of rationality are actually the facade hiding a troubled psyche.

Whirl is (or was) a member of the elite [[Wreckers]] unit.

Sometimes he is known as '''Jetstream'''.

{{quote|This is reckless suicide, plain and simple.|quote2=I ''know!'' What a great plan!|[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and Whirl|"[[Loose Ends, Part 4]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Whirl}}
Whirl was a member of the elite Wreckers unit under the command of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Alongside [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], he accompanied his commander as Impactor argued with [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s trip to [[Earth]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]].

[[File:Whirl copter Target 2006.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|This is one choppah you cannot get to.]]
Later, the Wreckers continued preparing for [[Operation: Volcano]], an attempt to eliminate some of the [[Decepticon]]s' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]]. During the simulation, Whirl demonstrated his trademark aerial combat style to draw fire away from his teammates. As the simulation concluded, Impactor decided that without Ultra Magnus' support, the operation would basically become a suicide mission for the Wreckers. Whirl and the others agreed with him and Impactor left to tell Xaaron that the Wreckers were bowing out of Volcano. Taking some downtime, Whirl, Roadbuster, and [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] went to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] to unwind. While Roadbuster and Twin Twist were having uneasy feelings about the decision to ditch Volcano, Whirl seemed fine with it, pointing out that it was only logical and no one would say that they were in the wrong. Their discussion was interrupted when they noticed [[Fang]], a Decepticon who began bullying a [[Tusks|smaller Transformer]] in the place. Twin Twist violently intervened, realizing that as Autobots, it was their duty to always do their best to stop the Decepticons. His sudden revelation seemed to energize Whirl and Roadbuster, and after Impactor was convinced by Xaaron to go through with Operation: Volcano, the rest of the Wreckers eagerly volunteered.

[[File:Target 2006 Whirl Roadbuster Do It.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|My face is down here, Roadbuster...I think.]]
Unfortunately, Operation: Volcano failed when most of the targeted Decepticons were unknowingly ordered clear of the ambush by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Only [[Macabre]] went ahead and attempted to assassinate Xaaron, shooting and mortally-wounding Impactor instead. Whirl and the rest of the Wreckers immediately gunned Macabre down in retaliation. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Later, Whirl was seen alongside Ultra Magnus and his fellow Wreckers on a hunt for a Decepticon spy posing as Optimus Prime. This was revealed, thanks to the efforts of [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], to be a product of Decepticon misinformation and Prime was welcomed back into the fold. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Whirl Triton Peace.jpg|left|upright=0.6|thumb|Hands, glorious hands!]]
In an alternate version of [[2510]], Whirl and the Wreckers led the final Autobot offensive against Decepticon held territory, bringing the war to a close. At the ceremony where he officially announced the end of the war, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] chose to make [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], leader of the Wreckers, his successor as Autobot leader and carrier of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. One Autobot named [[Triton]] objected to the idea, though: he said Springer was a fighter, not a tactician, and Ultra Magnus would be a better leader for a world at peace. Whirl took offense to Triton putting down his commanding officer, and shoved the little guy in the back, asking where was his "precious Ultra Magnus" when the Wreckers were winning the war? Triton struck back, and the situation turned from bad to worse as the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] sided with Ultra Magnus against the Wreckers. Shots were fired, battle lines were drawn, and a new war picked up where the old one left off. Tragically, it seems no one took the time to examine Triton's fallen body, and the hidden Decepticon insignia on his chest. The last act of the last Decepticon was to see that there would never truly be peace on Cybertron. {{storylink|Peace}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Whirl LooseEnds2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Seen and done some crazy things? Pffft. Call us when you're responsible for [[Chaos Theory Part 1|sparking the Autobot/ Decepticon civil war.]]]]
Along with the other [[Wreckers]] Whirl voted to follow [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]'s plan to leave Cybertron to visit the other planets touched by the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and so they hitched a ride with [[Berko]]'s [[Cosmic Carnival]] to Earth. Whirl looked on in horror as their surveillance drones showed a devastated planet, and worse still—Megatron! Before any of the Wreckers could react, the Decepticon promptly launched nuclear warheads at their shuttle, apparently destroying it. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

The Wreckers managed to make it to Earth's surface in escape pods, and Whirl was sent to survey the ruined planet. He spied an incoming horde of [[Zombie|reanimated Decepticons]] sent by Megatron and reported back to the others. The Wreckers' priority then became to get a message back to Cybertron about the situation on Earth. They eventually found the [[Deep Space Network]] located in [[Goldstone]], and put a plan into action to utilize its radio transmitter to send a distress call. Whirl joined Kup and Springer in making a break for the facility while the other Wreckers distracted Megatron's forces. They succeeded in sending their message to Cybertron, but Kup was captured in the process. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

The Wreckers soon encountered [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]]—formerly Spike Witwicky, one of the last vestiges of resistance on Megatron's conquered Earth. Despite some initial hostility on his part, the Wreckers were soon invited to [[Argus Base]], the human resistance's headquarters. On the way there, Whirl asked Spike how things had gotten so bad on Earth. Spike filled them in on the tale of Megatron's rise and humanity's fall. After arriving at Argus Base and convening with the leader of the resistance, [[G.B. Blackrock]], the Wreckers agreed to aid them in destroying Megatron's chief power base—the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

Whirl embarked on a rescue mission with Springer and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] to retrieve Kup and also to divert Megatron's forces from the assault on the Ark. While Sandstorm considered the plan to be "reckless suicide", Whirl cheerfully voiced his approval of it. They soon encountered Megatron's air defenders, and experienced trouble fighting them, as the undead Decepticons apparently no longer felt any pain. While Whirl managed to fly circles around [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] for a bit, he was eventually shot down. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

[[File:Topspin whirl destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95]]
After returning to Cybertron, Whirl was present with the other Wreckers as they attempted to defuse a tense situation between civilians on a main highway road. They failed and it erupted into a brawl. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} He later participated in an attack on [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s cell of Decepticon insurgents, but was flung through the air when the whole place exploded. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

Whirl was with the Wreckers when the entire Autobot fleet attacked the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} While the rest of the fleet was shot down or captured, the Wreckers covertly infiltrated the Hub's [[slam rail]] tube system and began wreaking havoc from within. The Wreckers traveled from point to point, seeking to destabilize the Hub by severing its planetary links with targeted nuclear explosions. Whirl and the others engaged the troops of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in a crowded slam tube and managed to blow them out into space. Eventually, the surviving Autobots managed to escape as the Hub suffered catastrophic damage. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:SecretsAndLies4 AbominusWhirlRacknRuin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
After [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] sought to reactivate [[Project Dreadnought]], Whirl was recruited by Impactor to be part of a [[Wreckers|new team]] to take out the [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

Arriving in [[Stanix]], Whirl airlifted [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]] in his copter mode to scout ahead, only to find [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] defending the target. Whirl brought Rack'n'Ruin within striking distance of the [[combiner]]'s face and the conjoined duo whacked Abominus with a hammer blow hard enough to knock him down. The Wreckers then engaged the individual [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and other Decepticons until they managed to plant and detonate explosives that destroyed Project Dreadnought. From thereon, the Wreckers functioned as an autonomous unit within the Autobot army, engaging in hit-and-run raids against Straxus' forces as the war continued to rage on for years. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Whirl was among the Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, Jetfire sent it crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)|In the Transformers}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:War and Peace 4 RoadbusterWhirl.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"RAGH, WHIRL NOT IN [[The Transformers (cartoon)|CARTOON]]! MENASOR REMOVE FROM STORY!"]]
When the Autobots split into multiple factions after the disappearance of their leaders, Whirl joined Springer's group, known as the Wreckers. During one of the group's missions, he participated in an attack against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who sought to claim the [[Tagan Heights]] for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon]]s. {{storylink|Escalation}} [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] joined in to battle the Decepticon combiner, but the resulting clash was so brutal that Whirl and the other Wreckers were forced to retreat to avoid becoming collateral damage. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Much later, during [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, Whirl continued with the Wreckers, now a small unit of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from their imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers were sent in to deal with the escapees. Unfortunately, both Whirl and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were crushed before [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] brought down the Stunticons' combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]}}
[[File:Stet WhirlPreEmpurataFlashback.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|left|Well, I'm different now. I feel I've been given a chance to start over. A new life, new identity. New purpose.]]
{{quote|Twice voted "Autobot most likely to defect".|[[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Meet the Crew]]}}

[[File:Interiors WhirlPreEmpurataFlashback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|HAPPY DAYS]]
In the pre-war era, under the reign of [[Nominus Prime]], '''Whirl of [[Polyhex]]''' {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} was a member of the [[Aerial Corps]]. Dissatisfied with his lot, Whirl managed to accomplish what was thought impossible, defying the function he was created with and actually changing professions to become a watchmaker. And Whirl was ''good'' at what he did—so good that the [[Functionist Council]], angry that a moderate functionary had given him permission to switch jobs, decided to teach him a lesson. They had the local criminal elements demand a cut of his profits so that when he refused, the [[Heavies]] would be sent to destroy his business and leave the Council's hands 'clean'. Whirl was left destitute and roamed the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], where he hung out with a bad crowd and started getting into fights. His combat prowess caught the attention of the [[Senate]]'s agents, who press-ganged a reluctant Whirl into their service. Whirl was made to do despicable things in the Senate's employ. When he tried to resist, he was put through the barbaric [[empurata]] ritual, costing him his original hands and effectively neutering his watchmaking skills. The Senate had, in fact, been ''arranged'' to hire him for all this by the vindictive Functionist Council. {{storylink|Interiors}} {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

[[File:Ongoing22 WhirlbeatsMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''I'M THE HERO I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!'']]
Whirl was eventually granted a position in the [[Rodion]] police force. When a rabble-rousing miner named [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was brought in for brawling with other law enforcement officers, the Senate ordered Whirl to kill him, presumably to silence his increasingly loud voice of dissension. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} {{storylink|Interiors}} Failing to finish the job, Whirl was arrested by his captain [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], so the Senate sent more men to free him, fearing his actions would be exposed. Their men attacked the Rodion police station and freed Whirl, but Orion Pax wouldn't stand for it and defeated them, shooting Whirl's leg off in the process. Whirl warned his captain that the Senate would not be happy if any further harm came to him, but Orion merely picked him up, went to the [[Grand Imperium]] in person and confronted the entire Senate with his actions. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}}

[[File:Whirl Impactor Patternism.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Due to Orion Pax's public display of Whirl's crime, the Senate had no choice but to send him to [[Garrus-1]]. After Whirl's mistreatment of Megatron in Rodion was exposed, he found himself suffering constant attacks and beatings in prison by Decepticon sympathizers. Whirl saved his one [[communicube]] call for an appropriate occasion, and found it when his former handler [[Kroma]] briefly became his cellmate. Whirl was told of an impending Senate plot involving assassination and a city-destroying bomb. He consequently used his one call to bring Orion Pax to Garrus-1, where he informed his former captain of all he had heard. While Orion initially assumed Whirl was acting out of compassion, Whirl immediately corrected him, explaining that he just wanted revenge against the Senate for mutilating, using, and abandoning him. After Orion left, Whirl was introduced to his new cellmate—[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who promptly beat him into critical condition. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

Whirl eventually wound up in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Service, where he witnessed the full extent of what his actions had wrought, as Megatron, now convinced that violence was the only way forward, assaulted the city and slew [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], beginning the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} Orion Pax—now Optimus Prime—personally invited Whirl to join the Autobots before the Decepticons reached him: "forgiveness as a weapon of war", as Whirl put it. After "bouncing around a bit", he changed his name to "Jetstream" and became a flight instructor at the [[Iaconian Aerial Academy]]. {{storylink|Interiors}}

One of his most promising cadets at the academy was [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], but he insisted on berating him in private, his verbal abuse eventually evolving into regular unprovoked beatings. After one particularly savage beating, "Jetstream" shoved Rotorstorm into the academy's newly installed [[CR chamber]], and by the time Rotorstorm recovered, his instructor had moved to a training facility in another province. Whirl later returned to using his original name, and attended the ceremony when Rotorstorm received the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]], applauding and cheering from the front row. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Category: Things That Do Not Exist.]]
Whirl eventually joined the Autobot special operations taskforce, the Wreckers. He was present with the entire team to greet [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] on the rookie's first day. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} Whirl was with the team when they triumphed in final battle over their longtime rivals [[Squadron X]] on the planet [[Pova]], only to discover they had no jurisdiction on the planet and would be required to let the Squadron go. Refusing to accept this, Wrecker leader Impactor murdered the entire squadron while Whirl looked away in apparent shame, but took no action. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} The incident was covered up by [[Autobot High Command]], and to avoid being implicated in the crime alongside their leader, Whirl and the other Wreckers lied and told Springer that they had no idea what Impactor was planning on doing. Springer believed them and defended their inaction at Impactor's trial, also agreeing to become the new leader of the Wreckers at Whirl and the others' request. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[File:Spotlight Trailcutter Killmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=2|left|]]
At some point during the war, Whirl established a rivalry with the wand-wielding Decepticon known as [[Killmaster]]. Both of them called each other "nemesis". Whirl never, ''ever'' beat him in a fight and always, ''always'' lied about it to other Autobots. When Killmaster was MIA and presumed dead, Whirl told people he'd killed him after breaking into a medical center where Killmaster was recharging, crushing the Decepticon's brain as he slept, and shoving his wand up his—''AHEM!'' {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}{{storylink|Dissolution_Part_3:_A_World_Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[File:Whirl copter Stormbringer4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Is [[Obsidian (BM)|"Obsidianesque"]] a word?]]
Years later, Whirl was deployed with the other Wreckers to [[Varas Centralus]] to help [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s counter-insurgency team deal with the Decepticon [[infiltration protocol|infiltration team]] there, which had just activated Siege Mode. Partway into the battle, they were forced to pull out and return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when news came through of the possible resurgence of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Arriving at their homeworld, the team saved the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] from a patrol of [[Centurion droid]]s, then joined Optimus Prime in attacking [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s secret base. Whirl and Roadbuster helped Jetfire from his imprisonment, but they were too late: Bludgeon had indeed recalled Thunderwing home. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Whirl joined Springer and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] in attacking the mindless [[Pretender]], but their weapons were disabled when he ionized the air around them, forcing them to back off. Fortunately, a team of Decepticons led by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] arrived to supplement the Autobot forces and the day was soon won. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

The Wreckers got a rematch with Thunderwing some time later when the denizens of the [[Dead Universe]] took control of him and stationed him on [[Corata-Vaz]] to guard one of the [[Nega-Core]]s required for their [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Whirl fought hard alongside his teammates {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} and eventually the Wreckers were able to disable the Nega-Core when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] lost control of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

During the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], when the Decepticons launched a devastating simultaneous attack against the Autobots across the galaxy—Whirl and several other Wreckers were captured by Decepticons under the command of [[Turmoil]]. [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] led an extraction team to rescue the Autobots from a Decepticon cruiser, and they were ultimately saved thanks to the efforts the former Decepticon [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

[[File:Whirl Sparkeaterweapon Interiors.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|left|"What, ''this''? It's uhm...just his new [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] armor! Yeah, that's it."]]
Around three years later, when putting together a squad to liberate [[Garrus-9]] from the clutches of the deranged Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], Springer ruled Whirl out of the mission on account of his recently becoming something of a liability. {{storylink|Bullets}} The mission to Garrus-9 left Springer in a comatose state, and Whirl and Roadbuster were assigned the task of watching over him and tending to his needs until he awoke. Convinced that this was never going to happen, Whirl attempted to euthanize his leader with Roadbuster's [[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater weapon]], but was caught in the act by Roadbuster and ejected from the Wreckers by the power of "the veto"—the ability of a Wrecker to have another member of the unit removed at any time. {{storylink|Interiors}} He wound up in prison for his actions, but was released and given a "final warning" by Ultra Magnus to stay out of trouble. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

After the war was ended and Cybertron was returned to a primordial state, Whirl and [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] were tasked with policing a mob of [[NAIL|neutral Transformers]] that had recently returned to Cybertron. They came upon Optimus Prime being harassed by [[Tappet|one of the mob]], and promptly began bullying the smaller neutral. Optimus Prime had to pointedly lower Whirl's gun and asked to be filled in on current events. Later, the mob revolted and dragged Whirl to the ground during the ensuing riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Whirl Sweeps Liars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Dear God...they're no longer mint in box!]]
Frustrated with the NAILs and having been kicked out of the Wreckers, Whirl acquired a disturbing method of stress relief: gathering up several leftover [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] carcasses, pinning them to a wall inside a shabby structure out in Cybertron's wastelands, and apparently mutilating them. Eventually deciding that he'd had his fun, Whirl doused the ruins with fuel and bid a very creepy thank you and farewell to the remains, planning to burn it all—quite possibly, himself included. Interrupted by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], who had misidentified the Sweeps' energy readings as those of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Whirl immediately attacked him and set the place ablaze to cover his tracks. Their battle carried them to the [[Mitteous Plateau]], where they were discovered by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]], and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]], prompting Whirl to try and pin all the blame on Cyclonus before killing him so he couldn't contradict his story. Before he could, however, a huge subterranean explosion triggered by [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] erupted beneath Whirl, heavily damaging him and knocking him offline. Figuring that Whirl was too dangerous to leave lying around, Ratchet had him brought along with Tailgate aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' as it left Cybertron. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:HangersOn Whirl Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|left|110px|Expressions, glorious expressions!]]
Whirl awoke in the medibay of the ''Lost Light'', his first instinct being to reach out and throttle the nearest person to him, which turned out to be [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. Brought to his senses with the warning that he'd go back to prison if he didn't behave, Whirl left to skulk around the hallways, where he was found by Ultra Magnus and brought him into a meeting between [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and Cyclonus. Advised to make his peace with Cyclonus, Whirl continued to dodge all responsibility for starting the fight but nonetheless offered him a hand of "forgiveness", only to have Cyclonus respond by drawing him into a ''hug''... followed by a whispered threat that he would kill him at some point and the Autobot would never see it coming.

Later, Rodimus addressed the crew to update them on the situation. When he asked if there were any important questions, Whirl made a point to speak up and state that he was embarrassed to be among this group and that they at least needed a decent name. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was reported to be loose on board the ''Lost Light'', the crew were ordered to pair off and lock themselves into habitation suites until the creature was dealt with. In what was originally a prank, Whirl locked out temporary roommate [[Animus]], only for an unfortunately timed automatic lockdown to keep him from re-opening the door, resulting in his being killed by the Sparkeater. Whirl blew open the door and attacked the creature, but his missiles were intercepted by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s [[force field]] to prevent the catastrophic detonation of the sparks the monster was digesting inside it. Whirl was nonplussed. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

During a therapy session with Rung, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s extra-sensitive ears overheard Whirl having a "blazing row" with... himself. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Whirl later attempted to cheer up and advise a despondent Trailbreaker on changing his image. His advice consisted of telling Trailbreaker to change his name, always talk big of himself, and then suggested he get [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] to build him a new weapon. After one of Brainstorm's inventions malfunctioned the entire crew of the ''Lost Light'', save the newly rechristened Trail''cutter'', were temporarily frozen in place when a [[Titan Hunter|group of Decepticons]] inconveniently boarded the ship. Whirl was in the middle of watching a furious Rodimus chew Rewind out on the bridge when he was frozen, and Trailcutter was forced to use his inert body as a shield against gunfire, stealing the guns mounted on Whirl's chest to return fire. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

[[File:Whirl Interiors yes.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Whirl: '''1'''. {{-}} Hostage situation: '''-2'''.]]
Not long thereafter, Whirl was having a session with Rung when recent crew addition [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] had an acute psychotic episode and went on a rampage through the ship, holing up in Rung's office and immobilizing Whirl by stabbing him to the floor with a pipe. Unfazed, Whirl taunted Maximus, trying to bait him into killing him, but Maximus only grew more curious about Whirl's mental state and reputation, and threatened Rung in order to force Whirl into telling his life story. The story provided Rewind and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] enough time to position themselves outside Rung's office and distract Maximus with a projection of his tormentor, Overlord. Whirl used the distraction to tear the pipe out of his gut, unpinning himself from the floor. When a shot intended to take Maximus out went wild and hit Rung in the head instead, Whirl took the opportunity to stab the distraught Max with the pipe, ending the hostage situation after three-plus hours. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[File:Whirl graffiti MTMTEAnnual2012.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|left|"Yeah well, I'll gonna go build my own spaceship! With blackjack! And hookers! In fact, forget the spaceship!"]]
Whirl joined Rodimus, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in being shrunk down and sent to deal with a swarm of [[Nanocon]]s that had been revived within Ultra Magnus's body, where he showed some difficulty with his "no guns" orders. After Magnus smiled them to death, Whirl managed to leave some graffiti inside Ultra Magnus, a fact that he would proudly inform First Aid of during Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony.

Later, Whirl was among the Autobots that were teleported to the surface of [[Theophany]] by representatives of the [[Galactic Council]]. After the group found [[Crystal City]] in ruins, Whirl openly mocked Drift's despair at seeing the desolation and was decked by the former Decepticon for his irreverence. The group ventured into the ruins and soon discovered an inert [[Titan (group)|Titan]], which had once been used to power the city. An abortive attempt by Chromedome to hack into the giant's [[brain module]] accidentally woke the Titan, causing it to fire an eye-blast that hit the Council's ship, ''[[The Benign Intervention]]''. Whirl was ordered to take a team to hold off the troops sent to take revenge on the Cybertronians, with Rodimus stressing to the trigger-happy bot that there should be ''no fatalities''. Whirl and the others successfully fended off their attackers until the Autobots were all teleported back to the ''Lost Light'' by the freed Titan, before the ship quantum-jumped to safety. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:Mtmte-before-and-after-whirl-weaponup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|You'd be angry too if you had to bust Decepti-chops in high heels.]]
Whirl declined to attend Rewind's movie night when he learned the [[Proteus (G1)|subject matter]] of the film. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} He did, however, agree to aid in Rewind's attempt to expedite Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Rewind brought together a group who each took turns telling their parts in a story of past events from before the war. When Whirl's turn began, he became quite agitated when Ratchet brought up the tender subject of Whirl's encounter with Megatron in Rodion. He settled down and told the others of Orion Pax's visit to Garrus-1 and what they had discussed. When Whirl mentioned that Impactor was his cellmate for a while, Rewind became excited and posited that Impactor had earmarked Whirl then and there for the Wreckers. Whirl shot down that suggestion and admitted that he just got badly beaten-up and he and Impactor met again years later under different circumstances. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Everyone took a break from storytelling, giving Swerve an opportunity to leave and bring back some booze. Whirl wouldn't let him back into the room without uttering the password—''"Whirl is a million billion times tougher than Cyclonus"''. He later had fun positioning Rung's eyebrows to make the still-unresponsive psychiatrist look cross. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[File:BeforeAndAfter-WhirlLocksCyclonusIn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
When Rodimus led a mission to [[Temptoria]] to fight Decepticons, Whirl was only too happy to volunteer. Aboard the ''[[Leading Light]]'', he had Rewind record him limbering up, and joined in with some impromptu battle chants with the other Autobots. As they fought Decepticons, his attempt to bond with Cyclonus was rebuffed rather bluntly. He subsequently faked a door malfunction, trapping Cyclonus and Rewind with an exploding bomb. He apparently at least had the courtesy to take Rewind back to the ''Leading Light'', and when it turned out he had a compatible [[spark]], allowed First Aid to use him to jumpstart Rewind, earning him Chromedome's gratitude. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Whirl tagged along with Swerve's group when the crew of the ''Lost Light'' was granted leave on the planet [[Hedonia]]. He was granted a new human-based [[holomatter]] avatar, which he seemed to approve of based solely on the fact that it carried weapons. When the group found a Transformer-friendly bar, Whirl got Ultra Magnus black-out drunk after slipping him a drink containing weapons-grade [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], much to everyone's chagrin. While waiting for Magnus to regain consciousness, the group played "the nemesis game", each sharing their own personal arch-enemies. Whirl named Killmaster as his, and proceeded to describe the graphic nature of how he ended their rivalry before being cut off by Rung. When Magnus began to stir, the group left Swerve to deal with him and took a trip to a nearby gift shop. Whirl opted to remain outside and continually bang his head against a display case—something he felt relieved pressure on his brain. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}{{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

[[File:Whirlholomatter.jpg|thumb|Because {{w|Carl Grimes|one trigger-happy kid with a missing eye}} wasn't bad enough.]]
Sometime later, the group encountered a group of [[Ammonite]]s—a mechanical race similar to Transformers who were entangled in a long and bitter war with their hated foes, the [[Terradore]]s. Whirl and Skids engaged in a bit of a "my war is bigger than yours" contest with them, with the Ammonites outclassing them in most categories. When [[Imperius Drax]], the leader of the Terradores unexpectedly entered the same bar as them, Whirl took it upon himself to show the Ammonites a thing or two about war. He walked up to chat with Drax, things escalated, and then Whirl simply killed the guy, which resulted in the war escalating again. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

Ultra Magnus was still out cold when they returned to check on him, so Whirl hatched a plan to get him back in time for pick-up. He ferried the others to the shuttle, then they projected their holomatter avatars back to the bar to drive Magnus's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] through an organics-only section. While forcing Magnus into vehicle mode proved difficult, they eventually managed it and drove him home. Whirl admitted to the others that, difficulties aside, he had a fun time. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Whirl was among those interviewed for Rewind's documentary, "Little Victories". A "Person You'd Like To Punch" theme night at [[Swerve's]] had an overwhelming majority of people who attended pick Whirl. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] allowed Whirl to vent some frustration and blow up a few asteroids in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s path. They were interrupted by [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], who wanted to record a message to send back to Cybertron whenever Blaster managed to repair the subspace communications channel. Whirl and Blaster would be the last Autobots to see Pipes alive, as the hapless [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot]] was murdered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] minutes later. Having escaped from his cell underneath the ''Lost Light'', Overlord was quickly discovered and dozens of Autobots threw themselves into battle with him. For Whirl's part, he only managed to be used as a club and smashed into [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] during the fight. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} In the aftermath, Whirl attended the funeral of those who lost their lives fighting Overlord and engaged in some speculation with Swerve and Skids over what was in Brainstorm's ever-present briefcase. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:Whirl Cyclonus HouseOfAmbus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95]]
When a search for the abducted Ultra Magnus led the ''Lost Light'' to discover the long-missing [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Rodimus asked Whirl to be part of an advance landing party. Finding the "miracle moon" to be a hot spot seething with newborn [[spark]]s, Tailgate asked the others to define for him the difference between being "forged" and being "constructed cold". When Chromedome identified himself as someone who had been constructed cold, Whirl couldn't help but point out that he himself had been forged and "perfected" in a hot spot just like the one they were standing in. Shortly thereafter, the group was attacked by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s, forcing Whirl and the others to flee from superior numbers. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Retreating didn't sit well with Whirl, and he invited Cyclonus to join him in a counterattack on their pursuers. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

Their attack was successful only in that they didn't get captured along with the others. Whirl couldn't help himself in claiming that he had killed more Decepticons than Cyclonus during the battle. On smelling the enriched Nucleon of a nearby armory close to a jail suspended over a [[smelting pool]], Whirl was eager to organise a jailbreak to free Rodimus and the others.

In company with a far more cautious Cyclonus, Whirl found that he couldn't open the armory door due to his unwieldy claws and needed Cyclonus to help him. Occupied with the door mechanism, Cyclonus inquired of Whirl why he never had his empurata features "fixed". Whirl replied that he was messed up, that he had done and would continue to do bad things. While he remained angry about his mutilations, he was insulated against the voice of his conscience. If fixed he "really would be screwed". In the spirit of ''quid pro quo'' Whirl tried to ask Cyclonus about the gashes on his face, but the reply was lost when a stealthy [[Legislator]] stabbed Cyclonus through the midriff with his sword.

[[File:Whirl Cyclonus TheDividedSelf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You know what I keep thinking about, Cyclonus? You know the end of Butch Cassidy? Redford and Newman are almost out of ammunition, and the whole Bolivian army is out in front of this little hut?"{{-}} "Whirl, I'm going to make you pay for this."]]

Fortunately (or unfortunately) for Whirl, he fought Cyclonus's attacker off so that Cyclonus could remove the blade without too much injury. The pair then teamed up with other rescued prisoners, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and the remaining survivors of the ill-fated [[Circle of Light]], just as an army of Legislators attacked en masse. Whirl asked Cyclonus to call off his previous death threats if they made it out of the fight alive as they rushed into battle wielding [[Great Sword]]s procured from the armory. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

In the middle of the battle Whirl noticed something very unusual about Cyclonus's Great Sword, it was, in Whirl's words, "frikkin nuclear-powered", glowing with light and cutting a swathe through the attacking Legislator army. Cyclonus had a surprisingly deep connection with his sword for a novice, as only Dai Atlas could manage a similar feat with his own sword. Dai Atlas suggested to Whirl that "your friend is clearly ''devout''". Whirl was more surprised by the use of the word "friend" than the rest of Atlas's explanation.

However much headway they were making, it wasn't fast enough for Cyclonus. Cyclonus's rather obtuse comment of being "needed elsewhere" made Whirl respond cattily that he was dragging their battle out for fun, that he would just finish up himself. Dai Atlas asked Cyclonus if Whirl was being sarcastic, and Cyclonus replied that he didn't believe that even Whirl knew. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

Whirl and the surviving members of the Circle of Light continued to fight the Legislators, but they were eventually overwhelmed. Moments from being killed, Whirl was saved when Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]] called all remaining Legislators to his position. In the battle's aftermath, Whirl and Cyclonus conferred on the edge of the smelting pool. A heavily damaged and unable-to-fly Whirl asked Cyclonus if he was still willing to let bygones be bygones in regards to their mutual death threats against one another. Despite briefly entertaining a fantasy of shoving Whirl into the smelting pool, a preoccupied Cyclonus agreed and departed.

Later aboard the ''Lost Light'', Whirl would reveal that Dai Atlas had commented on the unnatural strength of Cyclonus's spark—demonstrated while Cyclonus was wielding a Great Sword. Atlas had wondered if Cyclonus had the spark of a newborn with the intense energy he was producing. Relaying this information to Cyclonus, Whirl indirectly helped save Tailgate's life, as Cyclonus consequently used his excess spark energy to revitalize his dying roommate. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

[[File:Whirl fightfightfight BlackMetal.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Yay, now is fighty time, fighty time, blood blood blood!"]]
The ''Lost Light'' received a distress call from Orion Pax and headed to [[Gorlam Prime]]. They rescued the ''[[Skyroller]]'' from the collapsing planet's gravity well and welcomed Orion and his crew aboard. Whirl derived amusement from [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]'s outright hostility toward Cyclonus. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Later, when Orion and Rodimus were looking for volunteers to journey into the [[Dead Universe]], Hardhead took another verbal potshot at Cyclonus. Whirl was gleeful at first, but then disappointed when they didn't come to blows. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

After the ''Lost Light'' was by guided by to an unknown planet, the Autobots found themselves underwater and attacked by thousands of Ammonites. Whirl was among those who boarded the [[Rodpod]] to launch a counterattack. Eventually, the Autobots found the inert [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] hiding on the ocean floor. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

The Rodpod entered Metroplex's empty eye socket and made its way to the [[Brain module|brain]], where the group discovered it missing. The Autobots disembarked and after journeying around in Metroplex's head for a brief time, they ended up right back where they started at the Rodpod. Whirl took his frustration out on the garish vehicle, but it was soon discovered to be booby-trapped by an Ammonite. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} The Rodpod exploded, but the Autobots were shielded from the blast by a wall that had suddenly sprung up within the chamber. Ratchet worryingly noticed that Whirl had gone missing in the chaos. Whirl quickly returned, however, having captured the Ammonite that blew up the Rodpod. After some strong-arming, the Ammonite revealed that they had been ordered by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] to sabotage the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s efforts to return to Cybertron. Before the Autobots could discuss these revelations further, they were confronted by [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

[[File:FinisTemporis DeaderThanADuobot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Whirl, paragon of sensitivity.]]
After a brief introduction, the two [[Female Transformer|female]] Autobots offered to lead the others to Metroplex's brain. Another horde of Ammonites appeared, and Ultra Magnus ordered the others to follow Nautica and Chromia. Whirl opted to stay behind and fight the Ammonites with a few others, noting that he was in his element in battle. Eventually, the Autobots were able to connect Metroplex to the ''Lost Light'', which he used as a makeshift life support system. He quantum-jumped back to Cybertron, bringing the ''Lost Light'' with him. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Unfortunately, this didn't solve the problem of the Ammonite infestation, and Whirl's group was still fighting for their lives within Metroplex as the giant Autobot squared off with the [[Necrotitan]]. The Ammonites kept combining into larger and larger forms, prompting Whirl to admit that even he was tired of fighting with them. Thankfully, through the efforts of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and Megatron, Metroplex was given a sudden boost of power, which reactivated his internal defenses. This immediately eliminated any Ammonite invaders, with Whirl charmingly referring to them as being "deader than a [[Duobot]]". {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:Whirl Arcee DCFinale.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Arcee knows that when things aren't [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] fault, they're almost certainly Whirl's.]]
After the Necrotitan was felled, Whirl, putting aside past enmities he may have for the Decepticons, sang along to a tune alongside several of them in Swerve's bar, including [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The moment of levity was cut short, however, by the arrival of a 70 ''billion''-strong Ammonite army. Whirl was once again thrust into Ammonite-murdering duty. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Whirl joked around with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] about accidentally causing the re-escalation amongst the Ammonites' war, and made a little remark about his role in the start of their own war. When the Ammonites all spontaneously exploded, Whirl called foul on the whole thing for ruining his fun. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:Whirl Megatron MTMTE28.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''HUEVOS RANCHEROS!!!'']]
Whirl attended Megatron's trial, standing next to Arcee. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

Six months after that, Whirl was still on board the ''Lost Light'', only this time due to a series of events, the captain (or rather, co-captain) of the ship was, in fact, Megatron. Whirl began collaborating with [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] to bait Megatron into attacking an Autobot so that they would have an excuse to have him re-imprisoned. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} Whirl first messed up Megatron's door with graffiti, and then attacked him with a crossbow before making a physical assault. Whirl claimed that he was tired of waiting for Megatron to make his first move, and had instead taken the initiative. However, the fight offered a shocking revelation from Megatron: the only reason Whirl had survived for so long was because Megatron had ensured it by giving an order for the Decepticons never to kill Whirl, as a kind of 'gratitude' for teaching him that words were not enough—informing the ex-Wrecker that he was not as good a fighter as he, or other Autobots, believed. The enraged Whirl attempted to punch a hole in Megatron's torso, only to lose his arm through a wormhole within the ex-Decepticon. Megatron then used his revelation as leverage to get the humiliated Whirl to clean up the graffiti and left him in the engine rooms. Whirl later reported to his co-conspirators with a communicator that his attempt to bait Megatron into attacking him had failed. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

Whirl and his co-conspirators began planning to manipulate an Autobot into being assaulted or killed by the ex-con; once that happened, Autobot security would either arrest or kill Megatron. Getaway decided Tailgate would be the perfect patsy. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[File:PredestinationABeginnersGuide WhirlBraidingHair.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|Maturing? Nah. I'm just trying a new style of edgy.]]
Later on, suspected to be behind the theft of Ultra Magnus's desk tidy (which was more likely caused by the ship disappearing piece by piece), Whirl was confined to his quarters. As 'protest' for this, Whirl watched off-world cinema at Swerve's using his holomatter avatar. While braiding his hair, Whirl revealed that he was a fan of Jean-Luc Godard's works. During the subsequent alarm as portions of the ''Lost Light'' began to disappear, Whirl's holomatter disappeared. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Whether he made it to a lifepod or not, Whirl presumably disappeared along with the rest of the original crew of the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Eventually, the remaining crew found the ruins of a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'', which had been attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The on-course ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Whirl had his arms torn off before having his head blown off by [[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

Whirl was part of Rodimus' intrepid band of heroes chosen to chase down the rogue Brainstorm, and gleefully raided Brainstorm's experimental weaponry, before Rodimus said he really ''could''. When asked by Magnus why he would bring Whirl on such a high risk mission, Rodimus answered it was because Whirl would be eager to take a bullet for Orion Pax. The group travelled back to the [[Alyon]] [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]], where Whirl bluffed to the suspicious past Orion Pax that he was on day release from prison. When the larger group regrouped to compare notes, they realized that Sentinel wasn't trying to snuff out the Sparks but was experimenting on them, with Whirl putting forth the idea that the [[Elite Guard]] had assumed Orion's group was trying to steal them. After the Sparks had been shielded by Trailbreaker's forcefield, Whirl joined Cyclonus in attacking the hovering weapons platform. When that mess was sorted, the group continued to follow Brainstorm, but Whirl (unlike everyone else) expressed no grief that they hadn't prevented Trailbreaker's death. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

[[File:Stet WhirlAttacksHeavies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
Travelling further back to [[Rodion]], Whirl exchanged (rather terrible) banter with Rodimus as they overlooked the police station. After Brainstorm had escaped Cyclonus, the group followed him back a year and split up. Whirl went with Chromedome and Rewind back to the police station and interrupted their tense, romantic conversation to show off his past self's arrest of [[Crossbar]], giddily realizing this was the day Megatron would be arrested. His good mood was ruined when the [[Heavies]] arrived. Utterly trashing them, Whirl was only stopped from killing them by Chromedome, as the Heavies had to live to ensure future (past?) events happened as they had. Hammer had heard everything about the future and proceeded to taunt Whirl that they had mutilated him at the order of the [[Functionist Council]]. In rage, Whirl turned the [[Sparkeater Gun]] on the third chap who'd come with them, declaring him guilty by association. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

[[File:PredestinationAnExpertsGuide WhirlSavesMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Everything is Shockwave's fault, huh? Well, now everything he does is MY fault!
Your move!" ]]
The group then arrived at [[Con Facility 113]] and though Rodimus and Rung had talked down Brainstorm, Rewind killed the unborn Megatron, convinced the galaxy would be a better place without him as the myriad alien species the war had killed would survive despite the Functionists remaining in power. Whirl respectfully disagreed, as he felt countless aliens (they were organics anyway) dying was a price worth paying if it meant Megatron would kill the Functionists, and thus inserted a [[Point One Percenter]] Spark that Brainstorm had swiped from [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] into Megatron's body, securing the timeline. Upon returning to the ''Lost Light'', Whirl joined the crew in movie night for ''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future Part II]]'' but found it inferior to {{w|Alphaville (film)|''Alphaville''}}. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

At some point, he scrawled "WHIRL WUZ HERE" on a chair in Swerve's. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} He was present at Rodimus's first real announcement of progress. He went to Thunderclash's pre-wake, did some crazy dancing, and returned to the ''Lost Light'' with most of the crew. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

[[File:TheLopsidedTriangle WhirlOffersAdvice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Today on Doctor Whirl, I listen to a stupid idiot with dumb problems. Love should be tough, and I'm the toughest there is."]]
Later on, Cyclonus went to Whirl's room to ask for advice on Tailgate and Getaway. Whirl was astonished and amused that Cyclonus would ever ask him for advice on such a personal matter, and pointed out that saving Tailgate's life and caring about him did not make him Cyclonus' property. He also pointed out that Cyclonus hadn't really shown Tailgate he cared, while Getaway had. Just as Cyclonus was about to leave, Whirl asked why he came to him. Cyclonus replied that he believed Whirl would tell him the truth, because Whirl didn't care about what he (or anybody) thought. Troubled, Whirl summoned Getaway and [[Atomizer]], with whom he was working to bring belated justice to Megatron. Whirl was having second thoughts about their plan to bring about Megatron's downfall if it resulted in Tailgate's murder. Getaway shot him in the head with a nudge gun, wiping Whirl's memories of the plan. Just before he passed out, Whirl projected his avatar outside Cyclonus' staring-window. Cyclonus rushed to Whirl's room to find out what was going on, only to find Whirl possessed no memory of their earlier conversation, and all of his digital clocks had been set to 1:13 - Megatron's room number. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[File:SilentLight WhirlandScraplets.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
Later, Brainstorm's contrivance engine was due to be activated, and despite only having 15 minutes to get to their B.E.D.s, Whirl, Swerve, and Nautica loitered to get drunk off sub-space filtered engex. They then heard a knock at the bar door. Whirl answered and found a new [[protoform]] in an engex box. Since they couldn't afford to risk the extra spark being detected by Maulers, the group decided to send it back to Luna 1. After various escapades, Whirl was left 'holding the baby'. Worse, when he decided the only remaining option to protect the crew was to flush it out the airlock, he discovered it had imprinted on him, adopting claws and a singular optic. Whirl gave in to his remaining threads of compassion and soft-terminated his own spark to hide the protoform with him in his B.E.D. He later woke up in the med-bay, with Velocity telling him he was lucky to be alive. Oh, and that it wasn't a protoform he was incubating—it was an infestation of [[Scraplet]]s, manipulating him so that they could survive to kill again. But Whirl wasn't upset... he was ''proud'' of the little pests. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Whirl invited Megatron to the regular Movie Night. Don't worry, he hadn't mellowed out, he was being a dick: the film was a war documentary and watching it would make Megatron unhappy. When Megatron was late, they passed the time by starting without him. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Soon after, Whirl was part of a group that observed the second launch of the ''Lost Light'' via a magic window, unaware that he and the others were being observed by a [[Getaway]] from further in the future. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

As revenge for turning his back on the mutiny, Whirl was tricked into boarding the [[Rodpod]] to be turned over to the [[Galactic Council]] on [[Necroworld]]. When the group arrived they were attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and barricaded themselves in the [[Mortilus|Necrobot's]] "fortress", with Whirl glaring at Getaway when they made contact with him. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds WhirlNoFuneral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''*sniff*'' We're not crying, we just-''*sob*'' shut up]]
No sooner had Whirl voiced his protest at simply sitting inside and dying did the attackers back off, promising to return at sunset. When the group split to explore the fortress, Nightbeat had come through by discovering a teleport chamber. However Nautica, Velocity and Swerve had discovered a chamber full of stasis pods containing organic lifeforms, lifeforms Whirl was eager to abandon. But after Megatron made a rousing speech about understanding and companionship, Whirl decided to stay behind. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} Thinking death was imminent, Rewind recorded final messages from each of the group to be broadcast into space, although they weren't received by anyone until three weeks later. For his part, Whirl wanted no funeral. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

As sunset approached and a forcefield had been set up, Whirl and Cyclonus finished the turrets and discussed relationships. But when Whirl tried to fire on the baddies, it turned out the forcefield worked in both directions, preventing the turrets from being used. When nightfall arrived, Whirl joined everyone for a group hug. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} The single most important group hug ever as Tailgate's strong grip had given Velocity the idea to temporarily boost everyone to [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] levels via traumatizing someone. That someone was Skids, and after his Spark unleashed a burst of energy, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} the newly superpowered Autobots charged out to meet their fates. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

But when Skids died, the upgrade went with him and the group was surrounded, only to be saved by Megatron, now having donned a [[fusion cannon]], who irritably told the crew to fall back while he confronted [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} Whirl went off to explore the fortress and found his severed arm that had been lost to Megatron's internal space bridge portal months ago, which Ravage recognized as an indicator that Megatron had figured out how to safely mine [[antimatter]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

After Megatron defeated the Decepticon Justice Division, Brainstorm rebuilt the teleport chamber and Rodimus took a group to go back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Rodimus placed Cyclonus in charge of those left behind on Necroworld, and when Whirl asked why he wasn't chosen, Rodimus responded that he wouldn't trust Whirl to be "in charge of his own feet." Whirl took this jab in stride, admitting that he respected people who mouthed off to him. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

[[File:AWorldMisplaced WhirlVKillmaster.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Called down to find a closed, ''massive'', stasis pod and utterly bored, Whirl released the 'bot inside and found it was Killmaster, his old nemesis. The Decepticon immediately went on a rampage ("what a pro") and the two rivals once again engaged in combat... combat that Whirl admitted he needed help with, telling Swerve he'd never won before and screaming for him to get Tailgate. Help arrived in the form of a badly wounded Cyclonus, much to Whirl's dismay. Ten and Swerve got zapped by Killmaster's teleporting wand {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} before Cyclonus was able to lop his arm off and Whirl used the wand on ''Killmaster''. Before they went to Brainstorm to get Swerve and Ten teleported back, Whirl probed Cyclonus's cover story about his wounds and learned Tailgate had been fitting in his sleep. Cyclonus refused Whirl's advice about telling Tailgate the truth before it killed him, so Whirl—refusing Cyclonus' advice to drop it—crept into Tailgate's room to tell him "a story". {{storylink|Dissolution_Part_4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} After telling Tailgate the truth behind Cyclonus' wounds, he accompanied the minibot back to the main room and discussed Killmaster's inventions, with Whirl commenting that the only thing Killmaster loved more than teleportation weaponry was being a master of killing. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} He was present to greet the returning crew when [[Necroworld]] returned to its own universe. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} At some point, Whirl and Ultra Magnus watched Springer's final message before the Wreckers' leader entered the [[Timemaze]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} When Rodimus revealed his [[Skip (IDW)|back-up plan to return to Cybertron]], Whirl asked if they could leave Swerve behind. Once the team was ready to take off, Whirl stopped Cyclonus from mutilating himself, following his and Tailgate's "breakup", and sat next to him for support. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

[[File:Sardines WhirlcomfortsCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Aboard Skip, Whirl kept to himself, lying down while taking up as much space as possible. When an outraged howl of despair sounded from the captain's quarters, Whirl recognized it as Cyclonus and deduced the cause. After Cyclonus had accidentally raked Rewind with his sword, Chromedome socked Cyclonus in the jaw before Whirl broke up the fighting. When Whirl asked Cyclonus about Tailgate, Cyclonus promptly broke down in the ex-Wrecker's arms. Soon enough, the mass displacement began wearing off, only for [[Ten]] to speak up and tell everyone to listen to him. {{storylink|Sardines}} What no one knew was that Ten had been possessed by the [[Omega Guardian]]s, who guided the group to the original [[Mederi]] in the year [[2018]] via the [[Warren]]. When the group arrived, they were forced to bail out, supercompressed space ravaging their bodies. Crash landing on Mederi, the moon fixed them up and presented itself as the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]] based on Cyclonus' desire to reunite with Tailgate. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:YouAreHere WhirlhasDoubts.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Ever the grump, Whirl found little to love about heaven, only socking Ratchet for bringing them here due to his condition. With Rodimus moping about, Whirl rallied him into action by asking "What Would Megatron Do?", which rallied their leader enough for him to demand an audience with "[[Primus]]" giving Whirl the joy of watching Rodimus be struck by a bolt of divine lightning. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} As more and more "ghosts" began to appear, Whirl was approached by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], who claimed to have solved the mystery of Rung's alternate mode. Before Nightbeat could utter this revelation, he "ascended", the method of the act rousing Whirl's suspicions. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} With everyone else lined up to "ascend", Whirl called Ultra Magnus to inform him of his trepidations. Magnus's group soon discovered where they were causing the Afterspark to glitch and fade away, leaving Whirl with the task of telling Cyclonus that Tailgate was but a facsimile. As the two lovers said they goodbyes however, it turned out Tailgate really was himself. The happy moment was then ruined by Team Rodimus reuniting with the mutineers, now mutated into ravenous [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:Lustrare WhirlRedScraplets.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Daddy's little monsters.]]
Once reinforcements had arrived, Whirl was part of the group that boarded the ''Lost Light'', being quickly caught in a red [[scraplet]] trap. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Though [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] managed to initially deter the predators, they soon regrouped and lunged at Whirl... for his Luna 1 scraplets had been thrown into the mix. With his tamed beasts, Whirl went to back up Rodimus, having his boys devour [[Getaway]]. The moment was again ruined when a massive tear in the [[Warren]] appeared above the moon. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

While Whirl quarantined the scraplets in the medbay, everyone else boarded the ''Lost Light'' as they prepared to escape. When the ship launched however, it proved unable to match the rift's gravity being dragged through to the [[Benzene Cluster]], now populated by five multi-coloured copies of ancient Cybertron. As they touched down on one, the group came under attack from the [[Black Block Consortia]], now reduced to a puppet state controlled by the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]. The being invited them all aboard his [[Worldsweeper]] where the group bore witness to the five Cybertrons being used to drill a hole between universes. From the other universe came a fleet, with a duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' flying point, who's captain called and revealed himself to be [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} Following Megatron through was the [[Functionist Universe]]'s version of Cybertron, now transformed into a robot mode cast in the likeness of Primus. Though Megatron tried to free the group, the Architect sealed the hull breach before everyone could escape. Part of the group left behind, Whirl confronted the Architect, who was dressed like [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] and claimed to be Adaptus. Though everyone doubted this claim, the Architect verified it by revealing the other members of the [[Guiding Hand]]; namely that the Necrobot had been [[Mortilus]], Tyrest was [[Solomus]], and that the Magnificence was [[Epistemus]]. Though Whirl presumed Functionist Cybertron to be Primus, Adaptus laughed off the notion... because Rung was Primus! {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

[[File:LL 24 Even Team Whirl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.60|"Here lies the bravest soldier I've seen since my mirror got grease on it. I hereby order that in Whirl's honour, he be melted down and made into a statue of himself."]]

Despite Whirl's open disbelief of such a claim, Rung soon proved it to be the truth, demonstrating his self-healing abilities and revealing the truth of the [[God War]]. As the group conversed, they failed to notice that Solomus had also regained his ancient memories, which drove him to attack Adaptus. Though Adaptus proved a better fighter, Solomus was able to fell his brother, causing both to explode into inert sentio metallico (which Whirl decided was ''exactly'' how he wanted to go out). With no resistance, Rodimus teleported to the ''Lost Light'' and freed everyone, bringing them all aboard for a brainstorming session. Though Whirl was eager for Rung to unleash his divine might on the false Primus, Rung had no divine might to unleash. Soon enough however, the group came to the conclusion of having Rung create twelve duplicates of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and use their power to overload [[Vector Sigma]] via the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s, thereby erasing the [[Functionist Council]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Sent to [[Mesmerica]] with Ultra Magnus, Whirl functioned as his bodyguard until Magnus was caught unawares by a [[Functionary]] and knocked out his armor and into stasis. When Whirl landed to seize the Matrix, he was struck by an RPG blast and grievously wounded but, thanks to Rodimus's inspirational speech, found enough strength to open the Matrix. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

[[File:LL25 WhirlhugsCyclonus.jpg|Expressions, glorious experessions: Part 2|thumb|upright=0.7]]
New Cybertron, as it came to be known, was soon visited by Prowl who decided to decommission the ''Lost Light'' so its quantum engines could be used to double the planet's energon reserves but allowed the crew the luxury of a victory lap, which Whirl found boring. Before jumping back home, however, the crew decided to recreate the quantum explosion that marked the beginning of their voyage in the hopes that they could once again duplicate themselves, so that their adventures would never end. Although the crew of the ''Lost Light'' would never truly know if their experiment worked, the ''Lost Light'' crew ''did'' successfully pull the stunt off; their duplicates ''did'' materialize in an alternate universe, eager to continue their adventures.

In the primary universe, Whirl proved unable to adapt to peacetime life, and served eighty-four sentences at a dozen prisons, including [[Garrus-10]]. When Ratchet passed away, Whirl was serving another prison sentence at G-10 but, on account of being low-risk, received permission to attend the funeral and left a vial of [[innermost energon]] for his old friend. As part of Ratchet's will, Whirl was gifted the late medic's hands. As he was leaving, Cyclonus approached Whirl and offered him the opportunity to live with him and Tailgate in [[Tetrahex]] once he'd been released. Whirl responded to this act of kindness with a great big hug and had Ratchet's hands returned to Drift. Though touched by the gesture, Whirl had finally come to understand that he wasn't broken and didn't need fixing. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-3-Whirl.jpg|100px|thumb|left|W1-not V1]]
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], who wasn't letting ''anyone'' in the base, not even Megatron. In thanks, Megatron hosted a party in the base, which Whirl attended. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:LG04 comic Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|]]
Whirl and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were built in the [[Legends World]] by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], inspired by designs from a {{w|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|certain '80s giant robot anime}}, to aid him in his plans to return the world to how it was in the '80s. In spite of Tankor's design intentions, however, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] recognized them as Autobots from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|British ''Transformers'' comic]], an origin story that confused the pair. Setting out to take humans hostage to further their cause, Whirl then encountered an [[Whirl's friend|innocent little girl]] and had a change of heart about his role in life. Placing the girl in his chest canopy, he decided to fight for her sake as a hero of justice and turned on Roadbuster, only to later get admonished by the girl for being too violent. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|Bonus Edition Vol. 4}} [[File:LG05 comic Whirl.jpg|thumb|left]] Entrusted with Tankor's '80s Transformation Beam, Roadbuster then started turning everyone present into various '80s forms, though the weapon didn't affect Whirl since he was already from the '80s. When Tankor's resolve was broken by a speech from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Whirl took the chance to air-drop the rat onto the villains like a bomb, defeating Roadbuster. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

Waspinator later taught [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] about Whirl and Roadbuster during his ''Transformers'' lesson, again explaining that they first appeared in a British comic. The concept of British Transformers had Megatron thinking of the pair as English stereotypes, imagining Whirl as a gentleman in a top hat and monocle, and he confused himself thinking about how Whirl could enjoy a cup of tea without a mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz|Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz}} On [[Christmas]], Whirl and his little girl friend watched charitable Roadbuster and Tankor give away '80s toys. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

Running into Roadbuster again while spending time with the girl, Whirl took his new friend hostage to prevent Roadbuster from attacking, shocking his former partner with the decidedly un-heroic act. The girl was upset and took control of Whirl from the inside, forcing him to heroically pick up garbage instead. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#Whirl Versus Roadbuster!|Whirl Versus Roadbuster!}} For some undisclosed reason, Whirl eventually returned to Tankor and Roadbuster's side and the three went back to terrorizing the population, but it all came to an end when a dimensionally-displaced [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] defeated Tankor for good. Whirl and Roadbuster were left lost and confused about what to without their leader, so Jetfire invited them back to his [[G1 World|home dimension]], reasoning they would fit in better there. The pair accepted his offer and traveled through a [[solitarium]] portal to the year [[2004]] of his universe, where they joined the Autobots. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}}

Upon meeting the [[Jumpstarter]]s, Whirl and Roadbuster introduced themselves as "Wreckers", something Waspinator had identified them as. Overhearing this, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] thought it was a great team name and founded the Wreckers as a new Autobot unit, recruiting the duo into it. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG-07 Jetfire Sequel|LG-07 Jetfire Sequel}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] then charged the team with cleaning up around [[Mount St. Hilary]], something Whirl took well to since he had previous experience. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Wreckers Birth Story|G1 Wreckers Birth Story}} At one point he and Roadbuster explained their origins to the Jumpstarters, who would later create Legends World to begin with in order to ensure their comrades would be born. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} In the year [[2021]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] recalled Whirl and Roadbuster's origins when he and his soldiers were reduced to heads and needed new bodies built. Using residual radiation acquired from the two Wreckers, Fortress located the Legends World and traveled there in search of the expertise used to build them. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

As Wreckers, Whirl and Roadbuster fought under Springer for many years. In the late [[2030]]s, they noticed their leader was starting to get fat, and Whirl accidentally hurt him by bluntly commenting that his neglect for his appearance was the reason his relationship with [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] had failed. Springer then sought to become his old macho self again, so Whirl and Roadbuster suggested he go to the Legends Universe and have their creator, Tankor (now [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), build him a cool new body. They two came with him for a chance to revisit their old home, where Whirl was reunited with his friend and let her sit inside him again. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} They then returned to the G1 World where they pushed Springer into asking Arcee out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG19 Springer Sequel|LG19 Springer Sequel}} Upon learning that the Legends World was under attack by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Whirl and Roadbuster volunteered to return and defend their homeworld. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG65 Twin Twist Prologue|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} On arrival, they were pinned down by Windblade's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], leaving [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] to take her on. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Whirl ended up back in the G1 World. In [[2038]], he and Roadbuster were on [[Micro|Zone]], where he watched the [[Powered Master]]s duke it out with [[Violengiguar]] in their old bodies. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

===''The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Whirl was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Whirl was considered to be brave and loyal by [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], being counted among his potential recruits for the [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Whirl was one of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|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}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Whirl was involved in a chaotic kerfuffle. What outcome the battle yielded is unclear. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsWhirl.jpg|thumb|400px| Adorably crazy.]]
Whirl participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 100 units of Cybermetal, 50 units of Transmetal, and 30 exclusive cores.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Whirl-Earth Wars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Look, ma! Hands!]]
Whirl is a study in contradictions. When his feet are connected to terra firma he's calm, collected, and rational, but once airborne he becomes a wild, erratic force of nature, as unpredictable as he is unhinged.

A furious fighter, his aerial tactics are sometimes sanity-defying, but actually there's a method in his madness. His sheer capriciousness unsettles his adversaries and his bizarre flight path makes him very difficult to target.

Appearances to the contrary, Whirl is a first-class pilot, and a fearless one.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl Bio}}

*'''Added:''' [[May 26]], [[2022]]
*'''Decepticon Counterpart:''' [[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 5 stars
*'''Abilities:'''
**'''Ability 1: Flamethrower (pre-2025 Balance Patch)''' - Spew fire in a conical area, dealing acid damage over six seconds.
**'''Ability 1: Acid Thrower (post-2025 Balance Patch)''' - Spew acid in a conical area, dealing acid damage over six seconds.
***'''Cost''': 3 + 3 per reuse
**'''Ability 2 (pre-2025 Balance Patch): Guided Rockets''' - Shoot out 4 rockets from long-range delivering damage to a single target.
**'''Ability 2 (post-2025 Balance Patch): Flame-Guided Rocket''' - Shoot a single rocket from long range dealing fire damage.
***'''Cost''': 4 + 2 per reuse
**'''Passive''' - Hits multiple targets with his minigun.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
*'''Combiner:''' [[Ruination (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ruination]]
[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733784403359-Whirl-Sea-Phantom#toc1 Whirl at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Whirl was a bombardment specialist who recklessly attacked his foes. His chaotic tactics gave him an edge on the battlefield, allowing him to bombard his enemies with payload after payload. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} He speaks fluent Italian. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

Whirl was searching for a recently-arrived [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in [[Kansas]] when he encountered a group of Decepticon rookies. Despite his best efforts to deal with them, the villains escaped to fight another day. {{storylink|The Great Energon Robbery}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Whirl toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shockwave's younger brother? Only in the wild world of [[Fan fiction|fanfic]]s.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Whirl''' (Deluxe Vehicle, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[null-ray]] module, [[paralyzo box]], [[photon beam rifle]], [[Incendiary shell cannon|shell cannon]]
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Whirl transforms into a light blue Cybertronian attack helicopter, similar to a Bell {{w|AH-1 Cobra}}. In this mode, he has two wing-mounted weapons installed: a Gatling-like shell cannon and a four-tube photon beam rifle.

:In [[robot mode]], Whirl is unusual in that he appears quite different from the other Transformers in the line at the time. He has no humanoid hands; instead, his arms end in a pair of mechanical pincers. A null-ray module can be fitted over either pincer, while his paralyzo-box weapon slides onto the fin on his right leg. Though not strictly an accessory, his head features a swiveling antenna that is very easily detached and lost.

:Both [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s were licensed from [[Takatoku Toys]] by [[Hasbro]] for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line. Whirl was originally the Oberon Gazzette<ref>The English spelling given on the Japanese toy packaging is "Ovelon Gazzette".</ref> (オベロンガゼット) from the ''{{w|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack}}'' toyline, although the toy's dark and light blues were inverted for the ''Transformers'' release. The ''Dorvack'' anime was produced by [[Ashi Productions]], and their name appears on the [[Copyright#Copyright markings|copyright marking]] of the mold, in addition to an "AP" sticker included on Whirl's ''Transformers'' packaging.

:There is a variation in the construction of his canopy; while most are smooth and featureless, some have raised "cage" outlines on the edges.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-deluxe-vehicles-whirl/602/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Whirl at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Whirl/whirl.htm More information on Whirl at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:ClassicsWhirl toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears in my eye tellin' you?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Whirl''' (Legends Class, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rotor blade
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Evac (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Evac]], ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Whirl transforms into a blue Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. A ''heavily'' simplified version of the [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Voyager Class Evac toy]], his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] has a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher which is carried onto his robot mode, and he is also armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but does not spin freely.

:In terms of articulation, he has ball-jointed hips and knees and can rotate his arms, although the arms can otherwise barely move beyond pointing straight down due to his ball-jointed shoulders being blocked by plastic.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Legends Class [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Blades]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsWhirl/whirl.htm More information on ''Classics'' Whirl at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Whirl generations voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not as super-unvincible as people were hoping.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Whirl''' (Voyager Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number:'' '''02 / 006'''
:*''Accessories'': null-ray module, paralyzo box, shell cannon, photon beam rifle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Whirl is heavily styled after his Generation 1 toy, but sports a more curved head and reverse knee "chicken legs" which evoke (but do not match) his appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. He also has a third, Gerwalk-esque mode known as a "Heloped". Just as with his original toy, he has a pair of mechanical pincers which a weapon similar to his null-ray module can be fitted over. All four of his weapons can attach via c-clips to various sculpted rods.

:Unmentioned in the instruction sheet is that his shoulder-struts can collapse into his torso for a more pleasing robot mode. Also, in robot mode, you can rotate the shoulder-struts so that the thin tabs on top face down to allow for greater shoulder poseability. When his antenna is angled 90 degrees, his monocular light piping gimmick is activated. It's also likely that the knee transformations are swapped between robot and heloped mode in the instructions, so that the robot mode has the digitigrade legs and the heloped mode has the "gerwalk"-style backwards knees, and this hypothesis is supported by the [[:File:RID26 subcvr.jpg|packaging art]]. A smaller detail of note is that Whirl's neck is on an extra hinged panel that allows the head to be raised up a few millimeters from where it normally sits.

:Some copies have been known to come with bent rotor blades, as well as to suffer from extremely tight upper knee joints, in extreme cases causing the whole knee to snap in half rather than move.

:Whirl comes with a sticker sheet, with one sticker referencing [[Wild Bill|CW-4 William S. Hardy]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Shockwave (Cloud)#Cloud|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenWhirl/whirl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Whirl at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/actfig/whirl/ Additional information at YoJoe.com]''

===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Whirl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Whirl''' ([[November 29]], 2014)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''LG05'''
:*''Accessories'': null-ray module, paralyzo box, shell cannon, photon beam rifle
:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Whirl is a redeco of ''Generations'' Voyager Class Whirl featuring a lighter blue closer to his original toy and additional paint detail on his canopy and shoulders but dropping the black off his nape and the red stripe pattern on his rotor blades. Some of his black plastic (on his toes and head) is replaced with blue. The antenna mounted on his head when angled 45 degrees lower towards the front deactivates his monocular light piping feature. He does not have a sticker sheet, though two of his Autobot symbols and a single canopy detailing are now tampographed. He now comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 5]] mini-comic.
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==Merchandise==
{{anchor|3DBattleCardGameMerch}}
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:3DBattleCard Whirl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Soi soi soi soi]]
*'''Whirl''' (2007)
:A 30-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Whirl "transforms" into a blue helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Vortex]].
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W5AutobotWhirl.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Whirl, Aerial Assault''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T07/T46'''
**''Stars: ''12
:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
*Whirl never got a printed ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' bio. One was written though, and finally revealed to the fans on [[Jim Sorenson]]'s blog [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/extended-bio-whirl.html ''Disciples of Boltax''] in [[2011]].
* Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Whirl is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]'s helmet (in order to better emulate his appearance in the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More Than Meets the Eye'' comics]]) and the Vortex rotor/harness assembly... and a yellow brick on the front of the harness, likely a sloped 1x1 brick to be the "cockpit".
* Whirl's cameo in the 2019-2022 IDW comic continuity is inspired by his [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' counterpart]]'s design.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Whirl''' (ホワール ''Howāru'')
*''French:'' '''Tourbillon''' (Canada, "Whirlwind")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xuàn Rèn''' (China, 旋刃, "Turning Blades")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Dreamwave-G1-MTMTE-Whirl.jpg|2003 Dreamwave profile art
File:IDW-MTMTE-Whirl-holomatter avatar-Milne.jpg|2014 IDW holomatter avatar concept art
File:Transformers Legends LG 05.jpg|''Legends'' packaging art
File:Whirl-Cyberverse-Boulder-robot mode.jpg|''Cyberverse'' concept base for 2021 IDW comic cameo
File:EW-skin-Whirl-Classic.jpg|"Classic"-themed skin in ''Earth Wars''
</gallery>

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Roadbuster (G1)

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Smasher:

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{{disambig3|Roadbuster}}
:''Roadbuster is an [[Autobot]] [[Deluxe Vehicle]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Roadbuster MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Ghostbusters|Who ya gonna call?]]]]
'''Roadbuster''' (aka '''Road Buster''') is a powerful and charismatic fighter. Usually armed to the teeth, he's an inspiration to other Autobots in combat and a natural leader on any battlefield. Outside of combat though, his natural ease and surety fail him. He simply doesn't know how to handle life out of combat. He becomes the quietest of the Autobots, grows withdrawn and depressed, and is easily bored. He counters this by spending most of his free time between battles either planning for the next one or "demolishing" any random [[Decepticon]]s he can find. Some Autobots worry about what will become of the heroic and well-loved Roadbuster they know if the war ever ends. Combat truly is his life and without it, he might just fade away.

Roadbuster is a member of the elite [[Wreckers]] unit in, well, every universe he's been in.

{{bigquote|Know what you call thirty enemy combatants on the wrong side of an atmos-field? A good start.|Roadbuster|"[[The War to End All Wars, Part 4]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Roadbuster}}

[[File:Target2006 RoadbusterwatchesShrapnel.jpg|left|thumb|I'm studying the effect of negative reinforcement on ESP ability.]]
Roadbuster was a member of the elite Wreckers unit under the command of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Alongside [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], he accompanied his commander as Impactor argued with [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' trip to [[Earth]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]].

[[File:Target 2006 Whirl Roadbuster Do It.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|I love this plan! I'm excited to be a part of it!]]
Roadbuster was a rather hardened soldier, deliberately feeding false information to an Autobot who had turned [[Autobot traitor|informant]] for the Decepticons, and stood by in the shadows while [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] tortured the Autobot for the info and then executed him. Despite allowing this to happen, he still felt that even a traitor deserved better than that. Roadbuster took part in a training session with the rest of the Wreckers involving [[facsimile construct]]s. The training session was in anticipation of [[Operation: Volcano]], an effort to assassinate some of the Decepticons' deadliest warriors. When Impactor decided that the Wreckers were going to bow out of Operation: Volcano, Roadbuster, Whirl, and [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] took some down-time at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. Both Twin Twist and Roadbuster felt distinctly uneasy about Impactor's decision. When a Decepticon by the name of [[Fang]] started bullying [[Tusks|one of the bar's patrons]], Roadbuster urged Twin Twist not to get involved. But Twin Twist trashed Fang anyway, coming to the realization that as Autobots, it was always their duty to stand in the Decepticons' way. Casting their doubts aside, Roadbuster, Whirl, and Twin Twist all decided to go ahead with Operation: Volcano. Likewise, Impactor was convinced by Xaaron to go through with the mission, despite his earlier doubts. Unfortunately, Volcano was a bust, leaving Impactor dead and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] the new leader of the Wreckers. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:RoadbusterdeathTimeWars.jpg|thumb|Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.]]
After both [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Optimus Prime wound up teleported back to Cybertron, Megatron set about spreading false rumors that a Decepticon spy, disguised as Optimus, had been set loose to infiltrate the Autobots' ranks. Roadbuster helped capture what he believed to be the imposter alongside the rest of the Wreckers. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} The Wreckers readied to gun down their captive, only for the execution to be interrupted by [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]. Though the little guy wasn't able to convince the others that Prime was the real thing, he used a [[gas particle bomb]] to create the distraction necessary for the Autobot leader to escape his [[energy restraints]] and vamoose. {{storylink|Under Fire!}} {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} Prime's name was eventually cleared, leading to him rallying the Autobot forces on Cybertron, and leading them on many successful raids on Decepticon encampments. Roadbuster helped secure Decepticon energon stores on these raids, the last of which ended with Optimus Prime returning to Earth alongside Megatron and Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Roadbuster was absent from the Wreckers for a while, but returned to take part in the so-called Time Wars. The Wreckers were forced to temporarily ally with the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in order to combat the combined threat of [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The mission to eliminate the two powerful Decepticon leaders was a complete disaster, with most of the Wreckers and Mayhems meeting violent ends. For Roadbuster's part, he managed to blow off a chunk of Galvatron's face with an experimental Decepticon [[Pathblaster]] weapon. However, as Roadbuster took the time to celebrate his shot, the weapon's power core exploded, killing him. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:ScattershotKillsRoadBusterUkAnnual88.jpg|left|thumb|Shorten your stream! I don't want my face burned off!]]
In the year [[2510]], Roadbuster joined the Wreckers on Cybertron's northern front where they finally exterminated the last Decepticon outpost, bringing the war to an end. Later on, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] called an official end to the war effort and announced his plans to pass the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] on to Springer. The Decepticons were not totally gone, however—a deep cover agent named [[Triton]] lived on inside the Autobot ranks. In order to stir up discord, Triton challenged Prime's decision, declaring that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was a better choice to carry the Matrix. Whirl manhandled the little creep to make him pipe down, but Triton punched the Wrecker to the ground. Roadbuster raised his gun in anger, but it was the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] who fired first in defense of Triton and Magnus's reputation, blowing up Roadbuster's head. This disastrous turn of events led to a new Autobot Civil War between the forces of Ultra Magnus and Springer. {{storylink|Peace}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Wreckers loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|We're exterminators. Someone saw a [[Insecticon (G1)|cockroach]] up on twelve.]]
Roadbuster was a member of the Wreckers, under the command of [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]. Acting against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s explicit orders, they successfully brought a siege in the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]] to an end by trapping [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] inside a [[detention-sphere]]. Soon afterwards, Kup led the Wreckers away from Cybertron to visit the other planets touched by the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and they hitched a ride with [[Berko]]'s [[Cosmic Carnival]] to Earth. However Roadbuster and the Wreckers found the major cities of Earth had been devastated by Megatron, who promptly launched nuclear warheads at their shuttle, destroying it. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

Having managed to travel to Earth in the escape pods before the detonation of their shuttle, Roadbuster and the Wreckers made for the [[Deep Space Network]] in [[Goldstone]] to try and send a warning back to Cybertron. When they discovered that they were being pursued by the [[zombie]] army that Megatron had forged from the Decepticon victims of the [[Underbase Saga]], Springer ordered [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], Roadbuster, and [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] to run interference and draw the zombies away from the rest of the team. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

While a distress call was successfully sent to Cybertron, Kup was captured by Megatron's forces and the remaining Wreckers found themselves confronting a vengeful [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]]. The super-powered human formerly known as Spike Witwicky was eventually talked down, and Roadbuster and the others were invited to [[Argus Base]], the headquarters of the human resistance. There, a plan was hatched to both rescue Kup and attack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]—the core of Megatron's power base. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

[[File:Roadbuster CircuitSmasher LooseEnds4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Everything you are doing is bad. I want you to know this.]]
Roadbuster was put in command of the group that ventured into the [[Yukon]] to reach the Ark. He devised an attack plan to breach the outer perimeters of defense, assigning roles to the Wreckers and humans. Circuit Smasher took a moment to make sure he and Roadbuster saw eye-to-eye on the subject of the Ark, and after a tense pause, Roadbuster agreed that there'd be no attempts to salvage the ship for their own purposes. The attack began, and the group found themselves facing landmines and [[autogun]]s in their path. Eventually, Roadbuster and the rest made it through to the Ark itself, which released [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units to bar the way. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

After engaging the Guardians, Circuit Smasher quickly noticed they weren't registering him as a threat. Roadbuster told him to exploit the advantage and get inside the Ark, while the rest held the Guardians off. Once inside, Circuit Smasher managed to disable the Ark's computer [[Aunty|Auntie]], putting a halt to both the Guardian units and Megatron's plans. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} Along with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], Roadbuster later kept watch over the secured Ark. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Upon returning to Cybertron, Roadbuster worked crowd control as [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] gave a speech in [[Eugenesis Plaza]]. When a riot was incited, Roadbuster and the other Autobots engaged in some fisticuffs with the unruly mob. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Later, when a group of agitated citizens set up a highway blockade, the Wreckers confronted the protestors. Roadbuster disapproved of Kup's hostile approach to the situation and opined that Springer wouldn't have handled things this way. Before Roadbuster and Kup could argue any further, the situation devolved into a brawl between the protestors and other irate citizens who wanted through the blockade. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} Roadbuster participated in a raid on [[Fort Scyk]] with the other Wreckers, seeking to take down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s cell of Decepticon insurgents. However, it turned out to be a trap and the Wreckers barely survived after Fort Scyk exploded with them in it. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

[[File:DestinyPt5 BludgeonRoadbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"Get him!" That was your whole plan, huh- "get him."]]
During [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s massive attack on Cybertron, Roadbuster infiltrated the [[Warworld]] with the other Wreckers, seeking to disable it from within. They were confronted by Bludgeon himself, who dominated them in combat and cost Roadbuster an arm. In the end, Bludgeon was defeated by the newly arrived [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], and the Wreckers managed to escape before the Warworld was destroyed. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

[[File:Roadbuster atmosfield RegenOne99.jpg|thumb|left|It's ''Milla'' Time!]]
The Wreckers were among the Autobot space fleet when Rodimus Prime ordered an attack on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} Ordered to "go dark" by Kup after Jhiaxus's forces began decimating the Autobots, Roadbuster and the others undertook a sabotage mission within the "[[slam rail]]" transit system that linked the network. Severing worlds from the network with targeted nuclear explosions and eliminating any resistance in their path, the Wreckers provided enough of a distraction for the other Autobots to escape as [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|other]] [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|factors]] in play led to the destruction of the Hub and Jhiaxus. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Returning to Cybertron to find it transformed into a barren wasteland populated by [[shadow-leech]]es, the Autobots had to combat the [[Dark Matrix|dark entity]] formed from the corruption of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. For his part, Roadbuster was among a group that journeyed back to Earth through a [[space bridge]] portal to ascertain the creature's designs on the planet. They encountered [[Linda Chang]] and the remaining human resistance, who initially fired upon the Autobots. Having fought beside these humans before, Roadbuster managed to calm things down and the two groups compared notes. With the humans joining them, Roadbuster's group then journeyed to [[Nebulos]], where they were forced to put down the Matrix-corrupted [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. After Rodimus was forced to sever their connection with [[Primus]], Roadbuster, along with all other Transformers, became decidedly mortal and eventually died of old age. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Wreckers secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Suck in the guts, guys.]]
Roadbuster and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] met with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and gave him a pep talk when the Autobot commander doubted his ability to measure up to the departed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Having heard of Magnus's need of a "wrecking crew", Roadbuster joined a [[Wreckers|new team]] to aid [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] in sabotaging [[Project Dreadnought]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} The Wreckers deployed on their first mission to [[Stanix]] where Project Dreadnought was being enacted and encountered [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] guarding the site. Roadbuster and the others managed to fight past the [[combiner]] and other Decepticons present, seeing to the destruction of Dreadnought and establishing their rep for the many years of conflict to come. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Roadbuster was stationed on [[Earth]]. The Autobots initially failed to stop a new plan of Megatron's to take millions of people hostage, but came back to fight again once they were repaired. Roadbuster blasted a hole in the Decepticons' fortress wall with his [[linear blaster gun|linear blaster]] so the Autobots could get inside, taking pride in the power of his weapon. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Road Buster was among the Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sent it crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)|The Transformers}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:War and Peace 4 RoadbusterWhirl.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Kitten, what I think I'm saying is, sometimes, slag happens, somebody's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?]]
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] went missing in a [[space bridge]] accident, Roadbuster became part of an elite force of Autobots known as the Wreckers who broke off as an independent faction, led by Springer. Much of their efforts were concentrated on keeping [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s contained inside [[Polyhex]] and away from the [[Tagan Heights]], an area which contributed to a full 40% of Cybertron's manufacturing potential. One of their missions brought them to blows against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who had allied himself with Ratbat's sub-faction. {{storylink|Escalation}} [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] joined the fight against the Decepticon combiner, but the resulting clash was so brutal that Roadbuster and the other Wreckers were forced to retreat to avoid becoming collateral damage. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

During the Age of Internment, Roadbuster was imprisoned by the Decepticons as slave labor along with most of the other surviving Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Much later, after the loss of the ''Ark'', Roadbuster was one of the Autobots who helped train a new generation of soldiers called the [[Micromaster]]s. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} After the Micromasters were combat-ready, Roadbuster, critically low on energy, was ambushed by a group of Decepticon Micromasters and defeated by them. A group of Autobot Micromasters led by [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] intervened and managed to pull Roadbuster's inert chassis out of there, sparing him the indignity of having what little [[Energon]] that remained in his system drained. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing|Destined For Nothing}}

During [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, Roadbuster was a member of the new Wreckers, a small unit of Autobots under Ultra Magnus's command, dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from their imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers were sent in to deal with the escapees. Unfortunately, both Roadbuster and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] were crushed before Magnus brought the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Stormbringer issue 2|Transformers: Stormbringer #2]]}}

[[Image:The Roadbuster affair.jpg|thumb|300px|right|"On a mountain of skulls, in a castle of pain, I sat on a throne of blood!"]]
Before the war, Roadbuster was a member of the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] security services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He was quite brutally 'trained' as a cadet, including "[[Transform-up|mode drilling]]": being forced to transform over and over in quick succession. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} During all of this, he never learned to read and after the war started, Roadbuster signed up with the Autobots. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

At some point, Roadbuster was in charge of training cadets and developed a strong emotional bond to those in his care. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] [[Size changing|shrank down]] to tiny form, crawled into Roadbuster's head and began whispering in his ear. Roadbuster came to believe it was [[Mortilus]] speaking to him and over time he began to do what the voice told him... which was to brutalise his cadets and eventually dump their lifeless bodies into a pit for the death-god to consume. As the cadets were forced to "mode drill" and savagely beaten, Roadbuster told them this was how ''he'' was taught, back in the day. The Autobots found out just in time to save [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] from this grisly fate and Prowl had Roadbuster locked up for a long, long time for what was assumed to be madness, as Roadbuster screamed out for Mortilus to talk to him again. The exact nature of the [[Roadbuster affair|whole sordid incident]] was covered up and after minimum rehab, Prowl had Roadbuster released back into the Wreckers to kill again, as a favour to Impactor. Roadbuster secretly still missed the voice and wanted it to come back. He was cured, all right. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Roadbuster was present with the entire team to welcome [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] into the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Since I joined these men, I've seen slag that'll turn you white!]]
Roadbuster and the Wreckers embarked on a hunt for [[Squadron X]], a Decepticon battle unit known for the atrocities it left in its wake. The hunt culminated in a battle between the two groups on [[Pova]]. Roadbuster himself brought down Squadron X's ship, the ''[[Pale Fire]]'', with a single shot. {{storylink|Bullets}} According to official paperwork, a desperate surprise tactic by Springer and Impactor, along with support from Roadbuster and [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]], turned the tide in the Wreckers' favor and Squadron X was defeated. However, as the Wreckers were prepping them for transport and imprisonment, Squadron X managed to escape. Impactor would not allow this, and a second battle with them ended in the deaths of every single member of Squadron X. However, this particular version of events was a cover story. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

What had ''actually'' occurred on Pova was that the Wreckers were going to be forced to release the captive Squadron X, as they were violating a neutrality agreement with the Povians by fighting there. Not willing to go along with this, Impactor locked himself in a room with the bound and helpless Decepticons and personally executed them all. Roadbuster and the other Wreckers, save Springer, made no move to stop him. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Having been the one who handed Impactor the gun that was used to execute Squadron X, Roadbuster was inwardly proud of his leader's actions. However, once Springer reported Impactor to [[Autobot High Command]], Roadbuster and the others realized that they were in danger of being implicated in the crime as well. Roadbuster and the other Wreckers approached Springer individually in the time leading up to Impactor's trial, each telling him that they had no idea what Impactor was going to do. For his part, Roadbuster claimed that he had thought Impactor WAS going to release Squadron X as planned, and that the gun was only for self-defense. The Wreckers asked Springer to be their new leader and Springer bought into their pleas, officially clearing them of complicity in Impactor's crime at the trial. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[File:Animals-RadarGatoraider.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"Radar, you are a most fortunate individual!" 
"I know!" 
"You've been a participant in the biggest interdimensional cross rip since the [[Tunguska event|Tunguska Blast of 1909!]]" 
"Felt great...!" 
"I'd like to get a sample of your brain tissue." 
"Okay-AAHHKKK!"]]
At some point, the Wreckers attacked a Decepticon squad led by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. High on [[Syk]], Roadbuster tore out [[Radar]]'s spine and made him ''eat it''. The attack would traumatize Krok. {{storylink|Animals}}

Many stellar cycles later, Roadbuster used his considerable armament against the Decepticons holed up in their [[Infiltration protocol|siege mode]] armature on the world of [[Varas Centralus]] in the [[Kol System]]. During the battle he handed Springer a comm-unit with an urgent call from Operations Command: orders from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself redeploying the Wreckers to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

[[File:Roadbustertotherescue.jpg|left|thumb|Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.]]
After the Wreckers arrived on Cybertron, Roadbuster saved [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] from a group of [[Centurion droid]]s, before having [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] evacuate the two unconscious [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] out of the area. After the Wreckers blasted their way into [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base and very, very, very quickly defeated the cultists, Roadbuster and Whirl rescued [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] from where he and the other Technobots were being recycled into raw materials. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} After [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] returned to Cybertron, Roadbuster, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] served as advanced scouts, watching the giant [[Pretender]]'s activity. They legged it when Thunderwing unleashed a wave of destruction in memory of his failed attempts to convince [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the scientific community of Cybertron to support his experimentation. As the battle was joined, Roadbuster's group tried to get Thunderwing's attention, but were blown away by a thunderous clap of his giant hands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

Much later, the Wreckers were called in by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s unit to fight Thunderwing on [[Corata-Vaz]]. Roadbuster was part of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] ground assault, but all the Autobot combatants were blown away by the monster's ionic discharge. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Thunderwing eventually assumed his powered-up [[Super Mode|Ultra Mode]], and Roadbuster poured hundreds of rounds into the being's left flank before Jetfire came up with an idea to take control of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe ThunderwingVSWreckers.jpg|right|upright=1.7|thumb|Funny us going out like this. Killed by a 100-foot [[Pretender]].]]
Jetfire managed to gain remote control using Bludgeon's old axis cradle trick, and the Wreckers slipped past to disable the [[Nega-Core]] that Thunderwing had been guarding. Jetfire eventually lost control and Thunderwing turned back to advance on Roadbuster and the others as they futilely poured firepower into the massive Pretender. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Some time later, more than half of the Wreckers were captured and imprisoned by the Decepticon commander [[Turmoil]] and his crew. The recently rehabilitated [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] led a rescue team that included Roadbuster to infiltrate Turmoil's ship. There, they ran into [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], who was also trying to rescue the captured Wreckers. Roadbuster and the others managed to rescue their comrades and Kup formally offered Drift a spot on a new unit he was planning to form. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

Subsequently, Roadbuster appeared as part of the crew of the starship ''[[Trion (ship)|Trion]]'', under Kup's command. Receiving a distress call from [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], Kup's team went to rescue him. They found Hot Rod being menaced by Bludgeon and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]. Bludgeon quickly commanded the team to merge into [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] and the [[combiner|gestalt]] easily brushed Roadbuster aside, knocking off his shoulder cannon. But Monstructor was soon thereafter defeated when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] demonstrated his newly honed sniping skills. Bludgeon opted to retreat in his ship and the crew of the Trion, now joined by Hot Rod, went in pursuit of the fleeing Decepticons. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|left|thumb|right|Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown.]]
The Trion was eventually lured into an enemy ambush, and had its defenses disabled due to its command codes having been gleaned from an Autobot traitor. Forced to crash-land, Roadbuster was stranded with the remainder of the ship's crew on the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], using their former ship as a base of operations. They eventually met up with the demoralized crew of the incapacitated Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

After the Trion's crew had settled in, [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and Roadbuster had a little chat outside, where Roadbuster revealed how frustrated he was that they had been taken down by the Decepticons without even a chance to shoot back. Noting Roadbuster's eagerness for a fight, Ironhide began to tell him something, but caught sight of a strange creature in the distance. It turned out to be an advance scout of the [[Insecticon swarm]], and Roadbuster immediately notified Kup of its presence. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

The Autobots soon relocated their base-camp, and in his vehicle mode, Roadbuster served as a mobile command platform for Kup to ride on and [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] to snipe from as they traveled. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

[[File:Roadbuster Loves Guns.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|You're not ''sleeping'' with it, are you, Roadbuster?]]
After Optimus Prime was repaired and the Autobots prepared to make their final stand against the Insecticon swarm, [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] removed and modified one of the ''Trion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cannons to be used as a mounted turret for Roadbuster to fire. Roadbuster was quite enamored with the weapon and wanted to give it a name. When the swarm attacked, Roadbuster managed to destroy quite a few of them with his new cannon. But eventually he was forced to shove the cannon off its mount to crush a few of the Insecticon horde as they scaled the walls of the Autobots' temporary fortress. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

After the Autobots returned to Earth aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Roadbuster jumped into battle alongside his comrades against the Decepticons. He grappled with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and overpowered him, disappointed that the Decepticon turned out to be a "lightweight". Roadbuster was then blasted away by Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He survived though, and stood victorious behind Optimus Prime and the others as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

At some point following Megatron's defeat, Roadbuster became deeply involved with inventing a new weapon he dubbed the "[[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater]]", and was unavailable when Springer started to reform the Wreckers. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:Roadbuster Bumblebee TheImpossibleKnot.jpg|thumb|left|No offense, guys, but I've gotta get my own lawyer.]]
He was on Earth when Optimus Prime chose to surrender to [[Skywatch]] two years after the defeat of Megatron. Hot Rod and some like-minded individuals broke off from the main Autobot force to find a way off the planet. Roadbuster chose to stay behind with the remaining Autobots, who elected [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] as their new leader. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} He had to learn how to ''not'' pat Bumblebee on the head when he saw him.{{storylink|Zero Point}}

After the liberation of [[Garrus-9]], Springer was left in a comatose state following near-fatal injuries received at the hands of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. Roadbuster, along with Whirl, were stationed on ''[[Debris]]'' to watch over their former leader. {{storylink|Zero Point}} (Hubcap was there too but Roadbuster did not recognise him) {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Whirl attempted to euthanize Springer with the Sparkeater weapon Roadbuster had developed. Stopping him before the deed could be done, Roadbuster issued "the Veto" on Whirl; the ability of any Wrecker to remove any other Wrecker from the team. After Whirl had been removed from the premises, Roadbuster continued his solemn vigil over Springer alone. {{storylink|Interiors}} To help Springer reawaken, it was recommended by [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] that Roadbuster read to him from ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]''.

Before starting, he had to undertake the non-trivial task of learning to read.

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers1 ImpactorRoadbusterArgue.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|Let's see what happens when we take away the puppy.]]
Despite disliking his portrayal in them as a one-dimensional gun-nut, Roadbuster eventually read him every datalog—twice, the second time attempting the difficult words which escaped him the first time—except [[Wreckers: Declassified|113]], which detailed their showdown with Squadron X at Pova. Roadbuster was extremely guilty about lying to avoid taking the fall with Impactor, and confessed this to his unconscious leader, also acknowledging that he felt that Springer was the best leader the Wreckers had ever had. After this disclosure, Roadbuster noticed some faint signs of stirring from Springer. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

Years later, Roadbuster was still reading and believed this had made for a positive change in himself, even as Impactor believed Springer should be allowed to die with dignity. Roadbuster and Impactor both lamented the lack of work for the Wreckers, outside of titchy Decepticon cells; Impactor also lamented that his protege [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] had gone killcrazy nuts and had to be locked in a box, but Roadbuster said trying to help was a sign of strength. (And he mentioned the, ah, ''connection'' he'd had with trainees himself) During another round of their ongoing debate about euthanising Springer, with Impactor quietly checking that Roadbuster wasn't hearing the guy 'talk' to him, the leader suddenly ''got up'' and dragged them (and Hubcap) to Earth, alerted by Kup that Prowl was MIA. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers2 RoadbustertorturesClawJaw.jpg|left|thumb|300px|left|Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every Wrecker's god-given right!]]
Suspicion for the disappearance fell first on the human [[Verity Carlo]] but it turned out to be a Cybertronian faction, [[Mayhem Attack Squad|the anarchic Mayhem]], which was first revealed to a sickened Roadbuster when Kup began ''talking in Prowl's voice'' and revealed the manipulator had had remote access to Kup's brain for years. The job was still the job though, and the Wreckers pursued the Mayhems. After a vicious battle with Mayhem's living mobile HQ, [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]], the Wreckers entered said HQ and Roadbuster began to violently torture [[Claw Jaw]] for info. Springer was horrified but Roadbuster just snapped back that reading to him didn't cancel out being a violent bastard or vice versa. The cowed Claw Jaw led them into the [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]] {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} but this turned out to be a trap: only Mayhems were protected against the Noisemaze dimension's mental destabilising! Roadbuster was knocked out by the sheer pain and taken to [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], to be locked into the guilt extracting computer [[Impetus]] and spit out all his crimes. In among them, he admitted he deep down wished he'd been brave enough to euthanise Springer like Whirl had tried to. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:K-PLUTCH.jpg|thumb|300px|right|I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.]]

Tarantulas gleefully revealed to Roadbuster that way back in the day, he'd been "Mortilus" and had deliberately used Roadbuster to collect bodies for experiments; and Hubcap had been working for Tarantulas for ''years'', willing to do this in exchange for revenge against both Roadbuster and Prowl, for releasing him early. (Almost unnoticed by his fellows, an upset Roadbuster told Tarantulas he'd missed his voice and wanted to know "where did you ''go''?") It was lucky for all concerned that Hubcap had enough qualms to release the other Wreckers under Prowl's prodding but Roadbuster, even with the others, struggled to take down Tarantulas.

And so Roadbuster made a sacrifice play. After begging Springer to remember him as a friend and not remember him for all his violent horrors, he transformed to vehicle mode and rammed Tarantulas through a window and down to the rocks below. He survived the fall, but so had Tarantulas, who had shrunk down... and crawled inside the Wrecker's head. The last thing Roadbuster heard was one more malicious whisper before the spider mass-shifted ''back'' to regular size. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-6-Roadbuster.jpg|75px|thumb|left|[[Ernie Hudson|"This job is not worth eleven-five a year!"]]]]
Roadbuster was one of several Autobots reeling from the appearance of the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{Storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:LG04 comic Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|"If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything [[Tankor (BM)|you]] say."]]
Roadbuster and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] were built in the [[Legends World]] by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], inspired by designs from a [[w:Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|certain '80s giant robot anime]], to aid him in his plans to return the world to how it was in the '80s. In spite of Tankor's design intentions, however, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] recognized them as Autobots from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|British ''Transformers'' comic]], an origin story that confused the pair. While Whirl went on to have a change of heart and decided to be a hero instead, Roadbuster remained loyal to his commander Tankor and engaged his former partner in combat. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|Bonus Edition Vol. 4}} Declaring it time to enact his Total Humanity '80s Transformation Plan, Tankor entrusted his '80s Transformation Beam to Roadbuster and sent him to cause havoc by blasting everyone around him into various '80s forms. An impassioned speech from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] briefly halted Tankor's resolve, leaving him open to attack, but Roadbuster loyally shielded his commander and was broken into pieces by an air-dropped Rattrap as a result. Tankor retreated and had Roadbuster fixed up, after which the two started running an '80s-themed café instead. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

Waspinator later taught [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] about Roadbuster and Whirl during his ''Transformers'' lesson, again explaining that they first appeared in a British comic. The concept of British Transformers had Megatron thinking of the pair as English stereotypes, and he imagined Roadbuster decked up as [[Sherlock Holmes]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz|Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz}} On [[Christmas]], Roadbuster dressed up as a reindeer and helped Santa-Tankor hand out toys from the 80s. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

Roadbuster later got concerned about Tankor when he picked a fight with [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}} He then ran into Whirl again and was ready for a rematch, only to be taken aback when the self-styled "hero" ''took a hostage'', and even more so when the hostage took control of Whirl and forced him to pick up garbage. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17|Whirl Versus Roadbuster!}} Eventually, Whirl returned to Tankor and Roadbuster's side and the three went back to terrorizing the population, but it all came to an end when a dimensionally displaced [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] defeated Tankor for good. Roadbuster and Whirl were left lost and confused about what to without their leader, so Jetfire invited them back to his [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|home dimension]], reasoning they'd fit in better there. The pair accepted his offer and traveled through a [[solitarium]] portal to the year [[2004]] of his universe, where they joined the Autobots. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}}

Upon meeting the [[Jumpstarter]]s, Whirl and Roadbuster introduced themselves as "Wreckers", something Waspinator had identified them as. Overhearing this, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] thought it was a great team name and founded the Wreckers as a new Autobot unit, recruiting the duo into it. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG-07 Jetfire Sequel|LG-07 Jetfire Sequel}} Their first mission by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was to clean up around [[Mount St. Hilary]]. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Wreckers Birth Story|G1 Wreckers Birth Story}} At one point he and Whirl explained their origins to the Jumpstarters, who would later create Legends World to begin with in order to ensure their comrades would be born. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} In the year [[2021]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] recalled Roadbuster and Whirl's origins when he and his soldiers were reduced to heads and needed new bodies built. Using residual radiation acquired from the two Wreckers, Fortress located the Legends World and traveled there in search of the expertise used to build them. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

As Wreckers, Roadbuster and Whirl fought under [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] for many years, and one day in the late 2030s, they noticed he was getting fatter. A comment from Whirl about Springer's failed relationship with [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ended up upsetting their leader, and Roadbuster scrambled to try to cheer him up. When Springer sought to become his old macho self again, Roadbuster and Whirl had an idea, suggesting that he go to the Legends World and have their creator, Tankor (now [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), build him a cool new body. The two came with him on the trip to revisit their old home and observe his reconstruction. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} They then returned to the G1 World where they pushed Springer into asking Arcee out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG19 Springer Sequel|LG19 Springer Sequel}} Upon learning that the Legends World was under attack by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Roadbuster and Whirl volunteered to return and defend their homeworld. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG65 Twin Twist Prologue|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} On arrival, they were pinned down by Windblade's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], leaving [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] to take her on. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Whirl ended up back in the G1 World. In [[2038]], he and Roadbuster were on [[Micro|Zone]], where he watched the [[Powered Master]]s duke it out with [[Violengiguar]] in their old bodies. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Roadbuster and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] were enlisted to assist [[Nova Prime]] in battle against Nemesis Prime, an evil future version of Nova. They were unable to prevail against this future threat. {{storylink|Prime Evil}} Roadbuster was a member of the fearless Wreckers squad which liberated Garrus-9 from the grip of [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and the [[Air Strike Patrol]], though they destroyed most of the facility in the process. {{storylink|The Wreckers}} [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Roadbuster were sent to prevent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] from reviving [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. They failed, and were forced to help the two Decepticons defeat Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer (Legends)|Stormbringer}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsRoadbuster.jpg|thumb|300px|right| "Whirl, somehow this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole in your head. Do you remember that?"]]
Roadbuster participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 70 units of Cybermetal, 30 units of Transmetal, and 20 exclusive cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Roadbuster was a member of the Wreckers and a proficient munitions expert. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Roadbuster-EW.jpg|300px|thumb|“You always had to vanquish! Conquer! You always had to maim somebody!”]]
Roadbuster is always armed at all times, a one-man army wielding all manner of armaments. In battle, he's an awe-inspiring charismatic hero who has turned the tide of many a battle. However, when off-duty he seems strangely reticent, spending all his time planning the next campaign or tending to his guns instead of socializing with others.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadbuster Bio}}
*'''Added''': January 19, 2023
*'''Decepticon Counterpart:''' [[Halfshell#Transformers: Earth Wars|Halfshell]]
* '''Class''': Special (Melee)
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 5 stars
*'''Ability:''': Shield Piercing Plasma: Shoot a medium-range shot in a straight line that removes any active shields, dealing very heavy damage to the target while dealing some damage to anything in the shot's path.
**'''Cost''':6 ability points, +3 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': The range of the plasma shot is greatly increased.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Melee
*'''Bot Specific Power Cores'''
**'''G1 Roadbuster:''' Applies a cell-shaded look. Increases ability damage.
*'''Combiner''': Ruination

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Roadbuster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I ain't afraid of no road!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roadbuster''' (Deluxe Vehicle, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[laser rifle]], [[linear blaster gun]], [[shrapnel missile]] launcher, 5 missiles, control pack (with 2 handles), power pack, antenna, infrared range finder, large wheel covers (left & right), small wheel covers (left & right)

: Released in the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], Roadbuster is one of two "Deluxe" Autobots, transforming into an orange and green Cybertronic jeep armed with a large gun. In [[robot mode]] he can hold the jeep's gun, and also has another gun resembling a real world M16A1 rifle, and a shoulder-mounted missile launcher. He also wears a large backpack that has a very tall antenna and two articulated handlebars slung beneath his arms. Oh, and mustn't forget the snap-on armor plating that hides the jeep's tires. He also has a smaller gun and an ammo pack, which are permanently affixed to the sides of his legs.

: For a toy of his size, Roadbuster has an enormous number of accessories, of which the rangefinder for the jeep's gun may well be the smallest ever produced for any Transformer. Finding a loose complete Roadbuster can be very challenging—are you sure ''all'' the spare missiles are there? Better count again!

: Unfortunately, Roadbuster has a notable design flaw. The middle section of the vehicle mode is made of incredibly thin green plastic that both shoulders have to rotate inwards and directly up against to convert into robot mode. The harsh, square angles of the arm joints will inevitably lead to two visible stress marks and possibly breakage over time.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-deluxe-vehicles-roadbuster/578/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Roadbuster at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Roadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:OTFCC unreleased Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My parents didn't believe in toys.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Roadbuster''' (<s>[[2005]]</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Crane/cannon, 2-part spare tire/blades, energon star, energon rifle

:A [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Energon Class [[Strongarm (Energon)#Energon|Strongarm]] as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Roadbuster was part of [[3H Productions]]' proposal for an [[BotCon#Proposed.2FUnreleased exclusives|OTFCC 2005]] convention exclusive set. However, with the financial collapse of [[3H Productions]] in late 2004 and the subsequent transfer of the ''Transformers'' convention license to [[Fun Publications]], all plans for this toy (and its companion piece [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Brawn]]) were scrapped. It would have featured a new head and an Energon rifle.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe comicpack Roadbuster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Choose! Choose the form of the Destructor!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobot Ambush''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Close-combat blade", Autobot [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style [[Cyber Key]]
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:A [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Autobot Roadbuster" transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}. When a Cyber Key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two "recoilless rifle" barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile racks. Compartments on his shoulders and legs can also open up to reveal additional missile racks, while the front bumper halves flip outward to reveal machine guns and ''even more'' missile racks. Roadbuster also comes with a blade that can peg via [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible post]] onto his hands or onto the front of his fist, and can stow between his legs in vehicle mode as an exhaust pipe of sorts. Additionally, the blade can be put away in a sheath on his leg, and the same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode. His (conveniently color-coded) red Cyber Key is unpainted, save for its silver Autobot symbol.

:The [[instructions]] and [[package art]] for this toy depict his green shoulder panels as being swapped.

:He is packed with the Voyager-sized [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]] and a comic book. In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. Instead of ''The Dark Ages'' issue "[[Escalation]]", which was meant for the "Standoff Beneath the Streets" Voyager-Deluxe two-pack of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Springer]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]], the right comic was to be a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]]" parts [[Target: 2006#Wreck and Rule!|5]] and [[Target: 2006#The Devil You Know...|6]], which was similarly and erroneously included with the "Standoff Beneath the Streets" two-pack.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[BotCon 2007]] [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFURoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on ''Universe'' Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TFGenerations Voyager Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roadbuster''' (Voyager Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / 008'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013–2014)|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Voyager Class toys, Roadbuster (yes, without the "Autobot" prefix) transforms into an armored off-road vehicle. He comes with ''numerous'' weapons, all of which peg via 5mm post onto his vehicle rear/legs, shoulders, upper & lower arms, and hands: a spring-loaded, missile-firing launcher, a pistol, a rifle, a (nonfiring) missile pod, and two small cannons that respectively form the scope and stock of the rifle. All of his weapons can combine to form an unwieldy superweapon.

:Some of Roadbuster's 5mm ports appear to be slightly too small, most notably those on his shoulders, making it difficult to fit weapons into them. His bicep swivels are also commonly found to suffer from molding issues, impeding or outright preventing them from working. Due to obstruction as a result of molding in robot mode, his legs have little-to-no forward articulation, yet extreme backwards articulation.

:Roadbuster also comes with a [[sticker]] sheet to help give him some detail, such as his much-needed Autobot chest insignia. It also comes with an alternative Wrecker insignia, although the clear-plastic nature of the stickers means that the blue ends up blackish when placed on his orange chest. Bummer. Most of the stickers are actually a pre-cut rectangular size, meaning almost all the stickers don't actually fit onto their designated spots, leading to people either leaving them off, trimming them, or placing them in different spots.

:This mold was also used by [[Transformers Cloud|''Cloud'']] [[Roadbuster (Cloud)#Cloud|Roadbuster]] and [[BotCon 2015]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime]] and served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnations of [[Killer Punch#Beast Wars: Uprising|Killer Punch]] and [[Guiledart#Beast Wars: Uprising|Guiledart]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenRoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on ''Generations'' Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Relax, I'm not the [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roadbuster''' (2014)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''LG04'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 29]], 2014
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope

: Part of the second wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toyline (and the first appearance of the character in the Takara toylines), Roadbuster is a redeco of ''Generations'' Voyager Class Roadbuster with some ever-so-slight changes, such as his optics are now unpainted giving him a light piping effect, completely orange thighs and a single patch of green on both his lower side legs.

: There are some reports of mold degradation, especially on his loose ratcheted shoulder joints.

: He doesn't come with a sticker sheet, instead having an Autobot sigil tampographed on his chest, but does come with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 4]] mini-comic.
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==Merchandise==
===''EM Gōkin''===
[[File:EMGokin Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Grab your stick! HOLDING! Heat 'em up! SMOKIN'! Make 'em hard! READY!"]]
*'''Transformers Roadbuster''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''EM-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Handheld Laser Rifle, back-mounted Linear Blaster Gun, backpack/Shrapnel Missile Launcher, shell, two fists, open left hand, display stand
:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EM Gōkin'' line, this posable but non-transforming Roadbuster figure shares the same origin as his original toy, being a fully licensed [[redeco]] of ''EM Gōkin'' EM-01 Mugen Calibur. His backpack piece is [[retool]]ed to add his trademark shoulder-mounted missile launcher, which can rest against his back or flip over his shoulder, and he lacks Mugen Calibur's ''Dorvack''-specific accessories. In addition to two default clenched fists, Roadbuster comes with a splayed open left hand and a right hand molded to his Laser Rifle, and on his back you can mount the aforementioned launcher backpack as well as an unwieldable Linear Blaster Gun. He also includes a shell that can be inserted in the handheld rifle's barrel, and a display stand with an Autobot symbol.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/emgokin_roadbuster.html More information on ''EM Gōkin'' Roadbuster at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''ES Gōkin''===
[[File:ESGokin Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Roadbuster:...You know, I just realized I haven't had a successful test of all this equipment yet...I blame myself. Whirl: So do I.]]
*'''Transformers Roadbuster''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Laser Rifle, Linear Blaster Gun, Shrapnel Missile Launcher, two fists, two open hands, gun-wielding right hand, display stand
:Another Art Storm release, ''ES Gōkin'' Roadbuster is a cute [[super deformed]] take on the character. Similar to his ''EM'' counterpart he is a redeco/retool of ''ES Gōkin'' Mugen Calibur with an added shoulder launcher accessory, but ''this'' toy can be transformed into (an adorably chubby) jeep mode after [[Partformer|taking off his head]]. He comes with a handheld Laser Rifle that can be taken apart and combined with the back-mounted Linear Blaster Gun to increase the latter's length in vehicle mode, while the remaining handle stores on the jeep's side. Roadbuster also features an electronic light-up visor activated by a button on the back on his head.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/esgokin_roadbuster.html More information on ''ES Gōkin'' Roadbuster at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|”Five vorns ago, I lost 30,000 bots in the blink of an optic. And Cybertron just slaggin’ watched.”]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''
:Part of the fourth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Roadbuster is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

:He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

:This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Straight from the pages of Tobin's Spirit Guide.]]
*'''Roadbuster, Ground Assault Commander''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T34/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to [[May 29]], 2020.
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==Notes==
* Both [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s were licensed from [[Takatoku Toys]] by [[Hasbro]] for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], or the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comic]]. The Roadbuster mold was originally "Mugen Calibur"<ref>The Japanese packaging included this English spelling, though it could variously be interpreted as "Calibur" or "Caliber".</ref> (ムゲンキャリバー) from the ''{{w|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|Dorvack}}'' toyline, though the ''Transformers'' release uses a completely different deco. The ''Dorvack'' anime was produced by [[Ashi Productions]], and their name appears on the [[Copyright#Copyright markings|copyright marking]] of the mold, in addition to an "AP" sticker included on Roadbuster's ''Transformers'' packaging.
* Roadbuster had the working name of '''Convoy'''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6JCIUKFpG0 Bob Budiansky's panel at Terrificon 2022]</ref>
* The ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook [[Japanese language|mistakenly]] spelled Roadbuster's name as "Roadbaster". This would seem to imply that the cannon on his shoulder is loaded with piping hot giblet gravy.
* Poor Roadbuster never got a ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' bio printed by Marvel. One was written, though, and finally revealed to the fans on [[Jim Sorenson]]'s blog [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/extended-bio-whirl.html ''Disciples of Boltax''] in 2010.
* Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' online manga, Roadbuster is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet, and a backpack made from a 2x4 harness, a pair of 1x2 plates with side-bars and a [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] cannon. He also carries a "scoped" small pistol and an M-16-style rifle.
* In what might be described as a fit of insanity, the 2013 Wreckers-themed event "[[By Land, Sea, or Air]]" in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game mistakenly did not feature Roadbuster but rather [[Roadburner|Road'''burner''']], complete with a [[Circular reporting#Roadburner|horribly mangled interpretation]] of the latter's toy.
*As with other modern Hasbro molds, ''Thrilling 30'' Roadbuster was designed by Hasbro with a "pretooled" alternate head for another character, [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]. However, this tooling was ultimately never used.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadbuster''' (ロードバスター ''Rōdobasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Cahot''' (Canada, "Jolt")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDW-AHM-Roadbuster-Guidi.jpg|2008 ''All Hail Megatron'' concept art
File:Transformers Legends LG 04.jpg|2014 ''Thrilling 30'' / ''Legends'' packaging art
File:IDW-SOTW-Roadbuster-Roche-Burcham.jpg|2015 ''Sins of the Wreckers'' model
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Autobot traitor

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Smasher:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{Noname-nickname}}
:''The Autobot traitor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Traitor Autobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Naughty, naughty, very naughty.]]
The '''Autobot traitor''' releases information to the [[Decepticon]]s in exchange for his life.

{{quote|W-wait! Information... for life.|Autobot traitor|"[[Target: 2006]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|The Autobot traitor}}
On [[1986]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] the Autobot traitor was attacked in [[Polyhex]] by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], and was badly beaten. In exchange for his life, he offered up information on a meeting of the [[Autobot resistance chief|Autobot resistance]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] being present.

Fortunately for the Autobot resistance this information was false, having been deliberately leaked to the Autobot traitor by [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] as part of the preparations for [[Operation: Volcano]]. Rather less fortunately for the Autobot traitor, the information Shrapnel gave him about sparing his life also turned out to be false. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]

Imperial Amphitheatre

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Smasher:

[[File:Target 2006 Imperial Amphitheatre hologram.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
The '''Imperial Amphitheatre''' is located in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. The name suggests it to be an eventful enterprise.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|The Imperial Amphitheatre}}
When Iacon was destroyed by [[Trannis]]'s forces, {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}} the Imperial Amphitheatre was one of the few landmarks spared. It was damaged, but it seems the remaining [[Autobot]]s invested some of their time in keeping the building in acceptable condition.

The Imperial Amphitheatre was the site chosen by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] and the [[Wreckers]] for [[Operation: Volcano]]. The Autobots were to [[Autobot traitor|get information to the Decepticons]] that Xaaron would be meeting with the other Autobot leaders on Cybertron inside the Imperial Amphitheatre on the anniversary of Iacon's fall, baiting them into using the opportunity to destroy the Autobot resistance once and for all. For this, it was estimated the deadliest [[Decepticon]]s would come, who were the targets of a long-crafted plan to deal the Decepticons a large blow. In truth, while Xaaron would be at the Imperial Amphitheatre, the other leaders would be no more than [[facsimile construct]]s. When the Decepticons would open attack, the Wreckers would spring from their hiding in the amphitheatre and kill them in the following confusion.

All was set for the plan to work, but at the very last moment [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] ordered the soldiers back to [[Polyhex]] for another mission. While astonished and not a little disappointed by this turn of events, the Autobots told one another they'd get another chance some time. This was when [[Macabre]], an overeager mission-stowaway Decepticon, made his presence in the amphitheatre known and tried to murder Xaaron anyway. Instead, he killed [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] and was paid back in full by the other Wreckers. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[Category:Iacon]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Stadia]]

Planetary engine

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Smasher:

[[File:Rebirth 3 Earth Cybertron.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Classics ''War Planets''.]]
Those who desire total conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] rarely want to stop there, instead envisioning the creation of a vast intergalactic imperium with Cybertron as its throne. To further this conquest and enslave the rest of the heavens, many a would-be dictator has attempted to either create or use Cybertron's unfathomably powerful '''planetary engines''' that can actually repurpose the world as an unstoppable mobile dreadnaught.

In theory.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s plans to create the planetary engines, {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} were seen as so radical and extreme that most of Cybertronian intellectual society dismissed him as a meaningless kook. One who did not do so was the egotistical Autobot scientist [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]], who liked the idea so much he chose to appropriate it for himself. Acting covertly, Flame discovered the immense fusion engines Megatron had tried to use, and endeavored to reactivate them himself—disregarding all warnings from [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] that engaging the reactors would destroy the planet. Flame would be undone by his own ambition, destroyed in the reactor explosion. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

=====''Transformers '84''=====
The Decepticons' plan to attach '''planetary turbines''' to Cybertron was officially known as [[Project Dreadnought]], through which Cybertron would become a galaxy conquering warship. Megatron's increasing obsession with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] however delayed these plans, even as his science division sought to use the turbines to guide Cybertron, since shaken from its orbit, to other worlds for resources. To try and get Megatron to refocus on galactic conquest, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] test-fired one of the partly completed turbines, diverting Cybertron towards the [[Stellae Cimeterium]]. While this failed to deter Megatron's vendetta, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] were sent to the remains of the turbine, Shockwave and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] managing to heavily wound them, though the battle had all but killed the former. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

After a series of events had resulted in [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] becoming [[Decepticon leader]], he gave [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] the authorization to restart Project Dreadnought. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} With [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] as a guard, the Decepticon scientific division resumed work on the project in [[Stanix]] where they were attacked by the newly minted [[Wreckers]]. The Autobot commandos were ultimately successful, managing to plant explosive charges that ripped the main planetary turbine apart, ending Project Dreadnought. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] first experimented with planetary engines on a comparatively small scale, arranging to have a set built on a comet. He intended to use them to crash the comet into [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but an attack by the Autobots destroyed the engines, and the comet was then eradicated by the sonic weaponry on the nearby planet [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

Galvatron later revisited the idea of planet engines when devising his master plan to punish [[human]]ity for having helped the Autobots. With the Autobots themselves largely defeated on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to extract their defeated victims' [[power pack]]s, then construct gigantic planetary engines—"the biggest rockets ever built!"—and use the power packs as fuel. This tactic succeeded, allowing Galvatron to pilot the planet into an [[Earth]]-orbit, at which time he attempted to use the power of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] to destroy the entire [[Solar System]]. Luckily for everybody (including himself), the planetary engines actually provided the means to ''foil'' Galvatron's plans, as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] had the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] allies reverse the rockets' polarity. With its mechanism thus reversed from "output" to "intake" (we know, we know, just go with us, okay?), the engines were used them to absorb the excess solar energy and channel it straight to [[Vector Sigma]], preventing the explosion of the sun and revitalizing Cybertron and restoring its [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
The planetary engines were constructed by [[Primus]] himself as he adjusted to his new body. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Eons later, when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] built his underground army, he somehow came to glimpse the ancient nature of Cybertron and its potential ability to traverse the stars. Using attacks against Autobot cities as a diversion, {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Megatron attempted to activate the giant planetary engines and turn Cybertron into a warworld—but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was able to defeat him. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
In Cybertron's earliest days, [[Adaptus]] put forth the idea of attacking alien worlds so that the crucible of war would force the Cybertronian race to evolve. Unable to convince the rest of the [[Guiding Hand]], Adaptus attempted to overthrow them by force only to be overwhelmed. Retreating to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Adaptus fired an [[Information creep|electromagnetic weapon]] on Cybertron, erasing the memories of the populace. Under cover of the confusion, Adaptus constructed a set of '''Tri-Thrusters''' and sailed away into the [[Warren]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

In late 2012, the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' rediscovered Luna 1 but failed to find Adaptus's engines. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

The Autobots that had stayed behind on Luna 1 eventually discovered the engines and wrote about them in a report detailing the many mysterious findings on the moon. [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] had trouble swallowing the existence of the engines. When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returned to life, he hijacked a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] corpse and made for the engines, {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} intending to use their quantum foam to create a space bridge large enough to allow his Titan army passage to Cybertron. The engines eventually proved Sentinel's undoing as he was shoved down one of the thrusters by [[Beak]]. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

=====The Functionist Universe=====
To enact their holy war against [[alien]] life, the [[Functionist Council]] constructed a set planetary engines so as to pilot Cybertron through the heavens. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

====''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''====
After Megatron perverted [[Vector Sigma]], the supercomputer began reshaping Cybertron into a massive starship that would [[cyberforming|cyberform]] the galaxy. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} As part of the process, Cybertron's north pole sprouted a continent's worth of planetary engines that guided the planet through space. When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] invaded Cybertron, they marked the site for a bombardment of [[G.I.Rocket|green bombs]]. Though the artillery struck, {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Cybertron's movement through space was unhindered. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Once Megatron had been defeated, Primus sailed out of the solar system and back to his original orbit. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
Once the [[Unicron Singularity]] had been dealt with, the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] was left far from its normal space. To fix this problem, the Autobots disassembled the [[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engines and rebuilt them on the planet's surface to propel it through a [[space bridge]] and back to its solar system. [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] however crashed into one of the engines, sending the Jungle Planet on a collision course with Cybertron. The danger was negated on account of literally every Cybertronian in the galaxy physically pushing the damaged engine back into place, allowing the Jungle Planet to safely sail through the space bridge. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
As part of their plan on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], the Decepticons constructed a set of planetary engines on the dark side of the satellite. Once their [[Planet Smasher]] had been destroyed, [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] activated the planetary engines to slam the moon into the [[Earth]]. [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]], and [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]], after being told to not simply blow up the moon, managed to hack into the engines and reverse the moon's trajectory, returning it to its original orbit. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Megatron aimed to use the planetary engines to wipe the Autobots out in one decisive move. {{storylink|The War Within}}

==Notes==
*The Marvel and Dreamwave comic treatments of Cybertron's planetary engines are vaguely similar, which makes sense since they were both written by [[Simon Furman]] and there are some themes he is fond of [[Furmanism|revisiting]]. Though the cartoon's portrayal lacks the ancient historic tie-ins, it is notable (albeit almost certainly coincidental) that once again the idea for the giant engines comes from Megatron—or at least, the guy who was built from him.
* Galvatron was really into planetary engines in the Generation 1 cartoon—in addition to their appearances in "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]" and "[[The Rebirth]]", an aborted plotline from "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]" involved planetary engines being built on [[Paradron]] in order to turn the planet into a mobile fortress. The Japanese sequel series ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' would arguably take this trend to its logical conclusion with the [[Grand Galvatron]] plan.
* An idea for [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] in the earlier script draft for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' had the planet being mobile. Some vestiges of this concept remain in the final product, such as Wreck-Gar's line that the "new, improved Junkion planet is sleek, sexy import with turbo handling."

==See also==
* [[Unicron]], the evil god who usually transforms into a planet with interstellar propulsion capabilities.

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Academy of Science and Technology

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The '''Academy of Science and Technology''' is a fine institution located on the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].

Sometimes it is known as the '''Cybertron Science Academy'''.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|The Academy of Science and Technology}}
[[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] was a member of the Iacon Academy of Science and Technology and proposed to turn Cybertron into a [[Planetary engine|mobile starship]] similar to what [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had planned. However, [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] spoke out against him about how the technology to create such a feat was flawed. As a result, Flame was booted out of the Academy and vowed revenge as well as making his science project come true. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] met in their academy days. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] held a position as a top researcher at the Cybertron Science Academy, where he single-handedly defended the facility by using his own invention: the [[Transfer Interlink]]. {{storylink|Apelinq (BM)#Timelines|BotCon 2014 Knight Apelinq profile card}}

===''TransTech''===
In his new non-[[Multiversal singularity|singular]] history, the [[Vector Prime]] of [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] was a retired professor from the Academy of Science and Technology in the Upper City of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/10/29}} His students there included [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]], [[Perceptor (TransTech)|Perceptor]], [[Apelinq (TransTech)|Apelinq]], [[Proxima (TransTech)|Proxima]], [[Brainstorm (TransTech)|Brainstorm]], [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]], [[Deluge (TransTech)|Deluge]], and [[Herr Fiend]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/03}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Apelinq graduated from the Iacon Academy of Science and Technology. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

==Notes==
*Originally, it was unclear if the ''Wings'' Apelinq's "Cybertron Science Academy" was a version of the pre-existing Academy of Science and Technology, though Occam's razor pointed to that being the case. ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' retroactively unified the terms.

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Flame (Marvel)

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:''Flame is a renegade [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:FlameUK Robot&Tank.jpg||thumb|upright=1.5|"SCIENCE TANK MODE!"]]
'''Flame''' is a disgraced Autobot scientist, and with fairly good reason. His brilliance is overshadowed by an obliviousness to risk, as he stubbornly pursues his grandiose ideas. His sole concern with other beings is whether they think he's right, and if they don't he only becomes more obsessed with accomplishing his goals, no matter who or what must be sacrificed. This has driven him to an eons-long reclusion spent secretly enacting his master plan. On the rare occasion when he actually has contact with others, his mannerisms are flamboyant and histrionic, and he is never without either a grin or a grimace.

He transforms into a "firetank" with a high-powered flame thrower and a very fetching red, yellow, and orange colour scheme. Also he has a [[zombie]] army, so try not to die around him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Flame}}
[[File:FlameUK Giddy.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|His grant proposals were always rejected, no matter ''how'' much hysterical glee he showed.]]

Flame was a member of the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Academy of Science and Technology]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Flame proposed adapting [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s plan—turning Cybertron into a mobile war world—so that it would instead become a mobile spaceship for exploration. [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] spoke out against the plan, as the fusion reactor required for the [[planetary engine]] would be highly dangerous.

Flame was removed from the academy and denied funds to continue his research. However, he embezzled money from the academy and continued his research in an old lab in the city of [[Kalis]].

One day he was careless and the lab was destroyed in an explosion. The Autobots thought Flame was dead, but in reality he had survived and discovered that the explosion uncovered the entrance to the experimental engines that Megatron had built.

Flame took advantage of the accident, allowing the world to believe him dead while he secretly pursued his goal. He worked on repairing the engines for four million years, striving for the day that he would prove himself to have been right all along. That day came into sight in the year [[1988]], when he finally began to activate the massive systems, but venting the fusion reactor ignited a subterranean gas pocket and destroyed a portion of Kalis.

[[File:FlameUK HARPOONED.jpg||thumb|Looks like Flame... got the point. ''CSI: Kalis!'']]

While this did not disrupt his operations, it did draw attention, so he activated his defense plan: Using the Decepticon engine-control computer (with modifications), he broadcast a signal by which he could reanimate any corpses within an area that seemed to correspond to the city limits. This quickly turned Kalis into a "zombie"-infested wasteland where neither Autobots nor Decepticons dared tread.

As it happened, the headquarters of the Autobot resistance movement had recently been moved to a new [[Autobase]] in Kalis. So Flame's old rival Xaaron was there when the reactor-venting explosion and subsequent zombie assault occurred. This was another happy accident for Flame, who gloated in taking Xaaron and the [[Wreckers]] prisoner so they could witness firsthand the fulfillment of his plan. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

Xaaron, of course, was no less averse to Flame's risky venture than he had been millions of years earlier. Xaaron managed to escape from his cell and attack Flame, but the latter's firetank mode sent him running. Xaaron even considered converting to his own "combat mode" despite his fear that doing so might kill him, as it had been so very long since he had done it before. But in the end, Xaaron was able to distract Flame out of his murderous rage by pointing out that the reactor was nearing meltdown.

For a moment, it seemed that Flame would listen to reason, but when the two were actually in the control room about to shut the reactor down, his jealousy resurfaced, and he refused to let Xaaron stop his plan. The standoff was handily ended by the Wreckers, who had been joined by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]], and even the Decepticons [[Flywheels]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Flame summoned his zombies, but it was one of them who proved his undoing: The corpse of the Wreckers' old leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] had, due to contact with his former troops, been acquiring a resistance to Flame's control. As Flame tried once again to kill Xaaron, Impactor sent a spear through Flame's head. Impactor then entered the reactor chamber and shut it off while its lethal radiation destroyed him a second time. The engines still exploded, but the damage to Cybertron was minimal compared to what could have happened if the reactor had blown up as well. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]]}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5-atrocityafteratrocity.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Not so smiley now, is he?]]
Flame led the Autobots into battle on [[Babu Yar]] against [[Gideon]]'s Decepticons, and most of his troops were massacred by the hideous chemical weapon known as "[[Gideon's Glue]]". {{storylink|Bullets}} Surviving the battle, Flame was eventually detained on the planet [[Elba]] in the Autobot's [[Garrus-9]] prison facility, where he was one of the many 'bots tried by [[Aequitas]] for a variety of war crimes: illicit [[spark]] transplants on Babu Yar, desecration of corpses on [[Klo]], and torture by circuit-boarding on [[Elpasos]]. During the trial, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and others watched in intrigue and disgust. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Tyrest realised that all the defendants in the trials, including Flame, were [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] and came to believe that such individuals were an evil sub-species destined to carry out such acts of barbarism. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

[[File:TheTiesThatBind-ScorponokAndFlame.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"It's every non-1984 character for himself!"]]

Flame was found guilty and imprisoned for his crimes; he remained there until the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], when the rogue Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] stormed the facility and seized control of the prison. [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] successfully bargained with the renegade for his freedom, and as part of the deal he was allowed to pick thirty-one other inmates to go with him, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and Flame among them. However, Shockwave had ulterior motives: every one of his choices was on [[The List]], and when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] came calling, he tried to sell them out for his own survival. [[Flywheels]] and Flame, eavesdropping, were suitably alarmed. Alerting Scorponok to their predicament, the three of them ejected themselves out an airlock to escape. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Scorponok and Flame was subsequently discovered floating in space by the mysterious "[[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]," who recruited them into his service. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

Flame and Scorponok became key associates in the Architect's scheme to advance the evolution of the Transformer race through secret genetic experiments carried out in different regions of the galaxy. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}} Realizing that the artifact known as the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] could help in this endeavor, Flame and Scorponok used the transwarp system known as the [[Warren]] to abduct [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] from his cell, as the Autobots had chosen to store the Magnificence inside the Dinobot leader's chest. Scorponok tortured Grimlock to the point of brain damage, forcing him to release the Magnificence. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Under as-yet-undivulged circumstances, the Magnificence somehow went missing and eventually found its way into the hands of [[Mengel]], a [[Catharsian]] trader and another one of the Grand Architect's many affiliates. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

[[File:AnAxeToBreakTheIce-Flame.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Wherever you go, I'll be with you'' ''Whatever you want, I'll give it to you'']]

One evolutionary path that the Grand Architect had been pursuing was the "[[Infinite]]," a new breed of Transformer capable of transforming into anything. The project was met with setbacks, however, so when Mengel used the Magnificence to successfully bring an Infinite [[protoform]] to term, the Grand Architect sent Scorponok and Flame to [[Troja Major]] to retrieve the Infinite, recover the Magnificence, and eliminate the [[blacksmith]]s who had procured the [[Living metal#2005 IDW continuity|sentio metallico]] for these myriad experiments. Flame's men went planetside to retrieve the Infinite; it managed to escape, however, and used its chameleonic powers to conceal itself somewhere amongst the [[Howling Town]]. An irritated Flame led a squad of goons to a bar, where they encountered some of the blacksmiths he'd been sent to dispose of: [[Wipe-Out]] and [[Anode]]. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

Flame proceeded to irritate Anode with his use of needlessly ambiguous language, until she managed to punch him and escape with her friends. Once they were gone, Flame was informed about the wayward Infinite, which had been found and killed by the [[Black Block Consortia]]. In the meantime, he went to meet directly with Mengel to see if she still had what she called the "Resus Cradle", not believing her claims that she'd sold it off.

As it transpired, she did, and Flame took it. One brief exchange of words with the Black Block Consortia later, Flame returned to the Worldsweeper and presented both the rejuvenated Infinite and the Magnificence to a pleased Scorponok. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

[[File:KillAllCons-worldsweepermeeting.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Whenever you need someone'' ''To lay your heart and head upon'']]

With the Magnificence in his grasp, Scorponok began working on his own set of experiments independent from the Grand Architect's larger goals; able to bypass the Magnifience's [[morality lock]] due to his prior experience with [[binary bonding]], he eventually developed a [[Firstborn|organic Decepticon]]. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} In the meantime, Scorponok and Flame rebased to the planet [[Confluence]], using some of the engineered "[[Treecon]]s" to guard their ship. When the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavenger]]s came searching for the Magnificence, they were easily captured and imprisoned by the duo. Locked in the ship's brig, Flame and Scorponok explained how they had come to acquire the Magnificence from Grimlock, before leaving the Scavengers to their fate with the berserk Dinobot. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Flame watched as Grimlock, restored to his full cognitive faculties, demanded an audience with Scorponok... only to reveal that his seeming dismemberment of his friends was a ruse. As [[Nickel]] paralyzed Scorponok with some help from the Magnificence, the Scavengers stole the Firstborn and fled, prompting Flame to unsuccessfully call for reinforcements in the hopes of stopping them. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

Transferred onto the Architect's flagship, Flame's medical skills were drafted into constructing the Architect's new body. When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and her crew were taken as prisoners, Flame directed the ship to Docking Bay 1 before the Architect convulsed from a mental attack. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} Flame later made his way to the bridge in time for the [[Functionist Council]]'s avatar of [[Primus]] to enter their universe where he casually reminded his master that they should probably stop gaping and open fire. When the Architect later decided he had to speak to [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]], Flame accompanied him, learning that the Architect was in fact [[Adaptus]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

Once Adaptus's claim was verified, via the revelation that [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and Tyrest were respectively Primus and [[Solomus]], Flame pointed out, again, that the faux-Primus was decimating their forces. Before Adaptus could give his next order, a vengeful Solomus attacked him, resulting in both their deaths. Flame then decided to cut his losses only to find the cell door locked. With no other options, Flame threw his lot in with the ''Lost Light'' crew, being brought aboard and taking part in the group brainstorm of how to defeat the Functionists, being pleased to learn his theory about morality locks was correct. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

After the crew had worked out a plan, Flame contacted what little remained of the Architect's fleet and briefed them on the plan, delegating the Infinites to act as the muscle in the assault against "Primus". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Flame_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|''Remember after the fire, after all the rain'' ''I will be the flame'' ''I will be the flame'']]
Flame was with [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] and [[Jet-kun]] as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] declared himself the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] leader. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Once an Autobot, Flame left them after uncovering scriptures at the [[University of Iacon]] telling of [[Metatron]], the angel of light, and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the angel of darkness. Having fallen to the darkness, he took up residence in a dark temple deep underneath Kalis and began performing mystic rituals, even learning how to bring dead Cybertronians back to life. For this reason, he was approached by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] with a request to resurrect [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but Shockwave learned that Flame's "miracle" was not what it seemed when Soundwave came back unable to sense or display emotions. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generations Comic Edition''===
[[File:ComicEdition-AutobotFlame.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hot Rod called and he said your fire motif was a bit much.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Emirate Xaaron, Autobot Flame''' (2024)}}</ul>''
:*''Accessories'': Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name="Sixo Unboxing">[https://youtu.be/mvAuY08MfUQ?si=CtJfE1EIvbARjlP8 UNBOXING: Transformers Generations Emirate Xaaron and Flame] by Sixo on YouTube </ref>|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Generations Comic Edition]]'' "Autobot Flame" is a [[retool]] of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Megatron]], with a new head, chest, pelvis, and thighs. Like Megatron, he still transforms into a Cybertronian hover tank. He retains the ''Gamer Edition'' gimmick of a removable right forearm, allowing him to equip the cannon or other ''Gamer Edition'' weapons. The detached forearm can be mounted onto two tabs on the figure's rear waist.

:Unfortunately, Flame also retains the tabs on the backs of his knees that restrict his knee articulation to about 45 degrees. The tabs can be cut off for proper knee articulation or alternatively, his calves can be opened up to get around the tab for almost 90 degrees of bend without modifying the figure.

:Flame is packaged with [[Xaaron (G1)#Generations Comic Edition|Emirate Xaaron]], with the [[package art]] showing the cover of [[:File:MarvelUK-168.jpg|"Meltdown (part 1)"]]. The 2-pack was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]]. It was revealed on [[Sixo]]'s Twitter on [[June 13]], with preorders going up later that day.

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==Notes==
*In the grand tradition of ''Kre-O'' cameo characters, Flame utilises existing Kreon parts, in this case [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]'s helmet and two clip-on tank treads.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Flame''' (フレーム ''Furēmu'')

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Broadside (G1)

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:''Broadside is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:DW G1Broadside.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Every mode is a loser.]]

'''Broadside''' is a huge loser. He's the forgotten [[Autobot]] [[Triple Changer]] who can convert into two vehicle forms: a jet (of various sizes) and an aircraft carrier mode, for which he becomes an even huger loser by [[size changing|expanding]] to 1200 feet. Broadside also happens to be terrified of heights. And gets seasick on the water. For some reason he's pretty irritable all the time!

His life must ''suuuuuuck.''

Fortunately, as one of the [[Wreckers]], Broadside is almost constantly shooting the scrap out of [[Decepticon]]s, which is probably a good outlet for any frustration.

{{Bigquote|I like the sea far away and my feet on the ground.|Broadside's Generation 1 bio quote}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|No colors yet. That comes later.]]
Broadside and his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s were late recruits into [[Operation: Volcano]] by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]], taking the place of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in the battle scenario. Xaaron decided to the best way to convince [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] that Broadside, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] were up to replace Magnus was by having them pretend to be Decepticons and beating the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] out of him. Their display impressed the Wreckers leader, and the Triple Changers quickly began training in [[Debris]]. Their introduction into the Wreckers was marred with tragedy, however, as Impactor was killed when Volcano finally went down. Springer succeeded Impactor as squad leader. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

The Autobots' informants learned that there was a Decepticon spy posing as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on Cybertron, out to infiltrate their ranks. The Wreckers were sent to pursue this imposter. In due course, Broadside, Springer, Sandstorm, and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] managed to track down the "spy" after he had already escaped from the Wreckers once with the help of [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]. Before they could execute him, they were ordered to stand down by Ultra Magnus and Emirate Xaaron, who had learned that the Autobots had been fed false information; before them was the real Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} With his name cleared, Optimus led several raids on Decepticon encampments in which Broadside participated. The last of these raids saw Optimus off to [[Earth]], as he and Ultra Magnus battled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] while Broadside and the others kept the Decepticon rank-and-file busy. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Technician wreckers legion of the lost.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
After Prime had left, [[Autobase]] was moved to [[Kalis]] and was soon rocked by a huge explosion. Believing the explosion to be caused by an underground reactor, Broadside and the other Wreckers searched in vain for the chamber. Upon their return to headquarters, the Autobots were overcome by a legion of [[zombie]]s! Springer, still ill-at-ease in his role as leader, floundered when the shambling horde burst through the floor, and without anyone to coordinate them, the Wreckers were easily vanquished. They were captured by the undead horde's controller, [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]], fitted with [[inhibitor band]]s, and detained within an underground cell. Though things seemed grim, Springer regained his senses following a pep-talk from Xaaron and managed to escape. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

[[File:Wreckers magnus meltdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Broadside and the rest of the Wreckers managed to break out of their cell as well, reacquired their weapons, and once more took up the fight against the zombies patrolling Flame's headquarters. They then bumped into a returning Springer, now accompanied by Ultra Magnus, [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]. Unfortunately, any further progress towards Flame's inner sanctum was blocked off by a massive blast door. Springer and Broadside headed back for the surface in order to procure the heavy armament necessary to breach it, only to bump into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] en route. Though taken aback at first, Broadside learned that the behemoth had arrived to repay a favor that fellow Decepticon [[Flywheels]] owed Ultra Magnus. With his help, the Autobots reached Flame, albeit a bit too late. The madbot's machines had already destabilized, and the countdown to Cybertron's destruction had begun. While Springer, Ultra Magnus, and Xaaron dealt with Flame, the rest of the group cut through the remnants of madbot's zombie army, and headed back to the surface. There, Broadside learned that a zombified Impactor had sacrificed himself in order to prevent the whole planet from blowing up. The Autobots stood in solemn silence to honor Impactor's heroic passing. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

[[File:WreckingHavoc-yourfoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
The Wreckers next prepared for their next mission: to travel to [[Earth]] and do battle against the [[Time travel|future]] Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Broadside helped put together the Wrecker's weapons stockpile in anticipation for this task. {{storylink|Deadly Games!}} Their mission nearly proved to be a complete disaster, however, as the Wreckers blindly portal-jumped onto Galvatron's coordinates, only to find themselves in the middle of a populated human city, surrounded by potential civilian casualties. Worse yet, Glavatron wasn't alone; with him were fellow future Decepticons [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Nonetheless, the Wreckers were forced to engage the enemy units, with Broadside managing to tackle Galvatron... only for his target to retaliate with a devastating right-hook to his face. Galvatron, thoroughly unimpressed with the Wreckers, proceeded to beat the snot out of them all. In order to bring an end to the fight, and any further damage to the city they were in, Springer lured Cyclonus and Scourge away, leaving the rest of his team with the opportunity to gang up on Galvatron. But Galvatron pointed out to them that Springer would surely die if pitted against both his cronies alone... Broadside and the others were forced to go after their commander, despite it meaning that Galvatron would get away from them. Their mission gone completely awry, Springer called for the Wreckers to return to Cybertron and plan anew. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

[[File:Advance surveillance unit firebug.jpg|thumb|left]]
In order to guard against future problems such as the ones the Wreckers had encountered in their previous outing, Xaaron assigned Broadside, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and Sandstorm to Earth full time as an [[Advance Surveillance Unit]], gathering information on the planet so that they would be better prepared for the next battle with Galvatron. Though Broadside wanted to follow Xaaron's instructions to the letter, and not involve themselves in human affairs, his two teammates convinced him to nonetheless help out some humans whose town had been set ablaze. While evacuating the townsfolk, the Autobots discovered that the fire had been started by an alien lifeform, a cute-but-dangerous [[Firebug (G1)|Firebug]]. Broadside was all too willing to simply destroy the pest, but Inferno convinced him instead to send it off to [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], where it wouldn't pose a danger to anyone else. {{storylink|Firebug!}} Later, the three Autobots caused a panic when they tried to celebrate [[Christmas]] with a bunch of humans, leaving the town of [[Border Flats]] in ruins as a result. Broadside and his teammates made themselves scarce, only for the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s to track them down and attack, thinking they were dealing with a trio of Decepticon trouble-makers. Suitably ashamed of the damage they had caused, the Advance Surveillance Unit apologized for the misunderstanding. As the Autobots settled down, Optimus Prime joined them to impart on Broadside and the rest about their responsibility to the planet. {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

The trio's mission became serious once the [[time rift]] raging at both ends of Galvatron's time-jump began to tear apart the fabric of the universe. Xaaron had isolated Galvatron—and his time-tossed minions [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]—as the source of the distortion, and sent the full contingent of Wreckers to Earth, complete with unexpected back-up from their Decepticon counterparts, the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. Broadside balked at the idea, but honestly... they needed all the help they could get. Even that wasn't enough, however, against the combined might of Galvatron and the [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]]. The twin titans tore through the Wreckers and Mayhems without mercy: at the end of the so-called "Time Wars", less than half of the warriors were left alive. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[File:Broadsidesurvivors.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|That's a sidekick, not a broadside!]]
Cut off from any supplies or assistance from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Broadside, Springer and Inferno felt left behind and abandoned to their fate on Earth. They were approached by the remaining members of the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], who felt equally deserted by their faction. Despite this, one of their members, [[Snarler]], still felt that joining up with Autobots constituted treason, and nearly butted heads with Broadside, necessitating Inferno to talk both of them down. Any talk of alliances was postponed when a processing of emergency vehicles passed by, and the Autobots investigated, while the Decepticons hung back. The source of the disturbance turned out to be [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], recently escaped from [[Limbo]]. While in the nether-dimension, Skids had dreamed up several horrors, who materialized into reality upon his return to Earth. He was ready to trigger a nuclear meltdown to eradicate them, but the other Autobots talked him out of it, and fought by his side against the monsters. Though Broadside was ready to use lethal force, the others were hesitant, fearing that the monsters' destruction could somehow lead to Skids's death. Losing ground, Springer wound up calling on the Decepticons for help, and together they defeated the monsters. Better yet, their destruction had no effect on Skids after all! Banded together, Broadside, Inferno, Springer, Skids, [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] rebranded themselves as the "[[Survivors]]". {{storylink|Survivors!}}

Unfortunately, Carnivac found life as a ''de facto'' Autobot difficult as the need to fight was in his blood and so Broadside and the other Survivors watched as he fought with Springer, ultimately breaking away from the main group. At the same time, Snarler didn't take kindly to warriors abandoning the Decepticon cause and assembled a new Mayhem Attack Squad to assassinate the traitors, chancing upon the lone Carnivac first. {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} Although Catilla pleaded Carnivac's case, Springer was unmoved until Catilla ran off to save his friend and he had to explain himself to Broadside and the others. {{storylink|Survival Run}} Now resolved to assist their former comrade, they arrived on the scene too late; although they were able to drive off the Mayhems, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] had already killed Catilla and so Carnivac broke away from the Survivors permanently to seek his revenge. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
In [[2510]], Broadside was fighting alongside Springer and the Wreckers when they fired the very last shots of the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons. The Decepticons were not totally gone, however—a deep cover agent named [[Triton]] lived on inside the Autobot ranks. In order to stir up discord, Triton challenged Prime's decision when he announced that Springer would e his successor as Autobot leader. Triton declared that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was a better choice to carry the Matrix, and the argument quickly escalated into a firefight. A new war between the Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] grew out of the conflict, bringing an end to Broadside's brief shore leave. {{storylink|Peace}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Survivors wolf in the fold.jpg|thumb|left]]
Springer voted for the Survivors to wait to avenge Catilla's death, but Carnivac quickly ran out of patience. After the Decepticon left to attack the Mayhem Attack Squad within their own base, Broadside petitioned the Autobots went after him. Though Springer resisted going to [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] for the help they would need in order to take on the Mayhems effectively, Broadside and the other Survivors convinced him that this was the best course of action. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} It took some convincing, but Grimlock eventually acquiesed and allowed a handful of soldiers to join the Survivors in storming the beach where the Mayhems were holed up. While the others fought Stranglehold, Bludgeon, and Octopunch near the sea, Broadside investigated inland, finding Snarler dead and the remains of Carnivac's Pretender shell. He deduced that, despite what the Decepticons believed at the time, Carnivac was still alive. Indeed, Carnivac turned up soon afterwards, and the surviving Mayhems were taken into Autobot custody. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

Later on, the Earth-based Decepticons under [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to divide the Autobots' attention, staging a full-scale assault on [[Earthbase]] while Starscream secured a [[Oil tanker|tanker full of fuel]] in the meantime. While the main Earthforce defended their base, however, the Survivors fought back Starscream's energy-stealing attempt. Broadside used his rarely seen [[alternate mode|carrier mode]] to transport his fellow Survivors into battle on the high seas against Starscream, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] was driven off without much effort. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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===Marvel US continuity===
====Marvel US ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Broadsidetotaled.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|In the UK, I was replaced by some other dude!]]
Broadside was present to watch [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] duke it out on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] over leadership of the Autobot forces. The proceedings were interrupted by a massive Decepticon attack, however, which sent the Autobots scrambling until Blaster and Grimlock were able to put aside their differences, and rally their forces into a counter-attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

{{note|Broadside's appearance on the Moon in US #41 is his only appearance in the American Generation 1 comics. In the UK, he was edited into a [[generic]] because in their continuity, he was elsewhere with the Wreckers.}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:WarWithoutEnd-Broadside.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Wonder if his aircraft carrier mode has more guns strapped to it, too?]]
{{quote|Oh, ''yes.'' The building — and occupants — are ''toast!'' ''Maximum points!''|Broadside, armed to the teeth and entirely too happy about it|"[[War Without End!]]"}}

[[File:Springerg2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Broadside served with [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] as part of a team of [[Firestormer]]s, who fought alongside the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. They attacked [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|their enemy]] with so much zeal, that ''[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'' had to remind them what side they were on. Broadside and his Firestormers' team were the first to uncover the existence of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] and alert [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to its threat. However, Jhiaxus' command ship, the ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]'' blasted them from orbit and kept Broadside and the others prisoner until Optimus Prime and Grimlock managed to set them free and escape. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

Broadside continued serving as a soldier throughout the Autobots' conflict with the Cybertronians. He was last seen fighting alongside Springer and several other veteran Autobots on the planet [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Invasion SlapdashSandstormBroadsideInfected.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb]]
Broadside helped rebuild the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]]. When the evil Autobots attacked from the negative polarity universe, Broadside was one of the first wave assimilated by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Wreckers loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|"Where was I the first 80 issues? ...Would 'on the can' be an acceptable answer?"]]
A member of [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]'s [[Wreckers]], Broadside elected to follow their leader's plan to leave Cybertron and visit the other planets touched by the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Some time later they hitched a ride with [[Berko]]'s [[Cosmic Carnival]] to the Sol system, where Broadside and Whirl piloted their shuttle towards Earth. After launching surveillance drones they discovered that the planet had been devastated by Megatron, who at that very moment launched nuclear warheads at their shuttle, apparently destroying it. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

Though the Wreckers managed to escape the exploding ship by descending to Earth in their escape pods, Broadside suffered damage to his [[Circuit (circuit)|neural circuits]] which left him incapacitated and he had to be cared for by [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack 'n' Ruin]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} He was led about by the duo until they fell to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]], though the super-powered human was talked into staying his hand afterwards. The Autobots were then led by a group of humans accompanying Circuit Smasher to their headquarters. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} After a spell at [[Argus Base]], Broadside was sufficiently recovered to join the human resistance in an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] though his targeting systems were still not fully functional. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} Broadside was shot down by a [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian unit]] during the subsequent battle. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

[[File:Wreckers war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8]]
[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] later put Broadside on the list of bots in critical condition, alongside fellow Wrecker [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] and two [[Brawn (G1)|other]] [[Mirage (G1)|bots]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} Broadside's injuries left him sidelined for some time.

Broadside was back on the field soon enough, and joined in with the other Wreckers in an attack on [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], managing to destabilize it while also fighting off countless [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] in the process. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} After Jhiaxus was defeated, Broadside, along with his fellow Wreckers and Autobots returned to Cybertron to find it deserted, save for [[Shadow-leech|horrifying creatures that drained the life from whomever they touched]]. As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] departed to destroy the Dark Matrix entity controlling the creatures, the remaining Autobots split up, with the Wreckers heading to Earth to enlist the help of the humans. The humans were [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|understandably quick]] to attack, but the Autobots were able to their trust. With the humans, the Wreckers traveled to Nebulos, where together they killed Fortress Maximus. As Rodimus closed off their universe from the rest of the multiverse, severing their connection to [[Primus]] and killing the Matrix entity, all Transformers, including Broadside became mortal, and eventually died of old age over the eons. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Shortly before the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Broadside was part of a crew recruited by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to retrieve the injured [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] following a battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}} Later, Broadside, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] followed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in a counterattack against Decepticon forces led by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] besieging an Autobot fort in the [[Border Regions]]. Following their intervention, Straxus ordered his troops to retreat but to gather as many prisoners as they could as they did so. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bill Martin]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)|[[Chen Chun]] (Chinese), [[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}

[[File:Broadsidecrushesdevastator.jpg|upright=1.5|right|thumb|Best use of size changing ever.]]
While trying to escape [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] contacted the [[Autobot fleet]] for transport off-world. Having received his call, Broadside and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] showed up, providing cover fire against the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], while [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] picked up the Autobots. After returning to Broadside, the fleet then took their leave. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Unbeknownst to the Autobots, however, the [[Quintesson]]s boarded a ship themselves and detonated their home-world. While attempting to escape, debris from the blast hit Broadside, blowing him to smithereens, sending the Autobots aboard him tumbling helplessly through space. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

When a [[Quintesson Scientist]] sought to collect specimens for his experiments, he disguised his ship as Broadside to lure in [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

{{note|Broadside's appearances in the previous three episodes are rather complicated. For a breakdown of all of the issues presented in these episodes, see "[[#Canon or error?|Canon or error?]]" below.}}

[[File:Broadsidegrimlocksnewbrain.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|left|Seriously, I'm huge.]]
When [[Teletraan II]] casually brought up in conversation that [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], the Decepticons' largest weapon of mass destruction, had not been destroyed as everyone thought, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent Broadside and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] out to investigate the site where Trypticon fell into the sea. Sure enough, they found no body, but instead a trail of massive footprints leading back towards land. Once the Autobots tracked Trypticon down to the [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya]], Broadside transported the Autobot strike force in by the coast. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

During a strike against a new [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] weapon asteroid, the Autobots and Decepticons alike were interrupted by a powerful [[Harmony|harmonic discharge]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and Broadside broke away from the main battle to prevent Galvatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] from taking control of the harmony for their own evil ends. Although Soundwave did manage to temporarily copy the harmony onto his tapes, Blaster erased the recording and the Autobots were able to drive off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Broadside was among the Autobots attending the unveiling of a generator on Cybertron when the Decepticon [[anti-electron]] attack was unleashed. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

At a time when the Decepticons were carrying out a series of assaults on the nation of [[Japan]], Broadside confronted [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in the waters near a fishing village. Broadside nearly capsized a small boat due to the waves generated by their fight, but he managed to stabilize the craft before returning to battle. When the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix-charged]] [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] rampaged through Tokyo, Broadside attempted to stop him by lifting him up with both arms. However, the Decepticon merely unleashed a burst of Matrix energy, hurting Broadside enough to release him. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''2010'' cartoon=====
While working for the Decepticons, Broadside was known as '''Broadswipe''' (ブロードスワイブ).<ref name="broadswipe">This is a dub change to "[[The Killing Jar]]", either to fix the error or the translator worked off [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nff7JQQJcwJRWAb3EeUZInyCk3VWIKws/view the second revision for the episode script] that used "Broadswipe" as a preliminary name for Broadside. Later Japanese fiction would establish that both Broadside and "Broadswipe" are the same individual regardless.</ref> {{Storylink|The Killing Jar|Four Captives}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm4 Autobot Triple Changers.jpg|200px|thumb|Possibly his ''only'' [[canon]] final-model jet mode appearance.]]
Alongside Springer and Sandstorm, Broadside was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then travelled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Broadside later returned to Athenia, where he used his [[Size changing|giant jet form]] to transport [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] back to Earth. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} He helped out in this manner again when a volcano erupted in [[Peru]], carrying the Headmasters, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]], [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to the village of [[Pan]] to help evacuate the locals. However, Broadside was unable to help the villagers directly, as the raging volcano stopped him from landing safely. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} He also ferried the Headmasters to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], but didn't stick around to help fight the Decepticons, apparently. Maybe he got airsick. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} In either case, he helped the Autobots survey the damage to Mars after it was devastated by Scorponok's plasma energy explosions. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
[[File:EHobBroad.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|"I'm tired of just listening to the serious story in my stomach with worrying comrades." We love the Japanese.]]

In the [[2030]]s, Broadside carried Optimus Prime, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] as they arranged back up for [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], who was controlling an [[Eldedroid]] and battling a Decepticon monster under the sea. Perceptor suggested that it might be best if Broadside took them to the surface over the spot where the battle was occurring. Broadside and Prime both agreed.

The triple-changer was eager to get there, as the combination of seasickness and worry over his friends was not enjoyable. Unfortunately they were interrupted in their travel by the giant "ghost" of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Some days you just can't win. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Legends BE 53 Broadside.jpg|thumb]]
In the G-2 era of the [[2030]]s, Broadside and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] were by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] when he declared he would turn his life around. {{Storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}}

Self-conscious about his weaknesses and phobias, Broadside always strove to get stronger and would often upgrade his body, but his yearning for power also led to various missteps such as one time working with the Decepticons. Sometime in the 2030s, he modified himself into a giant [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] in control of an even more giant triple-changing [[transtector]] that was so powerful he was able to defeat [[Grand Scourge]] with ease. Following that battle, he and the Aerialbots were deployed to the keep the peace in the [[Legends World]], where Broadside was approached by [[Thrust (Armada)|Armada Thrust]] who suggested they could use his power to conquer the world together. Broadside refused, so Thrust stole his transtector to do it himself, but he was able to take it back by using [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]'s scaled-up armor suit. When Thrust explained that he really only wanted to prove his strength to the world, Broadside could relate and forgave the Decepticon, allowing him to stay with him and the Aerialbots as long as he used his intelligence for good instead of evil. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

Broadside attempted to defend the city from the out-of-control [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], [[Spoilsport]], and [[Peacemaker]], but even he was defeated by the super-powered mutants. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 62|Bonus Edition Vol. 62}} When the world was flooded by [[Tigerburn]], many sought refuge on Broadside's carrier mode. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 64|Bonus Edition Vol. 64}}

After [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s and [[Devil Z]]'s machinations ensured the destruction of the Legends World, Broadside's transtector was used to evacuate the Decepticons who had made the world their home. {{Storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} After returning to [[2038]] in the [[G1 World]], Broadside and the Decepticons aboard were attacked by [[Dark Nova]] (in disguise as Unicron Neo), {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} who abducted [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. The damaged Broadside limped to the [[Micro|Z Planet]], where [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] ran out of the ship to warn the others of Dark Nova's plans for Megatron. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}} When the Legends World was reborn, its refugees returned to their home planet aboard Broadside. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Broadsidewarwithin.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|They shrink me later.]]
During the beginning of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s tenure as [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s, Broadside was an enormous warrior. He helped defend the Autobot capital of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], alongside [[Vibes]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

A few thousand years after that, Broadside, now the size of a standard Transformer, was a member of the [[Wreckers]] fighting for control of the Tagan Heights region. {{storylink|Escalation}} During one of their missions, he organized the evacuation of his team as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] were decimating the area. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

In the modern era, Broadside was one of the Autobots upgraded into a Triple Changer by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s new process, after the Autobots and Decepticons negotiated a truce following the [[Great Shutdown]]. Along with his fellow former Wrecker Sandstorm, Broadside served as part of Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Force alongside the Decepticons [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Octane]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Together, they traveled to Earth and apprehended Megatron's followers as war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}} {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} But, while Shockwave was making many promises of a new world order where Autobots and Decepticons could live forever in peace, Broadside eventually concluded he could not be trusted. As a result, Broadside and Sandstorm made contact with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] in the Autobot resistance, and began reporting on Shockwave's activities. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:Broadsidewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Toldja.]]
The Triple Changer Strike Force accompanied Shockwave to Earth, where they took into custody the castaway Transformers from the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' who had been cut off from developments on Cybertron for the last four million years. As soon as they got the chance, Broadside and Sandstorm freed the Ark's crew from imprisonment, {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} and took them to meet Smokescreen's unit to plan an uprising against the Decepticon rule. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Optimus soon sent out a call to arms to all Autobots, uniting them into an organized army. Broadside and Tracks were among those directly contacted, and afterwards openly moved against Shockwave's regime in an assault on his headquarters. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} The insurrection went off successfully, and the Autobots reclaimed control of Cybertron from Shockwave. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]}}

[[File:RequiemoftheWreckers WreckersWelcome.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Hi, I'm mis-colored...I mean Broadside."]]
Broadside was there. He saw it happen. The conquest of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. The fall of a Prime. The beginning of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Broadside was there, and amazingly well armed for such a "peaceful" period, though perhaps he took a cue from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Either way, the huge old bot was one of the survivors who managed to evacuate before [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s takeover. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} He was among the Autobots who turned against [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s rule and provided [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] with battlefield surveillance during the attack on Zeta's [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}}

As the war began, Broadside was one of many Autobots tapped at one time or another to join the elite fighting squad known as the Wreckers. Over time, Broadside would become one of the longest-serving (and surviving) members of the group, being present to welcome [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] on his first day. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} At the command of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], he fought against the Wreckers' opposite number, [[Squadron X]], and eventually participated in their final conflict on planet [[Pova]] in the [[Redan Quadrant]]. After the battle, the Wreckers were informed that due to the fact the Wreckers had no jurisdiction on Pova, Squadron X had to be let go or else the Autobots would face diplomatic repercussions. Broadside turned away as Impactor snapped and murdered their prisoners, necessitating the creation of a cover story and Impactor's imprisonment at [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Though Broadside and the others agreed that Impactor had done the right thing, they didn't want to be thrown in Garrus-9 alongside him. To keep Impactor's second-in-command Springer from testifying against them, they convinced him that they hadn't expected Impactor to snap and asked him to be their leader. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Official records would state that Squadron X had managed to escape their confinement, forcing the Wreckers to finish them once and for all. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster GetawayKupHufferBroadside.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|Seriously, doesn't he have anything better to do than appear in group shots and be mis-colored?]]
Around four hundred years ago, Broadside was attempting to defend Autobot territory on Cybertron from Decepticon expansion. He was part of a unit alongside [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[Getaway]], and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] shortly after the Battle of [[Thunderhead Pass]], stuck in the trenches on what was left of Cybertron after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] stomped through it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Broadside's "desperate gamble with the psychic explosives" was one of many thrilling Wrecker exploits chronicled in the [[Wreckers: Declassified]] datalogs. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:Stormbringer2 Wrecker fliers.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Oh, he flies through the air, with a touch of unease...]]
In the present, Broadside was assaulting the Decepticon [[Infiltration protocol|Siege Mode armature]] on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] when Springer received orders from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] to pull out the Wreckers and return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} After Optimus and the Wreckers quickly crushed [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s cult, Broadside reported that Thunderwing was coming back. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} When Thunderwing touched down on Cybertron, Broadside, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] operated as advance recon, watching as the monstrous Pretender slowly erupted into a rage as memories of his past flooded what was left of his mind. Broadside had to pick up Scoop and run for it as Thunderwing unleashed a massive wave of energy. After [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] managed to get himself into trouble, Broadside's team were tasked with getting his attention, but were blown away with a mighty clap of his hands. After recovering from having a pocket of gas detonated from underneath them, Broadside and the remaining Autobots fought alongside two squads of Decepticons and reprogrammed [[Centurion droid]]s to help defeat Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe ThunderwingVSWreckers.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|You can identify him by his height...and the complaining.]]
Later, as the [[Expansion]] began, Broadside and the Wreckers came to [[Corata-Vaz]] to back-up Ultra Magnus and the [[Ark-12]] crew, once again pitting themselves against Thunderwing. The Pretender had been co-opted by [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] and his [[Dead Universe]] Transformers as guardian to one of three [[Nega-Core]]s, devices which would allow the Dead Universe to expand across the living one completely. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Broadside and the others tried fruitlessly to get past Thunderwing and shut down the Nega-Core. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They were only successful once [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] used Bludgeon's old Axis Cradle to hack into Thunderwing's programming and shut down the new directives [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had hardwired into him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Broadside and several members of the Wreckers were captured by [[Turmoil]]'s Decepticons. They were rescued by the remaining Wreckers under Kup and Springer, and the former Decepticon known as [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. After this adventure, Kup and Springer formed a unit distinct from the Wreckers aboard the starship ''[[Trion (ship)|Trion]]'', but Broadside and several other Wreckers were not added to this crews. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

While rebuilding the Wreckers after the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Springer remarked to himself that Broadside was "all but lost to them now". What he meant by this is unknown. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:RanksofBronze-BroadsideJetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left|Man, you guys I had this crazy dream where everyone was suddenly in their Sunbow models for like one story arc.]]
Several years later, Broadside was among the Autobots who gathered on [[Earth]]. Taking on the form of a battleship, he participated in the combined Autobot-[[Skywatch]] attack on the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]]. Their battle plan involved pushing [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to the shore, where Broadside opened fire on them. However, this plan failed when [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] shot down Jetfire, who crashed right into Broadside, heavily damaging them both. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

Broadside eventually recovered and returned to America in time for Megatron's revenge on Earth. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} He watched as [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] entered the Autobot base, bringing with him news that Cybertron had been occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], and was among the Autobots who left Earth to liberate their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} When Megatron's Decepticons arrived on the scene during the massive battle on Cybertron, Broadside joined Jetfire in an aerial strafing run against them. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

[[File:BeforeTheDawn BroadsideDevastator.jpg|thumb|"Ah slag, is this payback for [[Broadside (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|that time I landed on you]]??"]]
Three weeks after the battle had concluded, Broadside assisted as an air-traffic controller in the main Autobot command hub. He directed ships returning to Cybertron to appropriate landing zones based on [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s recommendations. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} After reporting a ship coming in from the [[Lilivuvian Quadrant|Lilivuvian/Livulian Quadrant]], he was ordered by Bumblebee to call [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] for him. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} Broadside was hanging around in the command hub when [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] put a stop to the energy discharges that had been causing explosions on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stick Together}} He was later seen at exactly the same place. {{storylink|Devisive}} He got to receive word of a [[Sky-Byte (RID)|new arrival]]. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

Later, the Decepticon captain, Turmoil, landed his ship on Cybertron. Broadside wasn't too pleased to meet him again. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} He was still doing his duties at high command as the faction leaders began discussing fair elections. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} When Megatron suddenly appeared in Iacon, Broadside and many of the other Autobots immediately tried to kill him, but were ultimately stopped from doing so by the Decepticon population. {{storylink|City on Fire}} He was back to doing his job at high command by the time Megatron's return led to rioting amongst the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Verge}} As he was trying to deal with the increasingly chaotic situation, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] ripped into high command and destroyed it with Broadside still inside. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

[[File:WordsHangInTheAir-Pallbearers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Broadside could probably carry the coffin on his own...but ''ehhhhhh''.]]
Broadside survived and was later seen escorting Megatron to his trial along with Sandstorm. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} The Triple-Changers acted as bailiffs during the subsequent court proceedings against Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Broadside would subsequently join the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' under Megatron's command and helped to bring in a strange coffin they found floating in space, alongside [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Grotusque]], and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Broadside was sitting in [[Swerve's]] when [[Minimus Ambus]] and [[Ten]] entered together to hang out. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} Broadside later received Springer's final message before entering the [[Timemaze]], watching it alongside [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The former [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] Broadside, left mindless and trapped in her<ref>The ''Broadside'' is referred to with feminine pronouns, which may be down to the fact that naval vessels are traditionally referred to in the feminine in English, but, given that ''Uprising'' made several traditionally-male characters female, we are assuming that the ''Uprising'' version of Broadside is female.</ref> battleship mode due to lack of Energon, was the flagship of the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] Navy during the [[Grand Uprising]], commanded by Captain [[Scylla]]. In the Battle of the [[Yuss Straits]], the ''Broadside'' supported half of all Resistance fighters and tonnage as they advanced on Iacon up the [[Rust Sea|Great Rust Sea]]. With the Yuss defensive batteries disabled, it was the Builders' Navy led by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]'' that stood in their way.

Scylla coordinated a daring two-pronged assault from the ''Broadside'' with [[Cybershark]] leading the Resistance's subsea forces. An unhesitant advance by the Navy allowed Scylla to take advantage of the Builders when they scrambled to reposition and support their failing subsea forces. The ''Broadside'' and the Resistance drove a wedge through their foes' position, isolating and targeting the Builder ships individually.

Unfortunately, Banzai-Tron would not allow a clean victory. He charged the ''Tidal Wave'' straight at the ''Broadside'' in a kamikaze maneuver. Scylla ordered all hands to abandon ship, but an enormous number of casualties resulted when the ''Tidal Wave''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s relentless advance pierced the ''Broadside''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s reactor, sending up a mushroom cloud that consumed hundreds of lives. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Blunderbuss]], Broadside gained the ability to temporarily alter his size. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Blunderbuss/Broadside toy bio}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Commercial-TripleChangersBroadside.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Broadside and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] came to the rescue of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], pinned down by a Decepticon attack. The Autobot [[Triple Changer]]s shifted quickly through their modes to keep pace with their fleeing enemies, the Decepticon Triple Changers [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane|Sandstorm, Broadside, and Octane commercial}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Broadside is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Broadside-Earth Wars.jpg|300px|thumb|Even Earth Wars didn't like the jet mode.]]

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Broadside was an Autobot with an aquatic alternate mode. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Broadside toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|A brick in two and a half modes.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadside''' (Triple Changer, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-85'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[plasma-pulse gun]]", "[[vibro-axe]]", 2 [[missile]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Kaouru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline, Triple Changer Broadside transforms from a robot to an aircraft carrier or an oddly-proportioned fighter jet that ''somewhat'' resembles a Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker or F/A-18 Hornet. He carries a plasma-pulse gun and a relatively small axe in robot mode. Two non-firing missiles attach to his wings in jet mode or can be held in robot mode.

: Though the instructions imply the spring-loaded jet cockpit is unlocked by swiveling the rear metal fins, no such mechanism actually exists to lock down said cockpit, often leading to a lot of scratched clear blue plastic in carrier mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Broadside/broadside.htm More information on Broadside at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Broadside.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Over thirty years later, and he's upgraded to only being a brick in ''two'' modes now.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blunderbuss & Broadside''' (Voyager Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Seated gun, "[[Blunderbuss]]" [[Titan Master]], 5 mini Aerialbot jets
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager-class toys, Broadside is an extensive [[retool]]ing of [[Alpha Trion/toys#Titans Return|Alpha Trion]], transforming into another ''blatantly'' out of scale aircraft carrier and another aircraft-carrier-sized and very not-aerodynamic jet fighter (however, the legs can be shrunken down with some fiddling, and there are many [[fan mode]]s that leave the legs partially untransformed to eliminate the top block). The stock photo depicts the jet mode mistransformed: the robot mode arms are supposed to be collapsed down to make a vaguely more aerodynamic front and eliminate the weird gap below his legs.

: Broadside comes with [[Blunderbuss]], a [[Titan Master]] who transforms from a tiny robot into Broadside's head, and is also compatible with any Deluxe-or-larger ''Titans Return'' figure. Blunderbuss can sit in his jet mode cockpit; in boat mode, Broadside's bridge can flip backwards to form a seat for Blunderbuss to ride in.

: Broadside also features a number Titan Master-compatible pegs across his various modes; the ones on his carrier deck are there specifically to work with the tiny [[Aerialbot (G1)#Titans Return|Aerialbot]] jets included in the package. Based specifically in the alternate modes of their ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' figures released just two years earlier, these five come molded on a sprue and must be cut free.

: Like all ''Titans Return'' figures, Broadside features a small peghole made to accommodate a stand. Unfortunately, due to the nature of his transformations, the peghole will only work for his jet fighter mode. However, this can be circumvented for the robot mode by not keeping his back panel flush to the body.

:Even though early Hasbro CG renders of Blunderbuss used colors very close to the final product's light gray plastic, pre-production samples used for [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a gray face for Broadside's head and even darker plastic (with a green-ish tint) for Blunderbuss's arms, legs and head. Early stock photos also depicted paint for Broadside's aircraft carrier main deck, which turned out to be stickers on his actual release. Like with the previous wave, the packaging design Broadside was released in was the new "Decepticon" style standard for ''Titans Return'' Voyagers compared to the "Autobot" style used for figures from the first two waves, regardless of actual allegiance.

:In many places, this toy became a [[shelfwarmer]].

:Broadside was further retooled into [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return|Tidal Wave]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG53-Broadside.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A brick in two modes plus a ''bug''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadside''' (Voyager Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 25]], 2017
:*''ID number'': '''LG53'''
:*''Accessories'': Weapon, Headmaster, Aerialbot sprues, "Repug Armor" Partner Drone

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Broadside is a redeco of the ''Titans Return'' Voyager figure, in cartoon-accurate colors and head, and the stickers replaced with tampographs. He retains the Aerialbot miniatures, though they are cast in a shade of gray very close to the color of his deck, making them hard to make out when attached.

: He also comes with a [[Repug Armor#Legends|Repug Armor]] slightly redecoed from the accessory originally included with ''Titans Return'' [[Repugnus (G1)#Titans Return|Repugnus]].
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==Merchandise==

===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Broadside and Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Broadside & Astrotrain Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''39 & 40'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Broadside and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#39|Translation of Broadside's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
* According to "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]", Broadside has quite a temper when it comes to his paint job.
* In the Italian adaptation of the characters names, all three of the Autobot Triple Changers were named after winds. The Italian name of Broadside, however, fit particularly well because it is also the name of a {{w|Mistral (L9013)|French Navy helicopter carrier}}: "Mistral".
* In the Italian dub, Broadside/Mistral's speech imitates whale song.
* In the original cartoon, as well as in both [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave]] and [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW]]'s comics, Broadside has been portrayed as a relatively large warrior, likely because one of his altmodes is an aircraft carrier. (In Dreamwave's case, however, he was large only in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' series and was "normal-sized" in the modern era.)
* Broadside's bio in Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' attempts to explain his ability to change into a giant aircraft carrier. Plates, which overlap in his other modes, extend out to cover the mass. As a result, his armor is terribly thin in this mode. It's not like those things need to repel gunfire or anything. (By contrast, ''More than Meets the Eye'' describes Astrotrain as a normally-armored space shuttle whose plates compress when he shrinks to robot mode, making an incredibly dense and armored warrior.)
* Broadside being referred to with feminine pronouns in ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' may have been a nod to ''Uprising'' fan and then-Allspark Forums moderator [https://web.archive.org/web/20210116112539/https://www.allspark.com/forums/user/17368-broadside/ Jolene Blake], who went by the screen name "Broadside".

===Canon or error?===
[[File:Possible-Broadside-appearances.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|So Broadside gets blown up, then found by the Decepticons and rebuilt, and then rejoins the Autobots at a later date, right? If only we knew the writers and animators had ''actually'' put that much thought into these appearances.]]
Trying to determine which episodes Broadside ''actually'' appears in in the Generation 1 cartoon is rather difficult. While he has had several issues with different animation companies flip-flopping between two sets of drastically different [[character model]] sheets based on different toys ([[#Differing designs|see below]]), he also has some discrepancies surrounding the first three episodes he appears in.

The first episode Broadside shows up, is in the episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]", where he is piloted by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s as they go to rescue the other Autobots on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3|subsequent episode]] then shows him being blown to smithereens after being hit by debris from the detonation of Quintessa, with all of the Autobots onboard being thrown into space from the explosion. Originally Broadside was not scripted for either of these episodes, instead an "'''Aerialbot Carrier'''" is mentioned in the script,<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X3ym3afjo_LVOUU6w4jvc9PPB7JLy7jF/view "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2" full script] (quote from script page 45).</ref> with the following description given:

{{quote|''This is a uniquely designed ship that serves as a space and atmosphere-worthy aircraft carrier for the Autobots.''}}

It seems pretty clear that the original intent was for it to just be an ordinary ship, however; the animation department (or possibly someone else in charge of the episode) appears to have taken the descriptor "aircraft carrier" literally and had Broadside replace the "Aerialbot Carrier" based on his [[alternate mode]] matching said descriptor. While this presumably improvised insertion would've been fine originally, the next episode's script called for the carrier to be absolutely obliterated, emphasising that it was to be reduced to "flying pieces of trash".<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JY3l7qihryrSUjfyZ65m4twbsPNBRKQQ/view "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3" full script] (quote from script page 3).</ref> While it is obvious that Broadside's appearance was not scripted, several other moments within the script also saw some changes in the final episode, such as the "[[Autobot fleet]]" which was meant to be made up of more than just a single carrier, so even comparing the script to the final product is kinda like comparing apples to oranges. With all of that in mind, there are only two logical explanations:
#It's just a case of the animators repurposing a character's animation model as a ship, or
#It's an improvised insertion of a character into a scene, without knowledge of the subsequent episode's fate for the inserted character.
As this script is all the evidence that we have, it's uncertain what the thought process was, as it was likely done on the fly, meaning there are presumably no recorded documents to back up either theory, so it's just a matter of [[Personal canon|choosing]] whether or not to take it as a ship that just happens to look like Broadside being blown up or Broadside himself being blown up, only to return a few episodes later unscathed ([[Omega Supreme (G1)|which wouldn't be]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|the first time]]). On the other hand, the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' and ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Broadside toys included a set of mini, non-transformable ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' (or ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'') Aerialbot planes that were presumably made as a reference to these two episodes, so perhaps Hasbro and Takara believe this to be him? Who knows.

The third episode Broadside appears in is "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]", where a [[Quintesson Scientist]] disguises his ship as Broadside to get [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] to board it. While this is not the ''real'' Broadside, and the fact that he is depicted as being allied with the Decepticons is an error in and of itself, the voice that the ship emits is definitely Broadside's and the dialogue script also confirms his role in the episode.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Prb53pZ1DIn9HVedXDCJH5rZr7DsM7lS/view "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2" dialogue script] (Broadside's credited line is line 37).</ref> Japan would dub this appearance as "Broadswipe", although the reasoning behind this is unconfirmed (either an intentional change or working off old revisions of the script). But, in [[2017]], the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic would say that Broadside used to work for the Decepticons in the past, so unlike the "Five Faces of Darkness" appearances above, this appearance is at least confirmed to be [[canon]] in the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese cartoon continuity]].

===Differing designs===
[[File:Proto broadside.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Awesome... no wait, the opposite.]]
[[File:Broadsidecharactermodels.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|No, that's not a miscolouring, the actual pre-final model has two different colored leg fins!<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Cels/Broadside1a.jpg Original pre-final animation model photograph.]</ref>]]
* Broadside has the distinction of having two sets of drastically different character models. His pre-final models are based on a prototype of his toy that apparently went just short of production for some reason and features a similar color palette to his final models. His final models, on the other hand, are based directly on his finished toy. The prototype design—which could be seen in the [[Toy Fair]] 1986 catalog,<ref name="tf86">[https://imgur.com/a/vtnxv Toy Fair 1986 catalog] featuring the infamous Generation 1 Broadside prototype.</ref> at right—was rendered in animated form in the [[AKOM]] episodes "[[Thief in the Night]]" and "Carnage in C-Minor", as well as the commercial for the 1986 [[Triple Changer]] toys. As with most of the characters used in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comics, all of Broadside's appearances used the pre-final model—even going so far as to color it with the same palette as the prototype toy!
** Bizarrely, Broadside's appearance in "Thief in the Night" (which only depicts him in vehicle mode) is a mash up between both his final and pre-final models. While most of the aircraft carrier is made up of the pre-final model, the cabin of the carrier is shown to be the final model's version, complete with the extra aerials and dishes.
** But wait, it gets even more bizarre! In "Carnage in C-Minor", his robot mode is obviously that of his pre-final model, but [[:File:Broadsidecrushesdevastator.jpg|his aircraft carrier mode]] is his final model colored like his pre-final model! It also features a purple Autobot insignia of all things too. His jet mode in this episode is still the pre-final one, however.
** Broadside's final jet mode model appears twice in the US cartoon, but both of these appearances could be considered continuity errors ([[#Canon or error?|see above]]), meaning that the only proper canonical use of this model (without the aid of a [[retcon]] made thirty odd years after the fact) is in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.
** Much like Broadside's aircraft carrier mode in "Carnage in C-Minor", Broadside's final jet mode model used in the "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes is often mis-colored in the pre-final jet mode's colors; the dead giveaways being more red around the cockpit, the black nosecone and the all-gray wings, which feature the missiles that the pre-final model lacks.
** Surprisingly, AKOM animated the episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]" as well, but used the character's final model; something that isn't very common for AKOM-animated episodes. However, when you take into consideration the amount of flip-flopping between both sets of Broadside models from the previous AKOM episodes (including the possible non-canonical jet mode appearance in "Five Faces of Darkness"), it appears that they possibly had both sets of models on hand.
* A design based on the prototype of Broadside's toy was also used for the 1986 [[package art]] mural.
* Broadside's [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|''Legends'' pack-in comic]] retconned his mural/prototype toy design, his pre-final model design and his final model design as all being canon within the Japanese cartoon continuity. The explanation given for Broadside's frequent change of appearance is that due to his lack of confidence and many fears, he'd change his appearance as an attempt at self-improvement.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Broadside''' (ブロードサイド ''Burōdosaido''), '''Broadswipe''' (ブロードスワイブ ''Burōdosuwaipu'')<ref name="broadswipe"/>
*''French:'' '''Navalo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Deltás'''
*''Italian:'' '''Mistral'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiánpào''' (舷炮, "Broadside")
*''Russian:'' '''Krutoj''' (Крутой, "Tough")
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==References==
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[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
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[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Marvel Earthforce]]
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[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
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Ruination (FOC)

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Smasher:

{{faction|autobot|wreckers}}
{{disambig3|Ruination}}
:''Ruination is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RuinationFOC-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And the Wreckers' official portrait artist, Monet.]]
'''Ruination''' is the gestalt form of several of the [[Wreckers]]. Given the survival rate of Wreckers, this may not be the best of ideas.

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ruination-(FOC).jpg|thumb|left]]
Ruination (FOC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! (Though not at the same time) He could be recruited if all five of his components were at Max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Ruination.jpg|thumb|right|400px|One Ruination under [[God]], [[Combiner|divisible]].]]
*Part 1 of 5: '''[[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]]''' (Deluxe, 2013)
*Part 2 of 5: '''[[Topspin (FOC)|Autobot Topspin]]''' (Deluxe, 2013)
*Part 3 of 5: '''[[Whirl (FOC)|Autobot Whirl]]''' (Deluxe, 2013)
*Part 4 of 5: '''[[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]]''' (Deluxe, 2013)
*Part 5 of 5: '''[[Twintwist]]''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Phase Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]], [[Andrew Franks]] and [[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Ruination is created by combining the five Wreckers, which were only available separately as part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys. Since the Wreckers are [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s of the ''Generations'' [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]], who combine into [[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Bruticus]], this makes Ruination himself a redeco and retool of Bruticus. While Impactor forms the torso, the remaining team members can serve as any of the four limbs, though there are three official configurations for the other members: The [[instructions]] have Twintwist as the right arm, Roadbuster as the left arm, Autobot Whirl as the right leg, and Autobot Topspin as the left leg, while the [[packaging]] call-outs and [[stock photography|stock photos]] have Twintwist as the left arm, Roadbuster as the right arm, Autobot Whirl as the left leg, and Autobot Topspin as the right leg. Finally, the little image of Ruination [[sticker]]ed on the Wreckers' package bubbles is based on Bruticus' game model, and so is shown in the Decepticon's standard arrangement.

: Additionally, [[Fisitron (Timelines)#Toys|Fisitron]], as a redeco of Roadbuster, is intended as an alternate limb for Ruination, able to substitute for any of the other limb members, although his instructions position him as Ruination's right leg, due to the reuse of imagery for Bruticus.

:Among other tooling changes, Ruination features a new combiner head which is based on [[Xaaron (G1)|Emirate Xaaron]] (who was closely associated with the Wreckers in their debut story "[[Target: 2006]]"). The individual weapons the Wreckers' inherited from the Combaticons can be combined into a "phase cannon" for Ruination to wield via [[5 mm post|5mm post]]. Furthermore, the Wreckers come with new, additional weapons, all of which can be mounted onto Ruination with some creativity.

:Packaging stock photography depicts Ruination's, er, crotch with an additional 5mm peg-hole that is not present in the final product.

:While it is not clear if it's by coincidence or design, the choice of colors for the individual Wreckers (a green SUV, a white spacecraft, a blue tank, and a dark blue helicopter for the limbs, combined with the unifying use of orange across all the figures) results in an overall color scheme for Ruination that makes him fairly evocative of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ruination (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Ruination]], who himself was a redeco of [[Bruticus (G1)#Generation 1|another Bruticus]].

:The original versions of these molds were also used to make ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Bruticus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FOCRuination/ruination.htm More information on Ruination at TFU.info]''

==See also==
*[[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]]

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Impactor (Prime)

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{{disambig3|Impactor}}

:''Impactor is an [[Autobot]] and [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:FOC-Impactorcardart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Wouldja like to see my Xaaron head? It's deep inside me."]]

'''Impactor''' is the commander of the Wreckers: both the figurative and, as the center of the colossal [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]], literal heart of the team. As such, he values every member of his handpicked group, and hates to see it when they fall in battle. Nevertheless, he has led his men into impossible situations time and time again, knowing that his unit is the best the Autobots have. If they can't get it done, no one can—after all, Wreckers don't call for backup, they call for clean-up.

He [[Combiner|combines]] with several of his fellow Wreckers to form [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]].

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Impactor was among the Wreckers who remained behind on Cybertron after the launch of the Ark. He fought against the likes of [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s, all organized under [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s rule. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===''Rage of the Dinobots''===
Impactor commanded one of the last ships to break through the [[Decepticon]] blockade during the Autobots' evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Impactor died during the war. His death was later brought up by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

===Bot on the Street===
Impactor was asked if anything would put him off combining, and he responded "[[Whirl (FOC)|Whirl]]". {{storylink|Bot on the Street}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Impactor-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|He's a Wrecker. He's orange [[for safety reasons]].]]
Impactor (FOC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward to 20 leagues in the "Ruination's Mayhem" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-skin-Impactor-Prime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|]]
{{EWskin|"Prime Impactor"|Impactor (G1)|Impactor}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Impactor.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.8|You always were a wily old GIANT HEAD INSIDE MY CHEST.]]
*'''Impactor''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / #014'''
**'''PART 1 OF 5!'''
**''Accessories'': Dual cannon, harpoon launcher, [[harpoon]] [[missile]]
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]], [[Andrew Franks]] and [[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Impactor is an orange and purple [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Onslaught (WFC)#Generations|Onslaught]], with a new robot head sculpt based on [[Nick Roche]]'s rendition of ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] in [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', and a new combiner head based on [[Xaaron (G1)|Emirate Xaaron]]. He transforms into a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] "missile carrier" truck.

:Impactor comes with a twin-barreled cannon that can be attached to two small pegs on top of the vehicle mode, completing his "missile carrier" mode, and a brand new spring-loaded missile launcher accessory (with the missile shaped to resemble a harpoon) that can be attached on top of the twin-barreled cannon. Both weapons can be held via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], and feature additional pegs and peg-holes for mounting/storage.

:In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Impactor can also combine with his fellow Wreckers into Ruination, serving as the gestalt torso. The twin-barreled cannon can either be combined with the other Wreckers' weapons into a huge "phase cannon" for Ruination to wield, or the twin-barreled cannon can be attached to Ruination's back. As the result of a [[design flaw]], two small tabs that are used to attach the cannon more securely are very prone to showing stress marks, and eventually breaking.

:In addition to a [[tampograph]]ed orange regular Autobot [[insignia]] on his lower chest, Impactor also sports a tampographed light blue version of the "Wreckers" insignia from [[3H Productions|3H]]'s [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Wreckers'' and ''Universe'' comics]]. Oddly, even though both the official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] that depict a hand-painted [[prototype]] (which are also featured on the back of the [[packaging]]) and the ones that depict a (pre)-production sample show the Wreckers insignia, at least one specimen from Asia sports a light blue regular Autobot insignia instead,<ref name="taiwan">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/929782-generations-foc-wreckers-ruination-pics.html TFW2005 thread] with a Taiwan-based fan's photos of the Wreckers, depicting Impactor with a light blue regular Autobot insignia</ref> thus matching the one on display at [[Toy Fair 2013]].<ref name="toyfair2013">[http://www.tfu.info/HasbroFanMediaEvent/2013/Generations/index.htm Hasbro Fan Media Event 2013] at TFU.info.</ref>

:This version of the mold was considered for [[The Fallen/toys#Notes|The Fallen]], but this ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Vol. 2]]'' mail-away exclusive did not come to fruition. The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Onslaught (G1)#G2BoxSet|Onslaught]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Transformers Cloud|''Cloud'']] [[Impactor (Cloud)|Impactor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FOCImpactor/impactor.htm More information on Impactor on TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Impactor''' (インパクター ''Inpakutā'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Aligned combiners]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Transformers]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying

2026-02-08T16:02:00Z

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{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #19
|prev=The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here
|next=Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre
|image=LL19_cvrA.jpg
|title="Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying"
|caption=Shut up and dance with me.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 4]], 2018
|coverdate=Early June, 2018
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''Team Rodimus and the Scavengers reunite with former friends just in time to deal with a sparkeater attack orchestrated by Getaway.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:ADanceBeforeDying GrimlockCrushesSparkeaters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
[[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] and the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]] watch as the mutinous crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''—now somehow converted into [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]—land on the surface of [[Mederi]] and start lumbering towards them. The group is unsure of the extent of the threat they pose, but quickly find out when [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] approaches the sparkeater-[[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] and attempts to talk to him, only to be scorched by a stream of acid vomit from his former lab partner. [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] tackles the wounded Brainstorm to safety, and the whole group transforms and beats retreat. As the sparkeaters give chase, [[Wipe-Out's ship|a small ship]] appears in the distance, heading right for the group; something drops from its underside, which [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] initially thinks is a bomb... only for it to turn out to be [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], who lands in the midst of the sparkeaters, stomping several of them flat. The former [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader hacks the sparkeater-[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] to bits with his sword, prompting [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to grab [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and zap Grimlock with the Decepticon's guns, just enough to get his attention and stop him from killing any more of their afflicted fellow Autobots. A blast from the ship overhead scatters the remaining sparkeaters, and the craft sets down, revealing who else is on board: [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], and [[Wipe-Out]]. Explanations come thick and fast: after being separated from the Scavengers, Grimlock fought his way out of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Worldsweeper]] and ended up adrift in space, where his distress signal was picked up by First Aid, Riptide, and the injured Thunderclash after they escaped the ''Lost Light''. The group proceeded to travel to [[Troja Major]], where they repaired Thunderclash, left the [[Firstborn]] in the care of [[Agonizer|the Curator]], chartered a small [[Quantum generator|quantum-jump]]-capable ship from Wipe-Out, and set out in search of the ''Lost Light'' by following a homing beacon they hid on it. As [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] bond over a love of puns, First Aid relates the atrocities [[Getaway]] has wrought in [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s absence. Suddenly, just as Rodimus is making plans to search for the ''Lost Light'', a [[proton missile]] impacts nearby. Looking up to the source of the missile, the group sees that the ''Lost Light'' has arrived, now decorated with a huge symbol on its underside: the gear-like coat of arms of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]!

Aboard the ''Lost Light'', Getaway orders [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] to fire on the 'bots below again, but it turns out they've run out of missiles, having used up the rest recently battling the [[Phantom Fleet]]. As indicated by the symbol that has been added to the ship, Getaway has joined forces with the mysterious [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], and worse yet, he is not the only familiar face on the Architect's side: so is Getaway's former captor, Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]]! Communicating via hologram, Tyrest accuses Getaway of playing with the Autobots and urges him to finish things quickly so the final stage of the Architect's plan can begin. Getaway denies it, but as he surveys the oil reservoir full of [[scraplet]]s, it's obvious that he has plans of his own...

[[File:ADanceBeforeDying JackpotDestroyed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Down below, the group watches as the ''Lost Light'' pulls back, disappearing into clouds that are rapidly darkening the sky. But there is no respite for our heroes, as a second wave of sparkeaters suddenly appears; [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] saves the surprised Rodimus by blasting the sparkeater-[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] to pieces, which angers [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]], but Krok won't apologize for saving Rodimus. Magnus instructs everyone to shoot to wound rather than kill, but sparkeater physiology makes it a tricky prospect—[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] does some heavy damage to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]; Thunderclash has to shoot [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] after he takes off one of Rung's arms with his acid vomit; but Grimlock has no angst to spare for mutineers and traitors. Realizing that Getaway ''wants'' him to get angry and lash out, Rodimus—inspired by [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s recent attempt to goad him into action, and much to his own chagrin—decides to calm down and think like [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], assembling a rational plan of action. He instructs most of the group to barricade themselves inside Ward Zero, luring the sparkeaters after them, while he, Magnus, Thunderclash, Roller, Grimlock, Whirl, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Anode]], and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] wedge into Wipe-Out's ship, with Crankcase at the helm, and take off after the ''Lost Light''. Cyclonus, in particular, relishes a reunion with Getaway, intending to kill him ''slowly''.

Weaving through bolts of lightning, Crankcase pilots Wipe-Out's ship after the ''Lost Light'', and the group is able to enter the larger vessel via shuttle bay four, finding that there are no guards or shields up. It is, of course, all part of Getaway's plan; no sooner have they landed and disembarked than all the shields and blast doors in the bay start descending. Rodimus and Cyclonus are able to dart under one before it shuts, but the rest of the group is sealed in. Strategically placed charges in the ceiling detonate, bringing the contents of the room above—the oil reservoir—flooding down into the bay. Anode, in particular, is gripped with terror as the team find themselves facing the menace of the metal-munching scraplets, who have combined into a massive, tentacled monstrosity!

Rodimus and Cyclonus, meanwhile, make for the bridge of the ship, certain that Getaway is waiting for them. And he is... but what Rodimus has ''not'' expected is for Getaway to be flanked by Star Saber... and Scorponok!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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* [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (4)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
* [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] (6)
* [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] (7)
* [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (9)
* [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (10)
* [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (11)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (12)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (13)
* [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (16)
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (17)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (21)
* [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] (24)
* [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] (25)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (26)
* [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (27)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (28)
* [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (29)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] (30)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (31)
* [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (32)
* [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (33)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Getaway]] (35)
* [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (36)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (37)
* [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (38)
* [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (39)
* [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] (40)
* [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] (41)
* [[Powerflash]] (43)
{{!}}}

|c2=
* [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (2)
* [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (3)
* [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (8)
* [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (14)
* [[Fulcrum]] (15)
* [[Nickel]] (19)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (46)

|c4=
* [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (1)
* [[Anode]] (18)
* ''[[Epistemus|Magnificence]]'' (20)
* [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (22)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] (23)
* [[Wipe-Out]] (34)
* [[Solomus|Tyrest]] (42)
* Alien telepaths (44)
* [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
"Perceptor? Percy? It's Brainstorm—remember me? Your lab partner? Your one-time lab partner? 'Watch out you fool, the ceiling can't support your weight!' That guy."
:—'''Brainstorm''' tries to reach the sparkeater'd Perceptor

"'''Run,''' people! Threat level five! Emergency protocol five! Escape procedure fi—" 
"Five?" 
"'''Six''', actually!" 
"Pretty sure you were gonna say—" 
"'''Don't pretend you know the system!'''"
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Misfire'''

'''Misfire''': Grimsy! You're '''alive'''! 
'''Ultra Magnus''': Best to keep your distance, Decepticon. Grimlock has a tendency to— 
''(Misfire embraces Grimlock)'' 
'''Ultra Magnus''': —hug people? 
'''Rodimus''': Now that we've found Cyberutopia, we should go on a quest to explain '''this'''. 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' ...Grimlock's been missing for years. They probably found him, saved him—by accident, no doubt—and he feels protective towards them. You see? There's an explanation for everything. 
'''Misfire''': What did you do with the baby? 
'''Ultra Magnus''': ...Nothing makes sense anymore.
:—The Scavengers' weirdness officially tops Team Rodimus's weirdness.

"That's how I like my explanations. Hard, fast, and confusing." 
"Yeah, I used to be in [the] recap business, and that précis did '''not''' take any prisoners." 
"It was like being beaten to death with a '''Story So Far.'''" 
"A 'summary execution.'" 
"How come we've never met?" 
"The universe hates winners."
:—'''Misfire''' and '''Swerve''' bond

"What was it you said yesterday?" 
"You expect me to remember back that far? I can't even remember how this sentence started."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Whirl'''

"I don't care about Getaway. I care about '''you.'''"
:—'''Tailgate''', to Cyclonus

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The "story so far" segment on the inside front cover is presented as a conversation between Swerve and Misfire, hearkening back to the old "Swerve recap" pages used in ''More than Meets the Eye'' between [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|issue #29]] and [[The One Where They Go to Earth|#43]].
* Brainstorm's line (quoted above) about the ceiling not being able to hold his weight alludes to an unseen follow-up to a scene from way back in [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #7]], in which Brainstorm did science while suspending himself from the ceiling in an attempt to impress Perceptor.
* Brainstorm attempts to tell Perceptor that they are "simpatico", which he did before in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]].
* Grimlock and Scorponok were both last seen in [[Kill All 'Cons|issue #15]].
* Grimlock is less than happy to see Ultra Magnus; unsurprising, since Magnus was the one who arrested him way back in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|''Maximum Dinobots'' #5]].
* First Aid, Riptide, and Thunderclash were last seen escaping the ''Lost Light'' in [[The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|issue #12]].
* Wipe-Out previously appeared in [[An Axe to Break the Ice|issues #8]]-[[Chasing the Infinite|9]].
* Star Saber references an off-panel encounter the ''Lost Light'' has had between issue #12 and this one with the "[[Phantom Fleet]]". This fleet was first mentioned in [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|issue #2]], explained to be a group of [[Worldsweeper]]-class ships that were lost in the [[Dark Nebula]] millions of years ago. The Grand Architect's use of Worldsweepers has been flagged up as anachronistic several times, always suggesting there was a connection...
* When the crew observes the change in weather, as the sky darkens and clouds roll in, First Aid notes that conditions were the same on Troja Major. We saw this weather in action there in issue #14, where it was said to be due to the "warping" of the "spiritual ley line" the planet sits on; it was noted last issue that Mederi sits on the same ley line.
* Whirl needled Rodimus into action by asking him "What Would Megatron Do?" back in [[The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|issue #16]].
* Tyrest was last seen in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]], when his attempt to reach Cyberutopia by killing every [[reproduction|cold-constructed]] Transformer in the universe was stopped by the crew. The [[The Sound of Breaking Glass|prose story]] published as a back-up in that issue revealed he went on to escape captivity via a teleporter.
* Tyrest notes that "Benzene has been cleared" as part of the Grand Architect's plans. The [[Benzene Cluster]] has been mentioned several times between [[The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|issues #10]]-[[Sardines|13]]; in particular, issue #12 mentioned a mysterious party operating out of the cluster.
* Tyrest also says "the pathway has been sterilized", something [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] noted preparations were being made for back in issue #9.
* As we observed back in our notes for [[The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|issue #11]], the red scraplets have been on the ''Lost Light'' from the start, as alluded to by [[The Gloaming|''More than Meets the Eye'' #16]]. This issue finally reveals why; Drift explains that Brainstorm brought them on board, hoping he could train them to "eat temporal energy" to prevent his time-travel experiments being discovered. Though based on the Scraplets from [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], the Red Scraplets are here shown to possess the ability to combine into larger forms, like the Scraplets from the Marvel comic, and the different species previously seen in IDW continuity in the [[The Transformers Holiday Special|2015 ''Holiday Special'']], an ability the ''Prime'' Scraplets never displayed.

===Errors===
[[File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
* Well, doesn't look like anyone provided E. J. Su with reference material for the crew's vehicle mode looks from past issues of the comic,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I apologize for inconsistencies with alternate modes. Truth be told I havent kept up with TF over the years, there are 20 some characters in the book I had to research on, only one that I have drawn in past. Not a good excuse, but I did the best I can.|link=https://twitter.com/ejsu28/status/1008256077215903744|name=E. J. Su|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=06|day=17|(defunct=)}}</ref> because Chromedome turns into his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|toy]] (itself based on his [[:File:MTMTE9 early Chromedome.jpg|"Shadowplay"-era body]], in contrast with his modern body), Ratchet turns into his ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Prime|toy]], and... ''sigh''... Rodimus and Drift turn into the vehicle modes of [[IP infringement|unofficial "third party" toys]] based on their comic book designs.
* In his part of the "story so far", Misfire mentions "an'''d''' army" rather than "an army".
* Not necessarily an error, but on page 6 when First Aid says "Funeral towns are great '''for''' spare parts", it seems odd to emphasise the word "for".
* On the same page, the medic symbol on First Aid's shoulder is drawn the wrong way, the right horizontal piece of the cross should be flipped upside-down.
* On page 7, Swerve says "I used to be in recap business", which should probably be "I used to be in ''the'' recap business". This was corrected for the trade paperback.
* There are two typos on page 9: "mobilze" instead of "mobilize" in the first panel and "make is" instead of "make it" in the third panel. Both were corrected for the trade paperback.
* It might not strictly be an error, but the timings really don't match up between the Scavengers and Grimlock and their different journeys after splitting on the Worldsweeper. Grimlock has managed to fight his way out of the Worldsweeper; get picked up; fly to Troja Major; meet and hire Wipe-Out; tool up with a massive arsenal and fly to Mederi. In the same amount of time, the Scavengers only managed to arrive (instantaneously) at Mederi, spend a few minutes bickering in a cell, and run into Nautica. Huh.

===Other trivia===
* Originally solicited for release in early June 2018, as the first of ''two'' issues of ''Lost Light'' that were supposed to be released that month, this issue arrived late, in the first week of July.

===Soundtrack===
TBC

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Whirl, Magnus, Rodimus, Brainstorm, Anode, and Lug aim their weapons, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Cover B:''' Inferno, Blaster, Bluestreak, Hound, Brawn, and Huffer aim their weapons, by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham; a companion piece to Cover A
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Roche's black and white lineart from Cover A

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File:LL19 cvrA.jpg|Team Rodimus
File:LL19 cvrB.jpg|vs. the Mutineers
File:LL19 cvrRI.jpg|and the loser is the colors
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
* '''''Transformers: Lost Light Volume 4''''' ([[January 30]], [[2019]]) ISBN 1684054109 / ISBN 978-1684054107
** Collects ''Lost Light'' issues #19–25.
** Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
** Trade paperback format.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 87: Crucible''''' ([[July 29]], [[2020]])
** Collects ''Lost Light'' issues #19–24.
** Bonus material includes the second half of ''[[Transformers: Historia]]'', including the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] profile, a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].
** Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:LLvol4 TPBcvr.jpg|'''''Lost Light Volume 4''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v87.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 87: Crucible''''' – cover art by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]], [[Casey Coller]] and [[Tom B. Long]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.comiccrusaders.com/exclusive-preview-transformers-lost-light-19/ Preview]

[[Category:Lost Light issues]]

The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks

2026-02-08T15:37:32Z

Smasher:

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|title="The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks"
|caption="I'm sure you're wondering how I got here."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 29]], [[2017]]
|coverdate=October 2017
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]]
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'''Or: How Getaway Did It.'''

==Synopsis==
Not so very long ago, aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Getaway]] reclines on a couch in [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s quarters and tells [[Froid]] the story of how he took over the ship...

Over the course of months, one by one, Getaway and co-conspirator [[Atomizer]] speak to every member of the ''Lost Light'' crew, either securing their aid in a potential future mutiny against [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], or wiping their memories with Getaway's [[nudge gun]] if they refuse. Most of the crew sides with them outright, with around two-dozen "undecided" voters. After winning over [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]], the pair hold their final "interview" with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]—an Autobot who Getaway clearly hates, but who, surprisingly, is totally on board with the idea of getting rid of Megatron.

Getaway's plot falters when he is incarcerated for manipulating [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] in an attempt to get Megatron to incriminate himself, but when Mainframe picks up a signal from [[Necroworld]], he sees the opening Getaway has told him to watch out for, and quickly arranges for Megatron, Rodimus, and their "inner circle" to be stranded on the planet when they leave the ship to investigate. Soon after the mutineers free Getaway, Rodimus's team makes contact with the ship, whereupon Getaway gloats over his victory—but it transpires that most of the rest of the crew were unaware of his plan to hand Megatron over to the [[Galactic Council]], having only ever thought that the plan was to get him off the ship. After terminating Rodimus's call, Getaway reassures the crew that he has made sure the other Autobots' lives are in no danger... but that is another lie, as the Council agreed to no such terms, and Getaway's attempts to make contact with the Council to amend their agreement are refused, leading to a temper tantrum from the escapologist that ends with a chair being put through a viewscreen.

[[File:FillingInTheBlanks TheWarren.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Needing to get the crew back on his side with a "clean win," Getaway puts [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] to work decrypting a collection of confusing information Getaway amassed while he was being held prisoner by [[Solomus|Tyrest]] on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. Perceptor succeeds, locating what Tyrest called "the [[Warren]]"—a knot of quantum tunnels through which Tyrest intended to take Luna 1 to [[Cyberutopia]], but which he had never been able to find. Getaway calls the crew together to tell them about this discovery, and, by comparing it to the map Rodimus scratched into his desk, concludes they can find Cyberutopia within weeks. This is the first time Thunderclash has seen Rodimus's map, which looks different to the one he saw in his own dreams; spotting some unfinished scratches around Cyberutopia's location, he uses his own first-hand knowledge to finish sketching them in, revealing that they are the symbols of the five clans of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. As everyone ponders what this might mean, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] picks up a distress call; Getaway momentarily panics, until it turns out it is an SOS from the alien world of [[Frayus]], requesting help evacuating to escape a battle between the Galactic Council and the [[Black Block Consortia]]. The crew is stunned when Getaway refuses them aid, dubbing the mercy mission a "distraction" from their real end goal. Various crewmembers start to object, but are interrupted by the transmission that Getaway was dreading: a call from Rodimus himself. In fact, it is the "last will and testament" made by those stranded on Necroworld, but only Rodimus's portion has time to play—containing the fact that the castaways are about to die at the hands of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]—before Getaway cuts it off and deletes it, claiming it is a fake. Getaway orders everyone out of the room save for Atomizer and Thunderclash; the latter is determined to go to the rescue of Rodimus and the others, but before he can storm off to gather up volunteers for the mission, Atomizer shoots him in the throat, and Getaway discharges the nudge gun into his head multiple times. The grisly scene is witnessed by an eavesdropping [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], who tries to run, but is soon on the receiving end of a nudge gun blast of his own.

[[File:FillingInTheBlanks SunderRateofExchange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
...and that, it turns out, is where Froid came in. Getaway orders Atomizer to release the psychotherapist and his pet serial killer [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] from the ship's brig, and after he finishes telling Froid the story of how things got to this point, he proposes a trade. In return for using his remote [[mnemosurgery]] abilities to trap Thunderclash in a memory loop, and to alter the memories of the crew so they forget the transmission from Rodimus and believe he and the others left the ship of their own volition, Sunder demands the [[life cord]]s of twenty-five victims for him to feast upon. Atomizer has pronounced doubts; he can tell this is no longer about getting rid of Megatron, but has become about Getaway's own monomaniacal, narcissistic need to fulfill what he considers his "destiny" of becoming a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] at any and all costs. Even so, Getaway finds Sunder's price hard to swallow, but Froid—fascinated by Getaway's grotesque combination of psychological complexes and eager to study him in action—goads him on, inspiring Getaway to sacrifice the "undecided" voters to Sunder and have the crew's memory of them erased.

Getaway's heinous scheme is completed, but almost unravels when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] return to the ship and are told the truth by Riptide, who turns out to have been unaffected by the nudge gun due to Getaway running out its charge blasting Thunderclash. While the Protectobots are hunted down trying to escape by a security team who have been mnemosurgically convinced they are undercover Decepticons, Getaway and Atomizer take Riptide to the ship's oil reservoir, which Getaway reveals he has filled with [[scraplet]]s. It is to these metal-eating monsters that Getaway has been feeding Sunder's "sacrifices," stripping them down to only their life cords... and to pay Sunder to place the Protectobots in memory loops of their own, he needs another one. With a final blast of the nudge gun, Getaway wipes Riptide's memory of how to transform into his boat mode, and shoves him into the reservoir...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (4)
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (5)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (6)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (7)
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] (8)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (10)
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (18)
*[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] (19)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (20)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (21)
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]] (22)
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*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (26)
*[[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] (27)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (28)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (29)
*[[Dipstick]] (30)
*[[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (31)
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*[[Boss (G1)|Boss]] (39)
*[[Grotusque]] (40)
*[[Rook (CW)|Rook]] (41)
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (42)
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==Quotes==
"So... Mainframe's a '''yes.'''" 
"Course he is. He's lonely—and the loneliest are the easiest."
:—'''Atomizer''' and '''Getaway'''

"If we can win '''him''' over, we're laughing. Half the crew '''worship''' him. People have to sit down after talking to him." 
"He's not '''that''' impressive." 
"He carried the Matrix..." 
"Temporarily! And he never displayed '''The Signs,''' did he? There's a world of difference between '''storing''' the Matrix and '''carrying''' it. He stored it. He was a glorified '''trophy cabinet.'''"
:—'''Atomizer''' and '''Getaway''' discuss Thunderclash

"Tailgate. '''That''' was my first misstep..." 
"I'd like to talk about that. Has anyone ever used the word 'predatory' to describe your behavior?" 
"Only as a compliment."
:—'''Getaway''' and '''Froid'''

"So here's the thing about '''lying'''... the more you do it, the easier it gets."
:—'''Getaway'''

"After I die, I want someone to sell my '''innermost energon'''—it's Matrix-enriched, so, y'know, it'll fetch a good price—and use the proceeds to employ a '''bounty hunter'''. There's this '''freelance peacekeeping agent''' on Elpasos. Horns, detachable hand, eyebrows that would make Rung jealous. Use him. I want what's left of my body turned into a '''pathblaster'''—Brainstorm says it's totally possible—and I want the bounty hunter to '''use''' the pathblaster to '''shoot Getaway in the face.''' Now '''ideally''', the pathblaster would be in my colors? But the main thing is that Getaway dies knowing I was personally responsible for his lack of a head."
:—'''Rodimus''' delivers his last wishes

"I need to '''trick''' them into '''trusting''' me again."
:—'''Getaway''' in a nutshell

"[Getaway] makes for a '''fascinating''' case study. Narcissism, impostor syndrome, a truly '''multi-faceted''' inferiority complex... it's quite the cocktail."
:—'''Froid'''

"D'you know why '''Team Megatron''' lost interest in you? D'you know why they didn't take you to Necroworld? Clue: it's because '''you're not like them.''' Brainstorm, Ratchet, Nightbeat, Skids. They're smart guys, Riptide. And you... you're really not." 
"I'm not a '''psychiatrist''' either, but I'm pretty sure this conversation says more about '''you''' than me."
:—'''Getaway''' and '''Riptide'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Froid and Sunder were last seen in [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #49]].
*Two "undecided" voters are named by Atomizer, both "comic-original" characters: [[Fervor]], who first appeared in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]], and [[Turbine]], whose only appearance came in [[Interiors|issue #6]].
*Just before his meeting with Thunderclash, Getaway says he is going to the oil reservoir with Tailgate; the pair were shown to go fishing there in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]], but that can't be ''this'' time, because the presence of Thunderclash on the ship dates this scene to after [[The Frail Gaze|issue #42]] (but see "Errors," below).
*Thunderclash was previously stated to have held the Matrix in [[Little Victories|''More than Meets the Eye'' #22]]. Getaway is ''most'' put out about this, pointing out that Thunderclash never displayed "the Signs"; he is referring to the "Signs of Affinity" that means one is suited to be an actual-factual Matrix bearer. ''Why'' is Getaway so annoyed? Well, as we oh-so-casually learned in [[Twenty Plus One|''More than Meets the Eye'' #31]], Getaway himself purportedly showed the Signs, which goes a long way to explaining the warped sense of self-entitled "destiny" that this issue reveals has been his main motivator all along.
*Getaway flashes back to the events of [[The Lopsided Triangle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #47]], in which he tried to have Tailgate killed by Megatron. We see [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arresting him, an off-panel scene not shown before that takes place between issues #47 and #48.
**Earlier, Getaway pre-emptively suggested to Mainframe that "Megatron's fan club" might lock him up for some "crime" as an excuse if they ever found out he was plotting against them. This implies Mainframe (and possibly other mutineers) ultimately didn't believe the Tailgate story was true when they sided with Getaway.
*Pages 6–7 are reprinted in their entirety from [[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], featuring the artwork of [[Alex Milne]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]], with surrounding pages showing the other side of the same scene back on the ''Lost Light'' that we didn't see in the original issue. General [[Neech]] of the Galactic Council, who appeared in that issue, is name-dropped here.
*Getaway makes a positive comment about how "Perceptor > physics" that is ''very'' similar to a statement made by Rodimus in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #38]]. The difference between him and Rodimus is emphasized when he follows it up with a negative comment about how Highbrow didn't get his oh-so-funny joke.
*Getaway refers back to his time as a prisoner of Tyrest, and the deranged Chief Justice's attempts to create a portal to Cyberutopia, which, as a footnote reminds us, were chronicled in [[Remain in Light|''More than Meets the Eye'' #17-21]]. "The Warren" was namedropped just last issue; the idea that Tyrest wanted to fly the entire moon of Luna 1 through it hearkens back to the revelation that the moon had massive planetary engines, as revealed at the end of issue #21.
*Hound recalls the class Megatron held on the Knights of Cybertron, and the conclusion they all reached that the Knights sub-divided into different clans, each represented by a different symbol, which all took place in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #50. We learned that there were five clans total in [[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]], but only the infamous gear-symbol that has been appearing throughout the adventures of the ''Lost Light'' was known to the class at the time; Thunderclash noted that he had seen other symbols but been unable to focus on them, suggesting that his successful completion of the images in this issue is the first time he has done this.
*In his broadcast, Rodimus says his [[innermost energon]] is Matrix-enriched referring to the brief time he held the artifact from [[Heart Like a Wheel|''The Transformers'' #13]] to [[Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|''The Transformers'' #21]].
*The scraplets Getaway has filled the reservoir with are specifically identified as partially-domesticated "Red Scraplets" he found in the medibay. Though you may immediately assume these are the same scraplets that caused trouble for the crew in [[Silent Light|the 2015 ''Transformers Holiday Special'']], which were quite intelligent and last seen in the medibay, those scraplets weren't red; this is, in fact, a different cluster of scraplets that were alluded to be on the ship from the beginning of its voyage, which appeared in a single panel in [[The Gloaming|''More than Meets the Eye'' #16]], and were indeed red in color. Moreover, [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|issue #33]] noted that the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s quantum duplicate had "domesticated scraplets" aboard, which must surely be the same critters.
*Did you spot the implication that something menacing was lurking in the oil reservoir last issue? When Getaway had his conversation with First Aid about whether or not he could trust him, it was held outside the oil reservoir, and Getaway had his hand on the controls, aaalll ready to open the door and shove First Aid in if trust wasn't forthcoming...

===Transformers references===
*The "freelance peacekeeping agent" Rodimus describes in his last wishes (quoted above) is, of course, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], the bounty hunter created for the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK Generation 1 comic]], who has previously been alluded to in IDW continuity by [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'s bio in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]]. Rodimus notes Death Head hangs out on the planet [[Elpasos]]; that's where Death's Head was visiting during his first appearance in [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|Marvel UK issue #113]]—famously, Roberts's first issue of the comic, and one he has made [[113 (disambiguation)|numerous references]] to during his tenure.
*Rodimus also requests that his dead body be converted into a [[Pathblaster]] that Death's Head should use to kill Getaway; the Pathblaster is another Marvel UK reference, a devastatingly powerful weapon featured in [[Time Wars|issue #203]]. Rodimus's intention to have it blow off Getaway's head, specifically, may reference how its sole use in that issue removed part of Galvatron's.
*While the Scraplets that appeared in the ''Holiday Special'' were based on the version of the critters from the Marvel comic (parasites that slowly eat away at their victims), the Red Scraplets are based on those seen in [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'' animated series]], piranha-like predators that consume their victims in seconds. The single Red Scraplet seen in close-up is based on the ''Prime'' Scraplet design, except—naturally—colored red.
*Ravage's pose on page 5 is, of course, based on his [[:File:Ravageboxart.jpg|Generation 1 packaging art]].

===Real-life references===
*Various pieces of dialogue in this issue include allusions to the talking points of ascendant right-wing politicians uttered across 2016-2017:
**"The will of the people has been realized—all without a single shot being fired!" says Getaway after stranding Team Rodimus. The outcome of 2016's {{w|Brexit}} referendum in the [[United Kingdom]] has often been referred to with the buzz-phrase "the will of the people." Brexit proponent {{w|Nigel Farage}} remarked following the win that "revolution" had been victorious "without a single bullet being fired." A statement that understandably angered a lot of people, as the campaign had seen the public murder of {{w|Jo Cox}}, an anti-Brexit Member of Parliament, by a man shouting pro-fascist statements as he SHOT her. Indeed, in-universe the crew have just learned Getaway has indeed shot people with the nudge gun (albeit not fatally) and has implied they're going to ''be'' shot (fatally) by the Council.
**Getaway calls Rodimus's transmission "{{w|fake news}}," a term referring to misinformation and propaganda, but most famously used by {{w|Donald Trump}} to simply attack negative news reports about him in the same incendiary manner Getaway employs it here.
**Froid goads Getaway by saying he is securing "a strong and stable future for our race"; "strong and stable" was the election slogan of [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] {{w|Theresa May}} in 2017, which was repeated so regularly and robotically that it became the subject of mockery in the press.
*Getaway calls Riptide "{{w|Boaty McBoatface}}", a name that entered the meme-o-sphere in 2016 when it won an online poll to decide what a new {{w|RRS Sir David Attenborough|UK Antarctic research vessel}} would be called.
*He also calls him "the little boat that couldn't," a reference to ''{{w|The Little Engine That Could}}''.
*Getaway refers to turning Tailgate into a "red rag." That's an allusion to the rather British euphemism, "like a red rag to a bull," referring to an act of deliberate provocation—like trying to provoke Megatron into murdering Tailgate.

===Errors===
*Getaway's meeting with Thunderclash is technically impossible. The former captain of the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' was comatose from the time he was brought on board the ''Lost Light'' in [[The Frail Gaze|''More than Meets the Eye'' #42]] until waking up in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|issue #48]], ''after'' Getaway had already pulled his stunt with Tailgate and Megatron, meaning that there is no point in time at which the meeting seen in this issue could have occurred. When this was pointed out to Roberts on Twitter, he admitted his mistake, and promised a "continuity patch" in a later issue that would indicate Thunderclash had woken from his coma and had a relapse somewhere between the two issues,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Right, so it hinges on Lotty's dialogue in 48. My No Prize explanation... has to be a series of relapses twixt 42 and 47. Expect a continuity patch.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/931201912103428097|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=11|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref> though ultimately this did not come to fruition before the series's conclusion.
*On page 8 in the third panel, Perceptor is seen standing behind Hound. On the next page, Perceptor has been replaced by Inferno. Either Perceptor decided to walk elsewhere (given he's seen in the crowd shot that follows) or this is an error, likely due to Inferno and Perceptor having very similar designs.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in October, this issue arrived noticeably late, in the final week of November.
*The re-used pages from ''More than Meets the Eye'' #50 are included in addition to the regular 20 story pages, making this story 22 pages in length.

===Crew manifest===
*Exiled: Brainstorm, Chromedome, Cyclonus, Megatron, Minimus Ambus, Nautica, Nightbeat, Ravage, Rewind, Rodimus, Rung, Skids, Swerve, Tailgate, Ten, Velocity and Whirl were effectively removed from the crew by Getaway's mutiny; Ravage and Skids have since died; Megatron is trapped in the [[Functionist Universe]]; Tailgate is buried alive on [[Necroworld]].
*Thunderclash: Comatose and trapped in a memory loop.
*Returned to the ship: the Protectobots and Mirage, also captured and trapped in a memory loop.
*25 bots: reduced to life cords floating in engex.
*Riptide: thrown into oil reservoir with scraplets.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ajn-NXtdc I Am the Resurrection]" by {{w|The Stone Roses}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Lost Light #11 - Song 1 - I Am The Resurrection https://t.co/IXCnSMSwHS|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/934161366163869696|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=11|day=24|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*"Lost Myself" by {{w|Longpigs}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=This is the second song from Lost Light #11 (apologies if you can't access it) https://t.co/55pmepo9rj|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/934163353089355776|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=11|day=24|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*"You Can't Always Get What You Want" by {{w|The Rolling Stones}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The penultimate song from Lost Light #11 is... https://t.co/DaAfZ6EXZK|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/934164974183833601|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=11|day=24|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*"I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero" by {{w|Morrissey}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Final song from Lost Light #11. What Do You Mean It's Too On The Nose? https://t.co/27afnJEArl|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/934165768794722307|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=11|day=24|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Getaway admires a "Getaway Star," by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Cover B:''' Getaway seizes the ''Lost Light,'' by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]], revisiting the theme of Roche and Burcham's covers for issues #1-5
*'''Cover C:''' Getaway aiming his nudge gun, reflected in [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s visor, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Megatron leads the Decepticons in attacking Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Windblade, with everyone in their [[Evergreen]] character designs, by [[Joana Lafuente]]; part of a matching pair with Lafuente's retailer incentive cover for [[Primeless, Part 2|''Optimus Prime'' #12]], which shows the scene from the opposite angle

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File:LL11 cvrA.jpg|And he said he hated Rodimus.
File:LL11 cvrB.jpg|And he ain't giving it back!
File:LL11 cvrC.jpg|Don't worry First Aid, you'll forget all about it.
File:LL11 cvrRI.jpg|Nope, none of these folks are in this comic.
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===Reprints===
*'''''Transformers: Lost Light Volume 2''''' ([[February 14]], [[2018]]) ISBN 1684051487 / ISBN 978-1684051489
**Collects ''Lost Light'' issues #7–12.
**Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
**Trade paperback format.

*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 79: Primeless''''' ([[November 14]], 2018)
**Collects ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' issues [[The Life of Sideswipe|#9]]–[[Primeless, Part 2|12]], and ''Lost Light'' issues #9–12.
**Bonus material includes information about the end of the IDW Universe, a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].
**Hardcover format.

*'''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 3]]''''' ([[September 27]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684059070 / ISBN 978-1684059072
**Collects ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' issues [[Strange Visitors|#5]]–[[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|8]], ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|#2]]: "[[Upgrade]]", ''Lost Light'' issues issues #8–9 & #10–12, ''Optimus Prime'' issues [[The Next Day, and the Next|#7]]–[[What It's Really Like|8]] & #9–[[Origin Myths|10]], [[Ghost Stories|''Transformers'' Annual 2017]], and ''[[The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation]]''.
**Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:LLvol2 TPBcvr.jpg|'''''Lost Light Volume 2''''' – cover art by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v79.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 79: Primeless''''' – cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:IDWCollectionP3V3.jpg|'''''The IDW Collection Phase Three: Volume 3''''' – cover art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.newsarama.com/37512-thunderclash-makes-a-choice-in-transformers-lost-light-11-preview.html Preview]

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[[Category:Lost Light issues]]

Atomizer

2026-02-08T15:32:45Z

Smasher:

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:''Atomizer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Atomizer.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Ultra Magnus may see everyone as a troublemaker, but sometimes he has a reason.]]
'''Atomizer''' is a former interior designer turned weapons engineer and assassin. Formerly stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]] as part of [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s team, where he fancied himself a bit of a writing critic, he joined the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s quest for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Atomizer favors archery-style weapons and is rarely without some kind of shaft-launcher.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Atomizer was one of many Autobots who gathered when Rodimus announced news of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s prewake. He was later seen dancing at the event. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Later when Swerve held his "Earth Dance", Atomizer hung out in the back of the room with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

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

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

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

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

Later, Atomizer uneasily joined Getaway in welcoming the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s new head of security, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]. His arrival was interrupted by the appearance of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], Riptide, Thunderclash, and Defensor, using the corpse of [[Ambulon]] as a replacement leg. Star Saber immediately went on the attack, badly wounding Thunderclash and killing Mirage. Finally deciding he'd had enough, Atomizer shot Star Saber in the head with his nudge gun and ushered the others onto Star Saber's ship to escape. Getaway angrily dragged Atomizer into his office, where he brutally murdered him and began negotiating with Sunder to make the crew believe Thunderclash was the killer. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Atomization is the process of creating an aerosol, a suspension of particles in a gas. Paint is often stored in aerosol form, and is a helpful tool for interior designers. Meanwhile, in sci-fi, the concept of atomizing typically refers to disintegrating something and turning it into its component atoms. [[James Roberts|Puns!]]

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

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How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2

2026-02-08T15:26:38Z

Smasher:

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #25
|prev=Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers
|next=
|image=LL25_cvrA.jpg
|title="How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2"
|caption=[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|They made something of it.]]
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 7]], 2018
|coverdate=October 2018
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''After a final "lap of honor" it's time for the ''Lost Light'' crew to say goodbye and move on with their lives... until tragedy reunites them one last time.'''

==Synopsis==
{{nonlinear}}

Some time after the defeat of the [[Functionist Council]], [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] arrives on "Functionist Cybertron" to survey the situation. His visit is to be a short one; the planet is largely to be left to its own devices while the universe's native Cybertronian population begins their new lives on [[Earth]] following the apocalyptic attack of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], but the billion new [[spark]]s that have ignited from [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]'s [[Hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] must be dealt with, and most importantly, with the [[Knights of Cybertron]] having been proven not to exist, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] must stand trial once again, this time with the [[Galactic Council]] presiding. [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] objects, but Megatron himself agrees. Prowl also announces his intention to remove the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[quantum generator]]s and use them to double Functionist Cybertron's [[energon]] reserves, for use in bringing the sparks to term; again, Rodimus initially refuses, before finally giving in, on the condition that Prowl allows him and the crew to take one final "victory lap" trip aboard the ship before it is decommissioned.

The crew are granted one day for their trip, and it passes without incident. [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] makes a complete recording of every corridor and room on the ship for posterity; in the process, he and [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] come upon [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s old quarters, but tragically, they and the rest of the crew have already lost all their memories of the terminally forgettable psychiatrist. The pair rejoin the rest of the crew on the bridge as the ''Lost Light'' turns to head back to Functionist Cybertron, and conversation turns to the inevitability of endings, and how to make the most of them; Rodimus remarks that he would ''rather'' see the ''Lost Light'' decommissioned than allowed to become a monument or "just another spaceship," so that its meaning can never be diminished. [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] announces one last party in [[Swerve's|his bar]], but just before everyone heads off, [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]], and [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] take Rodimus aside to propose one final, risky, complicated, ludicrous stunt for the ''Lost Light'' to pull: when they quantum jump back to Functionist Cybertron, there is the infinitesimally slim chance they can intentionally recreate the accident from the ship's original launch that caused the creation of a quantum duplicate of it and the crew, ''and'' shunt the duplicate into a parallel universe so that there will be no risk of its existence being cancelled out like the last one, thereby allowing the crew to continue adventuring on their own terms in a new world. Rodimus puts the idea to a vote, and the crew agrees.

[[File:LostLight25 FortMaxAndScavengersMakePeace.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Of course, there's no way for the crew to know if the idea succeeds, since from their point of view, all that happens is that they successfully quantum jump back to Cybertron, and settle in for one last night of drinks, singing, and stories at Swerve's. [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] decide to give up adventuring and settle down on Luna 1; [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] makes peace with the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]]; and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]—now finally romantically involved—explain to the crew their theory that the "visions" that have been guiding Drift since the start of their quest were actually messages sent back through time via the [[Warren]] by the telepaths from [[Mederi]]. [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] hauls Rodimus's desk into the bar, and everyone pores over the map etched into its surface, reminiscing about the places they have been and the things they have seen and done on their quest. Inspired by the revelation that Megatron pseudonymously wrote his favorite poem, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] delivers a toast to the ship and its crew, and to the unexpected joy that he found when the crew turned from colleagues into true friends. Swerve tries to declare a lock-in, but, to punctuate the finality of the moment, construction cranes abruptly begin tearing into the ship as it sits on the spaceport runway, beginning its disassembly.

Thus does the parting of the ways begin. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] and the Scavengers head back to [[Troja Major]], where [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]—having taken [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]'s advice on love—plans to reunite with [[CONS4EVA]]. Chromedome and Rewind head off on a trip to [[Milnex]]; Nautica and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] are taken to visit Earth by [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]; Cyclonus places a tender kiss on Rodimus's cheek to thank him for everything. Prowl takes Megatron into custody, and Magnus goes with them, leaving Rodimus alone. After a moment, he hollers "[['Til all are one|Till All Are One]]" after Magnus, but his words go unheard.

[[File:MegatronGoodbye.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Some time later, Megatron's trial is held. Magnus acts for his defense; Rodimus testifies and lies on the stand, claiming that ''Megatron'' was the one who was able to open the final [[Matrix of Leadership]] when he could not. While a jury is deliberating over "execution" or "infinite imprisonment," Rodimus visits Megatron in his cell for one last conversation, during which Megatron reveals that he still has the [[Rodimus Star]] Rodimus gave him, having held onto it for nearly a millennia, through all his centuries in the [[Functionist Universe]]. Presently, Megatron and Magnus are called in for sentencing; Megatron bids Rodimus farewell as he goes willingly to his fate, and Magnus tells Megatron that he will take his advice and destroy the [[Magnus Armor]], living the rest of his life as his own 'bot.

Years pass.

Life goes on.

[[File:LL25 - Lunarian 113.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1| ''In their eyes, I see you, Alexander, I see you every time...'']]
Many of the crew settle on Functionist Cybertron. Swerve successfully turns his bar into a franchise, but it eventually fails and he has to close all but one location. Nautica writes a memoir of the crew's quest. Rewind becomes obsessed with learning everything there is to know about the history of the Functionist Universe, but winds up overloading and corrupting his brain, contracting the neuro-degenerative disease [[Delta's Malady]]; he becomes trapped in data stick form when he forgets how to transform, but continues to live and love with Chromedome. Brainstorm injures himself in a lab accident, requiring him to use his [[time case|infamous briefcase]] as a mobile life support system. Magnus no more, Minimus Ambus helps with the resettlement of all the new "[[Lunarian]]" 'bots born from the sparks from Luna-1, totally unaware that they all resemble Rung. Bereft of direction, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] returns to his old troublemaking ways, and soon finds himself in and out of prison. Still eager for adventure, Rodimus signs onto the crew of Thunderclash's new ship, the ''[[Exitus]]''. And Ratchet and Drift become [[Conjunx Endura]]... until the day that Ratchet's advanced age finally catches up to him, and it is discovered that he is going to die of "age-related burnout."

Ratchet's peaceful passing brings the crew of the ''Lost Light'' together again for his funeral in [[Rivets Field]]; Drift arranges for Whirl to be granted a day release from prison to attend. Cyclonus and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] have been off-planet for an extended period of time and have been out of touch with their old friends, so after the ceremony, Swerve, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], and Brainstorm bring them up to speed on what has been happening with everyone. Dismayed to discover what has become of Whirl, Cyclonus and Tailgate invite him to come and live with them when he is next released, and he happily accepts. Whirl is so moved by their act of compassion that he begins to find worth in himself again, and turns down a gift from Drift—Ratchet's hands, to replace his own, lost so long ago—on the basis that he is not broken and does not need to be fixed.

Rodimus arrives late, after the ceremony has already concluded, and places Megatron's Rodimus Star—entrusted to him when the ex-Decepticon was taken away to his unrevealed fate—among the other offerings by Ratchet's grave. Drift can tell that the haggard Rodimus has been drinking, and expresses concern for him, knowing that life as part of Thunderclash's crew can't possibly compare to the way things used to be. One by the one, the mourners take their leave, until only Drift and Rodimus are left, whereupon Drift raises the subject they swore they'd never speak of: does Rodimus think the attempt to recreate the accident worked? Rodimus doesn't believe they will ever know one way or the other... and he tells himself that that is good, because that way, they can always pretend it did. The pair promise to keep in touch, and Rodimus departs.

''Many years earlier, the ''Lost Light'' quantum jumps back to Functionist Cybertron... but instead, the ship and crew find themselves in uncharted space, further than they have ever traveled before, with no idea of where they are. Realizing that they have succeeded in blasting themselves into another universe, the crew celebrate, with Perceptor crediting their accomplishment to knowledge gained from Brainstorm's earlier time travel experiments. Brainstorm is thrilled to finally have Perceptor's recognition, and Perceptor admits that the pair are "simpatico" after all. With co-captains Rodimus and Megatron at the helm, the ''Lost Light'' sets course for adventure in a new universe.''

''[[Furmanism|It never ends]]!''
[[File:LL25 It Never Ends.jpg|thumb|400px|center|''*curtains close*'']]
{{--}}

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*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (4)
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*[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] (38)
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*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (42)
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (43)
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'''[[Anti-Vocationist League]]'''
*[[Clicker]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
"A week, a month, a year... what's the difference? There'll always be '''an ending'''—and if you're lucky, you get to see it coming."
:—'''Ratchet'''

"I'm grateful for one more day. Especially a day like this." 
"Er—literally nothing happened. We flew past some planets and '''talked.'''" 
"Yes. And I wouldn't have changed a thing."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Whirl'''

"Treat him well, Doc. He's a keeper."
:—'''Rodimus''' congratulates Ratchet on his new relationship

"'''That's''' how we should measure our lives. Not in distance traveled, or time passed, or worlds conquered, but in '''moments'''... and the rush of joy—of grace—that exists within them."
:—'''Megatron'''

"Rodimus. Whatever happens next—whatever my fate—I deserve worse."
:—'''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s final words

"Megatron... before we go... I've been thinking a lot about what you said—about how I should let the world look me in the eyes—and yes, I'll do it. I'll destroy my armor." 
"Good. Because you're so much bigger without it."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Megatron'''

"Turns out being at a '''loose end''' is bad for me—and even worse for '''society.'''"
:—'''Whirl'''

"WITHOUT LOVE THERE IS NO MEANING."
:—The inscription on Ratchet's grave marker

'''Rodimus:''' "Crankcase? Set a course for '''high jinks and mild peril!'''" 
'''Swerve:''' "I've just heard the best order that's ever been given." 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "How long will it take us?" 
'''Rodimus:''' "What, to explore the '''entire universe?'''" 
'''Ultra Magnus:''' "I will accept an estimate." 
'''Rodimus:''' "Well, if I had to guess... taking account of all known variables and allowing for every possible outcome... if I had to guess, I'd say it'll take us more or less... '''forever.''' What do you think, co-captain?" 
'''Megatron:''' "What do I think?" 
'''Rodimus:''' "Yeah." 
'''Megatron:''' "I think forever sounds about right."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The title of this issue is taken from the [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|first issue of ''More than Meets the Eye'']], where the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s adventure began just shy of seven years ago.
*The concept of "age-related burnout"—the Transformer equivalent of dying of natural causes—is a very new concept for both the Cybertronian race, and ''Transformers'' stories in general, with essentially all past media having presented the [[spark]] as immortal. The idea was introduced back in [[Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|''More than Meets the Eye'' #17]], in which Ratchet himself observed the first case had only been reported recently.
*Though it was deliberately and intentionally released first, the flashforward portions of this issue represent the chronologically final installment in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], taking place after the final issues of the [[Transformers: Unicron|''Unicron'' mini-series]] and ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]''. The present-day portions, meanwhile, take place ''between'' those two issues, and technically "spoil" that Prowl, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], and the planet Earth survived the apocalyptic events of ''Unicron'' (although if that last one surprises you, we don't know what to tell you). This highlights the continuity problem we previously pointed out in our notes for [[Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|issue #22]], which claimed that only a month had passed for Team Rodimus since the beginning of the series; the events of ''Unicron'' did not occur until "a few years" after the series began. Therefore, we ''have'' to conclude that the team's trip through the [[Warren]] in [[The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|issue #16]] involved them travelling through time as well as space (but it does still feel like an after-the-fact fix for what was initially a goof).
*Prowl proposes setting up the decommissioned ''Lost Light'' as a monument on the [[Mitteous Plateau]], a region of Cybertron introduced all that way back in ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1, adjacent to the ship's original launch site—which was notable for being the most fragile landscape on Cybertron, utterly incapable of supporting the starship's weight!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Prowl's being a (typical) bastard here: the Mitteous Plateau, which Tailgate was taking a shortcut across back in issue #1 when he fell below ground, is notoriously the most fragile landscape on Cybertron. It would never support the Lost Light's weight|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1632790331103096834|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=03|day=06}}</ref>
*The bottle of [[Nightmare Fuel]] Swerve serves up at the final party comes from the departed Trailcutter's private stash, which is where Swerve got the ''first'' bottle of it we ever saw, back in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More than Meets the Eye'' #11]]. The bottle is dated to 2012, the year that the series began.
*Ultra Magnus shows Brainstorm a piece of writing about a character named "Sprinklor"; this is the "sprinkler [[fan fiction|fan-fiction]]" Rodimus mentioned in [[Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|issue #20]], which Swerve had told him Magnus writes. Magnus describes Sprinklor as "very by-the-book, very rule-driven," proving that even the ex-Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord isn't above creating "Self-Insert" fanfic.
*The figurines on the table during the crew's last night in Swerve's are from [[Ten|Ten's]] collection of hand-crafted figures, and are of the crewmembers who didn't make it: [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and Ten himself.
*The figurines stand around a model Lost Light created by Rung back in [[Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|''More Than Meets the Eye'' #37]].
*Bluestreak reminisces with Lug and Anode about how he tried to kill them (after being turned into a Sparkeater) on Mederi, which we saw in [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|issue #19]].
*Nickel and Roller appear to have hit it off, flirting with each other in Swerve's. Nickel was shown surreptitiously "checking him out" back during a group scene in [[Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|issue #21]]. It only makes sense that she'd be attracted to someone of Roller's build, considering he was a chief suspect among the fanbase for [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]'s identity for a long time.
*Fortress Maximus makes peace with the Scavengers after their previous rather violent meeting in [[Animals|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]. As he does so, Misfire is seen marveling over the guns in his legs, an attribute of Max's that was previously the subject of some humorous focus in [[Interiors|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]].
*Aside from Swerve's recollection of the crew's trip to [[Hedonia]] in [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|''More than Meets the Eye'' #13]], the rest of the escapades the crew remember all happened "off-panel" and have never been mentioned before, but they are framed as happening "near" places we know the ship visited: [[Temptoria]] in [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]], and [[Scarvix]] in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|''More than Meets the Eye'' #40]]. Notably, they laugh about an encounter with the "[[Improbability Police]]" that saw the ''Lost Light'' being impounded for "unlikely crimes" and Ultra Magnus getting them off by claiming the charges themselves were "too far-fetched"—a story that ''would'' have been told during the comic's third "season" had the decision not been made to end the IDW universe.
*The phrase "You flare, you flicker, you fade" was previously quoted by [[Shock (G1)|Shock]] in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|''More than Meets the Eye'' #3]], and is here revealed to be a line from "[[Afterlight]]," a poem written by Megatron in his youth. Megatron had also contrasted how sparks "flare" and "flicker" in [[slaughterhouse|''More than Meets the Eye'' #32]]. This time, after Ultra Magnus quotes the poem, Megatron wistfully notes that it was also [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'s favorite.
*Ultra Magnus isn't kidding when he opens his toast by saying "I never thought I'd say this... but it's been fun." He was incapable of saying the word "fun" in [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|''More than Meets the Eye'' #5]].
*Hot Spot, Blades, Streetwise, and Groove all appear along with First Aid during Magnus's toast, proving that they survived their rather fatal-looking injuries in [[The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|issue #12]].
*The Scavengers are presumably heading back to Troja Major because [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|issue #19]] told us Grimlock left the [[Firstborn]] in the care of [[Agonizer|the Curator]] following the events of [[Kill All 'Cons|issue #15]].
*Taking Cyclonus's advice on love, Crankcase contacts CONS4EVA, the [[Dire Wraith]] he met online in ''[[Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!|More than Meets the Eye: Revolution]]''.
*Nautica mistakenly refers to Earth as "[[Swearth]]," the name the crew gave the holomatter duplicate of the planet they visited in [[The One Where They Go to Earth|''More than Meets the Eye'' #43]].
*Minimus notes it's been years since he worked on "[[Terms of Peace]]," the rulebook he was established to be writing in [[Sardines|issue #13]].
*The harvest of Luna 1's hot spot is termed the "Bronze Harvest," after the [[Silver Harvest]], the population boom from around five million years ago first mentioned in [[Twenty Plus One|''More than Meets the Eye'' #31]].
*Ratchet makes good on the promise that Whirl could have his hands after he died, made in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|''More than Meets the Eye'' #15]].
*Both Whirl and Megatron spend time incarcerated in [[Garrus-10]], the newest in the "Garrus" series of prisons that you'd assume was only constructed after the fall of [[Garrus-9]] in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''.
*Rodimus and Megatron's final talk in the latter's cell mirrors their first, from back in [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|''More than Meets the Eye'' #28]], with Rodimus no longer believing Megatron deserves the fate he is destined for.
*Megatron was revealed to have been given a Rodimus Star ("for abandoning his evil ways") in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #38]]. Megatron's fate is not explicitly stated in the text of the comic, but the fact that Rodimus is in possession of the star in the future certainly seems intended to imply that the jury voted for "execution."
*Whirl and Cyclonus's final on-panel interaction is a mirror of one of their earliest, from [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|''More than Meets the Eye'' #2]]; there, Cyclonus caught Whirl in a surprise hug, with two question marks hovering over the shocked Autobot; here it's Whirl who does the surprise hugging, while exclamation marks hover over Cyclonus.
*The crew encountered the original quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' in [[slaughterhouse|''More than Meets the Eye'' #32]]-[[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|33]]. Nautica calls replicating the accident a "magic trick," since [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|''More than Meets the Eye'' #28]] told us that "magic=science Rodimus doesn't understand."
*Swerve notes that there was a major omission at the end of Nautica's book, without specifying what it actually was. This could have been a reference to the quantum doubling of the ''Lost Light'', but coming from Swerve in particular it could have had other meanings, as Swerve was repeatedly shown to have "4th-wall-breaking" insights gained after exposure to [[metafictional bomb|metafictional bomb radiation]], beginning in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|''More than Meets the Eye'' #15]].
*Perceptor finally admits that he and Brainstorm are "simpatico," tapping him on the forehead with his index finger in the same way Brainstorm did to him when he originally used the phrase, back in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|''More than Meets the Eye'' #24]]. Later, on twitter, James Roberts would confirm that this indicated the two were a couple. More interestingly though, it would seem Brainstorm has a [[Quark|type]].
*All the way back in [[The Transformers: Infiltration|''Infiltration'']], the very first story-arc of this continuity, Ratchet was the first Autobot to be introduced, when he rescues [[Hunter O'Nion]] and [[Verity Carlo]] from [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]. While not the last issue in terms of release, it is the last to happen chronologically, thanks to the scenes that take place during Ratchet's funeral years after the end of the quest. The entire continuity begins and ends with Ratchet.

===Transformers references===
[[File:LL25 RiD Museum Guard guarding Whirl.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"The guard gave him what could loosely be called an old-fashioned look. It was practically neolithic."]]
*The Garrus-10 guards who escort Whirl are based on the [[museum guard]]s seen in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] episode, "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]." Another appears later in the story to arrest Megatron, accompanied by a grey-blue robot based on the [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Kup toy]], with a new head design.
*As the group parts ways, Chromedome and Rewind leave to visit the census center on the planet [[Milnex]]—a final tip of the hat to longtime regular ''More than Meets the Eye'' artist, [[Alex Milne]].
*Similarly, Rodimus arrives late because the ''Exitus'' was on the other end of the "[[Acklaw System]]", a reference to series artist J'''ack Law'''rence.
*The ''Exitus'' itself is likely a reference to writer James Roberts' exit from IDW comics.
*In one last final pair of references to James Roberts's signature recurring number, "[[113 (disambiguation)|113]]," Swerve is noted to have 113 locations in his "Swerve's" franchise, and Whirl refers to the Lunarian Transformer who performs Ratchet's funeral as "Lunarian 113."

===Real-world references===
*Nautica's book, "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," is named after {{w|There Is a Light That Never Goes Out|The Smiths' song of the same title}}.
*On page 9, Cyclonus sings a line from "[[The Power of Love]]," which we previously saw in [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #38]] and [[The Frail Gaze|#42]] that he is fond of.
*Whirl's holo-avatar's shirt reads "ASK ME ABOUT MY FEMINIST AGENDA," a garment made famous by Marvel Comics character {{w|Mockingbird (comics)|Mockingbird}} when she wore it on the cover of [[wikia:marvel:Mockingbird Vol 1 8|issue #8 of her self-titled series in 2016]].
*Drift is shown to have started referring to Ratchet by the pet name of "Ratty" during their relationship. The name is a reference to ''{{w|The Wind in the Willows}}'' character Rat, who was known as "Ratty" to his friends.

===Errors===
*Among the mourners at Ratchet's funeral on page 1 is Bluestreak, coloured like Prowl. As this scene is set in the far future, of course, it is not ''impossible'' for this to actually be Prowl, having reverted at some point over the years to a Cybertronian body-design like Bluestreak (versus the Earth SUV design he has in the present-day segments), and indeed, Roberts claimed on Twitter that it ''was'' Prowl... but given that ''absolutely everybody else'' at the funeral is or was a ''Lost Light'' crewmember, and "Prowlstreak" is specifically standing with Bluestreak's fellow mutineers and recurring crew B-and-C-listers Hound, Blaster, and Perceptor, it really does feel like a goof that's being covered for.
*The notion that Megatron was the unattributed author of "[[Afterlight]]" doesn't match with previous references to the poem. In [[No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases|''More than Meets the Eye'' #50]], [[Shock (G1)|Shock]] realized the ''Lost Light'' was the ''Unitrex-1'' when he found his graffiti under the bar, a line from the poem. However, [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #38]] showed us that the ''Unitrex-1''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s quantum engines made it disappear five million years ago, on the same day as Megatron's birth. Shock could not have referenced a poem written by Megatron before Megatron even came online.
*On page 16, panel 2, Minimus Ambus says: "500 million sparks brought to term. 500 Lunarians given somewhere to live..." That ought to be "500 ''million'' Lunarians," a restatement of the previous sentence in different terms, rather than the implication that only 500 of the 500,000,000 sparks had been given homes and jobs. This is corrected in the trade paperback.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jR9P9YJGo Human]" by {{w|The Killers}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here, I've been a bit... lax when it comes to the song-a-day playlist for the final issue of Lost Light. So here's the first of the traditional ‘this song goes with this issue' picks. To accompany issue #25: https://t.co/0U1ocLoiz8|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1052999892124229634|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=10|day=18|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuYKUWM_o60 Here It Comes (The Road) Let's Go]" by {{w|Spiritualized}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Only a day to go, so here's the last song for Lost Light #25 — well, the last one that I'll share with you before the issue's out (expect a few to follow post-publication). Spiritualized - Here It Comes (The Road) Let's Go https://t.co/k02VuXgrfq via @YouTube|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1059613846971838465|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=06|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNBjMRvOB5M Go West]" by {{w|Pet Shop Boys}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwixk2TOHbs Let's Get Out of this Country]" by {{w|Camera Obscura (band)|Camera Obscura}}; specifically envisioned as the "end credits" song of the series<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I promised you some songs for LL#25 after the issue came out. These two complement The End. The second I've always had in mind for the end credits, the outro coinciding with what's depicted in the last panel. https://t.co/cfdTcFdAma https://t.co/P3dkJLi3tb|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1060266266575994883|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=07|(defunct=)}}</ref>

Roberts later noted that he'd forgotten to add:
*"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" by {{w|The Smiths}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Reading it made me realise - to my horror - that I'd forgotten to add There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (the original title of LL25) to the series playlist. That, plus Retronym's Lost Light, forms the very end of 7 years' worth of fey, mopey indiepop.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1063520687216840706|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=11|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqmuaCSQuCs Lost Light]" by [https://retronymmusic.bandcamp.com/ Retronym], a fan-made song celebrating the series<ref>{{citesocial|quote=If you like what I'm now calling the official Lost Light anthem, please show your appreciation by buying it - and other music by Retronym - via Bandcamp.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1042163100634570752|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=09|day=18|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Other trivia===
*Originally announced for release in October, this issue arrives a little late, in the first week of November.
*Items from throughout the series seen on Cover B include: Anode's trowel, Tailgate's hoverboard, the replacement horn Tailgate made for Cyclonus in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]], a [[nudge gun]], a string of "signal boosters"/[[Christmas]] lights from [[Silent Light|''The Transformers Holiday Special'']], a bottle of Nightmare Fuel, a [[Great Sword]], Nightbeat's magnifying glass, a [[curly straw]], a datapad displaying "[[Towards Peace]]," Rewind's head camera, one of the Necrobot's spark-flowers, the Autobot symbol patch from Whirl's holomatter avatar's dungarees, a tray of drinks from Swerve's, Swerve's "[[My First Blaster]]," a [[sparkeater (creature)|sparkeater]] tentacle, the vial of [[innermost energon]] Cyclonus gave Tailgate in [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #49]], [[Nautica's wrench]], the canister of "[[Fool's Energon]]" from [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|''More than Meets the Eye'' #29]], Ultra Magnus's ridiculously long nameplate from [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|''More than Meets the Eye'' #5]], a photonic crystal, Rung's glasses, Brainstorm's briefcase, Rodimus's empty half of the Matrix casing, the keys to the ''Lost Light'' seen on the cover of [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|''More than Meets the Eye'' #30]], a Rodimus Star, and fluttering above it all, the "WE'VE ACHIEVED SOMETHING" banner from [[The Sensuous Frame|''More than Meets the Eye'' #41]]. Roche misspelled it "ACHIEIVED" and nobody noticed until the cover was revealed online; it was then corrected for the final release. In the process, highlight colors were also added to the insides of Rodimus's rear spoiler and wheels.
*The "Story So Far" recap on the inside front cover this issue simply reads: "You're joking, right?"
*The language used by Rodimus to describe the fate of the ''Lost Light'' is a metaphor for the comic itself, and the broader concepts of stories about ongoing licensed properties, changing creative teams, and the rarity of definitive endings in that industry in general. Were the ''Lost Light'' allowed to go on with someone else at the helm, Rodimus laments, over time, bit by bit, "they'd end up replacing it with (...) a bad copy," and he would rather see the ship get a "proper ending" from which there is "no going back."
*Similarly, the crew's discussion about the new universe they find themselves in at the end of the story alludes to the end of the current IDW universe and the impending launch of a [[Transformers (2019 comic)|brand new continuity]] from the company. "What [will it] be like?" wonders Misfire. "Too soon to say," replies Drift. "It could be virtually identical to ours, or it could be fantastically different."
*This final issue features 24 story pages instead of the usual 20, plus a three-page letter from James Roberts to close out the series, reflecting on it and ''More than Meets the Eye'' before it and thanking the audience and his many creative collaborators. Of particular note: Roberts once remarked in a tweet from February 2016<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The last line in the last issue of MTMTE has already been written. #CountdownTo50 (17)|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/704107919369961472|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=02|day=29|(defunct=)}}</ref> that "the last line of the last issue" of the series had already been written, but he explains in this letter that this final line was not used in the end. The line was "OVER TO YOU," to be scrawled graffiti-style on top of "THE END" on the final page, as both a handing-over of the reins of the IDW Transformers universe to the next creative team, and in another sense, the handing of the "alternate universe" ''Lost Light'' to the prolific community of fan writers and artists, who will produce works starring these incarnations of the characters long after the series is over, and to whom Roberts is implicitly giving his "blessing" with the gift of a universe where those adventures can happen, forever. Roberts doesn't elucidate, but it's easy to interpret the line being dropped due to the fact that the [[2005 IDW continuity|current IDW universe]] is ending, and there ''is'' no next creative team, and this really is... ''*sniff*'' ...''the end'' for these characters.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Our happy crew together, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Cover B:''' A departing Rodimus casts a ''Lost Light''-shaped shadow, containing many artifacts from throughout the series (see "Other trivia," above), by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' [[Alex Milne]] returns to draw our heroes one last time, in an "updated" companion piece to [[:File:MTMTE vol1.jpg|his cover for the first ''More than Meets the Eye'' trade paperback]]; colours by [[Josh Perez]].

<gallery>
File:LL25 cvrA.jpg|''And we sailed out on orders from him but we found''
File:LL25 cvrB.jpg|''The maps he sent to us''
File:LL25 cvrRI.jpg|''Didn’t mention lost coastlines...''
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
*'''''Transformers: Lost Light Volume 4''''' ([[January 30]], [[2019]]) ISBN 1684054109 / ISBN 978-1684054107
**Collects ''Lost Light'' issues #19–25.
**Bonus material includes a cover gallery.
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**Collects ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'' issues [[Our Darkest|#0]]–[[Ceremony|6]], ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' [[Post|#25]], and ''Lost Light'' #25.
**Bonus material includes a cover gallery, the Hasbroverse backup comics and creator interviews, and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].
**Hardcover format.

<gallery>
File:LLvol4 TPBcvr.jpg|'''''Lost Light Volume 4''''' – cover art by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v88.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 88: Unicron''''' – cover art by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and [[Alex Milne]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://graphicpolicy.com/2018/11/06/preview-transformers-lost-light-25/ Preview]

[[Category:Lost Light issues]]

Lost Light

2026-02-08T14:37:48Z

Smasher:

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{{disambig2|the starship|the comic series named after it|The Transformers: Lost Light}}
:''The ''Lost Light'' is a starship from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Mtmte28-cover-lost-light.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The name is in ''no way'' an indication that tragic events, melancholy proceedings, momentously wrong decisions, and sorrowful beings will be found aboard it. Not at all.]]
Originally an experimental vessel built on a pre-war Cybertron, the '''''Lost Light''''' is now the starship utilized by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and about 230 other assorted [[Transformer]]s on a quest to find the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]].

Though apparently unremarkable by Transformer standards, the ship is quite large—described by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] as 15 miles in length, and 10 miles wide, and large enough for an entire extra chamber to be attached to it in secret without anybody onboard noticing. It contains numerous habitation suites for its crew, various offices and workshops for those who require them, a bar redubbed "[[Swerve's]]" after the ship's launch, and a large [[oil]] reservoir where introspective bots sometimes go to ponder. The ship's hangars carry at least half a dozen shuttlecraft, including the ''[[Leading Light]]'', ''[[O Fortuna]]'', and the [[Rodpod]]. Rodimus upgraded the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s armament with a batch of [[proton missile]] launchers after a visit to [[Hedonia]].

The ''Lost Light'' is a "hop ship" which utilizes insanely advanced [[quantum generator|quantum engines]] to travel almost instantaneously across vast distances, though those distances can be limited by the amount of power available to the ship. (You don't want to be standing next to these engines when they activate, as they break the laws of physics in ways that can be very unhealthy.) On top, the ship carries a group of "fuel quills", essential to its operation. Deep within its bowels are the ship's fuel furnaces, powered or at least partly dependent upon nucleon rods, and manned by the [[Pyrobot]]s.

The ship was known by its [[Lost Light's former owners|previous owners]] as the '''''Unitrex-1'''''.

In [[Functionist Universe|another universe]], the ship was painted purple and rechristened ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
The ''Unitrex-1'' was constructed in the city of [[Unitrex]] five million years ago, the first ship outfitted with new experimental generator on board. A crew had been selected for the vessel, including the [[Duobot]]s, but before it could launch, it was infiltrated by two very unexpected visitors: a time-travelling [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], who had come from five million years in the future and wound up stranded when their [[time case|time machine]] ran out of power. Seeking to recharge the device, Rodimus used [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]'s knowledge of future quantum science to upgrade the ''Unitrex-1''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s generator so that it could perform the task, in the process retroactively creating the very first quantum generator. As he worked, Cyclonus fought off the ship's sole guard, blasting him with a [[Sparkeater Gun]] and locking him in one of the ship's chambers. Once the time case was fully charged with quantum energy, a reaction between the case and generator caused the unmanned ''U1'' to quantum jump away through time and space, its fate unknown to anyone. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:Mtmte-01-liarsatod-p19-panel345-boom.jpg|thumb|left|"Farewell, my friend. Though we die, at least our enemies are taken with us. Well, [[Overlord (G1)|one of them]], anyway."]]
The ''Unitrex-1'' was eventually discovered drifting near [[Vela Pulsar]] by a group of [[Mortilus]]-worshipping [[NAIL]]s who had left Cybertron during the war. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Finding the guard, who had mutated into a ravenous [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], they kept it alive and docile using [[turbofox]] meals. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} The NAILs subsequently returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] following the end of the war, where the present-day incarnation of Rodimus was in search of a ship he could use in his quest to find the Knights of Cybertron, having been denied use of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] crossed paths with the U1's owners during the [[Festival of Lost Light]], and purchased the vessel from them for one billion [[Shanix]], renaming it the ''Lost Light'' after the festival, {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} and gifting it to Rodimus. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Rodimus successfully convinced around 200 Transformers to join him on his quest, which involved following a map that had been discovered within the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was appointed second-in-command, with Drift as third; [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] joined as chief medical officer, Perceptor and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] as science officers, and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] as security director, vetting the crewmembers. Rodimus, Drift, and Brainstorm conspired with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to smuggle the captive Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] aboard the ship for study and interrogation, {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} but this was not the only "addition" Prowl ensured to the ship: he ordered his agent [[Ore]] to plant a tracker on the vessel's quantum engine, but unfortunately for everyone aboard, Ore tried to do so just as the ship was taking off. The quantum generator activated and Ore became "mashed into it," causing an explosion that preemptively warped the ship across the universe. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

The accident appeared to teleport the ''Lost Light'' to a random point in space, but in truth, the ship's fate was far more complicated. The malfunction of the quantum engines had narrowed its choice of destination not to a single point in space, but to ''two'' points: the location to which the ''Lost Light'' had ''intended'' to warp, and a random one. The ship responded to this impossibility by teleporting to ''both'' points—creating two identical duplicates of itself, and everyone and everything on board. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

====On-course ''Lost Light''====
[[File:Mtmte32-p1-lost-light-shattered.jpg|thumb|Look close! You can count the number of decks the ship has, as well as seeing the hexagonal corridor tubes running through the ship. Those hexagon-shaped passageways actually show up in interior scenes elsewhere in the series, because Milne is ''just that good''.]]

The ''Lost Light'' that arrived at its intended destination was temporarily crippled by the explosion of one of its rear thrusters. In addition to causing the loss of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], this blast freed the Sparkeater trapped in the bowels of the ship; Rodimus used the "brightest spark" aboard—[[Animus]]—as bait, luring the beast to its death by mashing it into one of the quantum engines. Unfortunately, Rodimus miscalculated and met the same fate. His dead body was interred in a coffin made from parts of the ship's engine case, and Ultra Magnus succeeded him as captain. Now no longer feeling beholden to Rodimus, Drift confessed to Magnus about Overlord's presence on the ship. Unfortunately, Magnus was not the only person to whom this information was revealed: unbeknownst to the crew, Brainstorm was a Decepticon sleeper agent, who informed the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] that Overlord was aboard the ''Lost Light'' and invited them to come and get rid of him. The DJD caught up to the ''Lost Light'' near [[Ofsted XVII]], and though they had initially promised to leave everyone else on the ship alive to maintain Brainstorm's cover, the discovery that Drift—a former Decepticon and high-ranking target of theirs—was aboard set off their murderous instincts, and they began slaughtering their way through the crew. They murdered the whole crew and Overlord, with only Rewind escaping their rampage, and the ship was left to float derelict in space. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Seventeen months later, a massive battle occurred around the derelict ''Lost Light'' between the [[Black Block Consortia]] and the [[Galactic Council]] over the quantum engines. The ''Lost Light'' was ripped to pieces by the fighting, its quantum foam left drifting through space among its shattered chunks, while the coffin containing Rodimus's body broke free and drifted off into space. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}
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====Off-course ''Lost Light''====
[[File:MTMTE2 Lost Light.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|'''''Silence.''''' ''For over <s>four</s> six milllion years, nothing disturbed the crypt-like atmosphere within that dormant structure.'']]
The version of the ''Lost Light'' sent off-course by the explosion at launch appeared over an unknown planet. The explosion of the rear thruster caused a tear in the hull through which forty Autobots were blown, so Rodimus ordered the ''Lost Light'' to be set down on the planet's surface so the lost Autobots could be recovered. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} While repairs and rescues were being carried out, the ship's crew were joined by the amnesiac [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Mtmte-03-lost-light-quantumjump.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''The Autobots labored to purchase a craft to propel them into the void... a craft dubbed -- the '''Lost Light.''' '']]
No sooner was the ''Lost Light'' airborne again than it had to contend with the threat of the Sparkeater, released from the bowels of the ship by the explosion at launch. Rodimus used the "brightest spark" aboard—Rung—as bait, luring the beast to its death by mashing into one of the quantum engines. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} During the chaos, Skids helped [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] find the ship's bar, which Swerve decided to take ownership of. The soon-to-be-christened "[[Swerve's]]" became the go-to destination for crewmembers looking to drink and relax. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

The crew of the ''Lost Light'' continued to grow with the arrival of staff and patients from the Autobot medical facility [[Delphi]], including [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], who was tapped to become the next chief medical officer following Ratchet's supposedly-impending retirement. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Soon after their arrival, the ship was damaged when it was unexpectedly struck by a piece of space debris that turned out to be the severed thumb of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The thumb was brought aboard, but this only drew the attention of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s, who boarded the ship while the entire crew was accidentally frozen in place by one of Brainstorm's inventions. Only quick thinking by Trailbreaker (still active due to his forcefield's protection) kept the Decepticons from making off with the Metroplex fragment. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-The Benign Intervention.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Yes, even by our Autobot standards, the '''''Benign Intervention''''' is '''very''' large..."]]
The ''Lost Light'' finally reached its first major destination, the planet of [[Theophany]], where the crew expected to find the [[Circle of Light]]. Instead, however, all that remained was the razed and deserted ruins of the Circle's Crystal City. The [[Galactic Council]]'s enforcement ship, ''[[The Benign Intervention]]'', also appeared on the scene, giving the Autobots one hour to explore the planet's surface. Rodimus's exploration team discovered a slumbering Titan beneath Crystal City... but Chromedome's attempts to hack into the behemoth's mind caused it to reactivate and fire a blast of energy into space, damaging the ''Benign Intervention'' and incurring the full wrath of its troops. The ''Lost Light'' was contained in an [[incineration shell]] and was seconds away from total annihilation when Rodimus's team freed the Titan, who in turn teleported the ''Lost Light'' and her crew away from Theophany. Theorizing that the Decepticons were behind the destruction of Crystal City, Rodimus decided to take the ''Lost Light'' near the [[Argon Nebulae]], where Decepticon activity had been reported. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

The Decepticon group that the crew engaged turned out not to be linked to the disappearance of the Circle of Light. Several members of the crew were injured fighting the group—including Rewind, whose misfortune was leveraged by Drift to convince Chromedome to help with the Overlord project. {{storylink|Before & After}} The days that followed were relatively peaceful, and included a trip to [[Hedonia]] for some shore leave {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} and a visit from the legendary Autobot [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who was ''also'' looking for the Knights of Cybertron, {{storylink|Little Victories}} but it was not to last. During one of Chromedome's [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] incursions into Overlord's mind, the Decepticon escaped his cell {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} and went on a killing spree through the ship that left multiple dead and Ultra Magnus critically injured. Rewind sacrificed himself to ensure that Overlord was safely jettisoned into space. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Drift volunteered to take the fall for Rodimus, allowing himself to be banished for bringing Overlord on board. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:Mtmte17-p11-lost-light-luna-one.jpg|thumb|left]]
When the comatose Ultra Magnus somehow departed the ''Lost Light'' aboard a shuttle, Rodimus had the ''Lost Light'' pursue him. The chase led them to an most unexpected destination: Cybertron's long-lost moon, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where the crew became embroiled in the insane plans of Magnus's superior officer, the unhinged [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], who had remotely summoned Magnus to him. Tyrest arrested the entire crew with the help of his army of [[Legislator]] robots, {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} but the ''Lost Light'' was liberated when Tailgate shut down all the Legislators by repealing the code of law that controlled them. Eager to put the depressing detour behind them, the crew of the ''Lost Light'' soon departed from Luna 1, leaving behind Red Alert and Fortress Maximus to keep watch over the rogue moon. Stopping Tyrest's schemes had also resulted in the destruction of Rodimus's crucial Matrix-map, so the next plan was to find and join forces with Thunder Clash. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} An effort to get the Circle of Light survivors to join the quest did little except persuade them to go find Thunder Clash themselves. {{storylink|Little Victories}} Some time later, Rodimus's guilt over the Overlord incident got the better of him, and he came clean to the crew about his role in the fiasco. Invoking the [[Crisis Act]], he had the ship's crew vote on his leadership. Though the majority favored him remaining in command, a large minority voted against him. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

[[File:Rid23-p23-lost-light-underwater.jpg|thumb|You can hem and haw about "off-model designs" and "inconsistent art", or you can bask in the glory of "artistic interpretation". Your choice.]]

The ''Lost Light'' next answered a distress call from none other than Orion Pax, the once and former [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself, rescuing his ship the ''[[Skyroller]]'' from the gravity well of the planet [[Gorlam Prime]] as it collapsed into a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]. Learning that the Dead Universe was also menacing Cybertron, {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Pax and a small team ventured through the portal to investigate, while the ''Lost Light'' was charged with taking up Pax's mission in his absence: hunting down the mad scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Before they could really get underway on their new mission, however, they were ''literally'' pulled off course by Metroplex's thumb, which began levitating and pushing against the ship's bulkhead. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} The ''Lost Light'' followed the pull of the thumb to the ocean world of [[Hydrophena]], where they discovered Metroplex himself, heavily wounded and under attack from the alien robot [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The crew used a portion of their ship's quantum engines to recharge the damaged Titan, and, thus revitalized, Metroplex teleported himself and the ''Lost Light'' back to Cybertron, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} just in time to defeat the undead [[Necrotitan]] with which [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] was menacing the planet. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:Rid27-p6-lost-light-amonites.jpg|thumb|left|"That... '''thing''' you wouldn't have me put down sealed itself inside the main engine room... and started tearing stuff apart!"]]

As the combatants basked in this victory, the ''Lost Light'' served as both a medical center and as a place of relaxation, as Transformers from both factions found their way to Swerve's for drink and recuperation. This downtime was short-lived, however, as Shockwave's final endgame revealed itself with the arrival of seventy billion Ammonites and the incipient collapse of space-time. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Amid swarming masses of foes, the ''Lost Light'' frantically lifted off, but soon set down again to discharge Megatron, Bumblebee, and a small team, with the intent of taking the fight to Shockwave. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} After dropping off the strike team, the ship took to the air once again, its weapons picking off some 10,000 Ammonites as the battle raged. The Ammonite army were subsequently destroyed thanks to the efforts of the strike team, and the ship's crew used the ''Lost Light'' as a battering ram to smash [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]—the last combatant still standing—into his component Transformers. Finally, the ship swooped down in time to rescue the strike team from the collapsing singularity that resulted from the successful derailment of Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

In the wake of the great battle, [[Atomizer]] oversaw having the ship's name painted on the sides, while Perceptor and the crew restored the ship to full functionality. The ship's departure was stalled, however, by the trial of Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} The ''Lost Light'' was used to transport many Transformers to Luna 2 for the trial. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:Mtmte30-p23-lost-light-disintegrates.jpg|thumb|"'''Fact:''' the ''Lost Light'' is by far the best trans-stellar transporter on Cybertron, making it the optimum choice, regardless of its condition."]]
Six months after the defeat of Shockwave's plans, the ''Lost Light'' finally departed Cybertron once more. A number of new faces had joined the crew... including its new co-captain, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]! {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Among other changes, Swerve assigned the reprogrammed Legislator "[[Ten]]" as his new bouncer, Whirl was appointed as "Entertainments Officer", bringing on a large cache of Earth movies, and Bluestreak became the latest bartender at Swerve's.

As the ship headed towards its next destination, it encountered a coffin floating in space. Megatron had it brought aboard; right about then, things began to disappear—a batch of nucleon rods, one of Swerve's Engex vats, bits of signs, doors, bulkheads, even whole crew members. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Rodimus was shocked when Megatron showed him the contents of the coffin: it was his own deceased body! His shock was soon compounded as the ''Lost Light'' itself began to disintegrate, more and more pieces vanishing into thin air. The crew evacuated aboard the ship's shuttles, as the ''Lost Light'' disappeared completely. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Soon, all of her original crew would vanish as well, leaving only those who had joined after the return trip to Cybertron. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Those few remaining soon discovered the grisly remains of the quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'', with Rewind as the only survivor among the murdered crew. Eventually, Nautica worked out what had happened, explaining how the two versions of the ship split during the original quantum jump. Once she directed Megatron and Rewind to deactivate the duplicate ship's quantum drums, the intact ''Lost Light'' and its vanished crew were restored to existence, while the shattered duplicate and its slaughtered inhabitants—with the exception of Rewind and Brainstorm's briefcase—ceased to be.

Celebration aplenty could be found on the restored ship... until Brainstorm arrived in Swerve's, opened his mysterious briefcase, and knocked everybody out. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Well, everyone but Rung and Ultra Magnus, since Brainstorm had been spiking the engex, which they didn't drink. After disabling Magnus, Brainstorm used his briefcase to escape through time, since as it turned out his briefcase was in fact one of ''many'', all part of a single time machine connected remotely to the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s engines. Naturally, Rodimus gave the command to give chase him down, using their own command case, the one Nightbeat found on the duplicate ship. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Armed with whatever Whirl could steal from Brainstorm's lab, and a "time phone" to keep in touch with the ship, they set off. The strain of carrying around two different time-travelers quickly began to drain the ship's engines. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] had brought a model of the ''Lost Light'' with him during the Autobots' trip through time, {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} and was casually putting it together during another stop in their journey at roughly four million years ago. He was observed by the local timeframe's [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Quark]] {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} as well as Brainstorm, who—realizing he'd been followed back in time—promptly fled the scene. After another engaging another jump to Maccadam's, the day Megatron was arrested, Perceptor noticed that the ship had become the only temporally active event in the entire universe, with less than an hour left before the total collapse of the timeline. Then, when Brainstorm made one last jump, Megatron realized where he'd really been going—to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} However, it turned out Brainstorm couldn't bring himself to actually kill Megatron. Then Rewind took the shot instead; justifying the pre-emptive murder on the grounds that, while that the reality it would create was awful for Cybertronians, it was better for everyone else. And then Whirl implanted a Point One Percenter spark in Megatron's body, restoring the timeline. It was then that Tailgate came up with a plan to use the "time phone" to contact Cybertron in their past and try and change the future. It didn't work.

With enough juice left for one last teleport, Rodimus and Cyclonus were teleported to somewhere under Unitrex, to find an experimental set of engines. With ''some'' help from Perceptor, Rodimus upgraded the engines so as to use them to fuel the trip home, accidentally causing the origin of the ''Lost Light'' itself. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

A few days after this excitement, the ship set down on Scarvix to recharge, and Mirage opened his own bar, "Visages", which quickly caught on (that it turned out Swerve had been watering down his drinks ''may'' have played some part in this). Meanwhile, for his being a double agent, Brainstorm was summoned up before the [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee|L.L.I.L.A.C.]] (Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee), the first such instance on the ship's journey. Ratchet discovered Ten had made a makeshift quarters for himself in one of the boiler rooms (no. 10, natch), and after a short reign as the favored place for post-war relaxation, "Visages"'s popularity crumbled when Megatron began an impromptu poetry session, causing all the bar's patrons to flee back to Swerve's. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

Around this time, the ''Lost Light'' crossed paths with the [[Cosmic Carnival]]. Though they only intended to stay overnight, the crew wound up staying with the travelling show for three weeks, learning how to juggle in the process. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Some time after, the crew received a joyous announcement from Rodimus: They'd actually accomplished something, in that they'd found Thunderclash, and he was dying! In a move prompted by unshakable grief, and most definitely not petty glee, Rodimus told the entire crew they'd been invited to Thunderclash's "pre-wake". Six hours later, near-all of the crew attended the wake, the only ones left out being the co-captains, as they "took stock". Afterward, a few crewmembers declared their intention to stick around for the actual funeral, while Rodimus went shopping at the nearest starhub. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} As it transpired, Thunderclash's ship was suffering from a nasty case of [[personality tick]]s. Luckily, [[Skater]], [[Flex]], and [[Borer]] managed to summon Rodimus and Megatron, ridding the ''Vis Vitalis'' of them. Unfortunately the encounter destroyed Thunderclash's map to Cyberutopia, but with Thunderclash healed thanks to the ticks, he was able to leave his ship. Later, the crew held an "Earth Dance" party, and the ''Lost Light'' gained a new crewmember in [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], one of Nautica's sorority friends. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

Shortly after the dance party, as First Aid prepared to temporarily leave the ship, having been summoned by Optimus Prime for important reasons, the ''Lost Light'' found itself being chased by a planet. In their careful investigations, the bridge crew found only one signal coming from it: a catchy tune advertising Swerve's. Further analysis showed it was made of holomatter, and being projected by Swerve himself, even as the little guy lay unconscious and dying in the medibay. A few phone calls later, and Rodimus rustled up several 'bots to project themselves onto the planet, find Swerve and figure out what was ailing him. Fortunately, they did, and the projected peril was soon no more. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

Then it turned out the reason for Swerve's ailment was an infection, caused by a bullet shot at him by the enigmatic Agent 113, as the agent's means of transmitting data to his fellow Autobots. Examining what was left of the data the crew found a message to the planet of the mysterious [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]. Spurred by a heartfelt argument by Rewind, and his own desire not to find the Knights of Cybertron ''too soon'', Megatron allowed a detour. Meanwhile, Rodimus discovered the doodles on his desk had in fact been his way of transcribing his own map to Cyberutopia. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Elsewhere, Getaway and Atomizer had been planning. With the help of Whirl, they had been trying to either get Megatron killed or thrown of the ship, and thanks to Getaway carefully working his magic over Tailgate, the little 'bot had been tricked into provoking Megatron, unaware Megatron's reaction would cost him his life. Thanks to some last minute second-thoughts from Whirl, though, Cyclonus became aware Tailgate's life was in danger. Cyclonus prevented Megatron from attacking Tailgate, but set off the already very twitchy security forces, who attacked him. This set off an unusual surge of energy from Tailgate, which washed the entire ship in a brilliant burst of light. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} The only immediately apparent side-effect of which was that it woke Thunderclash from his coma.

Wondering what was going on, Rodimus had Chromedome examine Tailgate's memories, leading to Getaway and Atomizer being imprisoned. Overjoyed to have Thunderclash up and about, the crew celebrated. Meanwhile, [[Froid]] appeared in a shuttle carrying the infamous serial killer [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} Thanks to Froid, Sunder was set loose, and went on a rampage, using his mnemosurgery skills to make crewmembers involuntarily turn themselves inside out. Acting quickly, Megatron had the entire crew hide in their rooms, while he, Rodimus, and Thunderclash chased after Sunder (at least until Rodimus ran on ahead and met the guy). The chase ended with Sunder running into the shuttle bay and combining with the corpse of his brother, Sceptre. Fortunately, Sunder's rampage was ended when Tailgate suddenly displayed Outlier powers, and crushed the killer with the Rodpod. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} In the aftermath, both Froid and Sunder were placed in the brig. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Around December 24 of that year, the ship entered Mauler territory, and the entire crew had to hide in specially prepared [[Biometric Envelopment Device|B.E.D.]]s, to prevent the Maulers detecting them. Fortunately, they didn't. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Months passed, and the ''Lost Light''ers began doing heroic deeds, saving organics from problems. Then, after a skirmish on [[Miliarium]], several crewmembers were subject to a psychic attack. Tracing the attack's origin, they set off in the Rodpod to find who was responsible. Eventually arriving at [[Necroworld|the Necrobot's stomping grounds]], they were attacked by Decepticons. The attack had been part of a trap. It turned out the majority of the crew weren't happy with Megatron being around and in charge, or with the 'bots who'd been "supporting" him, so they lured them off the ship, and let Getaway out. The Special Ops bot merrily filled the stranded Rodimus in on the details, before cutting off all contact, not just with Rodimus and the others, but absolutely everyone. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} The majority of the crew however had not been aware of Getaway's promise to turn the stranded crew over to the Galactic Council, destabilizing Getaway's leadership. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Three weeks later, Optimus Prime, seeing the recorded last wills and testament of the stranded crewmembers, demanded Jetfire get in contact with the ship, only for the scientist to point out they either weren't responding or couldn't. And either way, it was too late. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} When the broadcast reached the ''Lost Light'', the crew's faith in Getaway was shattered, prompting him to release Froid and Sunder to telepathically rein in the crew. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Even later on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] discussed the message sent out by the stranded crewmembers and how any attempt the two had made to contact them or the ''Lost Light'' had failed. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] had set up a scanner for information on the ''Lost Light'', but when it buzzed the group on Luna 1 just dismissed it as gibberish. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Under Getaway's command, the ship actually began making progress towards finding Cyberutopia, now that they had a schedule to adhere to and rules as well as ceasing all the side-quests to help out aliens. The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] eventually caught up with the ''Lost Light'', where Getaway explained the radio silence was to avoid the [[Black Block Consortia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} The only crew member spared the telepathic reconditioning was [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], who confessed to the Protectobots what had happened to Team Rodimus. The Protectobots attempted to escape the ship and tell Optimus Prime what had happened, but were captured by Getaway's brainwashed troops and placed in memory loops, while Riptide was shoved into the [[scraplet]] infested oil-reservoir. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Riptide's natural immunity to the nudge gun allowed him escape the predators and he quickly freed the Protectobots so [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] could reclaim the ship. Though the combiner initially gave a good account of himself, he was felled by [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], with only First Aid, Riptide, and a heavily wounded Thunderclash managing to escape. Despite their escape, Getaway continued on course with trips through the [[Warren]], eventually taking the ship directly to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

It was all for naught however, as Cyberutopia soon revealed itself to be nothing more than an elaborate illusion created by the ancient medical moon of [[Mederi]], which failed due to the crew having no fixed idea about what Cyberutopia was meant to look like. The ''Lost Light'' then came under attack from the [[Phantom Fleet]], using all but one of its [[proton missile]]s to defend itself, before Getaway swore fealty to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], allowing the Architect's insignia to be painted on the ship's underside, and the crew to be turned ''en masse'' into Sparkeaters. When [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] arrived at Mederi, Getaway baited Rodimus aboard the ship, intending to detonate the fuel furnace and kill them both. Before he could, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s domesticated [[Scraplet]]s devoured him, placing the ''Lost Light'' back under Rodimus's control. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} When a massive tear in the Warren opened up above Mederi, Rodimus directed everyone to board the ''Lost Light'', only for its engines to prove insufficient to match the gravity of the rift. Unwillingly dragged to the [[Benzene Cluster]], the ''Lost Light'' soon found itself impounded aboard the Architect's Worldsweeper. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

Using one of Tyrest's recall triggers, Rodimus managed to teleport himself to the ''Lost Light'' and break the ship free, reuniting the crew before charging at the [[Functionist Council]]'s avatar of [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unrembering}} After properly allying themselves with the Architect's forces, the ''Lost Light''ers opened ''twelve'' [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrices of Leadership]], one at each of Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s, the energy surge overloading [[Vector Sigma]] and vaporizing the [[Functionist Council]] merged with it. In the aftermath, the ''Lost Light'' touched down on Cybertron, its mission complete. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

[[File:LL25 Lost Light Disassembled.jpg|thumb|left|"Captain. I have orders from [[Starfleet]] command. We're to put back to spacedock immediately... to be decommissioned."]]
Prowl soon arrived to take stock of "New Cybertron", where he decided that the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s uniquely powerful [[quantum generator]]s would be removed from the ship so they could double the universally displaced planet's [[energon]] reserves. Before the ship was due to be decommissioned however, Prowl allowed the crew the reward of one "victory lap" around the galaxy. Before the ship jumped back home, the science team proposed recreating the malfunctioning launch and then shunting the quantum duplicate into a parallel universe so that their adventures would never truly end. When the time for the jump came, the ''Lost Light'' wound up back on Cybertron. As the crew said their last goodbyes, construction cranes began disassembling the ''Lost Light''.

And far away, in some distant corner of the multiverse, the duplicate ''Lost Light'' materialized, ready to set sail for an infinity of new adventures. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
[[File:LL25 It Never Ends.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|center|"Second star to the right... and straight on 'till morning."]]

==Crew==
===Initial Crew===
Its crew at launch included:
{{collist|3|
*[[Ammo]]
*[[Animus]]
*[[Aquabat]]
*[[Aquafend]]
*[[Aquastar]]
*[[Atomizer]]
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]]
*[[Borer]]
*[[Boss (G1)|Boss]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
*[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
*[[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]
*[[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]
*[[Deftwing]]
*[[Dipstick]]
*[[Doubletap]]
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] ("Former Third-in-Command")
*[[Fervor]]
*[[Fizzle]]
*[[Flex]]
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
*[[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]
*[[Kindle]]
*[[Lancet]]
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]
*[[Lockstock]]
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]
*[[Ore]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]
*[[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]]
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]
*[[Pointblank]]
*[[Polaris]]
*[[Powerflash]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]
*[[Rad (G1)|Rad]]
*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] ("Former Chief Medical Officer")
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (''Former Director of Security'')
*[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (Co-Captain, former Captain)
*[[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]]
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]
*[[Shock (G1)|Shock]]
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]]
*[[Skater]]
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Spoke]]
*[[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]
*[[Toaster]]<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=309015#309015 The James Roberts Q&A, IDW forums]</ref>
*[[Toxin]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker/Trailcutter]]
*[[Tripodeca]]
*[[Turbine]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus]] ''(Second-in-Command)''
*[[Waverider]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
*[[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]
}}

===Additions after launch===
Joining the crew after their journey was underway:
{{collist|3|
*[[Ambulon]]
*[[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]
*[[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]]
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Getaway]]
*[[Schema]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
}}

===Additions after return to Cybertron===
Joining the crew after [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|their return to Cybertron]] or after their subsequent second departure:
{{collist|3|
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
*[[Doublecross]]
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]]
*[[Grotusque]]
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Are all the Protectobots on the Lost Light now?|link=https://twitter.com/ultrabadass64/status/461567599495884801|name=UltraBadass64|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=04|day=30|(defunct=)}}
 {{citesocial|quote=Sure looks like it :-)|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/461576635947708417|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=04|day=30|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (Co-Captain)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]
*[[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]]
*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]]
*[[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]]
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]
*[[Ten]]
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]
*[[Tiretread]]
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]
}}

===Additions post-mutiny===
Joining the crew after Getaway stranded [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] on [[Necroworld]].
*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (Briefly)
*[[Froid]]
*[[Rook (CW)|Rook]] (Briefly)
*[[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]

===Additions on the second quantum duplicate===
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Fulcrum]]
*[[Nickel]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]]
*[[Clicker]]
*[[Anode]]
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]]

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
The ''Lost Light'' was exploring a distant planet when it came under attack by mysterious forces. [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] went to investigate and faced off against the [[Ammonite]]s along with a group of Decepticons from another starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

==Notes==
*According to Roberts in an online interview, [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] intended to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'' but was talked out of it at the last minute by "someone with a vested interest".<ref>http://www.craveonline.com/comics/interviews/182693-james-roberts-and-the-transformers-renaissance</ref>
*At least one member of the ''Lost Light'' crew was the result of artist error. In [[The Gloaming|issue #16]], a misdrawn Chromedome was transformed into the unofficial [[Unofficial conventions|TFCon]] fan-character "[[Toxin]]" by colorist [[Josh Burcham]] via an edit to the character's lineart and colors. Additionally, a scripted appearance for Generation 1 Landmine in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'' was drawn instead as [[Landmine (Energon)|''Energon'' Landmine]], although this wiki currently treats this as an appearance for the G1 character.
*A panel in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]] of ''More Than Meets the Eye'' makes clear that the bridge is located at the front tip of the ship, in the huge band of windows. An observation deck is located there as well.
*Speaking of huge, the 10x15 mile dimensions of the ship given in "Into the Abyss" don't jibe with almost any of the artwork. (For comparison: This is about the same size as Manhattan Island.) While the ship is clearly ''big'', the given size would make characters invisible alongside it, but they are commonly visible next to it throughout the ''Dark Cybertron'' event. When set down on a planetary surface, the ship's upper reaches, presumably 5 or more miles up, should fade off into the stratosphere. Its huge size certainly would not lend itself to the shuttle-like tasks that it undertakes in ''Dark Cybertron'', either.
* One possible plot point from the cancelled ''[[Transformers: Collision Course|Collision Course]]'' miniseries would have followed up on the duplicate ''Lost Light'' following the end of the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]''.<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>
*In IDW's ''More than Meets the Eye'', Fortress Maximus was originally intended to perish battling Overlord aboard the ''Lost Light'', and the ship would be renamed the ''Maximus'' in his honor. This plotline was scrapped.<ref>James Roberts's ''MTMTE Notebooks''</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lost Light-gō''' (ロスト・ライト号 ''Rosuto Raito-gō'')
*''Swedish:'' '''Förlorade Lyktan''' ("Lost Lantern")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobot starships]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) starships]]

Landfill (G1)

2026-02-08T14:32:56Z

Smasher:

{{disambig3|Landfill}}
{{factions|autobot}}
:''Landfill is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Landfill g1 boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Picture this with stink-lines.]]
Why doesn't anybody like '''Landfill'''? Why do they step (very far) to the side when he passes by? He can't understand it. He's a really nice guy. He's always happy. He's good at his job, and he always does what he is told. Why, then, do his friends avoid him? This makes him very sad.

His comrades know the answer very well, but how do you tell a 'bot that he should clean his bodywork every once in a while, without upsetting him and making him think he's being insulted? It wouldn't help, anyway... he'd not see the need to clean up even if directly ordered to do so. It's a shame Landfill can't just realize on his own that if one is not to be selective about which cargoes he hauls, then one must be willing to use a little surfactant and solvent on occasion.

His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners [[Flintlock]] and [[Silencer (G1)|Silencer]] try to make Landfill understand that if he wants to make friends, he has to work on his hygiene, but this effort is to no avail.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Landfill yesterdays heroes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85| This is what happens when he hears "Uh-oh Stinky" for the umpteenth time.]]
Landfill was a soldier under [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]'s command on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], first seen during the brief period where the [[Classic Pretender]]s rallied the resistance movement with several successful assaults on [[Thunderwing (G1)|Lord Thunderwing]]'s territory. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

When [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and the heralds of [[Unicron]] assaulted Xaaron's camp, Landfill stayed behind to cover his leader's escape. He suffered some injuries battling [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|Hook]], but managed to survive thanks to Unicron calling off his dogs to hunt the errant Galvatron instead. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

Landfill and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] later attended [[Primus]]'s oration on Cybertron, where the united Autobot and [[Decepticon]] forces were told of their god's eons-old struggle against his opposite number, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
As part of a sting operation to capture [[Crankcase (G1)|two]] [[Ruckus (G1)|Decepticons]] delivering battle plans, Landfill, Quickmix, and Scoop posed as ordinary construction vehicles to funnel them into an ambush. Unfortunately, the mission was botched when [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], their lookout, fired his weapon prematurely, giving away the Autobots' presence and position. Rather than face the consequences of his actions, Backstreet went on the run, forcing the rest of the Autobots to hunt down their rogue comrade. Two days into the chase, Landfill's hunting party learned the full story behind Backstreet's flight from justice; [[Override (G1)|Override]] had exaggerated Optimus's anger over the situation after Backstreet's initial foul-up, and told the Trigger-bot that Optimus would call for his termination! Upon Override's admission to his part in Backstreet's nervous breakdown, Landfill could only let out a long, low whistle of amazement. Once the matter was cleared up, Optimus was able to convince Backstreet to return home. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Scorponok hot rod aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Landfill #2, you're twice the bot Landfill #1 was!]]
In an alternate [[1991]], Landfill was working with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and Quickmix when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] manipulated them into protecting him from harm during the Decepticon Civil War. While the Autobot Code compelled them to drive off his assassins, Scorponok made good his escape from all his enemies. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Landfill was present when [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led the Autobots against the joint [[Decepticon leader]]s [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had tried to hijack the [[oil]] reserves of [[Alaska]]. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before Quickmix shot a [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot]] because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}}

Landfill was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]. The Autobots returned to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and discovered that a statue of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Optimus Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

When the Decepticons stole three [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear missiles]] from the United State Federation to hold the world to ransom, Optimus Prime put the entire burden of discovering their whereabouts on the shoulders of the Double Targetmasters, who were sent to scout possible locations.{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Megatron's Ultimatum}}

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

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} }}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:NaturalSelectionPart3 LandfillKerushhh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The Pewl-Aid Man]]
Twenty-odd years after the end of hostilities between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Landfill fell victim to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] and went on a rampage. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} He was shot down alongside [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] by [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (though with weapons set to "disrupt") as [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the Autobot resistance stormed the [[Civil Defense Hub]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Later, after the Gene Key's effects had been reversed, Landfill and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] constructed Earth's end of a [[space bridge]] network in the [[Glass Mountains]], [[Oklahoma]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Landfill was present on Nebulos during the hostage exchange concerning [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}}

Landfill later assisted Optimus Prime in charting a planet-wide search for Decepticon activity on Nebulos. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:G2DoubleTargetmasters.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Off in that corner there.]]
Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities. Apparently among those robots were the Autobots Landfill, Quickmix, and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who transformed from their vehicle modes and shot at some unknown attackers. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|G2: More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

{{note|Footage from the [[commercial]] featuring the Autobot "Double Targetmaster" trio was spliced into the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' version of the episode by way of the [[Cybernet Space Cube]]. Outside of this, the only other "appearance" by the Double Targetmasters in ''The Transformers'' was reuse of the same commercial animation in the season 5 [[title sequence]].}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]''}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster Jazz Smokescreen Landfill.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Stuck in an enclosed space with Landfill. Poor guys.]]
Several hundred years ago, Landfill was sharing a foxhole with [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] on Cybertron, waiting for the latest broadcast from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], the Voice of the war movement.

The broadcast... never came. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

After the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Landfill was stationed in the [[Morobishi Canyons]] of [[Karashi-Delta]]. The Autobots won that fight thanks to Landfill's courageous commander, the aerial strategist [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]]. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Following the end of the war, Landfill left the Autobots to join the [[NAIL|unaligned population]] of a rebuilt [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He aided [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s Construction Patrol in restoring power to the city after it was caught in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} Landfill took care of wounded civilians during the [[Necrotitan]]'s attack on the city, {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} and was among those who celebrated after the giant was defeated. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Landfill, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] came to the rescue of their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners as they were being chased down by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]. [[Flintlock]] and [[Silencer (G1)|Silencer]] first attached themselves to Landfill's vehicle mode, then Landfill transformed and wielded them both as guns. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Landfill.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, is it me or does the whole room stink?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Landfill''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth in Europe), Landfill transforms into a beige and brown Nissan Diesel WD38 Off-road Heavy Dump Truck. His dumping tray is non-functional, and also you can't put anything in it due to his unusual arm transformation scheme. His Targetmaster partners [[Flintlock#Toys|Flintlock]] and [[Silencer (G1)#Toys|Silencer]] (or any other accessories with [[5 mm post]]s) can be stored in the two peg holes on either side of the dumping tray.

: As was the standard of smaller Transformers toys of this era, Landfill has very limited articulation, all located in his ratcheting shoulder joints. The arm panels should be held in place when posing the arms since they do not lock into position. Flintlock and Silencer can become two separate handguns, or be combined together to form a single rifle.

: No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Landfill/landfill.htm More information on Landfill at TFU.info]

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Landfill''' (ランドフィル ''Randofiru'')
*''French:'' '''Décharge''' (Canada, "Landfill")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Töltés'''

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Quickmix (G1)

2026-02-08T14:32:13Z

Smasher:

{{disambig3|Quickmix}}
{{factions|autobot}}
:''Quickmix is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Quickmix cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Now where did I leave that ass-whupping?"]]
'''Quickmix''' is an absent-minded chemist whose demeanor is nearly as volatile as the chemicals he works with. He is accomplished in his trade, and is readily capable of devising new compounds and ways of combating the Decepticons, but his impatience and absent-mindedness often results in unfinished projects and experiments. He has a short temper and his Autobot allies make sure to give him a wide berth because of it. After all, the dude works with chemicals. This isn't the only reason they might avoid him though, since despite his own absent-minded nature Quickmix often seeks to give his teammates helpful "advice" on how to do their jobs, sometimes even in the middle of a battle.

Quickmix is a "Double" [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], and is partnered with the [[Nebulan]]s [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Quickochet.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|I'm going to invent Flubber!]]
Quickmix assisted the [[Classic Pretender]]s and [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] in eight successful raids on [[Decepticon fuel store|Decepticon-held facilities]] on Cybertron. During one such raid, he tried to give Scoop some tactical pointers while they were mid-fight. Scoop ignored him. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

He continued serving [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]], and took command of holding the line at [[Autobase]] against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s agents while Xaaron fled to safety, even having the cajones to stand up to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] himself. {{storylink|Surrender!}} He and [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] managed to survive [[Hook, Line, and Sinker]]'s attacks when the trio departed to find Galvatron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

Quickmix survived to be present for [[Primus]]'s speech on his eons-old struggle against his opposite number, and the arrival of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] himself. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
As part of a sting operation to capture [[Crankcase (G1)|two]] [[Ruckus (G1)|Decepticons]] delivering battle plans, Quickmix, Landfill, and Scoop posed as ordinary construction vehicles to funnel them into an ambush. Unfortunately, the mission was botched when [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], their lookout, fired his weapon prematurely, giving away the Autobots' presence and position. Rather than face the consequences of his actions, Backstreet went on the run, forcing the rest of the Autobots to hunt down their rogue comrade. Two days into the chase, Quickmix's hunting party learned the full story behind Backstreet's flight from justice; [[Override (G1)|Override]] had exaggerated Optimus's anger over the situation after Backstreet's initial foul-up, and told the Trigger-bot that Optimus would call for his termination! Once the matter was cleared up, Optimus was able to convince Backstreet to return home. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In an alternate [[1991]], Quickmix was part of a unit under [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]]'s command during the Decepticon Civil War. [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the leader of one faction, deliberately surrendered to Quickmix's trio, knowing that the Autobot Code would compel them to protect the life of a willing prisoner in their custody. Scorponok was easily able to escape after pitting his foes against each other. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

In [[2009]], Quickmix was serving on the Autobot bridge crew with [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] when they fled the Decepticon controlled Cybertron. Their leader, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], was possessed by the evil of [[Unicron]], and sabotaged [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|their ship]] so that it was forced into an out-of-control landing, with the retro-rockets firing only at the last second. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} Quickmix's deactivated body was seen in the aftermath, although whether he was taken off-line in the crash or from facing his insane leader was unclear. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Small Targetmaster Quickmix was a fairly prominent Autobot, constantly seeing action against the evil Decepticons and backed up by two mini-robots that could transform into guns! Unfortunately, in his first bit of action in [[Alaska]], he switched off his guidance systems (which ensured you don't shoot your own side) to increase his reaction time and ended up shooting an Autobot Minibot by mistake. Optimus told him off and gave him [[To sell toys|<s>a sales catalog</s> a lecture on the current Autobots and Decepticons so the same mistake wouldn't happen again]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}}

Quickmix managed better when [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] attacked New York City, helping bring him down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4|The Troy Principle}} Those events were also recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} when Optimus Prime mused that the Decepticons were winning because they were more brutal and ruthless, Quickmix got angry and demanded to know if he was suggesting they should copy the Decepticons. He later applauded Slapdash's call for an Autobot-run global government, and fought off a massive Decepticon assault across America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year [[2008]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}}

Quickmix did less well in [[Nevada]], being severely damaged by [[Horri-Bull]]. He was sent to base for repairs {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} and then immediately sent back out with the other Small Targetmasters to find where the Decepticons were hiding nuclear weapons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Megatron's Ultimatum}}

He was astounded when news of both a failing oil tanker near Alaska and a dimensional portal came through. He may have taken part in the latter's battle. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

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

Quickmix vanished while on routine patrol in [[Michigan]], and was feared dead. He'd actually been captured by the Decepticons after finding their GIANT LASER CANNON, and that dastardly Shockwave even claimed he was dead even though he wasn't! Goldbug's squad brought Quickmix back to the Arc. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 19|Shockwave's Galactic Secret}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}} }}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Clar macro jungle war to end all wars.jpg|thumb]]
{{NoteRG1}}
Quickmix commanded a crew comprising [[Neutro]], [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], [[Takedown]], [[Crumble]], and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] that travelled to [[Nebulos]] to construct one end of a [[space bridge]] network in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]], though he was more interested in hearing about Senior Scientist [[Borx]]'s advances in [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster technology]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Quickmix was last seen coordinating the synchronisation of the space bridges with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on Earth, shortly before [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], corrupted by the [[Dark Matrix]] creature, took control of the space bridge network. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Quickmix was one of the Transformers seen assisting in the construction of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}
[[File:Quickmix ladybird.jpg|upright=0.85|left|thumb|Quickmix concretes all the Decepticons into a living death. Nice one!]]
When the Decepticons went to ground on [[Nebulos]], Quickmix was sent with [[Quickswitch]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to locate them. When Quickswitch returned with news of the base, he and Scoop sealed up the only exit with concrete made from [[Nebulite]] so the Decepticons remained trapped, and the Nebulos campaign, possibly the war itself, was ended. So not only did he help end the war, he did so in an ''incredibly gruesome'' way. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

===''Generation 2'' cartoon===
[[File:G2DoubleTargetmasters.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blasted time-travel experiments.]]
Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities. Apparently among those robots were the Autobots [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], Quickmix, and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who transformed from their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s and shot at some unknown attackers. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|G2: More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

{{note|Footage from the [[commercial]] featuring the Autobot "Double Targetmaster" trio was spliced into the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]] version of the episode by way of the [[Cybernet Space Cube]]. Outside of this, the only other "appearance" by the Double Targetmasters in ''The Transformers'' was reuse of the same commercial animation in the season 5 [[title sequence]].}}

===3H comics===
After the threat of Unicron passed, Quickmix was one of several Autobot scientists who challenged [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s decision to send out exploration ships and establish early-warning reconnaissance posts to prevent future threats from reaching Cybertron unopposed. It seems his counsel was wise, as three of the five ships were never heard from again. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Three Monologues - Quickmix and pals.jpg|thumb|]]
{{first|[[Three Monologues|''Robots in Disguise'' #20]]}}

Quickmix was part of the [[NAIL|neutral population]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] following the end of the war. When the Autobots were banished from the city, [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] refused to leave his injured comrades behind, but [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] argued that the city already had experienced medics Quickmix and [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] at its disposal. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Aided by Ricochet and Boomer, Quickmix got to work treating those who were injured during the Decepticon attack on Iacon. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

Together with his partners and [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], Quickmix was present when the Transformers celebrated the defeat of the [[Necrotitan]] and return of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He went on to concoct a type of toxic fuel known as [[Fool's Energon]] that would allow the Autobots to keep [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] weakened during his time as co-captain of the ''Lost Light'', {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} although it was later revealed to be nothing more than standard Energon with an altered color and taste, intended to act as a placebo. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:CulturalAppropriation QuickmixMicroTrailer.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Quickmix became a member of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s after the [[Armistice]], although he retained his Autobot allegiance. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] helped reform the team, creating a 2/3rds Autobot roster and convincing the Constructicons to undergo [[Micromaster]] downsizing, losing social hierarchy among the Builders but retaining their mobility in the energon-depleted era. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

During the [[Grand Uprising]], Quickmix and the Constructicons served the Builders against the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]]. They ran a prisoner transport through [[Proximax]] to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when they were attacked by Resistance fighters. The prisoner, [[Snapper]], escaped, but Quickmix's team found themselves in a prolonged battle with the Resistance which lasted over a day. They retreated to the [[Sights & Sounds]] casino for defense. Meanwhile, one of their members—[[Buckethead]]—had formed an alliance with Snapper and a motley crew of other bots to deal with the alien threat of the [[Monster GoBot|Antares Eight]]. Buckethead and [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] of the Resistance eventually reached both sides and got them to join forces against the Renegade invaders.

At the trans-hyperwave caster the Renegades seized, Quickmix and the Constructicons joined Buckethead's "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]" in attacking the invaders. The Constructicons formed Devastator, fighting the Monster Renegade combiner [[Monsterous]]. After the fight, all Cybertronians retired to Sights & Sounds for a summit. The Ex-Bots ultimately convinced Quickmix and the Constructicons to leave the Builders and act as part of an independent faction to protect the innocents of Proximax and defend the city from the horrors of war. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

The Constructicons and the Ex-Bots prevented [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] from using a [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] to brainwash all the people of Proximax. They also recovered the Autobot-turned-Maximal [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from his control. As the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, the Ex-Bots chose to get involved with the other armies of the proto-races. Quickmix and the Constructicons salvaged a lobotomized [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] and retrofitted and detailed it as the team's new [[Ex-Jet]].

On the march to [[Nova Cronum]], the Constructicons formed Devastator to wade through the hordes of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. At the [[Grand Mal]] itself, Devastator joined forces with the Maximal combiner [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. Their combined assault weakened the Grand Mal's force field enough for [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] to take note of them, and fire the massive optic ray at the combiners. Devastator pushed Magnaboss out of the way. Magnaboss lost an arm, a fifth of his gestalt mind, but Devastator suffered worse. Half his components were damaged beyond repair, and the Builder combiner was out for the rest of the fight.

Although the war was won, and peace finally came to Cybertron, the Constructicons were in mourning. With the death of [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]], Long Haul, and Bone Crusher, half of Quickmix's team was dead. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Time marched on. The Constructicons emerged as heroes of the Vehicon Apocalypse, and so it was decided to hold auditions to fill the gaps in their roster. [[Rubbish's Scrapyard]] in [[Hexima]] became the Constructicon training grounds as [[Scavenger (G1)|Skavenger]], Buckethead, and Quickmix supervised the new potential recruits. Eventually, [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], and [[Steam Hammer]] were chosen. Devastator, champion of the Builders, would live again! {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Commercial appearances==
Quickmix, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] came to the rescue of their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners as they were being chased down by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]. [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]] first attached themselves to Quickmix's vehicle mode, then Quickmix transformed and wielded them both as guns. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
According to unconfirmed reports, Quickmix was once part of an alternate configuration for [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} In the present day, he attended a lecture by [[Termagax]] regarding the history and psychology of [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Quickmix toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hands to the sky, partner!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Quickmix''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Boomer" & "Ricochet" Targetmaster partners
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth in Europe), in the second assortment of Targetmasters, Quickmix transforms into a red and off-white Hino cement mixer truck. The mixing drum does not spin due to how his transformation scheme works. The drum also has a [[5 mm post]]-hole on each side to mount weapons with, mainly his pack-in partners [[Boomer#Toys|Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)#Toys|Ricochet]].

: No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Quickmix/quickmix.htm More information on Quickmix at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy_Quickmix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The quicker mixer-master.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Quickmix''' (Micromaster, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Devastator left foot
{{note|The [[Quickmix (Universe)#Universe (2003)|''Universe'' Quickmix]] toy was utilized as a new body for the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Quickmix.}}

: A [[redeco]] of [[Mixing#Toys|Mixing]], Quickmix transforms into a cement mixer of undetermined model. He can form the leg of any similar-construction Micromaster combiner robot, but normally forms the left leg of [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)#Toys|Constructicon Devastator]].

: The toy's larger connector socket is approximately 5 mm wide, making Quickmix compatible with [[Powerlinx]] ports.

: A [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]], he and the other Micromaster Constructicons were also ultimately available from {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} during Christmastime, and [[Kmart]]'s online store.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' [[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/MMQuickmix/quickmix.htm More information on Quickmix at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Quickmix-commercialhead.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Faaaaaaaaaaaace!]]
*Quickmix's animation/Marvel Comics model was based on an earlier version of the toy that had a mouthed face, which you can see in the commercial for the Double Targetmasters.

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mixer'''
*''French:'' '''Mixture''' (Canada)

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Scoop (G1)

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:''Scoop is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Scoop g1 boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Can he fix it? You bet your ''[[Anatomic euphemism#Turbocharger|turbocharger]]'' he can.]]
If you're out of ammo and pinned by heavy enemy fire deep in the bowels of a slag swamp, '''Scoop''' is the robot you want on your side. He's possibly the best field infantry robot there is. A gung-ho fighter who uses cool-headed logic and battle-hardened tactics, he can outwit the enemy at every turn. Relentless in his resolve, he's always willing to help others out, no matter how dangerous the situation. Scoop is also strongly religious, and he believes in the buried legends regarding [[Primus]] written about him in [[Covenant of Primus|His Covenant]].

Scoop's greatest asset, his dedication—both religious and job-related—is also his greatest weakness. Since he pushes so hard and for so long, he's prone to overheating, especially if pushing his shovel past its limit. He's also often so engrossed in his spiritual literature that he likely won't see hints of betrayal around him unless his texts explicitly spell it out.

His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners are [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]].

{{quote|Want my advice? Don't bring a [[sword]] to a gunfight!|Scoop|"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:YesterdaysHeroes-ScoopQuickmix.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Scoop likes to send in his crotch as an advance scout.]]
Scoop was a member of the Autobot Resistance Movement on Cybertron, working for [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]. Along with several others, including the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] and the [[Classic Pretender]]s, he helped stage several successful raids on Decepticon fuel depots and military outposts. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
[[File:Trigger-happy MegatronScoop.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|"I have here in-hand one rare "Decepticon Scoop", slightly-battered condition. Now, how much would YOU pay?"]]
As part of a sting operation to capture [[Crankcase (G1)|two]] [[Ruckus (G1)|Decepticons]] delivering battle plans, Scoop, Landfill, and Quickmix posed as ordinary construction vehicles to funnel them into an ambush. Unfortunately, the mission was botched when [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], their lookout, fired his weapon prematurely, giving away the Autobots' presence and position. Rather than face the consequences of his actions, Backstreet went on the run, forcing the rest of the Autobots to hunt down their rogue comrade. Two days into the chase, Scoop's hunting party learned the full story behind Backstreet's flight from justice; Override had exaggerated Optimus's anger over the situation after Backstreet's initial foul-up, and told the Triggerbot that Optimus would call for his termination! The more empathetic Scoop berated Override for his part in the whole affair, telling him he should have known better considering Backstreet's notoriously anxious disposition.

Another Scoop, this one a Decepticon, helped Megatron track down the fugitive so he could be swayed into joining their faction. When Spinister sighted the Autobot, Scoop was the first to converge on his position, and together, the two thugs roughed up Backstreet some while waiting for Megatron to join them. Megatron was outraged that the pair had acted against his orders on his arrival, and violently sent both Scoop and Spinister away so he could make his recruitment pitch. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Scoop was present when [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led the Autobots against the joint Decepticon leaders [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had tried to hijack the oil reserves of [[Alaska]]. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] shot a minibot because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Attack at Dawn}}

Scoop was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Optimus Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. Scoop, Quickmix and the [[Sparkabot]]s managed to bring down Piranacon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} Scoop helped in the rescue effort when the Decepticons attacked an oil tanker, generally standing around and asking Optimus Prime what to do. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year [[2008]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}}

When the Decepticons stole three nuclear missiles from the United State Federation to hold the world to ransom, Optimus Prime put the entire burden of discovering their whereabouts on the shoulders of the Double Targetmasters. Scoop and his robotic guns discovered the Decepticon hideout. Scoop lured [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] away, while Tracer and Holepunch investigated further, before getting scared off by the Firecons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Megatron's Ultimatum}}

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

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}} }}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Invasion-cannotwillnot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|"Oh, great. Who made me stand next to a bunch of 1984-1985 guys? I might as well be wearing a [[Invasion (issue)|red shhhhHOOOOLY SCRAP!]]"]]
Scoop and his Nebulan partners was under the command of [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] at the Autobots' base [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] when the evil [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] attacked. Scoop and his Nebulans were ignored by Ultra Magnus during the evil Autobot's demonstration of power. Moments later, the heroic Decepticons arrived and forced Ultra Magnus to retreat, the heroic Autobots only being able to watch, and then listened to [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]'s story of how they came to arrive. Treadshot requested that one of Metalhawk's Autobots join the heroic Decepticon [[Octopunch (SG)|Octopunch]] in tracking down the evil [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]]. Scoop and his Nebulans accompanied Octopunch underneath the Ironworks base where they met up with the evil Decepticons [[Skullgrin]] and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]. While the two Octopunches fought each other, Scoop fought against Skullgrin. Being a Targetmaster, Scoop's firepower easily defeated Skullgrin. The heroic Octopunch asked Scoop to shut down Wheeljack's device which Scoop delegated to his Nebulans. Tracer complained but the three partners had no luck in doing so. Even Octopunch couldn't do anything so they left. After the battle with the evil Autobots, Scoop was visibly upset as Cybertron, Nebulos, and all other planets in their home reality exploded due to the energy backlash. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Scoop continued to work with Treadshot in hunting down the evil Ultra Magnus on his dimensionally-displaced Earth, adopting [[#Generations|a new body]] at some point. {{storylink|Distant Fissures}} After Magnus's defeat, the Autobots fled the planet before it unexpectedly transformed into a Light God-styled being named [[Gaea]]. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
Scoop and [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] constructed part of a [[space bridge]] network to link Earth and [[Nebulos]] in the [[Glass Mountains]], [[Oklahoma]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:DecepticonUnderground-Scoop.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|And now we know why he gets to be a Wrecker.]]
Scoop was part of an Autobot team that located the Decepticons and their secret underground city on [[Nebulos]]. Along with [[Quickswitch]], he sealed the only exit, trapping the Decepticons. Quickmix subsequently sealed the exit with cement. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:G2DoubleTargetmasters.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He may be hard to see, but we're sure he's being resolute.]]
Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities. Apparently among those robots were the Autobots [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and Scoop, who transformed from their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s and shot at some unknown attackers. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|G2: More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

{{note|Footage from the [[commercial]] featuring the Autobot "Double Targetmaster" trio was spliced into the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' version of the episode by way of the [[Cybernet Space Cube]]. Outside of this, the only other "appearance" by the Double Targetmasters in ''The Transformers'' was reuse of this commercial animation in the season 5 [[title sequence]].}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]}}
[[File:Stormbringer2 ScoopTwintwist.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|An old-fashioned hole-digging! By gar, it's been a while!]]
Scoop may seem too good to be true when you first meet him, but the truth is he ''really is'' too good: he's a true believer in [[Primus]] and likes doing good deeds. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} He first learned the prophecies of the [[Covenant of Primes]] while at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] studying under [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

On [[Varas Centralus]] in the Kol system, the [[Wreckers]] were called in by [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration team]] to deal with the Decepticon Siege Armature. Scoop and [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] made slow progress in making a storm tunnel to the enemy base, and wondered how in [[Primacron]] the Decepticons could get their base up in such dense rock. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} The Wreckers were recalled to Cybertron by Operations Command to investigate the possible return of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and rescue [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]'s missing science expedition. After the Wreckers saved [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], Scoop and Twin Twist were again assigned to tunnelling into the enemy stronghold. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

When Thunderwing returned to Cybertron, Scoop, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were sent as scouts. As the memories of Thunderwing's failure to convince [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to go along with his [[Pretender|bio-cybernetic exo-shell]] technology flooded the monster's mind, it unleashed a wave of rage that forced Broadside to carry off Scoop by the scruff of his neck as the scouts ran for cover. The three Autobots later attempted to get some heat off of Twin Twist by firing on Thunderwing, but were all blown away by a thunderous clap of the monstrosity's hands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:ThreeMonologues-religiousnut.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|So it seems Starscream found Scoop's Rapture Ready account.]]
After the war's end, Scoop returned to Cybertron, where he renounced the Autobots in favor of the "Chosen One", [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} He founded the [[Construction Patrol]] to fix the battle damage in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], help the wounded, fix blackouts, and restore Cybertron's deep space communications. He was such a beloved, awesome dude that Starscream, who had recently become leader of the neutrals, believed the builder was running an angle to seize power himself. An old Autobot comrade of Scoop's, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], warned Starscream that Scoop was a jealous, greedy sort and that he'd found evidence that the builder had caused the blackout he'd 'fixed'. This was actually a big crock: Rattrap was framing Scoop because he's a git, and the altruist really was trying to help and even believed that Starscream was a Primus-appointed leader. Since "altruists are unpredictable", Starscream let Scoop be arrested for crimes he hadn't committed. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

Once imprisoned, Scoop began researching the [[Covenant of Primus]], and so when Starscream came knocking on his cell after the [[Necrotitan]] appeared outside of the city, Scoop had more dogma for the "Chosen One." Scoop still believed in Starscream's Primus-designated stature, though he warned of a [[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|legend]] that predated [[Nova Prime]]'s reign. There would be a "false prophet who would remake everything," and that the "stars would scream." {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Starscream left, and Rattrap sneaked in to talk to Scoop next. Scoop worried that while Starscream was the chosen one, he might have been chosen to bring about the end of the world. Scoop's doomsaying started seeming plausible once a surge from the Necrotitan razed the city. Scoop, now free, chose to help his fellow citizens rather than take revenge on Starscream. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

[[File:TheDeadAreNotEnough ScoopBeratesStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|"You were the Chosen One!!! It was said that you would bring balance to Cybertron, not leave it in darkness!"]]]]
Scoop and his Construction Patrol continued to pull survivors from the city's wreckage, but when Starscream returned, Scoop began turning his scorn and the city against Starscream. Scoop pointed at the dark growth on Starscream's chest and called it a mark placed by Primus. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Soon thereafter, the Necrotitan itself marched across the city, leaving it in flames. Scoop's anger burned as well, and he accused Starscream of betraying Cybertron because of his lack of faith. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

During the battle with the Necrotitan, Scoop and Rattrap worked together to evacuate the other neutrals. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Starscream pointed out that Rattrap was only helping out to make himself look good, bothering Scoop who told him to stop thinking about schemes for once. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} The Necrotitan was eventually defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], proving the prophet Scoop had believed in for so long untrue and leaving him rather glum and confused. When Starscream showed up for some friendly taunts over his misgivings, Scoop shocked the former Decepticon by revealing he'd first learned about the prophecy from Shockwave himself. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} At that moment, Shockwave enacted his master plan, dispatching an army of [[Ammonite]]s to cause chaos on Cybertron. Scoop joined a team of Autobots and Decepticons setting out to stop Shockwave, but elected to stay behind instead when the group proved too large for [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] to teleport. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

[[File:SignalsCallsAndMarches-Scoop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"No one ever ''really'' changes." "Well, in my first appearance I was a Wrecker."]]
After Shockwave was defeated, Scoop ended up in the company of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} He remained with them as they traveled to [[Earth]], claiming to have renounced his faith in Starscream, {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} when in fact he was acting as Starscream's agent, secretly keeping him up to date on the Decepticons' conflict with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} His end goal was to use Galvatron to find the ancient [[Enigma of Combination]] and deliver it to Starscream. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}} At one point Scoop was sent by Soundwave to fetch Galvatron, who responded by pointing a gun in his face and mocking his beliefs. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} He then accompanied the Decepticons to [[Tokyo]] on their mission to capture [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}}

Having learned the location of the Enigma of Combination, Galvatron led Scoop and the others to [[Wanmu]], {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} where they fought [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] who was also after the relic. When Devastator dropped the Enigma, Scoop revealed his true colors, snagging the item when no one was looking and returning to Cybertron on the Decepticons' shuttle. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}} Delivering the Enigma to Starscream, he was annoyed by his leader's sudden decision to change bodies, but grudgingly accepted that he ''was'' the Chosen One and could do what he wanted. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} He was surprised that that Starscream remained on the same subject even when Cybertron's spacebridge to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] opened, unaware that his leader was behind it all to begin with. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

[[File:CombinerWars5-disappointed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm not mad, I'm disappointed." "That's 'Mom' for 'mad'!"]]
Scoop got to visit Starscream's secret prison when he was done manipulating [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and had him locked up. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} In need of a loyal combiner, Starscream then freed the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and used the Enigma of Combination on Scoop to make him part of their combined form, Devastator. As he took the late [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s place as Devastator's right leg, Scoop's faith in his Chosen One influenced the combiner's personality, forcing him to follow Starscream's orders. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} However, the other Constructicons' rage against Prowl 'betraying' them and Devastator's desire to not be controlled anymore prevailed when [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] appeared through the space bridge, causing Scoop to lose control. He later apologized to Starscream about his failure, but Starscream had Scoop and the Constructicons imprisoned anyway. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

He was let out of jail sometimes; on one occasion, he noted with some satisfaction that Starscream was terrified by a broadcast of ''Lost Light'' crewmembers awaiting execution. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Starscream made allowances for releasing his own combiner, loyal to the Chosen One, when necessary. The Constructicons reformed Devastator at Starscream's command to thwart a group of Decepticons commandeering the space bridge, {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} and to besiege the colony ship [[Vigilem|Carcer]] when [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] refused to transform her Titan in defense of Cybertron from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s evil fleet. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}}

[[File:TheGround ScoopOrdersMerge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Everyone should look this cool shortly before dying stupidly.]]
By the time that Starscream had been impeached and imprisoned for his own myriad transgressions, {{storylink|The Chosen One}} Scoop was thoroughly disgusted by the 'bot he'd once served, having lost faith in his religious ideals. When [[Alpha Trion]] invited him to meet the [[Mistress of Flame]], he scoffed at her tale of the time when she encountered [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], prompting the Mistress to sternly remind him that it wasn't the ''Primes'' who let him down. Though Scoop attempted to meet with Starscream in his cell, Onyx himself and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived over Iacon, throwing the city into chaos. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

Scoop and the other Constructicons watched from a rooftop as Onyx and his [[Maximal]]s joined Optimus's forces for a meeting in the [[Spire]]. The fact that Starscream had seemingly foreseen the coming of Onyx—in reality, the ex-leader had simply been alerted to the threat by an [[infraspace|infraspacial]] version of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]—was enough to reignite his lapsed faith, reaffirming his belief in the Chosen One... though the other Constructicons weren't so moved by this breakthrough, and told him to find a different cause. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} As Onyx's manipulations turned the population of Iacon against one another, exposing yet another Prime as a callous manipulator, Scoop's belief in his "Chosen One" led him to form Devastator with the other Constructicons and break Starscream out of prison in the hopes that Starscream could "light their darkest hour." {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

As Devastator, Scoop's faith continued to guide the [[combiner]] onwards; with Onyx Prime now revealed as a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in disguise, the gestalt came to the conclusion that Starscream's role as the Chosen One meant that he was the reincarnation of the treacherous [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. This epiphany was short-lived; Shockwave revealed that he had deliberately orchestrated Starscream's rise and fall, and that the legends of the "Chosen One" were a lie he'd invented ''specifically'' to place a fool like Starscream on the throne. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

As Devastator, the Constructicons - who had been ordered to destroy indiscriminately - wound up battling [[Victorion]]. When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] smashed Liege Maximo and his payload of [[Ore-4]], which had been buffering Devastator from Victorion's gravity powers, the female combiner was able to overpower the Constructicons with a surge of gravitational energy, fatally crushing Scoop and the other Constructicons. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:DoubleTargetmastercommercial-Scoop2.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Scoop, [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] came to the rescue of their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners as they were being chased down by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] first attached themselves to Scoop's vehicle mode, then Scoop transformed and wielded them both as guns. Afterwards, Scoop allowed both of his Targetmasters to combine into a "superweapon" to better blast their opponents. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Scoops {{sic}} discovered an ancient Cybertronian prophecy speaking of a chosen one, whom Scoops believed to be [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Starscream wasn't so sure. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (Legends)|Dark Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScoop.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|He's upset about his toy gun.]]
Scoop participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 10 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Scoop was a stand-in member of the Constructicons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} According to unconfirmed reports, he was once part of an alternate configuration for [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Scoop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bob the Builder not included.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Holepunch" dual [[compression cannon]] & "Tracer" twin laser-guided [[ion blaster]] Targetmasters
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], in the second year of the Targetmaster assortment, Scoop transforms into an orange and yellow front payloader with an articulated loader bucket, loosely resembling a Michigan 275A.

: Most of the smaller Targetmasters have two [[5 mm post|5mm mount points]] for their Nebulan companions, however Scoop is quite the exception with a total of ''five'' mount points. [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1|Tracer]] (or any other accessories with handle pegs of the correct size) can be mounted on either side of the vehicle, on either of two points at the rear, or at a single, central point at the front of the vehicle. Scoop's Targetmaster partners can attach to this central point in [[robot mode]] to create the illusion that he is looking through a gun sight. He also has very small hands, so his Targetmasters instead mount on the outside of his wrists. Holepunch and Tracer can become two separate handguns, or either can attach to the rear of the other gun to form a single rifle.

: No version of this character or mold was released in [[Japan]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Scoop/scoop.htm More information on Scoop at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Scoop-deluxe-generations.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I must rebuild you because God told me to.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Scoop''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #014'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Holepunch" & "Caliburst" Targetmasters
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the eighth wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Scoop is a modernized, more [[Articulation|articulated]] version of his original toy. He comes with equally-modernized versions of his partners, Holepunch and <s>Tracer</s> Caliburst ([[trademark]] reasons), who retain their abilities to transform from robots to guns, and to combine into a larger weapon. This time around, though, Scoop's got 5mm fist-holes to wield them normally, while still having some peg-holes on his arms and legs if you're feeling nostalgic.

: Scoop comes packaged with a copy of the [[IDW Publishing]] "[[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2]]" comic issue. He was a fairly reliable [[shelfwarmer]], often found on store shelves alongside the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline long after his own line had ended.

: Scoop's stock photography shows his loader bucket with two differently colored halves, the front half being yellow like the original toy.

: This toy was later robbed of one of its Targetmasters when it was [[redeco]]ed into [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|''Adventure'']] [[Roadblock (RID)|Roadblock]], but got it back again when it was retooled into [[BotCon 2015]] [[Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenScoop/scoop.htm More information on ''Generations'' Scoop at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*When Hasbro designer [[Joe Kyde]] set out to include a construction vehicle in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013–2014)|Thrilling 30]]'' line, he narrowed down the choices to ''Armada'' [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and Scoop. Scavenger would've been harder to do justice as a Deluxe Class toy, and Kyde preferred the idea of an orange toy, so Scoop won out!<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96685-post-pictures-of-your-delicious-braaaaaainnnnns/page-119#entry2484147|name=Joe Kyde|site=The Allspark forums|year=2014|month=01|day=30|defunct=yes}}</ref>
===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kotrógép''' ("Excavator")

==References==
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Hook, Line, and Sinker

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:''Hook, Line, and Sinker are servants of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Hooklineandsinker.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge got off easy, as far as names go.]]
'''Hook''', '''Line''', and '''Sinker''' are a trio in a long line of Unicron's minions.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
They were originally low-life criminals from the planet [[Ghennix]]. When Ghennix was destroyed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], the criminals attempted to flee in a small spaceship, but Unicron prevented their escape.

Instead of killing the criminals, Unicron reformatted them into three powerful assassins, whom he named Hook, Line, and Sinker. Each was given new weapons: Hook has a hook on one of his hands and a [[harpoon]] on the other, Line carries a sword and a net, and Sinker has two massive steel balls at the end of his arms. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

Hook, Line, and Sinker's first mission was to fetch [[Galvatron II|Galvatron from an alternate timeline]], where the [[Decepticon]]s had defeated the [[Autobot]]s circa [[2009]]. Galvatron was leading the [[Pretender Monster]]s onto a final victory march into [[New York City]], when Hook, Line, and Sinker captured him and brought him to Unicron's timeframe, circa [[1991]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}} {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

They attended to the furious Galvatron as he was brought before Unicron. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} Unicron intended Galvatron to serve as his chief assassin and Hook, Line, and Sinker to serve as Galvatron's aides. The four powerful creations assaulted [[Autobase]]. {{storylink|Surrender!}} But, when Galvatron met [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] deep under the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he rebelled against Unicron and (at least apparently) sided with Xaaron instead. Through a psychic link, Unicron was immediately aware of this treachery, and sent Hook, Line, and Sinker to kill Galvatron. They failed, and Galvatron destroyed Line and Sinker instead. Hook was killed by a [[Primus]]-possessed Emirate Xaaron shortly after. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

==Notes==
*Hook, Line, and Sinker are named after the [[Fishing|angling]]-inspired idiom "hook, line, and sinker". It means "[tricked] completely", as if the fish hasn't just swallowed the hook as intended, but went the extra mile of getting caught by also swallowing the line and the sinker.
*Although Hook, Line, and Sinker have never been represented as toys ''per se'', the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Club]] exclusive toy of [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] includes [[Sabotage Team|three Mini-Cons]] named [[Astro-Hook]], [[Astro-Line]], and [[Astro-Sinker (Cybertron)|Astro-Sinker]]. However, they do not have any apparent connection to Unicron, or at least not more than any other [[Mini-Con]] in that [[continuity family]].

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Galvatron II

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:''Galvatron II is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:GalvatronII.jpg|thumb|Well, it's heavy.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was defeated, betrayed, and cast helplessly adrift in deep space, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] reshaped his remains into '''Galvatron'''. In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|one timeline]], the Chaos-Bringer succeeded in consuming [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and granted his faithful herald freedom and the rule of [[Earth]]. But Galvatron has found, to his great chagrin, that his servitude would not end there. Unicron reached through time itself and plucked his creation away from his triumphant reward, forcing him to repeat his old mission. Rebellious and scheming, his mind slowly being eaten by madness, this "Galvatron II" is a rogue danger to all.

{{bigquote|Hah! For all their supposed omnipotence, even [[Primus|gods]] can be conned!|Galvatron|"[[Out of Time!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
In the year [[2005]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] fell in battle against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and was cast into space by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. His mind still functioned, but barely. Wracked by madness, he welcomed oblivion, but that relief was denied him by Unicron. Desiring a flawless servant, Unicron re-created Megatron into the cold and clinical Galvatron. But the remnants of Megatron's insanity remained, eating away at Galvatron's precision. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

[[File:Nyc-alternate-future1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Galvatron II is why you have to take your shoes off at the airport.]]
This did not prevent Unicron from achieving his goal, however. Cybertron was destroyed, and Unicron freed Galvatron to do with Earth as he pleased. By the year [[2009]], the Decepticons had conquered the Americas, but Galvatron's madness had grown. One benign symptom was a tendency to give impromptu speeches about himself in the third person. He also continued to "kill" a long-dead [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], whose remains he'd strung up on what was left of the [[World Trade Center]]. He knew that the [[human]]s' European Crisis Coalition was planning a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear strike]], but he was glad for it, believing the Decepticons' [[Force field|energy field]] could absorb the energy of the attack. [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]], and [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] were not so confident and worried where their boss's plans were taking them.

On the eve of the nuclear launch, a small team of Autobots and humans struck at the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] in [[New York City|New York]], hoping to send a message to the world that there was still an active resistance movement in North America. Galvatron involved himself upon finding [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] at the mercy of some Autobot attackers, and then immediately destroyed his minion for having needed to be rescued at all. The battle took its toll in casualties, but the plan succeeded as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] unfurled an [[United States of America|American]] flag atop a Decepticon tower, causing the Crisis Coalition to call off the strike with just a few minutes remaining. Galvatron took aim at Spike, but [[Hook, Line, and Sinker]] suddenly materialized and subdued Galvatron, then whisked him away. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}} They took him back to their own time, the year [[1990]]. There, Unicron was planning an imminent attack on Cybertron, and, as per his ''modus operandi'', he wanted a herald. However, in an unusual move, he had decided to pluck one from a "possible future". {{storylink|All Fall Down}} Galvatron was understandably angry at being forced back into servitude, but he acquiesced when reminded of Unicron's capacity to torture him. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

[[File:Galvatron2screened.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Galvatron activates the Cone of Silence.]]
Unicron sent Galvatron to attack Cybertron, and there Galvatron soon began to work against him. He followed [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] beneath Cybertron's surface, believing the Autobot knew a way to defeat Unicron. {{storylink|Surrender!}} He ambushed Xaaron and explained his situation, then braced for Unicron's torture. When the pain did not come, Galvatron took it as proof that being inside the body of [[Primus]] made him invisible to the Chaos-Bringer. Xaaron told him the legend that all the [[Transformer]]s, united together, could defeat Unicron even without the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Galvatron decided the only way to achieve that would be to awaken Primus, so he and Xaaron went to the chamber deep within the planet where Primus' head rested. Meanwhile, Unicron, indeed blind to Galvatron's whereabouts, sent Hook, Line, and Sinker to find him and bring him back. The trio tracked him to the chamber, where Xaaron was attempting to contact Primus psychically. Galvatron immediately attacked Unicron's servants, destroying two of them before Hook gained the upper hand (so to speak). But Hook spontaneously combusted as Primus entered Xaaron's body. Galvatron beseeched Primus to gather the Transformers before Unicron arrived, and Primus, seeing that his supplicant was a Decepticon, believed that the time was right for unity. He teleported the Earthbound Transformers to Cybertron, and Galvatron reveled in his own ability to "con" a god. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

As the Transformers prepared for the impending apocalypse, Galvatron secretly helped fight some [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] who tried to assassinate Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} But despite his covert assistance, the Transformers still scattered helplessly when Unicron arrived. Realizing that he needed to make a public appearance to set an example, Galvatron powered himself up with energy from Cybertron itself, then attacked Unicron with a single, mighty blast. Unicron swatted him aside, and he would not be seen again for the course of the battle. But he had succeeded in inspiring the other Transformers to unite against their planet-eating enemy. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

[[File:Galvatron2vsmegatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Megs!]]
During the battle, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] arrived with Autobot reinforcements, but it was abandoned by the time Unicron was destroyed. Starscream and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] commandeered it to conquer the newly undefended Earth, and Galvatron was inspired to stow away, with the goal of eventually re-creating his own lost Terran empire. {{storylink|Still Life!}} However, none of them were aware that Megatron was in a stasis tube in the ship's medical facility, and that he had been mistakenly re-energized with [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. Galvatron encountered the disoriented Megatron wandering down a hallway, and all of Galvatron's repressed insanity erupted. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

[[File:Galvatroniiteeth.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|THAT IS HOW CRAZY YOU ARE]]
Galvatron very nearly destroyed Megatron, fueled by a desire to excise the madness from his own mind, but he stopped himself for fear of disrupting his own history. He believed that the timeline he was in was ''not'' the one that would one day produce him, but he still didn't want to take any chances. Megatron, his own mind a chaotic mix with [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]]'s, was barely aware of anything that was happening to him. He was helpless when Shockwave saw him and attacked him, but Galvatron saved him by smashing Shockwave's head against a wall. Galvatron offered a truce to Megatron in the hopes that working with his past self would help him come to grips with the source of his madness. Megatron accepted, but their alliance was cut short when the Ark crashed on Earth again. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

Venturing out of the wreckage into the wilderness of northern [[Canada]], Galvatron was set upon by the Canadian army. He did away with them easily, but he was soon confronted by another human, one whom he had almost vaporized in his own time: Spike Witwicky. This younger Spike had been drawn to the area by his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who was inside the Ark. Rejoined, the human/Autobot duo attacked Galvatron as he began to threaten a town. Galvatron, his madness utterly consuming him, fought Maximus with a feral rage, but Maximus defeated him and threw him into a frozen lake. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{note|These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See [[Earthforce]] for details. Essentially, imagine if, instead of going to Cybertron after Unicron pulled him back in time, Galvatron didn't bother and went to the Ark instead.}}
Seeking Autobots that he could mould into a new army, Galvatron sent a "[[mind bug]]" probe aboard the abandoned Ark to scan the minds of the comatose Autobots held in stasis there in order to find suitable candidates. He was taken with [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s willingness to fight fire with fire, [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]]'s ability to kill when required, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s lack of concern for humans, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]]'s willingness to put the needs of the many ahead of the few and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s ferocity.

[[File:PerchanceToDream6-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|I had all sorts of wacky adventures!]]
But as he studied their dreams aboard his [[Galvatron's ship|ship]] and played back scenarios in which these traits had come to the fore, his mind bug suddenly ceased transmitting. Little did Galvatron realize that the device had inadvertently awoken the five sleeping Autobots and when he headed across to the Ark to investigate, he was confronted by the quintet.

During the battle that followed, he planted mind-controlling devices on Wheeljack and Prowl, designed to bring out the mental flaws in them that he had observed and shape them into a form he could use. Being Autobots, however, they proved to be much better beings than Galvatron had given them credit for, easily overcoming his control and turning their weapons on him. Downed by the blast, Galvatron was immediately leapt upon by Prowl, who planted a device hastily constructed by Wheeljack on his head, plunging the Decepticon in a "sleep" mode of his own. Placed in a stasis capsule, Galvatron slumbered... trapped in a recurring nightmare by the Autobots, in which Rodimus Prime dismembered him over and over again. {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Optimus remembered Galvatron as one of the many threats the Autobots had overcome upon being met by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

====''Classics''====
By [[2006]], the returned Megatron had salvaged Galvatron's arm cannon and had it in his private chamber aboard the crashed Ark alongside [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Rodimus prime galvatron ii less than zero.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''We're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy'']]
In his own timeline, at some unspecified time prior to the [[Rhythms of Darkness!|battle in New York]], Galvatron and his lieutenants Cyclonus and Scourge had successfully tracked Rodimus Prime down to a [[Junkion (planet)|planet of junk]]. His [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] destroyed and his teammates killed, Rodimus was determined to stop Galvatron at any cost, but a sudden distraction allowed Cyclonus and Scourge to get the drop on him, breaking the chain that held the Matrix around his neck, and sending it flying away. Galvatron delivered the killing blow, apparently unaware that another version of Hot Rod was witnessing these events by way of his journey through [[Zero Space]], or that this Hot Rod had inadvertently provided the distraction! In his zeal to destroy his timeline's Rodimus, he probably also didn't notice that the Matrix had fallen at Hot Rod's feet... {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

[[File:Galvatron ii loose ends.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|''Crazy'' ''I'm crazy for feeling so lonely'']]
Mindful of the loose ends left over from the end of the war 21 years previously, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] trained at [[Debris]] against [[solid light simulation]]s of Megatron, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and Galvatron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}} Some time later, just as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] deactivated the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]], and Optimus Prime killed Megatron, Galvatron came bursting out of the cracks in the ice where he'd been buried. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

Galvatron made his way to the site of the crashed Ark, arriving about the same time as Starscream. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} He surprised Starscream with a cannon-augmented backhand to the face, and demanded (upon threat of destruction) to know why the treacherous Air Commander had returned to the derelict starship. When Starscream could only manage to emit an unintelligible grunt, Galvatron concluded that the damage to Starscream's cranial module was more than plate-deep, that he was being denied the use of his voice tracks. He decided to spare Starscream for the moment, and had him lead him to the object of Starscream's interest—hidden behind Auntie's core, the body of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], plugged directly into the Ark! {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Galvatron proceeded to restore the Ark to operational capacity, leaving Shockwave in place to serve as the Ark's operating system. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

[[File:Starscream galvatron ii natural selection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|''Maybe I'm crazy'' ''Maybe you're crazy'' ''Maybe we're crazy'' ''Probably'']]
Galvatron completed the repairs necessary to restore the Ark's flight capability, unaware that Shockwave had regained consciousness, remembering his defeat at Galvatron's hands and the subsequent Ark crash. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} Shockwave also secretly restored Starscream, using his link to the Ark to remove Megatron's blocks on the Seeker's mind. Nonetheless, Galvatron brought the Ark airborne, just as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] arrived on the scene. The Autobot spotted Galvatron through the bridge viewport, though Prime wondered if this was actually Megatron. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

As the Ark traveled to Cybertron, Galvatron reflected on the past, and how in his own timeline, he had watched as Unicron consumed his homeworld, leaving only Earth for him to rule. He vowed that in ''this'' timeline, though, Cybertron would be ''his''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} As chance would have it, the Ark would arrive at Cybertron at the same time as [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'', though neither was aware of the other's presence. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

[[File:Galvatron ii destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''You drive me crazy'' ''I just can't sleep'' ''I'm so excited, I'm in too deep'']]
Galvatron correctly realized that Optimus Prime would have already alerted the Autobots on Cybertron to expect the Ark, and came up with a plan to send the Ark in on autopilot as a decoy with Starscream (whom he believed to be a lobotomized puppet) on board to be shot down, while he himself snuck in undetected. When Galvatron left the Ark's bridge to investigate an intruder, Starscream had Shockwave transfer control of the ship over to him. Galvatron found the stowaway: a reactivated [[Guardian (Marvel)|Mark V Guardian droid]] under Starscream's control. He was able to destroy the Guardian, but Starscream decompressed the artificial hull which sent Galvatron into space. Galvatron was left to tumble through the Cybertronian atmosphere while Starscream changed the course of the Ark away from Cybertron.

Starscream's betrayal didn't derail Galvatron's plans, however, for just as Bludgeon's ''Warworld'' arrived at Cybertron, Galvatron had recovered in time to locate and attack his prey—[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]! {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

[[File:Ultra magnus galvatron ii destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''It's a warning'' ''It's in every tongue'' ''Gotta stop them crazy horses on the run'']]
Galvatron furiously engaged "Cybertron's greatest warrior", boasting that he had already killed Ultra Magnus once before, leaving the Autobot wondering if Galvatron was insane. Magnus didn't have much patience for Galvatron, though, blasting the Decepticon away from him with one of his shoulder-rockets. When Magnus transformed to head out and join the battle against the ''Warworld'', however, Galvatron jumped on top of the Autobot's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. Galvatron responded to Magnus's frustration about not having time to deal with him by stating that he would fight off the invaders, but only after killing Magnus. Having had enough, Magnus blew up [[A-19-61 thruway|the bridge]] ahead of him, breaking hard at the broken edge in order to toss Galvatron off, but the wily Decepticon grabbed Magnus's bumper to drag him down.

Bludgeon chose the location of their fall to fire a shot from the ''Warworld'' to demonstrate its power, obliterating several city blocks in the process. Despite the devastation, Ultra Magnus was the first to emerge, ready to take on the invaders. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}}

Remember that other Hot Rod from the start? He was ''this'' timeline's Hot Rod and the Matrix turned him into a Rodimus Prime! {{storylink|Less Than Zero}} After Rodimus's defeat of Bludgeon he remained grim, convinced that Galvatron somehow represented part of a larger threat. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} Ultra Magnus led a team of Autobots into [[Kalis]] in search of Galvatron's body. Magnus wasn't convinced that Galvatron had survived, as he'd used the Decepticon to shield him from the ''Warworld''{{'}}s blast. However, Galvatron proved himself made of sterner stuff, as he took out [[Skram (G2)|Skram]]. [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] unloaded on Galvatron, bringing a portion of the ruins down on him, but before the Autobots could collect the body, Gunrunner was taken down by the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]], who attacked the Autobots ''en masse'' so they could recover the unconscious Galvatron. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} The Acolytes brought him to the Primus chamber, where they were rewarded for their work by being drained of their life-energy by their "master", who appeared to be Primus himself! {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} A revived Galvatron proceeded to attack the [[Star Chamber]], where the Autobots had been monitoring communications between Earth and [[Nebulos]]. With dark energy streaming from his eyes, Galvatron declared himself the "ravager of worlds" as he slaughtered the Autobot techs. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

[[File:Galvatron ii war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''Still crazy after all these years'']]
Galvatron took the [[space bridge]] network offline, save for the link connecting Cybertron to Earth and Nebulos, and made his escape to the latter planet. Meanwhile, Rodimus Prime learned from the dark entity that had masqueraded as Primus and revived Galvatron that it was, in fact, the fragment of Matrix energy that had been corrupted when it possessed the [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]], and that it had not only survived the termination of the Deathbringer, but had been brought to Cybertron when Primus recalled the Transformers on Earth. Hiding itself in an Acolyte of Unicron, it slowly fed on the [[spark]]s of others, incited the [[Demon|Primoridals]] to attack, and when it found the peace unsuitable to its needs, incited [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to rebel and Scorponok to pursue his gene-key research. It had even been responsible for Galvatron's reawakening on Earth, and was now using Galvatron along with the rebuilt [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to further its goal: to spread itself across the multiverse!

As the possessed Galvatron continued his rampage in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]] on Nebulos, a squad of Autobots led by Ultra Magnus caught up with him. Galvatron was distracted, however, when the Dark Matrix creature found itself under attack in Zero Space by Rodimus Prime's multiversal counterparts. Taking advantage of the lull, Magnus engaged Galvatron hand-to-hand, and declaring an end to their conflict, snapped the Decepticon's neck and crushed his head, terminating the time-displaced Decepticon once and for all. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:GalvatronII-LaserMagnus.jpg|right|upright=1.25|thumb|Beware my dangerous puns!]]
Travelling from his home dimension—a [[Primax|Primax Gamma]] [[universal stream]]<ref name="ehobby gii">[http://web.archive.org/web/20120121032111/http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/english/museun_en/2510.html e-HOBBY Galvatron II article]</ref>—into another reality, Galvatron appeared in the late 2030s to threaten the new world in which he found himself with a fleet of [[Warworld]]s.<ref name="ehobby old bio">[http://web.archive.org/web/20060614150152/http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc?&port=33301&req=PRODUCT&code=tfce_35 Wayback Machine chache of e-HOBBY Galvatron II bio]</ref> His appearance in this dimension prompted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to devise a plan to resurrect [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], by contacting [[Alpha Trion]] within the Matrix and having him recover Magnus's soul. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}} Using Optimus Prime's [[Reconfiguration Matrix]], Magnus resurrected himself in a new [[Laser Rod]] body, and quickly assembled a strike force to counter Galvatron.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120923001655/http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com:80/english/museun_en/2647.html e-HOBBY Laser Ultra Magnus bio]</ref>

Ultra Magnus's new Laser Rod body afforded him little advantage over Galvatron, who handily defeated and nearly killed him. But before Galvatron could finish his foe off, Optimus Prime (upgraded with new missile launchers and a heat-absorbing [[Black body (technology)|black body]] coating) intervened, destroying Galvatron's arm cannon. Although weaponless, Galvatron took the blow in stride and continued to mock Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version}} Galvatron would go on to usurp [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s leadership of the Decepticons, demoting his counterpart to guarding a subterranean headquarters. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}} As leader he devised a plan to attack the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] and steal its unique [[Beast Power]], {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}} constructing the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to extract the energy and channel it into his Matrix. The Decepticons were met with resistance from the natives as well as [[Legends World]] refugees, leading to Nemesis being brought down, but Galvatron in turn defeated their [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]] allies. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When the Monsterbots were revived by the gems of the [[Three Wise Ones]], Galvatron took out [[Doublecross]] a second time and stole one of the gems, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Repugnus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} realizing that claiming all three would let him evolve and unlock a beast mode. He used the gem's power to continue fighting and cause natural disasters on Beast until he was defeated and forced to retreat by [[Grotusque]] and [[Platinum Tiger]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

[[File:EarlyGalvatronTVMagazine1.jpg|left|upright=1.75|thumb|His real problem is that he just won't stop living in the past.]]
When Unicron seemingly appeared before him on [[Chaar]], Galvatron demanded to know why his once and former master was now attacking him, unaware that this was actually a duplicate called "[[Dark Nova|Unicron Neo]]". The monster planet declared Galvatron to no longer be of any use to him and proceeded to kill the Decepticon. However, Galvatron escaped this fate by biting into a piece of [[solitarium]] he had kept on his person, which sent him traveling back in time to the 20th Century. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} Because there had previously been a [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|different Galvatron]] in this dimension, Galvatron had had to put up with being called "Galvatron II", which irked him to the point that, when he time-jumped into the past, he chose to arrive at a time before that previous Galvatron existed, thereby making himself the "first" one. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}} Arriving in the late 1980s, he was met by Megatron and Starscream. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} Not long after the activation of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Galvatron acted as Megatron's "new subordinate" and joined the Decepticon leader in battling Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime on Metroplex's shoulder. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers part 9}} Magnus and Prime would successfully defeat Galvatron in a later battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers part 15}} When the Decepticons activated their own city-robot to counter Metroplex, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Galvatron was appointed its [[City Commander]] but was destroyed in Trypticon's battle with Metroplex. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}} {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

[[File:Grand Galvatron Chapter Galvatron head.jpg|thumb|I am the boss!]]
Using the power of the Creation Matrix that he had stolen from the Rodimus Prime of his world, Galvatron was able to survive as a ghost after his destruction. In [[2021]], ten years after the native Galvatron's defeat and icy entombment at the hands of the [[Autobot]]s, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] came to visit the site of his leader's downfall. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} There, the specter of Galvatron II was able to fool Cyclonus into thinking he was his master. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} Channeling the power of his vengeful thoughts, Galvatron reformatted Cyclonus and took partial possession of his body, speaking to him as a head housed in his torso. Galvatron then ordered Cyclonus to travel to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s remains, [[Triple Z Point|out in deep space]]. Though Galvatron planned to usurp Unicron's body in order to implement the "[[Grand Galvatron]]" scheme, the crippled god offered him an alternative; instead he would summon from across the [[multiverse]] others who shared similar thoughts of revenge, and together they would unite to become a new "Grand Galvatron". Galvatron accepted and Cyclonus was joined by [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], and a partially re-materialized [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] into Galvatron's new body. Though Unicron ordered Galvatron to seize [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for him, Galvatron planned to betray Unicron once again, and take control of his homeworld for himself. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}}

[[File:Baldigus Chapter Galvatron II.jpg|thumb|left]]
Grand Galvatron attacked the planet, but came face-to-face with the Autobot [[Disaster Relief Team]], who split up the combiner's components for individual battles. Galvatron tried to push his troops into capturing [[Vector Sigma]], but the Autobots formed [[Sky Reign]] to battle a reformed Grand Galvatron. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} The battle was soon joined by [[Megaempress]] and her [[4 Guards]], who frightened away Grand Galvatron's limbs, leaving Cyclonus and Galvatron at the empress's mercy. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] came to his rescue, and Megaempress combined with her retinue to form [[Megatronia]] to face off against [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

The battle became even more chaotic as Unicron arrived with the upgraded [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]]; the god knew Galvatron would renege on his deal and gathered his own allies who facilitated the process of combining Unicron's head with Cybertron. Angry at being denied rule of the planet, Galvatron attacked Unicron, only to be blasted out of the sky. With Cyclonus out of commission, Galvatron revealed to Megaempress that he was not this universe's native Galvatron as everybody thought. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} He further explained his backstory and that all of Unicron's machinations were destabilizing the [[multiverse]]. Leaving Cyclonus's body, Galvatron attempted to possess Megaempress, but was stopped by [[Grand Scourge]], who could hold the ghost's form thanks to being Unicron's "Matrix Hunter". Seizing the opportunity, Megaempress knocked the two away and both fell into a dimensional rift to destinations unknown. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

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==Toys==
{{note|These are the only toys explicitly identified as representing Galvatron II. For other Galvatron toys, see [[Galvatron (G1)/toys]].}}
===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|G1}}
[[File:G1toy ehobby galvatron2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I got a Matrix full of kryptonite, ah."]]
*'''Galvatron''' ([[2006]])
**''ID number:'' '''66'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Rifle, Particle Cannon, Particle Cannon connector, Creation Matrix w/ chain

:The [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] Galvatron sports the physically [[retool]]ed parts of the 2006 Galvatron [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]—a screeching face and new electronics (a laser noise, the transformation sound effect and five phrases spoken by [[Seizō Katō]]) that operate on two AA batteries rather than a 9-volt—but with the gray paint scheme of the original 1986 toy. The die-cast metal Matrix accessory that the Galvatron reissue came with (itself a [[redeco]] of the accessory from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special Convoy]]) is recolored in metallic green in the style of the comics' Creation Matrix.

:In terms of unique features, Galvatron II also comes with a sheet of optional small gold filigree [[sticker]]s to make the toy match his first appearance in the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|story pages]] [[#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|described above]]. These stickers are ''very'' difficult to apply. To better coordinate with them, he also has a special gold Decepticon insignia sticker. Additionally, he features a unique sound clip: where the original reissue barked "Destron gundan, transform!" (デストロン軍団、トランスフォーム!, "Decepticon army, transform!"), Galvatron II declares "Washi no kobun ni naran noka!" (ワシの子分にならんのか!, "You will be my servant!")
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:UW-toy GrandGalvatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You chose WHO as your right-hand man?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Grand Galvatron''' (Giftset, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[April 30]], 2016
:*''ID number'': '''UW-06'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Grand Galvatron is made up of [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]] with the torso, and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]], and [[Roller (G1)#UW06|Wandering Roller]] as limbs. The deco of Cyclonus's torso mode more closely adheres to the appearance of the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Galvatron toy]]... which is kind of funny given how painfully animation-based Cyclonus's deco is.

: While the box, [[Special Training in the Lava Baths of Planet Thrull!|included story]], and instructions have an official limb configuration for Grand Galvatron, using Wandering Roller as the right arm with his toes folded up in his leg configuration allows for Cyclonus's blaster to be mounted on the forearm, rather than precariously positioned on Starscream's wing.

: This set also included a [[collector coin]] in a special sleeve.

: Grand Galvatron was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive, rather than as a retail release; it was the third of six exclusive sets.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects-Leader-ToyGalvatron.jpeg|upright=1.67|thumb|"Now, you know it's up to you whether or not you want to just do the bare minimum. Or... well, like Galvy, for example, has thirty seven pieces of flair, okay. And a terrific smile."]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Leader Class, [[2021]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'''''
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS27'''
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece Particle Beam cannon, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SelectsGalvatron|Matrix of Leadership]], chain, 2 "side cannons"/Revenge ships

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'', this version of Galvatron is a redeco of the Leader Class [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Galvatron]] from that line, now meant to resemble both the original toy and comic book appearances. Galvatron transforms into a treaded tripod cannon in 33 steps. The rear "leg" of the cannon is on multiple hinges, allowing the toy to aim at different elevations. As part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]], Galvatron has multiple [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]], though is missing 3 mm posts on his body for [[Fire Blast effect]]s.

:Galvatron's particle beam cannon can mount onto multiple 5 mm ports, including his forearm or upper arm, or separate into two pieces for cannon mode. He also includes a green [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which is a retool and repaint of the Matrix first included with ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]. The new molding allows it to mount onto an included chain via 5 mm post, which can rest around his neck or attach at the base of the cannon barrel in his alternate mode.

:Galvatron also includes two black plastic ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Unicron]]-scaled ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]'' ships that can be held as blasters echoing the G1 toy's black rifle, combine into a larger gun, store on his back, or attach parallel to the barrel in his cannon mode.

:This toy features a factory-applied classic Decepticon [[rubsign]], as well as an optional [[sticker]] sheet that mimics the decals of the G1 toy. The instructions do not depict several stickers that were presumably late additions- one for the center of his silver head crest and the entire set of red and gold stickers for the belt, the latter five stickers not even being on promotional photography. The instructions also suggest installing his cannon mode insignias upside-down in a bit of overzealous replication of how those symbols ended up oriented on the original G1 toy's robot mode.

:The red blocks atop his shoulders are entirely painted, so their pegs risk scraping during transformation.
{{WFCKingdomGalvatronMold}}
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==Merchandise==
{{note|Again, this is only the merchandise explicitly identified as representing Galvatron II. For other Galvatron merch, see [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Merchandise]].}}
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Galvatron Ⅱ and Laser Ultra Magnus.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Laser Ultra Magnus and Galvatron II Set''' ([[December 28]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''95 & 96'''

:Released as part of the thirteenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in his [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|"Laser" form]] and Galvatron II along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#96|Translation of Galvatron II's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===Auldey===
[[File:AuldeyGalvatronII.jpeg|thumb|How DARE Auldey? 11 cases of unwanted duplicates belong to me!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron II''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''The Demon Star Approaches'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-19'''
:*''Accessories:'': Particle cannon, matrix necklace, five pairs of hands.
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:This is a retool of the [[Auldey]] 5" articulated [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Auldey|Galvatron]] figure with new chest, shoulders, and head, and shinier metallized deco. The figure includes a label sheet to add color detail better matching the original toy. One of the [[chase figure]]s in the assortment, Galvatron II was packed at just one per every 12 [[case]]s.
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==Notes==
*The "Galvatron II" name originates from "[[Alignment]]", a non-official story written by [[Simon Furman]], where it was used as a way to distinguish the two different Galvatrons that emerged in Marvel UK continuity. It was made official years later with the release of the e-HOBBY "Galvatron II" toy.
*Galvatron II's end in the Marvel comic is unintentionally similar to Galvatron's final fate in "[[The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg]]" from the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' anime]].
*We know it's Galvatron II in "...Perchance to Dream" because ''[[Transformers: Dinobot Hunt]]'' says so. Up until then, all we had was that he was a "different Galvatron" to the one from "[[Time Wars]]" which could have meant Galvatron II or "[[Aspects of Evil!]]" Galvatron.
*A link between Galvatron as seen in both "...Perchance to Dream" and "Aspects of Evil!" (and presumably by extension of "Aspects", "[[The Void! (UK)|The Void]]") was suggested in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of [[Divide and Conquer!|#279]] of the Marvel UK comic. In response to a reader's query regarding the character's appearance in "...Perchance" the following statements were given: "That leaves the question of who is ''this'' Galvatron? And thereby hangs a tale (a hint — ''Aspects Of Evil'' 2, issue 224)!"
*In the letters page of [[The Pri¢e of Life!|#309]] of the Marvel UK comic, a reader's query regarding Galvatron's Marvel US appearances from "Rhythms of Darkness!" onwards and how they related to his earlier appearances in previous UK stories is given the following response: "Simon has used time/space displacement to create a parallel universe — an alternative future which gives him the scope to develop the [[Matrix Quest]] in his own wonderful inimitable fashion."

===Japanese continuity===
Galvatron's complex history in Japanese Generation 1 continuity is full of overlapping retcons that we've laid out simply on this article for readability. His appearance in ''TV Magazine''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s story pages in the 1980s were published first, and were not intended to indicate the existence of a "second" Galvatron: they were merely promoting the release of the original Galvatron toy, and the appearance of Megatron and Galvatron side-by-side was either a deliberate feint to keep the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' secret, or the result of the artists and writers legitimately not knowing that the two Decepticons were not separate characters (see "[[Galvatron (G1)#Japanese fiction]]" for other similarly erroneous early material.) However, decades later, the 2006 [[e-HOBBY]] reissue of the original Galvatron toy, named "Galvatron II" in reference to the Marvel character and given a bio describing the character's history in the comics, included extra stickers to match his first story page appearance (pictured here; a later appearance would remove the gold details)<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060615195828/http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/texts/e_gentei/tfce_35_e.html Wayback Machine cache of "Grey Galvatron's" Activity Track Record]</ref> indicating that the Galvatron seen in that story was Galvatron II, who had returned to star in e-HOBBY's post-''G-2'' storyline. In 2016, [[Hayato Sakamoto]] explained how all these appearances chronologically worked together in his ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' and ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comics.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Galvatron II''' (ガルバトロンII ''Garubatoron Tsū'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]

On the Edge of Extinction!

2026-02-08T00:36:29Z

Smasher:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #75
|prev=The_Void! (US)
|next=Still_Life!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #319–322
|prev2=The_Void! (US)
|next2=Still_Life!
|title="On the Edge of Extinction!"
|image=MarvelUS-75.jpg
|caption=OM NOM NOM NOM NOM
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=December [[1990]]
|coverdate=February 1991
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|artist=[[Geoff Senior]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Unicron drops by for a light lunch.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|left|thumb|How do the physics of this even work?!]]
With [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] looming over the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the assembled [[Transformer]]s flee in a blind panic. The [[Dark God]] rips into the planet's surface, sampling its metal (and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]) and declaring it "succulent".

[[Primus]]—still possessing the form of [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]—urges [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to calm their warriors and unite them in battle against the Chaos-Bringer, but even the two leaders are overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of their foe. Primus himself initiates an attack on Unicron—but the dark god sees through what is essentially a ruse, and destroys Xaaron.

[[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] blasts Unicron at full power; while it does virtually no damage, it does what Galvatron had hoped—inspires the Transformers to stand and fight. Soon a planet-wide battle is raging; many Transformers are killed in the fighting, most notably Scorponok, who makes a final stand to live up to his legacy as a [[Decepticon]] warrior. The [[Neo-Knights]] also attempt to engage, but their powers are no match for Unicron, and [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] remains catatonic, despite [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s attempts to revive her.

Reinforcements arrive in the form of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which is filled with [[Autobot]]s reactivated by the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] retrieved by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Grimlock has the ship sideswipe Unicron, damaging it and forcing them to abandon it in flight.

As Optimus Prime struggles to keep his [[Powermaster]] bond from coming apart, the tainted [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] suddenly arrives at Cybertron, with the possessed [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] at its core. The Matrix confronts its old foe, Unicron. But with its virtuous nature stripped away, the Matrix no longer has any advantage over Unicron, who unleashes a power burst that tears Thunderwing limb from limb and devastates the surface of Cybertron. As the blast passes, Prime spots the Matrix.

Tiring of the battle, Unicron reverts to his planet mode and prepares to devour Cybertron entirely. But as he begins, he is blasted by the revived Circuit Breaker, who pours every bit of her power at him in an insane rage. The distraction gives Optimus Prime enough time to reach the Matrix. His mind free from doubt, he reclaims it, purges it of darkness, and plunges it—and himself—into Unicron's maw. Overloaded with "terrible, wonderful life", Unicron explodes while the survivors on Cybertron's surface look on in awe.

Some while after the battle, [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] are walking somewhere on Cybertron. Runabout goes to investigate some movement in the shadows. He is promptly snatched underground by a [[Demon|clawed hand]] and, as observed by a hidden [[Hi-Q]], devoured.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] (3)
*[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (6)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
*[[Cloudburst]] (13)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (15)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (29)
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]] (30)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (31)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] (32)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (35)
*[[Waverider]] (37)
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (39)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (40)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (41)
*[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (42)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (43)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (44)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (45)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (46)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (47)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (48)
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (49)
*[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] (50)
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (51)
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*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] (2)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (7)
*[[Stranglehold]] (8)
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (9)
*[[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] (12)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (14)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (16)
*[[Apeface]] (17)
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (18)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (19)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (20)
*[[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] (26)
*[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (27)
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] (28)
*[[Finback]] (33)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (34)
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] (36)
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (38)
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (52)
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (54)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (55)
*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] (56)
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (57)
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*[[Thunderpunch]] (21)
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] (22)
*[[Dynamo]] (23)
*[[Rapture]] (24)
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (25)
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*[[Hi-Q]] (53)
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*[[Primus]] (3)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (11)
*[[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]/[[Dark Matrix]] (52)
*[[Demon]] (58)
}}

==Quotes==
"Hypothesis... I--I have '''no''' hypothesis. This is '''beyond''' analysis, '''beyond''' logic. My vast data grid simply... cannot compute. However, I believe I can give an accurate probability projection. I am 100% certain that Cybertron, and every Transformer on it, is '''doomed!'''"
:—'''Shockwave'''

"Duh-do...'''something!''' '''Brainstorm''', you're the clever one... tell us '''what to do!'''" 
"I -- No No No No No No No No No"
:—'''Cloudburst''' spurs '''Brainstorm''' to take on a god with firepower

"I'll rip you to pieces with my '''bare claws''', tear your circuits out with my '''teeth''' and spit your diodes '''back''' at you! '''''Die, Unicron -- DIE!'''''"
:—'''Scorponok''''s final stand

"Erm, Grimlock.... was that wise? I mean, we've all just come out of a state close to death, reanimated by an untested and '''highly unstable''' form of energy. Perhaps we should --" 
"Should '''what?!''' Have '''holiday?''' Put '''feet''' up? We Autobots, Wheeljack -- we fight, not worry about health! And now we kick Unicron's tail across '''universe!'''" 
''sigh'' "Maybe deactivation wasn't so bad after all!"
:—'''Wheeljack''' and '''Grimlock''', still not seeing eye to eye [[Spacehikers!|40 issues later]]

"'''Huuuu--''' Puh-'''Prime?''' Did -- Did...kuh... I do... '''good?'''" 
"Yes old friend... you did good."
:—'''Scorponok''' shares his final words with '''Optimus Prime'''

"I tire of these '''games'''... It is time to '''feast!''' The '''end''' comes, Transformers. Eternal black night descends. You are about to become one with the great void... I '''envy''' you --"
:—'''Unicron''' returns to planet mode to devour Cybertron in one go

"Today we end a battle begun eons ago. I thought you created us to '''die''', Primus -- to perish in your place. But now I understand. You created us to carry on '''after''' you are gone! You must '''die''', Primus -- so that '''all''' might live!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s last words before plunging the Matrix -- and himself -- into Unicron's maw

"You see what I mean, '''Battletrap?''' I sort of thought coming so close to death myself would '''change''' me, make me a '''better''' robot. I thought I'd come out here today and want to '''embrace''' life. In fact I really want to '''destroy something!'''"
:—'''Runabout''' philosophizes

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===
* There are, of course, the errors of [[scale]] typically associated with the supposedly planet-sized Unicron.
* On the first page, when Unicron sinks his claws into Cybertron's surface, the back half of his hand is colored orange like his "sleeve".
* The Autobot [[Pretender]]s had their shells confiscated back on Earth by Scorponok's Decepticons when they surrendered in issue [[Surrender!|#71]]. Last issue after all the Transformers were teleported to Cybertron by Primus, the Autobot Pretenders were without their shells. This issue they are wearing their shells, without explanation; the story doesn't leave much if any time for them to be retrieved from wherever the Decepticons stashed them.

===Continuity errors===
* When Primus is killed while inhabiting Xaaron's body, it's ''Scorponok'' who screams out Xaaron's name in shock and Optimus who calls out for Primus (despite being an old comrade of Xaaron's). Perhaps it is not an outright error and more of a creative choice, but still a bit odd.
* Among hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of Transformers... Circuit Breaker's the only being on the planet who can manipulate electricity? [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hadn't been seen in donkey's years and may have been [[Dark Star|long dead]], so this isn't as jarring as it could have been.

===Continuity notes===
* The grand battle with Unicron concludes a storyline that began way back in issue [[Yesterday's Heroes!|#60]].
* The imagery of Unicron's internal systems (Page 4) is based on similar views in opening scenes of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Likewise, Galvatron uses his cannon as a means of propulsion, an idea first seen in the animated movie.
* Grimlock's reinforcements were fueled with Nucleon in the previous issue.
* Grimlock's (shown) reinforcements are the same cast as [[Earthforce]], more or less.
* Unicron recalls the destruction of Thunderwing and the Matrix in issue [[All Fall Down|#66]].
* Most of the surviving Transformers, including [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], Prowl, Wheeljack, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and Jazz show up in the [[Action Master]]s line. While most never transform after this issue, Prowl clearly retains his ability to do so.
* While Primus is outright said to be [[death|dead deadity dead]], the [[Primus#Fleer and DK|later retcon]] of the Primus/Unicron plan would say he isn't.
* Cybertron continues to be drawn based on the cartoon model, a convention that started around issue #71.

===Furminated===
[[File:Tastybrainstorm.jpg|thumb|Everyone's all like ''Oh Galvatron, you're so dreamy, you were the one who opened fire on Unicron,'' but Brainstorm shot first!]]
[[File:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Misfire.jpg|thumb|You're mis'''fired'''.]]
[[File:Edgeofextinction-hardheadbombburst.jpg|thumb|right|Flathead.]]
This issue's high body count brought Furman's reputation for mass carnage to US readers. Casualties in this issue include:
* Brainstorm, skewered on Unicron's fingernail and devoured
* Xaaron, blasted to cinders by an optic blast
* Cloudburst, exploded after colliding with Unicron's fire-breath
* Highbrow, crushed between Unicron's hands
* Finback, vaporized when the gun battery he's on explodes; Misfire is caught in the shockwave as well and is never seen again.
* Hardhead and Bomb-Burst, crushed under Unicron's foot
* Joyride and Waverider, slagged by an optic blast
* Scorponok, melted by fire breath
* Thunderwing, shredded by Unicron's power-burst explosion; [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is among those caught in the shockwaves
* Unicron, blown apart by the energies of the Matrix
* Runabout, eaten by Demons
** Joyride and Mindwipe show up alive and well in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]''. Quake, who was with Joyride and Waverider when they were blasted, is not shown getting hit—and is fine just a couple of issues later.
* The next issue's opening page would reveal several more deceased Transformers: [[Apeface]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (who nevertheless appeared in ''Generation 2'' long enough to die again.) Prime's gruesome fate would be revealed as well, as he was still within Unicron during the explosion.
* Ironically, many of the casualties here are Transformers who managed to survive the [[Underbase Saga]]. Even more ironic is the fact that they die just as the casualties of the Underbase Saga are revived and brought back into the story.



===UK printing===
'''Issue #319:'''
*'''Other strips:''' ''Machine Man'' - "If This Be Sanctuary?!" and ''[[Combat Colin]]''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]

'''Issue #320:'''
*'''Other strips:''' ''Machine Man'' - "If This Be Sanctuary?!" and ''Combat Colin''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]]

'''Issue #321:'''
*'''Other strips:''' ''Machine Man'' - "If This Be Sanctuary?!" and ''Combat Colin''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]

'''Issue #322:'''
*'''Other strips:''' ''Machine Man'' - "Rime of the Ancient Wrecker!" and ''Combat Colin''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]
*Once again, the ''Machine Man'' story was previously printed, starting way back in issue [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#35]]

===Other trivia===
* Billed as an "anniversary" issue despite not being a year after anything in particular, this issue was double-sized and ended up being [[Geoff Senior]]'s final contribution to the Marvel ''Generation 1'' series. Way to go out with a bang!
* ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] are found after the main story.
* The "next issue" blurb plays on Grimlock's reprimand to Wheeljack, quoted above.
* The closing narration plays on the intro blurb that has been running on the book's opening page since issue #62.
* This was the last Dutch Generation 1 comic printed by [[Junior Press]].
* It was also the last Polish Generation 1 comic printed by TM-Semic.
* In the credits, editor Rob Tokar and editor-in-chief [[Tom DeFalco]] are jointly credited as "Certainly Doomed".

===Bot Roster===
* At this point, the story has left the isolated battlefield of Earth, and the Earth Transformers are no longer a distinct group. However:
** Of 34 active Autobots:
*** 8 are confirmed killed in this issue and next
*** 13 are later confirmed as survivors
*** 13 remain MIA
** Of 28 offline and 24 presumed offline Autobots, 7 are confirmed reactivated, leaving 45 MIA
** Decepticons: of 28 active or rogue, 7 are confirmed killed in this issue and next, while 11 are eventually confirmed as survivors. Nothing is heard of the 50 confirmed and presumed Underbase casualties.

===Covers (5)===
*'''US issue #75 cover:''' Unicron devouring Cybertron, by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''UK issue #319 cover:''' recolored version of US cover, by [[Robin Bouttell]].
*'''UK issue #320 cover:''' Unicron destroying Xaaron, by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]].
*'''UK issue #321 cover:''' Optimus Prime and the defeated Scorponok, by Stewart Johnson.
*'''UK issue #322 cover:''' Prime entering Unicron with the Matrix, by Stewart Johnson.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-75.jpg|'''US issue #75''' - Cybertron - with delicious crunchy filling!
File:MarvelUK-319.jpg|'''UK issue #319''' - UK Cybertron - strawberry flavoured.
File:MarvelUK-320.jpg|'''UK issue #320''' - I can hear the fangirls crying...
File:MarvelUK-321.jpg|'''UK issue #321''' - "Wasn't me guv, it was that big orange guy with horns."
File:MarvelUK-322.jpg|'''UK issue #322''' - Come on, how ''awesome'' is this?
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
====US====
*Cocoa Puffs cereal - inside front cover
*Capri Sun fruit drink - between pages 4 & 5
*CAPCOM ''MegaMan 3'' for Nintendo Game - between pages 5 & 6
*NBA Hoops basketball trading cards - between pages 7 & 8
*CAPCOM ''Destiny of an Emperor'' for Nintendo - between pages 8 & 9
*Arcadia ''Silver Surfer'' for Nintendo - between pages 32 & 33
*TSR ''Dungeon'' board game - between pages 33 & 34
*Marvel subscription service - between pages 35 & 36
*''Complete Guide to Nintendo Video Games'' - between story and Fangry profile
*[[Letters page|Transmissions]]
*Ultra Games ''Ski or Die'' for Nintendo - inside back cover
*LJN ''The [[Punisher]]'' for Nintendo (back cover)

====UK====
????

===Reprints===
* '''''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]'' TPB:''' Galvatron, Grimlock, Bludgeon, Prowl and half of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''''Transformers: End of the Road'' HC:''' Galvatron and generic Decepticons, by [[Bryan Hitch]], [[Andrew Currie]] & [[Chris Blythe]].
* '''''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]'' cover:''' Cybertron, by [[Don Figueroa]].
*'''''[[Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm]]'':''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], by Andrew Wildman.
<gallery>
File:End of the road tpb cover.jpg|'''''Transformers: End of the Road'' TPB''' (Titan Books, 2002)
File:Titan-EndOfTheRoadHC.jpg|'''''Transformers: End of the Road'' HC''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:BestofSimon.jpg|'''''The Best of Simon Furman''''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:Best of Transformers.jpg|'''''Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm''''' (Titan Books, 2008)
</gallery>
*'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 5]]:''' A scrapbook of images from issues #76–80, all by Andrew Wildman and Stephen Baskerville.
*'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 6]]:''' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], by [[Guido Guidi]].
*'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|''Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection:Volume 18: Edge of Extinction'']]''': [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], above an interior scene ([[The Void! (US)|issue #74]]) of Powermaster [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] battling the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]]. Grimlock art by [[Guido Guidi]], Retro art by [[Andrew Wildman]] (pencils) and [[Stephen Baskerville]] (inks).
<gallery>
File:Classic Transformers Vol6.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 6''' (IDW Publishing, 2010)
File:TFClassicsVol6.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 6''' (IDW Publishing, 2013)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v18.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 18: Edge of Extinction''''' (Hachette Partworks, 2017)
</gallery>

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

The Void! (US)

2026-02-08T00:33:55Z

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{{disambig3|Void}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #74
|prev=Out of Time!
|next=On the Edge of Extinction!
|title="The Void!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #317–318
|prev2=Out of Time!
|next2=On the Edge of Extinction!
|image=MarvelUS-74.jpg
|caption=Bet I can kill more of them than you can! You're on!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=November [[1990]]
|coverdate=January [[1991]]
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|penciler=[[Andrew Wildman]]
|inker=[[Stephen Baskerville]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''And lo, it is the time of the Gathering...'''

==Synopsis==
Once again, the origin of the [[Transformer]]s is related, this time by [[Primus]] through his possessed body of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]. He has gathered the combined [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s of [[Earth]] and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to their home planet in order to battle [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in his name. As Primus names [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] leader of the combined Cybertronian forces, a lone Autobot slinks away from the rear of the gathering.

Aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are surprised to return to the ship and not only find it completely empty of life, but the planet Earth totally devoid of Transformers as well. As they set course for Cybertron, Grimlock commands [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] to begin pumping [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] into the stasis pods to revive the fallen warriors, unknowing of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s presence among those in inactivity.

Back on Cybertron, [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]'s fragile little mind is about to pop, as she is surrounded by her worst nightmare. [[G.B. Blackrock]] asks Optimus Prime to get Primus to return him and the [[Neo-Knights]] to Earth, but the god teleports away instead of listening to Optimus's plea.

Nearby, the mind-controlled [[Acolyte of Unicron|hordes of Unicron]] have gathered, and are preparing to carry out his will and bring death to Optimus Prime.

As [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] makes an excuse to speak to Optimus Prime alone, he confesses to his opposite number a growing fear of dying. Optimus expresses a similar sentiment, and also confides in Scorponok his growing distaste for being manipulated by their "god", against their will. Still, he is bound and determined to face his death with nobility and resolve, if his time has truly come. As the two leaders grow closer, they are suddenly besieged by Unicron's cultists.

[[File:DEATH.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Look! DEATH!]]
Scorponok quickly realizes that the cultists are completely uninterested in him, and seek only Optimus Prime's death. After briefly toying with the idea of leaving Prime to his doom, Scorponok vigorously returns to the battle and saves Prime from oncoming death. One cultist prepares to drop a grenade down on the fighters, but is caught by Galvatron, who forces the Cybertronian to eat his own grenade before sending up a signal flare to summon reinforcements for Prime and Scorponok.

Meanwhile... the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] has finished repairing its vessel, the deranged [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. It hungers for a new sensation... revenge!

As the various Autobots and Decepticons rush to their leaders' aid, the battle quickly turns in their favor. Scorponok is slowly torturing the last of the cultists, when Optimus Prime steps in and stops him. He suspects the Cybertronians aren't acting of their own accord, and therefore are innocent victims of Unicron.

Primus confirms Optimus Prime's suspicions, explaining that Unicron managed to place a "sleeper program" in several of Primus's creations eons ago, creating hidden wolves in the fold. Primus deliberately named Optimus Prime leader in order to draw out these cultists, and test the strength of the Cybertronian Alliance.

Just as Optimus Prime is about to give Primus a piece of his mind for all these manipulations, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] points out that Unicron has arrived.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] (2)
*[[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (17)
*[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] (18)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] (19)
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]] (24)
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] (25)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (28)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (31)
*[[Waverider]] (33)
*[[Cloudburst]] (34)
*[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] (39)
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] (40)
*[[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] (41)
*[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (45)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (46)
*[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] (47)
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (48)
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (49)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (50)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (51)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (52)
*[[Getaway]] (20)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (11)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (12)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (13)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (14)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (15)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (16)
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] (20)
*[[Stranglehold]] (21)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (22)
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (23)
*[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (26)
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] (27)
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (28)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (29)
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] (30)
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] (32)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (35)
*[[Apeface]] (36)
*[[Horri-Bull]] (37)
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (38)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (42)
*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] (43)
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (44)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (53)
*[[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] (54)
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (56)
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] (57)
}}
|c3=
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (4)
*[[Thunderpunch]] (5)
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] (6)
*[[Dynamo]] (7)
*[[Rapture]] (8)
|c4=
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (1)
*[[Primus]] (3)
*[[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]/[[Dark Matrix]] (55)
}}

==Quotes==
"Prime, may I speak... '''candidly?'''" 
"With '''extinction''' perhaps just around the corner, if ever there was a time for candor, it is '''now'''." 
"Prime, I see enemies gathering at '''all sides''', forces plotting my downfall, my '''death'''. I want -- I want -- nnn. I want your '''help''', Prime. Matrix help me, but I'm '''scared'''. '''I don't want to die!'''" 
"Is that '''all'''? If it helps, my friend, neither do '''I'''."
:— '''Scorponok''' and '''Optimus Prime''' get personal

''I could simply go, save myself. I... owe Prime '''nothing'''. He is, after all, my '''enemy'''. But could I live with myself, knowing I fled, gave in to my fear?'' "What am I '''thinking?''' I am Scorponok, mightiest of Decepticons! Mechanoids -- '''PREPARE TO ''DIE!'''''"
:—'''Scorponok'''

"Though it appears we serve the same master, and, like you, I have little love for Optimus Prime -- I didn't go to all the '''trouble''' of getting him here just to have '''you''' blow him up!"
:—'''Galvatron''' stuffs an acolyte's grenade down his throat

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===
* Slag "head" the boss, when he should have "heard" the boss.
* Ratchet is misspelled "Rachet" on his stasis pod door.

===Continuity errors===
[[File:G1thunderwingthevoid.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
* The Creation Matrix re-animated Thunderwing's barely alive remains and flew off the planet in a vehicle that matches Thunderwing's [[Mega Pretender]] shell's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] (see image). The Thunderwing [[toy]]'s robot does not fit inside his shell's vehicle mode. Instead, Thunderwing himself combines with his Pretender shell to form a super jet, which is not present in the artwork. So either comic Thunderwing works differently than toy Thunderwing, or Thunderwing himself was left on the planet and the Creation Matrix took off with his Pretender shell.
* Blackrock wore a white shirt and black suit jacket last issue, but on Cybertron he's suddenly sporting a nice pink shirt and no jacket. He'll be back in the suit and white shirt between the end of this issue and the start of the next.
* Why were the Dinobots excluded from Primus's summons to Cybertron?

===Continuity notes===
* The history of Unicron and Primus, previously related by Unicron in UK issue [[The Legacy of Unicron!|#150]] and the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] in US issue [[The Primal Scream|#61]], is once again different. Primus claims that he and Unicron are the only two deities, that Unicron wiped out the last universe but fragments of it started the Big Bang, and that he was created by the "sentient core" of the new universe to stop Unicron from re-creating a lifeless void. (Why yes! Primus' take ''does'' make him sound more impressive than the previous versions!)
* This issue is the first US appearance for Battletrap and Quake.
* Landfill's shoulder is still damaged from where [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|Hook]] sliced him last issue. Classic Wildman battle damage continuity!
* In a nice bit of continuity, after being transported to Cybertron, the Autobot [[Pretender]]s still don't have their Pretender shells. The Decepticons confiscated them when the Autobots surrendered in [[Surrender!|issue 71]]. They will somehow get them back in time for next issue, however.
* Little character moments and jokes can be seen in the page 4–5 splash. Bludgeon is grimly cleaning his sword; Nightbeat has noticed the Neo-Knights helicopter that he brought with him; Dreadwind is ignoring the speech to tell Darkwing a funny joke, which confuses Sureshot and annoys Highbrow; Cloudburst (who is being held back by Waverider) is bristling at Runamuck pointing at him; an Autobot in the back is pretending to shoot Soundwave; Starscream is looking at his woozy "ally" Shockwave with contempt; Apeface is peeling himself a yummy [[banana]], much to Horri-Bull's amusement; Runabout is patching up Runamuck; and Triggerhappy is looking the other way entirely for no reason.
* Snarl finds only one Transformer life-sign on Earth, seemingly split into two parts. This seems to be a reference to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], but Fortress Maximus is stored aboard the Ark. Another option might be Spike and his control helmet.

===Real-life references===
* The narration on page 7 compares the abandoned Ark to the ''[[Marie Celeste]]'', a ship from the Arthur Conan Doyle story ''{{w|J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement}}''. The ''Marie Celeste'' is a reference to the ''{{w|Mary Celeste}}'', an American merchant ship that was discovered fully intact and completely deserted in 1872.

===UK printing===
[[File:Void-UKspread.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|A desolate, inhospitable domain, and this was the version of the opening pages that were printed there.]]
* The UK version of this story is one page longer. The opening page was expanded into a double-page spread in UK issue #317, incorporating the inside-front-cover of the comic, where a description of the issue's contents usually resided.

'''Issue #317:'''
*'''Reprint ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[The Enemy Within!]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Combat Colin]]''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]

'''Issue #318:'''
*'''Other strips:''' ''Machine Man'' - "If This Be Sanctuary?!" and ''Combat Colin''
*'''AtoZ:''' [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]
*The Machine Man story was previously printed, starting way back in [[The Wrath of Guardian!|issue #31]].

===Other trivia===
* In the credits, over the complete absence of space, editor Rob Tokar and editor-in-chief [[Tom DeFalco]] are credited as "Nobody" and "Nothing".
* ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for Darkwing and Dreadwind are found after the main story.
{{-}}

===Covers (3)===
*'''US cover:''' Scorponok and Prime vs the hordes of Unicron, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
*'''UK issue #317 cover:''' Xaaron as servant of Primus, by Andrew Wildman and [[Robin Bouttell]].
*'''UK issue #318 cover:''' recolored version of US cover, by Robin Bouttell.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-74.jpg|'''US issue #74''' - We hate cosplayers!
File:MarvelUK-317.jpg|'''UK issue #317''' - Xaaron - now with added chrome
File:MarvelUK-318.jpg|'''UK issue #318''' - Head-poppingly fun!
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
====US====
*Revlon and Nintendo ''Super Mario Brothers'' bubble baths and shampoos - inside front cover
*Taito ''Wrath of the Black Manta'' for Nintendo - between pages 5 & 6
*CAPCOM ''Gargoyle's Quest'' for Nintendo Game Boy - between pages 5 & 6
*TSR ''Dungeon'' board game - between pages 7 & 8
*CAPCOM ''Street Fighter 2010, the Final Fight'' for Nintendo - between pages 8 & 9
*Glossy 4-page ad section for Acclaim's ''Arch Rivals'' for Nintendo, Tiger Electronics hand-held games and free ''Days of Thunder'' poster (and more Nintendo games)
*Marvel Universe trading cards - between pages 13 & 14 (2 pages)
*NFL Pro Set Collect-A-Books - between pages 14 & 15
*Bullpen Bulletins - between story and Darkwing profile
*[[Letters page|Transmissions]]
*Marvel subscription service
*LJN ''The [[Punisher]]'' for Nintendo - inside back cover
*Konami LaserScope for Nintendo (back cover)

====UK====
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===Reprints===
* '''''[[Transformers: All Fall Down]]'' TPB:''' Powermaster Optimus Prime, Megatron/Ratchet, Starscream, Shockwave and half of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' [[BotCon]] exclusive cover:''' Powermaster Optimus Prime and Unicron, by [[Geoff Senior]] & [[Oliver Harud]].
* '''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' standard HC:''' [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], by [[Howard Chaykin]] & [[Chris Blythe]].
*'''''[[Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm]]'':''' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], by Andrew Wildman.
<gallery>
File:All_fall_down_tpb_cover.jpg|'''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' TPB''' (Titan Books, 2001)
File:All_fall_down_botcon_cover.jpg|'''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' hardback Botcon exclusive cover''' (BotCon Exclusive, 2001)
File:All_fall_down_hb_cover.jpg|'''''Transformers: All Fall Down'' hardback standard cover''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Best of Transformers.jpg|'''''Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm''''' (Titan Books, 2008)
</gallery>
*'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 5]]:''' panels from this issue, "[[Deadly Obsession]]", "[[All Fall Down]]" and "[[...All This and Civil War 2]]".
*'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 6]]:''' [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], by [[Guido Guidi]].
*'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|''Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection:Volume 18: Edge of Extinction'']]''': [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], above an interior scene (issue #74) of Powermaster [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] battling the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]]. Grimlock art by [[Guido Guidi]], Retro art by [[Andrew Wildman]] (pencils) and [[Stephen Baskerville]] (inks).
<gallery>
File:Classic Transformers Vol5.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 5''' (IDW Publishing, 2009)
File:TFClassicsVol6.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 6''' (IDW Publishing, 2013)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v18.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 18: Edge of Extinction''''' (Hachette Partworks, 2017)
</gallery>

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