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Ceremony

2018-11-14T17:34:23Z

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|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Unicron]]'' #6
|prev=Unicron issue 5
|next=Post
|image=TFUnicron6_cvrA.jpg
|caption="What did it cost?" "''Everything.''"
|title=Ceremony
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 14]], [[2018]]
|coverdate=October, 2018
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] (pg 1-10), [[Andrew Griffith]] (pg 11-14, 17, 32, 36) [[Alex Milne]] (pg 15-16, 20, 26-29, 33-35, 37-40), [[Kei Zama]] (pg 18-19, 21-25, 30-31)
|colors by=[[David Garcia Cruz]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}

'''In the final battle against Unicron and his servants, many of our heroes are called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to prove that faith and compassion can triumph over the fear and chaos born from the legacy of the Primes.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Mount Rushmore]] has become the new home of all the [[spark]]s that were being nurtured within [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], having been removed from the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] to keep them safe during the battle that now rages in [[Earth]] orbit. As [[Marissa Faireborn]] comforts [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] arrive with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], who have been brought at the request of [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] to help with a plan that may yet save the day...

Chaos reigns above the Earth as an army of [[Autobot]]s, [[Decepticon]]s, and everyone in-between—transported into space by Trypticon and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]—attack [[Unicron]] and its servants, keeping them occupied in order to allow [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] to transport [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], and the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] down to Unicron's surface. The stubborn [[Slide]] is reluctant to join the battle, unwilling to fight and die in the name of Optimus Prime. Punctuating her words, Trypticon becomes the first to fall, slain by one of Unicron's eye-beams.

Down below, all across the Earth, from [[Venice]] to [[Sao Paolo]], the planet's heroes and villains fight alongside their alien allies to defend their world against Unicron's [[Maximal]]s. In [[Toronto]], [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] watch from the [[CN Tower]] as [[Stardrive]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] battle the Maximals in the streets below. Shockwave deems the fight a lost cause, and contacts [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ordering him to bring his [[Worldsweeper]] down from orbit to collect Shockwave and Rhinox so that they may leave the Earth to its fate, and deal with Unicron another day. Bludgeon, however, refuses; always a servant of chaos, he has thrown in his lot with Unicron, rapturous at the notion that he will be able to watch the entire universe be uncreated at the planet-eater's hands. Shockwave is dumbfounded at the very idea, but barely has time to process Bludgeon's betrayal before he is attacked from behind by Rhinox; this once-loyal Maximal has also decided to side with Unicron after learning that the divine "Onyx Prime" whom he once believed in was nothing but a trick played by Shockwave. Shockwave attempts to fire on Rhinox, only to discover that the new cannon-arm the Maximal provided him with will not work on the Maximals. Rhinox overpowers Shockwave and tears the cannon-arm off, preparing to turn it on his former master... only for his head to suddenly be blown off by a blast from behind, fired by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]!

Up in orbit, Thundercracker is hit by Maximal fire and falls behind the rest of his group, finding himself surrounded by enemy forces. After depositing Arcee on Unicron with Starscream and Optimus, Skywarp reluctantly goes to his fellow [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s aid, teleporting into the path of a Maximal blade to save Thundercracker's life so that he can get the Talisman to the others. Refusing to leave Skywarp behind, Thundercracker tosses the Talisman to Starscream down on Unicron's surface and dives into the fight. It doesn't seem possible that the two can survive, and that poses a problem to the rest of the group: without Skywarp's teleporting powers, they can't get through Unicron's miles-thick armor. Starscream hits upon a solution and implements it before anyone can object; with one last egotistical grin born of the knowledge that he was the one to save the day, he asks Prime and Arcee to give Windblade his best, then activates the Talisman, sacrificing his life as its magical energies consume him and begin burning their way down into Unicron.

Watching from the battlefield, [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] and [[Aileron]] are stunned by Starscream's sacrifice, but [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] always knew he had it in him. [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] isn't interested in debating Starscream's merits right now, as the Maximals continue to attack; a moment later, [[Icebird|one of the beasts]] rakes Ironhide with its claws, fatally wounding him. As Bumblebee fends the Maximal off, Jazz rushes to Ironhide's side, assuring him that he will make it through—but Ironhide is too far gone, and dies in peace in his friend's arms, feeling that he finally understands the meaning of the phrase "[['Til all are one|'til all are one.]]"

Nearby, Slide continues to find other things to complain and argue about rather than the actual threat at hand when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] approach her. She and [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] immediately start fighting over the tragic outcome of [[Time Will Rust|their recent clash on Earth]], but [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] interrupts them, motioning toward Bludgeon's Worldsweeper as it heads down to Earth to rain devastation on the planet. Slide relents, and she, the colonists, and the Dinobots head down to the planet to lend their aid.

Following the path the Talisman is burning through Unicron, Optimus Prime and Arcee venture into the depths of the planet-eater once more, fighting their way through its [[Unicron's antibodies|antibody monsters]]. Arcee proposes that Prime leave the mission to her, that she may make amends for her part in the devastation of [[Antilla]] that began this nightmare, but Prime refuses; as "[[The Arisen]]," one of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], he ultimately traces all their misfortunes to the failures of himself and his lineage. Arcee is confused; she ''knew'' the Thirteen, and ''knows'' that Optimus wasn't one of them, but before she can press the issue, the pair arrive at Unicron's heart, where the supermassive black hole around which the monster planet once orbited now rests. As they watch, the Talisman disappears into the singularity... and a moment later, Optimus bids Arcee farewell and leaps in after it. His physical body is compressed to pure information, and Prime once again finds himself in [[Infraspace]], the transitional limbo between life and death, with the Talisman at his feet. But he is not alone in this twilight realm: from out of the darkness appears the form of the [[Unicron's creator|Antillan scientist]] who created the Talisman, whose rage and desire for vengeance is what is driving Unicron from beyond the veil. Prime attempts to talk to the scientist, telling him that his anger toward the Cybertronians is justified, but the alien is not interested in words and lashes out at him.

Prowl drags Shockwave out into the street, where Stardrive stands ready to play her part in the complex plan Prowl and Soundwave have assembled. While Stardrive uses her Wraith magicks to invade Shockwave's body and mind, across the continent, [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] follows Soundwave's instructions, remotely linking Stardrive into the [[Enigma of Combination]]—saved from Cybertron by Soundwave—via their communications systems. Next, the Aerialbots combine into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] for the first time since absorbing the duplicate Enigma created by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] out of Earth's communications network years ago. The energies of the Earth Enigma fill the air—but they're not ''all'' that are in the air, as Bludgeon's Worldsweeper appears overhead, and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] leaps out to attack Superion! As the two combiners clash, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] arrives with the Dinobots and colonists. The Dinobots all leap aboard the Worldsweeper, intent on taking the ship down, while Slide and the colonists argue about what to do. Some unexpected help arrives in the form of [[Pyra Magna]] and the surviving [[Torchbearer]]s, who have been clinging to the hull of Bludgeon's ship, and who now boldly attempt to form [[Victorion]], despite the loss of [[Stormclash]], to buy the Dinobots the time need to enter the ship and defeat Bludgeon. As a partial combiner herself, Slide feels the energies of the Earth Enigma running wild around her, and embraces them, joining with the Torchbearers as they merge, becoming the new leg of Victorion. Together, Victorion and Superion overpower and finally destroy Monstructor.

Meanwhile, the Dinobots fight their way onto the Worldsweeper's bridge and seize the [[Void Scepter]] Bludgeon is using to control the vessel, sending the ship flying away in the direction of [[Washington, D.C.]], in order to give Soundwave time to execute his plan. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] are slain in the subsequent fight; as Bludgeon and Slug grapple, the Decepticon tells Slug that their deaths mean nothing, as Unicron will still destroy them all. Slug disagrees; he has faith that Unicron will be stopped, and moreover, he knows the Dinobots are relics of the war, unable to let go of their old hatred, and so they ''must'' die if the Cybertronian race is to move forward unburdened by them. With that, both Bludgeon and Slug die as the Worldsweeper crashes into the [[White House]]. Some of the Maximals aboard survive and emerge to menace the [[President of the United States|President]] and her G.I. Joe bodyguards [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]], but at the last minute, [[Rum-Maj]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] arrive with their [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] to finish off the beasts and save the humans.

Back at Mount Rushmore, Soundwave senses that the time is right to execute the final step of his plan. The Enigma of Combination has always had the power to combine not just ''bodies'', but hearts, minds, and ''spirits''—and now, by the power of ''two'' Enigmas, using his own faith as an anchor, Soundwave is able to make contact with and unite the spirits of all those who have died in the war against Unicron, and more. In Toronto, via Stardrive, Shockwave can feel what is happening and begs Prowl to convince Soundwave the plan will not work—that "faith" is a fabrication invented by Shockwave himself millions of years ago, incapable of accomplishing anything. But Prowl disagrees; "faith," he says, is just another name for having the strength to conquer the fears within yourself. And Shockwave... the original false Prime, progenitor of a corrupt lineage that has loomed over Optimus Prime all his life and been the root cause of every conflict that has brought Cybertronian history to this climactic moment... Shockwave represents everything that Optimus Prime has ever feared. Soundwave disintegrates as the combined spirits of the dead are united with Shockwave's thoughts via Stardrive, and sent by her Wraith magicks, linked to the Talisman, to Optimus Prime.

In Infraspace, all this wonder and terror floods into Optimus; every fear he has ever known, embodied in Shockwave's thoughts, and the memory of everyone who has ever stood behind him, which gives him the strength to face those fears and overcome them. As the Talisman surges back to life and the landscape of Infraspace begins to crumble away under its power, Prime now knows what he must do: rather than attempting to ''defeat'' the spirit of Unicron's creator, he instead extends a hand toward him in peace, and asks him his name. Confused and in pain, the scientist admits that he can no longer remember... but he does remember the name of his daughter, who died during Antilla's war with Cybertron, setting him on this path of death and revenge. Prime pulls the alien into an embrace, and calls upon him to remember that name now, at the end. Thus do they die in peace together, the last of the Primes overcoming the legacy of his ancestors by showing compassion to the monster birthed by their crimes, as the power of the Talisman collapses Unicron's body into the black hole at its own heart.

As Unicron collapses, all the combatants in Earth orbit make for the planet's surface, save for Bumblebee and Aileron, who fly through the maelstrom to rescue Arcee before she is sucked into the singularity. The trio set down on Earth's moon, where Aileron and Arcee joyously reunite, and they are presently joined by [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], revealed to have survived Bludgeon's attack on [[Sanctuary Station]]. At Mount Rushmore, Marissa believes Thundercracker must surely have perished, but Buster thinks otherwise, and is proven right seconds later when Thundercracker descends from the sky, carrying the damaged but also-still-living Skywarp with him. At Thundercracker is welcomed by his friends, Skywarp laughs at the ridiculousness of the situation, but recognizes his brother-in-arms as a true Seeker. Prowl and Stardrive take a despondent Shockwave into custody; [[Rom]] and [[Livia]] console a young [[Elonian]] orphan; [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] thinks of [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|his brother]] as he watches Buster, [[D.0.C.]], and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] play; Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] discuss Windblade's future as the leader of Cybertron on Earth; [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] digs the lone surviving Dinobots, Swoop and [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]], from the wreckage of the Worldsweeper; and with the survivors of Cybertron and its colonies now destined to be permanent residents of Earth, the President starts making plans for their future together.

Pyra Magna recovers the [[Mistress of Flame]]'s [[Forgehammer]] from where she left it, wedged in Metroplex's armor, and realizes now that "faith" is not what ''others'' tell you to believe, but what you believe in your own heart. Pyra takes the mantle of Mistress of Flame upon herself, and invites Slide to join the Torchbearers full-time; Slide, overjoyed to know belonging once again, and realizing that she and Pyra were wrong about Optimus Prime all along—that he never wanted to ''rule'' them, but to build a better world for them to live in—tearfully accepts.

With Earth now lit by twin stars of light and darkness—the [[sun]] and Unicron's black hole in perfect balance—the Transformers enter a new era on a new homeworld, an era without Primes, without Autobots or Decepticons, without even the distinction between Cybertronian, colonist, or Earthling. Thanks to Optimus Prime, his sacrifice, and his belief in those who followed him...

...all are one.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic'' text appear only in spirit form. 
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]? (4)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (5)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]? (6)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (7)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (8)
*[[Alpha Bravo]] (9)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]? (10)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] (12)
*[[Aileron]] (13)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (15)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (16)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (19)
*[[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] (20)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] (23)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (25)
*? (27)
*[[Slide]] (28)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (29)
*[[Bump]] (30)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]? (31)
*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] (33)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (34)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (36)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (37)
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (38)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (39)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (40)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (44)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (46)
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*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (47)
*[[Strongarm (BW)|Strongarm]] (62)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (81)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (88)
*[[Dust Up]] (90)
*[[Jumpstream]] (91)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (92)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (93)
*[[Rust Dust]] (94)
*[[Victorion]] (95)
*''[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'' (96)
*''[[Ambulon]]'' (99)
*''[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'' (101)
*''[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'' (103)
*''[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]'' (104)
*''[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]'' (105)
*''[[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]]'' (106)
*''[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]]'' (108)
*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'' (109)
*''[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'' (110)
*''[[Fastlane]]'' (111)
*''[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]'' (112)
*''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]'' (113)
*''[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]'' (120)
*''[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]'' (121)
*''[[Gimlet]]'' (123)
*[[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]] (133)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (134)
{{!}}}
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (3)
*[[Tankor (BM)|Fat Tankor]] (21)
*[[Octane|Tall Tankor]] (22)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] (26)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (43)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (52)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (63)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (64)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (70)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (72)
*[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (73)
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]] (74)
*''[[Horri-Bull]]'' (98)
*''[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]'' (107)
*''[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]'' (114)
*''[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'' (115)
*''[[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]'' (116)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (131)

|c3=
'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
*[[Scarlett]] (56)
*[[Matt Trakker]] (57)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (58)
*[[Zilong Qian|Talon]] (59)
*[[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] (65)
*[[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]] (67)
*[[Agent Helix]] (69)
*[[Cover Girl]] (84)
*''[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]'' (119)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (125)
*[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] (126)

'''[[Cobra]]'''
*[[Red Shadows]] (51)
*[[Tempest (Cobra)|Tempest]] (68)

'''[[VENOM]]'''
*[[Miles Mayhem]] (48)
*[[Sly Rax]] (53)

'''[[Iron Ring]]'''
*[[Iron Klaw]] (49)
*[[Doctor X]] (50)

'''[[Action Man Programme|AMP]]'''
*[[Action Man]] (54)
*[[Terrence Salmons]] (55)

'''Others'''
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (1)
*[[President of the United States|President of the US]] (124)

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'''[[Maximal]]s'''
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (66)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (71)
*[[Rampage (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Rampage]] (75)
*[[Archadis]] (76)
*[[Icebird]] (see Errors, 77)
*[[Apache]] (78)
*? (79)
*[[Inferno (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Inferno]] (80)
*[[Transquito]]/[[Bigmos]] (see Errors, 82)
*[[Soundwave (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Soundwave]]? (83)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (see Errors, 85)
*[[Coelagon]] (127)

'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]'''
*[[Rum-Maj]] (129)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (130)

'''Others'''
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)|Sideswipe]] (11)
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (14)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (35)
*[[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] (41)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] (42)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] (45)
*[[Stardrive]] (86)
*''[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]'' (97)
*''[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'' (100)
*''[[Mistress of Flame]]'' (102)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (128)

|h5=Others|c5=

'''Space Knights'''
*[[Rom]] (17)
*[[Livia]] (18)
*''[[Maur]]'' (117)
*''[[Prim]]'' (118)

'''Others'''
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (2)
*[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] (24)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (32)
*[[Dire Wraith]]s (60)
*Wraith [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]] (61)
*[[D.0.C.]] (87)
*''[[Unicron's creator]]'' (89)
*[[Garnak]] (132)
}}

==Quotes==
"Faith. The last refuge of those '''left behind.'''"
:—'''Marissa Faireborn'''

"Never before have I thought this... but that is a big one." 
"Imagine how '''I''' feel. You're the size of a '''city'''—I'm only '''six feet tall.'''" 
"You are 5'10<nowiki>''</nowiki>, Garrison."
:—'''Metroplex''' and '''Garrison Blackrock''' discuss the size of Unicron

"I never imagined the fate of '''everything''' would end up in '''your''' hands, Starscream." 
"That's funny, because '''I''' always knew it '''would.'''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Starscream'''

"Tell '''Windblade''' to take good care of '''Earth''', will you? Aw, who am I kidding? She probably won't even '''try''' to conquer the place."
:—'''Starscream''''s last words

"[Orion] thinks the '''shadowplay''' that stripped me of emotion changed me '''fundamentally.''' But as Rhinox said, I was '''always''' pulling strings. '''I''' gave Orion the capacity to carry a '''Matrix.''' I '''made''' him into '''Optimus Prime'''. He was the one who changed... when he stopped viewing my actions as '''just.'''"
:—'''Shockwave'''

"Slug—you won't last a '''minute.'''" 
"Then we'll get this done in '''forty-five seconds.'''"
:—'''Pyra Magna''' gives '''Slug''' some "encouragement"

"Faith is a '''lie!''' I '''invented''' it! '''Faith''' will not stop the '''uncreator!'''" 
"You '''still''' don't see. Soundwave believes in a '''higher power''', sure. But guys like '''you''' and '''me'''—we don't '''have''' to. All we need to believe in is the inherent '''good''' of '''doing good'''... and that someday, '''ultimately,''' that will be enough to stop '''evil.'''" 
"'''Logic''' is neither good '''nor''' evil. '''None''' of us are. We contain the capacity for '''both.'''" 
"Faith is just '''one path''' to the '''ultimate trick:''' '''confronting''' the evil in '''ourselves'''... and defeating '''that.'''"
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Prowl''' discuss belief

"Operation: '''Absolution.'''"
:—'''Soundwave'''s last words

"I am '''not''' a piece of '''your''' history... I am the '''end''' of my '''own!'''"
:—'''Unicron's creator'''

"I was forged '''Orion Pax.''' As war began, I was called '''Optimus Prime.''' Now some call me The '''Arisen''', the Thirteenth Prime. But the '''masks''' are gone now. I am '''Orion Pax'''. Before this... who were '''you?'''" 
"So long ago... I can't '''remember.''' But I know the name of my '''daughter''', who your kind '''murdered'''..." 
"Then that shall be the '''word.''' Rather than the fire of '''hatred'''... let her name—her '''memory'''—'''light''' this dark hour."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' allows '''Unicron's creator''' to die knowing compassion

"I thought... I would make us '''strong...'''" 
"Take it from me: strong doesn't mean '''right.'''"
:—A defeated '''Shockwave''' is carted away by '''Stardrive'''

"'''Optimus Prime''' is gone... and with him ends the era of Autobot and Decepticon, Cybertronian and colonist, human and machine. What survives is his '''faith.''' Perhaps he never believed in any '''higher power''' guiding our hands... but he believed in '''us.''' I am '''Pyra Magna'''... the '''Mistress of Flame'''. '''Spiritual leader''' of my people; defender of my homeworld... '''Earth.''' And we will light our way against '''all''' our '''darkest hours'''... as '''one.'''"
:—'''Pyra Magna''''s closing monologue

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*In the montage of heroes and villains fighting around the Earth, Predaking is seen in the service of Iron Klaw. The Predacons have been under his control since before the events of [[The Iron Klaw|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]; it seems he's managed to repair [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] after Kup blew his head off in that story.
*Action Man declares "This is for Kup" as he blasts a Maximal; the pair were buddies in ''Revolutionaries'', until Kup's death in [[Schismatic|''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' #1]].
*Terrence Salmons is now wearing the Action Man uniform too. As seen in the {{i|''Action Man'' comic}}, he was considered next-in-line for the position until Ian Noble, the current Action Man, slipped in ahead of him, but it looks like extenuating circumstances have seen him take up the mantle alongside Ian.
*Scarlett has joined Matt Trakker in Detroit, where his team were located when we last saw them in [[Our Finest|issue #3]]'s {{i|back-up strip}}.
*Last issue, as the battle with the Maximals concluded, it was abruptly noted that Mayday was now in command of the human forces, despite the fact that nothing had been shown to happen to previously-established leaders Spike and Talon on-panel. This issue shows that Spike got shot down by the Maximals, and unintentionally took Talon down with him, but both men have survived and are stranded in a jungle somewhere. Spike notes that he "always figured [he'd] have a bigger role" in the final battle; while most IDW readers are no doubt glad he doesn't, this hearkens back to the fact Spike leads his life like he's "the star of an action movie," as originally observed in [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #27]].
*Pressed into fighting alongside Strongarm in defense of Earth, Rumble and Frenzy grumble that they "shoulda unionized," a joking reference to the recent success the pair have found in Hollywood, as seen in [[Starscream: The Movie (comic)|the 2018 ''Optimus Prime'' annual]].
*Starscream uses the Talisman to burrow through Unicron's surface, in the same manner as it burrowed its way down through Cybertron in ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]''.
*Slug and the Dinobots continue to clash with Slide following the events of [[Time Will Rust|''Optimus Prime'' #23]]-[[A Sunrise Dark|24]], which included the death of her fellow colonist soldier [[Gimlet]].
*Rhinox provided Shockwave with his new gun-arm in [[Road's End|issue #4]]. He evidently built it himself, indicating this Rhinox shares the engineering abilities of his counterpart in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Shockwave notes that he didn't simply become evil when subjected to Shadowplay, having always been a manipulator with dodgy leanings. He illustrates this with the specific example that he was the one who gave Optimus a Matrix chamber (which we learned in [[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #23]]), but the darker side of his pre-Shadowplay life was previously emphasized in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More than Meets the Eye'' #11]] when [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] dug up some intel on him and learned about the various covert projects he was investing in, which he was keeping secret from his allies.
*Soundwave got the Enigma of Combination out of storage in issue #3.
*Galvatron turned Earth into a large-scale Enigma of Combination in [[All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #53]]. Superion absorbed the Earth Enigma code to prevent it from working in [[All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #54]]; this is the first time the team have combined since then.
*Optimus Prime returns to Infraspace by entering the black hole at the heart of Unicron, the same way he did by entering the singularity in Crystal City in [[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|''Optimus Prime'' #19]].
*The Dinobots settle their recurring rivalry with Bludgeon, begun in ''[[The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption]]'' and continuing through ''[[The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation]]'' and [[The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|''Optimus Prime'' #13]]-[[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|14]].
*Bludgeon previously used his Void Scepter to control Trypticon in ''Salvation''.
*The ability of the Enigma to combine not just bodies, but hearts and minds, has always been implicit in the way combiners work, with a gestalt personality emerging as Transformers' bodies are merged together. However, it was previously established that it was possible for it to work in a more spiritual way, combining minds ''without'' combining bodies, back in [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #37]], when it was credited with subtly uniting the thoughts and ideas of early humans, leading to the development of human cities and civilizations.
*The spirits who appear before Soundwave specifically include all those notables who have died throughout the ''Unicron'' mini-series itself (Wheeljack, Cliffjumper, and the Solstar Knights from [[Our Darkest|issue #0]], Dirge and the Mistress of Flame from [[Unicron issue 1|issue #1]], Omega Supreme from [[Stranger Eons|issue #2]], Scattershot, Fastlane, and Cloudraker from [[Our Finest|issue #3]], Blurr, Elita One, Cosmos, Sky-Byte, and Laserbeak from [[Road's End|issue #4]], and Ironhide from this issue) and its tie-in issues in ''Optimus Prime'' (Mainframe and Gimlet), along with other significant characters who have died during "Phase 2" of the IDW Universe: Alpha Trion ([[The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|''Optimus Prime'' #16]]), Ambulon ([[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|''More than Meets the Eye'' #19]]), Horri-Bull ([[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]]), Kup ([[Schismatic|''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' #1]]), Metalhawk ([[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]), Pipes ([[Under Cold Blue Stars|''More than Meets the Eye'' #15]]), Ravage ([[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #55]]), Rung ([[Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|''Lost Light'' #24]]), Sideswipe ([[The Life of Sideswipe|''Optimus Prime'' #10]]), Skids ([[The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|''More than Meets the Eye'' #54]]), and Trailcutter ([[Births, Deaths, and Interventions|''More than Meets the Eye'' #34]]).
*The president notes that the White House has been reinforced since the "last attack," referring to the [[Dire Wraith]] attack in ''[[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World|The Transformers: Revolution]]'' one shot.
*Optimus Prime had a vision of a Worldsweeper crashing into the White House in [[All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #50]].
*Buzzsaw was implied to have perished in issue #4, but is here revealed to have survived his brush with death.
*The Elonian girl and her [[Mutt (IDW)|pet creature]] are presumably the same ones that appeared in [[Our Darkest|''Unicron'' #0]], and on the last page they're drawn posed as they were on the first page of issue #0.
*It's the end of ''Transformers: Unicron'', but not quite the end of the universe; the story continues into [[Post|''Optimus Prime'' #25]], the final issue and epilogue to the entire [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].

===Transformers references===
*The Maximal who kills Ironhide is [[Icebird]], one of the [[Mutant (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Mutants]], who had two beast modes, but no robot mode, save for a robot head hidden inside their bodies. Icebird is here drawn with his robot head deployed. But, see "Errors" below.
*Sky Lynx recalls an adventure on [[Regulon Four|Regulon IV]], a planet with several previous mentions in Transformers media, originating in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]."
*After Ironhide's death, Aileron rallies the others with a variation on a well-used [[Furmanism#CAN_I_DO_LESS.3F|Furmanism]].

===Real world references===
*Wreck-Gar's classic habit of peppering his speech with snippets of pop culture continues:
**He greets the humans in the White House with the cry of "Hi-ho, True Believers and Believerettes," the blusterous term {{w|Stan Lee}} regularly used to refer to faithful fans of [[Marvel Comics]].
**He quotes the opening theme to ''{{w|Mister Rogers' Neighborhood}}'', declaring it a "beautiful day in the neighborhood," and hoping they'll "be [the Junkions'] neighbors."
**He paraphrases the title of the 1987 movie ''{{w|Good Morning, Vietnam}}'' with a whoop of "Goooood Morning, Planet Earth!"
*The Action Men are fighting Maximals outside {{w|London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross station}}, one of London's major train stations.

===Errors===
*As a helicopter, Alpha Bravo is easily identifiable among the Aerialbots arrived on page 1, panel 3, and Air Raid appears roughly-on model as well, but the other Aerialbots don't seem to match their ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' designs, and aren't really recognizable as any particular members of the group, hence the "?"s in our list above.
*Trypticon is credited as a "Decepticon Titan," but he hasn't been a Decepticon for ages.
*Rumble and Frenzy's ID captions (or colors!) are [[FIRRIB|swapped]].
*Icebird was among the dead Maximals seen in [[The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|''Optimus Prime'' #20]]. This is about to become a theme.
*A Maximal with the body-type shared by Transquito and his Japanese counterpart Bigmos appeared on page 17, panel 1. While the block-coloring used in the pages of ''Optimus Prime'' made identifying Maximals and discerning between American and Japanese characters tricky, in this case, ''both'' these characters should be dead, with the remains of one appearing in ''Optimus Prime'' #20, and the other dying on-panel in [[The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|''Optimus Prime'' #21]].
*Likewise, a Maximal sharing the body type of [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] and Tasmania Kid appears in the same panel. Both these characters are also accounted for; one was also among dead remains seen in ''Optimus Prime'' #20, and the other is a native Eukarian, not a Maximal, who was seen in ''Optimus Prime'' #23.
*Perhaps not an ''error'', but narration and dialogue consistently calls Bludgeon's ship a "symbol ship," which is an odd way of referring to something that's got a proper name: it's a [[Worldsweeper]].
*Starscream's absence from the spirits of the dead is so pronounced it ''can't'' be an error, but the fact that ''Stormclash'' isn't among them (given the inclusion of nobodies like Fastlane, Cloudraker, and the dead Space Knights) feels like an oversight.
*One last time, the chart at the end of the issue misspells "[[Devisiun]]" as "Divisiun."

===Deathlist===
*Trypticon; killed by one of Unicron's eye-beams
*Starscream; sacrifices himself activating the Talisman
*Ironhide; dies from injuries inflicted by Icebird
*Rhinox; killed by Prowl
*Optimus Primal; finished off by Stardrive and Snake Eyes
*Monstructor; killed by Victorion and Superion
*Broadside; roasted by Strafe
*Soundwave; gives up his life to combine the spirits of the dead with the Enigma of Combination
*Sludge and Snarl; die in the battle aboard the Worldsweeper
*Slug and Bludgeon; die in the crash of the Worldsweeper
*Unicron; consumed by the black hole at its own heart
*Optimus Prime; sacrifices himself to destroy Unicron

===Other trivia===
*Intended for release in October, this issue arrived late in the middle of November. ''Optimus Prime'' #25 was consequently pushed back to ensure it was released afterward.
*This super-sized final issue is 48 pages in length, with 40 pages of story. In addition to the the sixth and final installment in a series of interviews with creators from IDW history, this time with ''Unicron'' writer and artist [[John Barber]] and [[Alex Milne]], backmatter for this issue also includes a complete listing of all thirteen [[Cybertronian colonies]], complete with Prime, [[Regenesis]] ore, Titan, current status, and (if applicable) representative on the [[Council of Worlds]], filling in several pieces of information that have never been revealed on-panel (like which Prime goes with which planet, and the names of previously-unidentified ores and Titans).

===Covers (6)===
*'''Cover A:''' Unicron surrounded by shards of reality depicting images from throughout IDW history, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Sebastian Cheng]]
*'''Cover B:''' Optimus Prime, Prowl, Ironhide, Doctor X, and [[Baroness|Cobra Commander]], by [[James Raiz]] and [[David Garcia Cruz]]; connects to Raiz's other covers for the series to form [[:File:Unicron-Bcovers-JamesRaiz.jpg|a larger image]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Optimus Prime, Starscream, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Windblade, and Unicron, by [[E. J. Su]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Jetfire by [[Francesco Francavilla]]; connects to Francavilla's other covers for the series to form a larger image
*'''KRS Comics exclusive cover A:''' Unicron takes the place of Thanos in an homage to the cover of [https://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Infinity_Gauntlet_Vol_1_4 ''The Infinity Gauntlet'' #4], beckoning unseen parties toward him and declaring "You belong to me!" (a line from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'') by [[John Paras]]
*'''KRS Comics exclusive cover B:''' Paras's ''Infinity Gauntlet'' homage, but with a blank white background and a blank speech bubble

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How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2

2018-11-11T20:46:33Z

Sockie: Undo revision 1300726 by Ectojazzmage (talk) Bluestreak still looked mostly intact, not left in pieces. Roberts also said he survived after, and others have survived worse.

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|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=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]]
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'''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==
{{note|This story is told in non-linear form. This synopsis reorders it for ease of reading.}}

Some time after the defeat of the [[Functionist Council]], [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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]] must be dealt with, and most importantly, with the [[Knights of Cybertron]] having been proven not to exist, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] must stand trial once again, this time with the [[Galactic Council]] presiding. [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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 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)|Rewind]] makes a complete recording of every corridor and room on the ship for posterity; in the process, he and [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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 to 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)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]], and [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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.

Of course, there's no way for the crew to know if they 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 [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]; and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|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)/IDW Generation 1 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)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] and the Scavengers head back to [[Troja Major]], where [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]—having taken [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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.

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, 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.

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 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)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (5)
*[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] (6)
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*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (17)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (18)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (19)
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*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (21)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (22)
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*[[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] (33)
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*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (38)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (40)
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (41)
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==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 deliberately and intentionally released first, this issue is the chronologically-final installment in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], taking place in its entirety after the final issues of the [[Transformers: Unicron|''Unicron'' mini-series]] and ''Optimus Prime'' (thereby "spoiling" that Prowl, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], and the planet Earth survived the apocalyptic events of that story, but 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).
*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)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and Ten himself.
*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 (DJD)|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 wistfully notes the poem 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."
*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]].
* 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)/IDW Generation 1 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 [https://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/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.
*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.

===Soundtrack===
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jR9P9YJGo Human]" by {{w|The Killers}}
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuYKUWM_o60 Here It Comes (The Road) Let's Go]" by {{w|Spiritualized}}
*"[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 County]" by {{w|Camera Obscura (band)|Camera Obscura}}; specifically envisioned as the "end credits" song of the series
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqmuaCSQuCs Lost Light]" by [https://retronymmusic.bandcamp.com/ Retronym], a fan-made song celebrating the series

===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 cannister 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.
*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 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 [https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/704107919369961472 tweet from February 2016] 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 the fact that the [[IDW Generation 1 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]].
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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

2018-11-07T22:20:00Z

Sockie: /* The Great Return */ Megatron didn't give it to Rodimus, in fact we see him put it back. Roberts also indicated on twitter that there's only really one reason Rodimus would have had it later.

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[[File:IDWMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron A, Megatron B, Megatron Retailer's Incentive, Megatron Dynamic Forces Exclusive variant, and Megatron (Second Printing).]]
'''Megatron''' waged a battle to destroy the evil forces of the [[Senate]]! Then he ''continued'' to wage a war against the evil forces of freedom, organic life, and the very idea of an Autobot living. After [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|some life-changing events]], he waged a war against the evil forces of his own past [[Decepticon Justice Division|legacy]]. Currently, however, Megatron's revolution has come full circle, waging a war against the evil forces of the [[Functionist Council]]!

Megatron is a master planner, constantly a step ahead of any opponent and even ahead of what he wants ''now'', preparing for anything he may want in the future. He has the physical might to overpower most foes but it's his mind who has one-upped three Primes and rival Decepticons. But his cold clinical nature is a front he has to struggle to keep up, as he's quick to anger and quicker to use excessive violence as his answer to any problem. Megatron's trying to change but he's spent such a long time revelling in violence, it may have been a lost cause from the start.

:*''First Appearance:'' [[Infiltration issue 4|''Transformers: Infiltration'' #4]]

{{quote|Because in the final analysis, I would happily wade across a river of corpses, chest-deep in rust and grease and engine oil, just to crush the spark of the last Autobot standing. And I would not do so simply as a means to an end. No. I'd do it, Prime, because it would give me '''pleasure'''.|Megatron to Optimus Prime|"[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]"}}

{{quote|And the thing is, when those words were in my head I didn't think I meant them; but when they left my mouth, I realized that I '''did'''. If the world thinks you're a monster, what does it matter? The world is '''wrong'''. But when you start to think of '''yourself''' as a monster...|Megatron on the previous quote|"[[slaughterhouse]]"}}

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==IDW Generation 1 comics==
===Birth of a tyrant===
[[File:Mtmte17-point one percenter spark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|Not so tough without a body, are ya?]]
'''Megatron of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]''' was the first "hybrid" Transformer, a powerful forged superspark in a constructed cold body. His [[spark]] came to life in the middle of a field full of newborn sparks, a so-called "[[hot spot]]", on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], the "Seething Moon". The hot spot remained dormant for ages until it was finally fertilized when [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] set foot on the ground in the "present" day. Within an instant, the entire moon lit up, as a billion sparks suddenly flared to life all over its surface. [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] was the first to point out that one of the sparks was glowing green, which [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] recognized as a "superspark"—a vanishingly rare, insanely powerful [[Point One Percenter]]. Despite [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor's]] horrified protestations, Brainstorm immediately began to excavate and harvest the spark, taking it with him for future use. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

[[File:MTMTE37 megatron under construction.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0|Megatron (Work in progress)]]
Megatron's original body, on the other hand, was one of the many "knock off" Transformers [[reproduction|constructed cold]] during the [[Silver Harvest]], specifically built in the 1st Cycle 012, millions of years in the past, in [[Con Facility 113]] ("Con" being short for "constructed cold"). The spark originally intended for this body was one generated from the [[Matrix of Leadership]] by [[Solomus|Tyrest]], but this spark was destroyed by [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], who had travelled back in time alongside several other [[Autobot]]s, originally to ''prevent'' a time-travelling Brainstorm from killing Megatron and thereby unwittingly creating a [[Functionist Universe|dystopian alternate timeline]] in which the [[Functionist Council]] would rule [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After Rewind had "killed" Megatron in order to prevent the destruction he knew the latter would come to wreak upon the universe, fellow time-travelling Autobot [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], who loathed the Functionists, took it upon himself to fix the timeline, taking advantage of a temporary distraction by nabbing the harvested Point One Percenter spark Brainstorm had taken with him back in time and placing it inside Megatron's now sparkless body—and thus Megatron was ''truly'' born. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

Megatron desired to be a medic, {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} but alas, he lived in a time of functionism, where one's [[alternate mode]] denoted one's role in society, and one's role determined one's rights. As such, the true nature of his exceptionally rare spark apparently unknown, Megatron was assigned the task for which he had been built: that of [[energon]] miner, a member of the lower class, toiling in a mine under [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:ChaosTheory1 megatron symbol creation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... And thus the "Silica Fracturism" art movement was born.]]
An idealist, intellectual, and poet, Megatron was sickened by the caste-ridden social apartheid of [[Nominus Prime]]'s Cybertron, and so he wrote [[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress|a treatise]] on how pacifist dissent and the exchange of ideas could change things. It was while he was sharing this work with his miner friend [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] over a drink in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]] that the event occurred which would change the course of his life, as Impactor wound up being drawn into a bar brawl with some of the city's upper classes (inadvertently caused by a time-travelling Rung), and Megatron, who himself had actually ''not'' been involved in the brawl, instead cowering underneath a table, was among those arrested after the fracas. Megatron's writings had been growing in popularity and inspiring some dissent against the current regime, so in order to silence him, the [[Senate]] arranged for a police officer on their payroll, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], to kill him. Before Whirl could finish the job, however, police captain [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], having discovered Megatron's innocence thanks to the bartender's testimony, arranged for his release. Despite Pax expressing support for the message of his writings, Megatron now found himself filled with rage and hate, disillusioned with his former ideology and realizing the power of applied violence. Angrily hurling the datapad on which he had written his treatise through a public info-screen, Megatron observed the jagged shape of the shattered glass, and later turned it into a [[insignia|symbol]] for his cause. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}}

[[File:MTMTE34 what you might call a thinker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|When considering the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy, one question remains unanswered. Why am I always pictured with phallic-shaped items in awkward positions?]]
Megatron's samizdat writings began to circulate in Cybertron's underground, spawning the "[[Decepticon]]" movement, its name derived from its own slogan, "You are being deceived", warning the common 'bot of the Senate's true nature. Knowing that, at this stage, assassinating Megatron would merely make him a martyr, the Senate instead elected to relocate him off-planet, reassigning him to a mining facility on the world of [[Messatine]] while they tried their own schemes to defuse the growing Decepticon movement. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} It was there that Megatron met [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]], an elderly fellow miner who encouraged him to keep writing, and who, in addition to proofreading his works for him, smuggled each new tract back to Cybertron, helping to continue the spread of the Decepticon movement. When Terminus was maimed in a mining accident and had his fuel rations cut off, Megatron kept him alive by sharing his own [[energon]] with the old 'bot. Eventually, Senate agents [[Froid]] and [[Trepan]] were dispatched to Messatine to perform mind-altering [[Shadowplay]] upon Megatron, in order to cut his writings off at the source. Tased into submission and strapped to Trepan's operating table, Megatron was helpless to stop the [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] from beginning his vile work. Though the arrival of Froid's rival psychopathologist [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] fortunately forced Trepan to stop before Megatron's personality was altered, the experience left the miner with a lifelong fear of mnemosurgery. Subsequently, a mysterious surge of energy deep within the mine (inadvertently caused by a time-travelling Brainstorm) forced an evacuation of the facility; Megatron raced back to his quarters to carry Terminus to safety, but found his friend was not there. With time running out and no sign of Terminus anywhere, Megatron instead chose to save the stack of datapads containing his unpublished works—a decision that would haunt him. {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin1 first kill.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"You know, sometimes I think I was born with a leak, and any goodness I started with just slowly spilled out of me and now its all gone. And I'll never get it back in me. It's too late."]]
Megatron was relocated to [[Mining Outpost C-12]], and continued to seethe with hate and frustration in his new workplace. His discontent reached a peak when, some time later, [[Decimus|Senator Decimus]] arrived to announce that the mine was being automated and the workers would be relocated. When one of the Senator's guards killed a worker for insubordination and claims of Senate corruption, Megatron's fury boiled over and he hurled his pickaxe at Decimus. In turn, he was attacked by the Senator's guard, whom he killed by smashing his head to fragments—the first time he had ever taken a life. A riot erupted around him, but Megatron himself could only sit amongst the chaos, staring at his fuel-stained hands in abject horror, which allowed him to be easily pacified and rounded up with the other miners as the mayhem was quickly suppressed. En route to [[Penal Facility H-3|imprisonment]] back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], however, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] broke free and started a riot aboard [[Longshot (G1)|their ship]]. Megatron joined in their effort, and together, they overpowered their guards, took control of the ship, and disappeared into the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] underground. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

[[File:MegsOrigin2 Cykill.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Battle of the Awesome Voices!]]
After evading law enforcement, Megatron joined a team of underworld gladiators under the tutelage of [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]. Initially repulsed by killing his opponents, the games eventually turned him more brutal and excessive, and he took control of the entire operation from Clench. The opportunistic Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], after seeing how much money there was in the underworld matches, covertly sent his agent [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] to offer Megatron weaponry and technology to upgrade himself and his comrades. Their meeting was spied upon by [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], agents from the Senate's forces, who Megatron slew. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} Subsequently, impressed by how he treated his animal-form [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassette partners]] as equals (in contradiction to the teachings of his Senate masters), Megatron invited Soundwave back to the gladiator pits and gave him permission to use his mind-reading abilities on him. Within Megatron's mind, Soundwave saw his honest desire for all Cybertronians to be true equals, and was so moved by it that he joined Megatron's cause. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}

Gradually, Megatron used the gladiatorial games to drum up an army of violent malcontents, sending Soundwave to recruit more and more warriors to his cause. Such recruits included [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], who he was presented with while having an arm he lost in a brawl replaced with a new limb that incorporated an [[energon mace]], {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} and the disenfranchised warrior [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], who was personally asked by Megatron to fight at his side when he attended a Decepticon rally, and whom Megatron rechristened "Deadlock," {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} and transformed into a capable Decepticon warrior. {{Storylink|Drift issue 3|Drift #3}} A wave of terrorism and sabotage spread across Cybertron at his command: bombings, wrecking factories and fuel plants, shutting down transport links, a mass poisoning to tank a corporation, and a very public kidnapping of Senator Decimus. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Seeking to enhance his army even further, Megatron reached out to [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]], offering to supply him the resources he required to carry out his own mysterious experiments in exchange for his using the teachings of his lost mentor [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to create a [[combiner]] that would serve the Decepticons. Shockwave cautioned that it could take some time, but Megatron was content to wait. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:Apexthrone.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|You should have gone to IKEA.]]
Despite all his efforts, Megatron believed that the Senate was still not taking the Decepticons seriously, so Soundwave formulated a plan for a declaration of intent that could be not denied: lure the Senate to Kaon and murder them. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} In preparation for this scheme, Megatron offered to restore Shockwave's lost hands—a victim of [[empurata]]—believing that doing so might speed his work. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} The following day, in accordance with Soundwave's plan, Megatron and the Decepticons allowed themselves to be arrested by Sentinel Prime's men, after which Soundwave was freed on Ratbat's orders, while Starscream would ensure his own release by pretending to defect. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Together, Soundwave and Starscream exterminated the entire Senate, then liberated Megatron and the rest of their comrades, in the process granting their leader the gift of a [[fusion cannon]] liberated from the Senate forces' armory. Megatron led his army against Sentinel Prime's men, killed Sentinel himself, and took control of Kaon, now ready to turn his insurgency into a full-blown war. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

When Sentinel's head went missing, Megatron (unaware) was blamed for it. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

===Early days of war===
Megatron formally declared war on "[[Declaration Day]]" when he delivered a stirring speech from [[Nova Point|Nova Peak]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} The self-described "second order" he ever gave was that under no circumstances was any Decepticon to kill Whirl—Megatron wanted his old tormentor for himself. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} The growing Decepticon forces swiftly spread across six [[Polities of Cybertron|Torus-States]], {{storylink|Parasites}} and to combat them, Cybertron's new leader [[Zeta Prime]] assembled a new military force, the "[[Autobot]]s", led by Megatron's old acquaintance [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]. Researching his new opposite number, Megatron was intrigued to discover that his now-abandoned treatise had been a source of inspiration for Pax, who had even quoted from it when he confronted the Senate and openly accused them of corruption. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Early into the war, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] would admit to Pax that Megatron talked about him sometimes, when he was tired. When Pax asked what was said, Bludgeon told him that it would make "both of us feel ''uncomfortable''". {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

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When Orion Pax came close to Kaon during a mission, Megatron saw it as a chance to speak to him and had his Decepticons bring him in. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Megatron attempted to convince him that Zeta Prime was even worse than he appeared—that he had planned to let Orion die in [[Nyon]] so that he could use his death as pretext to invade the rebel-infested city and drain the citizens of their energon—and proposed they work together against him, but Orion refused to hear him and then escaped. Knowing the doubts he'd placed in his head would only serve to damage the Autobot cause, Megatron let him go. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

[[File:Autocracy8 megs and pax together.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Megatron, let's roll." "What you thinking?" "...Pub?"]]
Megatron continued to keep an eye on Orion Pax's activities, spying on his encounter with the Nyon insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Ruins}} When Zeta Prime's [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructor]]s suddenly attacked Nyon, Megatron was surprised by how zealously the new Prime fought against the city's rebels, but his real interest still lay on how Orion would handle the crisis. {{storylink|Purge}} Orion turned on Zeta, who in turn attempted to kill him, prompting Megatron to intervene and force the Prime to retreat. Taking Orion back to Kaon, he again offered that they work together against Zeta's corruption, and this time the Autobot officer accepted. {{storylink|Choices}} As their combined forces invaded the [[Citadel]] in Iacon, Megatron and Orion Pax made their way inside and fought Zeta Prime in person. The battle ended with Megatron killing the Prime with a head shot, and with his objective complete, he then betrayed the injured Orion by shooting him in the back. {{storylink|Overthrown}} This moment lived in infamy as the point at which Megatron revealed his true colors, no longer couched in ideology; {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} though curiously, an alternate report incorrectly implied he had assassinated Zeta from afar, sniping him with the rifle alternate mode of [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]]. {{storylink|Bullets}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Autocracy12 no you dont megatron.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|I can't be the only one with deja vu here.]]
With Zeta dead, Megatron conquered Iacon and declared himself ruler of Cybertron. His soldiers patrolled the planet's streets to "keep the peace", mostly by hunting down and capturing any remaining Autobots who opposed him. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} During his rule, Megatron attempted to sway the neutral Hot Rod into joining the Decepticons, but he decided otherwise upon witnessing Megatron ordering the execution of several Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron was shocked to learn that Orion Pax had survived the betrayal and was organizing a rebellion against him under the name "Optimus Prime", and even more shocked that people actually had the courage to listen to him. He wasted no time in striking back against the rebels approaching the Citadel with the full force of his army. {{storylink|Broadcast}} During the battle, Megatron unleashed Zeta Prime's energy-draining [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc annihilator]], but when the gigantic [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] took out the cannon, Megatron fell to the streets and was confronted by Optimus Prime himself. He lost the ensuing [[The Transformers: The Movie|familiar-looking duel]] and was badly wounded after a failed attempt to defeat Prime by holding Hot Rod hostage, forcing him to escape aboard Astrotrain. As he fled, he warned Optimus that he hadn't won, he had only started a war unlike any Cybertron had ever seen. {{storylink|Endgame}}

[[File:Monstrosity3 Megatron and Pentius.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron insists on wearing his Darksiders cosplay when he's walking his pet Quintesson.]]
Before Megatron could recover from his injuries, he was betrayed by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]], who was gunning for the position of Decepticon leader (with aid from Starscream). As punishment for his failure to hold Iacon, Scorponok banished the wounded Megatron to the hell-world of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Further injured in battle with some [[Junkion (species)|cannibalistic natives]], he stubbornly refused to give up and used the trash littering the world to patch himself up, leaving him with a mismatched, monstrous appearance. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} While searching for a way off Junkion, Megatron entered the wreckage of a starship and found a trapped [[Quintesson]] named [[Pentius]], who had mapped the planet and knew of an area known as the [[Pillar of Rust]] where starships may land and take off. Megatron freed the alien to guide him there, while also putting him in chains to serve as his slave. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}}

[[File:Monstrosity7 megatron takes pentius spark.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"Thanks for turning me into the psychopath I've been the whole time!"]]
While crossing the [[Acid Sea]] on the way to the Pillar, Megatron was attacked by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] who pulled him into the depths. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} For reasons unknown he was then released, the creatures having allowed him to live. As he emerged, Pentius was waiting with a history lesson, telling him that Junkion was once a prosperous world until its inhabitants drained it of resources, leaving it the broken husk it is today: a fate that may also await Cybertron. Megatron rejected this possibility, declaring that under his rule, Cybertron—and his legacy—would last forever. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} On arrival at the Pillar of Rust, Megatron was met by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who had come to Junkion to finish what Scorponok had started by killing him. He was able to fight off several of his attackers, but [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]] was too much for him to handle in his injured state. Egged on and taunted by Pentius, Megatron realized he had one last resource left to use: the Quintesson himself. Telling Pentius that his legacy would live on within him, he tore out the alien's [[spark]] and used it to fuel himself, granting him enough power to defeat Hun-Gar. He spared the Terrorcons in exchange for their loyalty, then returned to Cybertron on their ship to take revenge on Scorponok and take back control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}}

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Megatron returned to a Cybertron in chaos, as the ancient reptilian [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] had been unleashed by Scorponok and was in the midst of razing Iacon. After reasserting his leadership of the Decepticons by beating Scorponok nearly to death, he had Shockwave restore his body to its original shape and condition, {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} and set out to investigate the Trypticon situation alone, unwilling to risk his soldiers in the face of the beast's uncontrolled fury. Finding an injured Optimus Prime on the battlefield, Megatron lectured him, but opted to leave him alive so that he could watch as the Decepticon leader defeated the enemy that Prime could not. Megatron was attacked by [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], but as they grappled, they were swallowed by Trypticon. {{storylink|Annihilation}} Within the giant, the pair set their differences aside to fend off the [[cyber-morphic predator]]s that populated his interior, and together, they destroyed Trypticon's internal power cell, taking him offline. A tense standoff between the Autobots and Decepticons followed as the two warriors emerged from within Trypticon, but both sides agreed to go their separate ways for the time being. Not long after the battle, however, Megatron removed Pentius's spark from within himself and installed it within Trypticon. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

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After being fully repaired following his ordeals, Megatron roused Trypticon by exploiting the connection they now shared thanks to both having borne Pentius's spark. Discovering that Trypticon now possessed the consciousness of Pentius, Megatron was immediately suspicious of the Quintesson's potential treachery and was staggered by the visions of undiluted evil he saw in the aliens' past via their spark-link, but Trypticon assured him that he was dedicated to their shared goal of breaking a world. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Using Trypticon's city-ship alternate mode, Megatron took to the stars, rounding up the scattered Decepticon army and even recruiting Junkions and Sharkticons. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Returning to Cybertron in force, Megatron was content to wait and watch from the sidelines while his troops viciously tore into Iacon. Trypticon was defeated in battle by Metroplex, at which point Megatron's folly was revealed: through their link, Pentius mockingly revealed his intention to use Trypticon consume Cybertron once the Autobots and Decepticons had weakened each other. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Leaving his men with orders to burn Iacon to the ground if he failed in order to spare it such a fate, Megatron set off for Trypticon's fallen body in hopes that he would be able to remove Pentius's spark before the giant revived. Confronted atop Trypticon by Optimus Prime, Megatron tried to goad the Autobot leader into destroying him, believing that Pentius would be destroyed with him thanks to their link. Refusing to accept death as the answer, Optimus instead used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to purify Megatron, burning Pentius's spark away; Megatron, however, vowed that he would never stop hating Optimus in spite of what he had done for him. Sadly resigned to the fact that the once-noble revolutionary he had admired was now lost, Optimus knocked out the weakened Megatron and took him into custody. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}
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===The spreading conflict===
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Escaping Autobot custody under as-yet-unrevealed circumstances, Megatron continued to wage the war. Early in the continuing conflict, he wrote ''[[Towards Peace]]'', a new treatise to replace ''After the Ark'', in which he described continuing to fight the war until the very notion of conflict was literally inconceivable. Then and only then would he finally give up his fusion cannon. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} The earliest edition of the work featured a dedication to Terminus, which Megatron would later remove to reflect the lesson his friendship with Terminus had taught him: not to get attached. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Friendships were a weakness, and Megatron exploited this in the cruelest way possible: by corrupting Optimus Prime's old friend [[Tarn (DJD)|Damus]], turning him into one of the most vicious, dedicated Decepticons of all, a devoted worshiper at the altar of Megatron, purely to hurt Prime. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

Megatron oversaw the creation of a class of super-warriors known as the [[Warriors Elite]], selecting only his most powerful troops to undergo the torturous upgrade, including [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], a brilliant sadist and frequent opponent of his from his pit-fighting days who had developed an obsession with Megatron after the Decepticon leader dealt him his first ever defeat. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} At some point, he also created the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to deal with traitors, and appointed Damus—now code-named "Tarn"—as its leader, {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} though he elected not to send them after Deadlock when he defected, valuing the warrior enough to instead dispatch [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] to bring him in. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} He would reportedly spend "half the war" searching for a way to remotely access a [[black hole]], in order to use [[antimatter]] for power, but never succeeded. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[File:ChaosTheory prime vs megatron montage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Good times, bad times.]]
Megatron would personally clash with Optimus Prime many times; Optimus grew to respect and fear Megatron as a calm, calculating and measured opponent, while Megatron himself respected Prime's sheer power and his skill as a tactician and as a leader. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} Megatron would later incorrectly recall their battle on [[Sherma Bridge]] during the [[Rorsha Campaign]] as the first time they met. Said battle was certainly momentous—every Autobot and Decepticon stopped fighting to witness their duel, during which Megatron's cannon arm was sliced off by Prime's [[energon-axe]], and he claimed revenge by throwing the Autobot leader off the bridge. As the war spread to other planets, they would meet again and again: during the [[Siege of Massunstrad]], Megatron sealed Prime in an anti-matter chamber; on [[Rada Mor]], Prime reduced Megatron to ashes with sentient explosives; and in the midst of the [[Vorsk Offensive]], Megatron was nearly sliced in half by Prime. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Though he resisted [[Solomus|Tyrest]]'s attempts to find a "Two City-State Solution" to the war, he did agree to abide by the [[Tyrest Accord]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

Megatron took on a new pistol alternate mode for the [[Battle for Hell's Point]], during which he was used by [[Heretech]] to blast [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} During the same skirmish, Megatron took off half of Prime's face with his energon mace, but had a city block dropped on him by Prime in retribution, which shattered his [[transformation cog]] and trapped him in gun mode for two years. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Prime was not the only old face that Megatron would see again during the war: during a battle on an aerial drilling platform over the [[Manganese Mountains]], Megatron came face-to-face with his old friend Impactor, and stood poised to execute him until Impactor gave him a moment's pause by recalling his old fondness for poetry. In this moment, Megatron was knocked from the platform by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and sent plummeting to the mountains below. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers2-teleconference.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|"We attack the Rice Krispies guys at dawn! Assuming Judd Hirsch delivers the goods."]]
At the war's zenith, Megatron sealed himself in an [[Omniglobe]] to absorb the relentless flood of data coming in from countless fronts. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} With total war going nowhere, he would go on to develop a six-stage [[infiltration protocol]] to be used for conquering targeted planets. The sixth phase called for outright planetary razing, and Megatron selected three of his Warriors Elite for this task: [[Sixshot]], {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} Overlord, and [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]. He informed this trio of his decision via teleconference, but Overlord, tired of being used as someone else's weapon, refused. Megatron threatened to hunt Overlord down for his disobedience, {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}} but while the powerful warrior spent the rest of his life preparing for this conflict, Megatron never followed up and left him to stew in his own obsession. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:Stormbringer1 get up and fight.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You don't gotta go home Prime but you can't stay here.]]
Deducing that the Autobot/Decepticon war would culminate in an energy crisis that would threatened the stability of Cybertron itself, Shockwave left Cybertron to secretly pursue alternate energy sources. Around 10,000 years ago, when Shockwave did not return, Megatron ordered Bludgeon to investigate his files, {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} secretly assigning Soundwave to investigate Bludgeon {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} and probe deeper into whatever it was Shockwave had created. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

Shockwave's prediction soon proved accurate, and Cybertron found itself in the throes of an energy shortage. Decepticon scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] came to Megatron with a revolutionary, controversial plan to stave off this energy death by [[Pretender|polydermal grafting]], a process where they encased themselves in "symbiotic carapaces", or shells created from living tissue. When Megatron dismissed him angrily and cut him down, Thunderwing did not abandon his research; instead, he experimented on himself. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}} The process gave him immense power, but drove him insane. He became so dangerous that Megatron had to join forces with Optimus Prime to stop him. This battle at [[Thunderhead Pass]] accelerated the apocalypse destined to befall Cybertron, leaving it an uninhabitable, radioactive husk and forcing both armies to continue their war on other worlds. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Megatron advocated that they simply destroy Cybertron to ensure that Thunderwing was destroyed, but Prime refused, and threatened to stop Megatron if he tried. Megatron agreed not to destroy the planet, but warned Prime that whatever happened was on his head. Shortly after the last big push by the Decepticons, Cybertron was abandoned by both factions. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #2}}

In the mid-19th century, Starscream reported to Megatron regarding a failed alliance with the [[Dire Wraith]]s and their unfeasibility as allies. Megatron congratulated Starscream...for finding yet another way to disappoint him. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

===Breaking protocol===
[[File:Infiltration4 enter megatron.jpg|upright=1.3|left|thumb|Megatron (Second Printing Preview)]]
In the early 21st century, when word reached Megatron that the infiltration unit led by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], stationed on the planet [[Earth]], had broken protocol, he headed for the planet to investigate. Examining the unit's abandoned bunker in [[Nebraska]] for information, he discovered that Starscream had stumbled across [[Ore-13]]—an incredible energy source that (unbeknownst to Megatron) was the end result of Shockwave's experiments—and was planning to use it to usurp Megatron's command. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} While studying the bunker's files, he was contacted by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] with some distressing news: Bludgeon's investigations of Shockwave's files had led him to revive Thunderwing. Megatron ordered the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to Cybertron, authorizing them to do whatever was necessary to destroy Thunderwing, including the destruction of their homeworld itself. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Just as he was handing down this order, Megatron was happened upon by [[Verity Carlo]], a human ally of the Autobot unit active on the planet, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} but he utterly ignored her. The bunker was then leveled by an airstrike courtesy of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], who were merely covering their unit's tracks and unaware of Megatron's presence; when their leader furiously emerged from the wreckage, Skywarp attempted to explain their ignorance, but Megatron simply responded by blasting him out of the sky. Blitzwing favored opening fire rather than attempting explanations, so Megatron beat the stuffing out of him too, then set off for Starscream's new bunker in [[Oregon]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}

[[File:Infiltration6 takeyourpunishment.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Those librarians are getting really strict on late returns.]]

{{quote|You will stand down. If you fight, you ''die''. There is no room anymore for mercy. In the end, you are ''all'' expendable. Choose.|Megatron's ultimatum to Starscream's renegade troops|[[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]]}}

[[Orbital jump]]ing to Oregon, Megatron called Starscream out and ordered the team to stand down, disgusted to see such power games being played amongst his troops. His brief, chilling speech was enough to take the fight out of all but Starscream, who, powered-up on Ore-13, took Megatron on himself. Though the new power source made Starscream a formidable adversary, Megatron was still more deadly than he, and Starscream was taken out by a point-blank fusion cannon blast through his torso. Megatron ordered the Decepticons to ensure that Starscream survived, and then, observing the Autobots who had been watching the battle, announced that it was time to begin phase two. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

In light of the discovery of Ore-13, Megatron took stock of Starscream's progress on Earth and elected to get the infiltration protocol back on track himself, calling a meeting to make Starscream's former troops and making them aware, in no uncertain terms, that any further insurrections would be met with deadly force. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} He continued to order his troops on Earth directly, {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} and was even able to revisit his past gun alternate mode, once again able to achieve the [[size changing|mass displacement]] the mode required thanks to the extra energy Ore-13 provided. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}}

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With his forces joined by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], a new arrival who Megatron suspected of having ulterior motives, {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} the Decepticon leader initiated phase two of infiltration protocol by destabilizing relations between the European nations of [[Latveria]] and [[Symkaria]] through use of an aggression-inducing [[Psycho-Prism]], stolen from Latverian dictator [[Doctor Doom]]. When the superhero team known as the [[Avengers]] investigated the array the Decepticons' were using to broadcast the prism's signal, Megatron abducted the arachnid-powered [[Spider-Man]] to use as a subject for their [[mirror response mode]], {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} draining the hero's powers and infusing himself and the other Decepticons with them. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} He proceeded to forge a brief alliance with Doctor Doom, who helped him defeat and capture the allied Autobot/Avenger team who snuck inside the Decepticons' array, but when Doom's suggestion to threaten the captives in order to force the other heroes to lay down their arms failed, Megatron violently dissolved the partnership. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} Emerging from the confines of the array to take on the Autobots and Avengers himself, Megatron refrained from engaging Prime, foreseeing a more intimate confrontation between the two of them in the near future, and instead turned his attention to destroying [[Iron Man]]'s Transformer-sized armor. The tables soon turned, however, when Doctor Doom freed the captive Autobots and used the Decepticon's mirror response technology to empower them. Defeated by these enhanced Autobots and with the Psycho-Prism destroyed by [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]], Megatron used the last of his extra power to teleport the Decepticons out with an [[emergency warp-out]]. He refrained from departing alongside his warriors, intending to slaughter the Avengers for their interference, but when he was immobilized by Spider-Man's webbing, knocked to the ground by [[Luke Cage]], and rattled by a hail of Autobot fire, he finally warped-out with a final taunt to Optimus Prime of the battle yet to come between them. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}
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With phase two of [[infiltration protocol]] properly underway, Megatron recognized that he ''should'' rightly withdraw and install a new unit commander on Earth, but could not resist the chance to try out his new Ore-13 empowered body, selecting the nation of [[Brasnya]], where Decepticon subterfuge was already underway, as his testing ground. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Allowing the Decepticon's [[facsimile construct]] [[Georgi Koska]] to wield him in pistol mode, Megatron had Koska use him to first sever a [[Russia]]n oil pipeline, and then to fire upon the soldiers who came to investigate, furthering the political and military tensions already brewing in the region. When word came through from Blitzwing that Optimus Prime and the Autobots had arrived, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} Megatron at last engaged Optimus directly, {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} and although Prime was able to destroy his fusion cannon, the extra strength afforded Megatron by Ore-13 allowed him to physically beat Prime into submission, punching directly into his chest and crushing his [[spark]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} [[File:Escalation5 prime vs megs.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|''I got me a shovel I'm digging a ditch...'']] The horrified Autobots moved into a full but ineffective counterattack, their only edge being that Megatron had no long-range guns left. It turned out that Prime's apparent death was a desperate ruse when the Autobot leader countered with a surprise attack on Megatron, able to exploit Ore-13's weakness—the more it's used, the faster it burns itself out. Megatron almost collapsed from power loss and was forced to have Skywarp take him to safety before the Autobots could kill him. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

Furious over the embarrassing defeat, Megatron threw protocol out the window and ordered that Sixshot be summoned to the planet. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} He took out some of his anger on Ramjet, who he discovered had been busy cooking up a plot to overthrow him; without saying a word, he beat the attempted traitor to death before tearing him apart and keeping his head as a trophy. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}
[[File:Devastation5 decepticons attack.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''And I'm gonna fight for this four square feet of land Like a mean old son of a bitch'']]
Upon Sixshot's arrival, Megatron ordered him to utterly destroy the Autobots, and although the [[Phase Sixer]] questioned his early deployment, he was happy to go along with the abandonment of the phase structure. The other Decepticons, on the other hand, were worried that Megatron was losing his grip—and since they were too scared to tell him that, they decided to revive Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} Megatron monitored Sixshot's attack on the Autobots' [[Ark-19]], ordering him to pursue the escape pod that broke away from the crashing craft, {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} but before he could obliterate the Autobots, Megatron was forced to recall him to deal with a new threat assaulting the Decepticon base—the alien [[Reaper]]s. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Unfortunately, the Reapers convinced Sixshot to side with them, and when an Ore-13 powered Starscream entered the fray to take Sixshot down, Megatron realized his troops had been conspiring against him. He decided not to punish them '''yet''', due to greater threat posed by the Reapers, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} and entered battle alongside them all, even allowing Starscream to wield him in pistol mode against the aliens. After the invaders were dead, however, he turned on his men, starting with Blitzwing—but was forced to realize that they needed to remain united when it became apparent that their battle with the Reapers had made humanity inescapably aware of their existence {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}
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===All Hail Megatron===
[[File:AHM7 megs rips out matrix.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|[[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|"I don't think I'd have made a good medic. No patience."]]]]
While the Decepticons were occupied fighting the Reapers, the Autobots had left Earth to deal with the greater threat of an incursion by the [[Dead Universe]]. Exploiting their enemies' absence, Megatron and his men went to ground; when Autobots returned, they could find no trace of the Decepticons, who kept one step ahead of them for months. Secretly abducting [[Hunter O'Nion]], former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner to the Autobot [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], Megatron and his men returned to Cybertron, where Megatron had [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] conduct experiments that bred a [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]] of monstrous [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. The experiments culminated in the creation of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who Megatron employed in a series of key tasks in his plan: the Insecticon obtained from Hunter's mind various Autobot secrets and codes, completed Shockwave's long-gestating combiner process, granting the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] the ability to combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and created a working [[space bridge]] {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} based on designs sold to them by Sixshot in exchange for his freedom. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

Returning to Earth, the Decepticons staged a phony schism within their ranks, allowing the Autobots to believe that they had "disappeared" as a result of a power struggle that had split their ranks into two camps, one led by Megatron and one by Starscream. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Starscream then approached Sunstreaker, whose experience as a Headmaster had left him bitter and jaded, with the proposition that the Autobots join with his forces against Megatron, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} but when the Autobots arrived at the designated time and place, they were instead confronted by the united Decepticon army and quickly defeated by Devastator. After personally tearing [[Matrix of Leadership]] from Optimus Prime's chest, Megatron marched the captive Autobots through the space bridge back to Cybertron, where the Insecticon swarm waited for them. Prime, however, was able to damage the bridge, causing it to deposit the Autobots a safe distance from the swarm, but in the process, fried his own circuits and left himself comatose. Though the Autobots had escaped the fate he had intended for them, Megatron had successfully exiled his enemies to their dead homeworld; moreover, using information and codes gained from Sunstreaker and Hunter, he concurrently orchestrated the event that would later be known as [[Surge (event)|The Surge]], as Decepticons stormed Autobot installations all across the galaxy, achieving total victory. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

[[File:AHM1 decepticons attack.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's urban renewal program was off to a flying start.]]
With galaxy-wide domination accomplished, one year after the Decepticons' battle with the Reapers, Megatron chose Earth to become the new Decepticon homeworld. Together with his men, Megatron stormed [[New York City]], humiliating Starscream with a display of his greater capacity for destruction. When the US Air Force retaliated, Megatron shrugged off their fire and ordered the other Decepticons to engage them; when one damaged jet threw itself toward him in a suicide run, Megatron, outraged at the [[DJ (G1)|pilot]]'s temerity, destroyed it and its occupant with a furious swipe of his hand. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} When US Army forces arrived, Megatron ordered [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] dispatched to deal with them, then sent Devastator to destroy the subway tunnels leading out of the city. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} With New York secured, Megatron directed the Constructicons to begin building a new space bridge in the city's heart, and had a candid talk with Starscream, revealing his belief that the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s attitude and actions marked him as the embodiment of the Decepticon cause, even if he was blind to seeing it himself. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} After a series of further attacks on major American cities saw the country firmly crushed under the Decepticons' collective heel, Megatron made a propaganda speech to his men in the ruins of New York. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} As night fell upon the city, Megatron withdrew to privately gloat over the Matrix. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

[[File:AHM6MegatronVsIsrael.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Starscream just told Megatron that AHM is going to go on for another six issues. He's taking it pretty well, all things considered.]]
As the Decepticons began attacking other countries around the globe, Megatron was questioned by Starscream on what the next step in his plan was. A recalcitrant Megatron merely informed him that it was merely time to savor their victory, but Starscream accused him of not ''having'' any plans post-victory, and was merely allowing his men to run wild to distract them from any notion of taking power for themselves. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} What Starscream did not realize was that Megatron did indeed have a plan: to defeat the Autobots, he had created an army of killers and monsters, but in order to create his perfect rule, that army would have to be destroyed, the dissenting, distasteful elements obliterated before Megatron's peace could dawn. Megatron was not distracting his warriors... he was ''waiting'' to see which of them would question and turn on him. Silently sorrowful to already know that such dissent would begin with Starscream, an otherwise-model Decepticon, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Megatron withdrew to [[Israel]] for some silent reflection amid wholesale devastation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

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Some time later, Megatron surveyed the space bridge Bombshell and the Constructicons had built in New York. He congratulated Bombshell on his work, but revealed that he had always foreseen Bombshell's intellect as a danger—had always known he and his fellow Insecticons would side with Starscream when the time came. His gambit exposed, Starscream made his move and attacked, but the Insecticons proved no match for Megatron's might. The Decepticon leader had failed to anticipate one thing, however: he did not foresee the Constructicons siding with Starscream, and found himself having to fight the mighty Devastator. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The in-fighting was halted by a last-ditch attack by the mustered might of what remained of the human resistance, forcing Megatron and Starscream to put their differences aside momentarily and organize a defense. This attack came as no surprise to Megatron, but the same could not be said for the next entrants onto the battlefield: the Autobots had returned.

After assuring Starscream that he would be leader in the future, when his time was done, Megatron confronted Optimus Prime, surprised not so much that his old foe had survived, but that he had bothered to return to Earth. Both leaders had always maintained a policy of acceptable losses through their millennia-long war, so Megatron assumed Prime had come back for selfish reasons, to reclaim the Matrix, but Prime insisted that he had changed, and would no longer allow their cold war to endanger innocent lives on this scale. [[File:AHM12 prime vs megs.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Like Homer Simpson putting on his pants, the struggle between Optimus Prime and Megatron remains eternal. [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|Almost.]]]] Megatron scoffed at the notion, reavling that Prime's supposedly "innocent" humans were planning to nuke New York, killing millions of their own just to get rid of the Decepticons, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} but Prime retorted that it wasn't ''just'' about the humans, but also about the difference between Autobots and Decepticons. The two came to blows, but Megatron triumphed in short order and commanded the Decepticons to depart, leaving the Autobots to be killed by the humans' nuke... but just before they withdrew, he was shot in the face by human soldier [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], wielding a powerful weapon reverse-engineered from Cybertronian technology. Injured and disoriented by the blast, Megatron was finished off when Prime smashed his face in with his own fusion cannon. As he wanted to ''take'' leadership rather than just have it fall in his hands, Starscream picked up his damaged leader and ordered the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:AllHisEngines-Megatron.jpg|thumb|Pretty sure when you float in a bacta tank you're supposed to be wearing a diaper.]]
The Decepticons departed Earth aboard Astrotrain, where the gravely wounded Megatron was put on life support and tended to by Soundwave and his cassettes. With Megatron's life signs only at ten percent capacity, Starscream attempted to appeal to Soundwave's sense of logic and have him shut down so that leadership could be his, but Soundwave refused. Starscream was soon able to take command, however, when he recovered the Matrix of Leadership and professed to have been chosen by it. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

===New body, new powers===
The Decepticons eventually settled on a desolate asteroid, where Megatron was installed in a [[CR chamber|CR tank]]. Retaining some level of awareness of the events occurring around him during his convalescence, he was forced to watch as his army languished in inactivity, their energy slowly ebbing away until they were reduced to cannibalism. {{storylink|All His Engines}} After a year of trying to free his leader from this living death, Soundwave was finally forced to conclude that Megatron's body was beyond repair, and recruited the recently returned Shockwave, whom Starscream had provided with the majority of the Decepticons' resources to create a space bridge, to help build a new body for Megatron's consciousness to inhabit. The operation succeeded and Megatron was reborn in a deadly new body, powered by Ore-13, armed with a devastatingly powerful rail gun, and even equipped with space bridge nodes stolen from Metroplex, which gave him the ability to open space bridge portals on his own. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

[[File:IDWongoing15 megatrons new body.jpg|left|thumb|275px|"Uh, it's like...did anyone ever see the movie ''Tron''?"]]
Back in action, Megatron devised a plan to destabilize the relationship between the humans and Autobots on Earth. Together with Soundwave and Shockwave, he chopped up his old body and used it to create human-scaled replicas of his former gun mode, containing small pieces of his own consciousness. When Starscream caught them in the act, Megatron elected to table his plan for the moment, as he considered it folly to go against Starscream's wishes for the moment since the Seeker was still in possession of the Matrix of Leadership. Megatron had never truly understood what the talisman ''did'', but it served as a threat merely by being an unknown variable. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} Fortunately, for Megatron this variable was soon removed from the equation when Hot Rod, estranged from the Earthbound Autobots, infiltrated the Decepticons' asteroid base and recovered the Matrix from Starscream. Megatron seized his chance, intercepting the Autobot and blasting him and the Matrix out into the void of space. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

[[File:SLMegatron stealth bomber mode.jpg|thumb|275px|Behold... the ''Bomberang!'']]
With Starscream's trump card now gone, Megatron had the Decepticons gathered so he could address them. Distrustful of Shockwave's motives for preparing his new body, wary of Soundwave's constant surveillance, and repulsed by the state of his once fearsome Decepticon war machine, Megatron decided that he needed to unequivocally reestablish dominance over the now Matrix-less Starscream. He intended to beat Starscream near to death as a means of letting them both work out their frustrations with Starscream's inability to lead effectively during Megatron's absence, but Starscream did not want to fight—spiritually broken by his failures, he simply wanted Megatron to kill him. Rather than accept this, Megatron instead goaded Starscream into opening fire upon him. This began a running battle between the two, with Megatron pursuing the fleeing Seeker in his new stealth bomber alternate mode, continuing to bait Starscream every time he appeared willing to give up the fight. Incensed by Starscream's accusation that he did not know what it felt like to see everything he had worked for fall apart, when that was exactly what Starscream's pitiful leadership had done to the empire he had created, Megatron pummeled him to within an inch of his life, then paused to explain why he kept a schemer like Starscream around: as a constant reminder to watch his back. The brutal display galvanized the languid Decepticons, and Megatron was ready to begin his scheme. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

[[File:IDWongoing14 megatron guns.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|Megatron doesn't support the NRA. He IS the NRA.]]
Roughly two years after the Decepticons' defeat on Earth, Megatron used his space bridge powers to dispatch a container full of the guns made from his old body to Earth, where they were found by South American gun-runners and illegally disseminated amongst an increasingly paranoid public seeking ways to protect themselves against Transformers. This allowed Megatron's consciousness to spread across North America, until it was focused enough to contact one particular owner of a Megatron gun: [[Joe Gladki]]. He deceived and manipulated the paranoid human, and eventually convinced him to perform an assassination attempt on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], the new Autobot leader. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} In their ignorance, the Autobots then mistook Gladki's gun for Megatron himself and held it captive. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}}

[[File:IDWongoing16 megatron vs autobots.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Not the [[Realignments|first time]] he's traded his [[fusion cannon]] for a [[rail gun]].]]
With the Autobots in chaos, Megatron started the next phase of his plan and returned to Earth personally, where he used his new stealth bomber mode to shoot down a plane carrying Optimus Prime and several other Autobots. He then hunted down the remaining Autobots, effortlessly defeating them and their new temporary leader Ultra Magnus with his powerful new body, and killing some of their [[Skywatch]] allies. Magnus tried to draw Megatron's attention from the humans, claiming the Autobots were the ones he really wanted, but Megatron assured him that humanity was his real target. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} Taking the defeated Autobots captive, Megatron dumped them in a city and directed three of his mind-controlled human puppets to kill them. Contacting Prime directly, Megatron summoned him to the city's outskirts and revealed his plan: crush Prime's spirit and destroy the Autobots' alliance with humanity by forcing them to choose between fighting the humans or allowing them to kill them. Prime found the hole in Megatron's plan, however, when he realized that Soundwave was maintaining the connection between Megatron and his guns, and shot him in the head. His connection to his pawns severed, Megatron scooped up Soundwave and withdrew. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} Thanks to a tracker Ultra Magnus had slipped on Soundwave, though, Prime was able to follow the Decepticons to their bolthole and called Megatron out for a full and proper confrontation. In actuality, Prime had lured Megatron outside so Skywatch could drop a [[kinetic harpoon]] on him, but even a weapon dropped from orbit barely proved able to put a scratch in Megatron's mighty new exostructure. Megatron proceeded to beat Prime senseless, but then returned him to the Autobots, and to their great shock, surrendered to their custody. After recovering, Optimus demanded to know why he had surrendered, but Megatron merely taunted him by revealing that Spike Witwicky had murdered a Decepticon in cold blood. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Prime immediately had Prowl begin investigating Spike and Skywatch, and Prowl interrogated the Decepticon leader for information, which he provided after a little verbal sparring. {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}}

[[File:ChaosTheory1 megatron imprisoned.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|Megatron and Optimus Prime can't agree on a safe word.]]
When Rodimus returned to Earth and warned the Autobots that [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] had taken control of Cybertron, Optimus decided to lead the Autobots in reclaiming their homeworld. In the name of Earth's safety, he elected to bring Megatron and the confiscated guns made from his old body with them. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} On the way to Cybertron aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Prime again attempted to discern why Megatron had surrendered, even releasing his old foe from his bonds and having a civil conversation with him about their past together and their dueling ideologies. Optimus tried to reach out to Megatron, offering him the chance to end the war once and for all with a handshake; Megatron appeared to consider it for a moment but ultimately remained silent. With Megatron returned to the confines of the [[variable voltage harness]], the other Autobots pressured Optimus for a decision on his fate: execution or imprisonment. Trying to come to a conclusion, Prime asked Megatron if he regretted any of his actions, but the Decepticon leader remarked that he only regretted not killing ''more'' Autobots. He taunted Prime with the notion that even he was thankful for the war, as it had raised him from a nobody to the greatest Autobot in history, and a furious Prime activated the harness, electrocuting Megatron. The jolt would have killed Megatron if Omega Supreme had not cut the power in time and Megatron, struggling to stay conscious, offered Prime his thanks for saving his life all those years ago in Rodion. Shocked by his actions, Prime realized that Megatron wanted to die and wanted Prime to be the one to kill him. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Eventually, Prime decided to let Megatron choose his own fate, and Megatron calmly replied that he chose death. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}}

[[File:Chaos2 armored megatron.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|...Again...?]]
As Omega drew close to Cybertron, Megatron demanded to know who or what was threatening their homeworld, but Optimus Prime refused to provde him with any information. {{storylink| Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} The Autobots subsequently engaged Galvatron's forces in battle, and while they were occupied, Megatron put into motion the ace he had up his sleeve: taking remote control of the numerous "Megatron guns" aboard Omega, Megatron summoned them to him and combined with them into a new armored mode. Breaking free from his restraints, he headed out to confront Galvatron, intent that nobody would take his world from him. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} As he tore through the Sweeps, Megatron also revealed the reason for his surrender: now that he was back on Cybertron, he could open a space bridge that would allow the massed forces of the Decepticons on Earth to return to their home planet as well. Unfortunately, not long after the Decepticons arrived on the battlefield, Galvatron's secret puppet master, the Dead Universe entity known as the [[D-Void]], seized control of their minds and those of the Sweeps, merging them into a gigantic, monstrous avatar. With Prime occupied pursuing Galvatron into Cybertron's depths, Megatron was left to face this "[[Deceptigod]]" alone. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Fighting against the D-Void's attempts to ensnare his own mind and make him part of the collective, Megatron was gravely wounded and even lost an arm to the beast, but succeeded into destroying it, blasting it apart with one massive beam from his weapons. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

===The long game===
Even as the Deceptigod disintegrated back into its component Decepticons, Megatron could see the potential the creature embodied—the D-Void had, in essence, created the perfect combiner by means of utterly obliterating free will. With Cybertron reverting into a primordial wasteland around him—a result of Optimus Prime purifying [[Vector Sigma]] with the Matrix to stop Galvatron and the D-Void—Megatron chose to withdraw to experiment with the possibilities this presented. He informed Shockwave, the sole Decepticon who had not been made part of the Deceptigod, of his plans, and Shockwave in turn revealed them to Soundwave and Bombshell. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} While Megatron hid in the wilderness, his Decepticons were left to live as second-class citizens in the new [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] that the Autobots built; Optimus Prime left Cybertron two weeks after the D-Void's defeat to calm tensions with "NAILs"—other unaffiliated Cybertronians—who had returned to their homeworld, but even as he did so, he mused that Megatron must still be out there somewhere. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:RID11 megatron in wilderness.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Megatron can't find anyone who wants to join his nudist colony to save his skin.]]
In the months of study and experimentation that followed, Megatron discerned that the combination of Ore-13 and space bridge technology in his body somehow gave him the ability to manipulate the natural energy of Cybertron that the D-Void had used to merge the Decepticons into the Deceptigod. After experiments on [[turbofox]]es created larger, more ferocious beasts, Megatron stepped up trials when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] seceded from the shaky government Bumblebee, [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and Starscream were building in Iacon and ventured into the wilderness. The signal Megatron had created from the combination energy first drove the Aerialbots mad, before uniting them in body and mind, spontaneously merging them into the gestalt [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but this newborn Autobot combiner was considered hopelessly insane by Megatron and left to die in the wilderness. The madness aspect of the signal afforded him the chance to revive some of the principles of the infiltration protocol, however, as he blanketed the wastelands in it, forcing the Autobots, Decepticons and NAILs to stay in Iacon, causing natural conflict among them to snowball, providing a useful cover for his actions. To gain a pawn within Autobot high command, Megatron even provided Bombshell with the energy to use in conjunction with his own mind-controlling [[cerebro-shell]]s, ensnaring the mind of Prowl. With the resources and cover control of Prowl provided, Shockwave, Soundwave and Bombshell were able to use Megatron's findings to perfect the combination process, rebuilding the Constructicons with new modular designs that would allow them to merge into a perfect Devastator. The endgame was for Megatron himself to form the head of the combiner, but before risking his own mind and body, Megatron decided that Prowl would be used first as a test subject. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

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The appearance of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] on Cybertron who declared that Starscream was the "Chosen One" threatened Megatron's ability to easily re-take leadership of his Decepticons, forcing him to step up his schedule. Through Prowl, he had his inner circle gathered together in the secret "[[Black Room]]", then boldly strode into Iacon for all to see. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} His body shattered and skeletal, he professed to come in peace, but Bumblebee did not accept his surrender and ordered his Autobots to kill him. Indeed, Megatron could possibly have died there and then had Iacon's Decepticons not stepped in, insisting that Megatron's defense of Cybertron during the D-Void's attack marked him a hero and that he be taken into custody instead. {{storylink|City on Fire}} After [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] got through examining him to prove his body concealed no weapons, Starscream approached the imprisoned Megatron and attempted to explain that he was not far away from taking complete power in the government, ensuring a Decepticon victory of a different kind. Megatron merely smiled silently at the notion, terrifying his ex-lieutenant with his grin. Presently, the Decepticons rose up in an angry mob and marched on Autobot high command to insist on Megatron's release; the situation quickly devolved into a riot, during which a squad led by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] stormed the prison and freed Megatron. {{storylink|The Verge}}

[[File:RID14 new body redux.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.55|New body or not, Megatron may want to think twice about standing [[:File:Devastator-ROTFenemyscrotum.jpg|underneath Devastator's legs.]]]]
Megatron brought Starscream and the captured Bumblebee and Metalhawk to the Black Room, where he explained his plans and had himself transferred into a pre-prepared new body that could combine with the Constructicons' new forms. At his command, the Constructicons and Prowl combined into the new Devastator, who immediately set about razing Iacon. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Even the return of Superion seemed unable to stop the powerful new combiner, until help came from an unexpected quarter—Prowl's secret assassin [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] killed Bombshell, taking out Prowl's controller and causing Devastator to shut down. This was no real impediment to Megatron, however, as the successful function of the new combiner process had been proven, and he set out to take ''his'' place as Devastator's head. Before Megatron could reach the fallen gestalt, though, Devastator awoke, possessed of his own unique, united consciousness for the first time, and resumed tearing into Iacon. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

[[File:RID20 megatron in forcefield.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|You know you can't catch a break when you find yourself trapped inside a novelty plasma lamp from Spencer's.]]
Still Megatron remained unfazed, calmly fending off Autobot attacks and waiting for the inevitable moment when the heroes would take Devastator down. When [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] succeeded in doing so by managing to reach Prowl, Devastator separated, and Megatron immediately stepped in, re-initiating the combination with himself in control. Seconds before uniting with the Constructicons, though, his plan was foiled by Bumblebee, Ironhide and Prowl's activation of a secret failsafe: Wheeljack had integrated a forcefield generator into Megatron's spark casing during his examination of him, and when it was triggered, he was completely paralyzed in mid-transformation. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

In the fallout of the battle, Starscream killed Metalhawk, took control of Iacon and banished the Autobots and Decepticons from the city. He took custody of the immobilized Megatron, and silently gloated over the victory he had accomplished by using guile and politics, rather than Megatron's ways of brute force and firepower. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

===A new approach===
Megatron would not remain incapacitated for long. That night, as the end result of millennia-long secret machinations by Shockwave, an [[Necrotitan|undead Metrotitan]] appeared on Cybertron and opened a portal to the Dead Universe in the planet's skies. Through the portal, Shockwave made contact with Galvatron and his master, the exiled Cybertron despot [[Nova Prime]], but was unable to bring them through to Cybertron thanks to the unexpected disappearance of the Titan's space bridge system. Intending to use the space bridge within Megatron as a replacement, {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Shockwave reanimated the deceased Metalhawk with a wave of necrotic energy from the Titan and had him liberate Megatron and bring him to his secret lab in [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

[[File:RID24 i remember you.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Somewhere in the multiverse, [[Override (G1)|Override]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] are smiling.]]
Shockwave hoped that Megatron would comply with his plans willingly, but the Decepticon leader refused and Shockwave forcibly activated the space bridge technology in Megatron's body. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The opening of the bridge in his chest caused Megatron agony, but his screams were heard by Soundwave, who led the united forces of the exiled Autobots and Decepticons to Shockwave's lab to free his leader. Nova Prime and Galvatron attempted to squeeze their way through the space bridge despite this interference, but Ironhide was able to punch Nova back through into the Dead Universe. Just then, Shockwave's "Necrotitan" came crashing into the subterranean city, and in the chaos, Megatron was freed from the restraints holding him. No sooner had Megatron carried Ironhide to the safe hands of the other Autobots, however, than he was ripped in half from behind by Galvatron, who had successfully emerged through the portal {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} — a briefer battle, no doubt, than the one Shockwave had foreseen between the pair in a vision at the outset of his scheme. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

[[File:MTMTE26 megs and bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I smell a sitcom!]]
After the battle was over, Galvatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] lugged Megatron's bisected remains back into Crystal City, only to find their way barred by the unlikely form of Bumblebee, who demanded they hand Megatron over. Galvatron attacked the Autobot, at which point Megatron revealed that he was fine, as he took down Waspinator and knocked Galvatron out with a barrage of fusion cannon fire. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Bumblebee lugged Megatron back to Iacon, currently being razed by the Necrotitan, where the Decepticon leader announced to the assembled Autobots, Decepticons and NAILs his plan to withdraw to [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], summon the Decepticon Justice Division and other scattered troops, and strike back. Bumblebee rejected Megatron's notion of retreating, and struck a nerve within him by questioning his entire philosophy: Megatron had ''long'' ago abandoned any notion of fighting for freedom and equality, Bumblebee attested, and merely used the claim to ideology as an excuse for his actions. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Fortunately, fighting back suddenly got a lot easier when Metroplex and the ''[[Lost Light]]'' space-bridged to Cybertron. During the battle between the Titans, Megatron observed Metroplex reaching for the ''Lost Light''; when the ship's crew explained that they had Metroplex's severed thumb aboard, Megatron had Bumblebee carry him to it, whereupon he realized that the thumb contained one of Shockwave's [[Regenesis]] ores. Megatron used his internal space bridge to teleport the thumb back to Metroplex, and the ore provided the giant with the power boost to defeat the Necrotitan. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:DCFinale megatron the autobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95|ಠ_ಠ]]
At Bumblebee's order and under protest, [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] repaired Megatron's injuries and reattached his legs, reminding Megatron of his desire in youth to be a medic. His recent string of failures, the success of ''Starscream'', of all 'bots, and Bumblebee's stinging words had turned the Decepticon leader introspective, and he realized he had forgotten something very important that had driven his writings in his early years: winning meant turning people to your way of thinking, not dominating them. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Subsequently, when Shockwave initiated his millennia-long plan to collapse all reality into a universal black hole, Megatron placed himself and the Decepticons under Bumblebee's command to co-ordinate a counter-strike, and journeyed with his uneasy new "friend" into Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] base to confront their shared enemy. There, they found the weakened Galvatron, who Megatron prepared to destroy for past indignities, until Bumblebee talked him down, convincing him that blood did not have to be repaid with blood. At that moment, Shockwave struck, slaying Bumblebee with a blast, and driving Megatron into a rage. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Empowered by his various ores and the energy of the Dead Universe, Shockwave was a formidable opponent and it was all Megatron could do to hold his own against him until Optimus Prime arrived to join the fight. Prime attempted to reason with Shockwave and remind him of the kindly senator he had once been, but his words had little effect, so Megatron opted for a more object lesson: removing the fallen Bumblebee's insignia, he placed it upon his chest and declared himself an Autobot. The stunned Shockwave lost control of the time machine powering his plot, causing his old pre-[[Shadowplay]] memories to emerge. Horrified at what he had become, he allowed Megatron and Prime to kill him, which caused the time machine to collapse into a singularity. Megatron and Prime made what seemed to be a futile dash for freedom, but were saved from the singularity's pull at the last moment by the timely arrival of the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

===Crimes against the Species===
{{quote|I don't want to be acquitted. I want to '''make amends'''|Megatron on his new goal in life|"[[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide]]"}}
[[File:DCFinale this is not a trick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Optimus apparently decided a sincere Megatron was a cue for mood lighting.]]
In a private meeting between Optimus Prime and Megatron a short time after Shockwave's defeat, Megatron affirmed that his change of heart was genuine, and Optimus assured him that he could see past his wartime deeds and remember the well-intentioned 'bot he had started out as. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} The rest of Cybertron, however, demanded a trial; Autobot High Command agreed, realizing that the Decepticon leader's fate had to be decided in public. Before the trial, Megatron was approached by Optimus, [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and Rodimus in an attempt to extract some of the Decepticon's memories as evidence in hopes of expediting the proceedings, but a horrified Megatron refused, considering the sanctity of his mind all he had left. After Optimus departed, Rodimus remained to taunt Megatron with the certainty of his execution; in return, the impassive Decepticon simply asked Rodimus to deliver a [[communicube]] to Optimus, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} containing a request to have the trial moved to the [[Raskol Arena]] on Luna 2, in order, he alleged, to accommodate the huge number of spectators that would inevitably attend. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}
[[File:MTMTE28 megatron pleads guilty.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95|I agreed to this trial on the condition of meeting Matlock.]]
Megatron's trial lasted five months. At the outset of the proceedings, Megatron pled guilty to "Crimes against the Species", {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} but things changed when Starscream took the stand and gave a testimony that presented Megatron as an incapable leader who was unable to control the Decepticon forces under his command, a powerful brute lacking in the qualities of true leadership who led his followers down an ultimately self-destructive path. His treacherous lieutenant's words struck home, and Megatron stunned the assembled crowd by changing his plea to "not guilty". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Just as his defender, Ultra Magnus, was reading a statement declaring this, the trial was dramatically interrupted by a small army of Decepticons led by [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snap Trap]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grr]], who had escaped from the brig on the ''Lost Light''. The invading force attempted to teleport Megatron away to safety, but he refused to escape and the uprising was quickly quelled. During the recess that followed, Optimus confronted Megatron over his true motives: he had requested that the trial be held on Luna 2 in order to exploit the moon's different legal system in the event that he felt the trial was unjust. Caused by Starscream's speech to realize that, were he to submit to execution now, his legacy would be one only of pain and death, Megatron invoked one of the moon's forgotten laws: an individual who had committed sufficiently heinous crimes could request he be judged by the long-lost [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Megatron requested that he be allowed to join the ''Lost Light'' in their search for the Knights and their homeworld of [[Cyberutopia]], thus ensuring that ''that'' would be his legacy, after which he would submit to whatever punishment was deemed necessary. Optimus agreed on the condition that Megatron read a prepared speech denouncing the Decepticon cause and asking all active Decepticons to stand down. Megatron did so, at great personal pain. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Hurt and angry over this perceived abandonment, Soundwave used Megatron's change of faction as evidence to forge a new allegiance of his own, decamping to Earth and working with the [[Earth Defense Command]] to create a new home for Decepticons there. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}
[[File:MTMTE30 cocaptains.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|O captain, my co-captain.]]
Megatron was assigned co-captaincy of the ''Lost Light'' alongside Rodimus, who immediately hated the idea and everything about it, leading to a particularly antagonistic relationship between the two. Megatron was permitted only to fuel himself with "[[Fool's Energon]]", which left him substantially weakened. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Shockwave's machinations had left his internal organs a tortured Gordian knot of space bridge wormholes from which it was impossible to extract his spark; his outward appearance changed between the end of his trial and his co-captaincy, suggesting that his armor was rebuilt around him, or his entire internal structure was transplanted into a new body. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Megatron would later lament that his body did not graft to his spark like past chassis, which he considered a sign of his waning age. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} Optimus would see Megatron off on his voyage before he himself headed off to Earth, a meeting Prowl found deeply disturbing. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

===Towards Peace===
[[File:MTMTE28 megatron head examined.jpg|left|thumb|275px|"So Megatron, tell me about your mother." "She was hot."]]
The ''Lost Light'' warped back out to the Galactic Rim and set off on the trail of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who they considered their best lead on the location of the Knights. A month into the journey, Megatron agreed to a therapy session with ship's psychoanalyst Rung, during which he espoused his current thinking on personal history, and one's ability to selectively edit or abandon entirely previously-held truths. Following the session, Megatron discovered that the door to his quarters had been graffitied, was almost immediately attacked by the culprit, Whirl. During the fight—which Whirl deemed "inevitable"—the ex-Wrecker punched Megatron in the stomach, only to find his hand teleported away by the space bridge tangle inside his body. This took the fight out of Whirl, and Megatron offered to forget the incident if the graffiti was removed from his wall. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Through his internal space bridge, Megatron could sense that Whirl's arm had been teleported into the vicinity of a black hole, and—ever the forward planner, preparing even for the unlikely eventuality that he might change his mind about what he wanted—Megatron was inspired to revive his wartime plan to remotely channel antimatter.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Megatron subsequently oversaw the bringing onboard of a mysterious coffin the ''Lost Light'' found floating in space. A short time later, a drunken dare gone awry resulted in [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] accidentally cracking the coffin open with his forcefield. Megatron reprimanded him by permanently engaging his fuel intake moderation chip, and assigned him the role of Security Director in order to focus his mind. The pair then turned their attention to the opened coffin, which was revealed to contain the body of another Rodimus! {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} A brief analysis suggested that the body was of Rodimus from the future, but before the matter could be settled, the crew of the ''Lost Light'' were forced to abandon the ship as it suddenly began disappearing around them. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

[[File:MTMTE32 i came to hate the person id become.jpg|thumb|275px|Lolcat is watching you deprecate.]]

Megatron found himself on the [[Rodpod]] with a score of other 'bots, but when ''they'' then began to vanish too, [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] accused Megatron of being responsible. A tense standoff ensued, which was brought to a surprising end when [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] was discovered to have been hiding on the pod, having secreted himself on the ''Lost Light'' in order to spy on Megatron for Soundwave. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The weirdness continued as the remaining crew of the Rodpod—Megatron, Ravage, Nightbeat, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], and [[Getaway]]—discovered the wreckage of a second ''Lost Light'', point of origin for the mystery second Rodimus, orbiting the planet [[Ofsted XVII]]. Still believing that the duplicate ship hailed from the future, Skids accused Megatron of being responsible for the devastation, and, realizing that the recent huge changes he had made in his life left him devoid of any surety in his future actions, Megatron allowed himself and Ravage to be imprisoned until the truth could be determined. Locked in a supply closet with Ravage, Megatron had a heart-to-heart with his angry ex-subordinate, justifying his decisions and unable to offer Ravage any consolation. When power returned to the ship, the pair discovered the dead bodies of Ratchet, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] in the closet with them, sporting injuries that allowed Megatron realize the Decepticon Justice Division were responsible for the slaughter. The team prepared to immedaitely withdraw until an even stranger discovery was made: Autobot archivist [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], who had died months beforehand... still alive, the only survivor of the D.J.D.'s attack! {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

[[File:MTMTE33 megatron skids right there.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"...But you're not the [[Skyfall (G1)|worst]] [[Zeta Prime|guy]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|to]] [[Getaway|wear]] the badge. So keep trying."]]
Nautica and Nightbeat were able to deduce that the duplicate ''Lost Light'' and its crew, including the second Rodimus, were actually quantum duplicates created in the explosion of the [[quantum generator|quantum engines]] during the ship's original launch two years prior. To make matters worse, the [[quantum foam]] leaking from the engines was threatening to destroy Ofsted XVII, but Megatron had no compunctions about getting to safety and leaving the planet to its fate until Skids called him out, forcing him to face up to the fact that choosing to be an Autobot meant reflecting it in one's actions. Megatron used his old mass-displacement ability to shrink his robot form down, enabling him to safely make it through the foam and deactivate the engines, saving Ofsted XVII, "cancelling out" the duplicate ''Lost Light'', and reinstating their own. As they made their way back to the returned ''Lost Light'', Megatron invited Ravage to remain at his side. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:MTMTE38 send me back.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|"AND I WANT YOUR LUNCH MONEY TOO NERD!"]]
Back aboard "their" ''Lost Light'', Megatron discovered the DJD had killed Trailcutter. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Though depressed by his death, Megatron was not above removing Trailcutter's forcefield generators from his body in another instance of forward planning. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} Subsequently, the realization that Brainstorm had used his mysterious [[Time case|briefcase]] to travel back in time caused Megatron to have a mini-breakdown over how ''ridiculous'' the whole situation was, but he soon got ahold of himself, and theorized that Brainstorm was attempting to change history by killing Orion Pax. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Rodimus led a squad back in time in pursuit, which led to Megatron having a cross-time conversation with the young Orion Pax via Rodimus's "[[time phone]]" communicator. Pretending to be his own younger self during the call, Megatron found the young 'bot's optimism for the future a mixed source of both affirmation and tragic amusement. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} After Rodimus's team made several further jumps, Megatron deduced that the dates they were travelling to were not important moments in Pax's life, but Megatron's own. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} Realizing that Brainstorm intended to kill ''him'' at the moment of his creation, he flew into a panicked rage, attacking [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] and demanding the scientist send him back in time to save himself, until Ultra Magnus restrained him and the pair talked him down. As events in the past played out, Megatron was visibly shaken to hear that Rewind had been the one to pull the trigger that destroyed the original spark in his body, and that the universe would truly be a better place had he never existed. Although Whirl subsequently set the timeline to rights, Megatron did not join in the celebrations when everyone returned from the past, retiring to his quarters. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[File:MTMTE43 the old man.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Oh my Primus! WHAT IS THAT?! SOME ONE GET RATC-?!?! ... Oh, wait. Nevermind. False alarm. It's my hand. Almost had me there guys." *tries to look relaxed, and nails it*]]

In silent isolation, Megatron reached out with his mind, trying to make contact with Whirl's arm through his space bridge. If he could teleport the arm ''back'', it would mean he would finally having a working two-way connection to a black hole. After days of trying, however, he still failed to succeed, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} and established another contingency plan by having Ravage recover one of Brainstorm's time-machine briefcases for him before they were all destroyed, thinking he might use it to escape his fate by travelling back in time. Megatron also dedicated some of his spare time to writing poetry, but his works remained largely unappreciated- a single poetry reading at [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]]'s bar, [["Visages"]], was enough to empty the bar of its patrons. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} He, Rodimus, and Magnus answered a call from Optimus Prime inviting the ''Lost Light'' back to Cybertron for first contact with the colony world of [[Caminus]], but they declined. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

While the rest of the crew attended a party aboard the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'', Rodimus and Megatron refrained from going. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} The pair soon received an S.O.S. alerting them to an infestation of emotion-eating [[personality tick]]s on the ship; they headed over to help, and their combined charisma proved strong enough to "overdose" and kill the ticks as soon as they stepped into the room. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} Soon after, when [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s dying mind created a holomatter duplicate of Earth, Megatron took part in the voyage to the artificial plant to help save the metallurgist. The journey required him to project a holomatter avatar for the first time, which led him to note the fragility—but not weakness—of humans when his avatar was cut by broken glass. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

[[File:MTMTE44-MegatronLookAtTheFlowers.jpg|upright=2|right|thumb|"I see a great hand reaching out of the stars. The hand is your hand. And I hear sound; the sound of billions of people calling your name." 
"My followers?" 
"Your victims."]]

When it was discovered that Swerve's life-threatening injuries had been caused by a bullet lodged in his body by the Autobot deep-cover spy [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]], Megatron and Magnus studied the bullet together, and discovered that it contained a map to [[Necroworld]], base of operations of the supposedly-mythical [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]. Rodimus proceeded to barge into the room to announce that he had unconsciously drawn a complete map to Cyberuptopia on his desk, and Megatron, unsettled to realize that this mean his day of judgement was now actually on the horizon, announced that, before following said map, they would first detour to investigate Necroworld. Megatron privately confided in Ravage that he wished to stave off his day of reckoning as long as possible... but found that such thoughts rudely pushed from his mind when he bore witness to the massive field of flowers the Necrobot had planted in his honor, representing the countless lives he had taken. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} With the weight of his history laid out before him so beautifully and terribly, Megatron realized that the future could not be avoided, and that any attempt to hide in the past was pointless. He buried the time-case Ravage had stolen for him amid the flowers. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Megatron's fear of mnemosurgery would once again plague him when he awoke to find little Tailgate trying to perform mnemosurgery on him—part of a plot from [[Getaway]] to provoke Megatron into killing the little guy, in order to have Megatron either executed or imprisoned. The panicked Megatron almost fulfilled Getaway's plan for him, until [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] interceded by running Megatron through with his [[Great Sword]]. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} Once Getaway's plot had been foiled, Megatron was patched up and made amends with Cyclonus. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} The whole experience proved to be the last straw; determined to break from his old ways, Megatron renounced all violence and became a pacifist. He chose a poor time to do it, unfortunately, as the halls of the ''Lost Light'' were soon stalked by the serial killer [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. Megatron's attempts to talk the murderer into surrendering met with failure, and he had to be saved by Tailgate, whose recent traumatic experiences had induced a mutation in his spark that gave him super strength. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} Intrigued, Megatron wondered if ''pain'' was the factor that would give his spark the power to complete his black hole quest. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

When the ''Lost Light'' was preparing to sneak through Mauler-inhabited space, Megatron and Ultra Magnus set about preparing the ship and the crew for the crossing. When a [[Scraplet]]-controlled [[Magnus Armor]] came shambling towards him, Megatron panicked, believing Magnus had come for a hug, before Swerve, Nautica and Whirl arrived to save him. {{storylink|Silent Light}} Not long after, Megatron joined the crew in a brief excursion into the past via "time windows" left over from Brainstorm's time-trip, which they used to honor the fallen crew members of the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} In the days that followed, unable to think of a reason ''not'' to go, Megatron reluctantly accepted Whirl's invitation to "movie night," which turned out to be a screening of a documentary about his defeat of Sentinel Prime. Megatron disliked the whole production, especially the allegation that he had desecrated Senntinel's remains by ordering the theft of his head. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

===Do Not Go Gentle===
[[File:MTMTE50 megatron class dismissed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|This is why we don't let you stay up all night listening to "''Instruments of Destruction''", Megs.]]
Megatron oversaw the ''Lost Light'''s campaign to liberate [[Miliarium]] from [[Rust Giant]]s, though he refrained from setting foot on the planet itself in order to maintain his vow of non-violence. He was irked to learn that that the crew had withheld the information the inhabitants of the planet were organic, but he softened when he was given the chance to finally use the "[[roll out]]" command. Subsequently, during one of a series of classes Megatron had begun holding on the subject of the Knights of Cybertron, the ''Lost Light'' was attacked by a kind of "psychic weapon" that made multiple crew members experience terrible visions. Megatron heard the sound of every organic he had ever killed screaming, and momentarily driven mad, he lashed out at Minimus Ambus, who had come to his aid, and was horrified a moment later when he realized he'd reflexively forgotten his pacifism. Megatron and Rodimus led a team aboard the Rodpod to track the signal back to its source; it turned out to have actually been bait in a trap luring them back to Necroworld, where they were attacked by the Decepticon Justice Division, out to claim revenge on Megatron for renouncing Decepticonism. The Autobots took refuge in the Necrobot's fortress and re-established contact with the ''Lost Light'', only to learn that Getaway had staged a mutiny and taken control of the ship in their absence, and had alerted the [[Galactic Council]] to their location. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|You can practically hear "Instruments of Destruction" playing.]]

Searching for weapons to fight the D.J.D., the Autobots found a teleport chamber and a room full of helpless organics in stasis pods. Brainstorm advocated using the chamber to escape, but Megatron—now truly realizing how alike organic and mechanical life was thanks to the trauma of the psychic attack—delivered a stirring speech that convinced everyone to stay to defend the pods. At Ravage's suggestion, Megatron went out to meet with Tarn one-on-one, and offered to surrender to surrender on the condition none of the others would be harmed. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} As the two talked, Megatron expressed regret for "corrupting" who Tarn had been, and even for the fact Brainstorm's attempt to kill him hadn't succeeded. Disgusted to see his hero having "fallen" thus, Tarn began viciously beating Megatron, but Megatron refused to fight back; he even laughed at the irony of how Fool's Energon might have been changing his nature, and he didn't even care. Before Tarn could finish Megatron off, however, Overlord arrived, allied with the Galactic Council in pursuit of his own chance to kill Megatron. Tarn and Overlord fought, giving Megatron a chance to escape. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

Though patched up, Megatron still refused to take part in the Autobots' battle with the D.J.D, rejecting the gift of a new fusion cannon Brainstorm had built from the teleport chapter for him, and urging the group to cherish what time they had left rather than waste it in battle. Megatron declared himself too weak and afraid to fight, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} fearful that if he gave into violence, he would lose control and be unable to stop himself from once again becoming the monster he had been in the past. As the others went out to fight, Ratchet attempted to allay Megatron's fears by disclosing that Fool's Energon was only ever a placebo—Megatron had, in fact, been in control of himself all along. [[File:mtmte 55 antimatter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|left|"I'll light our [[Darkest hour]] the only way I know how! With more darkness!"]] This revelation, coupled with the sight of Ravage being torn in half by Tarn out on the battlefield, spurred Megatron to action. Pain was, indeed, the trigger he had sought; in that moment, he successfully managed to draw Whirl's arm back through his space bridge, forging a functioning link with the black hole. Donning his new fusion cannon, he stormed out onto the battlefield and took on the D.J.D. single-handed while the other Autobots took Ravage back to the safety of the fortress. The fire in Megatron's belly seemed short lived, however, when a well-placed shot from Tarn destroyed his cannon, and he dropped to his knees in the middle of the battlefield, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} but this quickly proved to be nothing more than a feint to draw the D.J.D. in, to trap them within a forcefield created by the generators Megatron had taken from Trailbreaker's body. Dropping his charade, Megatron unleashed the full power of the black hole's antimatter on the D.J.D., slaughtering each and every one of them. Before ending Tarn, he snatched his Decepticon-insignia facemask and slapped it onto his own chest; he would allow the antimatter to destroy him, and he would die as a Decepticon. Fate had a different path planned for Megatron, however; using the time-case Megatron had buried on the planet, which had been recovered by the Necrobot, Rodimus teleported into the forcefield and whisked Megatron away to safety before the antimatter detonated.

Reappearing in the fortress, Megatron was able to be by Ravage's bedside as he died from his injuries, with a final entreaty to Megatron that he "not change back." Megatron flew into a rage and almost turned his cannon on the Autobots before regaining control of himself. Realizing what he had done, Megatron tried to leave, only for [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]] to suddenly appear to bar his way—one of the occupants of the pods, who were ''not'' organics, but causalities of conflict rescued from throughout time by the Necrobot using the case. Pulled back from the brink at the last moment, Megatron dropped his cannon and embraced his old friend. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

When [[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] discussed the Cybertronian influence on [[Earth]], Megatron's infiltration unit as well as his devastating invasion of Earth were key points. In light of Optimus Prime's recent actions, Colton seemed to have his doubts on whether or not Megatron had truly been the 'evil' one. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}
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===A New World===

Terminus' reappearance was down to the Necrobot time-travelling to rescue 'missing in action' robots, and the "organics" in the basement had in fact been those robots in disguise.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} Megatron tried to fill in his old friend about the war, much as he doubted his objectivity. This was a disrupted by a minor quake which shook the whole planet. Deciding to finish his story later, Megatron paid his last respects to Ravage before [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] burst free from the ground. The two explained the quake as a [[Geobomb|geobomb]] sent by the [[Galactic Council]] but had seemingly burnt itself out. Megatron joined the group to return to Cybertron and collect a new ship, mainly to see Starscream's face when he revealed he was still alive. When Terminus said that Iacon was beautiful, Megatron began to correct him before he saw a bustling metropolis. Before the crew could process what happened, [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] showed up to arrest them. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

[[File:anomie jabbing megs.jpeg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey. Put it away before I take it away.]]

Rewind quickly managed to deduce that the crew had been sent into [[Functionist Universe|another universe]], one where Megatron had never come online and the Functionists still ruled. After trading wits with the councillor, Megatron ordered the crew to surrender in the hope of reasoning with the Council. As the crew was marched through Iacon, the rebel [[Anti-Vocationist League]] tried to save them and got their arses kicked by [[Functionary|Functionaries]] in short order. Rodimus talked Megatron into action who, with a weary sigh, casually broke out of his stasis cuffs and directed the battle without even lifting a finger, much to Terminus' pride and amazement. The moment was ruined when [[Six-of-Twelve]] appeared on every TV on Cybertron, telling everyone they would see what the "Useless One", Rung, was actually ''for''. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} The crew was brought to [[Kalis|Adaptica]] where [[Clicker]] explained why the Council had to grant the refugees safe haven before they were greeted by the sympathetic [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. Megatron abstained from the following meeting to meet with those who had removed their optics in protest of the Council using them as spies. Megatron approved. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

Even when [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] suddenly returned, Megatron continued to watch Six-of-Twelve's broadcast and began fearing for the future when it was announced the Council was going to try and get to [[Vector Sigma]]. Megatron went to collect everyone so as to rescue both Rung and Vector Sigma. Before that discussion could continue, Luna 2 grew new craters and began sucking up people with its [[tractor beam]]s. Megatron quickly demanded details from Nine-of-Twelve (lest they decide he was complicit in this) who quickly offered them. Rodimus however was more interested in the moon's teleporter which Megatron called him out on for being more interested in chasing down the ''[[Lost Light]]'' than saving people. Rodimus in turn accused Megatron of wanting to stay in the Functionist timeline so as to not be judged by the [[Knights of Cybertron]] and laughing that Megatron wanted to do good after killing so many. Minimus Ambus halted their argument and Rodimus agreed to Megatron's plan to rescue Rung but on the condition that they would leave once they'd saved the day. Megatron told Nine-of-Twelve to rally the troops only for the councillor to inform him they had no troops. When he asked about offensive capabilities, Megatron learnt that most of the more powerful weapons hadn't been invented in the current timeline. He made due with putting what few weapons he had in the best positions before ordering Nine-of-Twelve to lead the evacuations. Megatron managed a small smile when he learnt that Ambus didn't share Rodimus' belief that Megatron was running from his trial. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}}

With Megatron's tactics, the beleaguered defenders were able to distract Luna 2 long enough for the refugees to escape. As Megatron and [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] discussed the conspicuous absence of the native Orion Pax, the tractor beams increased in intensity prompting Terminus to call the two to evacuate. After Roller made his way out, Terminus attempted to convince Megatron to stay in the Functionist Universe, an idea Megatron admitted to entertaining, but ultimately refused to do, citing his need to make amends back home and that his friends aboard the ''Lost Light'' were the conscience he had to answer to. At the point, the statue they were in was sucked up by the tractor beams. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

[[File:LostLight6MegatronEnding.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|A brand new autobiography. Same title. Different words.]]

Though the beams began ripping Megatron apart, Terminus managed to free himself and saved his protege by firing at the tractor beam emitters, though accidentally shooting down the commandeered [[Cog (base)|Cog]] in the process. As the native Rung super-sized himself to attack the moon, Megatron assured [[Clicker]] that Rung's own choices were open defiances of Functionism. At that moment, Rodimus came with the news that they could head home and save this Cybertron. Terminus revealed his intent to stay behind with Megatron requesting a moment to say goodbye to his mentor, his serious demeanour convincing Rodimus to grant it. As Megatron and Terminus said their final words, Terminus got a call and quickly ushered Megatron to a [[matter transporter]] only to find it abandoned. As Megatron ran back out to tell Terminus, Luna 2 teleported away to Megatron's shock and horror. Deciding to make the most of his new situation, went on a "speaking tour", visiting the [[Anti-Vocationist League]]'s scattered cells, all over the planet, uniting them via his rhetoric and his new slogan of "Peace Through Empathy". After speaking at his old stomping ground of [[Nova Point]], Megatron went outside to contemplate the night sky before being interrupted by the chime of his communicator... having been contacted by the native Orion Pax. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

===Legacy===
Among [[Agonizer]]'s rare knick-knacks was an unfinished poem by Megatron. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} When questioned by Bumblebee on why he insisted on remaining alone in the world, Starscream brought up the many beatings he'd received at Megatron's hand as a life lesson to remain alone and constantly on guard. {{storylink|The Price of You}} Such was Starscream's fear of his former leader that the Seeker seized up with fear when [[Vigilem]] assumed Megatron's form as he was when leading the Decepticons. Using the image of Megatron, Vigilem came within a hair's breath of destroying Starscream's mind, all the while the Seeker being too terrified to fight back. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}} Despite Megatron's defection, [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] still considered him a wise man and quoted his writings to incite a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] rebellion. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

When [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] was interviewed by the human news, he remembered Megatron's invasion of Earth. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] also remembered Megatron making a deal with Sunstreaker that preceded the invasion. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

When Earth was properly inducted into the [[Council of Worlds]], [[Scarlett]] remembered the devastation Megatron had brought to Earth and wondered whether or not Earth was out of its weight class against Cybertronians as well as if Earth was truly ready to join the Council. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} While in jail on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Scarlett confessed to Optimus Prime that she had primarily come to Cybertron to save [[Joe Colton]] from himself, something which Optimus sympathized with, having gone through similar experiences with Megatron. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} When justifying his genocidal campaign to Scarlett, Joe Colton claimed Earth was "one more Megatron" away from complete extinction. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

In [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|biopic]] of Starscream, Megatron was portrayed by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. Thundercracker admitted he'd taken some creative liberties with Megatron's bodily appearance but felt those changes would help an unfamiliar audience more readily recognize the characters. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

After receiving a life sentence, Starscream defended his reign to Bumblebee by stating that, unlike Megatron, he hadn't plunged Cybertron into four million years of war. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

After seemingly dying and being sent to the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]] had sent Rodimus into a mild depression, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] rhetorically asked "What Would Megatron Do?", threatening Rodimus's fragile ego enough to rally him into action. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

===The Great Return===
[[File:LL21 Megatron Returns.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Did'ja miss me?"]]
Megatron subsequently became leader of the AVL, drawing both Orion and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] into the fold, while also taking time to fulfill his original ambition of becoming a medic. Megatron also found the discarded ''Unitrex-1'' and claimed it as the flagship of the AVL, dubbing it the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''. When the Functionist Council built a set of [[planetary engine]]s onto Cybertron to compensate for Luna 2's loss, the AVL followed them through the [[Warren]], warning many alien populations of the Functionists' genocidal intentions and allowing them to evacuate in time. The Functionists responded to this by engineering Cybertron with a robot mode cast in the likeness of [[Primus]]. Megatron's heroism eventually drew the attention of the Functionists who took great pride in killing his closest allies before eventually believing to have slain the ex-tyrant at [[Perseppalae]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

In truth, both Megatron and the ''Last Light'' had survived and continued to follow the Functionist recon ships. When the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]'s [[God Gun]] opened a portal back into Megatron's native universe, the ''Last Light'' was caught up in the rush, emerging ahead of the enemy fleet. Detecting his friends' spark signatures, Megatron immediately called Rodimus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} Though the Autobot initially believed that Megatron was the one staging the invasion, Megatron was quick to correct him, drawing their attention to the planet-sized Primus effigy, before requesting their coordinates for rescue. Once the ''Last Light'' shook off the recon ships, Megatron ordered his friends freed, recovering most of them from the Architect's clutches ([[Scavenger (group)|and a few Decepticons too]]) before he caught them all up on what had transpired since they'd parted ways. When the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] proposed blowing up "Primus", Megatron immediately shot down the idea, noting the billions of innocent Cybertronians still trapped on their homeworld. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} After Rodimus had freed himself and reclaimed his ship, the two ships set down to compare notes with everyone transferring over to the ''Lost Light''. Despite the Magnificence's boasts of intelligence, Megatron still refused to blow up "Primus". His devotion to saving the citizenry proved the catalyst for a group brainstorm to come up with a plan to simultaneously open ''twelve'' [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrices of Leadership]], one each of the the planet's [[hot spot]]s, to overload Vector Sigma and kill the Functionists merged with the computer. At this, the Magnificence spoke in the unholy voice of the [[Omega Guardian]]s, revealed to have been manipulating events and needing "Primus" to explode, who swore to return and "eat everything". Megatron made an impassioned speech to the aliens, swearing to stop them, and distracting them long enough for [[Nickel]] to simply crush the Magnificence. The distraction however meant that the ''Last Light'' was left unattended when the Functionists finally turned their attention to the last Cybertron, violently dying with the planet. When the ''Lost Light'' took off, Megatron ordered the ship turned around so they could save the universe. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremebering}}

[[File:LL24 Megatron GNNN!.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Megatron is forced to admit that he'll never truly have [[The Touch]].]]
After [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] showed up and slammed [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] into the gargantuan robot's [[neural cluster]] to convert it back into planet mode, Megatron coordinated with [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] to properly ally with the Grand Architect's remaining troops. With Rodimus, Megatron made his way to the [[Nova Point]] hot spot where they were beset upon by legions of [[Functionary|Functionaries]]. To complicate matters, the Matrices refused to open, prompting Megatron to rally Rodimus into giving a final speech to the crew and reaffirm their morality. Though the speech had the desired effect, it left Rodimus open to having his left arm blown off before he could open his own Matrix. Megatron took over and tried to open the talisman himself, but his lingering doubts and guilt meant it refused to open for him. The weakened Rodimus then requested the artifact, managing to open it by substituting his missing limb with his teeth, the energies of all twelve destroying the Functionists and reigniting Luna 1's dormant hot spot. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

{{spoiler|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2|December 7}}

As the crew took stock, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] arrived to inspect "New Cybertron" before declaring that, since the [[Knights of Cybertron]] didn't exist, Megatron would once again have to stand trial, this time with the [[Galactic Council]] presiding. Over Rodimus's protests, Megatron agreed to go quietly but was nonetheless allowed to join the ''Lost Light'' for one last "victory lap" cruise. As the crew prepared to quantum jump home, the science team proposed the risky gamble of recreating the malfunctioning launch, thereby quantum duplicating themselves before then shunting the duplicates into a parallel universe to ensure that the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s adventures would never truly end. When the time to jump came, the crew simply wound up back on Cybertron.

As they all settled into ''Swerve's'' for a last drink, Megatron casually revealed that he'd anonymously penned Magnus's favourite poem before contemplating that he'd wasted his life. Inspired, Magnus gave a toast to all the friendships and bonds they'd forged... before construction cranes killed the moment and began dissembling the ship.

With Ultra Magnus once again acting as his defense orator, Megatron stood trial, Rodimus even falsely testifying that Megatron had been the one to open the duplicate Matrix. As the jury debated between infinite imprisonment and outright execution, Rodimus and Megatron had one last discussion, with Megatron revealing he'd always held onto his [[Rodimus Star]], before Magnus led him away. On their way to the sentencing chamber, Magnus revealed he was going to follow Megatron's advice and destroy the [[Magnus Armor]].

Years later, when Ratchet had passed, Rodimus placed Megatron's withered Rodimus Star on his tomb.

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}}

===Pax Cybertronia===
In a vision of the future seen by Ironhide and Alpha Trion during the reformatting of Cybertron, fifteen million years hence, Ironhide still believed Megatron to be alive and promised a young Autobot they would defeat him again if he ever returned. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}} {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}
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==''Spotlight: Mirage''==
[[File:SLMirage all in good time.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Somewhere, in an unknown time or place, the self-serving mercenary Mirage dreamed of Megatron and his Decepticons launching a massive attack on the Autobots. But Mirage knew that to only be a dream; in reality, the Autobots were almost eradicated, and Megatron had hired him to hunt down the last of their number. Megatron was outraged by the mercenary's demand for a majority share in all energon mining operations as payment, but it proved to be fuel well spent, as he soon succeeded in locating Optimus Prime and forcing him to surrender. Megatron demanded the prisoners be executed despite Mirage's promise to spare Autobot lives. Seeing Mirage's hesitation, Megatron appealed to his greed. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}
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==Ask Vector Prime==
[[File:Megatron cam.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I think this is a killing joke!]]
In [[Primax 708.10-R Lambda]], Megatron cracked the codes to an Autobot forward listening outpost. He walked in, shot [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], and then laughed and took a photo of what he had done. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/06}}
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==Notes==
[[File:MegatronOrigin2 Megs hair.jpg|thumb|100px]]
*In [[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]], we see that Megatron's helmet is, in fact, a helmet and not part of his head (at least in his original body). Upon removing his helmet, Megatron then briefly unfurls a crest. The significance of this moment is not explained, but it is briefly revisited in [[Remembrance Day|''More than Meets the Eye'' #14]] when a helmetless Megatron spars with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]].
[[File:MTMTE Megatron Alt.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
*Apparently, the stealth bomber Megatron design used in IDW for a while was created by artist [[Don Figueroa]]. However, he created the design as part of a story pitch to editor [[Andy Schmidt]]; a pitch the editor rejected. Schmidt proceeded to use the design for this comic, but without compensation or credit to Figueroa; something the artist was highly displeased about.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/don-figueroa-designed-idw-s-stealth-bomber-megatron-but-wasn-t-compensated--t96022s0.php archive of Figueroa's post on the subject at Seibertron forum]</ref>
*Megatron's post-[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]] body was never seen transformed into its alt mode, although it was revealed in concept art released after being written out of ''Lost Light'' that he transformed into a heavy tank. As this tank design would have required Megatron's signature Fusion Cannon, which had been discarded prior, it would have been left largely unhelpful anyway. The retailer incentive cover for [[Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|issue #3]] however showcases a different tank design, using a different cannon.
*In [[How to Say Goodbye and Mean It: Part Two|''How to Say Goodbye and Mean It: Part Two'']], it is revealed that Megatron (under a pseudonym) wrote Ultra Magnus' favorite poem, Afterlight. ''"You flare, you flicker, you fade. And in the end, all your tomorrows become yesterdays."''

==References==
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Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying

2018-07-04T19:34:04Z

Sockie: /* Synopsis */ Roberts has confirmed Bluestreak's not dead. https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1014591801544634369

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|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|The Transformers: Lost Light]]'' #19
|prev=The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here
|next=Crucible (Part 2)
|image=LL19_cvrA.jpg
|title="Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying"
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|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=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[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==
[[Team Rodimus]] and the [[Scavenger (group)|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)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] approaches the sparkeater-[[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 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, 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)/IDW Generation 1 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)|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-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)/IDW Generation 1 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 (Victory)|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's been added to the ship, Getaway has joined forces with the mysterious [[Grand Architect]], and worse yet, he's not the only familiar face on the Architect's side: so is Getaway's former captor, [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice 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...

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)|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)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] and Thunderclash wind up doing some heavy damage to [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] despite their best efforts, 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)/IDW Generation 1 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)/IDW Generation 1 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 lighting, 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==
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*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] (6)
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] (7)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (9)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (10)
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (11)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (12)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (13)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (16)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (17)
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (20)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (23)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (24)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (25)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (26)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (27)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (28)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] (29)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (30)
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] (31)
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (32)
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*[[Getaway]] (34)
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] (35)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (36)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (37)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (38)
*[[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] (39)
*[[Xaaron]] (40)
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*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (2)
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (3)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (8)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (14)
*[[Fulcrum]] (15)
*[[Nickel]] (19)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (45)

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*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] (1)
*[[Anode]] (18)
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (21)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (22)
*[[Wipe-Out]] (33)
*[[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] (41)
*Alien telepaths (43)
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (44)

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==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'''

"That's how I like my explanations. Hard, fast, and confusing." 
"Yeah, I used to be in the recap business, and that precis 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 the crew stopped his attempt to reach Cyberutopia by killing every [[reproduction|cold-constructed]] Transformer in the universe. 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.

===Errors===
*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, because Chromedome turns into his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toy, Ratchet turns into his ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' toy, and... ''sigh''... Rodimus and Drift turn into the vehicle modes of [[IP infringing item|unofficial "third party" toys]] based on their comic book designs.
*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.

===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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[[Category: Lost Light issues]]

Needlenose (G1)

2018-07-02T17:16:31Z

Sockie: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Needlenose (SG)}}
:''Needlenose is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Needlenose-boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Project Runway.]]
'''Needlenose''' is a fly airplane-bot who used to design the [[Chic Chips|most righteous fashion microchips]] in all Cybertron, until a bunch of bogus dorks said they were totally last ''year''. What''ever''! This supreme dissage led to supreme pissage, and the cheesed-off designer joined the uber-bad Decepticons for revenge.

A willing if clueless soldier, Needlenose always keeps it fresh and fly. When he found out about [[Nebulan]]s, he was all over that, and snagged himself two: [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]], a gnarly surfer dude, and [[Zigzag]], a cool old geezer whose black armor goes with absolutely ''ev''erything. These two dudes can even combine into a single weapon, which is not at all weird. Telling Needlenose that this weapon is smarter than him is totally not cool. He'd, like, deck you in the locknuts for that. And sometimes he combines with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to form the radical (and monstrous) [[Thunder Mayhem]].

He's bad-aft, is Needlenose. Not. Straight up, he's a big tin dweeb who thinks he's the bomb. He even plays video games. LAME. Just ask his Autobot brother, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], that guy's got the BEST stories about him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"? C'mon, buddy.]]
''Needlenose was sponsored by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] as a potential recruit for the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], being gathered by [[Snarler]] to hunt down the traitors from the [[Time Wars]], [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]. Unfortunately, Needlenose was less than prepared for the stress of combat. During a training exercise in a simulation of [[Slaughter City]], he abandoned the fight, an act punishable by death under Decepticon military code. In order to save him from this fate, Spinister deliberately allowed himself to be overcome by an Autobot [[solid light simulation]], hoping the sight of a fellow Decepticon in trouble would be enough to snap Needlenose back into action. It was, and Needlenose "saved" Spinister from his attacker. When Snarler asked if the new Mayhems were ready, Spinister refrained from mentioning Needlenose's problems, and pushed the team forward to their active assignment.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:Deadly Obsession Needlenose Spinister.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
''On Earth, Needlenose and the Mayhems caught Carnivac alone with their robotic [[Hellhound]],'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''and began hunting him down through the American desert. To better corner their prey, the group split up. This only served to embolden Carnivac, as he tried to pick off his pursuers one-by-one, starting with Needlenose. Before the Pretender got to do any damage, Octopunch threatened a nearby group of humans, forcing Carnivac to break off his attack and exit his shell.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''Carnivac's fellow deserter Catilla came to his rescue, only to be skewered and killed by the Mayhem [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. The other [[Survivors]] arrived and chased off the Mayhems, and Carnivac swore revenge for the death of his friend.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|This particular strand of the Marvel UK continuity branched off into the Earthforce timeline — see below.}}

When Lord Thunderwing learned of a series of Autobot teams being launched into one small cluster of the universe, Thunderwing brought Needlenose, [[Windsweeper]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] to investigate. Their pursuit brought them to [[Pz-Zazz]], where Needlenose's team became known as the "Robot Mob." After quickly subduing and capturing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} they then turned their attentions towards an Autobot search team on the planet [[Cheyne]]. En route to Cheyne, after Thunderwing learned of the Autobots' [[Matrix Quest|quest for the lost Creation Matrix]]. Upon arriving at Cheyne, Needlenose accompanied the others to the planet's surface, where they discovered the Autobot team there had fallen victim to a family of [[Vrobian|psychic vampires]], and thus useless to the Decepticons' mission. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

Their next stop was [[Pequod]], where Thunderwing sent Needlenose and Spinister to attack the Autobots there while Thunderwing could mind-link to the [[Klud]] that had traces of the Matrix inside. As they were recalled when Thunderwing found what he needed to know, Needlenose and Spinister began quietly questioning the sanity of their commanding officer, and what he was willing to sacrifice to acquire the Matrix (i.e., them). {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

[[File:DarkCreation-howyouwantit.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

Thunderwing's team next went to the moon [[VsQs]], where they found another Autobot team looking for the Matrix. Unfortunately, a [[Matrixspawn|creature]] had absorbed part of the Creation Matrix's energies and attacked them, starting with Windsweeper. Needlenose wanted to gun down the creature as it tore Windsweeper apart, but Thunderwing forbade him—the Matrix energies had to be preserved. The creature fled when the Matrix sensed Thunderwing's affinity for the Matrix. Realizing how little their leader cared for their well-being, Needlenose, Spinister, and Windsweeper opted to stay behind and allow Thunderwing to take care of his quest himself. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} But Needlenose's worst fears were realized after Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]—their former commander was a threat to Autobot and most importantly themselves. Thunderwing quickly proved this by firing upon Spinister when the latter tried to make him see that he was losing control of his own mind. Before things could go further, Thunderwing was cast out into space by the trio of Autobots captives, who had secretly escaped. Needlenose and the other Decepticons surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}
{{-}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
Needlenose, [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]] accompanied [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] in delivering battle plans to Megatron, the former three acting as the group's rear guard. The Autobots learned of the delivery and planned to ambush them, but their mission was botched by [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], who gave away his faction's presence prematurely. Needlenose and the other Decepticons were provoked into starting a firefight that endangered the inhabitants of nearby [[Rivers' Town]]. Panicked over his mistake, Backstreet wound up going on the run from his fellow Autobots. Learning of the situation, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had his troops track down the fugitive in the hopes of recruiting him to their faction. They found him squatting in an abandoned amusement park. Needlenose and the rest of the Decepticon rank-and-file were told to wait at a distance while Megatron personally saw to Backstreet's defection. While his leader was delivering his recruitment pitch, Needlenose was greatly amused over the idea that Backstreet might think the offer was genuine; in reality, Megatron planned to rid himself of Backstreet once he had outlived his usefulness. This didn't pan out; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] interrupted Megatron's spiel and convinced Backstreet to return to the Autobots. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Cry Wolf Needlenose.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Following Catilla's death, the Mayhem Attack Squad set up base on a deserted island, preparing themselves for the inevitable retaliation for the assassination. Unfortunately, the waiting was seriously stressing Needlenose's circuits. He staged a false Carnivac alert in order to time his fellow Decepticons' response times, and they were none too pleased with his antics. After Snarler and Spinister chided his lack of discipline, Needlenose returned to his quarters only to find Carnivac lying in wait, having slipped through the Mayhems' defenses during the ruckus. Needlenose cried out for help, but his fellow warriors ignored his death-screams, believing it to be merely another "test". {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Needlenose was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to humanity in [[New York City]]; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} Needlenose, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] were hiding in an airbase in Nevada, before revealing their [[Rubsign|liquid crystal]] Decepticon insignia and flying off. He then used the distraction of a hijacked tanker to attack oil fields and refineries. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6#Transformers in the Battle for Peace: A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime|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}}

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

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Minervaneedlenose.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Bonjour, baka!]]
Needlenose joined [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] with his revised Mayhem Attack Squad in order to seek revenge on Nightbeat and Siren because they, like, totally threw him out into space once. They used an A.I. ship named [[Amory]] to lure their Autobot victims into an ambush. Unfortunately, Amory was only helping them because Ruckus was holding her pilot hostage and Ruckus, being an idiot, brought the hostage to the ambush for show-and-tell. One quick slash of [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s sword and the hostage (and Ruckus's arm) were no longer in his possession. Now facing a group of Autobots AND a teed-off warship, Needlenose and the other Mayhems decided to beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}
{{-}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Twenty-one years after the defeat at [[Klo]], Needlenose was one of the "Neo-Decepticons" who rallied to Soundwave's banner at [[Fort Scyk]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}} Soundwave was off-planet when the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons. Arriving at Fort Syck, the former Headmaster ordered the assembled troops to follow him and Needlenose readily agreed...after witnessing what happened to [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] for questioning him. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

Needlenose was subsequently tasked with tracking down the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} He evidently failed to find them as he was next seen with Spinister alongside Scorponok at the [[Sonic Canyons]], preparing to make his Gene Key's effects permanent, when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the Dinobots attacked. When Grimlock's mole [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] neutralised the Gene Key's effects on the Autobots, turning the odds against Scorponok, Needlenose and Spinister chose the better part of valour, transformed to their aerial modes and fled. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

[[File:Decepticons attack destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
Later, Needlenose and Spinister convinced a few agitated Cybertronians to lob a grenade at [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] as he was giving a speech at the [[Eugenesis Plaza]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Now once more part of the Neo-Decepticons under Soundwave's command, Needlenose destroyed a communications facility as part of the plan to blind Cybertron's Autobots to the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} When those forces arrived, they sent out an army of [[Blitz Engine]]s to soften up the opposition while Soundwave dispatched [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] engage the Autobots' heavy hitter [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Though Bludgeon chose to remain on the ''Warworld'', a group of his warriors descended to the planet's surface and engaged the Autobots directly alongside Needlenose and the other Neo-Decepticons, with Needlenose bagging [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. The tide of battle soon turned against them, however, when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Demon]]s destroyed the Blitz Engines, Omega Supreme tore Monstructor apart, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] threw Bludgeon through the ''Warworld''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s windscreen and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] took down Soundwave in single combat, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was able to rally the Autobot forces with a rousing speech and they easily defeated the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Blaster]]; [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]] (modern era)

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Prior to the war, Needlenose was in business with his overbearing brother [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] selling [[Chic Chips]], which Needlenose had designed. However Needlenose began to dislike the fact that the chips he designed for everyone were being marketed and priced by Tracks for only the higher classes, and felt that his brother was hijacking his dream and ignoring him. After meeting [[Horri-Bull]] and becoming interested in the Decepticons' anti-class rhetoric, Needlenose, after an argument, dissolved the partnership and left, giving Tracks a warning about being on the wrong side of history. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

[[File:FutureGloriesLost-NeedlenoseAndHorri-Bull.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]

Needlenose subsequently fell in with the Decepticons and became a gun-runner for the cause along with his new partner Horri-Bull {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}, whom he developed a secret [[Transformer romance|infatuation]] with. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Following [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]]'s altercation with the law, they provided the conflicted Decepticon with a gun for self-defense reasons, unaware that Jetfire was secretly working with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] to bring the arms dealers to justice. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} The two later met with Jetfire again; when Jetfire wondered if [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of their shady dealings, Needlenose revealed that Soundwave had authorized the arms-dealing in the first place, which shocked the idealistic Jetfire. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} When Orion arrived to arrest them, Needlenose and Horri-Bull fled while Pax gunned down the third member of their group. Frustrated at the loss of their weapons, Needlenose berated Soundwave for letting their hard work go to waste, but Soundwave lied to them by telling them that their supply of weapons had been detonated by the Autobots rather than a pragmatic Starscream. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

A few days later, the two Decepticons joined [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]], who lured Jetfire into an ambush to get revenge. The three Decepticons quickly started beating the "traitor" to death, but were scared off when [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] arrived. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

Hundreds of years ago, when a Decepticon [[Beachcomber (G1)|sleeper agent]] silenced [[Blaster (G1)|"The Voice"]] just as the Autobot troops were waiting for a broadcast, Needlenose and a squadron of Decepticons under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s command moved in for the kill. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:Needlenose IDWongoing7.jpg|thumb|left|Cannibalism was very on-trend at that point.]]
Much later, Needlenose answered [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s rallying cry as the latter assumed the Decepticon leadership. However soon over one hundred Decepticons were filling up the moon base and everything there began to degrade. Razorclaw made the base into a deadly place where the strong fed on the weak. Needlenose eventually gave into this way of thinking and showed it when he helped to brutally murder and then cannibalize Dreadwind after the soldier stole some energon. {{Storylink|All His Engines}} Fortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] soon took back leadership and announced to the gathered Decepticons that they'd take up arms once again... though Needlenose meekly pointed out that he might have trouble taking up anything, having fallen into such disrepair that he'd lost his hands. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

When the Decepticons were captured after [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s defeat (being weak after forming the [[Deceptigod]]), Needlenose was amongst the prisoners locked up and applied with an [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]. Later, agreeing to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s terms, he went on to 'discipline' the rioting [[NAIL]]s. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Needlenose Autonomy Lesson.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|"You guys are just SO [[1984]]."]]
Later, he and [[Horri-Bull]] were made "enforcers of the peace" and beat up [[Tappet]], a NAIL who was drawing graffiti on a wall. They were caught in the act by Prowl and taken to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who berated them for their willingness to serve the Autobots. Needlenose was curious to know whether Ratbat had a plan, which he did and told them to stay out of trouble until the next night. However, that night, Horri-Bull and Needlenose were caught bullying [[Zetca|another NAIL]]. After being spotted and threatened by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], Needlenose tried to calm down Horri-Bull, but the latter kept defying Bumblebee, resulting in the detonation of his I/D chip. Needlenose stared in shock at his deceased friend. {{Storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} To avenge Horri-Bull, Needlenose picked Zetca as the NAIL to take the fall for Ratbat and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s planned assassination of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Needlenose was later part of an angry Decepticon crowd who demanded answers from the Autobots for Ratbat's death. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

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Needlenose later helped [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] watch over [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who had witnessed Prowl murdering the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and was afraid he'd be hunted down. While Swindle was bringing new arrival [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] up to speed with recent events, their hiding spot was discovered by the Autobots. Needlenose fought back with a flamethrower, injuring [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], as Swindle and Dirge made a quick getaway. Unfortunately, Needlenose and Sky-Byte were arrested and about to be lynched in public when [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] intervened and let them go, trying to make a better future between Autobot and Decepticon. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

When Megatron reappeared from Cybertron's wilderness, Needlenose and the other Decepticons were horrified to see that the Autobots immediately attacked him. Acting as spokesman for the leaderless Decepticons, he interrupted the Autobots' assault and argued that Megatron was a hero for his actions during the battle with Galvatron, convincing Bumblebee to imprison him instead of kill him. Bumblebee then had him go look for survivors at the newly destroyed Decepticon pen, but by the time Starscream found him and the other Decepticons, they had instead formed an angry mob prepared to riot against the Autobot government in the name of Megatron. {{storylink|City on Fire}} As part of this mob, Needlenose led an attack on the Autobot prison, freeing Megatron and following him to the [[Black Room]]. {{storylink|The Verge}} Under Megatron's command, the Decepticons fell back into their old army role and moved to conquer Cybertron once again. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} During the battle for Iacon, Needlenose stood by [[Turmoil]]'s side and got himself bitten and flame-breathed when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] joined the fight. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

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Finding Swindle to be ''helping'' injured Autobots, Needlenose was unimpressed and prepared to kill both the traitor and his friends, only to be confronted by a group of NAILs led by his old victim, Zetca. Fortunately for him the neutrals were merciful despite their grudges and let Needlenose escape with his life. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} After Megatron lost the battle, the Decepticons were banished from Iacon into the wilderness, where [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] began fighting over leadership. Needlenose broke them up to speak on behalf of all the grunts who were sick of the fighting: all they wanted was peace, but trusting their leaders in Iacon had only led to more war. Telling them he missed Horri-Bull and his peaceful life before the war, Needlenose declared that the Decepticons were done being soldiers. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

In spite of Needlenose's little speech, Soundwave was able to rally him and the other Decepticons into battle for the sake of saving Cybertron from [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s machinations. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} They marched on Shockwave's [[Necrotitan]], only to end up in battle with the Autobots who were already there. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} The battle came to an end when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave, injuring Autobot and Decepticon alike and convincing the two sides to team up against Shockwave. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Needlenose joined the others in attacking Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] base, but the battle was lost when the rogue Decepticon summoned the Necrotitan to his side. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}

[[File:IDreamOfWires-Needlenose.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Needlenose ended up falling in with Soundwave again after all, {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} this time under a plan to set up a free and conflict-free Decepticon commune rather than fight. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Led by both Soundwave and Galvatron, the band of Decepticons went to Earth and formed an alliance with the [[Earth Defense Command]] so that the humans could help them build their commune. Needlenose was among those Decepticons who ambushed a small group of Autobots that had also come to Earth and been lured to [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s shack. As the Autobots fled towards [[Poverty Flat]], Needlenose gave chase with his comrades and tried firing on [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]], but the Autobot was quick to dodge. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] joined the battle, Needlenose opened fire on him alongside Blitzwing and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], but it had little effect on the behemoth. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Not long after, Needlenose joined his fellow Decepticons in engaging the Autobots when they attacked the EDC's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:TheTransgressors-familycomesfirst.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You can't commit omnicide just because your sibling's a dick, Needlenose. Then everyone would be doing it.]]

Needlenose took a shuttle back to Cybertron with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to make contact with the disgruntled Decepticons and teamed up with [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. The trio whipped up anger in the ghetto and tried to intimidate [[Caminus|Camien]] Prime evangelists into fleeing. Needlenose believed the Autobots were deliberately forming diplomatic relations with peopled who "served the Primes" in order to tighten their grip on the body politic and that Starscream's was a "puppet regime", and he berated [[Sparkstalker]] for putting up with this just because Camiens had done the bare minimum of treating Decepticons like people. What goes around comes around though, as in a bar meeting, Needlenose struggled to convince Dreadwing of Soundwave's agenda and his chat only enraged Brawl into an off-message roar that the Decepticons should just ''take'' what they want. And Brawl spilled his drink! What'd make this worse?

Then Tracks showed up for a chat, after having never visited him in giant-gun jail. Tracks' very presence angered the bar and it only deteriorated as the brothers talked, both wanting no war but both blaming the other's faction for it, unable or unwilling to get common ground. After Tracks said they'd had their chance for a proper deal under Bumblebee and blew it, Needlenose snarled back at his brother that he'd never have worked with the robot who'd killed ''the only'' person he'd ever loved. Tracks ''decked him'' for that; Needlenose spat out that his brother had never cared and only taken; and the Decepticon bar almost exploded into open violence when a [[Badgeless]] came in to arrest Needlenose. Luckily, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] arrived to defuse things (by brutalising the Badgeless first) and Needlenose told his brother to tell Prime that the Decepticons didn't want to fight but would if they 'had' to.

[[File:TheTransgressors-NeedlenoseRally.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

After, Needlenose looked wistfully at a pile of old Chic Chips before crushing them and going on stage to lead a Decepticon rally. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} After the rally, Needlenose and his allies approached Starscream about getting unfettered access to the spacebridge for their people. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} That night, Needlenose led the Decepticons through Iacon Spaceport 1. However Tracks embarrassed Needlenose again by showing up, how rude. Despite offering to let Tracks see the peace they were going to bring for themselves, Tracks instead opted to try and call Optimus. After Brawl shot him, Needlenose kicked his brother aside before leading his fellow Decepticons through the space bridge to the ''[[Ark-7]]'', where they confronted the Autobots trapped inside [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s force field. He gave orders for them to ''kill'' opposition, telling a shocked [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] a few more bodies wouldn't make a difference this close to peace. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Needlenose led the Decepticons through the Space Bridge, and they captured the Autobot ship. Needlenose was prepared to bring his people to [[Sanctuary Station]] near Jupiter, announcing they'd achieved their raid was cleanly as was possible (while ignoring Sideswipe's execution) but Brawl revealed they had secret orders from Galvatron to begin conquest of Earth instead. The ''Ark-7'' crashed down in Shanghai, China. Although this went against his plans with Soundwave, Needlenose reluctantly went along with Brawl's direction. When Brawl cheerfully said he was glad Needlenose hadn't gone soft and it was time to kill some humans, Needlenose looked away in shame but did not oppose the massacre. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

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The resulting battle was a debacle and the Decepticons willingly fled onto [[Peace Without Tyranny|a shuttle]] Soundwave had sent, though Needlenose put up a token whinge about [[Cosmos (G1)|an Autobot]] being there. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} During the retreat, he tried to shrug off the whole affair was just being an honest mistake from picking Galvatron, much to Swift's dismay. The two ended up talking about Optimus, where Needlenose 'explained' that Optimus had started overthrowing the hierarchy like they had but then prevented the Decepticons going much further, fighting to keep them under a Primacy. And Optimus wasn't even a true Prime since he didn't even do miracles and junk! {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} Feeling regretful over the Decepticons' violent treatment of Tracks, Needlenose made amends by agreeing to organize a meeting between Optimus Prime and Soundwave. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Needlenose was part of the combined forces of Prime and Soundwave that went to attack the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Indian Ocean]], with Arcee intending to use him as a guide because of his knowledge of the Decepticon ship's layout. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Needlenose did indeed lead Arcee and several others, including Tracks, through the ''Nemesis'', arguing with his brother all the way to the control room. Needlenose thought they had little to fear upon finding Garrison Blackrock, but he was soon proven wrong as [[Marissa Faireborn]] fired at him; Tracks pushed Needlenose out of the way, with Needlenose also yelling for his brother to watch out. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} In the aftermath of the battle, Needlenose helped round up the wounded combatants; when the EDC showed up and started blitzing their position, Needlenose loaded his unconscious brother onto Sky Lynx as the team prepared to evacuate. {{storylink|White Light}} {{storylink|White Heat}}

Returning to Sanctuary Station, Needlenose was later interviewed during the [[Iron Ring]]'s assault on Cybertron and shared his concerns for his brother's safety, wishing that he could be there. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} Needlenose was present in archived footage used for Thundercracker's ''[[Starscream: The Movie (film)|Starscream: The Movie]]'', but got to actually make his mark as a movie star in [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s own directorial debut, ''[[Dark Invasion]]'', where he engaged in an epic, thought-provoking duel with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

Deciding to visit Tracks on Cybertron for a week not long afterwards, Needlenose was subsequently present when [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]] made his return. The two brothers, Dreadwing, and Swift then met with Soundwave to discuss the Prime's return, and when Soundwave tried to argue that Optimus wasn't corrupt like the Primes of the past, Needlenose brought up how he had turned a blind eye to the I/D chips and the actions of groups like the Dinobots and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] during the war, as well as how he had only turned against [[Zeta Prime]] at the last possible minute. The group then went with Soundwave when he invited them to join him on a trip to the [[Spire]] and see the captive [[Liege Maximo]], Needlenose expressing his doubts all the way; while peering into the thoughts of those around him during this visit, Soundwave found that Needlenose wished he acted more like a Decepticon. Needlenose was subsequently in the Spire when it was rocked by a mysterious explosion, although he made it out with minimal damage. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}. In the aftermath of the blast, Needlenose became outraged by Onyx's claim that Soundwave was responsible, and even defended Optimus against the ancient Prime's slandering by pointing out how he had joined the Decepticons in fighting against Zeta and had given them a second chance after Galvatron's failed conquests. However, nothing could prepare Needlenose for what Onyx revealed next: security footage of Soundwave activating Horri-Bull's I/D chip to make sure the Autobots wouldn't discover that the Decepticons had taken control of the chips. Horrified that the 'bot he looked up to had murdered the 'bot he loved, Needlenose became ''enraged'' and attacked Soundwave, causing a massive riot to begin throughout Iacon. Needlenose was soon knocked away by Soundwave, who realized the Constructicons were up to something. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} Needlenose was soon distracted by his attempts at revenge by [[Nemesis (BWII)|Onyx's craft]], which had just blown a hole through [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

===''TransTech''===
In [[Axiom Nexus]], Ruckus, Needlenose, and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] assaulted what they thought was an [[energon]] refinery, but it turned out to be a waste fuel storage depot. Eyuw. {{storylink|Around Cybertron#Around Cybertron #1|Around Cybertron #1}}

Another Needlenose was a fashionista in Axiom Nexus. With the help of his assistants [[Sunbeam (Armada)|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag]], Needlenose was making waves in the fashion world, even outside of the Offworld Zone. He was interviewed by [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/19}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Needlenose and the rest of the Mayhem Attack Squad were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Upon seeing him, Needlenose was unimpressed by Ramjet's color scheme, commenting that it was rather meretricious. Bludgeon spoke with their new acquaintance, who in short order showed that he had power that rivaled the Squad's. Agreeing to work together, the Decepticons began to plot the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

==Commercial appearances==
Needlenose used his Targetmasters [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag]] to chase down a group of Autobot-allied Nebulans. The Nebulans' Autobot allies then showed up, and used their own partners' gun modes to retaliate! Needlenose and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] transformed to robot mode to continue the fight on foot. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Needlenose.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He stole Super Grover's helmet!]]
*'''Needlenose''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' "Sunbeam" and "Zig-Zag" Targetmaster partners/guns

:Needlenose transforms into the {{w|General Dynamics F-16XL|F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon}}. Zig-Zag and Sunbeam are mounted on [[5mm post|5mm hardpoints]] under his wingtips in this mode. In [[robot mode]], Needlenose's articulation is located entirely in his shoulders, which can move up and down as well as swing out to the sides.

:Like all of the smaller Targetmasters, Needlenose was never released in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Transformers'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Needlenose/needlenose.htm More information on Needlenose at TFU.info]''

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===Generations===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Needlenose.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Super Grover's helmet went out of style.]]
*'''Needlenose''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, Sunbeam and Zputty Targetmaster partners, weapon/Combiner extremity

:Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Needlenose is a [[redeco]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]]. He includes his Targetmaster partners Sunbeam and Zputty (renamed from Zigzag, likely due to trademark restrictions), who are redecoes of [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]] and [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] respectively. He was the first figure to ship in the series.

:Needlenose can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''/''Unite Warriors'' gestalt (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs), though he was intended to combine with [[Bludgeon (G1)#Generations|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem]].

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==Notes==
*For whatever odd reason, Needlenose's entry in Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' depicts him with a positively gigantic head and feet.

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Dreadwing (G2)

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:''Dreadwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Dreadwing-g2-packageart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RUN IT'S DREADWING]]

{{quote|New '''Dreadwing''' Is punishing His Gatling gun is illin'! This Decepticon bomber's a Transformer-rama, A three-in-one villain that's chillin'! 
Combat tank and sonic jet Transform into [[Smokescreen (G2)|double-trouble robots]] Their missiles go boom Spelling certain doom As they take apart the awesome [[Autobot]]s!|Rap lyrics from the ''Generation 2'' Dreadwing [[commercial]]}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
[[File:JG2DreadwingSmokescreenMinicomic.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Rumble, Laserbeak: eject ... oh wait wrong bot.]]
Dreadwing was a pacifist by nature. He loathed war and chose not to get involved. However, once he realized that the wars on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] would never end, he was forced to take a stand. Not being of outstanding intelligence, [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] was able to manipulate him into siding with the Decepticons. He coerced Dreadwing into believing that if he helped the Decepticons win the Generation 2 wars, then all war would end on Cybertron. Secretly, Smokescreen preferred neither side and desired to obliterate them all. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 3}}

During a decisive battle between [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Megatron managed to gain the upper hand after a surprise attack by [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] crippled Prime's weaponry. Defenseless, Megatron ordered an aerial assault from Dreadwing and Smokescreen. The pair swooped down and bombarded Optimus Prime with missiles, nearly killing him. Their enemy virtually dead, they left the killing blow to Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #10}}

Later, when Megatron commanded his all-out assault on the Autobots, Dreadwing joined in. After Megatron's defeat, Dreadwing fled into deep space with the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''15 Go! Go!''====
As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Battle Convoy]] with [[Teletraan 15]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] aboard, {{storylink|Steeljaw Volume}} Dreadwing and his partner Smokescreen attacked them in the hopes of being led back to the other Autobots. Battle Convoy appeared and ended the battle by cutting off one of Dreadwing's wings with his [[sword]]. {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

====''Legends'' comic====
At some point, Dreadwing was embroiled in a battle around [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Drift issue 1|Transformers: Drift #1]]; [[Before the Dawn|Transformers: Robots in Disguise #14]] (modern era)

[[File:Deadlock smokejumper dreadwing drift 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Dreadwing was present during the earliest days of the Decepticons, looking on during [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s first meeting with Senator [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Thousands of years ago, Dreadwing served under the command of [[Turmoil]] when their second-in-command [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] violated orders. Deadlock attacked the Autobots when Turmoil ordered him not to, and then executed a fellow Decepticon who planned on reporting his insubordination. Deadlock tried to rally Dreadwing and several other soldiers from Turmoil's forces under his new leadership. Dreadwing and his comrades refused, and turned Deadlock over to Turmoil to answer for his attempted mutiny. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

[[File:Dreadwing shockwaves.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Shoulda followed the rule of holes.]]
When Megatron got a new body, Dreadwing took on a similar form in his honor. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} After the Chaos War, Dreadwing was among the Decepticons on Cybertron when they, the Autobots, and the [[NAIL]]s attempted to rebuild their society. When Megatron returned to lead the Decepticons and rise up against the new government, however, Dreadwing and his former captain Turmoil were among the 'Cons who joined him {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Before he could participate in the uprising, though, Dreadwing was requisitioned by Shockwave to accompany him to the former site of [[Crystal City]]. Tempted by Shockwave's promises that he'd get everything he desired and disappointed in Megatron's failures to bring about a Decepticon victory, Dreadwing changed loyalties to follow the rogue scientist. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} On arrival, Dreadwing was shocked to discover the city was still standing, despite the fact that it should've been destroyed at least twice over. He was more surprised when Shockwave shot him in the back, killing him. He was even MORE surprised when he was immediately restored to life by the unique properties latent in Crystal City thanks to Shockwave's experiments with [[Ore-14]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:Dreadwing v cassettes soundwaves.jpg|thumb]]
Shockwave then ordered Dreadwing to attack the intruding [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], which he did with glee, rejecting the communications expert's peace offers and mocking him for not bringing his cassettes. In response, Soundwave killed Dreadwing with a barrage of firepower, but the Ore-14 was quick to resurrect him again. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Soundwave then revealed he did bring the cassettes, which he released to keep Dreadwing busy while he himself faced down Shockwave. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} After Soundwave's retreat, Dreadwing assisted Shockwave in his scheme to bring [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and his [[Necrotitan|Metrotitan]] into Crystal City and create a [[space bridge]] to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Soundwave had not given up, however, but returned with a joint team of Decepticons and Autobots to free Shockwave's captive, Megatron. Dreadwing tried to stop [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] from breaking Megatron's bonds, but his efforts were unnecessary as Skywarp was becoming increasingly intangible anyway. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}

[[File:Dreadwing black planet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]
Dreadwing remained with Shockwave's forces as they continued to grow, with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] emerging from the Dead Universe and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] finally arriving from Gorlam Prime. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead are Not Enough}} He stood by as Shockwave sat unperturbed by the defeat of the Dark Titan by Metroplex. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Dreadwing then assisted Shockwave and Jhiaxus as they made final preparations on the chronal drive. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When Galvatron questioned his loyalties, Dreadwing confidently remarked that Shockwave was the biggest brain around, and he had promised Dreadwing everything he ever wanted. Still, Dreadwing's confidence fled him quickly when he was actually confronted by an angry Megatron laying siege to Crystal City. He barely managed to choke out a threat before being shot down by Megatron's fusion cannon. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

In the aftermath, Dreadwing escaped from Crystal City alongside Galvatron and Skywarp, and seemed poised to reclaim a position in the Decepticons under their new leadership. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Instead, Galvatron left him behind when he went to Earth.

Months later, Galvatron sent [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to help Dreadwing spread the word among the discontented, ghetto-dwelling Decepticons. They were good at whipping up anger and intimidating Prime evangelists, but Dreadwing was unconvinced of Galvatron or Soundwave's commune plan, finding the whole idea laughable. That didn't stop him flanking Needlenose on stage at a Decepticon rally! {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Later, the trio approached [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] about getting unfettered access to the space bridge for their people. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} That night, they led a Decepticon march through Iacon Spaceport 1. The bridge brought Dreadwing and the others to the ''[[Ark-7]]'' where they confronted the Autobots trapped inside Blackrock's force field. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Dreadwing went back through to Cybertron to rally the remaining Decepticons fighting the Autobots behind them, when the space bridge suddenly shut down. Unperturbed, Dreadwing ordered the remaining Decepticons to attack, and briefly scuffled with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]], only to suddenly get caught off guard by [[Victorion|Victorion's]] gravitation powers. Though Dreadwing and the other Decepticons were subsequently rounded up by Starscream's forces, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} he was somehow able to evade capture and rejoin Galvatron on Earth nonetheless. He and some other Decepticons were deployed to defend the underwater ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' from an Autobot attack when Galvatron used the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]] to forcibly merge them into [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]], a combiner whose torso was formed by Dreadwing. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} The combiner proved short-lived, as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] learned to access the Enigma's code and used it to split Galvatronus back into his components. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Dreadwing was soon seen being taken into custody by the combined Autobot and Decepticon force. {{storylink|White Light}} When the Earth Defense Command attacked, Dreadwing was loaded onto Sky Lynx for transport. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Dreadwing returned to Cybertron where, after [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s return, Soundwave recruited him as part of retinue to interrogate [[Liege Maximo]]. Though despairing of how prolonged contact with Optimus had changed Soundwave and feeling Onyx's return would mark the return of a Prime dictatorship, he agreed to follow. When Soundwave expanded his powers to reads the thoughts of the Prime of Lies, he read that Dreadwing believed him to be weak. After an explosion ripped through the [[Spire]], {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Dreadwing was among the casualties. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Dreadwing and Smokescreen flew over an empty street to harass a pitiful young human, who fled in terror at the sight of them. Dreadwing, to cement how menacing he was even further, transformed into his tank mode and smushed a parked car. Two Autobots responded to the boy's cries for help, only for Dreadwing and Smokescreen to start tossing them around with ease. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDreadwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Dreadwing participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited after collecting 35 units of Cybermetal and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[File:G2DreadwingToy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Dreadwing loves it when Smokescreen enters him from behind.]]
*'''Dreadwing''' / '''Stealth Assault''' (Decepticon, 1994)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TRF-10'''
**''Accessories:'' 12 missiles

:Dreadwing transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber similar to a {{w|Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit}} with underslung six-missile gatling cannon. He can also transform into a treaded "tank" mode. In jet form, he can combine with Smokescreen's jet mode to make a complete aircraft. For some reason he came with an Autobot-style instruction book that instructed you to put Smokescreen's forehead sticker on the center of Dreadwing's face.

:Dreadwing was sold in the United Kingdom under the name "Stealth Assault". The same mold is used by ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[BB#Toys|BB]], [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]], and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Gigant Bomb]]. The mold was also [[:File:G2toy ATB megs and screamer.jpg|intended]] to be used for [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron]] in ''Generation 2'', but was never released.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Dreadwing/dreadwing.htm More information on Dreadwing at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers (2010)===
{{anchor|TokyoToyShow}}
[[File:TokyoToyShowDreadwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Trading his giant gatling gun for shivs doesn't seem like the best exchange.]]
*'''Dreadwing & Smokescreen''' (2010)

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2010, this Dreadwing & Smokescreen set is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class [[Mindwipe (ROTF)#Toys|Mindwipe]] and Scout class [[Skystalker (ROTF)#Toys|Skystalker]] respectively. [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Masu Yoshi]]'s inspiration for this set apparently stemmed from a desire to compete with [[BotCon 2010]]'s ''Generation 2'' theme for its exclusive toys.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314218-g2-2010-dreadwing-smokescreen-gallery.html#post5009658 Japanese fan masabon reports on TakaraTomy designer Masu Yoshi's inspiration for the Dreadwing & Smokescreen set at TFW2005.com]</ref>

:Besides the obvious colour changes, the live-action movie Decepticon [[insignia]]s have been replaced with ''Generation 2'' Decepticon insignia.

:Dreadwing transforms from a bat-like robot into something similar to a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-117A Nighthawk|F-117 Nighthawk]] stealth ground attack aircraft. He has two flip-out swords/daggers slung under his arms that he can deploy to use as weapons. As part of his transformation, bending his wings back in [[robot mode]] activates a [[Mech Alive]] gear-driven feature where the tips of the wings retract and four small blades reveal themselves along the edge of the wing. Although not noted in the instructions, his feet can pivot to make him more stable.

:In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Smokescreen can attach on top of Dreadwing's [[alternate mode]] via two pegs. This echoes the combination feature of the original toys.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Strafe (TF 2010)#Toys|Strafe]].
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===Generations===
[[File:Transformers Generations Deluxe Dreadwing Robot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Exactly how illin' his weapon is has yet to be determined.]]
*'''Dreadwing''' (Deluxe, Late 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips/cannon

:Dreadwing is a redeco/"[[retool|pretool]]" of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Megatron]], using an alternate head included in the mold that is based on the original Dreadwing toy. He transforms into a stealth bomber based on the B-2 Spirit. His wingtips detach to combine and transform into a cannon that can peg into 5mm ports on his hands and forearms.

:He is packed in with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Shockwaves|#17]].

:This mold was retooled with another head to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Krok (G1)#Timelines|Krok]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenDreadwing/dreadwing.htm More information on ''Generations'' Dreadwing at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Fram 02.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Insert ''"Company slogan joke"'' here]]
*Although his American and Japanese bios imply that he is a unique character, his physical model was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the basis for [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]'s [[Darkwing (G1)#Generation 2|upgraded form]] in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics]].
*[[AFCG Inc]] used Dreadwing for one of their print ads. The result is nothing short of amusing.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreadwing''' (ドレッドウイング ''Doreddouingu'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Ace Evader'''
*''French:'' '''Ace Evader'''
*''German:'' '''Ace Evader'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Stealth Assault'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Stealth Assault'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry8TupFxILU Dreadwing commercial on YouTube]

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Dreadwing (G2)

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Sockie: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ There's dialogue between Tracks and Needlenose that indicates the group had been on Cybertron, not Sanctuary Station.

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:''Dreadwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Dreadwing-g2-packageart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RUN IT'S DREADWING]]

{{quote|New '''Dreadwing''' Is punishing His Gatling gun is illin'! This Decepticon bomber's a Transformer-rama, A three-in-one villain that's chillin'! 
Combat tank and sonic jet Transform into [[Smokescreen (G2)|double-trouble robots]] Their missiles go boom Spelling certain doom As they take apart the awesome [[Autobot]]s!|Rap lyrics from the ''Generation 2'' Dreadwing [[commercial]]}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
[[File:JG2DreadwingSmokescreenMinicomic.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Rumble, Laserbeak: eject ... oh wait wrong bot.]]
Dreadwing was a pacifist by nature. He loathed war and chose not to get involved. However, once he realized that the wars on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] would never end, he was forced to take a stand. Not being of outstanding intelligence, [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] was able to manipulate him into siding with the Decepticons. He coerced Dreadwing into believing that if he helped the Decepticons win the Generation 2 wars, then all war would end on Cybertron. Secretly, Smokescreen preferred neither side and desired to obliterate them all. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 3}}

During a decisive battle between [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Megatron managed to gain the upper hand after a surprise attack by [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] crippled Prime's weaponry. Defenseless, Megatron ordered an aerial assault from Dreadwing and Smokescreen. The pair swooped down and bombarded Optimus Prime with missiles, nearly killing him. Their enemy virtually dead, they left the killing blow to Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #10}}

Later, when Megatron commanded his all-out assault on the Autobots, Dreadwing joined in. After Megatron's defeat, Dreadwing fled into deep space with the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''15 Go! Go!''====
As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Battle Convoy]] with [[Teletraan 15]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] aboard, {{storylink|Steeljaw Volume}} Dreadwing and his partner Smokescreen attacked them in the hopes of being led back to the other Autobots. Battle Convoy appeared and ended the battle by cutting off one of Dreadwing's wings with his [[sword]]. {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

====''Legends'' comic====
At some point, Dreadwing was embroiled in a battle around [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Drift issue 1|Transformers: Drift #1]]; [[Before the Dawn|Transformers: Robots in Disguise #14]] (modern era)

[[File:Deadlock smokejumper dreadwing drift 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Dreadwing was present during the earliest days of the Decepticons, looking on during [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s first meeting with Senator [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Thousands of years ago, Dreadwing served under the command of [[Turmoil]] when their second-in-command [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] violated orders. Deadlock attacked the Autobots when Turmoil ordered him not to, and then executed a fellow Decepticon who planned on reporting his insubordination. Deadlock tried to rally Dreadwing and several other soldiers from Turmoil's forces under his new leadership. Dreadwing and his comrades refused, and turned Deadlock over to Turmoil to answer for his attempted mutiny. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

[[File:Dreadwing shockwaves.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Shoulda followed the rule of holes.]]
When Megatron got a new body, Dreadwing took on a similar form in his honor. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} After the Chaos War, Dreadwing was among the Decepticons on Cybertron when they, the Autobots, and the [[NAIL]]s attempted to rebuild their society. When Megatron returned to lead the Decepticons and rise up against the new government, however, Dreadwing and his former captain Turmoil were among the 'Cons who joined him {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Before he could participate in the uprising, though, Dreadwing was requisitioned by Shockwave to accompany him to the former site of [[Crystal City]]. Tempted by Shockwave's promises that he'd get everything he desired and disappointed in Megatron's failures to bring about a Decepticon victory, Dreadwing changed loyalties to follow the rogue scientist. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} On arrival, Dreadwing was shocked to discover the city was still standing, despite the fact that it should've been destroyed at least twice over. He was more surprised when Shockwave shot him in the back, killing him. He was even MORE surprised when he was immediately restored to life by the unique properties latent in Crystal City thanks to Shockwave's experiments with [[Ore-14]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:Dreadwing v cassettes soundwaves.jpg|thumb]]
Shockwave then ordered Dreadwing to attack the intruding [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], which he did with glee, rejecting the communications expert's peace offers and mocking him for not bringing his cassettes. In response, Soundwave killed Dreadwing with a barrage of firepower, but the Ore-14 was quick to resurrect him again. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Soundwave then revealed he did bring the cassettes, which he released to keep Dreadwing busy while he himself faced down Shockwave. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} After Soundwave's retreat, Dreadwing assisted Shockwave in his scheme to bring [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and his [[Necrotitan|Metrotitan]] into Crystal City and create a [[space bridge]] to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Soundwave had not given up, however, but returned with a joint team of Decepticons and Autobots to free Shockwave's captive, Megatron. Dreadwing tried to stop [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] from breaking Megatron's bonds, but his efforts were unnecessary as Skywarp was becoming increasingly intangible anyway. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}

[[File:Dreadwing black planet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]
Dreadwing remained with Shockwave's forces as they continued to grow, with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] emerging from the Dead Universe and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] finally arriving from Gorlam Prime. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead are Not Enough}} He stood by as Shockwave sat unperturbed by the defeat of the Dark Titan by Metroplex. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Dreadwing then assisted Shockwave and Jhiaxus as they made final preparations on the chronal drive. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When Galvatron questioned his loyalties, Dreadwing confidently remarked that Shockwave was the biggest brain around, and he had promised Dreadwing everything he ever wanted. Still, Dreadwing's confidence fled him quickly when he was actually confronted by an angry Megatron laying siege to Crystal City. He barely managed to choke out a threat before being shot down by Megatron's fusion cannon. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

In the aftermath, Dreadwing escaped from Crystal City alongside Galvatron and Skywarp, and seemed poised to reclaim a position in the Decepticons under their new leadership. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Instead, Galvatron left him behind when he went to Earth.

Months later, Galvatron sent [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to help Dreadwing spread the word among the discontented, ghetto-dwelling Decepticons. They were good at whipping up anger and intimidating Prime evangelists, but Dreadwing was unconvinced of Galvatron or Soundwave's commune plan, finding the whole idea laughable. That didn't stop him flanking Needlenose on stage at a Decepticon rally! {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Later, the trio approached [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] about getting unfettered access to the space bridge for their people. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} That night, they led a Decepticon march through Iacon Spaceport 1. The bridge brought Dreadwing and the others to the ''[[Ark-7]]'' where they confronted the Autobots trapped inside Blackrock's force field. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Dreadwing went back through to Cybertron to rally the remaining Decepticons fighting the Autobots behind them, when the space bridge suddenly shut down. Unperturbed, Dreadwing ordered the remaining Decepticons to attack, and briefly scuffled with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]], only to suddenly get caught off guard by [[Victorion|Victorion's]] gravitation powers. Though Dreadwing and the other Decepticons were subsequently rounded up by Starscream's forces, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} he was somehow able to evade capture and rejoin Galvatron on Earth nonetheless. He and some other Decepticons were deployed to defend the underwater ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' from an Autobot attack when Galvatron used the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]] to forcibly merge them into [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]], a combiner whose torso was formed by Dreadwing. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} The combiner proved short-lived, as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] learned to access the Enigma's code and used it to split Galvatronus back into his components. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Dreadwing was soon seen being taken into custody by the combined Autobot and Decepticon force. {{storylink|White Light}} When the Earth Defense Command attacked, Dreadwing was loaded onto Sky Lynx for transport. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Dreadwing continued to say on Cybertron where, after [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s return, Soundwave recruited him as part of retinue to interrogate [[Liege Maximo]]. Though despairing of how prolonged contact with Optimus had changed Soundwave and feeling Onyx's return would mark the return of a Prime dictatorship, he agreed to follow. When Soundwave expanded his powers to reads the thoughts of the Prime of Lies, he read that Dreadwing believed him to be weak. After an explosion ripped through the [[Spire]], {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Dreadwing was among the casualties. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Dreadwing and Smokescreen flew over an empty street to harass a pitiful young human, who fled in terror at the sight of them. Dreadwing, to cement how menacing he was even further, transformed into his tank mode and smushed a parked car. Two Autobots responded to the boy's cries for help, only for Dreadwing and Smokescreen to start tossing them around with ease. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDreadwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Dreadwing participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited after collecting 35 units of Cybermetal and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[File:G2DreadwingToy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Dreadwing loves it when Smokescreen enters him from behind.]]
*'''Dreadwing''' / '''Stealth Assault''' (Decepticon, 1994)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TRF-10'''
**''Accessories:'' 12 missiles

:Dreadwing transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber similar to a {{w|Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit}} with underslung six-missile gatling cannon. He can also transform into a treaded "tank" mode. In jet form, he can combine with Smokescreen's jet mode to make a complete aircraft. For some reason he came with an Autobot-style instruction book that instructed you to put Smokescreen's forehead sticker on the center of Dreadwing's face.

:Dreadwing was sold in the United Kingdom under the name "Stealth Assault". The same mold is used by ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[BB#Toys|BB]], [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]], and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Gigant Bomb]]. The mold was also [[:File:G2toy ATB megs and screamer.jpg|intended]] to be used for [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron]] in ''Generation 2'', but was never released.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Dreadwing/dreadwing.htm More information on Dreadwing at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers (2010)===
{{anchor|TokyoToyShow}}
[[File:TokyoToyShowDreadwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Trading his giant gatling gun for shivs doesn't seem like the best exchange.]]
*'''Dreadwing & Smokescreen''' (2010)

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2010, this Dreadwing & Smokescreen set is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class [[Mindwipe (ROTF)#Toys|Mindwipe]] and Scout class [[Skystalker (ROTF)#Toys|Skystalker]] respectively. [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Masu Yoshi]]'s inspiration for this set apparently stemmed from a desire to compete with [[BotCon 2010]]'s ''Generation 2'' theme for its exclusive toys.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314218-g2-2010-dreadwing-smokescreen-gallery.html#post5009658 Japanese fan masabon reports on TakaraTomy designer Masu Yoshi's inspiration for the Dreadwing & Smokescreen set at TFW2005.com]</ref>

:Besides the obvious colour changes, the live-action movie Decepticon [[insignia]]s have been replaced with ''Generation 2'' Decepticon insignia.

:Dreadwing transforms from a bat-like robot into something similar to a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-117A Nighthawk|F-117 Nighthawk]] stealth ground attack aircraft. He has two flip-out swords/daggers slung under his arms that he can deploy to use as weapons. As part of his transformation, bending his wings back in [[robot mode]] activates a [[Mech Alive]] gear-driven feature where the tips of the wings retract and four small blades reveal themselves along the edge of the wing. Although not noted in the instructions, his feet can pivot to make him more stable.

:In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Smokescreen can attach on top of Dreadwing's [[alternate mode]] via two pegs. This echoes the combination feature of the original toys.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Strafe (TF 2010)#Toys|Strafe]].
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===Generations===
[[File:Transformers Generations Deluxe Dreadwing Robot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Exactly how illin' his weapon is has yet to be determined.]]
*'''Dreadwing''' (Deluxe, Late 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips/cannon

:Dreadwing is a redeco/"[[retool|pretool]]" of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Megatron]], using an alternate head included in the mold that is based on the original Dreadwing toy. He transforms into a stealth bomber based on the B-2 Spirit. His wingtips detach to combine and transform into a cannon that can peg into 5mm ports on his hands and forearms.

:He is packed in with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Shockwaves|#17]].

:This mold was retooled with another head to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Krok (G1)#Timelines|Krok]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenDreadwing/dreadwing.htm More information on ''Generations'' Dreadwing at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Fram 02.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Insert ''"Company slogan joke"'' here]]
*Although his American and Japanese bios imply that he is a unique character, his physical model was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the basis for [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]'s [[Darkwing (G1)#Generation 2|upgraded form]] in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics]].
*[[AFCG Inc]] used Dreadwing for one of their print ads. The result is nothing short of amusing.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreadwing''' (ドレッドウイング ''Doreddouingu'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Ace Evader'''
*''French:'' '''Ace Evader'''
*''German:'' '''Ace Evader'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Stealth Assault'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Stealth Assault'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry8TupFxILU Dreadwing commercial on YouTube]

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Tracks (G1)

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:''Tracks is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tracksg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|If God had wanted Tracks to multiply, he would have given him the Creation Matrix and luscious lips. But he only gave him the luscious lips.]]
'''Tracks''' is a total narcissist, according to his Autobot buddies and his Decepticon brother [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]. But surely they're just jealous, since no one else turns into a sports car as stunningly stylish as he does. Not to mention his flight mode, which lets everybody ooh and aah over his elegant curves and paintjob as he glides about looking down on them all.

Whether defending [[San Francisco]] or displaying his trademark moves in [[Dancitron]], Tracks always makes sure to be the center of attention. His blinding [[black beam gun]] casts everything around him into darkness. Since nothing besides himself is worth looking at, you're welcome!

He should be a dangerous opponent, but his concern with preserving his stylish appearance and poor ability to work with fellow Autobots hampers him. Often he simply cruises the metro area, looking for a good scene that he can make even better.

His [[Action Master partner]] is [[Basher]].

{{bigquote|Tracks--PAH! Had enough of him before. Crawler, vain, pain in...|[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] isn't much of a fan|"[[Makin' Tracks!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2" thru "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1", "Triple Takeover", "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese, "The Secret of Omega Supreme")|[[Xia Zhiqing]] (Chinese), [[Carlos Nieto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Federico Di Pofi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Dario de Castro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:DinobotIsland2 Tracks robotmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|How this show lasted this far without me, I'll never know.]]
Tracks was one of several Autobots who appeared out of nowhere one day. He listened in as [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] reported the discovery of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|an island full of dinosaurs]]. Following another [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] mishap at base, Tracks helped with repairs. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} He, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] were sent out to intercept and drive back a pirate ship that had appeared through a temporal anomaly due to Megatron's interference on the temporally displaced [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Tracks took part in a game of [[basketball]] with the Dinobots, and failed to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] from making a slam dunk. As Prime observed that Tracks was in need of maintenance, and he admitted that he'd had a deuce of a time trying to get an appointment with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]. As it turned out, Hoist and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] had somehow fallen in with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to build Grapple's [[Solar Power Tower]]. Tracks was part of the mission to see what was going on, and ended up fighting [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Following the Autobot victory, he helped dig through the ruins of the tower to find Grapple and Hoist. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

[[File:MMP1 Tracks fires black beam gun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|And I said "let there be dark!"]]
When the Decepticons attacked a new solar power plant in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], Tracks took to the air and blasted [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] with his black beam gun. In retaliation, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] rammed Tracks, knocking the Autobot out of the sky. The Decepticons retreated, much to the delight of the [[human]]s present. Tracks complained about the annoying cheering noise they were making. He was happy enough to take part in [[Autobot Day]], until an incriminating video (faked by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] of course) was shown and the crowds turned against the Autobots. They retreated to Headquarters, but a short time later, the authorities turned up to arrest them and put them on trial. The verdict was swiftly delivered, and the Autobots forced to leave the planet on a spaceship provided by [[Shawn Berger]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Locked on course to the [[Sun]], the Autobots abandoned ship and used [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to return to [[Earth]], where the Decepticon plot had already been revealed. The Autobots freed the enslaved humans and chased off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} After the theft of the [[Voltronic Galaxer]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and Tracks reported from the field that they hadn't detected any Decepticon activity. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:G1MakeTracks TracksRaoul.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|It's not what it looks like, honestly!]]
Tracks and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] assisted the [[New York City|New York]] Police Department's Crime Buster program by parking themselves in a seedy, run-down neighborhood to entice car thieves to steal them, then capturing the thieves and their buyer. Back at [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s garage, Tracks opined that New York City was exhilarating and that they could remain there forever as far as he was concerned, to the amusement of the other Autobots. Annoyed at their attitude, Tracks took off for a joyride, but almost immediately fell prey to a gang of would-be car thieves who shot out Tracks' tires as he tried to run them off the road. Crashing into a streetlight, Tracks was badly damaged and unable to transform. Fortunately, the car thief with a heart of gold, [[Raoul]], happened by and decided to take possession of Tracks, who quickly revealed he was no ordinary badly damaged dark blue Corvette Stingray with a giant flaming logo on his hood.

Together, the pair tailed the [[Geddis brothers]] to a Decepticon installation in the [[Pine Barrens]], where the Constructicons were converting stolen cars. When an electrical fault disabled Tracks during the course of the investigation, Raoul came to his rescue, and they both fled through the woods, eventually running into some more Autobots. Tracks joined Bumblebee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] in defending downtown from the stolen vehicles, converted into drones by the Decepticons, and was appalled when they damaged the [[Chrysler Building]]. Tracks and Raoul took part in the assault on the Decepticon base, however Megatron grabbed the young human. Tracks announced that if Raoul was harmed, there'd be trouble, but the threat proved unnecessary, as Raoul made use of a can of spray paint to escape. At Prime's invitation, Tracks demolished the base with a few well-placed shots. Later, he volunteered Raoul to help [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] fix all the cars that the Decepticons had messed with. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Inferno puts out Tracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|But this is!]]
Tracks was part of a disastrous attempt to stop the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] from eating Earth crops. [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] set him on fire, forcing Inferno to put him out. Tracks bravely fought on until [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] called a retreat and they returned to Headquarters for repairs. Some time later, after Cosmos had become trapped by an infestation of [[Morphobot]]s, Tracks took part in rescue efforts. As [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] used his music to repel the creatures, Tracks and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] helped hook Cosmos up to Hoist. Unfortunately during the subsequent fight with the Decepticons, the [[robotic insecticide]] was destroyed, leaving them with no weapon against the Insecticon army. It all turned out okay, as said army was eaten by the Morphobots anyway. Tracks watched as the Morphobots were launched into space to wreck some other planet's ecology. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:SecretOmegaSupreme Tracks is alarmed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Tracks Threatens his Hand: Part 1]]
When [[San Francisco]] was threatened by an [[Asteroid bird alien|alien bird creature]], Tracks risked his life in battle to defend the city until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived to drive it off. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Following Megatron's disappearance, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] took over a sports stadium and had the Constructicons build a maze leading to it. Tracks, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] attempted to traverse the maze, only to get totaled by Blitzwing and built into a throne. Fortunately Hoist came to the rescue and fixed them all up in time to witness Megatron's return and the downfall of Blitzwing and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. The four repaired Autobots jokingly arranged themselves into a throne for Optimus afterwards. Optimus declined their kind offer. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Whilst out on a supply run with Bumblebee, Tracks opined that Optimus Prime had sent him out on this task to show the humans that Autobots didn't just have strength, but refinement as well. When Bumblebee sharply pointed out his comrade's lack of humility, Tracks replied that he feared ''some'' Autobots had much to be humble about. Together, they watched a storefront television report by [[Hector Ramirez (G1)|Hector Ramirez]] on the disappearance of a [[Daina|top secret Soviet jet]], for which blame was placed on the [[United States of America]]. Bumblebee suspected Decepticon involvement, which was convenient, as Tracks saw Astrotrain and Blitzwing lurking about nearby. The Autobots gave chase, only to discover the 'Cons were holographs projected by the big game hunter [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]], and the pair were quickly subdued. After several more Autobots were captured, the imprisoned hostages were forced to run through several cruel and unusual torture devices. Tracks in particular was forced to race around a small, spiked track while laser cannons fired at him. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:G1Auto-Bop Tracks girl.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|"Eeek, Mr. Tracks, can I have your autograph?" "Sure thing, baby."]]
Tracks and Blaster were reunited with Raoul when the human and [[Bop Crew]] were being chased by [[Furg]]'s gang outside of the [[Dancitron]] night club. Tracks stylishly defeated the thugs by arcing his laser fire horizontally, simultaneously destroying several of the weapons wielded by Furg's men. As he did so, he noticed that one of the gang members was a man dressed in a business suit. The Autobots decided to investigate further.

Inside the club, Tracks declined to dance with some girls, and [[Stylish man|another patron]] asked him where he could "get those threads" (meaning Tracks's robot body). As Tracks left, remarking that Dancitron wasn't ''his'' kind of club, he noted that there were more out-of-place humans, including a housewife in a bathrobe and a garbage man. Tracks and Blaster came to Raoul's aid again when the driver of a train in which the humans were traveling was "activated' by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and accelerated the train to unsafe speeds. Later, Tracks and Raoul were attacked by brainwashed "workers" at a construction site for something large and mysterious. Bravely risking his paint job, Tracks protected Raoul from red-hot rivets fired by a brainwashed construction worker.

[[File:Trackscruc2.jpg|left|upright=1.45|thumb|Tracks forgot his safeword.]]
Returning to the club, Tracks was lured into a trap by the mind-controlled [[Poplock]] and [[Rocksteady]]. Barely evading Starscream's attack, Tracks was assaulted by the rest of the club's patrons and chained up to the sound system, where the Decepticons hoped the music would eventually shake him apart. After Raoul de-hypnotised the club patrons by getting them slightly wet, the humans freed Tracks, who proceeded to take off after the fleeing Starscream. Crazy like a fox, Tracks seeded the clouds above the mysterious construction site, causing rain to fall down on the hypnotised workers, totally ruining Starscream's plan forever. Knowing that despite his good looks, he was outgunned and outpowered, Tracks used his superior agility to trick Starscream into flying into the half-constructed building and damaging himself when the Decepticon failed to avoid obstructions. With the Decepticons defeated, Tracks and Blaster destroyed the mysterious building. Grateful to the Bop Crew for saving his life, Tracks had Blaster help them out by acting as the boom box for their curbside breakdance sessions, to the latter's horror. {{storylink|Auto-Bop}}

[[File:HoistGoesHollywood Sunstreaker Tracks masks.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"What are the chances? The only two Autobots marching and we turned up wearing the same outfit."]]
After Hoist was hired to be in a film, a number of other Autobots got wind of it and decided to volunteer their services as well. Tracks and the others impressed the [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] enough that he cast them, and Tracks ended up as a stunt vehicle, flying into a fake brick wall. The Autobots were dissatisfied with their assigned roles and told Hoist to try and pull some strings. The director decided to rethink the movie, and had Tracks and the others dressed as "evil alien robots". Tracks confessed he felt like a fool, but refused to quit. While shooting another scene, the pyrotechnics turned out to be bigger than expected, and the Autobots were nearly blown up. The shoot had been sabotaged by the Decepticons, who were after film of Dirge, who had crashed while carrying a device stolen from [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[Wheeljack's workshop|workshop]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After the affair was resolved, Tracks and the other Autobots decided not to be a part of the movie business after all. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Later, Tracks was one of several Autobots facing off against the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] near the [[Seattle|Seattle-Tacoma area]] when Megatron was using the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the land into metal. He was rammed by [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] into a boulder and flipped over. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Tracks was one of several Autobots who participated in the [[Europa 2000]], a charity race from Paris to Istanbul which, if the Autobots won, would have netted them a million dollars, which they would give to charity. Tracks was disdainful of the arrogant American driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] and his suped-up [[Symultech Industries]] car. During the race, Tracks tried to contact the other Autobots, only to find out they had been disabled by the Stunticons in Megatron's quest to stop the Autobots from interfering with his plans for the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. Teamed up with Cahnay and [[Teranova|a scientist who mysteriously disappeared]] during the course of the battle, the Autobots defeated [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and destroyed the Pearl. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Masquerade Tracks firing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|... And Part 2]]
After [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was abducted by the Decepticons, Tracks was one of the Autobots who volunteered to go on the rescue mission, and was subsequently struck down with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Fortunately a cure was soon forthcoming. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} He also took part in the defense of Headquarters during a Decepticon attack. Megatron soon retreated, not because of anything the Autobots did, but because he had realised that Starscream was behind everything. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Tracks helped defend a human city from the Insecticons, however a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] plan saw the Autobots searching for a component to get the [[space bridge]] working so they could reach Cybertron. They eventually tracked the component down, only to find the Insecticons had chewed it up. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Tracks was part of a responsive strike against a series of Stunticon raids on human compounds. He took to the air at one point, prompting [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] to remark that his flying car mode was "droll". In retaliation for this unwarranted remark, Tracks blinded Dead End with his black light gun, which caused the Decepticon to drive into the car-crushing fists of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Masquerade}}
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====''The Transformers'' public service announcements====
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
Tracks was stationed in the Autobots' Japanese subdivision when [[Kenji]] came by for a visit. Kenji was excited to meet the new Autobot City Commander [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], whom Prime was fawning over while giving the tour. Tracks slyly whispered to Kenji that Prime thinks of Magnus as his "kid brother". Tracks' jest was interrupted by a sudden attack on Yokohama by Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}
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=====''Scramble City: Mobilization''=====
Tracks assisted in the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and helped defend it when the Decepticons tried to interfere. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Full Throttle Scramble Power!''=====
Tracks accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Whip]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Tracks defended the Autobot base when the Decepticons attacked to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Tracks was led to Japan by Optimus Prime, along with a small team of other Autobots, to stop the Decepticons’ latest Energon-gathering scheme. Optimus ordered him to pursue Astrotrain to prevent the Decepticons from escaping with their loot. {{storylink|Activation}}

Tracks was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''[[Trigger]]'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Tracks had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream’s star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
When the Decepticons unleashed Cosmic Rust on Earth, Tracks was one of the many Autobots infested with the virus. As [[Earth Defense Command]] created the Binaltech Project in order to help the Autobots, Tracks was one of the first patients to undergo transference into an [[electro-cell]] powered new body. With the help of his fellow Binaltech Autobots (Smokescreen, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]), Tracks and his new powers were used to drive the Decepticons off the planet. He remained part of the soldiers based at Autobot City on Earth.

Tracks apparently now had the power to change and update his paint job at will. Thrilling. Simply thrilling. {{storylink|Binaltech Is...}}

{{Note|At this point, the timeline was split in two and the events of the ''[[Story of Binaltech]]'' diverged into a parallel universe. Skip to the next section to continue reading about the original timeline. Exactly how many of the preceding events related in this section, even prior to the divergence, occurred in the original unaltered timeline are unknown.}}

Tracks was stationed on a spaceship alongside a human crew and four BT Smokescreens when Mirage pulled [[Large switch|a switch]] on Cybertron that was meant to immobilize all transformers. As Tracks and the Smokescreens continued to function even after the switch had been pulled, the Autobots came to the realization that all those in Binaltech bodies were unaffected by the device. With most of the Decepticons incapacitated, the Autobots secured an easy victory over their enemies. {{storylink|Kill Switch}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:JHeadmasters09Tracks.jpg|thumb|"Look, I'll stop asking you to fix my every little nick and scratch, '''I swear!'''" "KIYAAAAAAAA!"]]
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Tracks briefly engaged the Decepticons with his comrades. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Years onward, Tracks was seen on Earth working with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Alongside [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], he was dispatched to intercept invading Decepticons and prevent them from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s search for the Matrix. The group was not actually seen to confront anyone. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Later, while defending Cybertron, Tracks got kicked in the face ''really hard''... by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. Uh, heat of the moment? {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}}
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====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
Tracks was present during the battle for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], where he was grabbed by Devastator and lifted off the ground. Afterwards, he escaped with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] in a science vessel and hid out in the [[Rayzor Nebula]]. They were contacted by [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] when the old Autobot's vessel had come under fire, and at his request came out of hiding. This drew the attention of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. When Scourge saw Cyclonus engaged with Kup's ship, Scourge attacked Cyclonus to ensure that ''he'' would get to destroy the Autobots... this only served to allow all the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Tracks was part of a team which took down [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] after the Decepticon breached [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They had to retreat when the Constructicons fought back. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Skidsgrapplesmokescreenhoisttracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I was rebuilt out of better spare parts than the rest of you!]]
Tracks was (re?)constructed on Earth by the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when the Autobots' forces were depleted using the [[mind bank]], his mind downloaded into a new body from a memory crystal. He attended [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s field training exercise on human culture—rock and roll wasn't quite Tracks's taste, but when the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] tried to steal and convert sonic energy from the concert, surface-to-air combat with the enemy seemed quite a bit more enjoyable for him. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} On a later mission, he attempted to help [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] prevent [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] from being reawakened by the Decepticons, but the mistrustful human armed forces kept them at bay long enough for [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to revive his leader. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

[[File:RockNRollOut-Tracksdriver.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Oh, well that just makes too much sense.]]
''Upon discovering that the human [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] had gone to take on the Decepticons alone in his [[battlesuit]], Optimus Prime assembled a team of Autobots including Tracks, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], Bumblebee, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] to rescue him.'' {{storylink|Robot Buster!}} ''Shortly thereafter, Tracks joined [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] in guarding Buster as he attended a demolition derby. Tracks found the spectacle to be unsavory, as it resulted in scuffs and dents on the vehicles. The show was interrupted by Soundwave and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], intent on abducting the boy. Tracks and Smokescreen actually managed to hold their own against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] for a short period of time. But victory came unexpectedly, as Soundwave called for a retreat despite having the advantage.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''Tracks was on a reconnaissance mission in [[Greater Portland]] when he ran into [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who grievously wounded him. Tracks transformed into vehicle mode and was discovered by [[Mark Brookes]] and [[J.D.]], two hoodlums who used him as a getaway vehicle for a series of robberies heading east to [[New York City]]. Meanwhile, when Tracks didn't report in back at the Ark, Optimus Prime had [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] search for him in Greater Portland while he plugged himself into the Ark's [[Aunty|computer]] to try and locate him. Ultimately it was [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that found Tracks by listening in on human law enforcement communications. Prime dispatched [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and Hoist to retrieve Tracks but they got caught up in J.D. and Mark's latest robbery before they were able to return him to the Ark for repairs.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

Tracks also was part of the Autobot strike on [[Wyoming base|Decepticon headquarters]] which allowed Bumblebee to record Devastator's transformation and combination sequence, giving the Autobots a chance to replicate the unique gestalt technology. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''The Autobots experienced a major setback when Optimus Prime, Prowl, and Ratchet dematerialized before their eyes at a meeting, seemingly atomized in seconds. Matters only became more pressing when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Decepticon commander of [[2006]], arrived in the present, kidnapped Jazz, and co-opted the Constructicons for his own purposes. Goaded into rash action by their friend's distress, the Autobots rushed into battle with the new warriors. Tracks stood shoulder to shoulder with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Ironhide, and Smokescreen against Galvatron, but the future Decepticon just laughed and voluntarily allowed them to unload their firepower on him. Staser bolts, high-density lasers, thermal charges, fracture rockets... all hit Galvatron dead center, and all did absolutely nothing. To add injury to insult, he then beat the helpless Tracks and his comrades into a pulp for good measure.''

[[File:Brawn trailbreaker tracks target 2006.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Phew, that acid could have really ruined my finish...... I mean ''ohnoTrailbreaker!''"]]
''Beyond desperate, the Autobots actually stooped to reviving Megatron from where Galvatron had left him to rust earlier, and working with him to concoct a strategy against their common foe. Their gambit was somewhat successful, as Tracks and the Autobots managed to capture Galvatron's lieutenant, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], with Megatron's aid. When Tracks and the others went for a prisoner exchange to get Jazz back, however, they found that Galvatron had lobotomized their friend and turned him into a rampaging zombie. Jazz disabled Tracks and the others for a time, and they only woke up into time to wander into the climax, when [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the future ''Autobots'' destroyed Galvatron's new space cannon in a massive explosion, convincing him to return the future empty-handed. Needless to say, the Autobots were glad when Optimus Prime and the others miraculously returned after Galvatron and his men returned to the future, reversing the [[mass substitution]] effect.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

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While spying for the Autobots on [[Christmas]] Eve, Bumblebee spotted Soundwave and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] using an [[Power siphon|energy siphon]] to drain all the electricity from the town of [[Midville]]. He called in Tracks, Prowl, and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and in the face of superior numbers, the Decepticons fled. Tracks and Bumblebee went after them but Laserbeak brought a tree down across their path, endangering the lives of [[Megan Perry]] and her family. Bumblebee stayed to look after the humans while Tracks pursued the Decepticons but he lost them and after meeting up with Prowl and Hoist again, he realised he had lost Bumblebee as well. They eventually found him in Midville, using his engine to provide electricity to power the town's Christmas tree. {{storylink|The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas}}'' Later, Tracks was present at the Ark to hear Prime announce that he was going on a lone reconnaissance mission into Decepticon territory.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:DarkStar-BlotTracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"''Aiggh'', acid!! Now I know how Trailbreaker felt! Oh cruel karma!"]]
Following Optimus Prime's death, Tracks and the other Earthbound Autobots looked on as Ratchet tried and failed to repair his body. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} They became much less involved in Earth affairs when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] assumed control of the army afterwards and took the Ark back out into space, where Tracks formed part of a security detail to apprehend the captured [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], though they were stood down when it was discovered that the Decepticon was [[mode lock]]ed and only contained some [[Spacehikers|human children]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Tracks disembarked with the rest of the Earth-bound Autobots from the Ark onto Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they witnessed a battle for leadership between Grimlock and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. This was a moment of opportunity for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons, who attacked Tracks and the others on the moon's surface. Tracks was hit in the enemy's first volley. Subsequently, he was left trapped on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] for some time with the combined crews of the Ark and ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'', as the attack had damaged their transport. {{storylink|Totaled!}} He was later deactivated while battling the combined Decepticon armies in the Arctic, when he received an unexpected acid bath from [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:MakinTracks-Tracks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|We have the same reaction to ''Glee.'']]
In his [[Body Shop]] at Autobot [[Earthbase]], Wheeljack was attempting to revive Tracks, but Grimlock kept sabotaging his efforts, hoping to move efforts towards Autobots he thought were more deserving. Not only did he fail to stop the reconstruction, Optimus Prime ended up assigning Tracks to Earthforce, to Grimlock's eternal regret. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}}

Later on, he joined the other Autobots in hunting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], who had kidnapped their human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]]. The other [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] tried to stop them, and did manage to derail several others, but Tracks and Bumblebee got Motormaster to separate from his trailer (apparently he can do that..?) and then led [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] into knocking their own leader off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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Tracks was operating out of [[Autobase]] on Earth after the Autobots began confronting the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] agreed to join forces with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prime]], Tracks began working closely with the Decepticon [[Rotor Force]] members [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] and [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]. It's possible his friendship and influence had something to do with their interest in switching sides. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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====''Classics''====
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Tracks was stationed at the [[Construction station|Ironworks]] base when it was invaded by [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] and the evil Autobots of the [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|negative polarity universe]]. Tracks tried to defend the Autobot station from attack, but he was cut down by Magnus's [[Terminus Blade]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

After the heroic Autobots' Earth passed through into the negative universe, however, Tracks was eventually rebuilt with a new body. {{storylink|Solar Requiem}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Tracks travelled to a devastated planet Earth in [[2012]] with Optimus Prime in order to confront Megatron one last time. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} After returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tracks and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] provided security at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s meeting with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Tracks was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
If Optimus Prime decided to stop the [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] with an immediate all-out attack to make sure they didn't reach a human city, Tracks shot [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the eyes with his black-beam gun, provoking a harmless blind charge. He apparently did nothing else of note in that fight, even when Optimus ordered his troops to, "Bring them down fast and hard."

In an alternate path, Tracks was aerial back-up for [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] in a battle with Megatron's warrior jets. He cheered, "Got him!" as Powerglide's thermal beam laid waste to the Decepticons, "him" most likely being [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], who had just dropped a missile on [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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====Desert Flight====
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Tracks was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. When the convoy heard a large explosion in the distance, Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. In actuality, Tracks and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.

In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.

If Buddy instead ran towards Beachcomber and Tracks over the course of the battle, Laserbeak would fire at the group at the same time as the gravity beam reached them, creating a tear in space-time above the group.

If Tracks and Buddy dived into the time anomaly, the pair were flung three hours into the future. They emerged to find all of the Autobots either dead, injured, or prisoners of Megatron. Tracks was forced to surrender, the situation now hopeless.

If Tracks decided that Beachcomber could wait, he helped Optimus overload the anti-gravity gun, starting a chain-reaction that would cause the weapon to explode in a tremendous explosion.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. Smokescreen hatched a plan where the Autobots would use their exhaust fumes to provide themselves with cover.

If Optimus went along with Smokescreen’s plan, the Autobots gained the time they needed to transform and engage the Decepticons. A fierce battle ensued, though the Autobots began to lose ground when Dirge put to good use his fear-inducing engines. Tracks proved to be especially vulnerable to Dirge’s engines.

The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Tracks was an active member of the Autobot forces as far back as the days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. He attended the ceremony that turned Optronix into Optimus Prime, and witnessed their new leader deal with three Decepticon assassins. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Tracks was present in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on the Autobot stronghold. He alerted Jazz to a squad of incoming Decepticons, allowing the Autobots to detonate mines to defend themselves. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} But the Decepticons' offensive pressed on, and Tracks found himself a part of the Autobots' last desperate stand against Shockwave and his forces. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Afterwards, Tracks went on to serve with the Autobots for several million years until the time of the [[Great Shutdown]]. He worked with Prowl's faction during the Dark Ages, when Optimus and Megatron both disappeared into a prototype space-bridge, leading to the splintering of both their factions. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

At some point, Ultra Magnus took command of the Autobots, and reunited them into a single faction. Under his leadership, the Autobots gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. Tracks was in attendance at the signing of the truce, which was interrupted by a bombing, engineered by Starscream and his Predacons. This act of aggression only served to unite the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons however, who struck back against Starscream's troops. A united Cybertron finally seemed within reach... that is, until Megatron made a dramatic return, accompanied by an army of [[Air Warrior]]s. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Megatron quickly took over the planet, and enslaved the majority of Autobots. Tracks was among the many unfortunates captured, and put to work in [[Internment Camp Pi]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

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Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Afterwards, Tracks seemed to lapse into semi-retirement while other Autobots worked towards establishing a new unified Cybertronian government with the Decepticons. He was seen among the general populace observing the Anti-Prime propaganda [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was pumping out through the cortex. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} He eventually recognized the rotten core of their alliance with Shockwave, though. When Optimus sent out a call to arms to all Autobots, Tracks openly rebelled again the totalitarian leader alongside [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} They and their [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] allies joined the major offensive alongside Optimus Prime, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the other cells, which ultimately overthrew Shockwave's control. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''Universe'' comic===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English)}}
In some incarnation of the past, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] were stuck with a mopey Tracks on the Autobot stellar freighter ''[[OTFCC (ship)|OTFCC]]''. Tracks was disgruntled about the low-importance mission and considered himself increasingly marginalised as a [[Classics (Europe)|classic Autobot]] in a world of binary-bonding and Pretenders. Meanwhile, in another time and place, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] had built a device to counteract [[Unicron]]'s attempts to abduct Transformers from across the multiverse and that accidentally sucked the <s>''3H''</s> ''OTFCC'' into the [[Universe War]].

While the others investigated a distress signal, Tracks was left behind and picked up a space battle. He teleported the Maximals off their ship to the safety of the ''OTFCC'' (who deliberately tried to avoid telling him he was in the wrong time zone). After a brief and victorious battle, Tracks was happy to hear the future Transformers were going to do "whatever it is" that brought them here to send them back. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Tracks was among the ranks of a team of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], waiting for [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s hostages to escape so that they could assault the Decepticon base. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} When the opportunity arose, they headed into the fray alongside human reinforcements from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], eventually defeating the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
Tracks was one of the many oppressed Cybertronians who sought freedom when their planet’s halls of power grew dark with corruption, greed and malice. He was one of the first Autobots to travel to Earth, and took on an alternate mode to disguise himself amongst the populace. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}
{{note|Near the end of Action Blast 1, as the Autobots are taking on their Earth modes, Sideswipe is shown in robot mode amongst the other Autobots, but not Tracks. When the cartoon cuts back to the Autobots, now in their vehicle modes, Tracks has inexplicably taken Sideswipe's place in the line-up.}}
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===''TransTech''===
Tracks (in his [[Binaltech]] body) is one of countless "offworlders" residing in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Tracks was among the Autobots who battled the Decepticons on Earth millions of years ago, until an ice age forced them to hide underground, powered down. He was reactivated in the mid-19th century when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons had woken up. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

{{IDW HOS}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1]]
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Tracks was the brother of [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and an overbearing one at that. The two went into business together to make [[Chic Chips]] but Tracks decided, against his brother's wishes, to market them as a high-end flashy product rather than something for the masses. Things came to a head when he obliviously mocked his brother's new [[Decepticon|political beliefs]] and his new friend [[Horri-Bull]] (Tracks joking called him Needlenose's [[Conjunx Endura]], not realising his brother did really have feelings for the Con); Needlenose stormed out, telling Tracks to be careful he wasn't on the wrong side of history. Chic Chips died a death under Tracks alone (how much of that was ''because'' of him, he ain't sayin') and he viewed this as Needlenose wrecking their chance to become somebody. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

In the early days of the war, Tracks was among the new Autobot soldiers lined up to be inspected by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] believed he'd never hack it in the war! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

[[File:SpotlightJazz-promise.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|He's too pretty (and too 1985) to die!]]
On his very first combat mission, Tracks' unit was attacked and he was the only survivor. He was rescued by [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]], who was being tracked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The Predacons pinned the two down, but thanks to bravery and trickery by Jazz, three of the 'cons were disabled. When Jazz faced off alone against the remaining two, Tracks overcame his doubts and cowardice and attacked [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], knocking them both unconscious. Jazz battled [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] alone and was saved by a shuttle crew of [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], who repaired the two Autobots and took them back to base. Tracks didn't know Jazz's identity until later, but he knew what it meant to be an Autobot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} (Suck it, Ironhide!)

During the battle for [[Sherma Bridge]] early in the war, Tracks and all other combatants dropped what they were doing to watch the first duel between Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}}

Four million years ago, Tracks was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

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In the modern day, both Tracks and Jazz ended up as part of Optimus Prime's forces on [[Earth]], only to be defeated in battle with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and unceremoniously dropped on the ruins of Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} There, they had to fend against the [[Insecticon swarm]] while [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] tried to repair Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} At one point during their stay on the planet, Tracks boosted his comrades' spirits by telling them the story about how Jazz had heroically saved him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} Unfortunately, the positive emotions didn't seem to last, and everyone was back to brooding before long. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} When the crew of the ''[[Trion]]'' crashlanded on Cybertron, Tracks listened to [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s tale about how it happened. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} He wanted to know when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] got scary. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

Tracks later defended the Autobot base against a massive swarm attack. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} The battle didn't go in their favor, but thankfully they were saved by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Omega ferried Tracks and the rest back to Earth, where they battled the Decepticons in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

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Two years later, Tracks defected alongside [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]], and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], as they were afraid that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] might arrest the Autobots on Earth due to various recent events. The four left to join [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s team instead, only to come under attack from [[Skywatch]]. Upon seeing [[Campolongo]] take out Beachcomber, Tracks raised his gun at the human in panic and anger, but Hoist stopped him from firing. He tried to run for it, but didn't make it far before being stuck in vehicle mode and captured. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Eventually, Skywatch realized that the Autobots were good guys and formed an alliance with them, freeing Tracks in the process. He and the other Autobots fled the Skywatch base after a Decepticon attack, were chased by angry humans for a while, then were soundly defeated in battle with a newly upgraded Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

Tracks was present at the Autobot base when Hot Rod (now calling himself Rodimus) showed up to warn everyone that Cybertron, which was habitable again, had been conquered by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. The Autobots quickly left Earth to reclaim their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} Once they arrived, it turned out Galvatron was using [[Kimia Facility]] to attack the planet. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], Tracks and the other Autobot fliers attacked Kimia and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

Following the defeat of Galvatron and the end of the war, Tracks remained on Cybertron and never once visited his brother in the Decepticon's makeshift prison. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} He later fought back against the Decepticons when they inevitably rejected the peace and tried to conquer the planet. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The [[NAIL|neutral]] population, led by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], didn't appreciate their continuing the war and banished both Autobots and Decepticons from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. As they set up camp out in the wilderness, Tracks witnessed a fight break out between the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

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Years later, when they were let out of the wilderness, a very bored Tracks had to run the spaceport. He learned that his brother Needlenose was involved in Decepticon revivalism and stormed off to the nearest 'Con bar to 'talk some sense into him'. Tracks being Tracks, that went as well as you expect. Unable to find common ground with his brother, he ended up ''decking him'' when Needlenose said Horri-Bull was the ''only'' one he'd ever loved. Tracks was aghast to hear that his brother felt he'd only ever taken and never asked what he thought; he only got out without a physical beating to go with the emotional one because of an intervention by Arcee, who he'd previously insulted by claiming she'd never lost anyone (i.e. actually cared about anyone). His brother told him to tell Prime that the Decepticons didn't want to fight but would if they 'had' to. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

When [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] went berserk in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], Tracks was one of those who tried to get him to calm down, but this was to little avail. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} During another day on the job at the spaceport, Tracks paid little heed at first when [[Zetca]] reported a mob of Decepticons marching outside, but soon changed his tune when he learned they were heading for the [[space bridge]]—with none other than his brother leading them! Frustrated by Starscream's not taking any action about this, Tracks went outside to confront Needlenose and his compatriots himself. Despite Needlenose's refusal to leave, and even inviting his brother to join them, Tracks continued to insist that he abandon the other Decepticons and threatened to call Optimus. This turned out to be a mistake, however, as [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] then blasted Tracks in the chest to keep him from saying anything. With his last moments of consciousness, Tracks reached out for his brother, only to be kicked aside by him. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Luckily, this wound wasn't fatal and Tracks survived. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Tracks ended up joining Optimus's Autobots on Earth, and was asked by Prime to make contact with his brother on [[Sanctuary Station]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} While Arcee was checking on the comatose [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]], Tracks had a conversation with her about how Needlenose hated the Autobots because of their killing the love of his life, Horri-Bull; this reminded Arcee of the true circumstances of Horri-Bull's death. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Tracks was part of the small army formed by the new alliance of Optimus's Autobots and [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons and sent to attack the undersea ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in an attempt to stop Galvatron's dreams of conquest once and for all. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Tracks was one of those Needlenose led into the ''Nemesis'', arguing with his brother all the way. However, when the team found [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], both brothers stopped each other from getting hit by [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s gunfire. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

While rounding up the prisoners, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] managed to break free prompting Tracks to ask Needlenose about any weaknesses the Triple Changer had. {{storylink|White Light}} When the [[Earth Defense Command]] began attacking, Blitzwing took the opportunity to sock Tracks in the jaw. Unconscious, Tracks was then loaded aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] by his brother. {{storylink|White Heat}}

When the time came for Earth to properly join the [[Council of Worlds]], Tracks was interviewed for his opinion on the subject. While understanding that Prime liked the [[human]]s (or felt guilty about the Earth war or whatever), Tracks felt the safety of Cybertron should come first. That and the humans once locked him in his [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

After the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s return to Cybertron, Tracks was being visited by Needlenose in time for Soundwave to gather a posse with which to interrogate [[Liege Maximo]]. When expanding his thoughts to try and read the traitorous Prime's mind, Soundwave read that Tracks wished him to be an Autobot. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} After an explosion erupted through the [[Spire]], Tracks tried to help the mortally-injured [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], but was unable to do anything to save him. When Needlenose discovered that it was actually Soundwave who had murdered Horri-Bull, Tracks reminded his shocked brother that he had tried to warn him about the Decepticons since falling in with them all those years ago. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

===''United''===
Tracks was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet [[Nebulos]]. Fully recovered, Tracks attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Timelines''===
After a [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|negative polarity Ultra Magnus]] instigated [[Invasion (issue)|multiversal chaos]] by destroying [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]], two iterations of Tracks of unspecified universal streams were caught in the chaos as their dimensions were suddenly merged into one. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Sōichirō Hoshi]] (Japanese)}}
{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}} {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Tracks 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}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I Joe''===
{{note|It is currently unknown if Tracks actually appears in this story; the panel he seems to be in depicts a flying, Tracks-esque Corvette entering Trypticon with the rest of the party; as the entire panel is tinted red, the identity of this Corvette is currently unknown. For the sake of our sanity until further clarification, the Corvette's appearance will be considered as being both Tracks and Road Rage for the moment.}}
Tracks was seemingly among the Autobots that penetrated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], alongside [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

==Commercial appearances==
* During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], Tracks, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}
* When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led an attack on the Autobots' launch site, Tracks followed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] into battle to repel the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
* Tracks was being carried down a highway by Ultra Magnus when Galvatron and his troops came upon them. He, Jazz, Red Alert, and Smokescreen dealt with Starscream and Skywarp while their commander faced off against Galvatron. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
* Tracks was part of a troop of Autobots who interrupted a Decepticon Energon-gathering mission. Megatron ordered [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to deal with the meddlers. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}
*Tracks was one of four 'bots guarding the entrance to an Autobot base. When some humans approached, Jazz and Cosmos shined their headlights on them, revealing their allegiance. The humans were cleared for entry, since they were wearing Transformers [[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Reflective patches|Prizes in Disguise contest/reflective patches commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tracks took some time out from polishing himself to help [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] track down the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], so they could stop the Decepticon team from committing crimes in back alleys. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} When [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] accidentally released a space beast from an asteroid, Tracks joined in defending [[San Diego]] from it. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Tracks-(G1).jpg|thumb|400px|I'm so more strong and stylish than any of those other Epic bots.]]
Tracks (G1) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who first appeared in the "Disaster: Code Blue" event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:TracksEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|]]

*'''Class''': Air
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: '''Smoke Bomb: Cover an area in smoke, hiding your allies and blocking damage to them for a set amount of seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:tracks| Tracks at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Tracks (G1)/toys}}

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

==Notes==
[[File:1985MuralRedTracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.]]
*As mentioned above, the red ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of Tracks appears on Hasbro's 1985 packaging mural (along with several other toys in early or unused color schemes). What makes this particular appearance stranger than the rest is the red Tracks' depiction – apparently confronting [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and shooting at [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] – which implies the artist thought proto-Tracks was a [[Decepticon]].
*In both the original [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the new 1985 Autobot cars, and any episodes animated by the [[unknown Generation 1 animation studios]] (including his first ''spotlight'' episode, "[[Make Tracks]]"), Tracks appears with an outdated color model. This model colors his head, wings, upper arms and launchers a stark, bright white instead of greyish off-white; his wheels the same grey as his arms and legs, instead of their normal darker, near-black shade; and his windows in robot mode (but not vehicle mode) solid black, instead of their usual clear/off-white.
*It is frequently joked amongst Transformers fans that Tracks is homosexual, although the character has not actually demonstrated any romantic interest in other male characters. All his romantic interest was focused squarely on himself. An ''Auto-sexual'', if you will.
**(Not that there's anything wrong with that, Jerry.)
*Voice actor [[Michael McConnohie]] claims Tracks is not meant to be interpreted as a gay stereotype. He chose the voice of Thurston J. Howell III from ''Gilligan's Island'', played by {{w|Jim Backus}}, as the basis for Tracks' snooty voice and mannerisms. McConnohie refers to Tracks's [[Accent|manner of dialect as a "Harvard Lockjaw"]].
*Tracks appeared in one of five original Generation 1 [[public service announcement]]s, warning kids not to steal cars, even if it's just for joy-riding. He seems to have a ''thing'' for carjackers, that Tracks.
*In later years, toys sporting the name "Tracks" require an additional prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Autobot Tracks'''" or "'''Turbo Tracks'''".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tracks''' (トラックス ''Torakkusu'')
*''French:'' '''Le Sillage''' (Canada, "The Trail")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vagány''' ("Tough guy")
*''Italian:'' '''Puma'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lúntāi''' (China, 轮胎, "Tire")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rasto''' (Portugal comic, "Track"), '''Trilho''' (Brazil comic, "Track")
*''Russian:'' '''Krakh''' (Крах, "Failure")

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Needlenose (G1)

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Sockie: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Needlenose (SG)}}
:''Needlenose is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Needlenose-boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Project Runway.]]
'''Needlenose''' is a fly airplane-bot who used to design the [[Chic Chips|most righteous fashion microchips]] in all Cybertron, until a bunch of bogus dorks said they were totally last ''year''. What''ever''! This supreme dissage led to supreme pissage, and the cheesed-off designer joined the uber-bad Decepticons for revenge.

A willing if clueless soldier, Needlenose always keeps it fresh and fly. When he found out about [[Nebulan]]s, he was all over that, and snagged himself two: [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]], a gnarly surfer dude, and [[Zigzag]], a cool old geezer whose black armor goes with absolutely ''ev''erything. These two dudes can even combine into a single weapon, which is not at all weird. Telling Needlenose that this weapon is smarter than him is totally not cool. He'd, like, deck you in the locknuts for that. And sometimes he combines with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to form the radical (and monstrous) [[Thunder Mayhem]].

He's bad-aft, is Needlenose. Not. Straight up, he's a big tin dweeb who thinks he's the bomb. He even plays video games. LAME. Just ask his Autobot brother, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], that guy's got the BEST stories about him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"? C'mon, buddy.]]
''Needlenose was sponsored by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] as a potential recruit for the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], being gathered by [[Snarler]] to hunt down the traitors from the [[Time Wars]], [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]]. Unfortunately, Needlenose was less than prepared for the stress of combat. During a training exercise in a simulation of [[Slaughter City]], he abandoned the fight, an act punishable by death under Decepticon military code. In order to save him from this fate, Spinister deliberately allowed himself to be overcome by an Autobot [[solid light simulation]], hoping the sight of a fellow Decepticon in trouble would be enough to snap Needlenose back into action. It was, and Needlenose "saved" Spinister from his attacker. When Snarler asked if the new Mayhems were ready, Spinister refrained from mentioning Needlenose's problems, and pushed the team forward to their active assignment.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:Deadly Obsession Needlenose Spinister.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
''On Earth, Needlenose and the Mayhems caught Carnivac alone with their robotic [[Hellhound]],'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''and began hunting him down through the American desert. To better corner their prey, the group split up. This only served to embolden Carnivac, as he tried to pick off his pursuers one-by-one, starting with Needlenose. Before the Pretender got to do any damage, Octopunch threatened a nearby group of humans, forcing Carnivac to break off his attack and exit his shell.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''Carnivac's fellow deserter Catilla came to his rescue, only to be skewered and killed by the Mayhem [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. The other [[Survivors]] arrived and chased off the Mayhems, and Carnivac swore revenge for the death of his friend.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|This particular strand of the Marvel UK continuity branched off into the Earthforce timeline — see below.}}

When Lord Thunderwing learned of a series of Autobot teams being launched into one small cluster of the universe, Thunderwing brought Needlenose, [[Windsweeper]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] to investigate. Their pursuit brought them to [[Pz-Zazz]], where Needlenose's team became known as the "Robot Mob." After quickly subduing and capturing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} they then turned their attentions towards an Autobot search team on the planet [[Cheyne]]. En route to Cheyne, after Thunderwing learned of the Autobots' [[Matrix Quest|quest for the lost Creation Matrix]]. Upon arriving at Cheyne, Needlenose accompanied the others to the planet's surface, where they discovered the Autobot team there had fallen victim to a family of [[Vrobian|psychic vampires]], and thus useless to the Decepticons' mission. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

Their next stop was [[Pequod]], where Thunderwing sent Needlenose and Spinister to attack the Autobots there while Thunderwing could mind-link to the [[Klud]] that had traces of the Matrix inside. As they were recalled when Thunderwing found what he needed to know, Needlenose and Spinister began quietly questioning the sanity of their commanding officer, and what he was willing to sacrifice to acquire the Matrix (i.e., them). {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

[[File:DarkCreation-howyouwantit.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

Thunderwing's team next went to the moon [[VsQs]], where they found another Autobot team looking for the Matrix. Unfortunately, a [[Matrixspawn|creature]] had absorbed part of the Creation Matrix's energies and attacked them, starting with Windsweeper. Needlenose wanted to gun down the creature as it tore Windsweeper apart, but Thunderwing forbade him—the Matrix energies had to be preserved. The creature fled when the Matrix sensed Thunderwing's affinity for the Matrix. Realizing how little their leader cared for their well-being, Needlenose, Spinister, and Windsweeper opted to stay behind and allow Thunderwing to take care of his quest himself. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} But Needlenose's worst fears were realized after Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]—their former commander was a threat to Autobot and most importantly themselves. Thunderwing quickly proved this by firing upon Spinister when the latter tried to make him see that he was losing control of his own mind. Before things could go further, Thunderwing was cast out into space by the trio of Autobots captives, who had secretly escaped. Needlenose and the other Decepticons surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}
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=====Trigger-Happy!=====
Needlenose, [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]] accompanied [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] in delivering battle plans to Megatron, the former three acting as the group's rear guard. The Autobots learned of the delivery and planned to ambush them, but their mission was botched by [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], who gave away his faction's presence prematurely. Needlenose and the other Decepticons were provoked into starting a firefight that endangered the inhabitants of nearby [[Rivers' Town]]. Panicked over his mistake, Backstreet wound up going on the run from his fellow Autobots. Learning of the situation, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had his troops track down the fugitive in the hopes of recruiting him to their faction. They found him squatting in an abandoned amusement park. Needlenose and the rest of the Decepticon rank-and-file were told to wait at a distance while Megatron personally saw to Backstreet's defection. While his leader was delivering his recruitment pitch, Needlenose was greatly amused over the idea that Backstreet might think the offer was genuine; in reality, Megatron planned to rid himself of Backstreet once he had outlived his usefulness. This didn't pan out; [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] interrupted Megatron's spiel and convinced Backstreet to return to the Autobots. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Cry Wolf Needlenose.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Following Catilla's death, the Mayhem Attack Squad set up base on a deserted island, preparing themselves for the inevitable retaliation for the assassination. Unfortunately, the waiting was seriously stressing Needlenose's circuits. He staged a false Carnivac alert in order to time his fellow Decepticons' response times, and they were none too pleased with his antics. After Snarler and Spinister chided his lack of discipline, Needlenose returned to his quarters only to find Carnivac lying in wait, having slipped through the Mayhems' defenses during the ruckus. Needlenose cried out for help, but his fellow warriors ignored his death-screams, believing it to be merely another "test". {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Needlenose was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to humanity in [[New York City]]; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} Needlenose, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] were hiding in an airbase in Nevada, before revealing their [[Rubsign|liquid crystal]] Decepticon insignia and flying off. He then used the distraction of a hijacked tanker to attack oil fields and refineries. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6#Transformers in the Battle for Peace: A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime|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}}

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

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Minervaneedlenose.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Bonjour, baka!]]
Needlenose joined [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] with his revised Mayhem Attack Squad in order to seek revenge on Nightbeat and Siren because they, like, totally threw him out into space once. They used an A.I. ship named [[Amory]] to lure their Autobot victims into an ambush. Unfortunately, Amory was only helping them because Ruckus was holding her pilot hostage and Ruckus, being an idiot, brought the hostage to the ambush for show-and-tell. One quick slash of [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s sword and the hostage (and Ruckus's arm) were no longer in his possession. Now facing a group of Autobots AND a teed-off warship, Needlenose and the other Mayhems decided to beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Twenty-one years after the defeat at [[Klo]], Needlenose was one of the "Neo-Decepticons" who rallied to Soundwave's banner at [[Fort Scyk]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}} Soundwave was off-planet when the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons. Arriving at Fort Syck, the former Headmaster ordered the assembled troops to follow him and Needlenose readily agreed...after witnessing what happened to [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] for questioning him. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

Needlenose was subsequently tasked with tracking down the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} He evidently failed to find them as he was next seen with Spinister alongside Scorponok at the [[Sonic Canyons]], preparing to make his Gene Key's effects permanent, when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the Dinobots attacked. When Grimlock's mole [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] neutralised the Gene Key's effects on the Autobots, turning the odds against Scorponok, Needlenose and Spinister chose the better part of valour, transformed to their aerial modes and fled. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

[[File:Decepticons attack destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
Later, Needlenose and Spinister convinced a few agitated Cybertronians to lob a grenade at [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] as he was giving a speech at the [[Eugenesis Plaza]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Now once more part of the Neo-Decepticons under Soundwave's command, Needlenose destroyed a communications facility as part of the plan to blind Cybertron's Autobots to the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} When those forces arrived, they sent out an army of [[Blitz Engine]]s to soften up the opposition while Soundwave dispatched [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] engage the Autobots' heavy hitter [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Though Bludgeon chose to remain on the ''Warworld'', a group of his warriors descended to the planet's surface and engaged the Autobots directly alongside Needlenose and the other Neo-Decepticons, with Needlenose bagging [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. The tide of battle soon turned against them, however, when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Demon]]s destroyed the Blitz Engines, Omega Supreme tore Monstructor apart, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] threw Bludgeon through the ''Warworld''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s windscreen and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] took down Soundwave in single combat, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was able to rally the Autobot forces with a rousing speech and they easily defeated the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Blaster]]; [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]] (modern era)

[[File:Transgressors patronising Tracks.jpg|left|upright=0.6|thumb|]]
Prior to the war, Needlenose was in business with his overbearing brother [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] selling [[Chic Chips]], which Needlenose had designed. However Needlenose began to dislike the fact that the chips he designed for everyone were being marketed and priced by Tracks for only the higher classes, and felt that his brother was hijacking his dream and ignoring him. After meeting [[Horri-Bull]] and becoming interested in the Decepticons' anti-class rhetoric, Needlenose, after an argument, dissolved the partnership and left, giving Tracks a warning about being on the wrong side of history. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

[[File:FutureGloriesLost-NeedlenoseAndHorri-Bull.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]

Needlenose subsequently fell in with the Decepticons and became a gun-runner for the cause along with his new partner Horri-Bull {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}, whom he developed a secret [[Transformer romance|infatuation]] with. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Following [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]]'s altercation with the law, they provided the conflicted Decepticon with a gun for self-defense reasons, unaware that Jetfire was secretly working with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] to bring the arms dealers to justice. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} The two later met with Jetfire again; when Jetfire wondered if [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of their shady dealings, Needlenose revealed that Soundwave had authorized the arms-dealing in the first place, which shocked the idealistic Jetfire. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} When Orion arrived to arrest them, Needlenose and Horri-Bull fled while Pax gunned down the third member of their group. Frustrated at the loss of their weapons, Needlenose berated Soundwave for letting their hard work go to waste, but Soundwave lied to them by telling them that their supply of weapons had been detonated by the Autobots rather than a pragmatic Starscream. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

A few days later, the two Decepticons joined [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]], who lured Jetfire into an ambush to get revenge. The three Decepticons quickly started beating the "traitor" to death, but were scared off when [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] arrived. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

Hundreds of years ago, when a Decepticon [[Beachcomber (G1)|sleeper agent]] silenced [[Blaster (G1)|"The Voice"]] just as the Autobot troops were waiting for a broadcast, Needlenose and a squadron of Decepticons under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s command moved in for the kill. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:Needlenose IDWongoing7.jpg|thumb|left|Cannibalism was very on-trend at that point.]]
Much later, Needlenose answered [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s rallying cry as the latter assumed the Decepticon leadership. However soon over one hundred Decepticons were filling up the moon base and everything there began to degrade. Razorclaw made the base into a deadly place where the strong fed on the weak. Needlenose eventually gave into this way of thinking and showed it when he helped to brutally murder and then cannibalize Dreadwind after the soldier stole some energon. {{Storylink|All His Engines}} Fortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] soon took back leadership and announced to the gathered Decepticons that they'd take up arms once again... though Needlenose meekly pointed out that he might have trouble taking up anything, having fallen into such disrepair that he'd lost his hands. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

When the Decepticons were captured after [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s defeat (being weak after forming the [[Deceptigod]]), Needlenose was amongst the prisoners locked up and applied with an [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]. Later, agreeing to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s terms, he went on to 'discipline' the rioting [[NAIL]]s. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Needlenose Autonomy Lesson.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|"You guys are just SO [[1984]]."]]
Later, he and [[Horri-Bull]] were made "enforcers of the peace" and beat up [[Tappet]], a NAIL who was drawing graffiti on a wall. They were caught in the act by Prowl and taken to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who berated them for their willingness to serve the Autobots. Needlenose was curious to know whether Ratbat had a plan, which he did and told them to stay out of trouble until the next night. However, that night, Horri-Bull and Needlenose were caught bullying [[Zetca|another NAIL]]. After being spotted and threatened by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], Needlenose tried to calm down Horri-Bull, but the latter kept defying Bumblebee, resulting in the detonation of his I/D chip. Needlenose stared in shock at his deceased friend. {{Storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} To avenge Horri-Bull, Needlenose picked Zetca as the NAIL to take the fall for Ratbat and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s planned assassination of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Needlenose was later part of an angry Decepticon crowd who demanded answers from the Autobots for Ratbat's death. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

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Needlenose later helped [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] watch over [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who had witnessed Prowl murdering the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and was afraid he'd be hunted down. While Swindle was bringing new arrival [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] up to speed with recent events, their hiding spot was discovered by the Autobots. Needlenose fought back with a flamethrower, injuring [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], as Swindle and Dirge made a quick getaway. Unfortunately, Needlenose and Sky-Byte were arrested and about to be lynched in public when [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] intervened and let them go, trying to make a better future between Autobot and Decepticon. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

When Megatron reappeared from Cybertron's wilderness, Needlenose and the other Decepticons were horrified to see that the Autobots immediately attacked him. Acting as spokesman for the leaderless Decepticons, he interrupted the Autobots' assault and argued that Megatron was a hero for his actions during the battle with Galvatron, convincing Bumblebee to imprison him instead of kill him. Bumblebee then had him go look for survivors at the newly destroyed Decepticon pen, but by the time Starscream found him and the other Decepticons, they had instead formed an angry mob prepared to riot against the Autobot government in the name of Megatron. {{storylink|City on Fire}} As part of this mob, Needlenose led an attack on the Autobot prison, freeing Megatron and following him to the [[Black Room]]. {{storylink|The Verge}} Under Megatron's command, the Decepticons fell back into their old army role and moved to conquer Cybertron once again. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} During the battle for Iacon, Needlenose stood by [[Turmoil]]'s side and got himself bitten and flame-breathed when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] joined the fight. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

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Finding Swindle to be ''helping'' injured Autobots, Needlenose was unimpressed and prepared to kill both the traitor and his friends, only to be confronted by a group of NAILs led by his old victim, Zetca. Fortunately for him the neutrals were merciful despite their grudges and let Needlenose escape with his life. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} After Megatron lost the battle, the Decepticons were banished from Iacon into the wilderness, where [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] began fighting over leadership. Needlenose broke them up to speak on behalf of all the grunts who were sick of the fighting: all they wanted was peace, but trusting their leaders in Iacon had only led to more war. Telling them he missed Horri-Bull and his peaceful life before the war, Needlenose declared that the Decepticons were done being soldiers. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

In spite of Needlenose's little speech, Soundwave was able to rally him and the other Decepticons into battle for the sake of saving Cybertron from [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s machinations. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} They marched on Shockwave's [[Necrotitan]], only to end up in battle with the Autobots who were already there. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} The battle came to an end when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave, injuring Autobot and Decepticon alike and convincing the two sides to team up against Shockwave. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Needlenose joined the others in attacking Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] base, but the battle was lost when the rogue Decepticon summoned the Necrotitan to his side. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}

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Needlenose ended up falling in with Soundwave again after all, {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} this time under a plan to set up a free and conflict-free Decepticon commune rather than fight. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Led by both Soundwave and Galvatron, the band of Decepticons went to Earth and formed an alliance with the [[Earth Defense Command]] so that the humans could help them build their commune. Needlenose was among those Decepticons who ambushed a small group of Autobots that had also come to Earth and been lured to [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s shack. As the Autobots fled towards [[Poverty Flat]], Needlenose gave chase with his comrades and tried firing on [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]], but the Autobot was quick to dodge. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] joined the battle, Needlenose opened fire on him alongside Blitzwing and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], but it had little effect on the behemoth. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Not long after, Needlenose joined his fellow Decepticons in engaging the Autobots when they attacked the EDC's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:TheTransgressors-familycomesfirst.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You can't commit omnicide just because your sibling's a dick, Needlenose. Then everyone would be doing it.]]

Needlenose took a shuttle back to Cybertron with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to make contact with the disgruntled Decepticons and teamed up with [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. The trio whipped up anger in the ghetto and tried to intimidate [[Caminus|Camien]] Prime evangelists into fleeing. Needlenose believed the Autobots were deliberately forming diplomatic relations with peopled who "served the Primes" in order to tighten their grip on the body politic and that Starscream's was a "puppet regime", and he berated [[Sparkstalker]] for putting up with this just because Camiens had done the bare minimum of treating Decepticons like people. What goes around comes around though, as in a bar meeting, Needlenose struggled to convince Dreadwing of Soundwave's agenda and his chat only enraged Brawl into an off-message roar that the Decepticons should just ''take'' what they want. And Brawl spilled his drink! What'd make this worse?

Then Tracks showed up for a chat, after having never visited him in giant-gun jail. Tracks' very presence angered the bar and it only deteriorated as the brothers talked, both wanting no war but both blaming the other's faction for it, unable or unwilling to get common ground. After Tracks said they'd had their chance for a proper deal under Bumblebee and blew it, Needlenose snarled back at his brother that he'd never have worked with the robot who'd killed ''the only'' person he'd ever loved. Tracks ''decked him'' for that; Needlenose spat out that his brother had never cared and only taken; and the Decepticon bar almost exploded into open violence when a [[Badgeless]] came in to arrest Needlenose. Luckily, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] arrived to defuse things (by brutalising the Badgeless first) and Needlenose told his brother to tell Prime that the Decepticons didn't want to fight but would if they 'had' to.

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After, Needlenose looked wistfully at a pile of old Chic Chips before crushing them and going on stage to lead a Decepticon rally. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} After the rally, Needlenose and his allies approached Starscream about getting unfettered access to the spacebridge for their people. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} That night, Needlenose led the Decepticons through Iacon Spaceport 1. However Tracks embarrassed Needlenose again by showing up, how rude. Despite offering to let Tracks see the peace they were going to bring for themselves, Tracks instead opted to try and call Optimus. After Brawl shot him, Needlenose kicked his brother aside before leading his fellow Decepticons through the space bridge to the ''[[Ark-7]]'', where they confronted the Autobots trapped inside [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s force field. He gave orders for them to ''kill'' opposition, telling a shocked [[Swift (G1)|Swift]] a few more bodies wouldn't make a difference this close to peace. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Needlenose led the Decepticons through the Space Bridge, and they captured the Autobot ship. Needlenose was prepared to bring his people to [[Sanctuary Station]] near Jupiter, announcing they'd achieved their raid was cleanly as was possible (while ignoring Sideswipe's execution) but Brawl revealed they had secret orders from Galvatron to begin conquest of Earth instead. The ''Ark-7'' crashed down in Shanghai, China. Although this went against his plans with Soundwave, Needlenose reluctantly went along with Brawl's direction. When Brawl cheerfully said he was glad Needlenose hadn't gone soft and it was time to kill some humans, Needlenose looked away in shame but did not oppose the massacre. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

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The resulting battle was a debacle and the Decepticons willingly fled onto [[Peace Without Tyranny|a shuttle]] Soundwave had sent, though Needlenose put up a token whinge about [[Cosmos (G1)|an Autobot]] being there. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} During the retreat, he tried to shrug off the whole affair was just being an honest mistake from picking Galvatron, much to Swift's dismay. The two ended up talking about Optimus, where Needlenose 'explained' that Optimus had started overthrowing the hierarchy like they had but then prevented the Decepticons going much further, fighting to keep them under a Primacy. And Optimus wasn't even a true Prime since he didn't even do miracles and junk! {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} Feeling regretful over the Decepticons' violent treatment of Tracks, Needlenose made amends by agreeing to organize a meeting between Optimus Prime and Soundwave. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Needlenose was part of the combined forces of Prime and Soundwave that went to attack the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Indian Ocean]], with Arcee intending to use him as a guide because of his knowledge of the Decepticon ship's layout. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Needlenose did indeed lead Arcee and several others, including Tracks, through the ''Nemesis'', arguing with his brother all the way to the control room. Needlenose thought they had little to fear upon finding Garrison Blackrock, but he was soon proven wrong as [[Marissa Faireborn]] fired at him; Tracks pushed Needlenose out of the way, with Needlenose also yelling for his brother to watch out. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} In the aftermath of the battle, Needlenose helped round up the wounded combatants; when the EDC showed up and started blitzing their position, Needlenose loaded his unconscious brother onto Sky Lynx as the team prepared to evacuate. {{storylink|White Light}} {{storylink|White Heat}}

Returning to Sanctuary Station, Needlenose was later interviewed during the [[Iron Ring]]'s assault on Cybertron and shared his concerns for his brother's safety, wishing that he could be there. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} Needlenose was present in archived footage used for Thundercracker's [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|Starscream: The Movie]], but got to actually make his mark as a movie star in [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s own directorial debut, [[Dark Invasion]], where he engaged in an epic, thought-provoking duel with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

Deciding to visit Tracks on Cybertron for a week not long afterwards, Needlenose was subsequently present when [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]] made his return. The two brothers, Dreadwing, and Swift then met with Soundwave to discuss the Prime's return, and when Soundwave tried to argue that Optimus wasn't corrupt like the Primes of the past, Needlenose brought up how he had turned a blind eye to the I/D chips and the actions of groups like the Dinobots and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] during the war, as well as how he had only turned against [[Zeta Prime]] at the last possible minute. The group then went with Soundwave when he invited them to join him on a trip to the [[Spire]] and see the captive [[Liege Maximo]], Needlenose expressing his doubts all the way; while peering into the thoughts of those around him during this visit, Soundwave found that Needlenose wished he acted more like a Decepticon. Needlenose was subsequently in the Spire when it was rocked by a mysterious explosion, although he made it out with minimal damage. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}. In the aftermath of the blast, Needlenose became outraged by Onyx's claim that Soundwave was responsible, and even defended Optimus against the ancient Prime's slandering by pointing out how he had joined the Decepticons in fighting against Zeta and had given them a second chance after Galvatron's failed conquests. However, nothing could prepare Needlenose for what Onyx revealed next: security footage of Soundwave activating Horri-Bull's I/D chip to make sure the Autobots wouldn't discover that the Decepticons had taken control of the chips. Horrified that the 'bot he looked up to had murdered the 'bot he loved, Needlenose became ''enraged'' and attacked Soundwave, causing a massive riot to begin throughout Iacon. Needlenose was soon knocked away by Soundwave, who realized the Constructicons were up to something. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} Needlenose was soon distracted by his attempts at revenge by [[Nemesis (BWII)|Onyx's craft]], which had just blown a hole through [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

===''TransTech''===
In [[Axiom Nexus]], Ruckus, Needlenose, and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] assaulted what they thought was an [[energon]] refinery, but it turned out to be a waste fuel storage depot. Eyuw. {{storylink|Around Cybertron#Around Cybertron #1|Around Cybertron #1}}

Another Needlenose was a fashionista in Axiom Nexus. With the help of his assistants [[Sunbeam (Armada)|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag]], Needlenose was making waves in the fashion world, even outside of the Offworld Zone. He was interviewed by [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/19}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Needlenose and the rest of the Mayhem Attack Squad were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Upon seeing him, Needlenose was unimpressed by Ramjet's color scheme, commenting that it was rather meretricious. Bludgeon spoke with their new acquaintance, who in short order showed that he had power that rivaled the Squad's. Agreeing to work together, the Decepticons began to plot the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

==Commercial appearances==
Needlenose used his Targetmasters [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag]] to chase down a group of Autobot-allied Nebulans. The Nebulans' Autobot allies then showed up, and used their own partners' gun modes to retaliate! Needlenose and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] transformed to robot mode to continue the fight on foot. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Needlenose.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He stole Super Grover's helmet!]]
*'''Needlenose''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' "Sunbeam" and "Zig-Zag" Targetmaster partners/guns

:Needlenose transforms into the {{w|General Dynamics F-16XL|F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon}}. Zig-Zag and Sunbeam are mounted on [[5mm post|5mm hardpoints]] under his wingtips in this mode. In [[robot mode]], Needlenose's articulation is located entirely in his shoulders, which can move up and down as well as swing out to the sides.

:Like all of the smaller Targetmasters, Needlenose was never released in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Transformers'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Needlenose/needlenose.htm More information on Needlenose at TFU.info]''

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===Generations===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Needlenose.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Super Grover's helmet went out of style.]]
*'''Needlenose''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, Sunbeam and Zputty Targetmaster partners, weapon/Combiner extremity

:Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Needlenose is a [[redeco]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]]. He includes his Targetmaster partners Sunbeam and Zputty (renamed from Zigzag, likely due to trademark restrictions), who are redecoes of [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]] and [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] respectively. He was the first figure to ship in the series.

:Needlenose can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''/''Unite Warriors'' gestalt (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs), though he was intended to combine with [[Bludgeon (G1)#Generations|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem]].

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==Notes==
*For whatever odd reason, Needlenose's entry in Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' depicts him with a positively gigantic head and feet.

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Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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'''Jetfire''' is the mighty [[Autobot]] scientist and aerial warrior.

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==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Joining the Autobots===
[[File:Underworld-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"I'm a scientist, Ranger Brad. I don't believe in anything."]]
Before the war, Jetfire would conduct experiments in Cybertron's Science Satellites. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}} His interest in a scientific career was hindered by the [[functionism]] of the day, as his airborne alt-mode was better suited for the defense or transportation sectors, and the troubles he faced caused him to fall in with the anti-functionist [[Decepticon]] movement. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} He became acquaintances with [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], who told him about [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon's]] resident "hero cop," [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], who was also an [[Autobot]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} One day after his teacher [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] got him a job at the [[technoversity]] of [[Ultirex]], he spotted Pax himself, and attacked him. Pax knocked him out and revealed his secret allegiance to Ratchet. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Pax subsequently brought Jetfire to fellow officer [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], whom Pax had worked with in the past and wanted help from in figuring out why Jetfire had tried to kill him and what he knew about the death of Decepticon sympathizer [[Hefter]]. Jetfire was less than willing to cooperate with another Autobot officer, especially one who had worked for [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed that he and Pax were just looking to kill him in police custody as had happened to Hefter. During a bit of a rough interrogation, Prowl managed to convince the scientist that was one of the last things they wanted to do, and that they just wanted proof to bring Hefter's killers to justice. Jetfire admitted that he tried to kill Pax because of his anger at how he had continued to be a cop even after standing up to the [[Senate]], not under any orders, and that he had learned all about him from Soundwave. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Jetfire then took Pax and Prowl to the bolthole where Soundwave and his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|friends]] were hiding out, the pair also wanting to question him about Hefter's death. Jetfire found Pax's condemning the Decepticons for using violence as a tool to be contemptible, claiming that he was turning a blind eye to the Autobots' own faults by doing so; before Jetfire could continue, he was quieted down by Prowl. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} As [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]] watched, a newly released Jetfire gave Prowl a parting punch. Being offered a gun by the pair, Jetfire turned the gun over to Prowl and Pax, not believing real Decepticons to desire weaponry. Hoping to clear Hefter's name, he led the cops to the next shipment. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

The two tried to assure him that he would be a hero and no one would be harmed, though Jetfire only wished to be a scientist. Needlenose shocked Jetfire with the revelation that the weapons had come straight from Decepticon high command, unintentionally angering Orion Pax as he observed the transaction. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Pax burst in, barely giving the weapons dealers a chance to surrender before killing the first to pull a gun. A conflicted Jetfire killed a second Decepticon who was taking a shot at Pax, before any further response was interrupted by the remote detonation of the weapons. A Decepticon no more, Jetfire asked Pax what was next. Unhappy with the answer, Jetfire did not believe everything the Decepticons stood for should be destroyed. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets}} Now a lab technician working for the police's science division, [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] was immediately hostile on account of everything from his past allegiance to his alt-mode, which he considered 'unsuitable' for scientific work. After passing on to Nosecone the same gun that he had used to kill the Decepticon from the other day, Prowl having claimed that it was important evidence in finding Hefter's killer, Jetfire left the lab. Expecting a friendly face in [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]], he and the weapon dealers paid him back for his betrayal. Their beating was interrupted by a shining light, scaring them off. [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] attempted to offer him help, but was rejected by Jetfire. Returning to work the next day bruised, Nosecone mocked him for his 'hot-shot police work'. Changing the subject to the weapon he had used against the dealers, Nosecone told him there was nothing for it to reveal and revealing Prowl's deception. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} On the sixth day of his new job, Jetfire snapped at Nosecone's lack of cooperation, storming out of the building and bringing a smile to the cop's face. While flying over the city, he was pursued by Optimus, who brought him back to the surface but was unable to understand Jetfire, and that he wanted to be a flier and a scientist, rather than the choice of one. That both sides inspired violence. Jetfire confronted Deluge and as he decides to go back to his job, the two start to talk over a drink. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

When Bumblebee turned himself in to the police station, believing to be losing his mind, Prowl had Jetfire ran a scan of him. He detected and tracked a 'nightmare' signal transmitted by Soundwave, [[Ferak]] and Shockwave that had been the cause of the bot's distress. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Jetfire continued working at the technoversity and was there when Orion Pax became Optimus Prime and broadcast a call to arms against the Decepticon forces in power. He responded with many civilian Autobots and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} After Optimus became leader of Cybertron, he sent Jetfire and his science team—[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]], and Ratchet—to the crater of the destroyed [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] to search for any trace of fuel. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Descending to the caverns opened up by the facility's destruction, the four scientists stumbled upon ancient cave carvings depicting a [[Trypticon (G1)|giant monster]] as well as a lake of seemingly self-replicating [[energon]] that temporarily turned Ratchet into a mindless beast. Before they could study this side effect, the team was attacked by deadly creatures residing in the tunnels and retreated to another cavern, where they found the very monster depicted in the carvings. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}} Jetfire reported these findings to Optimus Prime, who ordered him to find a way to neutralize the sleeping monster so that the Autobots could safely make use of the energon lake. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} However, the area was then attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, who chased off Jetfire's scientists and awakened the beast, known as Trypticon. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} After Trypticon had been defeated, Jetfire was put in charge of curing the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], who had adapted altmodes that made them hyper-aggressive. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} During the Decepticons' attack on Iacon soon after, Jetfire and Perceptor contacted Optimus to inform him of the city's primary coolant plants being compromised, which would result in flooding. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

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Alongside Bumblebee and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], Jetfire was ordered to follow the Decepticon starship ''[[Empirion]]'' and find out what its crew was up to. As they waited and watched, the Decepticons began attacking an [[Urtuskian]] settlement, causing Bumblebee to order the others to ram their shuttle into the ''Empirion'' and protect the aliens. Jetfire wasn't too enthusiastic about facing down an enemy that clearly outnumbered them, but in the end the Decepticons didn't find their [[Metroplex (G1)|main objective]] and retreated. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

At some point during the war, Jetfire advised against sending the small Autobot Wheelie on his own on an exploration mission. He was overruled by Ultra Magnus, who explained that they had to make due, because of their limited resources. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Years of war had put the Transformers' home world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through too much punishment, meaning a spiral into planet-wide cataclysm, a consequence the scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] had foreseen. Jetfire and other Transformers scientists ignored his warning, until it was too late. Thunderwing underwent the [[Pretender|polydermal grafting]] process he had developed, and was driven insane, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to unite and try to stop him. Jetfire spent the battle trying to figure out a way to effectively counter Thunderwing, but Cybertron itself swallowed Thunderwing before he could find a way. Cybertron was abandoned as a result.

===Modern era===
[[File:Stormbringer4 JetfirePrime plainlanguage.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|I just plumb don't understand alla' yer fancy talkin'...]]
Seven hundred stellar cycles later, and against regulations, Jetfire and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s traveled to the supposedly-abandoned husk of Cybertron from their science vessel, the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', to investigate a strange energy reading. Though it violated several command directives, Jetfire decided to lead a recon mission to the surface. Despite the misgivings everyone had, Jetfire remained adamant that they investigate, saying that a failure to investigate was what doomed Cybertron to begin with. Upon arriving on the dead surface of the planet near [[Thunderhead Pass]], Jetfire, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were ambushed by a mysterious group of robots with stealth abilities. The Technobots were badly damaged and Jetfire was captured. When he revived, he found his [[Pretender|captors]] worshiping the reanimated corpse of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

Their leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], wished to revisit the mad scientist's plot and harness the power that accelerated the planet's death in an apocalyptic torrent all those years ago. Jetfire pleaded with Bludgeon not to again unleash the powers that destroyed their planet, but he was ignored, and his attempts to escape were thwarted. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thanks to a distress signal sent by the remaining Technobots in the ''Calabi-Yau'', Optimus Prime and the [[Wrecker]]s soon arrived, released Jetfire, and defeated his captors, just before an alert system announced the arrival of Thunderwing, newly reborn. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

Fortunately Jetfire was able to figure out that the [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] powering Thunderwing would be depleted in a prolonged struggle. This allowed Optimus Prime, the Wreckers, and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to stop the monstrosity without destroying Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

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Jetfire was later called in to take the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] to the [[Garrus-9]] prison and attempt to cure them. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Every previous attempt had failed, but whether he may have found a cure to their combined minds was then rendered moot when the Decepticons attacked and abducted the Monsters. He convinced [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] to let [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] "escape" to hunt the Monsters down, and they would invent some story afterward. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

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Shortly after Optimus Prime arrived on Garrus-9, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] activated the [[Nega-Core]] and its guardian, Thunderwing, on [[Corata-Vaz]]. Prime ordered Jetfire to summon the Wreckers to face off against Thunderwing again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Unfortunately the Wreckers proved to be little more than an annoyance to the guardian, and Jetfire, believing he had ironed out the bugs, received permission to test Thunderwing's experiment on four Autobots, deciding things couldn't really get much worse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}}

With the experiments taking a while, Jetfire decided to re-use Bludgeon's Axis Cradle and use it to take control of, and shut down, Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} This saw him marked for death by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who took remote mental control of Bludgeon's body on Garrus-9. Faced with a hideous monster about to kill and his own inability to move, Jetfire... calmly noticed how slowly Bludgeon was moving, worked out Jhiaxus was trying to control the monster ''and'' monitor pan-galactic fronts, and baited him with the imminent collapse of his strategy, causing Jhiaxus to freeze in panic.

After the crisis was over, Jetfire covertly monitored [[Gorlam Prime]] in its transformation into a new Cybertron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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===On Earth===
[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-Jetfireandothers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh man, lookit me! Super fancy!]]
Three years later, Jetfire arrived on Earth after the Decepticons leveled the infrastructure of the Autobot war machine. Along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], he was taken in by Optimus Prime's unit as a refugee from the devastation. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} However, just sitting in a cave absorbing the humans' primitive wireless signals drove him nuts, so after Prime abandoned the Autobots and surrendered to [[Skywatch]], he joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] when he decided to leave the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} As the group needed all the help they could get in getting off Earth, Hot Rod liberated several Decepticons from Skywatch and told Jetfire to undo their restraints using technology acquired from [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]]. Jetfire was hesitant about helping the enemy, but Hot Rod assured him that were no sides anymore. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Well, Hot Rod was wrong. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and his Decepticons turned on Jetfire and the others after the starship was complete. Swindle even used some of the 'Cons Jetfire reactivated to create a new gestalt, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. With the help of Optimus Prime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Bumblebee's crew and the humans of Skywatch, Menasor was dismantled. As Rodimus fled the planet, Jetfire and the rest of the Autobots rejoined Bumblebee's command. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} Jetfire was later present when the Autobots initiated an alliance with Skywatch. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

[[File:RanksofBronze-BroadsideJetfire.jpg|left|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Well you wouldn't expect Jetfire to wear his super fancy body to get shot at, would you?]]
As part of the alliance, the Autobots gave the humans free access to Cybertronian technology, which concerned Jetfire. He had a discussion with Bumblebee, the new Autobot commander, who simply told him that they needed to trust the humans in order for the humans to trust them. The Autobots then found themselves thrust into action again as the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were spotted in [[North Korea]] fighting for [[Kim Jong Du|their government]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} Jetfire was among the troops sent to defeat them, acting as air support against [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. However, Vortex was more than capable of fighting off a scientist like him, and cut open Jetfire's wing, sending him out of control. He crashed explosively into [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and was later seen receiving medical attention. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

Once the Combaticons were finally defeated, Jetfire and the Korea team returned to the United States, where they learned that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] had returned for vengeance. They rolled out to confront the Decepticon leader near [[Albuquerque]], but Optimus Prime ordered the rest of the Autobots to stay back while he alone confirmed what was going on. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} Prime later ordered Jetfire to fly into orbit and join [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. He initially protested, as the Autobots might need air support against Megatron, but was told that the mission required a scientist instead of a warrior. Once in space, Jetfire helped Cosmos drop a Skywatch satellite right on top of Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Six weeks later, Jetfire watched in shock as Rodimus returned to Earth with the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. From him, the Autobots learned that Cybertron had been rendered habitable again, and so they all departed Earth to chase [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] off their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} En route, he and many others were curious as to what Optimus Prime would do with Megatron, now captured and imprisoned on board Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} When they decided to hold a fair trial for him, Jetfire was tasked with contacting [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Judge Tyrest]] to act as an unbiased party, though he had had no luck with it by the time they reached Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

As Galvatron began firing at Cybertron's surface using [[Kimia Facility]], all flying Autobots, including Jetfire, were ordered to attack it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Together with Broadside, he also performed an air strike on the Decepticons summoned to the planet by an escaped Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

===Post-war Cybertron===
[[File:TheVerge-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Apeface remembered Jetfire's ''War For Cybertron'' class!]]
Following the defeat of Galvatron, Jetfire stayed on a reborn Cybertron alongside most other Autobots. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} Many months after the Chaos Event, Megatron returned to a rebuilt Iacon and was captured by the Autobots (but only after they were prevented from killing him), after which Jetfire, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were assigned to guard him. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Soon enough, the Decepticon population came busting into the prison to free their leader, and Jetfire was cut down by [[Apeface]] while trying to get an injured Bluestreak to safety. {{storylink|The Verge}} Luckily, he and the other injured guards were hidden away from the rampaging Decepticons by a grateful Swindle. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Jetfire eventually recovered from his damage, and joined the united Cybertronian front against 70 billion [[Ammonite]]s invading on behalf of the "[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Dark Cyclops]]". {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} He helped hold the line while Optimus and Megatron saved the day. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Jetfire would watch as Megatron melted his [[fusion cannon]] in the aftermath of his surrender to the Autobots. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} In the aftermath of Megatron's trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], Jetfire returned to Cybertron on a shuttle that also had Prowl on board, and later recounted to [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] how furious Prowl had been that whole trip as the two heard him begin his latest outburst at Optimus. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

===Return to Earth===
Jetfire was later recruited for the ''[[Ark-7]]'' crew to act as a pilot (much to his annoyance). {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} The scientist was, however, given his own personal laboratory and was able to construct his own personal drone: [[D.0.C.]] {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Jetfire was later present aboard the ship when it entered the atmosphere of Earth and was subsequently ordered by Optimus to take the ship into [[Moon (moon)|lunar]] orbit after a missile strike by the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Jetfire later attempted to exterminate the micro-bots that had formed from the human weaponry by using a fluid of his own design, but was saved the effort thanks to [[Constructicon (G1)|Prowl's team]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

Jetfire later reported that he had found the location of the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]'s mind bomb in the [[Marshall Islands]], picking up its signal after it had been used on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When Jazz was sent to infiltrate the EDC base, Jetfire provided him with his newly created stealth paint to keep him invisible to all sensors. After Jazz confirmed [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s being held captive there, Jetfire and D.0.C. joined Optimus and the other Autobots in an all-out assault on the base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Jetfire thought the situation had turned hopeless when the Decepticons and their ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', had joined the battle, but continued to fight on until Prowl brought down the ''Nemesis'' and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] destroyed the base. As the Autobots left aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Jetfire and D.0.C. went to work giving the rescued Alpha Trion medical attention. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

When an alarm on the ''Ark-7'' went off, indicating that the hangar airlock had been opened, Jetfire leapt into action with D.0.C. and Arcee. The scientist was left rather confused when Sky Lynx told how Optimus and Alpha Trion had simply left aboard the ''[[Skyroller]]'', thinking it unlike Optimus to be so secretive. {{storylink|The Crucible}} While treating Trion in the medbay, Jetfire lectured Optimus on his taking the ancient Autobot out in his poor condition. When Optimus asked Jetfire to step outside so he could have a private chat with Trion, Jetfire agreed to, though not without voicing his unhappiness at being kept out of the loop. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Jetfire was shocked when Prowl and the Constructicons returned to the ''Ark-7'' with a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] originally built by the Decepticons, although he did note that they could set up a duplicate on Cybertron to connect it to. When [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] commented on how high strung Prowl was as he shouted angrily during a private call, Jetfire replied that everyone was high strung these days. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Jetfire thought that the crew should have been returning to Cybertron after recent events there concerning the [[Enigma of Combination]], but Arcee instead wanted to him to take a closer look at an [[Onyx]] tablet she had acquired. After trying to tell Cosmos how D.0.C.—whom the lonely 'bot had befriended—wasn't really alive, Jetfire examined the tablet using [[Teletraan]]; thinking that looking at human code was a waste of time at first, Jetfire soon changed his tune when he discovered ancient Cybertronian source code within the device. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

Jetfire went on studying the tablet, soon discovering that its coding could communicate with the coding in other Onyx devices. When D.0.C. picked up a quantum signal within the coding, Jetfire volunteered to lead a mission that would use D.0.C. to track the signal to its source. Alongside Jazz, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], and Sky Lynx, Jetfire took D.0.C. to the island of [[Bouvetoya]] in [[Antarctica]], where they found the quantum signal's source in a building. Before they could do anything, however, a group of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]/[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] [[Seeker clone|clone-combiner]]s emerged from the snow and smashed Jetfire into the ground, knocking him unconscious. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Now held prisoner in a secret chamber of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base along with the other Autobots, Jetfire was absolutely baffled when it was D.0.C. and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s dog, [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], who came to their rescue. Although Jetfire and the others were ready to battle the EDC after D.0.C. freed them, Jetfire's creation quickly explained to him that the EDC wasn't responsible. When the group went to confront their real captor, [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]], Jetfire listened as Galvatron suddenly arrived and explained Blackrock's true origins as a creation of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As the Autobots aimed their weapons at Galvatron, Jetfire wasn't too impressed with Jazz's plan for them to just shoot at the Decepticon leader, but it ended up becoming moot after [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] teleported Galvatron and himself out as quickly as they came. With the Decepticon-controlled ''Ark-7'' headed for [[Shanghai]] and the EDC unable to convince the [[China|Chinese]] government to cooperate, Jetfire suggested the Autobots head there themselves. Unfortunately, with Sky Lynx still too injured to fly, this wasn't possible. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Jetfire and the others were soon picked up by Optimus and his forces in the ''Skyroller'' and taken to the Autobots' new base at Thundercracker's northern homestead. Although Jetfire had reservations when Optimus asked him about using the ''Skyroller''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems to transmit a message across Earth and Cybertron, he still helped Prime in sending it. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} While there, the ''Skyroller'' received a transmission containing the last will and testament of various ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew members. He showed it to Optimus Prime, but sadly informed him that not only could he not reach the ''Lost Light'', the message had been sent three weeks prior anyway. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} After Prime returned from the [[White House]] missing an arm, Jetfire tried to get him to medbay but was rebuffed. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} As the Autobots were organizing an alliance with Soundwave's Decepticons to fight Galvatron, Prime had Jetfire scan [[Monument Valley]] for anything strange, having felt something in the vicinity, but he detected nothing. Jetfire then participated in the attack on Galvatron's [[Nemesis (G1)|underwater base]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He was unable to help when Galvatron used the Enigma of Combination source code to separate [[Victorion]] and create his own combiners, it being too advanced for him, but provided the requisite technobabble to explain how [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] could break the code. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} After the battle was won, the victors rested for a while on the ocean floor. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Jetfire reported their results to Alpha Trion at new HQ, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], only for the signal to be mysteriously cut short after Trion mentioned a "problem" on his side. {{storylink|White Light}} The group was then attacked by EDC forces and fled back to Autobot City. {{storylink|White Heat}} A few months later, Jetfire and some of his comrades were on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to assist in relief efforts in the wake of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s rampage. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

As more colonist Transformers arrived on Earth and treated Optimus Prime as their glorious messiah, Jetfire was asked by [[Aileron]] if Prime had always acted like he did recently, having known him since before the war. Jetfire responded that Prime had been different just a year prior, blaming his recent behavior on all the messiah stuff getting to him. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Later, after the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' arrival on Earth, Jetfire interrupted Arcee to do a routine check up on the comatose [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]], expressing frustration that his and D.0.C.'s efforts to stop Sideswipe's [[spark]] corrosion were amounting to very little. After the Junkion leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] arrived at Autobot City, Jetfire toured them around. Although Jetfire believed that the aliens had no worthwhile tech to offer them, he was soon proven wrong when Wreck-Gar spotted Sideswipe and revealed that they had in their possession a [[positron core]], which could cure his spark corrosion and many others. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} That night, Jetfire discussed with Soundwave and Arcee what the Junkions' true motives could be, with Soundwave devising a plan to have Cosmos use Jetfire's stealth paint and infiltrate the Junkion [[Quintesson Cruiser|ship]] to discover any ill intentions they may have; Jetfire quickly figured that Soundwave believed the Junkions would have no way of countering the stealth paint thanks to his having created it only after returning to Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Upon Optimus Prime's return from Cybertron, Jetfire reported Soundwave's continued absence and doubted the former Decepticon's assurance that everything was fine. On Prime's order, Jetfire contacted Soundwave to organise a meeting of Earth's leadership. He was later among the crowd of spectators as [[Pyra Magna#IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Pyra Magna]] challenged Prime for his lack of beliefs. Among the gathering of Earth's leaders, Jetfire witnessed the arrival of the hostile Junkions as [[Sharkticon (G1)#IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Sharkticons]] swarmed Autobot City.{{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} He and Aileron rescued the human delegation from harm, before joining Sky Lynx in the air. As Soundwave turned the Sharkticons against their masters, the Junkions continued the battle. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Prime made peace with the Junkions and Jetfire reflected on the change Optimus had made, giving him hope. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

The prospect of being in charge while Optimus was away led Aileron to confide in Jetfire and he related to her feelings of loneliness, giving advice from personal experience. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} He was among those present as Sideswipe died from his injuries, reporting his passing. He appeared as well at the start of Sideswipe's artificial 'dream', being one of several folks to greet him as he awoke. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} When [[Vigilem]] tried to take over Starscream's mind, Jetfire was among the manifestations brought forth from Starscream's memories by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] to help fend off Vigilem. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}} He also was present as [[Marissa Faireborn]], Earth's representative in the [[Council of Worlds]] headed to Cybertron. He held back a [[Gimlet|colonist]] from attacking the humans present as the Spacebridge shut off just after an explosive strike on Cybertron. As Aileron took charge, Jetfire noted that whatever happened to the bridge was probably caused on the other end, though wasn't familiar enough with the ancient technology to know how to get the bridge back online. He got to work anyway as Aileron took a team of colonists to search for Jazz. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} Returning to Autobot City, Aileron immediately tried to find out where Soundwave was from Jetfire. Having lost contact with him [[Castle Destro|earlier]], she reported the stash of weapons they had found and tried to get some rest. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

Following Onyx Prime's unexpected return on Cybertron, Jetfire sent Soundwave through Autobot City's spacebridge to their homeworld. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Soon afterwards, Jetfire watched a news report from Cybertron alongside Arcee and Aileron that told how the [[Spire]] had been struck by a devastating explosion, with Alpha Trion among the dead. Aileron demanded Jetfire activate the spacebridge so they could go help, but Arcee had some reservations. The decision was taken out of their hands by [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] himself, however, who used his spacebridge to teleport himself and everyone aboard him to Cybertron; Arcee asked Jetfire if he could override the controls, but explained there was little he could do. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} Following the ''[[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]'''s attack on Metrotitan, Jetfire and the other Autobots aboard the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] at the time managed to survive, although Jetfire had lost a leg. After witnessing Optimus be consumed by the [[Crystal City]] singularity, Jetfire agreed with Aileron that they need to figure out what was going on and act. When the group discovered [[Liege Maximo]] and Onyx's [[Maximal|Maximals]] were hot on their heels, Jetfire tried to convince the others to leave him behind, but Aileron would have none of it. He was then taken to safety by the younger flier while Victorion clashed with Devastator and Arcee held off Maximo and the Maximals. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

==Spotlight: Mirage==
[[File:Jetfire hostage Spotlight Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
With most of the Autobots defeated, the severely damaged Jetfire was with Optimus Prime's crew in the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], the last pocket of Autobot resistance in the galaxy. After the treacherous [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] conned his way into their bunker and allowed the Decepticons in, he used Jetfire's life as a bargaining chip (despite [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'s best efforts to protect him) to get Optimus Prime to surrender. [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] refused to give up fighting until he realized just how badly Jetfire needed repairs.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers

2018-05-31T19:56:36Z

Sockie: /* Featured characters */ These characters all appear in the present near the end as well.

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'''An attempt to reconnect with Impactor lands Springer and Verity in the crosshairs of the unholy team-up of Overlord and Tarantulas.'''

==Synopsis==
In the two years that have passed since [[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Wreckers' final mission]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Verity Carlo]] have been keeping a low profile, living together in a barn off the grid. Via a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] communications array left to them by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], they listen in on radio chatter to keep up to date on goings-on out in the world, from the rise of firebrand anti-Cybertronian politician Megan Guiglione, to the shocking news of [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]'s recent death. Already struggling to process what Verity has told him about his true origins as a creation of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s, Springer is hit hard by the passing of a 'bot who was like a father to him, and decides to seek out the only remaining link to his past, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]—last seen joining up with the Cybertronian terrorist organization [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]]—for a heart-to-heart talk. Before they hit the road to meet Impactor, Verity, concerned by phantom traces of outgoing communications she has found on the array, runs a diagnostic on the machine. While she waits for a handset to synch with it so she can monitor the results remotely while they are away, Springer tells her the story of how he first met Impactor...

''Millions of years ago on Cybertron, Kup and Springer fight side-by-side against the [[Decepticon]]s. Spotting a supply drone sneaking its way around them, Springer makes a daring leap to take it out... and no sooner has he landed safely than Impactor is standing over him, informing him that he has been chosen to join the Wreckers. Springer excitedly shares the news with Kup, only to see his old mentor's eyes fill with sadness...''

Many hours and hundreds of miles later, Verity and Springer stop at a gas station, allowing Verity to tactfully avoid a conversation about something ''else'' they discovered using the array which she isn't ready to talk about yet. While getting a coffee, her eyes are drawn to a rack of greeting cards, but she only has a moment to glance at them before suddenly, out of nowhere, a bulldozer comes roaring up, smashes into Springer, and drives away with him!

Verity calls Impactor for help, and follows the bulldozer's trail to a nearby town. A day of searching yields no trace of Springer, but Verity's search comes to a sudden and unexpected end when Springer appears in the middle of a Megan Guiglione rally going on in the town square... and opens fire on the politician herself! Springer, obviously, is not himself; the bulldozer, it transpires, was [[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]], a member of Mayhem, and Springer's body is now under the control of former Mayhem leader [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], who is intent on using him to exterminate Guiglione. However, things get even ''stranger'' when Guiglione not only survives Springer's shot, but splits... grows... and ''transforms'', revealing herself to be [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] with a human alternate mode disguise! All around the square, Mayhem members hiding in vehicle mode reveal themselves and engage this unexpected new enemy, but Overlord slaughters them all in seconds. Before he can unleash his sadistic brand of violence on the helpless Springer, Verity steps in, donning her old gauntlets to catch Overlord's attention with a few well-placed blasts. Vividly recalling Verity from their last meeting, Overlord immediately forgets about Springer, snatches her up, and departs in jet mode with her as his captive. Seconds later, Impactor finally arrives on the scene, finding an unconscious Springer, and a shame-faced Carnivac. The furious Impactor vows to kill Carnivac for what he has done, but not before he takes them all back to Mayhem's base and has Springer repaired.

Overlord takes Verity to a dormant volcano, where it is revealed that he is working with Tarantulas. The evil spider explains that he survived the collapse of the [[Noisemaze]] by shrinking down in beast mode and secretly stowing away on Springer's body. Subsequently, he lived in secret with Verity and Springer for over a year, and was the one responsible for the phantom transmissions Verity found on the array. Using it, he contacted Overlord and gathered the resources and funding for his new objectives, which included the continuation of his organic alternate mode experiments, leading to the invention of the "Guiglione" identity for Overlord, created using Verity's own DNA. Overlord, however, is eager to move on to the ''next'' phase of Tarantulas's plan, but the spider testily explains that it is still not yet ready, and the ever-defiant Verity just rolls her eyes as the two giant robots have a tiff in front of her.

''Kup accompanies Springer to the Wreckers' base for his induction, his old body struggling to keep up with the death-defying shortcuts the eager youngster takes on the way. As parting advice, Kup encourages Springer not to lose his optimism. The doors to the base open, and Springer steps inside to be greeted by the team... and by the time he looks back over his shoulder, Kup is already gone.''

In Mayhem's base, an enraged, fully-healed Springer smashes his way out of a [[CR chamber]] and tackles Impactor to the ground, blaming him for everything. Impactor pleads innocence; he explains that he has been under deep-cover as a vehicle in the [[President of the United States|President]]'s motorcade for some time, and in his absence, Carnivac usurped command. Carnivac spits back that the plan to destabilize the peace process by using an [[Autobot]] to kill a human ''was still Impactor's''—he just picked which Autobot to use, and believes Impactor is only angry because he chose his precious Springer. The disgusted Springer rebukes them both, and departs to rescue Verity.

Tarantulas unveils the next phase of his plan to Verity: an upgraded version of the Noisemaze known as the "[[Timemaze]]," which will allow him to send Overlord back in time to key points in history, creating endless divergent timelines and alternate realities for him to experiment with. Overlord, however, chooses this moment to reveal that he's not so interested in the spider's schemes; instead, he intends to use the Timemaze to kill [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] throughout all of time and space. Realizing that such an action would wreak catastrophe upon the space-time continuum, and wounded that once again, a partner he trusted has turned on him, Tarantulas lunges at Overlord. As the pair grapple, Verity leaps up onto the Timemaze's control console and plugs her handset into it, trying to take control of it. Overlord reaches for her, but Tarantulas stops him; the spider, Overlord realizes, is actually ''protecting'' her in hopes of winning Springer's favor. Of course, based on personal experience, Overlord doesn't believe Springer will ever come...

...and is immediately proven wrong when his eye is impaled by Impactor's harpoon, as he and Springer come swooping down into the volcano! While Impactor tackles Overlord and Verity continues trying to damage to the Timemaze, Tarantulas stands down, hoping to reunite with the "son" he created but never knew. Pained, he tries to tell Springer that he didn't abandon him, that he thought he had died, that he can make it right... but before he can do anything, Overlord shoots him in the back of the head. Springer tackles Overlord, and they and Impactor go tumbling deeper into the volcano's caldera. Overlord opens fire as they fall, hitting the ceiling and bringing a landslide of rocks down on top of them; Impactor is left pinned beneath the boulders, with Springer on one side, behind him, and Overlord somewhere on the other. Granted a moment of peace amid the chaos, Impactor and Springer are afforded the chance to talk, but don't know where to start. Impactor asks Springer what he would ask Kup, if ''he'' were there, and Springer replies that he would ask him how they first met, as he doesn't remember. Impactor tells the story...

''Having rescued the young Springer—then "Ostaros"—from Tarantulas's lab, Impactor brings him to Prowl. With neither willing to kill the strange, artificially-created Cybertronian, Prowl has him [[Rite of the Autobrand|Autobranded]] and given a new identity, his memory of his origins expunged, then assigns him to Kup's unit. The old Autobot is told the story behind him and sworn to secrecy, and the pair are introduced in Prowl's office that day.''

Impactor apologizes to Springer for ever bringing him into the Wreckers, but before they can talk through the matter any further, Overlord's shadow appears in the distance. Impactor gives Springer one final order, which he reluctantly carries out: as Overlord draws close, Springer shoots ''through'' Impactor's body, as Impactor once shot through his on the planet [[Pova]], killing him and knocking Overlord off his feet. Crashing through Impactor's flaming remains, Springer races back to the Timemaze gate, with Overlord in hot pursuit.

Verity, meanwhile, has hacked into the bank accounts Tarantulas created to fund the Guiglione campaign and transferred millions to her own. Springer comes crashing back into the chamber with Overlord on his heels, and it looks like the game is up... until Carnivac's howl echoes through the volcano, his sonic powers forcibly converting Overlord into his two composite vehicle modes, jet and tank. In a flash, Springer instructs Verity to activate the Timemaze, and he uses it to end Overlord's threat once and for all, by hurling his jet half into the distant future, and his tank half into the primordial past! The dying Tarantulas then calls Springer to his side, telling him he is happy to see that he has turned out "good," and mourning the fact that they could not be together. "Father" and "son" bid one another farewell, and Tarantulas dies.

With nothing left to tether him to the past, Springer chooses a new path: using the Timemaze, he will go back in time to before the war, and live out his life there, seeing if he can stop the war before it happens by affecting change on the smallest, most intimate level possible, in the way the big, crazy Wreckers never could—individually, person-to-person. Rather than drag out the goodbyes, Verity gives him a greeting card with a "thank you" message. The pair hug one last time, and Springer steps through the gate into history.

With Springer's departure, Verity beams out a final, pre-recorded message he left for all surviving Wreckers, their allies, and even a group of prospective rookie candidates who he had been training remotely. Via [[Shimmer|hologram]], Springer gives them all one last order: destroy down the legacy of the Wreckers. Make it so that the awful things they had to do in secret in the past will never have to be done again. Be there for one another. "Wreck the past, rule the future."

And Verity herself has a future of her own that it's finally time for her to begin—a future that lies with the ''other'' thing she and Springer found through the array. She stands on the front step of a house, rings the doorbell... and when the house's unseen resident opens the door, Verity silently holds another greeting card out to them, which reads: "For My Mom." In silence, the card is taken... and Verity is welcomed inside.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks, or images on the Timemaze's console. 
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*''[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]'' (4)
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (5)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (13)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (14)
*''[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]'' (15)
*''[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'' (16)
*''[[Twin Twist]]'' (17)
*''[[Rack'n'Ruin]]'' (18-19)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (20)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (22)
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Robots in Disguise ''"Optimus Prime"'']] (23)
*''[[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] (27)
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*''[[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]] (28)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'' (29)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (31)
*''[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'' (32)
*''[[Pyra Magna]]'' (33)
*''[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'' (35)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (38)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (39)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (40)
*[[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]] (41)
*[[Quickswitch]] (42, see Errors)
*[[Breacher (G1)|Breacher]] (43)
*[[Strongarm (BW)|Strongarm]] (44)
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*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord/Megan Guiglione]] (2)
*''[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'' (21)
*''[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'' (30)
*''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'' (37)

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*[[Verity Carlo]] (1)

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*[[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] (6)
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] (7)
*[[Tuskmaster]] (8)
*[[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] (9)
*[[Smolder]] (10)
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (11)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (12)
*''[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'' (24)
*''[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'' (25)
*''[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]'' (26)
*''[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]'' (34)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Beast Wars ''"Megatron"'']] (36)
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==Quotes==
"Kup wasn't just a friend, or a work colleague... he was, y'know, '''Kup.''' He was... kinda... your dad." 
"That doesn't quite work the same way it does for humans, I don't think." 
"It works for every human differently, dude, trust me."
:—'''Verity''' and '''Springer'''

"I can keep an eye on the diagnostics while we trip road and go full-on ''Last Stand of the Jack Kerou-eckers.''" 
"'''Do''' other humans think this is a normal way to talk?" 
"You see any around?"
:—'''Verity''' and '''Springer'''

"So, Megatron asked me to come kick your ass again."
:—'''Verity''' greets Overlord

"I'm just... keen to get this started. It feels... right, y'know? Like, 'I can do this.' Dumb, ''eh?''" 
"Maybe... or maybe it's just blind positivity. I remember hearin' about that." 
"Any wise words on it?" 
"Yeah. Don't let 'em kick it out of you."
:—'''Springer''' is accompanied by '''Kup''' on his way to join the Wreckers

"What is it with you needing a buddy all the time, Tarantulas? You're like a hip-hop artist who never has enough ideas and has to give a feat. credit to whoever makes you look good."
:—'''Verity'''

"'''Why?!''' Why couldn't it have been enough for you?! Why am I never enough?!"
:—'''Tarantulas''' reacts to Overlord's betrayal

'''Kup:''' "Awright kid, they tell me you got crazy moves, two alt modes, and a jaw that could split rocks. That may impress the desk-flippers, but it won't be enough to cut it in Kup's crew, ya got it?" 
'''Springer:''' "I'm looking forward to serving with you, sir." 
'''Kup:''' "Grea—" 
'''Springer:''' "And to show you that, actually, it's '''more''' than enough." 
'''Prowl:''' "Oh, I forgot to tell you. He's one of '''those.'''"
:—Kup and Springer's first meeting

"What's all this? A one-sided final chat where you make peace with yourself and your wretchedly bad decisions? I'm here, my son. I will grant you the boon of a final confession before I replace your spine with my knuckles. What words do you wish to say?" 
"Wreck and rule, you spawn of a glitch."
:—'''Overlord''' bears witness to '''Impactor's''' final words

"I never meant... for you to be left... alone." 
"I was never alone. I always had someone." 
"Good. It was for... the best that you were taken from me, I think. Your life... would have been worse... but I fear mine would have been better. Maybe then... it would have occurred to me that... instead of unleashing so much harm... [...] ...I... '''''hkk''''' ...could—hh—leave behind... something good—Ostaros—" 
"Goodbye... Mesothulas."
:—'''Tarantulas''' and '''Springer's''' final moment

"Endless war; corruption; crazies who live to harm others—all the stuff that makes the Wreckers a necessity—it's just too massive. But personal responsibility isn't. The ability to enact change, person-to-person. It doesn't take up any room. Sometimes, it's all we have."
:—'''Springer's''' new mission

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*We rejoin our heroes following the events of ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]'', which concluded with Verity and Springer going off the grid for a while and Impactor joining Mayhem. The final panel of the [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|final issue]] implied Tarantulas had survived his seeming death in the story by featuring a tiny spider hiding in Springer's wheel well, which ''Requiem'' confirms to have been him. Springer's origins were revealed in that same issue, but not to him; Verity has told him the story off-panel between that issue and this one.
*Kup died in [[Schismatic|''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' #1]].
*Springer references the "[[Shimmer]]," the superstitious name for the hologram normally used by the Wreckers' leader to contact new recruits and inform them they have been inducted into the team, originally introduced in "[[Bullets]]." It is the method by which he contacts the past and future Wreckers at the end of the story. "Bullets" placed focus on the fact that "the Shimmer" was famously green in color, which it was logical to conclude was because Springer himself is green. Curiously, however, we here learn that the hologram-contact method was in use before Springer ever joined the Wreckers; does that mean that it's the hologram itself that's specifically projected in green light, or was it purple while Impactor used it?
*In the flashback portions of the story, Kup appears with his design from his original appearance in ''[[Spotlight: Kup]]''.
*Impactor and Springer's first meeting was previously seen in the ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' strip, "[[Dead Men's Boots]]," complete with dialogue repeated here. However, see "Errors."
*Overlord was last seen in [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|''More than Meets the Eye'' #55]], in which he concluded that the Autobot Megatron of today was no longer worthy of his attention—hence his desire to travel back in time and confront the Megatron of the past. Numerous references are made to the Wreckers' last meeting with him in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]], including the giant gun Springer used against him, him ripping Springer's face off, Verity telling him Megatron was dead, and Impactor stabbing him in the eye with his harpoon.
** A more subtle nod occurs as we first see his human form, as he's in the same distinctive arms-raised jazz-hands pose as his "please attend carefully" speech from ''Last Stand'' #3.
*When describing the rationale behind Impactor's plan to kill a human politician, Carnivac notes "a cop killed by an Autobot leaves a scar," alluding the death of officer [[John Powell]] at the hands of [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] in [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #17]], that shadow which has been shown by ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' to still hang over the Autobots.
*The version of Optimus Prime who appears in the Timemaze's monitors showing different times and potential realities is sporting the unique Prime design Roche created for a one-page sequence in [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|''Sins of the Wreckers'' #2]].
*One of the monitors shows [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]], who has been appearing as a [[Maximal]] over in [[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]].
*Springer shoots through Impactor's body to blast Overlord, just as Impactor shot through his during the infamous battle on [[Pova]], as seen in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]] and 5.
*Among Springer's four prospective Wreckers is Bulkhead, the Generation 1 version of the [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Transformers Prime'' character]] who has already made several cameo appearances in IDW continuity. This marks his first appearance in the modern era of this universe, his other appearances having been in pre-war stories.

===Transformers references===
*Overlord's human alias, "Megan Guiglione," is named after his [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] partners [[Mega]] and [[Giga]] from ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]''. In "Guiglione's" speech, heard on page 2, "she" refers to "the great American public" as "the real power masters" in an allusion to this, [[Powermaster]]s being the English-language equivalent of Godmasters.
*In addition to Overbite, Stampy, and Roche-original character "Tuskmaster," all originally seen in ''Sins of the Wreckers'', the ranks of Mayhem include two new characters: [[Smolder]] and [[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] from the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' toyline.
*In addition to various recognizable Generation 1 and [[Beast Era]] characters shown in the Timemaze's monitors, there's a character a little more from left field: [[Optimus Prime (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime]].
*Also visible on the Timemaze's monitors is a forearm with a spiked mace instead of a hand—a nice, safe, non-trademark-infringing cameo appearance by Marvel UK star and longtime Roche favorite [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]].
*One last easter egg on the monitors includes a metal planet, connected to others like it by a huge web. This is [[Hub (G2)|the Hub]], the interlinked network of cyberformed worlds created by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] and ruled over by the [[Liege Maximo]] in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic book]], which author [[Simon Furman]] never got the chance to tell the [[Alignment|full story]] of due to the comic's cancellation.
*Springer calls Impactor a "wily old buzzard," Impactor's "loving" insult of choice for [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]], as seen in the Marvel UK story, "[[Target: 2006]]."
*One of the headlines on "Megan" shows "her" holding the decapitated head of Optimus Prime on a spike in her hand with an American flag in the other, paying homage to [[Klaus Scherwinski]]'s cover for [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''All Hail Megatron'' #1]].
*Verity banks with "Tipton Banking Online," an apparent reference to IDW editor [[Denton J. Tipton]]. Also her middle name is "Simone" because [[Simon Furman|of course]].
*While his head is still the ''Prime'' design, Bulkhead's torso now takes after his [[Bulkhead (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]].
*Bulkhead's involvement with the Wreckers comes from his ''Prime'' counterpart.
*Two of Springer's prospective Wreckers are Generation 1 incarnations of [[Breacher|the live-action movie universe's Breacher]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Strongarm]].

===Real-life references===
*Verity refers to her and Springer's road trip as "going full-on Last Stand of the Jack Kerou-eckers," referring to the American novelist {{w|Jack Kerouac}} and his famous work, ''{{w|On the Road}}'', based on his travels across the United States in the 40s and 50s.
*The gas station Verity and Springer stop at is part of the "Alliance Gas" chain, which weirdly makes use of the same logo as the [[wikia:c:masseffect:Alliance Navy|Systems Alliance Navy]] from the ''{{w|Mass Effect}}'' series of video games.
*Verity gives Overlord the nickname "Lose-Like-Jagger," a double reference to musician {{w|Mick Jagger}} (whose famously pouty lips rival Overlord's own) and the {{w|Maroon 5}} song about him, "{{w|Moves like Jagger}}."
*Verity also calls Overlord "Thunderlips," referring to a character from the movie ''{{w|Rocky III}}''.
*On a hot nickname streak, Verity dubs Tarantulas "P-Didn't," after "P. Diddy," one of the stage names of rapper {{w|Sean Combs}}.
*She also refers to the Timemaze as "Noisemaze Two: Electric Boogaloo," after the 1984 film, ''{{w|Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo}}.''

===Errors===
*Springer's account of his first meeting with Impactor may match the single panel seen in "Dead Men's Boots," but it doesn't quite jibe with the more detailed account given in "[[Zero Point]]." That story had the meeting take place in the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]], where Springer was tracking a distress call, rather than fighting to hold territory, and Impactor made his entrance by "dropping out the sky" and eliminating eight Decepticons at once.
*The fourth and final of Springer's recruits is [[Quickswitch]]... who died in [[Good Men|''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' #4]]. It doesn't seem plausible that this story could fall between Kup's death and Quickswitch's. ''Maaaaybe'' you could no-prize it as [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] having been wrong about his death? Or is it supposed to be [[Sixknight]], as [[Josh Burcham]] states?<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/151842-requiem-of-the-wreckers-discussion/?p=3739444 Comment by dcjosh at The Allspark]</ref>

===Other trivia===
*This perfect-bound one-shot (marketed as an "Annual") is 52 pages in length, containing 40 pages of story. Backmatter includes a look behind the scenes with commentary from Roche, including original notebook pages that outline early ideas for the story, character designs for Guiglione, Verity, and the 'bots with new alternate modes (Impactor, who has dropped his tank mode for an armored car, and Stampy, Overbite, and Tuskmaster, who have shed their animal forms for vehicle ones), and [[character model]]s for Springer, Impactor, and Kup that Roche assembled for [[Geoff Senior]], who draws the three flashback portions of the story.

===Cover===
* '''Regular cover:''' Springer and Impactor clash, with Verity and the memory of Kup caught between them, and Tarantulas and Overlord looming over it all, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
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Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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'''Jetfire''' is the mighty [[Autobot]] scientist and aerial warrior.

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==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Joining the Autobots===
[[File:Underworld-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"I'm a scientist, Ranger Brad. I don't believe in anything."]]
Before the war, Jetfire would conduct experiments in Cybertron's Science Satellites. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}} His interest in a scientific career was hindered by the [[functionism]] of the day, as his airborne alt-mode was better suited for the defense or transportation sectors, and the troubles he faced caused him to fall in with the anti-functionist [[Decepticon]] movement. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} He became acquaintances with [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], who told him about [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon's]] resident "hero cop," [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], who was also an [[Autobot]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} One day after his teacher [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] got him a job at the [[technoversity]] of [[Ultirex]], he spotted Pax himself, and attacked him. Pax knocked him out and revealed his secret allegiance to Ratchet. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Pax subsequently brought Jetfire to fellow officer [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], whom Pax had worked with in the past and wanted help from in figuring out why Jetfire had tried to kill him and what he knew about the death of Decepticon sympathizer [[Hefter]]. Jetfire was less than willing to cooperate with another Autobot officer, especially one who had worked for [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed that he and Pax were just looking to kill him in police custody as had happened to Hefter. During a bit of a rough interrogation, Prowl managed to convince the scientist that was one of the last things they wanted to do, and that they just wanted proof to bring Hefter's killers to justice. Jetfire admitted that he tried to kill Pax because of his anger at how he had continued to be a cop even after standing up to the [[Senate]], not under any orders, and that he had learned all about him from Soundwave. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Jetfire then took Pax and Prowl to the bolthole where Soundwave and his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|friends]] were hiding out, the pair also wanting to question him about Hefter's death. Jetfire found Pax's condemning the Decepticons for using violence as a tool to be contemptible, claiming that he was turning a blind eye to the Autobots' own faults by doing so; before Jetfire could continue, he was quieted down by Prowl. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} As [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]] watched, a newly released Jetfire gave Prowl a parting punch. Being offered a gun by the pair, Jetfire turned the gun over to Prowl and Pax, not believing real Decepticons to desire weaponry. Hoping to clear Hefter's name, he led the cops to the next shipment. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

The two tried to assure him that he would be a hero and no one would be harmed, though Jetfire only wished to be a scientist. Needlenose shocked Jetfire with the revelation that the weapons had come straight from Decepticon high command, unintentionally angering Orion Pax as he observed the transaction. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Pax burst in, barely giving the weapons dealers a chance to surrender before killing the first to pull a gun. A conflicted Jetfire killed a second Decepticon who was taking a shot at Pax, before any further response was interrupted by the remote detonation of the weapons. A Decepticon no more, Jetfire asked Pax what was next. Unhappy with the answer, Jetfire did not believe everything the Decepticons stood for should be destroyed. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets}} Now a lab technician working for the police's science division, [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] was immediately hostile on account of everything from his past allegiance to his alt-mode, which he considered 'unsuitable' for scientific work. After passing on to Nosecone the same gun that he had used to kill the Decepticon from the other day, Prowl having claimed that it was important evidence in finding Hefter's killer, Jetfire left the lab. Expecting a friendly face in [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]], he and the weapon dealers paid him back for his betrayal. Their beating was interrupted by a shining light, scaring them off. [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] attempted to offer him help, but was rejected by Jetfire. Returning to work the next day bruised, Nosecone mocked him for his 'hot-shot police work'. Changing the subject to the weapon he had used against the dealers, Nosecone told him there was nothing for it to reveal and revealing Prowl's deception. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} On the sixth day of his new job, Jetfire snapped at Nosecone's lack of cooperation, storming out of the building and bringing a smile to the cop's face. While flying over the city, he was pursued by Optimus, who brought him back to the surface but was unable to understand Jetfire, and that he wanted to be a flier and a scientist, rather than the choice of one. That both sides inspired violence. Jetfire confronted Deluge and as he decides to go back to his job, the two start to talk over a drink. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

When Bumblebee turned himself in to the police station, believing to be losing his mind, Prowl had Jetfire ran a scan of him. He detected and tracked a 'nightmare' signal transmitted by Soundwave, [[Ferak]] and Shockwave that had been the cause of the bot's distress. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Jetfire continued working at the technoversity and was there when Orion Pax became Optimus Prime and broadcast a call to arms against the Decepticon forces in power. He responded with many civilian Autobots and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} After Optimus became leader of Cybertron, he sent Jetfire and his science team—[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]], and Ratchet—to the crater of the destroyed [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] to search for any trace of fuel. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Descending to the caverns opened up by the facility's destruction, the four scientists stumbled upon ancient cave carvings depicting a [[Trypticon (G1)|giant monster]] as well as a lake of seemingly self-replicating [[energon]] that temporarily turned Ratchet into a mindless beast. Before they could study this side effect, the team was attacked by deadly creatures residing in the tunnels and retreated to another cavern, where they found the very monster depicted in the carvings. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}} Jetfire reported these findings to Optimus Prime, who ordered him to find a way to neutralize the sleeping monster so that the Autobots could safely make use of the energon lake. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} However, the area was then attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, who chased off Jetfire's scientists and awakened the beast, known as Trypticon. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} After Trypticon had been defeated, Jetfire was put in charge of curing the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], who had adapted altmodes that made them hyper-aggressive. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} During the Decepticons' attack on Iacon soon after, Jetfire and Perceptor contacted Optimus to inform him of the city's primary coolant plants being compromised, which would result in flooding. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

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Alongside Bumblebee and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], Jetfire was ordered to follow the Decepticon starship ''[[Empirion]]'' and find out what its crew was up to. As they waited and watched, the Decepticons began attacking an [[Urtuskian]] settlement, causing Bumblebee to order the others to ram their shuttle into the ''Empirion'' and protect the aliens. Jetfire wasn't too enthusiastic about facing down an enemy that clearly outnumbered them, but in the end the Decepticons didn't find their [[Metroplex (G1)|main objective]] and retreated. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

At some point during the war, Jetfire advised against sending the small Autobot Wheelie on his own on an exploration mission. He was overruled by Ultra Magnus, who explained that they had to make due, because of their limited resources. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Years of war had put the Transformers' home world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through too much punishment, meaning a spiral into planet-wide cataclysm, a consequence the scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] had foreseen. Jetfire and other Transformers scientists ignored his warning, until it was too late. Thunderwing underwent the [[Pretender|polydermal grafting]] process he had developed, and was driven insane, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to unite and try to stop him. Jetfire spent the battle trying to figure out a way to effectively counter Thunderwing, but Cybertron itself swallowed Thunderwing before he could find a way. Cybertron was abandoned as a result.

===Modern era===
[[File:Stormbringer4 JetfirePrime plainlanguage.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|I just plumb don't understand alla' yer fancy talkin'...]]
Seven hundred stellar cycles later, and against regulations, Jetfire and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s traveled to the supposedly-abandoned husk of Cybertron from their science vessel, the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', to investigate a strange energy reading. Though it violated several command directives, Jetfire decided to lead a recon mission to the surface. Despite the misgivings everyone had, Jetfire remained adamant that they investigate, saying that a failure to investigate was what doomed Cybertron to begin with. Upon arriving on the dead surface of the planet near [[Thunderhead Pass]], Jetfire, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were ambushed by a mysterious group of robots with stealth abilities. The Technobots were badly damaged and Jetfire was captured. When he revived, he found his [[Pretender|captors]] worshiping the reanimated corpse of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

Their leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], wished to revisit the mad scientist's plot and harness the power that accelerated the planet's death in an apocalyptic torrent all those years ago. Jetfire pleaded with Bludgeon not to again unleash the powers that destroyed their planet, but he was ignored, and his attempts to escape were thwarted. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thanks to a distress signal sent by the remaining Technobots in the ''Calabi-Yau'', Optimus Prime and the [[Wrecker]]s soon arrived, released Jetfire, and defeated his captors, just before an alert system announced the arrival of Thunderwing, newly reborn. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

Fortunately Jetfire was able to figure out that the [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] powering Thunderwing would be depleted in a prolonged struggle. This allowed Optimus Prime, the Wreckers, and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to stop the monstrosity without destroying Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

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Jetfire was later called in to take the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] to the [[Garrus-9]] prison and attempt to cure them. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Every previous attempt had failed, but whether he may have found a cure to their combined minds was then rendered moot when the Decepticons attacked and abducted the Monsters. He convinced [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] to let [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] "escape" to hunt the Monsters down, and they would invent some story afterward. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

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Shortly after Optimus Prime arrived on Garrus-9, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] activated the [[Nega-Core]] and its guardian, Thunderwing, on [[Corata-Vaz]]. Prime ordered Jetfire to summon the Wreckers to face off against Thunderwing again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Unfortunately the Wreckers proved to be little more than an annoyance to the guardian, and Jetfire, believing he had ironed out the bugs, received permission to test Thunderwing's experiment on four Autobots, deciding things couldn't really get much worse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}}

With the experiments taking a while, Jetfire decided to re-use Bludgeon's Axis Cradle and use it to take control of, and shut down, Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} This saw him marked for death by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who took remote mental control of Bludgeon's body on Garrus-9. Faced with a hideous monster about to kill and his own inability to move, Jetfire... calmly noticed how slowly Bludgeon was moving, worked out Jhiaxus was trying to control the monster ''and'' monitor pan-galactic fronts, and baited him with the imminent collapse of his strategy, causing Jhiaxus to freeze in panic.

After the crisis was over, Jetfire covertly monitored [[Gorlam Prime]] in its transformation into a new Cybertron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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===On Earth===
[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-Jetfireandothers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh man, lookit me! Super fancy!]]
Three years later, Jetfire arrived on Earth after the Decepticons leveled the infrastructure of the Autobot war machine. Along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], he was taken in by Optimus Prime's unit as a refugee from the devastation. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} However, just sitting in a cave absorbing the humans' primitive wireless signals drove him nuts, so after Prime abandoned the Autobots and surrendered to [[Skywatch]], he joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] when he decided to leave the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} As the group needed all the help they could get in getting off Earth, Hot Rod liberated several Decepticons from Skywatch and told Jetfire to undo their restraints using technology acquired from [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]]. Jetfire was hesitant about helping the enemy, but Hot Rod assured him that were no sides anymore. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Well, Hot Rod was wrong. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and his Decepticons turned on Jetfire and the others after the starship was complete. Swindle even used some of the 'Cons Jetfire reactivated to create a new gestalt, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. With the help of Optimus Prime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Bumblebee's crew and the humans of Skywatch, Menasor was dismantled. As Rodimus fled the planet, Jetfire and the rest of the Autobots rejoined Bumblebee's command. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} Jetfire was later present when the Autobots initiated an alliance with Skywatch. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

[[File:RanksofBronze-BroadsideJetfire.jpg|left|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Well you wouldn't expect Jetfire to wear his super fancy body to get shot at, would you?]]
As part of the alliance, the Autobots gave the humans free access to Cybertronian technology, which concerned Jetfire. He had a discussion with Bumblebee, the new Autobot commander, who simply told him that they needed to trust the humans in order for the humans to trust them. The Autobots then found themselves thrust into action again as the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were spotted in [[North Korea]] fighting for [[Kim Jong Du|their government]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} Jetfire was among the troops sent to defeat them, acting as air support against [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. However, Vortex was more than capable of fighting off a scientist like him, and cut open Jetfire's wing, sending him out of control. He crashed explosively into [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and was later seen receiving medical attention. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

Once the Combaticons were finally defeated, Jetfire and the Korea team returned to the United States, where they learned that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] had returned for vengeance. They rolled out to confront the Decepticon leader near [[Albuquerque]], but Optimus Prime ordered the rest of the Autobots to stay back while he alone confirmed what was going on. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} Prime later ordered Jetfire to fly into orbit and join [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. He initially protested, as the Autobots might need air support against Megatron, but was told that the mission required a scientist instead of a warrior. Once in space, Jetfire helped Cosmos drop a Skywatch satellite right on top of Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Six weeks later, Jetfire watched in shock as Rodimus returned to Earth with the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. From him, the Autobots learned that Cybertron had been rendered habitable again, and so they all departed Earth to chase [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] off their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} En route, he and many others were curious as to what Optimus Prime would do with Megatron, now captured and imprisoned on board Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} When they decided to hold a fair trial for him, Jetfire was tasked with contacting [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Judge Tyrest]] to act as an unbiased party, though he had had no luck with it by the time they reached Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

As Galvatron began firing at Cybertron's surface using [[Kimia Facility]], all flying Autobots, including Jetfire, were ordered to attack it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Together with Broadside, he also performed an air strike on the Decepticons summoned to the planet by an escaped Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

===Post-war Cybertron===
[[File:TheVerge-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Apeface remembered Jetfire's ''War For Cybertron'' class!]]
Following the defeat of Galvatron, Jetfire stayed on a reborn Cybertron alongside most other Autobots. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} Many months after the Chaos Event, Megatron returned to a rebuilt Iacon and was captured by the Autobots (but only after they were prevented from killing him), after which Jetfire, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were assigned to guard him. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Soon enough, the Decepticon population came busting into the prison to free their leader, and Jetfire was cut down by [[Apeface]] while trying to get an injured Bluestreak to safety. {{storylink|The Verge}} Luckily, he and the other injured guards were hidden away from the rampaging Decepticons by a grateful Swindle. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Jetfire eventually recovered from his damage, and joined the united Cybertronian front against 70 billion [[Ammonite]]s invading on behalf of the "[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Dark Cyclops]]". {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} He helped hold the line while Optimus and Megatron saved the day. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Jetfire would watch as Megatron melted his [[fusion cannon]] in the aftermath of his surrender to the Autobots. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} In the aftermath of Megatron's trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], Jetfire returned to Cybertron on a shuttle that also had Prowl on board, and later recounted to [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] how furious Prowl had been that whole trip as the two heard him begin his latest outburst at Optimus. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

===Return to Earth===
Jetfire was later recruited for the ''[[Ark-7]]'' crew to act as a pilot (much to his annoyance). {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} The scientist was, however, given his own personal laboratory and was able to construct his own personal drone: [[D.0.C.]] {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Jetfire was later present aboard the ship when it entered the atmosphere of Earth and was subsequently ordered by Optimus to take the ship into [[Moon (moon)|lunar]] orbit after a missile strike by the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Jetfire later attempted to exterminate the micro-bots that had formed from the human weaponry by using a fluid of his own design, but was saved the effort thanks to [[Constructicon (G1)|Prowl's team]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

Jetfire later reported that he had found the location of the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]'s mind bomb in the [[Marshall Islands]], picking up its signal after it had been used on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When Jazz was sent to infiltrate the EDC base, Jetfire provided him with his newly created stealth paint to keep him invisible to all sensors. After Jazz confirmed [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s being held captive there, Jetfire and D.0.C. joined Optimus and the other Autobots in an all-out assault on the base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Jetfire thought the situation had turned hopeless when the Decepticons and their ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', had joined the battle, but continued to fight on until Prowl brought down the ''Nemesis'' and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] destroyed the base. As the Autobots left aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Jetfire and D.0.C. went to work giving the rescued Alpha Trion medical attention. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

When an alarm on the ''Ark-7'' went off, indicating that the hangar airlock had been opened, Jetfire leapt into action with D.0.C. and Arcee. The scientist was left rather confused when Sky Lynx told how Optimus and Alpha Trion had simply left aboard the ''[[Skyroller]]'', thinking it unlike Optimus to be so secretive. {{storylink|The Crucible}} While treating Trion in the medbay, Jetfire lectured Optimus on his taking the ancient Autobot out in his poor condition. When Optimus asked Jetfire to step outside so he could have a private chat with Trion, Jetfire agreed to, though not without voicing his unhappiness at being kept out of the loop. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Jetfire was shocked when Prowl and the Constructicons returned to the ''Ark-7'' with a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] originally built by the Decepticons, although he did note that they could set up a duplicate on Cybertron to connect it to. When [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] commented on how high strung Prowl was as he shouted angrily during a private call, Jetfire replied that everyone was high strung these days. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Jetfire thought that the crew should have been returning to Cybertron after recent events there concerning the [[Enigma of Combination]], but Arcee instead wanted to him to take a closer look at an [[Onyx]] tablet she had acquired. After trying to tell Cosmos how D.0.C.—whom the lonely 'bot had befriended—wasn't really alive, Jetfire examined the tablet using [[Teletraan]]; thinking that looking at human code was a waste of time at first, Jetfire soon changed his tune when he discovered ancient Cybertronian source code within the device. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

Jetfire went on studying the tablet, soon discovering that its coding could communicate with the coding in other Onyx devices. When D.0.C. picked up a quantum signal within the coding, Jetfire volunteered to lead a mission that would use D.0.C. to track the signal to its source. Alongside Jazz, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], and Sky Lynx, Jetfire took D.0.C. to the island of [[Bouvetoya]] in [[Antarctica]], where they found the quantum signal's source in a building. Before they could do anything, however, a group of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]/[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] [[Seeker clone|clone-combiner]]s emerged from the snow and smashed Jetfire into the ground, knocking him unconscious. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Now held prisoner in a secret chamber of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base along with the other Autobots, Jetfire was absolutely baffled when it was D.0.C. and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s dog, [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], who came to their rescue. Although Jetfire and the others were ready to battle the EDC after D.0.C. freed them, Jetfire's creation quickly explained to him that the EDC wasn't responsible. When the group went to confront their real captor, [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]], Jetfire listened as Galvatron suddenly arrived and explained Blackrock's true origins as a creation of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As the Autobots aimed their weapons at Galvatron, Jetfire wasn't too impressed with Jazz's plan for them to just shoot at the Decepticon leader, but it ended up becoming moot after [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] teleported Galvatron and himself out as quickly as they came. With the Decepticon-controlled ''Ark-7'' headed for [[Shanghai]] and the EDC unable to convince the [[China|Chinese]] government to cooperate, Jetfire suggested the Autobots head there themselves. Unfortunately, with Sky Lynx still too injured to fly, this wasn't possible. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Jetfire and the others were soon picked up by Optimus and his forces in the ''Skyroller'' and taken to the Autobots' new base at Thundercracker's northern homestead. Although Jetfire had reservations when Optimus asked him about using the ''Skyroller''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems to transmit a message across Earth and Cybertron, he still helped Prime in sending it. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} While there, the ''Skyroller'' received a transmission containing the last will and testament of various ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew members. He showed it to Optimus Prime, but sadly informed him that not only could he not reach the ''Lost Light'', the message had been sent three weeks prior anyway. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} After Prime returned from the [[White House]] missing an arm, Jetfire tried to get him to medbay but was rebuffed. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} As the Autobots were organizing an alliance with Soundwave's Decepticons to fight Galvatron, Prime had Jetfire scan [[Monument Valley]] for anything strange, having felt something in the vicinity, but he detected nothing. Jetfire then participated in the attack on Galvatron's [[Nemesis (G1)|underwater base]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He was unable to help when Galvatron used the Enigma of Combination source code to separate [[Victorion]] and create his own combiners, it being too advanced for him, but provided the requisite technobabble to explain how [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] could break the code. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} After the battle was won, the victors rested for a while on the ocean floor. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Jetfire reported their results to Alpha Trion at new HQ, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], only for the signal to be mysteriously cut short after Trion mentioned a "problem" on his side. {{storylink|White Light}} The group was then attacked by EDC forces and fled back to Autobot City. {{storylink|White Heat}} A few months later, Jetfire and some of his comrades were on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to assist in relief efforts in the wake of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s rampage. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

As more colonist Transformers arrived on Earth and treated Optimus Prime as their glorious messiah, Jetfire was asked by [[Aileron]] if Prime had always acted like he did recently, having known him since before the war. Jetfire responded that Prime had been different just a year prior, blaming his recent behavior on all the messiah stuff getting to him. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Later, after the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' arrival on Earth, Jetfire interrupted Arcee to do a routine check up on the comatose [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]], expressing frustration that his and D.0.C.'s efforts to stop Sideswipe's [[spark]] corrosion were amounting to very little. After the Junkion leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] arrived at Autobot City, Jetfire toured them around. Although Jetfire believed that the aliens had no worthwhile tech to offer them, he was soon proven wrong when Wreck-Gar spotted Sideswipe and revealed that they had in their possession a [[positron core]], which could cure his spark corrosion and many others. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} That night, Jetfire discussed with Soundwave and Arcee what the Junkions' true motives could be, with Soundwave devising a plan to have Cosmos use Jetfire's stealth paint and infiltrate the Junkion [[Quintesson Cruiser|ship]] to discover any ill intentions they may have; Jetfire quickly figured that Soundwave believed the Junkions would have no way of countering the stealth paint thanks to his having created it only after returning to Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Upon Optimus Prime's return from Cybertron, Jetfire reported Soundwave's continued absence and doubted the former Decepticon's assurance that everything was fine. On Prime's order, Jetfire contacted Soundwave to organise a meeting of Earth's leadership. He was later among the crowd of spectators as [[Pyra Magna#IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Pyra Magna]] challenged Prime for his lack of beliefs. Among the gathering of Earth's leaders, Jetfire witnessed the arrival of the hostile Junkions as [[Sharkticon (G1)#IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Sharkticons]] swarmed Autobot City.{{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} He and Aileron rescued the human delegation from harm, before joining Sky Lynx in the air. As Soundwave turned the Sharkticons against their masters, the Junkions continued the battle. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Prime made peace with the Junkions and Jetfire reflected on the change Optimus had made, giving him hope. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

The prospect of being in charge while Optimus is away leads Aileron to confide in Jetfire and he relates to her feelings of loneliness, giving advice from personal experience.{{storylink|What It's Really Like}} He was among those present as Sideswipe died from his injuries, reporting his passing. He was among those present at the start of Sideswipe's artificial 'dream', being among those present as he awoke. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} He also was present as [[Marissa Faireborn]], Earth's representative in the [[Council of Worlds]] headed to Cybertron. He held back a [[Gimlet|colonist]] from attacking the humans present as the Spacebridge shut off just after an explosive strike on Cybertron. As Aileron took charge, Jetfire noted that whatever happened to the bridge was probably caused on the other end, though wasn't familiar enough with the ancient technology to know how to get the bridge back online. He got to work anyway as Aileron took a team of colonists to search for Jazz. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} Returning to Autobot City, Aileron immediately tried to find out where Soundwave was from Jetfire. Having lost contact with him [[Castle Destro|earlier]], she reported the stash of weapons they had found and tried to get some rest. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

Following Onyx Prime's unexpected return on Cybertron, Jetfire sent Soundwave through Autobot City's spacebridge to their homeworld. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Soon afterwards, Jetfire watched a news report from Cybertron alongside Arcee and Aileron that told how the [[Spire]] had been struck by a devastating explosion, with Alpha Trion among the dead. Aileron demanded Jetfire activate the spacebridge so they could go help, but Arcee had some reservations. The decision was taken out of their hands by [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] himself, however, who used his spacebridge to teleport himself and everyone aboard him to Cybertron; Arcee asked Jetfire if he could override the controls, but explained there was little he could do. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} Following the ''[[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]'''s attack on Metrotitan, Jetfire and the other Autobots aboard the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] at the time managed to survive, although Jetfire had lost a leg. After witnessing Optimus be consumed by the [[Crystal City]] singularity, Jetfire agreed with Aileron that they need to figure out what was going on and act. When the group discovered [[Liege Maximo]] and Onyx's [[Maximal|Maximals]] were hot on their heels, Jetfire tried to convince the others to leave him behind, but Aileron would have none of it. He was then taken to safety by the younger flier while Victorion clashed with Devastator and Arcee held off Maximo and the Maximals. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

==Spotlight: Mirage==
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With most of the Autobots defeated, the severely damaged Jetfire was with Optimus Prime's crew in the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], the last pocket of Autobot resistance in the galaxy. After the treacherous [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] conned his way into their bunker and allowed the Decepticons in, he used Jetfire's life as a bargaining chip (despite [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'s best efforts to protect him) to get Optimus Prime to surrender. [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] refused to give up fighting until he realized just how badly Jetfire needed repairs.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

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'''Jetfire''' is the mighty [[Autobot]] scientist and aerial warrior.

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==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Joining the Autobots===
[[File:Underworld-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"I'm a scientist, Ranger Brad. I don't believe in anything."]]
Before the war, Jetfire would conduct experiments in Cybertron's Science Satellites. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}} His interest in a scientific career was hindered by the [[functionism]] of the day, as his airborne alt-mode was better suited for the defense or transportation sectors, and the troubles he faced caused him to fall in with the anti-functionist [[Decepticon]] movement. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} He became acquaintances with [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], who told him about [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon's]] resident "hero cop," [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], who was also an [[Autobot]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} One day after his teacher [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] got him a job at the [[technoversity]] of [[Ultirex]], he spotted Pax himself, and attacked him. Pax knocked him out and revealed his secret allegiance to Ratchet. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Pax subsequently brought Jetfire to fellow officer [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], whom Pax had worked with in the past and wanted help from in figuring out why Jetfire had tried to kill him and what he knew about the death of Decepticon sympathizer [[Hefter]]. Jetfire was less than willing to cooperate with another Autobot officer, especially one who had worked for [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed that he and Pax were just looking to kill him in police custody as had happened to Hefter. During a bit of a rough interrogation, Prowl managed to convince the scientist that was one of the last things they wanted to do, and that they just wanted proof to bring Hefter's killers to justice. Jetfire admitted that he tried to kill Pax because of his anger at how he had continued to be a cop even after standing up to the [[Senate]], not under any orders, and that he had learned all about him from Soundwave. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Jetfire then took Pax and Prowl to the bolthole where Soundwave and his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|friends]] were hiding out, the pair also wanting to question him about Hefter's death. Jetfire found Pax's condemning the Decepticons for using violence as a tool to be contemptible, claiming that he was turning a blind eye to the Autobots' own faults by doing so; before Jetfire could continue, he was quieted down by Prowl. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} As [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]] watched, a newly released Jetfire gave Prowl a parting punch. Being offered a gun by the pair, Jetfire turned the gun over to Prowl and Pax, not believing real Decepticons to desire weaponry. Hoping to clear Hefter's name, he led the cops to the next shipment. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

The two tried to assure him that he would be a hero and no one would be harmed, though Jetfire only wished to be a scientist. Needlenose shocked Jetfire with the revelation that the weapons had come straight from Decepticon high command, unintentionally angering Orion Pax as he observed the transaction. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Pax burst in, barely giving the weapons dealers a chance to surrender before killing the first to pull a gun. A conflicted Jetfire killed a second Decepticon who was taking a shot at Pax, before any further response was interrupted by the remote detonation of the weapons. A Decepticon no more, Jetfire asked Pax what was next. Unhappy with the answer, Jetfire did not believe everything the Decepticons stood for should be destroyed. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets}} Now a lab technician working for the police's science division, [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] was immediately hostile on account of everything from his past allegiance to his alt-mode, which he considered 'unsuitable' for scientific work. After passing on to Nosecone the same gun that he had used to kill the Decepticon from the other day, Prowl having claimed that it was important evidence in finding Hefter's killer, Jetfire left the lab. Expecting a friendly face in [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]], he and the weapon dealers paid him back for his betrayal. Their beating was interrupted by a shining light, scaring them off. [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] attempted to offer him help, but was rejected by Jetfire. Returning to work the next day bruised, Nosecone mocked him for his 'hot-shot police work'. Changing the subject to the weapon he had used against the dealers, Nosecone told him there was nothing for it to reveal and revealing Prowl's deception. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} On the sixth day of his new job, Jetfire snapped at Nosecone's lack of cooperation, storming out of the building and bringing a smile to the cop's face. While flying over the city, he was pursued by Optimus, who brought him back to the surface but was unable to understand Jetfire, and that he wanted to be a flier and a scientist, rather than the choice of one. That both sides inspired violence. Jetfire confronted Deluge and as he decides to go back to his job, the two start to talk over a drink. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

When Bumblebee turned himself in to the police station, believing to be losing his mind, Prowl had Jetfire ran a scan of him. He detected and tracked a 'nightmare' signal transmitted by Soundwave, [[Ferak]] and Shockwave that had been the cause of the bot's distress. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Jetfire continued working at the technoversity and was there when Orion Pax became Optimus Prime and broadcast a call to arms against the Decepticon forces in power. He responded with many civilian Autobots and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} After Optimus became leader of Cybertron, he sent Jetfire and his science team—[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]], and Ratchet—to the crater of the destroyed [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] to search for any trace of fuel. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Descending to the caverns opened up by the facility's destruction, the four scientists stumbled upon ancient cave carvings depicting a [[Trypticon (G1)|giant monster]] as well as a lake of seemingly self-replicating [[energon]] that temporarily turned Ratchet into a mindless beast. Before they could study this side effect, the team was attacked by deadly creatures residing in the tunnels and retreated to another cavern, where they found the very monster depicted in the carvings. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}} Jetfire reported these findings to Optimus Prime, who ordered him to find a way to neutralize the sleeping monster so that the Autobots could safely make use of the energon lake. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} However, the area was then attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, who chased off Jetfire's scientists and awakened the beast, known as Trypticon. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} After Trypticon had been defeated, Jetfire was put in charge of curing the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], who had adapted altmodes that made them hyper-aggressive. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} During the Decepticons' attack on Iacon soon after, Jetfire and Perceptor contacted Optimus to inform him of the city's primary coolant plants being compromised, which would result in flooding. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

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Alongside Bumblebee and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], Jetfire was ordered to follow the Decepticon starship ''[[Empirion]]'' and find out what its crew was up to. As they waited and watched, the Decepticons began attacking an [[Urtuskian]] settlement, causing Bumblebee to order the others to ram their shuttle into the ''Empirion'' and protect the aliens. Jetfire wasn't too enthusiastic about facing down an enemy that clearly outnumbered them, but in the end the Decepticons didn't find their [[Metroplex (G1)|main objective]] and retreated. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

At some point during the war, Jetfire advised against sending the small Autobot Wheelie on his own on an exploration mission. He was overruled by Ultra Magnus, who explained that they had to make due, because of their limited resources. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Years of war had put the Transformers' home world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through too much punishment, meaning a spiral into planet-wide cataclysm, a consequence the scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] had foreseen. Jetfire and other Transformers scientists ignored his warning, until it was too late. Thunderwing underwent the [[Pretender|polydermal grafting]] process he had developed, and was driven insane, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to unite and try to stop him. Jetfire spent the battle trying to figure out a way to effectively counter Thunderwing, but Cybertron itself swallowed Thunderwing before he could find a way. Cybertron was abandoned as a result.

===Modern era===
[[File:Stormbringer4 JetfirePrime plainlanguage.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|I just plumb don't understand alla' yer fancy talkin'...]]
Seven hundred stellar cycles later, and against regulations, Jetfire and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s traveled to the supposedly-abandoned husk of Cybertron from their science vessel, the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', to investigate a strange energy reading. Though it violated several command directives, Jetfire decided to lead a recon mission to the surface. Despite the misgivings everyone had, Jetfire remained adamant that they investigate, saying that a failure to investigate was what doomed Cybertron to begin with. Upon arriving on the dead surface of the planet near [[Thunderhead Pass]], Jetfire, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were ambushed by a mysterious group of robots with stealth abilities. The Technobots were badly damaged and Jetfire was captured. When he revived, he found his [[Pretender|captors]] worshiping the reanimated corpse of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

Their leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], wished to revisit the mad scientist's plot and harness the power that accelerated the planet's death in an apocalyptic torrent all those years ago. Jetfire pleaded with Bludgeon not to again unleash the powers that destroyed their planet, but he was ignored, and his attempts to escape were thwarted. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thanks to a distress signal sent by the remaining Technobots in the ''Calabi-Yau'', Optimus Prime and the [[Wrecker]]s soon arrived, released Jetfire, and defeated his captors, just before an alert system announced the arrival of Thunderwing, newly reborn. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

Fortunately Jetfire was able to figure out that the [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] powering Thunderwing would be depleted in a prolonged struggle. This allowed Optimus Prime, the Wreckers, and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to stop the monstrosity without destroying Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

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Jetfire was later called in to take the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] to the [[Garrus-9]] prison and attempt to cure them. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Every previous attempt had failed, but whether he may have found a cure to their combined minds was then rendered moot when the Decepticons attacked and abducted the Monsters. He convinced [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] to let [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] "escape" to hunt the Monsters down, and they would invent some story afterward. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

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Shortly after Optimus Prime arrived on Garrus-9, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] activated the [[Nega-Core]] and its guardian, Thunderwing, on [[Corata-Vaz]]. Prime ordered Jetfire to summon the Wreckers to face off against Thunderwing again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Unfortunately the Wreckers proved to be little more than an annoyance to the guardian, and Jetfire, believing he had ironed out the bugs, received permission to test Thunderwing's experiment on four Autobots, deciding things couldn't really get much worse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}}

With the experiments taking a while, Jetfire decided to re-use Bludgeon's Axis Cradle and use it to take control of, and shut down, Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} This saw him marked for death by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who took remote mental control of Bludgeon's body on Garrus-9. Faced with a hideous monster about to kill and his own inability to move, Jetfire... calmly noticed how slowly Bludgeon was moving, worked out Jhiaxus was trying to control the monster ''and'' monitor pan-galactic fronts, and baited him with the imminent collapse of his strategy, causing Jhiaxus to freeze in panic.

After the crisis was over, Jetfire covertly monitored [[Gorlam Prime]] in its transformation into a new Cybertron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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===On Earth===
[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-Jetfireandothers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh man, lookit me! Super fancy!]]
Three years later, Jetfire arrived on Earth after the Decepticons leveled the infrastructure of the Autobot war machine. Along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], he was taken in by Optimus Prime's unit as a refugee from the devastation. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} However, just sitting in a cave absorbing the humans' primitive wireless signals drove him nuts, so after Prime abandoned the Autobots and surrendered to [[Skywatch]], he joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] when he decided to leave the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} As the group needed all the help they could get in getting off Earth, Hot Rod liberated several Decepticons from Skywatch and told Jetfire to undo their restraints using technology acquired from [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]]. Jetfire was hesitant about helping the enemy, but Hot Rod assured him that were no sides anymore. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Well, Hot Rod was wrong. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and his Decepticons turned on Jetfire and the others after the starship was complete. Swindle even used some of the 'Cons Jetfire reactivated to create a new gestalt, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. With the help of Optimus Prime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Bumblebee's crew and the humans of Skywatch, Menasor was dismantled. As Rodimus fled the planet, Jetfire and the rest of the Autobots rejoined Bumblebee's command. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} Jetfire was later present when the Autobots initiated an alliance with Skywatch. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

[[File:RanksofBronze-BroadsideJetfire.jpg|left|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Well you wouldn't expect Jetfire to wear his super fancy body to get shot at, would you?]]
As part of the alliance, the Autobots gave the humans free access to Cybertronian technology, which concerned Jetfire. He had a discussion with Bumblebee, the new Autobot commander, who simply told him that they needed to trust the humans in order for the humans to trust them. The Autobots then found themselves thrust into action again as the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were spotted in [[North Korea]] fighting for [[Kim Jong Du|their government]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} Jetfire was among the troops sent to defeat them, acting as air support against [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. However, Vortex was more than capable of fighting off a scientist like him, and cut open Jetfire's wing, sending him out of control. He crashed explosively into [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and was later seen receiving medical attention. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

Once the Combaticons were finally defeated, Jetfire and the Korea team returned to the United States, where they learned that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] had returned for vengeance. They rolled out to confront the Decepticon leader near [[Albuquerque]], but Optimus Prime ordered the rest of the Autobots to stay back while he alone confirmed what was going on. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} Prime later ordered Jetfire to fly into orbit and join [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. He initially protested, as the Autobots might need air support against Megatron, but was told that the mission required a scientist instead of a warrior. Once in space, Jetfire helped Cosmos drop a Skywatch satellite right on top of Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Six weeks later, Jetfire watched in shock as Rodimus returned to Earth with the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. From him, the Autobots learned that Cybertron had been rendered habitable again, and so they all departed Earth to chase [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] off their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} En route, he and many others were curious as to what Optimus Prime would do with Megatron, now captured and imprisoned on board Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} When they decided to hold a fair trial for him, Jetfire was tasked with contacting [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Judge Tyrest]] to act as an unbiased party, though he had had no luck with it by the time they reached Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

As Galvatron began firing at Cybertron's surface using [[Kimia Facility]], all flying Autobots, including Jetfire, were ordered to attack it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Together with Broadside, he also performed an air strike on the Decepticons summoned to the planet by an escaped Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

===Post-war Cybertron===
[[File:TheVerge-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Apeface remembered Jetfire's ''War For Cybertron'' class!]]
Following the defeat of Galvatron, Jetfire stayed on a reborn Cybertron alongside most other Autobots. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} Many months after the Chaos Event, Megatron returned to a rebuilt Iacon and was captured by the Autobots (but only after they were prevented from killing him), after which Jetfire, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were assigned to guard him. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Soon enough, the Decepticon population came busting into the prison to free their leader, and Jetfire was cut down by [[Apeface]] while trying to get an injured Bluestreak to safety. {{storylink|The Verge}} Luckily, he and the other injured guards were hidden away from the rampaging Decepticons by a grateful Swindle. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Jetfire eventually recovered from his damage, and joined the united Cybertronian front against 70 billion [[Ammonite]]s invading on behalf of the "[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Dark Cyclops]]". {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} He helped hold the line while Optimus and Megatron saved the day. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Jetfire would watch as Megatron melted his [[fusion cannon]] in the aftermath of his surrender to the Autobots. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} In the aftermath of Megatron's trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], Jetfire returned to Cybertron on a shuttle that also had Prowl on board, and later recounted to [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] how furious Prowl had been that whole trip as the two heard him begin his latest outburst at Optimus. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

===Return to Earth===
Jetfire was later recruited for the ''[[Ark-7]]'' crew to act as a pilot (much to his annoyance). {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} The scientist was, however, given his own personal laboratory and was able to construct his own personal drone: [[D.0.C.]] {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Jetfire was later present aboard the ship when it entered the atmosphere of Earth and was subsequently ordered by Optimus to take the ship into [[Moon (moon)|lunar]] orbit after a missile strike by the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Jetfire later attempted to exterminate the micro-bots that had formed from the human weaponry by using a fluid of his own design, but was saved the effort thanks to [[Constructicon (G1)|Prowl's team]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

Jetfire later reported that he had found the location of the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]'s mind bomb in the [[Marshall Islands]], picking up its signal after it had been used on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When Jazz was sent to infiltrate the EDC base, Jetfire provided him with his newly created stealth paint to keep him invisible to all sensors. After Jazz confirmed [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s being held captive there, Jetfire and D.0.C. joined Optimus and the other Autobots in an all-out assault on the base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Jetfire thought the situation had turned hopeless when the Decepticons and their ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', had joined the battle, but continued to fight on until Prowl brought down the ''Nemesis'' and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] destroyed the base. As the Autobots left aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Jetfire and D.0.C. went to work giving the rescued Alpha Trion medical attention. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

When an alarm on the ''Ark-7'' went off, indicating that the hangar airlock had been opened, Jetfire leapt into action with D.0.C. and Arcee. The scientist was left rather confused when Sky Lynx told how Optimus and Alpha Trion had simply left aboard the ''[[Skyroller]]'', thinking it unlike Optimus to be so secretive. {{storylink|The Crucible}} While treating Trion in the medbay, Jetfire lectured Optimus on his taking the ancient Autobot out in his poor condition. When Optimus asked Jetfire to step outside so he could have a private chat with Trion, Jetfire agreed to, though not without voicing his unhappiness at being kept out of the loop. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Jetfire was shocked when Prowl and the Constructicons returned to the ''Ark-7'' with a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] originally built by the Decepticons, although he did note that they could set up a duplicate on Cybertron to connect it to. When [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] commented on how high strung Prowl was as he shouted angrily during a private call, Jetfire replied that everyone was high strung these days. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Jetfire thought that the crew should have been returning to Cybertron after recent events there concerning the [[Enigma of Combination]], but Arcee instead wanted to him to take a closer look at an [[Onyx]] tablet she had acquired. After trying to tell Cosmos how D.0.C.—whom the lonely 'bot had befriended—wasn't really alive, Jetfire examined the tablet using [[Teletraan]]; thinking that looking at human code was a waste of time at first, Jetfire soon changed his tune when he discovered ancient Cybertronian source code within the device. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

Jetfire went on studying the tablet, soon discovering that its coding could communicate with the coding in other Onyx devices. When D.0.C. picked up a quantum signal within the coding, Jetfire volunteered to lead a mission that would use D.0.C. to track the signal to its source. Alongside Jazz, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], and Sky Lynx, Jetfire took D.0.C. to the island of [[Bouvetoya]] in [[Antarctica]], where they found the quantum signal's source in a building. Before they could do anything, however, a group of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]/[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] [[Seeker clone|clone-combiner]]s emerged from the snow and smashed Jetfire into the ground, knocking him unconscious. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Now held prisoner in a secret chamber of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base along with the other Autobots, Jetfire was absolutely baffled when it was D.0.C. and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s dog, [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], who came to their rescue. Although Jetfire and the others were ready to battle the EDC after D.0.C. freed them, Jetfire's creation quickly explained to him that the EDC wasn't responsible. When the group went to confront their real captor, [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]], Jetfire listened as Galvatron suddenly arrived and explained Blackrock's true origins as a creation of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As the Autobots aimed their weapons at Galvatron, Jetfire wasn't too impressed with Jazz's plan for them to just shoot at the Decepticon leader, but it ended up becoming moot after [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] teleported Galvatron and himself out as quickly as they came. With the Decepticon-controlled ''Ark-7'' headed for [[Shanghai]] and the EDC unable to convince the [[China|Chinese]] government to cooperate, Jetfire suggested the Autobots head there themselves. Unfortunately, with Sky Lynx still too injured to fly, this wasn't possible. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Jetfire and the others were soon picked up by Optimus and his forces in the ''Skyroller'' and taken to the Autobots' new base at Thundercracker's northern homestead. Although Jetfire had reservations when Optimus asked him about using the ''Skyroller''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems to transmit a message across Earth and Cybertron, he still helped Prime in sending it. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} While there, the ''Skyroller'' received a transmission containing the last will and testament of various ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew members. He showed it to Optimus Prime, but sadly informed him that not only could he not reach the ''Lost Light'', the message had been sent three weeks prior anyway. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} After Prime returned from the [[White House]] missing an arm, Jetfire tried to get him to medbay but was rebuffed. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} As the Autobots were organizing an alliance with Soundwave's Decepticons to fight Galvatron, Prime had Jetfire scan [[Monument Valley]] for anything strange, having felt something in the vicinity, but he detected nothing. Jetfire then participated in the attack on Galvatron's [[Nemesis (G1)|underwater base]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He was unable to help when Galvatron used the Enigma of Combination source code to separate [[Victorion]] and create his own combiners, it being too advanced for him, but provided the requisite technobabble to explain how [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] could break the code. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} After the battle was won, the victors rested for a while on the ocean floor. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Jetfire reported their results to Alpha Trion at new HQ, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], only for the signal to be mysteriously cut short after Trion mentioned a "problem" on his side. {{storylink|White Light}} The group was then attacked by EDC forces and fled back to Autobot City. {{storylink|White Heat}} A few months later, Jetfire and some of his comrades were on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to assist in relief efforts in the wake of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s rampage. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

As more colonist Transformers arrived on Earth and treated Optimus Prime as their glorious messiah, Jetfire was asked by [[Aileron]] if Prime had always acted like he did recently, having known him since before the war. Jetfire responded that Prime had been different just a year prior, blaming his recent behavior on all the messiah stuff getting to him. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Later, after the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' arrival on Earth, Jetfire interrupted Arcee to do a routine check up on the comatose [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]], expressing frustration that his and D.0.C.'s efforts to stop Sideswipe's [[spark]] corrosion were amounting to very little. After the Junkion leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] arrived at Autobot City, Jetfire toured them around. Although Jetfire believed that the aliens had no worthwhile tech to offer them, he was soon proven wrong when Wreck-Gar spotted Sideswipe and revealed that they had in their possession a [[positron core]], which could cure his spark corrosion and many others. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} That night, Jetfire discussed with Soundwave and Arcee what the Junkions' true motives could be, with Soundwave devising a plan to have Cosmos use Jetfire's stealth paint and infiltrate the Junkion [[Quintesson Cruiser|ship]] to discover any ill intentions they may have; Jetfire quickly figured that Soundwave believed the Junkions would have no way of countering the stealth paint thanks to his having created it only after returning to Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Upon Optimus Prime's return from Cybertron, Jetfire reported Soundwave's continued absence and doubted the former Decepticon's assurance that everything was fine. On Prime's order, Jetfire contacted Soundwave to organise a meeting of Earth's leadership. He was later among the crowd of spectators as [[Pyra Magna#IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Pyra Magna]] challenged Prime for his lack of beliefs. Among the gathering of Earth's leaders, Jetfire witnessed the arrival of the hostile Junkions as [[Sharkticon (G1)#IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Sharkticons]] swarmed Autobot City.{{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} He and Aileron rescued the human delegation from harm, before joining Sky Lynx in the air. As Soundwave turned the Sharkticons against their masters, the Junkions continued the battle. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} Prime made peace with the Junkions and Jetfire reflected on the change Optimus had made, giving him hope. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

The prospect of being in charge while Optimus is away leads Aileron to confide in Jetfire and he relates to her feelings of loneliness, giving advice from personal experience.{{storylink|What It's Really Like}} He was among those present as Sideswipe died from his injuries, reporting his passing. He was among those present at the start of Sideswipe's artificial 'dream', being among those present as he awoke. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} He also was present as [[Marissa Faireborn]], Earth's representative in the [[Council of Worlds]] headed to Cybertron. He held back a [[Gimlet|colonist]] from attacking the humans present as the Spacebridge shut off just after an explosive strike on Cybertron. As Aileron took charge, Jetfire noted that whatever happened to the bridge was probably caused on the other end, though wasn't familiar enough with the ancient technology to know how to get the bridge back online. He got to work anyway as Aileron took a team of colonists to search for Jazz. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}} Returning to Autobot City, Aileron immediately tried to find out where Soundwave was from Jetfire. Having lost contact with him [[Castle Destro|earlier]], she reported the stash of weapons they had found and tried to get some rest. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

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==Spotlight: Mirage==
[[File:Jetfire hostage Spotlight Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
With most of the Autobots defeated, the severely damaged Jetfire was with Optimus Prime's crew in the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], the last pocket of Autobot resistance in the galaxy. After the treacherous [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] conned his way into their bunker and allowed the Decepticons in, he used Jetfire's life as a bargaining chip (despite [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'s best efforts to protect him) to get Optimus Prime to surrender. [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] refused to give up fighting until he realized just how badly Jetfire needed repairs.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

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Cosmos (G1)

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

[[File:G1CosmosColorModel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Apparently we're just [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaj407ofjNE a way for this guy to know himself.]]]
Fast and intelligent, bored and lonely, '''Cosmos''' has reason to regret his abilities, which often separate him from his [[Autobot]] friends. Alas, his skills are far too extraordinary to ignore.

Few of his faction can achieve escape velocity and enter planetary orbit unaided, as he can, from planets as big as [[Earth]] or slightly larger. He carries fuel reserves sufficient for short orbital journeys; he is quite able to land on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], then take off and return to Earth. Cosmos enjoys such diversions immensely. Generally, however, he remains in orbit, relaying messages, observing enemy installations, and watching for [[Decepticon]] activity in nearby space. His optical sensors are able to observe a human radio host standing outside in the high desert from 600 miles up.

As a living [[Transformer]], his advantage over a simple satellite is great, but it is a boring life for Cosmos. Every so often he breaks the monotony by hovering eerily above the backyards of Earth citizens, drifting silently behind the cars of lone drivers with his running lights on, or briefly jamming TV transmissions with reruns of ''The Outer Limits''. He has also been known to zigzag through meteor showers on a clear night, showing off his space piloting skills. Naturally, this causes some consternation to the poor humans he is supposed to defend, but it's all in good fun. [[Primus]] save us from bored techies.

{{quote|This is terrible!}}
{{quote|Cosmos has been in worse predicaments...|Jazz and Perceptor on one of our hero's many misadventures|"[[The God Gambit]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Wei]] (Chinese), [[Enrique Garduza]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Christian Weygand]] (German, Generation 2 dub of "Prime Target")}}

[[File:MMP2 Cosmos at controls.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Stop bugging me! I've almost beaten ''Undefined Fantastic Object''!]]
Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of Cosmos, Autobot deep-space reconnaissance officer. His continuing mission—to observe Decepticon activities. To provide intelligence to the Autobots in their never ending war. To boldly crash where no other Autobot has crashed before!

Our hero began his adventures with a bang, appearing out of nowhere to blindly lead the Autobot spacecraft straight into the sun. If not for the impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] trying to change their course and realizing the controls were locked, Cosmos would have had the greatest crash of all. Still, he did his best to save his fellow Autobots in the end, as his deep space armor allowed Cosmos to come inside the ship and continue poking vainly at the control panel long after the others collapsed from their circuits overheating. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field eventually saved the Autobots, and they managed to vacate the crumbling ship inside a massive force sphere, tethered to Cosmos to bring them back to Earth. Cosmos's knack for crashing almost did them in anyhow, though — the same reprogrammed guidance directives that were controlling their ship were now being beamed by [[Teletraan I]] to Cosmos himself, forcing him to lead the force sphere back on a course into the sun. Only the freak chance of the Decepticon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] visiting the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and blowing up Teletraan I on a whim saved the Autobots, and allowed Cosmos to begin towing them back to Earth. Even though time was of the essence, we can only assume Cosmos didn't crash-land upon re-entry. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:Blasterbluesonthemoon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I choose Bachelor #2!]]
When next seen, Cosmos was patrolling the spaceways for Decepticon activity with [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (probably as a punishment for actually liking Blaster's taste in music) when they came across a [[Decepticon lunar dome base|lunar base]] being run by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Against logic and precedent, Cosmos actually managed to make a perfect two point landing on a hillside near the base to eavesdrop. Enraged at Cosmos for defying all expectations and NOT crashing (not to mention the, uh... spying he was doing), Megatron ordered Astrotrain to bring him in as a prisoner. Prisoners of war, Cosmos and Blaster were then welded to the wall and used as a power booster and tuning mechanism for Megatron's trans-scrambler, wiping out all radio contact on Earth. Luckily, Blaster managed to send his own signal along Megatron's scrambling beam, alerting the Autobots to their location. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and drew the Decepticons' attention away from their base. Left alone, Cosmos had to do little more than raise his arm to fire off a particle beam that totally destroyed Megatron's antenna array and saved the day, teaching tyrants everywhere once and for all not to underestimate an Autobot just because he's short, fat, ugly, lonely, nerdy and more than a little (Dare we say it?) spacey... {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Gambittitans&cosmos.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I told you we should have gone hunting turkeys, but nooooooo...]]
Possibly Cosmos's shining moment was one for most of which he wasn't even conscious. Cosmos crash-landed rather dramatically on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] after being shot down by the pursuing Astrotrain, who was after the energy data the Autobot carried. Cosmos's body was discovered by [[Titan (species)|the moon's natives]], but Astrotrain quickly followed up, having overheard their superstitious discussion and set himself up as one of their [[Sky God]]s. The cowed, religious people quickly obeyed him, and Astrotrain put Cosmos's body in the main temple for use as an idol. The rebel [[Talaria]] overheard Astrotrain musing to himself about Cosmos's short-circuit and managed to use Cosmos's systems to get an SOS to the Autobots on [[Earth]]. With barely enough power flowing through his systems to stay active, Cosmos found a better use for it: shooting [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. With the Decepticon occupied for the moment, Talaria was able to escape unmolested. [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] were dispatched to Titan via Omega Supreme, and Cosmos was recovered, the Decepticons sent packing, and the Titans were freed from religious dogma. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

Somehow, Cosmos managed to talk [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into letting him serve on Earth for a while as part of the Autobots' joint Crimebuster program with the NYPD. He observed a traffic jam while hovering over Times Square, and later tried to chase down Starscream on foot with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], only to end up causing massive structural damage to a human mall. Incidentally, Cosmos was back in space very shortly. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Cosmos ejects escape pod.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"Hang on while I jettison my head."]]
After [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] pumped out hundreds of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticlones]] to swarm over the countryside and gather power, Prime sent Cosmos into space to retrieve a giant can of [[robotic insecticide]]. (Really — we can't make this stuff up.) On his way back with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], though, Cosmos was attacked by [[Morphobot]]s on [[Floron III]]. Although he managed to break loose of their grip, the techno-organic plants left behind spores on his hull which quickly developed into fully functioning vines that entangled Cosmos as he tried to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. Spike and Bumblebee escaped in an ejector chamber, but Cosmos did his crash-landing bit and was covered in Morphobots by the time he came to a stop, with the robotic insecticide can still inside him. Bumblebee summoned the other Autobots to try and help, and it was Blaster's obnoxious music that ultimately cleared the way and allowed them to free Cosmos. [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] promised to give Cosmos "the best overhaul he'd ever had" when they got back to the Ark. Uh-huh... niiiiiice... {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:Cosmos in space.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Good evening, citizens of Earth.]]
When he uncovered a Decepticon operation to mine ore from an asteroid they'd pulled into orbit, Cosmos rushed back to warn Prime and gather a strike force. Optimus stressed caution instead and ordered Cosmos back up into space to acquire some hard evidence on the Decepticon activity. Cosmos did as he was asked and actually managed to grab a sample of ore right out of Astrotrain while the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were loading him up. He brought this "hard evidence" back to Earth to show Prime. The Autobot leader commended Cosmos on his work, but he wasn't quite done and sent Cosmos back out into orbit yet again, this time to track Astrotrain to the refinery the Decepticons must have been using to process the ore. Prime loves his outer space yo-yo. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

When [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] intercepted a distress signal, Cosmos carried him, Bumblebee and Perceptor to the planet of the [[Tlalakan]]s, a humanoid race held captive by the Decepticons. Too late, they realized that it was a Decepticon distress call. Droids blasted Cosmos, who (surprise, surprise) crashed on the planet. He remained damaged for a time, too much so to participate in many of the Autobots' adventures on the planet. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Overflying [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]'s castle, Cosmos reported back to headquarters that he'd found the Autobots who'd gone missing. He was able to transmit footage of the captives being subjected to Chumley's fiendish torture devices and report his coordinates to Teletraan I, but his transmission was cut off by Chumley himself, who invited Optimus to try and save his friends. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

Cosmos, once again teamed with Blaster, scoured the universe for more [[Ingredient X]] so that Perceptor could concoct more [[corrostop]]. One can only imagine how many moons and planets he bravely crash-landed on in his fruitless search. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Cosmos and SkyLynx crashed.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|By season 3 he'd crashed so much he'd gone off-model.]]
After the Autobots retook Cybertron, Cosmos was on the planet monitoring incoming space traffic with [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Blaster. The planet was locked down due to the threat of an imminent attack, but an incoming human shuttle reported a mayday, and Kup ordered Cosmos to let it land. Unfortunately it was a trick, and they watched it crash into Cybertron's central power facility, disabling the planetary defences. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Some time later, Cosmos was late flying in to Cybertron with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to see the activation of the new [[Power Platform Alpha|power platform]]. On his entry vector, Cosmos was blasted with [[anti-electron]]s, a dangerous substance designed to disrupt his normal operating functions. However, the anti-electrons seemed to have no effect on Cosmos at all, as moments later he crashlanded on Cybertron's surface. Perfectly normal. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Cosmos was amongst the Autobots who accompanied Optimus into Earth orbit to stop Megatron’s take-over of the ''[[Trigger]]''. They were able to repel the Decepticons from the space station in short order. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Cosmos accompanied Optimus Prime into Earth orbit after the Autobot leader’s apparent demise. There, Cosmos safeguarded a human shuttle containing [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]] and the other crew members of the ''Trigger'' while Optimus went off to battle Starscream, who had commandeered the space station and made it into his new body. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====Wars manga=====
Cosmos remarked on [[Overdrive]] using his [[Quantum Dial]] to vanish and rescue his comrades who were stuck in time. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Cosmos aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars Attacks The Transformers - Cosmos badassery.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|WILL YOU TALK TO ME NOW!]]
During a [[Martian]] invasion, the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance to see off the invaders. Though they defeated the Martian ground forces, the Martian saucers moved in to blast [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Mars Attacks: The Transformers|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Mars Attacks: The Transformers|Megatron]]. The pair were saved by Cosmos, who had hidden amongst the alien saucers in his [[alternate mode]] so he could mount a sneak attack on them. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Smeltingpoolminivehicles.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Apparently Cosmos never bothered to get an Earth mode.]]
Cosmos was a member of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Like most of the cell, he had a stronger respect for their top fighter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] than Perceptor, and along with the other Autobots overruled Perceptor's order not to search for Blaster's missing friend [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. In the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], Cosmos provided some life-giving fuel to ol' [[Wheezel (G1)|Wheezel]] for information, only to find that Scrounge had been taken away to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] by the Decepticon [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. Realizing Scrounge was probably dead already in the [[smelting pool]], Blaster went after his buddy anyway, and Cosmos and the others had to come after him and save his hide. Though Scrounge died, the Autobots managed to retrieve the last data from his infobanks, and learned that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] were alive and well on the planet [[Earth]]! {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Cosmosisakillingmachine.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Cosmos kills and kills and kills.]]
Galvanized by this knowledge, the Autobots planned a daring assault on [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], planning to destroy both his seat of power at Darkmount and the new [[space bridge]] allowing transit to Earth. Darkmount was destroyed, but the Decepticons interrupted Blaster before he could finish setting the charges on the bridge. Instead, Cosmos, Blaster, and the rest of their unit were chased over the other side, and found themselves stuck on planet Earth. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Before they could react, they were approached by the Decepticon fliers [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], who correctly identified them as Autobots and were about to open fire when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] realised the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was undefended and diverted his troops there instead. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

However, the humans belonged to the anti-robot attack team, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. While Cosmos and the other Autobots, unfamiliar with how things worked on Earth, tried to talk to their vehicles, RAAT deployed "electric snow" missiles to disorient them. Cosmos's group was then too dazed to fight back, and were captured with the help of [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} Cosmos and his fellows were disassembled, with their heads getting mounted on the wall of RAAT's headquarters. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid by combining them into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|giant mechanical suit]] to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''Following [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] back to the Ark, Cosmos and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into [[limbo]]. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance—[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had returned to the present. Unfortunately, Cosmos was punched out of the sky by Galvatron, and joined the rest of his comrades in defeat.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''After Galvatron was forced into retreat by the vagrant [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where they learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Cosmos attended Prime's funeral and assimilated into Earth's depleted Autobot forces, though it was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} ''When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] went missing following a reconnaissance mission in [[Portland|Greater Portland]], it was Cosmos who searched human law enforcement computers and located the errant Autobot in [[New York City|New York]], where [[J.D.|two]] [[Mark Brookes|hoodlums]] were using him to commit a series of robberies.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

[[File:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Is this the line for the mutiny?"]]When Optimus Prime died ''(for real)'' after a digital battle with Megatron, Cosmos observed with the other Autobots as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] failed to successfully repair their fallen leader. After attending Prime's ''(real)'' funeral, a criminal known as the [[Mechanic (G1)|Mechanic]] turned the Ark's new security systems on the mourning Autobots, with devastating results. Though several were wounded, Ratchet was able to best the intruder and then tended to the wounds Cosmos and the others had suffered. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Shortly afterwards the Ark came under attack from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], whose [[sonic-scrambler mine]]s caused Cosmos and the other Autobots to lose control of their limbs, leaving them easy prey for his battle station mode. They were ultimately rescued by none other than [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who the Autobots immediately elected Prime's successor. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} Unfortunately, Grimlock turned out to be a self-interested tyrant, but he did help get the Ark repaired and off of Earth, a large process that Cosmos contributed towards. Cosmos also aided in the construct of a [[variable voltage harness]], to be used against "traitorous" Autobots. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} Nevertheless, Cosmos was among the Autobots who begged Blaster to overthrow him, stating that the Autobots needed a "leader whose wires are connected," but the mutiny didn't pan out. Instead, Cosmos witnessed Grimlock's mock-execution of some [[Spacehikers|young human prisoners]] to draw Blaster into a trap. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Later, Blaster and Grimlock battled for supremacy on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], as Cosmos and the other Autobots cheered Blaster on. This event took an even uglier turn when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] led the Decepticons in an ambush. Cosmos was seen facing down [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in the battle that followed, and by its conclusion Cosmos was among the Autobots still standing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after Optimus Prime's return, Cosmos was among several Autobots who responded to [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s distress call near the Decepticons' [[Club Con|arctic base]]. Cosmos watched as this scene once again turned into another battle with the Decepticons! {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
Cosmos was part of a team brought to Earth by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to investigate why [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] was taken off-line, only to run into heavy [[Quintesson]] opposition. Luckily, Hot Rod managed to awaken [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to drive off the invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Cosmos destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|About to be blasted into star stuff.]]
When Optimus Prime discovered Megatron was still active on Earth in [[2012]], he took a detachment of Autobots, including Cosmos, to confront the insane tyrant. They found Megatron just before he killed [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], one of the Wreckers who had uncovered Megatron's activites on Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} While the two leaders clashed, Cosmos and the others battled Megatron's reanimated army of [[zombie]] "Ex-Bots". {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

After the fight Cosmos, [[Wheeljack (G1)|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 vaporize them from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} Returning to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'', Cosmos and the other Autobots were unwittingly targeted by surface-to-air missiles as the [[Civil Defense Hub]] had been overtaken by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} Though the missiles were called off at the last moment, the Autobots aboard the ''Valiant'' were now alerted to the threat and prepared for immediate deployment. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

As [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had disabled the Autobots' early warning system on Cybertron, Cosmos was sent out to the fringes of Cybertronian space to scout for potential threats. He relayed back to Ultra Magnus that, small as he was, he didn't expect to find anything—only to encounter [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s arriving ''[[Warworld]]''! Unfortunately for Cosmos, the ''Warworld'' greeted him with a single blast that disintegrated him. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] contacted the Autobots to ask for an audience with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Cosmos was the Autobot who took the call. When he passed on the news to the others, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] asked if maybe he'd misheard what Starscream had said. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
From his post in Earth's orbit, Cosmos spotted the Decepticons attacking a human village. He relayed this information to Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots on the planet's surface, and they rolled into action to put an end to the Decepticons' attack. Cosmos continued to watch from afar as the battle unfolded, and warned [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] tried to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Once Optimus had defeated the Decepticons and secured them with some quick-drying cement, he turned his gaze skywards, and thanked Cosmos for his contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere, but couldn't get high enough to identify it. Cosmos had much greater altitude range, and successfully located the three Decepticon space stations in orbit acting as spy satellites. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Cosmos was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[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.}}

Optimus ordered Cosmos, Warpath, and Cliffjumper to flee the battle in order to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Earthquake====
[[File:EarthquakeCosmosspies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
While the Autobots were discussing how nice the recent lull in Decepticon activity was, Cosmos cynically noted how they were due for another Decepticon attack.

Sure enough, in one possible sequence of events, Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide uncovered a Decepticon ploy to destroy Center City. When splitting up the Autobot forces to combat the Decepticons on two fronts, one at their headquarters and the other at Center City, Optimus assigned Cosmos to the lead team.

In the event that the lead team was sent to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, Cosmos participated in the Autobot’s main battle against the Decepticon forces. The Autobots emerged victorious that day.

In the event that the lead team was sent to defend Center City, Cosmos is confined within Optimus Prime’s trailer so as to not cause a panic amongst the humans. Miserable in his current position, Cosmos asked Optimus to allow him to join the secondary team in attacking the fortress.

If Optimus agreed to let Cosmos join the secondary team, Cosmos zoomed back to meet up with the other Autobots. After radioing Smokescreen for the fortress’s coordinates, Cosmos attempted to find the small team of Autobots, to no avail. Cosmos reasoned that if the other team of Autobots had failed in their mission, it would be up to him to save the world. Investigating a nearby noise, Cosmos came upon Starscream and Soundwave plotting together to overthrow Megatron. Cosmos then left the room, only to bump into Megatron himself!

If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to relate the information he had just discovered, the Decepticon leader became so enraged that he ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. As the infighting began, Cosmos inched away from the scene, only to bump into Sunstreaker, who informed Cosmos that the other Autobots had uncovered the Decepticons’ laboratory. The squadron was then able to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, destroying the fortress and the Decepticons within in one fell swoop.

If Megatron didn’t hear Cosmos out, he called his troops to him so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s dismemberment. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, Cosmos spotted the secondary team hiding nearby. Surrounding the Decepticons, the secondary team engaged their enemies. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they are unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.

Alternatively, If Optimus insisted that Cosmos stay with the lead team, Cosmos pointed out that the Autobots would not be able to do much good against the Decepticons if they remained in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s. The Autobots picked up Sparkplug en route to consult him on the matter.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not worry about subtlety, the entire squad transformed and began prowling the streets in search of Decepticons, oblivious to the panic they were causing. Cosmos was the first to deduce that the Autobots were, in fact, the source of the humans’ agitation. Unable to restore order in time, Cosmos and the rest of the team were destroyed in the earthquake that ensued.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots remained in their vehicle modes, the human would concoct a plan wherein the Autobots would help evacuate the entire town in their vehicle modes. While the land-based Autobots did the evacuating, Cosmos maintained a high altitude to avoid being seen by the humans and be on the lookout for Decepticons. Once the evacuation was completed, Cosmos spotted Megatron’s forces coming over the horizon. With the humans out of harm’s way, the Autobots transformed and engaged the approaching Decepticons, whom they easily dispatched. With the humans safe, the Autobots moved out to help their comrades at the Decepticon fortress. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
[[File:DesertFlightBeachcomberbumpsintoCosmos.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Where is Cosmos going to crash? To have him crash into the Ark, turn to page 29. To have him crash in the middle of nowhere, turn to page 36. To have him crash in an active volcano, turn to page 45.]]
Optimus allowed Cosmos a break from his monotonous duty in Earth orbit by assigning him to investigate a large explosion in a remote desert, suspecting it to be Decepticon activity. Cosmos was thankful for the excitement, and soon came upon a Decepticon base.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate, and Cosmos was instructed to stand down for the time being.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, Beachcomber bumped into Cosmos as the Autobot dune buggy was goofing about in the low-gravity environment. The Autobots soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence, and Cosmos joined them on their assault on the Decepticon base. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. Cosmos would relay the message to Megatron that the Autobots would think overnight on the ultimatum. Though Optimus pretended to have surrendered the next morning, in actuality most of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. Powerglide and Cosmos were themselves waiting outside the base for Windcharger to disable the forcefield from within.

In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.

If Buddy instead cowered away, Cosmos had to rescue Optimus after he had been hit by the gravity beam. Optimus then instructed Cosmos to send him flying towards Hook; the pair took out the Constructicon, and gained control of the gravity beam.

In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Cosmos wound up either injured or dead.

In another possible turn of events, Buddy was almost captured by Laserbeak. When Laserbeak dropped the boy, Cosmos caught him in the soft chair of his cockpit. Cosmos then kept Buddy out of harm’s way until the Autobots defeated the Decepticons.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos decided to investigate the Decepticon base on his own, he was captured immediately by Buzzsaw and Dirge. The pair then brought their captive before Megatron. Megatron explained that he planned to create a perfect duplicate of Cosmos, save that it would conceal within itself a powerful [[proton bomb]]. The duplicate would then be used to destroy Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. Once Hook had completed his task of creating the false Cosmos, the real one was stuffed away in a cell. Cosmos was quickly able to escape his prison, and found himself trying to find an escape route from the Decepticon base.

If Cosmos attempted to escape through a nearby door, a hidden booby-trap blew him to smithereens. If Cosmos went up a nearby flight of stairs, he soon found himself outside the Decepticons’ base. Cosmos took off to try and stop his duplicate from destroying his friends, and quickly caught up with his doppelgänger. Unfortunately, the Autobots had difficulty telling which Cosmos was the real one as both spaceships streaked towards them.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. Smokescreen hatched a plan where the Autobots would use their exhaust fumes to provide themselves with cover.

If Optimus went along with Smokescreen’s plan, the Autobots gained the time they needed to transform and engage the Decepticons. A fierce battle ensued, though the Autobots began to lose ground when Dirge put to good use his fear-inducing engines. Cosmos was unaffected long enough for him to have an opening on Dirge.

If Optimus shot down Dirge himself, the Autobots would become inspired by their leader’s battle prowess, and would fight on to victory!

If Cosmos took the shot, he was able to force the Decepticons to retreat back to their base. The Autobots then managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Autobot Alert!====
While at his usual post in Earth orbit, Cosmos spotted a squadron of Decepticons encroaching on his position, and sounded an Autobot Alert, warning Ultra Magnus in Metroplex city of his findings. He was zapped by the Decepticons before he could go into deeper detail, and his communique with Autobot headquarters was cut off abruptly.

If Ultra Magnus and a small team of Autobots headed out to rescue Cosmos, they soon found him drifting in the blackness of space after taking off in an Autobot shuttle. He was quickly pulled onboard via magnetic cables. Though severely injured, Cosmos was still alive. Whether Cosmos was subsequently destroyed or returned safely to base depended on what decisions the other Autobots made. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Cosmos happened on space station [[S.S. Exton 9]], under attack by the Decepticons, and encountered five children. The children believed that their only chance of freeing their families from the Decepticon [[suspension-ray beam]] was to travel to [[Andellor]] to obtain the [[Prism of Power]], and they persuaded Cosmos to take them there. After avoiding some [[space vulture]]s, the small Autobot ran into [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Octane]], who insisted he lead them to Andellor. With no other choice, Cosmos complied, but with the help of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and Andellor's native fauna, managed to lose the trio.

After obtaining the Prism, he flew Ironhide and the children back to Exton 9 and kept [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] busy while the kids used the crystal. Cosmos later returned the Prism to Andellor. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Cosmos BlackHorizon2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Snow crash.]]
Cosmos's inert form was within the Ark when Cobra came across it, and retrieved the dormant Cybertronians within. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

Much later, Cosmos was stationed on Earth, part of a small detachment under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s command. In cooperation with [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] and [[Firewall]], the team worked to round up stray Cybertronian technology on Earth. When an emergency came up, he arrived over [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]'s back yard to beam him aboard and carried him to the ''[[Arc II]]''. Cosmos then joined Prowl's team on a mission to capture [[Destro]] and some of his arms-purchasing clients; Cosmos himself lassoed the buyer, then evacuated the squad before the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team could arrive.

Later, when the submerged ''Arc II'' was attacked by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, Cosmos dodged the giant organic craft that had flown the Decepticons there. [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] brought [[Firewall]] to the water's surface, where Cosmos picked her up. The two headed for [[Tibet]] to help out the team under Optimus Prime's command. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

[[File:Beastformers GIJoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb| The words "Flying Hamburger" do come to mind.]]
On arrival, though, all they found was snow-blown mountain wastes, until something grabbed Firewall and pulled her below ground. Shortly afterward, an avalanche swept Cosmos away. Recovering, Cosmos searched near and far for Firewall, but finally came upon [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Joe Colton]], holding off a band of [[Yeti]]; his firepower quickly turned the tide of the fight.

Then, Cosmos and his best mate Flint flew into space and down the attacking [[Unicron]]'s throat, intending to kill him with a [[Metal-eating spore|metal-eating fungus]] from [[Cobra-La]]. They dodged the planet-eater's "[[Beastformer|anti-bodies]]" on the way to his brain, but Cosmos was eventually paralyzed by a magnetic pulse, which meant Flint had to carry out the mission on his own. By the time he had spread the spores into Unicron's brain, Cosmos had recovered and sped out of there with Flint before everything came crashing down. After getting confused by Flint's jokes about Unicron's demise, he returned to Earth and shook hands with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Countdown to Extinction Minibots pre-battle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Powerglide, we all have our opinions, I just think Undefined Fantastic Object is better than Perfect Cherry Blossom.]]
Cosmos was one of many Autobots who rose up and took arms against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] after Optimus Prime and the Ark's crew returned to Cybertron to lead the population in revolt against the Decepticon's corrupt rule. He joined up with a resistance cell under [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and fought alongside his comrades in the insurrection. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Afterward, Cosmos was placed under [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s command during a supply run to Earth aboard the starship ''[[Orion]]''. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Their mission led them into conflict with the super-powered clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. He overloaded the ''Orion'' with energy, causing it to crash. The ''Orion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew walked away from their rough landing unharmed however, and Sunstorm left in pursuit of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Cosmos and his team set about repairing their ship, and accomplished the task in a few hours. The Autobots were getting ready for some well-earned rest when Starscream returned, now accompanied by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} The Autobots soon began an uncomfortable alliance with Starscream against the greater evil of Sunstorm. Of course, Starscream turned on them first chance he got, and Cosmos was one of the Autobots he knocked off-line while making his escape. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

[[Ratchet (G1)|Doc Ratchet]] had Cosmos fixed up in a few days, though, and he was last seen helping with the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Cosmos participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, and plummeted down, aflame in his saucer mode, as the carnage raged around him. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Cosmos managed to survive long enough to, at the very least, assume his robot form. His corpse nonetheless later lay inert amongst the mass Autobot/Decepticon grave that the battlefield had become. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''Universe'' comic===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English)}}
Cosmos was briefly caught up in the [[Universe War]] while aboard the starship ''[[OTFCC (ship)|OTFCC]]'' with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] when a spatial vortex created by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] pulled them into conflict over a frozen planetoid with the [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]]. Autobots and [[Maximal]]s from several time periods and universal streams joined forces and repulsed the Minions. Afterwards, Cosmos and his comrades were returned to their proper space/time. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SpotlightJazz-BeachcomberCosmos.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"They'd better make a gaddurned statue of me!"]]
In the early days of the war, Cosmos was part of the detail that helped [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] off a transport ship after his successful rescue of [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Sometime later, he was seen chatting with his comrades [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] during a victory celebration. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

In modern times, after Blaster was found alive and well, Cosmos was one of many Autobots who traveled to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub|Hub]] to see "The Voice" again with his own optics. His appearance alongside [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] suggested that Cosmos was part of that Autobot's counter-insurgency unit. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} Later, he helped defend [[Garrus-9]] when [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] broke in to challenge his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|successor]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:InternationalIncident4 Cosmos on nuke.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"We ain't come this far just to dump this thing in the drink. What's the nearest target opportunity?"]]
Cosmos had joined the Autobot ranks on Earth by the time they forged a secret alliance with [[Skywatch]]. When the Autobots did battle with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]]—a mission where secrecy was of utmost importance—Cosmos was sent into space to keep human satellites from spotting them. He successfully hacked the five satellites watching the area into broadcasting a loop of ordinary farmers instead. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

Unfortunately, this meant Skywatch couldn't oversee the battle ''either'', so when the situation got complicated, Cosmos was ordered to free up one satellite for them to use. He grumbled a bit about how his job wasn't exactly a piece of cake, but these orders turned out to be nothing compared to his next mission: redirecting a nuclear warhead already on its way towards North Korea. As Cosmos began rewiring the missile in mid-flight, he commented that he really deserved some more respect for his efforts. Thanks to his intervention, the nuke detonated safely in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Remaining in orbit, Cosmos was later joined by [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]], and together they turned a Skywatch communications satellite into a weapon by dropping it through the atmosphere at Mach 10 right on top of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. He survived the impact with just a few scratches, but still, they tried. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Cosmos was among the Autobots who left Earth behind to return to a restored Cybertron. On the way, he and many others stared in disbelief and fascination at Megatron, who was in Autobot captivity on board [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Upon arrival, Cosmos and the other Autobots were poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s army occupying Cybertron. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Cosmos MTMTE.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|"And all this upgrade cost me was some fingers! Plus now I kind of look like a Ninja Turtle."]]
Following the defeat of Galvatron, Cosmos acquired a new, massive body and joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on its mission to find the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} On a duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' created by an accident with the quantum engines, a duplicate Cosmos grappled with [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]]. He most likely didn't survive. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

The main Cosmos was among those defeated when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was let loose on board the ship. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} When the ''Lost Light'' was attacked by [[Ammonite]]s, Cosmos helped defend it in UFO mode. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The ship then returned to Cybertron, where the crew celebrated the recent victory of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} It didn't end there, however, as Shockwave summoned an army of Ammonites to Cybertron, forcing Cosmos to take to the skies and fight them. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:HelloCruelWorld-cosmosandprowl.jpg|thumb|left|250px|....Whose hand is that? Cosmos, are you trying to hug someone again?]]

In the wake of Shockwave's defeat, Cosmos attended the trial of a surrendered Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Ever lonely and looking for social interaction, he tried to discuss the results of the trial with [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], who promised him a bold new future as part of Optimus Prime's new mission to Earth. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} When the ''[[Ark-7]]'' got close to Earth, Cosmos remarked on Prowl's calling the planet "home" after how terribly things had gone the last time the Autobots were there. Cosmos was taken aback when Prowl promptly asked if he trusted Optimus's leadership, and even moreso when Prowl complained about Prime being a "hero cop" despite his own paint job. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} To his annoyance, Cosmos soon found that this new Earth mission just led to another big mess as he had to defend the ''Ark-7'' from human missiles the minute they arrived. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Remaining in orbit as the Earth team's eye in the sky, he found his communications blocked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and called Prowl for assistance. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Once the Earth team had fled their human and Decepticon attackers, Cosmos reported that [[Earth Defense Command]] was setting off [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMPs]] in [[Poverty Flat]] to destroy any proof of the Transformers being back. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Cosmos was then ordered by Prowl to travel five light-hours away from Earth so as to take photos of events that had transpired on Earth five hours ago, confirming that the Decepticons had a new method of teleportation. Cosmos was not very happy about being sent so far, and became considerably less happy when [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] started joking about how blurry his photos were before being ordered back to Earth. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Prowl would then call in Cosmos to aid [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in demolishing Earth Defense Command's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:SignalsCallsAndMarches-stealthcosmos.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nice try, but we know [[:File:AOECrosshairs.jpg|that wasn't you]].]]

When Optimus and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] went to Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] to privately discuss the history of the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Thirteen Tribes]], a stealth-painted Cosmos secretly monitored their entire conversation and beamed it back to Prowl.
{{storylink|The Crucible}} Sent out to spy again with the stealth paint, this time on the remnants of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base, Cosmos found himself under fire by a barrage of missiles despite the paint. Ranting about how frustrated he was with recent events to Kup over the radio while avoiding the missiles, Cosmos was soon rescued by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]. As the two made fun of Cosmos's attempts at holding off the missiles and told him to leave destroying the weapons to them, the despondent Autobot went inside of Sky Lynx where Prowl contacted him and told him to get back to the ''Ark-7'', Prowl having just learned that [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] had resurfaced. When Sky Lynx returned to the ''Ark-7'', Cosmos was surprised to see Optimus leaving and also had to listen to another of Prowl's angry rants. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Cosmos would later report to Prowl that a Decepticon shuttle was on its way to [[Onyx]]'s [[Wanmu]] facility, and was quickly ordered to block all signals from getting out of that area. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

[[File:NowAndOnEarth-sameasiteverwas.jpg|thumb|left|175px|This is not my beautiful home! This is not my beautiful wife!]]

Ever lonely, Cosmos soon befriended Jetfire's drone [[D.0.C.]], even despite Jetfire's objections that D.0.C. wasn't truly alive and simply a tool. After Jetfire examined an Onyx tablet and learned that it used ancient Cybertronian source code, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] sent Cosmos on a mission to investigate the [[Sanctuary Station|Decepticon commune]] being built near [[Jupiter]]; a mission which Cosmos thought would have little excitement. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

[[File:SouthOfHeaven-wakawaka.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"Good grief, the comedian's an Autobot!"]]

That would end up being far from the truth, however. While scouting the outside of the commune, and complaining to himself about how miserable and ignored he'd been feeling lately, Cosmos was met by none other than Soundwave. Declining the Decepticon's invitation to come inside, Cosmos led him on a chase through Jupiter's rings, which ended when Soundwave slammed Cosmos into an asteroid. Believing that he was about to be tortured for information, Cosmos was surprised when Soundwave expressed no desire to do so, pointing out that the war was over and claiming that the Decepticons had changed since Megatron left them for the Autobots, now simply desiring equality. When Soundwave asked Cosmos to talk to his "masters" in the Autobots about giving the Decepticons access to their newly acquired [[space bridge]], Cosmos objected to anyone being his "masters", but was given silent pause when Soundwave questioned him about how well his comrades actually treat him. Cosmos was subsequently left speechless when Soundwave invited him to come live aboard the commune and be free from war and servitude, leading Soundwave to suggest he return to his ship and think it over; if Cosmos wanted to contact him, the Autobot would simply have to say Soundwave's name. Wanting to thank Soundwave for his words (and for not killing him), Cosmos told him about how Onyx had been using old Cybertronian code in its operating system, and to be careful with his human allies. Soundwave then revealed how he saw humans as expedient allies and less than equal to Cybertronians, being more akin to drones—drones just like D.0.C. Returning to the ''Ark-7'', Cosmos told Arcee nothing of what had transpired and was warmly welcomed by D.0.C. while heading for his recharge slab, where the drone curled up by Cosmos's feet as he thought over the day's events. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

[[File:TheNothingMan-stillalive.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Whole cities have faked their own deaths to avoid hanging out with him.]]

As Jetfire examined the coding within the recovered Onyx tablet, Cosmos found himself forced to listen as the scientist worked on it. He didn't find it particularly exciting. When Jetfire wanted to use D.0.C. to track the source of the quantum signal he found inside of the tablet, Cosmos objected to his friend being treated like a dog, but no one else shared his sentiments and Arcee ordered him to go into Earth orbit to monitor Jetfire's team. After the team on Earth was captured by [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]]'s forces and the ''Ark-7'' was trapped inside of its own force field, Cosmos found himself all alone as he futilely tried to contact his teammates. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}

Fearing his friends might be dead and having nowhere else left to turn, the panicking Cosmos returned to Sanctuary Station for Soundwave's help, and the Decepticon promptly invited him inside the commune. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Cosmos's fears became far from subsided when Soundwave failed to hear his fellow Autobots anywhere, and he soon became outraged when Soundwave contacted Galvatron to confirm his taking control of the ''Ark-7''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s space bridge, believing that the Decepticons were involved with what happened to the other Autobots. Despite Soundwave's claims that the Decepticons were merely taking advantage of the situation and would soon bring about a new era of peace, Cosmos gave in to despair and regretted ever coming to the space station, wishing he was with D.0.C. instead. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:Perihelon-righttobeangry.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Apparently Cosmos is a reverse [[Hulk]], getting smaller when he's angry.]]

Even as he thought of his friend, D.0.C. would actually end up showing [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] a hologram of Cosmos and Soundwave while infiltrating the EDC's base. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As Soundwave became enraged when it was revealed that Galvatron had no intention of helping to bring about his dream of peace, the jaded Cosmos was unsurprised. He didn't respond very well to [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]'s attempts to comfort him, either. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

When Soundwave decided to rescue those Decepticons Galvatron had misled into joining him, Cosmos went along with him and piloted the ''[[Peace Without Tyranny]]'', landing it in the midst of the battlefield that [[Shanghai]] had become as Optimus Prime's forces clashed against the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. While the weary Decepticons started boarding the ship, Cosmos wanted to get the struggling Autobots on board as well, but Soundwave refused to let on anyone who would follow a Prime. Deciding that he couldn't abandon his friends, Cosmos wished Soundwave good luck with his endeavors and joined the Autobots in fighting off their human attackers. Cosmos then found Arcee, Sideswipe, and Alpha Trion within the wreckage of the crashed ''Ark-7'' just before the Autobots all got on board the ''[[Skyroller]]'' and fled Shanghai. When the Autobots began establishing their new Earth HQ at Thundercracker's home, Cosmos helped in construction efforts. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:AHM-SkyReign.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Just happy to be on a team.]]

Cosmos travelled alongside his fellow fliers when the Autobots were forced to leave this temporary base by the humans hunting them. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} Cosmos greeted Optimus when he returned to their [[Monument Valley]] bivouac from [[Caminus]], and informed him of how he could now use the ''Skyroller'' with all of the injured loaded off, but was nervous about Optimus's intention to leave for Sanctuary Station; he believed that Soundwave would help the Autobots if it was anyone but Optimus who went to meet him, due to the Decepticon's hatred of all things Prime. Cosmos's nervousness wasn't helped by Optimus stating that he wanted Soundwave to ''bow'' to ''him'', not someone else. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Despite Cosmos's reservations, Optimus managed to get Soundwave to enter into an alliance with his Autobots, and Cosmos went along for the new partnership's first objective of attacking the undersea ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and bringing in Galvatron. During the battle, however, Cosmos was one of several Autobots forced by Galvatron and the Onyx source code's Enigma energies to combine into [[Sky Reign]]! {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Fortunately, he didn't have to stay combined against his will for long before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] took control of the Earth Enigma and made Sky Reign's components separate. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:NoFairFights-cosmosgetsshot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you're trying to impress people, maybe you should rethink [[Fallen Angel|that whole "fighting Galvatron" thing]].]]

As he made sure that everyone else was all right in the aftermath of the clash, Cosmos thought he was being sent for yet another observation mission when Arcee ordered him to get moving. However, his bitter resignation turned to shock when Arcee grabbed onto him as he took off and told him that Optimus had given them the assignment of going after the fleeing Galvatron and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]! Knowing that Prime hadn't forgotten about him as he believed, Cosmos was all too eager to open fire on Astrotrain. However, Cosmos's jubilation at being in the thick of things was short-lived, as Galvatron struck him with a blast that took out a large chunk of his body. Realizing that Galvatron was headed for Sanctuary Station, and that he would end up shattering Soundwave's dream, the badly-wounded Cosmos managed to fire one last shot directly into Astrotrain's engine, sending him and Galvatron plummeting toward Jupiter. Convincing the reluctant Arcee to leave him and continue the chase, Cosmos was saved by none other than [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], who took him to Sanctuary Station for repairs. Sadly, this meant being forced to listen to their jokes for the whole trip there. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Cosmos spent the next several months recovering on Sanctuary Station, until Soundwave contacted him to return to Earth and use Jetfire's stealth paint to investigate the newly-arrived [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' [[Quintesson Cruiser|spacecraft]]. Although Cosmos was ready to get back into action, he was not as enthusiastic about bringing [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] with him as back-up. The trio managed to enter the Junkion ship upon arriving back on Earth, Cosmos's attempts at small talk with the two Decepticons not amounting to much. Unaware that the Junkions were well aware of their movements, the stealth paint having failed, the three came to a large room that appeared to be empty. That assumption proved to be wrong, however, as a legion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] leaped down from the ceiling and began trying to snack on Cosmos! {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Although heavily mauled by the Sharkticons, Cosmos was spared and taken prisoner by the Junkions. When the Junkions went to meet with Optimus's Autobots and several world leaders, the brutalized Cosmos was tossed from their ship by a vengeance-hungry [[Rum-Maj]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} In the ensuing chaos, as the Junkions and Sharkticons attacked those gathered, Cosmos was saved from hitting the ground by Soundwave, and promptly complained about constantly being beaten up. While receiving medical attention from [[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]], Cosmos told Soundwave about his discovery of the Sharkticons aboard the Junkions' vessel. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} After the Sharkticons abruptly left their pen, where Rumble and Frenzy were still struggling against them, Frenzy suggested that Cosmos might have talked the creatures out of eating them; Rumble, on the other hand, thought the Autobot had been killed. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

Upon being repaired, Cosmos returned once more to Sanctuary Station. When Thundercracker came by to check on things following the [[Iron Ring]]'s attack on Cybertron, Cosmos greeted him and [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]]. After some confusion over Thundercracker's request for somewhere that Buster could relieve herself, Cosmos checked who was off the station and found that the shuttle [[Liberty One]] was unaccounted for. Cosmos tried to ask if anyone else knew who had taken it, prompting [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] to lie that he didn't. During an interview, Cosmos told how he felt trusted aboard the station and that, while he still often felt like an Autobot, he also thought that everyone needed to get along with the war now over--especially with all happening on Cybertron. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

====Possible future====
Fifteen million years later, Cosmos had apparently received his due respect, as a statue for him was erected on [[Gorlam Prime]] near one for [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:Transcendent 1 Cosmos Pathfinder.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|...and from across the room, their eyes met...]]
Cosmos ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]] at some point, where he "met" [[Path Finder|another]] of his [[Mold|model]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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==Commercial appearances==
*Cosmos was one of four 'bots guarding the entrance to an Autobot base. When some humans approached, Jazz ordered Cosmos to shine their headlights on them, revealing their allegiance. Jazz then declared that it was okay, since the humans were wearing Transformers [[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]! Cosmos then rushed into the base with the new arrivals. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Reflective patches|Prizes in Disguise contest/reflective patches commercial}}
*Blaster, Cosmos, and Perceptor had a dance-off against Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy. {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
Cosmos was part of an escort squadron led by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Catching wind of a [[Quintesson]] plot to disrupt the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Cosmos teamed up with [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to enter the games as a team, and succeeded in uncovering and stopping [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|The Galactic Games}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCosmos.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Billions and billions of him.]]
Cosmos participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 30 units of Cybermetal, and 12 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:CosmosEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|]]

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: '''Cosmic Chaos: Enter an air attack mode! For 20 seconds your attacks deal 10.3 damage and confuse the targets (reducing their damage to 40% and making them attack your foes).
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cosmos| Cosmos at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Cosmos''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985/1986)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''86'''

:Cosmos transforms into a "flying saucer", specifically the [[Wikipedia:George Adamski#Ufology|Adamski-style]] saucer that is (inexplicably) the staple Japanese depiction of a UFO. His underside has little wheels for when you just gotta roll a saucer around.

:In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $4 and one [[Robot Point]].

:In Japan, he was released ''only'' as a mail-away item. He cost 500 yen and 2 robot points.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-cosmos/711/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Cosmos at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Cosmos/cosmos.htm More information on Cosmos at TFU.info]

===The Transformers Collection===
[[File:G1toy reissue Adams.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He turns into a boob.]]
*'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''TFC-12'''

:"Adams" was reissued in ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series in a multi-pack with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Gears (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Gears]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]]. This release has a modified chest sticker that contains an Autobot sigil.

:This version, with the altered sticker, was used to make [[Path Finder#Collector's Edition|Path Finder]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Cosmos/cosmos.htm More information on Adams at TFU.info]
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Cosmos.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|Hey, kids, who wants to buy a die-cast $15 doorbell?]]

: A 6" transforming Cosmos toy was designed, based on the preliminary ''Classics'' design (see [[#Notes|Notes]]), and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007. However, the [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.

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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Cosmoslegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From doorbell to sundial.]]
*'''Autobot Cosmos''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Cosmos still transforms into a flying saucer-type "UFO", but now it looks less like a doorbell. [[Bill Rawley]] claims responsibility for the markings on Cosmos, which spell out his name ("Cosmos") in [[Cybertronian language|"Cybertronian" lettering]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUCosmos/cosmos.htm More information on ''Universe'' Cosmos at TFU.info]
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei-toy Adams.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cause nothing says "Spy" like a giant flying saucer.]]
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:The ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' version of ''Universe'' Cosmos is in a more olive green, a more orange-yellow, and the silver and blue [[paint operation]]s have swapped colors.

: He was only available in a three-pack with similarly redecoed Legends-class versions of [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Wheelie (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Wheelie]].

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===Generations===
====Thrilling 30====
[[File:Generationstoy-AutobotCosmos-Payload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From sundial to novelty spiky boob doorbell.]]
*'''Autobot Cosmos & Payload''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #006'''

: Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Autobot Cosmos" is a new, more [[Articulation|articulated]], differently-proportioned mold, now being roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He comes with [[Blast Master#Generations|Payload]] (based on the [[Micromaster]] Blast Master), who transforms into a robot, a white space shuttle, and a double-barreled blaster for Cosmos to wield via its [[5mm post]]. In Cosmos's vehicle mode, Payload's thrusters can be pegged onto Cosmos' front cannons to simulate a docking feature.

: This toy was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toy line|Adventure]]'' [[Cosmos (Adventure)#Adventure|Adams]] and remolded and redecoed as ''Combiner Wars'' [[Scrounge (G1)#Generations|Scrounge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenCosmos/cosmos.htm More information on ''Generations'' Cosmos at TFU.info]''
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====Titans Return====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Cosmos.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb | I'm a different shade of green. BUY ME!]]
*'''Autobot Cosmos''' (Legends Class, 2017)

: Part of the fifth wave of the [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']] Legends Class assortment, Cosmos is, in an unexpected move, not a new figure, but merely a very minor redeco and retool of the ''Thrilling 30'' figure described above. According to a Hasbro representative, this re-release was decided upon because Hasbro believed the original ''Thrilling 30'' toy had become too rare.

:Payload is omitted, and the deco has been ever-so-slightly changed: the green plastic is now cast in a slightly darker shade, the yellow plastic is slightly paler, the head is cast in red plastic rather than in white plastic with the helmet painted over in red, the forearms are now yellow, the visor, windows and waist detail are now painted in metallic blue rather than the flat blue of the previous release, and the Autobot insignia on his right shoulder is much smaller. Additionally, like with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Scrounge (G1)#Generations|Scrounge]], the hole on the bottom of his UFO mode was slightly retooled, allowing him to attach to ''Combiner Wars'' [[Strafe (G1)#Generations|Strafe]]'s arm mode if you feel like doing so. Due to their unique shared contruction, he can also attach as a shield to ''Combiner Wars'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Mirage]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]] in their arm or leg modes.

:Since Cosmos features no other retooling, he is not designed to interact with [[Titan Master]] figures.

:Like the rest of his toyline, Cosmos comes with a collector's card, although strangely it features his 'flying saucer' mode, unlike most of the line's cards which showcase the character's robot mode. [[Seaspray_(G1)#Generations|Seaspray]], his wavemate, also shares this oddity.

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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy CosmosClass85.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Most Likely To Have A Blog No One Reads, After Blogging Is Invented]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Most Out There
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' "Autobot Cosmos" is a [[Kreon]] figure with [[tampograph]] detailing based heavily on the original Cosmos toy. He uses the 2015-style Kreon body, which has been severely altered, making him largely incompatible with older Kreons.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" thirty-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

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==Notes==
[[File:Classics cosmos concept.gif|165px|thumb|What could have been...]]
*The creative team went through multiple preliminary names before settling on Cosmos, including '''Spaceracer''', then '''Spaceshot''' and then '''[[Shooting Star]]'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
*[[Michael McConnohie]]'s voice for Cosmos is a heavily processed impression of film star [[Peter Lorre]]. More precisely, McConnohie has stated in his [[BotCon]] appearances that he was doing an ''intentionally bad'' impression of Peter Lorre, which he sheepishly admitted came off sounding like a [[Accent|Spanish accent]] at times. (Until the source of Cosmos's voice was confirmed, fans would sometimes speculate that Cosmos sounded Spanish.)
*It is presumed that Cosmos's Japanese name, '''Adams''', is derived from that of {{w|George Adamski|George '''Adams'''ki}}, who provided the famous flying saucer design after which Cosmos was modeled.
*Early Japanese promotional material shows Cosmos with a blue body rather than his final green. The toy would see release in this coloration much, much, ''much'' later as [[Path Finder]].
[[File:CosmosConcept.jpg|165px|thumb|What could have been if he'd only found the salad bar...]]
*Concept art of a ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' version of Cosmos was shown at [[BotCon 2006]], but the design was rejected because the higher-ups at [[Hasbro]] felt the [[alternate mode]] was too "boring". Many fans were pleasantly shocked they even ''considered'' making a new Cosmos. The art was later printed as part of the supplementary material in the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' trade paperback collection. Despite the rejection, it remained on the development team's "look into this" file should they revisit the ''Classics'' line in the future. True to their word, the design was moved to the ''Titanium'' Cybertron Heroes line of die-cast metal transforming toys, but with the cancellation of the ''Transformers'' portion of this franchise, the Cosmos design exists only as a resin prototype that was on display during the Hasbro tour portion of [[BotCon 2007]].
*Cosmos's Generation 1 concept art isn't terribly out of the ordinary, but it's also pretty badass.
*Where did he scan his alternate mode, again?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Adams''' (アダムス ''Adamusu'')
*''Greek:'' '''Kyríarchos''' (Κυρίαρχος, "Sovereign")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kozmosz'''
*''Italian'': '''Disco''' ("Saucer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǔzhòu Fēidié''' (宇宙飞碟, "Space UFO")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Cosmo''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Kosmos''' (Космос, "Space")

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Cosmos (G1)

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Sockie: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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

[[File:G1CosmosColorModel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Apparently we're just [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaj407ofjNE a way for this guy to know himself.]]]
Fast and intelligent, bored and lonely, '''Cosmos''' has reason to regret his abilities, which often separate him from his [[Autobot]] friends. Alas, his skills are far too extraordinary to ignore.

Few of his faction can achieve escape velocity and enter planetary orbit unaided, as he can, from planets as big as [[Earth]] or slightly larger. He carries fuel reserves sufficient for short orbital journeys; he is quite able to land on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], then take off and return to Earth. Cosmos enjoys such diversions immensely. Generally, however, he remains in orbit, relaying messages, observing enemy installations, and watching for [[Decepticon]] activity in nearby space. His optical sensors are able to observe a human radio host standing outside in the high desert from 600 miles up.

As a living [[Transformer]], his advantage over a simple satellite is great, but it is a boring life for Cosmos. Every so often he breaks the monotony by hovering eerily above the backyards of Earth citizens, drifting silently behind the cars of lone drivers with his running lights on, or briefly jamming TV transmissions with reruns of ''The Outer Limits''. He has also been known to zigzag through meteor showers on a clear night, showing off his space piloting skills. Naturally, this causes some consternation to the poor humans he is supposed to defend, but it's all in good fun. [[Primus]] save us from bored techies.

{{quote|This is terrible!}}
{{quote|Cosmos has been in worse predicaments...|Jazz and Perceptor on one of our hero's many misadventures|"[[The God Gambit]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Wei]] (Chinese), [[Enrique Garduza]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Christian Weygand]] (German, Generation 2 dub of "Prime Target")}}

[[File:MMP2 Cosmos at controls.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Stop bugging me! I've almost beaten ''Undefined Fantastic Object''!]]
Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of Cosmos, Autobot deep-space reconnaissance officer. His continuing mission—to observe Decepticon activities. To provide intelligence to the Autobots in their never ending war. To boldly crash where no other Autobot has crashed before!

Our hero began his adventures with a bang, appearing out of nowhere to blindly lead the Autobot spacecraft straight into the sun. If not for the impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] trying to change their course and realizing the controls were locked, Cosmos would have had the greatest crash of all. Still, he did his best to save his fellow Autobots in the end, as his deep space armor allowed Cosmos to come inside the ship and continue poking vainly at the control panel long after the others collapsed from their circuits overheating. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field eventually saved the Autobots, and they managed to vacate the crumbling ship inside a massive force sphere, tethered to Cosmos to bring them back to Earth. Cosmos's knack for crashing almost did them in anyhow, though — the same reprogrammed guidance directives that were controlling their ship were now being beamed by [[Teletraan I]] to Cosmos himself, forcing him to lead the force sphere back on a course into the sun. Only the freak chance of the Decepticon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] visiting the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and blowing up Teletraan I on a whim saved the Autobots, and allowed Cosmos to begin towing them back to Earth. Even though time was of the essence, we can only assume Cosmos didn't crash-land upon re-entry. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:Blasterbluesonthemoon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I choose Bachelor #2!]]
When next seen, Cosmos was patrolling the spaceways for Decepticon activity with [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (probably as a punishment for actually liking Blaster's taste in music) when they came across a [[Decepticon lunar dome base|lunar base]] being run by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Against logic and precedent, Cosmos actually managed to make a perfect two point landing on a hillside near the base to eavesdrop. Enraged at Cosmos for defying all expectations and NOT crashing (not to mention the, uh... spying he was doing), Megatron ordered Astrotrain to bring him in as a prisoner. Prisoners of war, Cosmos and Blaster were then welded to the wall and used as a power booster and tuning mechanism for Megatron's trans-scrambler, wiping out all radio contact on Earth. Luckily, Blaster managed to send his own signal along Megatron's scrambling beam, alerting the Autobots to their location. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and drew the Decepticons' attention away from their base. Left alone, Cosmos had to do little more than raise his arm to fire off a particle beam that totally destroyed Megatron's antenna array and saved the day, teaching tyrants everywhere once and for all not to underestimate an Autobot just because he's short, fat, ugly, lonely, nerdy and more than a little (Dare we say it?) spacey... {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Gambittitans&cosmos.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I told you we should have gone hunting turkeys, but nooooooo...]]
Possibly Cosmos's shining moment was one for most of which he wasn't even conscious. Cosmos crash-landed rather dramatically on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] after being shot down by the pursuing Astrotrain, who was after the energy data the Autobot carried. Cosmos's body was discovered by [[Titan (species)|the moon's natives]], but Astrotrain quickly followed up, having overheard their superstitious discussion and set himself up as one of their [[Sky God]]s. The cowed, religious people quickly obeyed him, and Astrotrain put Cosmos's body in the main temple for use as an idol. The rebel [[Talaria]] overheard Astrotrain musing to himself about Cosmos's short-circuit and managed to use Cosmos's systems to get an SOS to the Autobots on [[Earth]]. With barely enough power flowing through his systems to stay active, Cosmos found a better use for it: shooting [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. With the Decepticon occupied for the moment, Talaria was able to escape unmolested. [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] were dispatched to Titan via Omega Supreme, and Cosmos was recovered, the Decepticons sent packing, and the Titans were freed from religious dogma. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

Somehow, Cosmos managed to talk [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into letting him serve on Earth for a while as part of the Autobots' joint Crimebuster program with the NYPD. He observed a traffic jam while hovering over Times Square, and later tried to chase down Starscream on foot with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], only to end up causing massive structural damage to a human mall. Incidentally, Cosmos was back in space very shortly. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Cosmos ejects escape pod.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"Hang on while I jettison my head."]]
After [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] pumped out hundreds of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticlones]] to swarm over the countryside and gather power, Prime sent Cosmos into space to retrieve a giant can of [[robotic insecticide]]. (Really — we can't make this stuff up.) On his way back with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], though, Cosmos was attacked by [[Morphobot]]s on [[Floron III]]. Although he managed to break loose of their grip, the techno-organic plants left behind spores on his hull which quickly developed into fully functioning vines that entangled Cosmos as he tried to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. Spike and Bumblebee escaped in an ejector chamber, but Cosmos did his crash-landing bit and was covered in Morphobots by the time he came to a stop, with the robotic insecticide can still inside him. Bumblebee summoned the other Autobots to try and help, and it was Blaster's obnoxious music that ultimately cleared the way and allowed them to free Cosmos. [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] promised to give Cosmos "the best overhaul he'd ever had" when they got back to the Ark. Uh-huh... niiiiiice... {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:Cosmos in space.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Good evening, citizens of Earth.]]
When he uncovered a Decepticon operation to mine ore from an asteroid they'd pulled into orbit, Cosmos rushed back to warn Prime and gather a strike force. Optimus stressed caution instead and ordered Cosmos back up into space to acquire some hard evidence on the Decepticon activity. Cosmos did as he was asked and actually managed to grab a sample of ore right out of Astrotrain while the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were loading him up. He brought this "hard evidence" back to Earth to show Prime. The Autobot leader commended Cosmos on his work, but he wasn't quite done and sent Cosmos back out into orbit yet again, this time to track Astrotrain to the refinery the Decepticons must have been using to process the ore. Prime loves his outer space yo-yo. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

When [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] intercepted a distress signal, Cosmos carried him, Bumblebee and Perceptor to the planet of the [[Tlalakan]]s, a humanoid race held captive by the Decepticons. Too late, they realized that it was a Decepticon distress call. Droids blasted Cosmos, who (surprise, surprise) crashed on the planet. He remained damaged for a time, too much so to participate in many of the Autobots' adventures on the planet. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Overflying [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]'s castle, Cosmos reported back to headquarters that he'd found the Autobots who'd gone missing. He was able to transmit footage of the captives being subjected to Chumley's fiendish torture devices and report his coordinates to Teletraan I, but his transmission was cut off by Chumley himself, who invited Optimus to try and save his friends. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

Cosmos, once again teamed with Blaster, scoured the universe for more [[Ingredient X]] so that Perceptor could concoct more [[corrostop]]. One can only imagine how many moons and planets he bravely crash-landed on in his fruitless search. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Cosmos and SkyLynx crashed.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|By season 3 he'd crashed so much he'd gone off-model.]]
After the Autobots retook Cybertron, Cosmos was on the planet monitoring incoming space traffic with [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Blaster. The planet was locked down due to the threat of an imminent attack, but an incoming human shuttle reported a mayday, and Kup ordered Cosmos to let it land. Unfortunately it was a trick, and they watched it crash into Cybertron's central power facility, disabling the planetary defences. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Some time later, Cosmos was late flying in to Cybertron with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to see the activation of the new [[Power Platform Alpha|power platform]]. On his entry vector, Cosmos was blasted with [[anti-electron]]s, a dangerous substance designed to disrupt his normal operating functions. However, the anti-electrons seemed to have no effect on Cosmos at all, as moments later he crashlanded on Cybertron's surface. Perfectly normal. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Cosmos was amongst the Autobots who accompanied Optimus into Earth orbit to stop Megatron’s take-over of the ''[[Trigger]]''. They were able to repel the Decepticons from the space station in short order. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Cosmos accompanied Optimus Prime into Earth orbit after the Autobot leader’s apparent demise. There, Cosmos safeguarded a human shuttle containing [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]] and the other crew members of the ''Trigger'' while Optimus went off to battle Starscream, who had commandeered the space station and made it into his new body. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====Wars manga=====
Cosmos remarked on [[Overdrive]] using his [[Quantum Dial]] to vanish and rescue his comrades who were stuck in time. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Cosmos aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars Attacks The Transformers - Cosmos badassery.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|WILL YOU TALK TO ME NOW!]]
During a [[Martian]] invasion, the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance to see off the invaders. Though they defeated the Martian ground forces, the Martian saucers moved in to blast [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Mars Attacks: The Transformers|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Mars Attacks: The Transformers|Megatron]]. The pair were saved by Cosmos, who had hidden amongst the alien saucers in his [[alternate mode]] so he could mount a sneak attack on them. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Smeltingpoolminivehicles.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Apparently Cosmos never bothered to get an Earth mode.]]
Cosmos was a member of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Like most of the cell, he had a stronger respect for their top fighter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] than Perceptor, and along with the other Autobots overruled Perceptor's order not to search for Blaster's missing friend [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. In the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], Cosmos provided some life-giving fuel to ol' [[Wheezel (G1)|Wheezel]] for information, only to find that Scrounge had been taken away to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] by the Decepticon [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. Realizing Scrounge was probably dead already in the [[smelting pool]], Blaster went after his buddy anyway, and Cosmos and the others had to come after him and save his hide. Though Scrounge died, the Autobots managed to retrieve the last data from his infobanks, and learned that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] were alive and well on the planet [[Earth]]! {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Cosmosisakillingmachine.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Cosmos kills and kills and kills.]]
Galvanized by this knowledge, the Autobots planned a daring assault on [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], planning to destroy both his seat of power at Darkmount and the new [[space bridge]] allowing transit to Earth. Darkmount was destroyed, but the Decepticons interrupted Blaster before he could finish setting the charges on the bridge. Instead, Cosmos, Blaster, and the rest of their unit were chased over the other side, and found themselves stuck on planet Earth. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Before they could react, they were approached by the Decepticon fliers [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], who correctly identified them as Autobots and were about to open fire when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] realised the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was undefended and diverted his troops there instead. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

However, the humans belonged to the anti-robot attack team, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. While Cosmos and the other Autobots, unfamiliar with how things worked on Earth, tried to talk to their vehicles, RAAT deployed "electric snow" missiles to disorient them. Cosmos's group was then too dazed to fight back, and were captured with the help of [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} Cosmos and his fellows were disassembled, with their heads getting mounted on the wall of RAAT's headquarters. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid by combining them into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|giant mechanical suit]] to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''Following [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] back to the Ark, Cosmos and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into [[limbo]]. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance—[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had returned to the present. Unfortunately, Cosmos was punched out of the sky by Galvatron, and joined the rest of his comrades in defeat.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''After Galvatron was forced into retreat by the vagrant [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where they learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Cosmos attended Prime's funeral and assimilated into Earth's depleted Autobot forces, though it was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} ''When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] went missing following a reconnaissance mission in [[Portland|Greater Portland]], it was Cosmos who searched human law enforcement computers and located the errant Autobot in [[New York City|New York]], where [[J.D.|two]] [[Mark Brookes|hoodlums]] were using him to commit a series of robberies.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

[[File:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Is this the line for the mutiny?"]]When Optimus Prime died ''(for real)'' after a digital battle with Megatron, Cosmos observed with the other Autobots as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] failed to successfully repair their fallen leader. After attending Prime's ''(real)'' funeral, a criminal known as the [[Mechanic (G1)|Mechanic]] turned the Ark's new security systems on the mourning Autobots, with devastating results. Though several were wounded, Ratchet was able to best the intruder and then tended to the wounds Cosmos and the others had suffered. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Shortly afterwards the Ark came under attack from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], whose [[sonic-scrambler mine]]s caused Cosmos and the other Autobots to lose control of their limbs, leaving them easy prey for his battle station mode. They were ultimately rescued by none other than [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who the Autobots immediately elected Prime's successor. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} Unfortunately, Grimlock turned out to be a self-interested tyrant, but he did help get the Ark repaired and off of Earth, a large process that Cosmos contributed towards. Cosmos also aided in the construct of a [[variable voltage harness]], to be used against "traitorous" Autobots. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} Nevertheless, Cosmos was among the Autobots who begged Blaster to overthrow him, stating that the Autobots needed a "leader whose wires are connected," but the mutiny didn't pan out. Instead, Cosmos witnessed Grimlock's mock-execution of some [[Spacehikers|young human prisoners]] to draw Blaster into a trap. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Later, Blaster and Grimlock battled for supremacy on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], as Cosmos and the other Autobots cheered Blaster on. This event took an even uglier turn when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] led the Decepticons in an ambush. Cosmos was seen facing down [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in the battle that followed, and by its conclusion Cosmos was among the Autobots still standing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after Optimus Prime's return, Cosmos was among several Autobots who responded to [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s distress call near the Decepticons' [[Club Con|arctic base]]. Cosmos watched as this scene once again turned into another battle with the Decepticons! {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
Cosmos was part of a team brought to Earth by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to investigate why [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] was taken off-line, only to run into heavy [[Quintesson]] opposition. Luckily, Hot Rod managed to awaken [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to drive off the invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Cosmos destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|About to be blasted into star stuff.]]
When Optimus Prime discovered Megatron was still active on Earth in [[2012]], he took a detachment of Autobots, including Cosmos, to confront the insane tyrant. They found Megatron just before he killed [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], one of the Wreckers who had uncovered Megatron's activites on Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} While the two leaders clashed, Cosmos and the others battled Megatron's reanimated army of [[zombie]] "Ex-Bots". {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

After the fight Cosmos, [[Wheeljack (G1)|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 vaporize them from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} Returning to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'', Cosmos and the other Autobots were unwittingly targeted by surface-to-air missiles as the [[Civil Defense Hub]] had been overtaken by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} Though the missiles were called off at the last moment, the Autobots aboard the ''Valiant'' were now alerted to the threat and prepared for immediate deployment. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

As [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had disabled the Autobots' early warning system on Cybertron, Cosmos was sent out to the fringes of Cybertronian space to scout for potential threats. He relayed back to Ultra Magnus that, small as he was, he didn't expect to find anything—only to encounter [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s arriving ''[[Warworld]]''! Unfortunately for Cosmos, the ''Warworld'' greeted him with a single blast that disintegrated him. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] contacted the Autobots to ask for an audience with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Cosmos was the Autobot who took the call. When he passed on the news to the others, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] asked if maybe he'd misheard what Starscream had said. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
From his post in Earth's orbit, Cosmos spotted the Decepticons attacking a human village. He relayed this information to Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots on the planet's surface, and they rolled into action to put an end to the Decepticons' attack. Cosmos continued to watch from afar as the battle unfolded, and warned [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] tried to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Once Optimus had defeated the Decepticons and secured them with some quick-drying cement, he turned his gaze skywards, and thanked Cosmos for his contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere, but couldn't get high enough to identify it. Cosmos had much greater altitude range, and successfully located the three Decepticon space stations in orbit acting as spy satellites. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Cosmos was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[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.}}

Optimus ordered Cosmos, Warpath, and Cliffjumper to flee the battle in order to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Earthquake====
[[File:EarthquakeCosmosspies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
While the Autobots were discussing how nice the recent lull in Decepticon activity was, Cosmos cynically noted how they were due for another Decepticon attack.

Sure enough, in one possible sequence of events, Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide uncovered a Decepticon ploy to destroy Center City. When splitting up the Autobot forces to combat the Decepticons on two fronts, one at their headquarters and the other at Center City, Optimus assigned Cosmos to the lead team.

In the event that the lead team was sent to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, Cosmos participated in the Autobot’s main battle against the Decepticon forces. The Autobots emerged victorious that day.

In the event that the lead team was sent to defend Center City, Cosmos is confined within Optimus Prime’s trailer so as to not cause a panic amongst the humans. Miserable in his current position, Cosmos asked Optimus to allow him to join the secondary team in attacking the fortress.

If Optimus agreed to let Cosmos join the secondary team, Cosmos zoomed back to meet up with the other Autobots. After radioing Smokescreen for the fortress’s coordinates, Cosmos attempted to find the small team of Autobots, to no avail. Cosmos reasoned that if the other team of Autobots had failed in their mission, it would be up to him to save the world. Investigating a nearby noise, Cosmos came upon Starscream and Soundwave plotting together to overthrow Megatron. Cosmos then left the room, only to bump into Megatron himself!

If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to relate the information he had just discovered, the Decepticon leader became so enraged that he ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. As the infighting began, Cosmos inched away from the scene, only to bump into Sunstreaker, who informed Cosmos that the other Autobots had uncovered the Decepticons’ laboratory. The squadron was then able to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, destroying the fortress and the Decepticons within in one fell swoop.

If Megatron didn’t hear Cosmos out, he called his troops to him so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s dismemberment. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, Cosmos spotted the secondary team hiding nearby. Surrounding the Decepticons, the secondary team engaged their enemies. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they are unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.

Alternatively, If Optimus insisted that Cosmos stay with the lead team, Cosmos pointed out that the Autobots would not be able to do much good against the Decepticons if they remained in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s. The Autobots picked up Sparkplug en route to consult him on the matter.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not worry about subtlety, the entire squad transformed and began prowling the streets in search of Decepticons, oblivious to the panic they were causing. Cosmos was the first to deduce that the Autobots were, in fact, the source of the humans’ agitation. Unable to restore order in time, Cosmos and the rest of the team were destroyed in the earthquake that ensued.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots remained in their vehicle modes, the human would concoct a plan wherein the Autobots would help evacuate the entire town in their vehicle modes. While the land-based Autobots did the evacuating, Cosmos maintained a high altitude to avoid being seen by the humans and be on the lookout for Decepticons. Once the evacuation was completed, Cosmos spotted Megatron’s forces coming over the horizon. With the humans out of harm’s way, the Autobots transformed and engaged the approaching Decepticons, whom they easily dispatched. With the humans safe, the Autobots moved out to help their comrades at the Decepticon fortress. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
[[File:DesertFlightBeachcomberbumpsintoCosmos.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Where is Cosmos going to crash? To have him crash into the Ark, turn to page 29. To have him crash in the middle of nowhere, turn to page 36. To have him crash in an active volcano, turn to page 45.]]
Optimus allowed Cosmos a break from his monotonous duty in Earth orbit by assigning him to investigate a large explosion in a remote desert, suspecting it to be Decepticon activity. Cosmos was thankful for the excitement, and soon came upon a Decepticon base.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate, and Cosmos was instructed to stand down for the time being.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, Beachcomber bumped into Cosmos as the Autobot dune buggy was goofing about in the low-gravity environment. The Autobots soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence, and Cosmos joined them on their assault on the Decepticon base. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. Cosmos would relay the message to Megatron that the Autobots would think overnight on the ultimatum. Though Optimus pretended to have surrendered the next morning, in actuality most of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. Powerglide and Cosmos were themselves waiting outside the base for Windcharger to disable the forcefield from within.

In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.

If Buddy instead cowered away, Cosmos had to rescue Optimus after he had been hit by the gravity beam. Optimus then instructed Cosmos to send him flying towards Hook; the pair took out the Constructicon, and gained control of the gravity beam.

In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Cosmos wound up either injured or dead.

In another possible turn of events, Buddy was almost captured by Laserbeak. When Laserbeak dropped the boy, Cosmos caught him in the soft chair of his cockpit. Cosmos then kept Buddy out of harm’s way until the Autobots defeated the Decepticons.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos decided to investigate the Decepticon base on his own, he was captured immediately by Buzzsaw and Dirge. The pair then brought their captive before Megatron. Megatron explained that he planned to create a perfect duplicate of Cosmos, save that it would conceal within itself a powerful [[proton bomb]]. The duplicate would then be used to destroy Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. Once Hook had completed his task of creating the false Cosmos, the real one was stuffed away in a cell. Cosmos was quickly able to escape his prison, and found himself trying to find an escape route from the Decepticon base.

If Cosmos attempted to escape through a nearby door, a hidden booby-trap blew him to smithereens. If Cosmos went up a nearby flight of stairs, he soon found himself outside the Decepticons’ base. Cosmos took off to try and stop his duplicate from destroying his friends, and quickly caught up with his doppelgänger. Unfortunately, the Autobots had difficulty telling which Cosmos was the real one as both spaceships streaked towards them.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. Smokescreen hatched a plan where the Autobots would use their exhaust fumes to provide themselves with cover.

If Optimus went along with Smokescreen’s plan, the Autobots gained the time they needed to transform and engage the Decepticons. A fierce battle ensued, though the Autobots began to lose ground when Dirge put to good use his fear-inducing engines. Cosmos was unaffected long enough for him to have an opening on Dirge.

If Optimus shot down Dirge himself, the Autobots would become inspired by their leader’s battle prowess, and would fight on to victory!

If Cosmos took the shot, he was able to force the Decepticons to retreat back to their base. The Autobots then managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Autobot Alert!====
While at his usual post in Earth orbit, Cosmos spotted a squadron of Decepticons encroaching on his position, and sounded an Autobot Alert, warning Ultra Magnus in Metroplex city of his findings. He was zapped by the Decepticons before he could go into deeper detail, and his communique with Autobot headquarters was cut off abruptly.

If Ultra Magnus and a small team of Autobots headed out to rescue Cosmos, they soon found him drifting in the blackness of space after taking off in an Autobot shuttle. He was quickly pulled onboard via magnetic cables. Though severely injured, Cosmos was still alive. Whether Cosmos was subsequently destroyed or returned safely to base depended on what decisions the other Autobots made. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Cosmos happened on space station [[S.S. Exton 9]], under attack by the Decepticons, and encountered five children. The children believed that their only chance of freeing their families from the Decepticon [[suspension-ray beam]] was to travel to [[Andellor]] to obtain the [[Prism of Power]], and they persuaded Cosmos to take them there. After avoiding some [[space vulture]]s, the small Autobot ran into [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Octane]], who insisted he lead them to Andellor. With no other choice, Cosmos complied, but with the help of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and Andellor's native fauna, managed to lose the trio.

After obtaining the Prism, he flew Ironhide and the children back to Exton 9 and kept [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] busy while the kids used the crystal. Cosmos later returned the Prism to Andellor. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Cosmos BlackHorizon2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Snow crash.]]
Cosmos's inert form was within the Ark when Cobra came across it, and retrieved the dormant Cybertronians within. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

Much later, Cosmos was stationed on Earth, part of a small detachment under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s command. In cooperation with [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] and [[Firewall]], the team worked to round up stray Cybertronian technology on Earth. When an emergency came up, he arrived over [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]'s back yard to beam him aboard and carried him to the ''[[Arc II]]''. Cosmos then joined Prowl's team on a mission to capture [[Destro]] and some of his arms-purchasing clients; Cosmos himself lassoed the buyer, then evacuated the squad before the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team could arrive.

Later, when the submerged ''Arc II'' was attacked by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, Cosmos dodged the giant organic craft that had flown the Decepticons there. [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] brought [[Firewall]] to the water's surface, where Cosmos picked her up. The two headed for [[Tibet]] to help out the team under Optimus Prime's command. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

[[File:Beastformers GIJoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb| The words "Flying Hamburger" do come to mind.]]
On arrival, though, all they found was snow-blown mountain wastes, until something grabbed Firewall and pulled her below ground. Shortly afterward, an avalanche swept Cosmos away. Recovering, Cosmos searched near and far for Firewall, but finally came upon [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Joe Colton]], holding off a band of [[Yeti]]; his firepower quickly turned the tide of the fight.

Then, Cosmos and his best mate Flint flew into space and down the attacking [[Unicron]]'s throat, intending to kill him with a [[Metal-eating spore|metal-eating fungus]] from [[Cobra-La]]. They dodged the planet-eater's "[[Beastformer|anti-bodies]]" on the way to his brain, but Cosmos was eventually paralyzed by a magnetic pulse, which meant Flint had to carry out the mission on his own. By the time he had spread the spores into Unicron's brain, Cosmos had recovered and sped out of there with Flint before everything came crashing down. After getting confused by Flint's jokes about Unicron's demise, he returned to Earth and shook hands with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Countdown to Extinction Minibots pre-battle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Powerglide, we all have our opinions, I just think Undefined Fantastic Object is better than Perfect Cherry Blossom.]]
Cosmos was one of many Autobots who rose up and took arms against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] after Optimus Prime and the Ark's crew returned to Cybertron to lead the population in revolt against the Decepticon's corrupt rule. He joined up with a resistance cell under [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and fought alongside his comrades in the insurrection. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Afterward, Cosmos was placed under [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s command during a supply run to Earth aboard the starship ''[[Orion]]''. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Their mission led them into conflict with the super-powered clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. He overloaded the ''Orion'' with energy, causing it to crash. The ''Orion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew walked away from their rough landing unharmed however, and Sunstorm left in pursuit of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Cosmos and his team set about repairing their ship, and accomplished the task in a few hours. The Autobots were getting ready for some well-earned rest when Starscream returned, now accompanied by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} The Autobots soon began an uncomfortable alliance with Starscream against the greater evil of Sunstorm. Of course, Starscream turned on them first chance he got, and Cosmos was one of the Autobots he knocked off-line while making his escape. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

[[Ratchet (G1)|Doc Ratchet]] had Cosmos fixed up in a few days, though, and he was last seen helping with the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Cosmos participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, and plummeted down, aflame in his saucer mode, as the carnage raged around him. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Cosmos managed to survive long enough to, at the very least, assume his robot form. His corpse nonetheless later lay inert amongst the mass Autobot/Decepticon grave that the battlefield had become. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''Universe'' comic===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English)}}
Cosmos was briefly caught up in the [[Universe War]] while aboard the starship ''[[OTFCC (ship)|OTFCC]]'' with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] when a spatial vortex created by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] pulled them into conflict over a frozen planetoid with the [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]]. Autobots and [[Maximal]]s from several time periods and universal streams joined forces and repulsed the Minions. Afterwards, Cosmos and his comrades were returned to their proper space/time. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SpotlightJazz-BeachcomberCosmos.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"They'd better make a gaddurned statue of me!"]]
In the early days of the war, Cosmos was part of the detail that helped [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] off a transport ship after his successful rescue of [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Sometime later, he was seen chatting with his comrades [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] during a victory celebration. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

In modern times, after Blaster was found alive and well, Cosmos was one of many Autobots who traveled to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub|Hub]] to see "The Voice" again with his own optics. His appearance alongside [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] suggested that Cosmos was part of that Autobot's counter-insurgency unit. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} Later, he helped defend [[Garrus-9]] when [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] broke in to challenge his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|successor]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:InternationalIncident4 Cosmos on nuke.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"We ain't come this far just to dump this thing in the drink. What's the nearest target opportunity?"]]
Cosmos had joined the Autobot ranks on Earth by the time they forged a secret alliance with [[Skywatch]]. When the Autobots did battle with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]]—a mission where secrecy was of utmost importance—Cosmos was sent into space to keep human satellites from spotting them. He successfully hacked the five satellites watching the area into broadcasting a loop of ordinary farmers instead. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

Unfortunately, this meant Skywatch couldn't oversee the battle ''either'', so when the situation got complicated, Cosmos was ordered to free up one satellite for them to use. He grumbled a bit about how his job wasn't exactly a piece of cake, but these orders turned out to be nothing compared to his next mission: redirecting a nuclear warhead already on its way towards North Korea. As Cosmos began rewiring the missile in mid-flight, he commented that he really deserved some more respect for his efforts. Thanks to his intervention, the nuke detonated safely in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Remaining in orbit, Cosmos was later joined by [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]], and together they turned a Skywatch communications satellite into a weapon by dropping it through the atmosphere at Mach 10 right on top of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. He survived the impact with just a few scratches, but still, they tried. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Cosmos was among the Autobots who left Earth behind to return to a restored Cybertron. On the way, he and many others stared in disbelief and fascination at Megatron, who was in Autobot captivity on board [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Upon arrival, Cosmos and the other Autobots were poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s army occupying Cybertron. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Cosmos MTMTE.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|"And all this upgrade cost me was some fingers! Plus now I kind of look like a Ninja Turtle."]]
Following the defeat of Galvatron, Cosmos acquired a new, massive body and joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on its mission to find the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} On a duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' created by an accident with the quantum engines, a duplicate Cosmos grappled with [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]]. He most likely didn't survive. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

The main Cosmos was among those defeated when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was let loose on board the ship. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} When the ''Lost Light'' was attacked by [[Ammonite]]s, Cosmos helped defend it in UFO mode. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The ship then returned to Cybertron, where the crew celebrated the recent victory of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} It didn't end there, however, as Shockwave summoned an army of Ammonites to Cybertron, forcing Cosmos to take to the skies and fight them. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:HelloCruelWorld-cosmosandprowl.jpg|thumb|left|250px|....Whose hand is that? Cosmos, are you trying to hug someone again?]]

In the wake of Shockwave's defeat, Cosmos attended the trial of a surrendered Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Ever lonely and looking for social interaction, he tried to discuss the results of the trial with [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], who promised him a bold new future as part of Optimus Prime's new mission to Earth. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} When the ''[[Ark-7]]'' got close to Earth, Cosmos remarked on Prowl's calling the planet "home" after how terribly things had gone the last time the Autobots were there. Cosmos was taken aback when Prowl promptly asked if he trusted Optimus's leadership, and even moreso when Prowl complained about Prime being a "hero cop" despite his own paint job. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} To his annoyance, Cosmos soon found that this new Earth mission just led to another big mess as he had to defend the ''Ark-7'' from human missiles the minute they arrived. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Remaining in orbit as the Earth team's eye in the sky, he found his communications blocked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and called Prowl for assistance. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Once the Earth team had fled their human and Decepticon attackers, Cosmos reported that [[Earth Defense Command]] was setting off [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMPs]] in [[Poverty Flat]] to destroy any proof of the Transformers being back. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Cosmos was then ordered by Prowl to travel five light-hours away from Earth so as to take photos of events that had transpired on Earth five hours ago, confirming that the Decepticons had a new method of teleportation. Cosmos was not very happy about being sent so far, and became considerably less happy when [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] started joking about how blurry his photos were before being ordered back to Earth. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Prowl would then call in Cosmos to aid [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in demolishing Earth Defense Command's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:SignalsCallsAndMarches-stealthcosmos.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nice try, but we know [[:File:AOECrosshairs.jpg|that wasn't you]].]]

When Optimus and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] went to Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] to privately discuss the history of the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Thirteen Tribes]], a stealth-painted Cosmos secretly monitored their entire conversation and beamed it back to Prowl.
{{storylink|The Crucible}} Sent out to spy again with the stealth paint, this time on the remnants of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base, Cosmos found himself under fire by a barrage of missiles despite the paint. Ranting about how frustrated he was with recent events to Kup over the radio while avoiding the missiles, Cosmos was soon rescued by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]. As the two made fun of Cosmos's attempts at holding off the missiles and told him to leave destroying the weapons to them, the despondent Autobot went inside of Sky Lynx where Prowl contacted him and told him to get back to the ''Ark-7'', Prowl having just learned that [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] had resurfaced. When Sky Lynx returned to the ''Ark-7'', Cosmos was surprised to see Optimus leaving and also had to listen to another of Prowl's angry rants. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Cosmos would later report to Prowl that a Decepticon shuttle was on its way to [[Onyx]]'s [[Wanmu]] facility, and was quickly ordered to block all signals from getting out of that area. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

[[File:NowAndOnEarth-sameasiteverwas.jpg|thumb|left|175px|This is not my beautiful home! This is not my beautiful wife!]]

Ever lonely, Cosmos soon befriended Jetfire's drone [[D.0.C.]], even despite Jetfire's objections that D.0.C. wasn't truly alive and simply a tool. After Jetfire examined an Onyx tablet and learned that it used ancient Cybertronian source code, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] sent Cosmos on a mission to investigate the [[Sanctuary Station|Decepticon commune]] being built near [[Jupiter]]; a mission which Cosmos thought would have little excitement. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

[[File:SouthOfHeaven-wakawaka.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"Good grief, the comedian's an Autobot!"]]

That would end up being far from the truth, however. While scouting the outside of the commune, and complaining to himself about how miserable and ignored he'd been feeling lately, Cosmos was met by none other than Soundwave. Declining the Decepticon's invitation to come inside, Cosmos led him on a chase through Jupiter's rings, which ended when Soundwave slammed Cosmos into an asteroid. Believing that he was about to be tortured for information, Cosmos was surprised when Soundwave expressed no desire to do so, pointing out that the war was over and claiming that the Decepticons had changed since Megatron left them for the Autobots, now simply desiring equality. When Soundwave asked Cosmos to talk to his "masters" in the Autobots about giving the Decepticons access to their newly acquired [[space bridge]], Cosmos objected to anyone being his "masters", but was given silent pause when Soundwave questioned him about how well his comrades actually treat him. Cosmos was subsequently left speechless when Soundwave invited him to come live aboard the commune and be free from war and servitude, leading Soundwave to suggest he return to his ship and think it over; if Cosmos wanted to contact him, the Autobot would simply have to say Soundwave's name. Wanting to thank Soundwave for his words (and for not killing him), Cosmos told him about how Onyx had been using old Cybertronian code in its operating system, and to be careful with his human allies. Soundwave then revealed how he saw humans as expedient allies and less than equal to Cybertronians, being more akin to drones—drones just like D.0.C. Returning to the ''Ark-7'', Cosmos told Arcee nothing of what had transpired and was warmly welcomed by D.0.C. while heading for his recharge slab, where the drone curled up by Cosmos's feet as he thought over the day's events. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

[[File:TheNothingMan-stillalive.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Whole cities have faked their own deaths to avoid hanging out with him.]]

As Jetfire examined the coding within the recovered Onyx tablet, Cosmos found himself forced to listen as the scientist worked on it. He didn't find it particularly exciting. When Jetfire wanted to use D.0.C. to track the source of the quantum signal he found inside of the tablet, Cosmos objected to his friend being treated like a dog, but no one else shared his sentiments and Arcee ordered him to go into Earth orbit to monitor Jetfire's team. After the team on Earth was captured by [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]]'s forces and the ''Ark-7'' was trapped inside of its own force field, Cosmos found himself all alone as he futilely tried to contact his teammates. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}

Fearing his friends might be dead and having nowhere else left to turn, the panicking Cosmos returned to Sanctuary Station for Soundwave's help, and the Decepticon promptly invited him inside the commune. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Cosmos's fears became far from subsided when Soundwave failed to hear his fellow Autobots anywhere, and he soon became outraged when Soundwave contacted Galvatron to confirm his taking control of the ''Ark-7''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s space bridge, believing that the Decepticons were involved with what happened to the other Autobots. Despite Soundwave's claims that the Decepticons were merely taking advantage of the situation and would soon bring about a new era of peace, Cosmos gave in to despair and regretted ever coming to the space station, wishing he was with D.0.C. instead. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:Perihelon-righttobeangry.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Apparently Cosmos is a reverse [[Hulk]], getting smaller when he's angry.]]

Even as he thought of his friend, D.0.C. would actually end up showing [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] a hologram of Cosmos and Soundwave while infiltrating the EDC's base. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As Soundwave became enraged when it was revealed that Galvatron had no intention of helping to bring about his dream of peace, the jaded Cosmos was unsurprised. He didn't respond very well to [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]'s attempts to comfort him, either. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

When Soundwave decided to rescue those Decepticons Galvatron had misled into joining him, Cosmos went along with him and piloted the ''[[Peace Without Tyranny]]'', landing it in the midst of the battlefield that [[Shanghai]] had become as Optimus Prime's forces clashed against the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. While the weary Decepticons started boarding the ship, Cosmos wanted to get the struggling Autobots on board as well, but Soundwave refused to let on anyone who would follow a Prime. Deciding that he couldn't abandon his friends, Cosmos wished Soundwave good luck with his endeavors and joined the Autobots in fighting off their human attackers. Cosmos then found Arcee, Sideswipe, and Alpha Trion within the wreckage of the crashed ''Ark-7'' just before the Autobots all got on board the ''[[Skyroller]]'' and fled Shanghai. When the Autobots began establishing their new Earth HQ at Thundercracker's home, Cosmos helped in construction efforts. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:AHM-SkyReign.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Just happy to be on a team.]]

Cosmos travelled alongside his fellow fliers when the Autobots were forced to leave this temporary base by the humans hunting them. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} Cosmos greeted Optimus when he returned to their [[Monument Valley]] bivouac from [[Caminus]], and informed him of how he could now use the ''Skyroller'' with all of the injured loaded off, but was nervous about Optimus's intention to leave for Sanctuary Station; he believed that Soundwave would help the Autobots if it was anyone but Optimus who went to meet him, due to the Decepticon's hatred of all things Prime. Cosmos's nervousness wasn't helped by Optimus stating that he wanted Soundwave to ''bow'' to ''him'', not someone else. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Despite Cosmos's reservations, Optimus managed to get Soundwave to enter into an alliance with his Autobots, and Cosmos went along for the new partnership's first objective of attacking the undersea ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and bringing in Galvatron. During the battle, however, Cosmos was one of several Autobots forced by Galvatron and the Onyx source code's Enigma energies to combine into [[Sky Reign]]! {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Fortunately, he didn't have to stay combined against his will for long before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] took control of the Earth Enigma and made Sky Reign's components separate. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:NoFairFights-cosmosgetsshot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If you're trying to impress people, maybe you should rethink [[Fallen Angel|that whole "fighting Galvatron" thing]].]]

As he made sure that everyone else was all right in the aftermath of the clash, Cosmos thought he was being sent for yet another observation mission when Arcee ordered him to get moving. However, his bitter resignation turned to shock when Arcee grabbed onto him as he took off and told him that Optimus had given them the assignment of going after the fleeing Galvatron and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]! Knowing that Prime hadn't forgotten about him as he believed, Cosmos was all too eager to open fire on Astrotrain. However, Cosmos's jubilation at being in the thick of things was short-lived, as Galvatron struck him with a blast that took out a large chunk of his body. Realizing that Galvatron was headed for Sanctuary Station, and that he would end up shattering Soundwave's dream, the badly-wounded Cosmos managed to fire one last shot directly into Astrotrain's engine, sending him and Galvatron plummeting toward Jupiter. Convincing the reluctant Arcee to leave him and continue the chase, Cosmos was saved by none other than [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], who took him to Sanctuary Station for repairs. Sadly, this meant being forced to listen to their jokes for the whole trip there. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Cosmos spent the next several months recovering on Sanctuary Station, until Soundwave contacted him to return to Earth and use Jetfire's stealth paint to investigate the newly-arrived [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' [[Quintesson Cruiser|spacecraft]]. Although Cosmos was ready to get back into action, he was not as enthusiastic about bringing [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] with him as back-up. The trio managed to enter the Junkion ship upon arriving back on Earth, Cosmos's attempts at small talk with the two Decepticons not amounting to much. Unaware that the Junkions were well aware of their movements, the stealth paint having failed, the three came to a large room that appeared to be empty. That assumption proved to be wrong, however, as a legion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] leaped down from the ceiling and began trying to snack on Cosmos! {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Although heavily mauled by the Sharkticons, Cosmos was spared and taken prisoner by the Junkions. When the Junkions went to meet with Optimus's Autobots and several world leaders, the brutalized Cosmos was tossed from their ship by a vengeance-hungry [[Rum-Maj]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} In the ensuing chaos, as the Junkions and Sharkticons attacked those gathered, Cosmos was saved from hitting the ground by Soundwave, and promptly complained about constantly being beaten up. While receiving medical attention from [[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]], Cosmos told Soundwave about his discovery of the Sharkticons aboard the Junkions' vessel. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} After the Sharkticons abruptly left their pen, where Rumble and Frenzy were still struggling against them, Frenzy suggested that Cosmos might have talked the creatures out of eating them; Rumble, on the other hand, thought the Autobot had been killed. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

Upon being repaired, Cosmos returned once more to Sanctuary Station. When Thundercracker came by to check on things following the [[Iron Ring]]'s attack on Cybertron, Cosmos greeted him and [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]]. After some confusion over Thundercracker's request for somewhere that Buster could relieve herself, Cosmos checked who was off the station and found that the shuttle [[Liberty One]] was unaccounted for. Cosmos tried to ask if anyone else knew who had taken it, prompting [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] to lie that he didn't. During an interview, Cosmos told how he felt trusted aboard the station and that, while he still often felt like an Autobot, he also thought that everyone needed to get along with the war now over--especially with all happening on Cybertron. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}
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====Possible future====
Fifteen million years later, Cosmos had apparently received his due respect, as a statue for him was erected on [[Gorlam Prime]] near one for [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:Transcendent 1 Cosmos Pathfinder.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|...and from across the room, their eyes met...]]
Cosmos ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]] at some point, where he "met" [[Path Finder|another]] of his [[Mold|model]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Cosmos was one of four 'bots guarding the entrance to an Autobot base. When some humans approached, Jazz ordered Cosmos to shine their headlights on them, revealing their allegiance. Jazz then declared that it was okay, since the humans were wearing Transformers [[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]! Cosmos then rushed into the base with the new arrivals. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Reflective patches|Prizes in Disguise contest/reflective patches commercial}}
*Blaster, Cosmos, and Perceptor had a dance-off against Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy. {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
Cosmos was part of an escort squadron led by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Catching wind of a [[Quintesson]] plot to disrupt the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Cosmos teamed up with [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to enter the games as a team, and succeeded in uncovering and stopping [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|The Galactic Games}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCosmos.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Billions and billions of him.]]
Cosmos participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 30 units of Cybermetal, and 12 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:CosmosEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|]]

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: '''Cosmic Chaos: Enter an air attack mode! For 20 seconds your attacks deal 10.3 damage and confuse the targets (reducing their damage to 40% and making them attack your foes).
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cosmos| Cosmos at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Cosmos''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985/1986)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''86'''

:Cosmos transforms into a "flying saucer", specifically the [[Wikipedia:George Adamski#Ufology|Adamski-style]] saucer that is (inexplicably) the staple Japanese depiction of a UFO. His underside has little wheels for when you just gotta roll a saucer around.

:In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $4 and one [[Robot Point]].

:In Japan, he was released ''only'' as a mail-away item. He cost 500 yen and 2 robot points.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-cosmos/711/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Cosmos at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Cosmos/cosmos.htm More information on Cosmos at TFU.info]

===The Transformers Collection===
[[File:G1toy reissue Adams.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He turns into a boob.]]
*'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''TFC-12'''

:"Adams" was reissued in ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series in a multi-pack with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Gears (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Gears]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]]. This release has a modified chest sticker that contains an Autobot sigil.

:This version, with the altered sticker, was used to make [[Path Finder#Collector's Edition|Path Finder]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Cosmos/cosmos.htm More information on Adams at TFU.info]
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Cosmos.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|Hey, kids, who wants to buy a die-cast $15 doorbell?]]

: A 6" transforming Cosmos toy was designed, based on the preliminary ''Classics'' design (see [[#Notes|Notes]]), and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007. However, the [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.

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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Cosmoslegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From doorbell to sundial.]]
*'''Autobot Cosmos''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Cosmos still transforms into a flying saucer-type "UFO", but now it looks less like a doorbell. [[Bill Rawley]] claims responsibility for the markings on Cosmos, which spell out his name ("Cosmos") in [[Cybertronian language|"Cybertronian" lettering]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUCosmos/cosmos.htm More information on ''Universe'' Cosmos at TFU.info]
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei-toy Adams.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cause nothing says "Spy" like a giant flying saucer.]]
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:The ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' version of ''Universe'' Cosmos is in a more olive green, a more orange-yellow, and the silver and blue [[paint operation]]s have swapped colors.

: He was only available in a three-pack with similarly redecoed Legends-class versions of [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Wheelie (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Wheelie]].

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===Generations===
====Thrilling 30====
[[File:Generationstoy-AutobotCosmos-Payload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From sundial to novelty spiky boob doorbell.]]
*'''Autobot Cosmos & Payload''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #006'''

: Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Autobot Cosmos" is a new, more [[Articulation|articulated]], differently-proportioned mold, now being roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He comes with [[Blast Master#Generations|Payload]] (based on the [[Micromaster]] Blast Master), who transforms into a robot, a white space shuttle, and a double-barreled blaster for Cosmos to wield via its [[5mm post]]. In Cosmos's vehicle mode, Payload's thrusters can be pegged onto Cosmos' front cannons to simulate a docking feature.

: This toy was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toy line|Adventure]]'' [[Cosmos (Adventure)#Adventure|Adams]] and remolded and redecoed as ''Combiner Wars'' [[Scrounge (G1)#Generations|Scrounge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenCosmos/cosmos.htm More information on ''Generations'' Cosmos at TFU.info]''
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====Titans Return====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Cosmos.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb | I'm a different shade of green. BUY ME!]]
*'''Autobot Cosmos''' (Legends Class, 2017)

: Part of the fifth wave of the [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']] Legends Class assortment, Cosmos is, in an unexpected move, not a new figure, but merely a very minor redeco and retool of the ''Thrilling 30'' figure described above. According to a Hasbro representative, this re-release was decided upon because Hasbro believed the original ''Thrilling 30'' toy had become too rare.

:Payload is omitted, and the deco has been ever-so-slightly changed: the green plastic is now cast in a slightly darker shade, the yellow plastic is slightly paler, the head is cast in red plastic rather than in white plastic with the helmet painted over in red, the forearms are now yellow, the visor, windows and waist detail are now painted in metallic blue rather than the flat blue of the previous release, and the Autobot insignia on his right shoulder is much smaller. Additionally, like with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Scrounge (G1)#Generations|Scrounge]], the hole on the bottom of his UFO mode was slightly retooled, allowing him to attach to ''Combiner Wars'' [[Strafe (G1)#Generations|Strafe]]'s arm mode if you feel like doing so. Due to their unique shared contruction, he can also attach as a shield to ''Combiner Wars'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Mirage]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]] in their arm or leg modes.

:Since Cosmos features no other retooling, he is not designed to interact with [[Titan Master]] figures.

:Like the rest of his toyline, Cosmos comes with a collector's card, although strangely it features his 'flying saucer' mode, unlike most of the line's cards which showcase the character's robot mode. [[Seaspray_(G1)#Generations|Seaspray]], his wavemate, also shares this oddity.

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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy CosmosClass85.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Most Likely To Have A Blog No One Reads, After Blogging Is Invented]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Most Out There
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' "Autobot Cosmos" is a [[Kreon]] figure with [[tampograph]] detailing based heavily on the original Cosmos toy. He uses the 2015-style Kreon body, which has been severely altered, making him largely incompatible with older Kreons.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" thirty-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

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==Notes==
[[File:Classics cosmos concept.gif|165px|thumb|What could have been...]]
*The creative team went through multiple preliminary names before settling on Cosmos, including '''Spaceracer''', then '''Spaceshot''' and then '''[[Shooting Star]]'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
*[[Michael McConnohie]]'s voice for Cosmos is a heavily processed impression of film star [[Peter Lorre]]. More precisely, McConnohie has stated in his [[BotCon]] appearances that he was doing an ''intentionally bad'' impression of Peter Lorre, which he sheepishly admitted came off sounding like a [[Accent|Spanish accent]] at times. (Until the source of Cosmos's voice was confirmed, fans would sometimes speculate that Cosmos sounded Spanish.)
*It is presumed that Cosmos's Japanese name, '''Adams''', is derived from that of {{w|George Adamski|George '''Adams'''ki}}, who provided the famous flying saucer design after which Cosmos was modeled.
*Early Japanese promotional material shows Cosmos with a blue body rather than his final green. The toy would see release in this coloration much, much, ''much'' later as [[Path Finder]].
[[File:CosmosConcept.jpg|165px|thumb|What could have been if he'd only found the salad bar...]]
*Concept art of a ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' version of Cosmos was shown at [[BotCon 2006]], but the design was rejected because the higher-ups at [[Hasbro]] felt the [[alternate mode]] was too "boring". Many fans were pleasantly shocked they even ''considered'' making a new Cosmos. The art was later printed as part of the supplementary material in the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' trade paperback collection. Despite the rejection, it remained on the development team's "look into this" file should they revisit the ''Classics'' line in the future. True to their word, the design was moved to the ''Titanium'' Cybertron Heroes line of die-cast metal transforming toys, but with the cancellation of the ''Transformers'' portion of this franchise, the Cosmos design exists only as a resin prototype that was on display during the Hasbro tour portion of [[BotCon 2007]].
*Cosmos's Generation 1 concept art isn't terribly out of the ordinary, but it's also pretty badass.
*Where did he scan his alternate mode, again?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Adams''' (アダムス ''Adamusu'')
*''Greek:'' '''Kyríarchos''' (Κυρίαρχος, "Sovereign")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kozmosz'''
*''Italian'': '''Disco''' ("Saucer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǔzhòu Fēidié''' (宇宙飞碟, "Space UFO")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Cosmo''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Kosmos''' (Космос, "Space")

==References==
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Wreck-Gar (G1)

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:''Wreck-Gar is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:GenesisArtofTransformers-WreckGar.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Happy motoring. Cock-a-doodle-doo!]]
'''Wreck-Gar''' is a product of his environment. Unfortunately, this environment is the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junkion]], a distant world of trash which is bombarded by old [[Earth]] television broadcasts. Not only is Wreck-Gar's mismatched body collected from the detritus around him, but his mind is an equally mismatched hodgepodge of Earthling pop culture. These humans' cheesy slogans and sales pitches from decades past form the patchwork of Wreck-Gar's scatterbrained personality.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[[File:DwellerinDepths-WreckGar Vampire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.95|[[Simon Belmondo|What a horrible night to have a curse!]]]]
Wreck-Gar followed Galvatron down an old shaft with a team of other Autobots when the Decepticon came to Cybertron looking for Perceptor's new power core. They only found an array of mutants, whom the Autobots soundly fought off. They were unprepared for what came next; a [[Dweller|colossal beast]] that trapped Ultra Magnus. Wreck-Gar saved Magnus with his axe while yelling [[G.I. Joe (team)|a familiar battle cry]], but got himself caught in the process. Wreck-Gar bemoaned his fate as the Dweller drained him of his energy. The angered Springer managed to recover his friend's body, but he discovered that Wreck-Gar had now become an [[energy vampire]], bent on taking the energy from other beings. Wreck-Gar promptly infected Springer, and later got to many other Transformers (including Scourge and Cyclonus!), and would not stop there. Thinking quickly, Perceptor created an energy imbalance that returned the vampires to their normal states. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

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

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:FourWarriors Decepticon attack viewscreen.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|When this round thing's in your face, you get, uh, [[Springer (G1)|Sprung]].]]
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
In 2011, Wreck-Gar was hanging out at Autobot headquarters on Cybertron when Galvatron and his new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] warriors attacked the planet. He merely pointed out the Decepticons' attack being shown on the telly and (successfully) bossed Grimlock around before running off to try to help anyone who might have fallen and been unable to get up. While Kup and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were debating the weakness in [[Vector Sigma]], he told them to make sure operators were standing by and darted back off into the hallway, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}
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====''Macrocosmic Seekers''====
Wreck-Gar helped the Autobots Rodimus and Kup defend a "treasure" recently found on Junk by his fellow Junkion, Scrapheap. They were attacked by Galvatron's forces before an entity known as the Seeker arrived and spirited away Wreck-Gar's allies and opponents. {{storylink|Unending Battle}}

After his friends returned from their adventure, Wreck-Gar was present to congratulate Scrapheap when Rodimus Prime offered his a position in the Autobots. {{storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Springer wreck gar the final battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''After a group of Autobots crash-landed on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Wreck-Gar and his fellow Junkions saw their intrusion as an unwelcomed one... especially after the Autobots began "stealing" their garbage to repair their ship! Wreck-Gar ordered several Junk Guns brought forth to blast the Autobots, but didn't get a chance to use them before another arrival made his presence known: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]! The Junkions held back as the Decepticon leader and his lackeys opened fire on the Autobots, ripped their leader to shreds and took off with a [[Matrix of Leadership|bauble]] the Autobots had with them at the time.''

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

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

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

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

The Autobots also arrived and successfully disrupted the hypnosis signal. Once freed, Wreck-Gar and his Junkions joined the Autobots in driving the Decepticons off the planet. Rodimus Prime questioned Wreck-Gar about what had transpired, but the Junkion leader was just as much in the dark about the whole affair as he was. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
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===''Sticker Adventures'' books===
[[File:Springer botjp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|At least this is how Springer tells it.]]
When an [[Autobot shuttle]] was forced to land on [[Junkion (planet)|The Junk Planet]] for repairs, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] caught the attention of Wreck-Gar. Wreck-Gar was impressed by Blurr's powerful engine...and decided he wanted it! He attacked the Autobots with a horde of Junkions, intent on hacking the still-sputtering engine from Blurr's body, and fought [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the process.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If the Autobots decided to head for the west side of the concert, Wreck-Gar and the others positioned themselves just in time to see a whole squadron of Decepticons coming into view. Catching the Decepticons by surprise with a first volley, the Autobots managed to buy themselves a few minutes as the Decepticons regrouped before circling around for another pass. During the Decepticons’ second pass, Wreck-Gar was blown to pieces. With Sparkplug’s help, he was able to reassemble himself. But then Wreck-Gar was hit by Decepticon fire once more, causing him to again fall to pieces.

If Sparkplug went off to alert an incoming convoy of Autobots, Wreck-Gar was left to reassemble himself. He presumably returned to full health as the Autobots soon succeeded in destroying the Brain Drain device and drove the Decepticons away.

If Sparkplug continued to fix Wreck-Gar instead, the Junkion assumed his motorcycle mode as soon as he was back in one piece. Using a nearby toppled speaker as a ramp, Wreck lept into Galvatron, smashing the Brain Drain device. Autobot reinforcements arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar as the Decepticons fled.

Alternatively, if the Autobots headed for the south side of the concert, they were unable to see the Decepticons coming from the other direction, and were destroyed in a surprise Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:RunninWithTheDevil-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Amount anyone will pay to never hear this commercial referenced again: ''Anything.'']]
Wreck-Gar found the chassis of the near-dead [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] floating in space, where he had been abandoned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], while on a supply run. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar brought Megatron back on-line and even salvaged several [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] drone bodies from the surface of Junk for him so he could reclaim his position as leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} For Wreck-Gar's efforts, Megatron stabbed him through the chest. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When the [[Recyclon]]s arrived on Junk, intending to convert the planet into energon for their overseers, the [[Harvest Lords of Sigrath]], Wreck-Gar approached the leader, [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]], and got two blaster bolts in the chest. After a near-instantaneous repair job, Wreck-Gar called out his fellows and swarmed the Recyclons, severely damaging them and forcing them to retreat to their ship, the ''[[Reclamation]]'', and lift off.

Salvage returned to the planet's surface, leaving the ''Reclamation'' in orbit, in order to make peace with Wreck-Gar. But it was all a ruse; Salvage slapped a device on Wreck-Gar, a more powerful version of the Junkion leader's own [[decelerator laser]], preventing him from attacking or calling his people while the orbiting Recyclons fired a beam from the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to convert the planet to energon from space. However, Wreck-Gar proved even stronger than Salvage expected, and he called the Junkions to fire a tractor beam at the ''Reclamation'', sending it crashing into Junk seconds before the Prime Processing Unit activated, causing the ship to explode. Salvage himself lived only a few seconds more than his fellows, as the Junkions closed in on him immediately afterwards. {{storylink|Collect and Save}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{quote|Do you ever '''die'''? I don't. At least not '''yet'''. '''This''' can all be yours! '''Operators''' are standing by!"|Wreck-Gar|[[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain]]}}
[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"I come out, I throw trash, all over - all over the ring! And then I start eating garbage! And then I pick up the trash can, and I BASH the guy on the head!"]]

When [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] was banished to Junkion, Wreck-Gar spotted his arrival and readied his fellow Junkions to cannibalize the newcomer for parts. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He watched from the sidelines as the other Junkions attacked... and were massacred by Megatron. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} At some point after this, he took [[Rum-Maj]] as a new consort, having been "wounded in the heart" by an earlier relationship. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

When the Transformer war spilled off-planet and into the cosmos, the Transformers came back to Junkion, hoping to recruit the natives. The violent war wound up destroying Junkion entirely; Wreck-Gar, Rum-Maj, and thousands of Junkion refugees piled aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser|corkscrew-shaped vessel]] and abandoned the shattered remnants of their homeworld. They became nomadic traders, scavenging and bartering for technology and trinkets as they wandered from planet to planet. In [[2017]], the Junkions stumbled on [[Earth]] on their travels: a planet rich with [[Ore-13]] that they could use to rebuild their old home. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGarsHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45| Prices so low, you'll swear we've lost our heads!]]
Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj disembarked, where they met [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj being skeptical about Prime's diplomatic status—were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up; when Wreck-Gar investigated the tiny [[human]] machines, he was blown to bits by a [[Sky Hawk]]. Undaunted, his head continued negotiations as some other Junkions cobbled his body back together. On the behest of G.I. Joe, the Autobots and Junkions withdrew and reconvened at [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City]]. In exchange for Ore-13, Wreck-Gar offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]], which could repair the critically wounded [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Back aboard their vessel, the Junkions watched as [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] carried out what they thought was a covert infiltration of the Junkion mothership on Optimus's behest, unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from Junkion sensors. The Cybertronians infiltrators stumbled upon a horde of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus and began planning reprisal. During the next summit between Optimus, the Junkions, and several human leaders, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar tossed Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as a warning before Wreck-Gar reluctantly unleashed their school of Sharkticons on the Autobots and humans. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

The battle soon began going south for the Junkions, prompting a reluctant Wreck-Gar to quietly slip away. Before he could get far, however, he was intercepted by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who was determined to use Wreck-Gar's positron core to save her friend Sideswipe. At that moment, the Sharkticons, swayed by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]'s rhetoric, turned on their former masters, prompting Wreck-Gar to reveal the positron core. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

Arcee pummelled Wreck-Gar, demanding the device, though the Junkion's ramshackle physiology made him hard to permanently put down. When the rebellious Sharkticons stormed the ship, a stray shot their melee and detonated the positron core, destroying it while blowing Wreck-Gar's body to bits. Rum-Maj, defeated, cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime managed to convince his troops to lay down their arms in the hopes of taking the path of peace.

On [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] as a refugee camp. Working together with the Autobots and Sharkticons, they set about turning the old base into a new city for themselves as Wreck-Gar's head enthused at the prospect of starting anew on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} He and Rum-Maj helped supervise the construction of their new home, affectionately bickering with each other all the while. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Though Wreck-Gar, still nothing more than a head, and the other Junkions attempted to repair the postiron core, they were unable to restore it to working order. In lieu of saving Sideswipe's life, the Junkion leader offered up a [[mnemopathis projector]] as a way to allow Sideswipe to peacefully pass away. The Junkion supervised the initial operation; after Sideswipe's passing, he mourned his inability to fix the device that would have allowed him to save the red Autobot's life. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

Months later, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar — still a head — attended the opening of a new Ore-13 mine in [[Kentucky]]. Despite Rum-Maj's gloomy proclamations, Wreck-Gar tried to keep her spirits up. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kreo_wreckgar_bot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Wreck-Gar was attacked by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but was saved when [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] convinced the other Combaticons to withdraw. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

He later appeared in motorcycle form among the collapsing bricks of Bruticus, [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Wreck-Gar was built just in time to remember the days of the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] salons on Cybertron, before Megatron's rule became absolute. His was a mind always hungering for something new, but Megatron's world was one of sameness and obeisance. Wreck-Gar turned to narcotic substances to slow down his own mind, numbing away his need for change. When the word came that Optimus had returned to liberate his world, Wreck-Gar abandoned his drugs and joined the uprising, tackling down a Decepticon trying to enforce the Autobots' curfew. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} He joined up with the Autobot army and marched with them to the final showdown with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] emerged to participate in the battle, Wreck-Gar posed alongside him. After the war ended, he remained on Cybertron under the command of Rodimus Prime, and together the two would become known as "philosopher kings" who often visited [[Uranus]] to meditate in silence. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The sad thing is that they actually get along pretty well!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}
When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s shuttle crash landed on the planet of Junk, Wreck-Gar and another Junkion were there to do endless battle with him! [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sure liked Wreck-Gar a lot. Maybe he's a Decepticon? Yeah, he's probably a Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Wreck-Gar is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] became stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], he was forced to fight off Wreck-Gar and the hordes of cannibalistic Junkions until he could be rescued by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}}

Wreck-Gar and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] joined up with the Autobots on Junkion. The pair subsequently accompanied [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] back to Earth to assist in rebuilding, only for Wreck-Gar to wander off on a holy pilgrimage to a TV station, and fall victim to a surprise attack from the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

Wreck-Gar aided Grimlock in rescuing Rodimus and Kup when the pair were put on trial by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

Wreck-Gar, alongside Ultra Magnus, intercepted Galvatron and his troops when the Decepticons attacked the facility which contained the Dweller and the Trans-Organics. When the creatures were unleashed, Wreck-Gar pushed Ultra Magnus to safety, and attempted to face the Trans-Organic horde by himself. Both the Autobots and the Decepticons were eventually able to escape, and rocketed back to their respective bases. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Wreck-Gar toy.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|Hurry, hurry! Operators are standing by!]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Autobot Hero, [[1986]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-81'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Decelerator laser]]" gun, "Armor Axe"

:Wreck-Gar's first (and for decades, only) toy transforms into a Cybertronic "junk" motorcycle, and is noteworthy for being one of the earliest uses of ball-and-socket joints in [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]]. As his fists become the axle for his front wheel, his two weapons can be mounted there in motorcycle mode.

:Unfortunately, two Wreck-Gar toys are completely incapable of riding one another, unlike the action depicted in the movie.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1986/instr_wreck-gar.jpg Instruction booklet for Wreck-Gar at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===Transformers (2010)===
[[File:RtStoy-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This is the breakfast your Wreck-Gar could look like, can you see me now?]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, [[2011]])
**''Accessories'': "4-bladed battle axe"/tailpipe

:Part of the sixth wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], Wreck-Gar transforms into a ''Road Warrior''-esque motorcycle. His exhaust pipe and rear hubcap detach (via a [[C joint|clip joint]]) and unfold to become his axe weapon. As part of the [[Reveal the Shield]] subline, Wreck-Gar features a [[rubsign]]. The front tire is mounted on a ball joint, allowing it to pivot downward and serve as a shield in [[robot mode]]. It can peg onto his elbow in this position, but doing so limits articulation. The wheel can also be popped out of the ball-joint socket, and held in Wreck-Gar's hand as a shield/axe/melee thingy.

[[File:RTS-WreckGar-RidingHimself.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Each sold separately.]]
:Wreck-Gar is an example of a figure where the ''intention'' is clear, but the ''execution'' suffers from a whole series of [[design flaw]]s, some of which merely hinder the play value while others directly threaten the toy's stability:

:One Wreck-Gar can totally ride another (or another toy based on the same sculpt) in the style seen in the movie! Double pegs under his pelvis correspond to sockets in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seat. Furthermore, the figure has tabs and sockets on his robot mode ankles that are ''supposed'' to connect to corresponding sockets and tabs of his bike mode to secure his feet, but this is done with very limited success as a result of to some part interference. Additionally, the left side of his chest/shoulder assembly refuses to peg in properly in robot mode, a problem that persists with every redeco and retool of the figure.

:Even worse, Wreck-Gar suffers from a very intricate transformation that often requires just the right amount of force being applied for it to work; however, applying too much force, or not paying attention to certain parts, can result in outright breakage: His translucent helmet-horns are ''very'' fragile and might even break simply from accidentally turning the head while in vehicle mode, and his sculpted-open hands are prone to stress marks from simply holding the axe. Don't even ''think'' about turning the axe inside his hand! The worst offender, though, are the hinges that connect the rubber handles to the gas tank—those are reported to break after just a few transformations, regardless of whether one uses the automorph by pulling up on the gas tank and thereby dislodging the handles and moving them to the side as intended, or tries to unhinge the handlebars manually beforehand. Sadly, cutting the nubs off has been the only consistent fix to prevent breakage. Hasbro addressed this problem by cutting the nubs off at the factory level for subsequent redecos and retools of the sculpt, starting with ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]]. It was also [[retool]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] (later also released under the ''Generations'' branding) and ''Generations'' Junkheap, each sporting a different head sculpt. Those two were redecoed into [[Scrap Iron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Scrap Iron]] and [[Junkheap (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Junkheap]], respectively. Wreck-Gar's [[instructions]] depict Junkheap's head sculpt, thus hinting at the retool before it was announced as a separate release. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Reveal the Shield'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
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===United===
[[File:Unitedtoy-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|A bright red jogging bra, bright red pirate boots, fleshtone panties.]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, 2011-[[February 26|02-26]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-18'''
**''Accessories'': "Battle axe"/tailpipe

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'', [[TakaraTomy]]'s version of Wreck-Gar is a [[redeco]] of the [[Hasbro]] release in (surprise!) a much brighter, more cartoon-inspired deco. This version has a ''lot'' more red, the flames dropped from his chest, his helmet in a lighter color, many additional paint applications, and numerous other color shifts.

:Initial [[stock photography|stock photos]] used to illustrate preorders depicted a sample in the Hasbro version's deco (but different from the existing Hasbro stock photos) before being replaced by new stock photos depicting the finalized deco.
{{2010Wreck-GarMold}}
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===Generations===
====Combiner Wars====
[[File:CWLegendsWreckGar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Now in bite size!]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])

:Part of the sixth wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint, Wreck-Gar is a retool of [[Groove (G1)#Generations|Groove]], sporting a brand new noggin. He transforms into a motorcycle or converts into a chest armor for [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] and other uses of the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]] mold. Early packaging sample photography showed a sticker boasting it being part of the Sky Reign team, but the final product omits this information as Wreck-Gar has no solid way to ''actually'' combine with Sky Reign in a functional way.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Rust Dust#Toys|Rust Dust]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Override (Adventure)#Toys|Override]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Vampire (BW)|Vampire]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWWreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''

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====Platinum Edition====
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-POJC-Wreck-Gar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Call now and we'll double the offer! Just pay separate processing and handling.]]
*'''Planet of Junk Clash''' (Platinum Edition Deluxe 3-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'':"Battle axe"/tailpipe
:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Wreck-Gar is a slight redeco of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure. Most of the colors are the same (albeit slightly different shades), but the flame applications are different, now being all yellow with black borders both on the bike sides and on the robot chest. The clear plastic was replaced with clear orange plastic. Unlike previous releases of the sculpt, Wreck-Gar has no insignia applied on his windshield/right leg.

:Wreck-Gar was only available as a part of the "Planet of Junk Clash" set with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Hot Rod]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)#Generations|Junkion Scrapheap]]. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. However, it was also stocked by several US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore and the Philippines; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in Chile, it was sold at Ripley stores. In the United Kingdom, it was also sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiary of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés. It's currently unknown if it was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Italy, it was sold at Toys Center stores, making it the first ''Platinum'' set ever released in that country.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumWreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
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====Power of the Primes====
[[File:POTP-Deluxe-Wreck-Gar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And what better way to say "I love you" than with the [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/archive/1/1d/20180521141253%21POTP-Deluxe-Wreck-Gar.jpg gift of a Junkion?]]]

*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Axe/tailpipe, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Wreck-Gar is a retool of ''[[Unite Warriors]]'' [[Groove_(G1)#Unite_Warriors_2|Groove]] that transforms into a motorcycle. Wreck-Gar can also change into a limb for any ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner. Like all ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor (redecoed from the [[Dinobot (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobots]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)#Generations|Terrorcons]]) with a spot for [[Prime Master]]s (and by extension, [[Titan Master]]s, [[Enigma of Combination|Enigmas of Combination]], or [[Matrix|Matrix cores]]) and can form a combiner hand. He includes a piece that can fill the gap in the armor or be held as a gun. He also includes a redeco of the axe weapon that came with the ''[[#Transformers (2010)|Reveal The Shield]]'' figure above.

:He was first discovered in a listing in [[Walgreens]]' internal systems during the course of ''[[Titans Return]]'' as a Walgreens exclusive. It is currently unknown if he will still be a Walgreens exclusive.
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==Merchandise==
===MyClone===
[[File:G1-toy WreckGar-MyClone.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He's a [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Kre-O online comic|Kre-O]] Maniac!]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (MyClone, [[2003]])
**''ID number'': '''MTF009'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A "[[super deformed]]" mini-figure of Wreck-Gar was created as part of the second wave of [[MyClone]] Transformers in Japan. These toys could be disassembled and their parts mixed-and-matched thanks to a generic base body. In Wreck-Gar's case, this is especially appropriate.
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===Tiny Titans===
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Tiny Titan, [[2015]])
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number'': '''3/12'''

:Part of the third [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this is a small, soft-plastic figurine of Wreck-Gar rendered in the style of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' series]].

:He comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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==See also==
Other versions of Wreck-Gar have appeared in other continuity families, including:
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]], the [[AllSpark]]-created Autobot from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']] [[continuity family]].
*[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], the Junkion from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] continuity family.

==Notes==
[[File:FloroDeryJunkionnotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Always read the fine print.]]
{{quote|One of them (WRECK-GAR) has a rusty junk metal version of a Viking helmet and a BRILLO like wooly wiremetal vest.|The 4/27/1985 draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html Heritage Auctions - The Transformers The Movie draft script]@ Disciples of Boltax</ref>}}
*Given the above quote, we're going to take a painful leap to the conclusion that Wreck-Gar was named after the famed newspaper comic strip Viking, [[Wikipedia:Hägar the Horrible|Hä'''gar''' the Horrible]]. That, or his name is a portmanteau of "'''wreck'''age" and "'''gar'''bage".
*Like the rest of the central ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' cast, Wreck-Gar had a (ridiculously overdetailed) preliminary [[character model]] by [[Floro Dery]] that was revised by Japanese artists before final animation. And just like the rest of the central movie cast, that early model was used as a basis for his toy design, and for his Marvel Comics appearances.
*During Wreck-Gar's first appearance in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', his speech pattern was a mashup of contemporary pop culture catchphrases, each line taking from a multitude of sources and scrambling them together to make a (somewhat) coherent new statement. ("Don't look behind Door Number Two, Monty! It's time to play 'End of the Line, My Valentine'! Geroni-doo-run-run-ronimooooo!") In Wreck-Gar's subsequent appearances, however, writers seemed content to give him unaltered lines from television and movies. ("I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?")
*Of course, in Wreck-Gar's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] appearances, he repeats local British pop culturisms. ("And that's ''Blockbusters''!" and "Jim'll fix it!", though that last one is now in poor taste.)
*In the Japanese dub, Wreck-Gar speaks in the [[wikipedia:Kyowa-go|Kyowa-go]] dialect, an obsolete and obscure dialect often associated with those of mixed Chinese-Japanese heritage. It is considered difficult to understand.
*For nearly 20 years, Wreck-Gar was the ''only'' Junkion toy, until the creation of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].
*A motorcycle based on Wreck-Gar makes a brief [[easter egg]] appearance in the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' episode "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]". Wreck-Gar's [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] throws it at [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] in a fit of misguided helpfulness.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Wreck-Gar is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s helmet and a scythe-weapon from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Kre-O'' sets.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wreck-Gar''' (レックガー ''Rekkugā'')
*''French:'' '''Ferraille''' ("Scrap")
*''Italian:'' '''Chopper'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yíngjiù Chē''' (营救车, "Rescue Vehicle")
*''Russian:'' '''Remontnik''' (Ремонтник, "Repairman")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/145/14508_WreckGar_DreamwaveProfile.jpg Wreck-Gar's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile at Transformers-universe.com]

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Transformers: Unicron

2018-05-07T23:27:07Z

Sockie: Undo revision 1257539 by WillR113 (talk) The Previewsworld solicits that said Roberts was writing were errors, Barber's writing the series as well.

[[File:UnicronTDH 0 regcvr.jpg|thumb|250px|This is the end; hold your breath and count to ten...]]
'''''Transformers: Unicron''''' is a six part, biweekly crossover miniseries<ref>[http://ign.com/articles/2018/03/24/unicron-dwarfs-earth-in-this-amazing-transformers-art Unicron Dwarfs Earth in This Amazing Transfomers Art - IGN]</ref> by [[IDW Publishing]] set to debut in [[2018]] with issue #0 available as part of the [[Free Comic Book Day]] promotion. The third part of a loose trilogy that began with 2016's ''[[Revolution]]'' and continued with ''[[First Strike]]'', the series serves as the grand finale to the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] in advance of a forthcoming reboot, introducing [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] as the ultimate threat to the [[Hasbro Universe]].

{{chapters|title=''Unicron'' issues|align=center|prev=Transformers vs. Visionaries|next=|content=
*[[Our Darkest|#0]]
*[[Unicron issue 1|#1]]
*[[Unicron issue 2|#2]]
*[[Unicron issue 3|#3]]
*[[Unicron issue 4|#4]]
*[[Unicron issue 5|#5]]
*[[Unicron issue 6|#6]]
}}

==Buildup==
When [[Simon Furman]] was first brought aboard to pitch his vision of IDW's then-nascent Transformers mythos, he explicitly chose to eschew the traditional [[Primus]] and Unicron mythology that he himself had put forth during his run on the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]], due in part to the oversaturation of the concept in the then-concurrent [[Unicron Trilogy]]. Though no concrete origin has yet been put forth for the Cybertronian species in the IDW universe, various authors would occasionally reference the creator gods as abstract religious beliefs rather than concrete deities—Unicron, specifically was never addressed by name, only fleetingly referred to as the "opposite" of Primus, who himself was not conclusively confirmed to exist.

In 2017, IDW began a ramp-up of this mythos as the [[Hasbro Universe]] took shape; [[Origin Myths|issue #10]] of ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' would provide the most definite look into Cybertron's past, establishing a group of mythical [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]]s as warriors who had once battled against "Primus' opposite." Finally, in October of that year, Unicron made his first physical appearance on the final page of ''[[First Strike]]'', having been awakened by Cybertron itself after exposure to the [[magic]]al powers of the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]].

==Overview==
Awakened by [[Merklynn]]'s invasion of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Unicron begins an attack on the galaxy—beginning with [[Rom]]'s homeworld of [[Elonia]]. Now it's up to the Transformers to discover why Unicron has targeted this planet.

==Creative team==
The series will be plotted by [[John Barber]], writer of [[Optimus Prime (comic)|''Optimus Prime'']], with [[Alex Milne]] providing art and colors by [[Sebastian Cheng]].<ref>[https://www.newsarama.com/37795-may-2018-free-comic-book-day-solicitations-updating.html May 2018 FCBD solicitations]</ref>

==Collections==
* TBD

==Interview and preview==
* [https://freecomicbookday.com/Article/207337-FCBD18-Interview-Transformers-Creators-Discuss-Comics-Unicron-and-the-End-of-a-Universe FCBD18 Interview: Transformers Creators Discuss Comics, Unicron, and the End of a Universe?!]

==Notes==
*The series was originally solicited as ''Transformers: Unicron: The Darkest Hour''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Power and Glory

2017-08-04T05:14:49Z

Sockie: /* Real-life references */

{{disambig2|the ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' issue|the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' issue|The Power and the Glory}}
{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Revolutionaries]]'' #6
|prev=Strange Visitors
|next=
|image=Revolutionaries6 cvrRI.jpg
|caption=Unlimited Power!!!!!
|title="Power and Glory"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[July 26]], [[2017]]
|coverdate=May 2017
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Agnes Garbowska]] (pg. 2, 6, 9), [[Ron Joseph]] (pg. 1, 12, 19, 22), [[Fico Ossio]] (pg. 3-4, 7-8, 10-11, 14-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23-24)
|colors by=[[Sebastian Cheng]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|assistant editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|editor=[[David Hedgecock]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=Current era
}}

'''When the legacy of Mike Power, the Atomic Man, poses danger to the Revolutionaries, they call on the forces of M.A.S.K. for help.'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|This story is told in non-linear form. This synopsis presents it in chronological order for ease of reading.}}

''[[Atomic Man|Mike Power]] was born without a right arm or left leg as a result of amniotic band syndrome, but he doesn't let it get him down. With his faithful dog [[Smarts]] at his side, the young Mike acts as an amateur detective, solving mysteries around his neighborhood—like the theft of [[Annie (G1)|a girl]]'s bicycle by bullies [[Finney]] and [[Pidge]]. One day, the bullies themselves get in trouble when Finney goes missing inside a "haunted house," and Pidge calls on Mike to help. Investigating, Mike discovers that the "ghosts" in the house are just holograms being projected by a strange device—a piece of technology being smuggled by the crooks who are using the house as a hideout, who have captured the snooping Finney. British super-agent [[Action Man]] arrives on the scene and saves Mike from the crooks, who he has tracked from his [[United Kingdom|home country]], and while he rounds them up, Mike frees Finney and takes the hologram projector for himself.''

''Having been made to feel truly helpless by his condition for the first time, Mike becomes obsessed with finding a way to improve his body using the unearthly technology of the "hologram projector"—which he has no way of knowing is, in fact, the head of one of the [[Iron Trooper]]s created by the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. After years of study, Mike reverse-engineers the trooper's tech to create super-humanly powerful "atomic" prosthetic limbs, and uses the incredible strength and speed they give him to become part of [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]]. A mission to Egypt with the Adventure Team brings Mike into contact with [[Garrison Kreiger]] and the Talisman itself, at which point the connection between it and his atomic limbs becomes apparent. On a later mission, even Mike's super-powers prove insufficient to save the life of scientist [[Emil Burkhart]], who dies while his [[Adele Burkhart|daughter]] watches, and in an effort to improve himself even further, Mike reaches out to Kreiger to help use the Talisman to upgrade him. Under unknown circumstances, the Adventure Team are left to believe Mike perished at Kreiger's hands, and the team is shut down and replaced with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]...''

In the present day, with her team having determined that the Brasnyan "Project: Iceman" facility controlled by Krieger and the rest of the villains in his evil alliance is their next target, [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] approaches fellow Joe [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] for help. As a former member of the Adventure Team, Stalker is aware of the Iceman facility as the apparent "final resting place" of Mike Power; impressed by Mayday's idealism, he calls in [[Matt Trakker]] and [[Gloria Baker]] of [[M.A.S.K.]] to bolster the forces of her team for their impending raid on the facility.

In Brasnya, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]], and [[Action Man]] receive word of Matt and Gloria's addition to the team, and roll out for the Iceman facility, hidden beneath the crater left by the crash of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' thousands of years ago. Using an access code provided by [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax]], they are able to easily get inside, but Kup is concerned over the possibility of a trap—a possibility that becomes a certainty when, as the trio work their way through the base's underground corridors, Kup and Blackrock both suddenly shut down when struck by a beam of red light. Worse still, Action Man then finds himself under attack from robots that appear to be [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (in truth, the [[Eukaris|Eukarian]] crew of the ''Axalon'', reanimated by the Talisman). After taking a bad shot to the leg that seems to leave any chance of escape impossible, Action Man makes the last play open to him, blasting a hole in the roof of the corridor, letting the sea outside come flooding in. Kreiger, observing via monitors, is nonplussed; he leaves Action Man to drown and turns to Mike Power—strung up behind him, wired into the base systems, the nerve center of its operations—and instructs him to vent the water so he can recover the Cybertronians.

Outside, Mayday, Matt, and Gloria arrive just in time to see the huge jet of vented water blast up into the sky from underground. While Matt and Mayday watch from Matt's [[Thunderhawk]], Gloria's [[Shark]] converts to submersible mode and dives down through the geyser to enter the base. As she rescues Action Man, pulling him inside her vehicle, Matt steers his Thunderhawk inside the base as well, and uses its in-built Cybertronian tech to locate Kreiger's command center by following the scent of [[Ore-13]]. As the Shark and Thunderhawk smash into the control room with the Eukarians hot on their heels, Kreiger fights back by infusing Mike Power with Ore-13, super-charging him and allowing him to achieve true symbiosis with the Talisman and all its power touches. While Mayday and the M.A.S.K. agents fight the Eukarians, the wounded Action Man appeals to Power's better nature. He has read about him, and knows hard he strove to be better, only for "better" to never be good enough—and that's a feeling Action Man knows all to well from his own struggles to live up to the legacy of the former bearers of the his title. But every improvement Mike Power ever made to himself was for the betterment of the world... not for the destruction that Kreiger is now having him wreak. Action Man's words reach Power, and he comes back to himself; sadly reflecting on the youth lost to his obsession, he apologizes to his departed dog Smarts, and deactivates his atomic body, allowing himself to die. The Eukarians collapse, and Kreiger is defeated; it is a bittersweet victory, but a victory still, and everything seems to be over... until one more unexpected wrinkle is thrown into the mix. In a flare of Talisman energy, [[Sgt. Savage]]—who disappeared with the ''Axalon'' decades ago—suddenly reappears... spouting totally phat 90s slang?!

==Featured characters==
Character in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] (11)
*[[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock/Sovereign]] (12)

|h2=[[Eukaris|Eukarians]]|c2=
*"[[Eukarian Shockwave|Shockwave]]" (15)
*[[Domitius Major]] (16)

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*[[Atomic Man|Mike Power/Atomic Man]] (1)
*''[[Finney]]'' (3)
*''[[Pidge]]'' (4)
*''[[Annie (G1)|Annie]]'' (5)
*[[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] (6)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (7)
*[[Matt Trakker]] (8)
*[[Gloria Baker]] (9)
*''[[Brasnya]]n spies'' (10)
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*[[Action Man]] (13)
*''1960s Action Man'' (14)
*[[Garrison Kreiger]] (17)
*''[[Joe Colton]]'' (18)
*''[[Emil Burkhart]]'' (19)
*''[[Miles Mayhem]]'' (21)
*''[[Adele Burkhart]]'' (22)
*[[Sgt. Savage]] (23)
{{!}}}

|c4=
*''[[Smarts]]'' (2)
*''[[Iron Trooper]]s'' (20)
}}

==Quotes==
"You okay? That water must be '''freezing.'''" 
"It's colder than you '''think.''' It's '''salt walter,''' so it stays liquid '''below zero.'''" 
"You learn that for fun?" 
"You'd be surprised how much that kind of thing comes up."
:—'''Gloria Baker''' and '''Action Man'''

"It's not easy to '''invent''' yourself. I'm... sure I'll get it '''right'''... next time."
:—'''Atomic Man''''s dying words

"Look alive, soldiers! The name's '''Sgt. Savage'''—and I don't know how long I've been out, but '''boo-ya''', I'm back! I'd usually be all like '''whatever!''' But if there was ever a time to have a cow... '''this is it!'''"
:—'''Sgt. Savage''' makes his awesomely bodacious return, dudes! Do the Bartman!

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The technical drawings of the Talisman on the recap page draw attention to the [[Dire Wraith]]-like tentacles etched into the obelisk's surface. This is the first direct allusion to the Wraiths having any connection to the mysterious object, but it's not completely surprisingly; the [[Red Shadows]] were exhibiting bio-tech enhancements courtesy of Kreiger and his villainous alliance that looked a lot like Wraith biomatter back in [[Enter The Shadow|issue #2]].
*Stalker was part of the Adventure Team when they encountered the Talisman in the flashback story told in [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb|issue #3]]. It was in the same issue that Atomic Man had his first contact with the Talisman, upgrading his atomic limbs; however, see "Errors" below.
*Mayday refers back to the last time she saw the M.A.S.K. team, in [[Valley Forge|''Revolution'' #5]]. What happened to them afterward was chronicled a few months later in {{i|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 1|''M.A.S.K.'' #6}}.
*If you only know M.A.S.K. from the original cartoon or ''Revolution'', you might be confused by the [[Shark]]'s blue color scheme here, but it's actually consistent with how it's been portrayed in IDW's ''M.A.S.K.'' series. ''Why'' it was changed from white-and-yellow to blue is unknown.
*Exactly which Action Man saves lil' Mikey is left vague (we're estimating the scene is set in the 1960s). Ian refers (with uncertainty) to his "predecessor's predecessor," but that would make ''this'' Action Man—at ''least''—the same Action Man who the adult Mike and the rest of the Adventure Team would encounter in the 1980s, twenty-plus years later, in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|''Revolution'' #0]], and that doesn't seem quite right. However, it was later confirmed to be the same Action Man by John Barber [https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/890290968603246592 on Twitter.]
*Kreiger was previously shown to have built a synthetic Talisman in [[The Iron Klaw|issue #4]], and is here revealed to have actually built multiples of them over the decades. Huh, multiple magical irregular hexagons. Too bad IDW haven't announced any books ''that'' could lead int--hmn? [[Visionaries|What's that?]] Ohhh....

===Hasbro franchise references===
*Mike's dog Smarts is "[http://poundpuppies2010.wikia.com/wiki/Lucky Lucky Smarts]", the lead character from the {{w|Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|2010 ''Pound Puppies'' series}}. In a nod to this, it's noted that when Mike becomes consumed with the study of the Iron Trooper, Smarts runs away.
*Doctor Emil Burkhart is an original character, and his daughter is not named on panel, but if you know your ''Joe'', you'll realize the girl will grow up to be Doctor Adele Burkhart, occasional ''G.I. Joe'' supporting character and aggressive peacenik most famous for being at the center of the plot of the very first issue of the original Marvel ''Joe'' comic book.

===Real-life references===
*The title of this issue is taken from the doxology that concludes the {{w|Lord's Prayer}}.
*Kup reminisces on the "blizzard world of [[Mettzann IV]]," a reference to [[Chris Metzen]] and his longtime place of employment, {{w|Blizzard Entertainment}}.

===Errors===
*On page 19 (but not page 22), Mike Power is drawn with his original atomic limbs, rather than the spiky new designs they acquired after being renewed by the Talisman in issue #3.
*Action Man uses the distinctly American phrase "''roll up'' your window"; as a Brit, he'd be more likely to say "''wind'' up."

===Other trivia===
*This issue is a bit of a multi-media grab-bag. The present day scenes are drawn by Fico Ossio, as normal; Mike Power's childhood detective adventures are drawn by [[Agnes Garbowska]] in the style of a cutesy comic strip (credited "in-story" to "Agnes Johns," a composite of Garbowska and Barber's names); and Power's other flashbacks are drawn by Ron Joseph. Joseph also draws illustrations of the talisman for a newly-written "dossier" page that replaces the comic's traditional "recap" page, and his first flashback page is done in the style of a full-page children's book illustration, which John Barber writes a single, un-illustrated page of storybook prose to accompany. Finally, the original 1975 comic strip print advert for the "Atomic Man" action figure is re-used in context to tell the story of how he joined the Adventure Team! The use of the dossier, storybook, and advert pages push the length of this issue's story up from the standard 20 pages to 23.
*Originally solicited for release in May, this issue arrives significantly late, two months after the fact, at the end of July. Accordingly, it was supposed to have been released before [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|issue #1]] of the ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'', but the delay meant that it was not, and the details of Mike Power's backstory, and his death in his issue, were consequently spoiled by the sourcebook over a month in advance of this issue's release.
*As with last issue, it seems like some of this issue's covers were intended for ''next'' issue. Subscription Cover A features Sergeant Savage, whose appearance in the issue is a last-page surprise. Meanwhile, Subscription Cover B shows Atomic Man being surrounded by G.I. Joe (including [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]]), who don't appear in this issue at all, but are set to show up next time.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Matt Trakker and Atomic Man, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Simon Gough]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Sergeant Savage and his Screaming Eagles, by [[Ron Joseph]] and [[David Garcia Cruz]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Action Man and G.I. Joe versus Atomic Man, by [[Tone Rodriquez]] and [[Thomas Deer]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Atomic Man by [[Pierre Droal]]

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===Advertisements===
*''Revolutionaries'' #7
*"The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting May's [[Hasbro Universe]] titles, including this issue, [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 6|''G.I. Joe'' #6]], [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]], [[The Next Day, and the Next|''Optimus Prime'' #7]], [[Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|''Lost Light'' #6]], and [[The Price of You|''Till All Are One'' #10]].
*[[Wrath of Karza issue 1|''Micronauts: Wrath of Karza'' #1]]
*IDW "[[Funko Pop!|Funko]] Universe" one-shots

==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/revolutionaries-6/ Preview]

[[Category:Revolutionaries issues]]

John Barber

2017-07-19T05:11:10Z

Sockie: /* Writer */

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[[Image:JohnBarber.jpg|thumb|I am God's gift to continuity.]]
'''John Barber''' is a freelance comic book writer and former senior editor of [[IDW Publishing]].

Before working for IDW, Barber published his own comics and also worked for [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], editing ''[[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'' comics, gaining familiarity with wrestling an erratic continuity. He then wrote all of IDW's ''[[Dark of the Moon (comics)|Dark of the Moon]]'' comics, as well as three prequels to the movies to reconcile [[Chris Ryall]], [[Simon Furman]] and [[Chris Mowry]]'s stories, [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s novels, the films themselves and character [[bio|bios]]!<ref>[[Andy Schmidt]] discusses Barber's challenge in an [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=207021#207021 IDW thread].</ref>

He is currently the author of the ongoing comic title ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', and was editor of RID's sister ongoing, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]''. In the process he waged a ceaseless war against continuity gaffs and errors, turning the most forgettable goofs into key plot points. He was also the co-writer of ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]''.

Barber was succeeded as senior editor by [[Denton J. Tipton]], and as Hasbro Books Group Editor by [[Sarah Gaydos]].<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/30083-editorial-changes-at-idw-barber-out-2-editors-promoted.html Editorial Changes at IDW: BARBER Out, Two Editors Promoted]</ref>

==Writer==
*''[[Transformers: Sector 7]]''
*''[[Transformers: Foundation]]''
*''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]''
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''
**''[[Transformers: Convergence]]'' (text story)
*[[Target]]'s ''Transformers'' pack-in comics, including ''[[Transformers: Jazz|Jazz]]'', ''[[Transformers: Space Case|Space Case]]'', ''[[Transformers: Ratchet|Ratchet]]'', ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee|Bumblebee]]'', ''[[Transformers: Arcee|Arcee]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Starscream|Starscream]]''
*''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' (with [[James Roberts]])
*''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''
*''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]: [[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Thundercracker]]''
* ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|The Transformers Spotlight]]: [[The Question|Bumblebee]]''
* "[[Full of Fire!]]"
* "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" (with James Roberts)
* ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' (with [[Tom Scioli]])
*''[[The Transformers: Punishment]]''
* ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (comic)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''
* "[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]" (with [[Mairghread Scott]])
* ''[[The Transformers: Redemption]]''
* "[[The Thirteenth Day of Christmas]]", from ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]''
* ''[[The Last Autobot|The Transformers: Titans Return]]'' (with Mairghread Scott and James Roberts)
* ''[[Revolution]]'' (Main story and the [[Thundercracker_%26_Buster_Save_the_World|''The Transformers'' tie-in]])
* ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]''
* ''[[Revolutionaries]]''
* ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor]]'' (with [[Christos Gage]])
* ''[[The Transformers: Salvation]]''

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 2012]]
*[[BotCon 2013]]
*[[BotCon 2014]]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://idwpublishing.com/news/article/1866/ Press release of Barber's promotion]
*[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/thejohnbarber/ Barber's page at The Comics Nation]
*[http://twitter.com/thejohnbarber Barber's Twitter]
*[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=10303 Q&A with John Barber on IDW's forums]

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[[Category:Editors]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Talk:The Life of Sideswipe

2017-07-12T19:28:54Z

Sockie: /* Cameo */

==Cameo==
I am not sure that is Botanica? The design looks absolutely nothing like either of Botanica's cartoon heads, nor her BWU head. It does look kind of like Beast Hunters Deluxe Class Arcee (y'know, the retool), but there's enough differences I don't feel confident affirming that on the page. Is there some sort of author intent stated somewhere that I've missed to justify the Botanica thing? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 15:23, 12 July 2017 (EDT)

:Zama said on twitter she drew the character like Botanica. https://twitter.com/Golby_mkII/status/885136388122755072 --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] ([[User talk:Sockie|talk]]) 15:28, 12 July 2017 (EDT)

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Toy

2017-07-12T05:10:25Z

Sockie: /* Poll entries */

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame 2017 Hasbro Toy of the Year''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top three '''official''' ''Transformers'' toys released '''or''' scheduled to be released in the 2017 calendar year. See also [[2017#Hasbro|here]].
##We'll make an exception for toys that technically first showed up in the 4th quarter of 2016 but didn't propagate until 2017. (For ''[[Titans_Return_(toyline)#General_retail|Titans Return]]'', anything at or after wave 3. For ''[[Transformers:_Robots_in_Disguise_(2015_toyline)#.22Standard.22_line|Robots in Disguise]]'', at least Warrior Class at or after wave 8.)
#Pick only toys that have been '''officially announced'''. No leaks!
#If a character appeared in more than one scale or toyline, please '''specify the series and size-class''' (eg ''Titans Return'' Voyager Megatron vs ''The Last Knight'' Legion Megatron).
#No toys '''only''' released by TakaraTomy. It's the Hasbro toy of the year award!
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your toys of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Blurr (RID Legion), Scorn (TLK Voyager), Topspin (TR Deluxe) --<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Krok, Ptero, Triggerhappy [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:54, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bisk (Warrior Class), Nautica, Overlord --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:09, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*''Titans Return'' Broadside, ''The Last Knight'' Premier Edition Voyager Class Optimus Prime, ''Titans Return'' Quake -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:13, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Nautica, Shuffler, Topspin --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:25, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*''MPM'' Bumblebee, Leader ''TLK'' Megatron, ''TR'' Sky Shadow -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:52, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*RID Bisk (Warrior), Masterpiece movie Bumblebee, TLK Sqweeks [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:07, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Nautica, Perceptor, Shreddicus Maximus - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:42, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
* TR Deluxe Hot Rod, TR deluxe Perceptor, TR Legends Seaspray --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:58, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
* Bisk, Cogman, Nautica. - [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:59, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Kup (TR Deluxe), Megatron (TLK Voyager), Soundwave (RID Warrior) -[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:00, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*TR Metalhawk, TR Nautica, TLK Voyager Optimus Prime--[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:55, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
* Megatron (TLK Leader), Scorn (TLK Voyager), Topspin (TR Deluxe) --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:22, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
* Overload (TR Leader), Trypticon (TR Titan), Windblade (TR Deluxe){{unsigned|DalekSupreme13}}
* RID Warrior Bisk, TLK Voyager Decepticon Nitro, TR Topspin --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:15, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
* TLK Voyager Scorn, TR Deluxe Twinferno, TR Deluxe Triggerhappy --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:43, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*RID Warrior Bisk, TR Legends Seaspray, TR Leader Sixshot--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] ([[User talk:Spin-Out|talk]]) 13:46, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Krok, Kup, Sawback (TR Titan Master) -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 14:30, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Nautica, Overlord, Shuffler -- [[User:Steelfire|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire|talk]]) 15:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Krok, Nautica, Trypticon --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:13, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*TR Deluxe Class Autobot Nautica, TLK Deluxe Class Autobot Sqweeks, TR Deluxe Class Autobot Topspin --[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:23, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*TR Deluxe Hot Rod, TR Titanmaster Shuffler, TR Deluxe Windblade --[[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 18:36, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*TLK Voyager Hound, TLK Voyager Megatron, TR Deluxe Triggerhappy --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] ([[User talk:Anguirus|talk]]) 22:35, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Broadside (TR Voyager), Sixshot (TR Leader), Triggerhappy (TR Deluxe) --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] ([[User talk:Sockie|talk]]) 01:10, 12 July 2017 (EDT)



[[Category: TFWiki.net]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Movie

2017-07-12T05:07:01Z

Sockie: /* Poll entries */

[[File:Transformers2007teaserposter.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Movie Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' favorite LIVE-ACTION FILM SERIES ''Transformers'' characters.
##You '''can''' vote for any film character who was previously inducted! This includes '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Hot Rod, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, and Wheeljack.'''
#Per the the informational email, they must characters that '''appeared on film'''. They must also actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
#Only one entry per user. Do not vote for the same characters in both character categories.
##"Favorite Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Cogman, Frenzy, Hound --<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Dragonstorm, Drift, Grimlock [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:51, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Nitro Zeus, Sqweeks -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:03, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hound, Laserbeak, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:06, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Laserbeak, Ratchet, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:11, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:22, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Devastator, Sentinel Prime -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:48, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Frenzy, Nitro Zeus - [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:04, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Dickbot the blender guy, Dispensor, Ejector - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:16, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Ironhide, Optimus Prime - [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]] ([[User talk:SeanTF1967|talk]]) 22:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus [[User:Grum|Grum]] - ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:40, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hot Rod, Ratchet - --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:44, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hound, Jetfire, Lockdown --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Laserbeak, Nitro Zeus, Watch That Killed Hitler -- [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 23:22, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Hound, Lockdown [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Crosshairs, Jetfire - [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 00:56, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Bumblebee, Frenzy --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:22, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:40, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Jazz, Laserbeak --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:15, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Lockdown, Optimus Prime --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Crosshairs, Drift, Jetfire -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 08:18, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Dispensor, Hound --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:39, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Blackout, Cogman--[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 12:05, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus--[[User:IKY|IKY]] ([[User talk:IKY|talk]]) 16:46, July 11, 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Cogman, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 13:42, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Bonecrusher, Ratchet--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] ([[User talk:Spin-Out|talk]]) 13:45, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Laserbeak, Ratchet -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 14:24, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Cogman, Hitler Watch -- [[User:Steelfire|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire|talk]]) 15:12, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Crosshairs, Frenzy, Laserbeak --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:03, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:01, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Cogman, Crosshairs --[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:23, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Dickbot The Blender Guy, Jolt, Watch That Killed Hitler -- [[User:Victinoko|Victinoko]] ([[User Talk:Victinoko|Talk]]) 5:55, 11 July (EST)
*Barricade, Nitro Zeus, Ravage --[[User:Strangefour|Strangefour]] ([[User talk:Strangefour|talk]]) 18:08, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bumblebee, Hot Rod, Roadbuster --[[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 21:50, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackout, Barricade, Sideways --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] ([[User talk:Anguirus|talk]]) 22:07, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Shockwave --[[User:Crossfire|Crossfire]] ([[User talk:Crossfire|talk]]) 00:02, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Jetfire, Laserbeak --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] ([[User talk:Sockie|talk]]) 01:07, 12 July 2017 (EDT)





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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2017-07-12T05:05:10Z

Sockie: /* Poll entries */

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Live-Action Film Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Movie|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Cosmos, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Sentinel Prime (Animated)--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Jetfire, Lio Convoy, ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Preditron [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:50, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:10, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Scrounge, BW Silverbolt --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:20, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Scorponok, Sideways -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Perceptor, Rung -[[user: cyberdoctor42|cyberdoctor42]] ([[user talk:cyberdoctor42|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Thundercracker [[User:Kyojikasshu|Kyojikasshu]] ([[User talk:Kyojikasshu|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Devastator, Tarantulas, Ravage -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:46, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Cyclonus, Ravage - [[User:Tiel|Tiel]] ([[User talk:Tiel|talk]]) 21:51, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Spacewarp, Trans-Mutate, Vector Prime [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hooligan, Slog - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:05, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bludgeon, Perceptor, Wreck-Gar - [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:21, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Galvatron, Sky-Byte - [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]] (([[User talk:SeanTF1967|talk]]) 22:30, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Springer, Whirl --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:48, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Devastator, Swindle, Windblade --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:06, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Chase, Rhinox -- [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 23:11, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Chromedome, Cyclonus, Rewind [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] ([[User talk:Alientraveller|talk]]) 23:16, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Swindle, Thundercracker, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Maroyasha|Maroyasha]] ([[User talk:Maroyasha|talk]]) 23:57, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Sky-Byte [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarchania, Rattrap, Swindle -- [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 00:53, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Ginrai, Lockdown, Nautica--[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:42, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia (BW), Cheetor (BW), Ginrai --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:12, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Overlord, Rung --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:16, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Galvatron, Tarantulas -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 08:11, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Jetfire --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 08:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Sky-Byte --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok (G1), Scourge (RiD) --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] ([[User talk:Anguirus|talk]]) 09:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Doublecross, Sky-Byte, Thundercracker --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:38, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Devastator--[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 12:04, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Lio Convoy, Vector Prime--[[User:IKY|IKY]] ([[User talk:IKY|talk]]) 12:41, 11 July 2017‎ (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Cheetor, Sky-Byte--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] ([[User talk:Spin-Out|talk]]) 13:44, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Heatwave, Perceptor--[[User:DJ-the-Autobot|DJ-the-Autobot]] ([[User talk:DJ-the-Autobot|talk]]) 13:53, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hot Shot, Sideways, Windblade --[[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:04, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia (BW), Heatwave, Nautica [[User:Dustbunny105|Dustbunny105]] ([[User talk:Dustbunny105|talk]]) 14:20, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Swindle -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 14:23, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Perceptor, Swindle -- [[User:Steelfire|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire|talk]]) 15:11, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways -- [[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 15:59, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Ravage, Swindle --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:00, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Ravage, Swindle --[[User:Panthersoup|Panthersoup]] ([[User talk:Panthersoup|talk]]) 16:59, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Elita-1, Swindle --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:05, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Kup, Tarantulas, Windblade --[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:22, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Jetfire, Nautica --[[User:Wizard4hire|Wizard4hire]] ([[User talk:Wizard4hire|talk]]) 21:42,11 July 2014 (EDT)
*Devastator, Sideswipe, Thundercracker --[[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 21:57, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Jhiaxus, Misfire, Nautica --[[User:Crossfire|Crossfire]] ([[User talk:Crossfire|talk]]) 23:58, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Sky-Byte, Sky Lynx, Tarantulas --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] ([[User talk:Sockie|talk]]) 01:05, 12 July 2017 (EDT)





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Aw Yeah Revolution!

2017-04-03T23:00:15Z

Sockie: /* Notes */

[[File:AwYeahRev1 regcvr.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25]]
'''''Aw Yeah Revolution!''''' is a comic book mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2017. A humorous spoof of the ''[[Revolution]]'' crossover event targeted at young (and young-at-heart) readers, it is written and drawn by [[Art Baltazar]], one half of the creative team of other such funny, kid-oriented books like ''{{w|Tiny Titans}}'', ''{{w|Superman Family Adventures}}'', and ''Itty Bitty Hellboy''.

{{chapters|title=''Aw Yeah Revolution!'' issues|align=center|content=
*[[Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|#1]]
*[[Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 2|#2]]
*[[Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 3|#3]]
}}

==Overview==
[[Microspace]] tyrant [[Baron Karza]] sets his sights on the greatest power on the universe, bringing him into conflict with the [[Micronaut]]s, the [[Transformer]]s, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], and [[Rom]]!

==Notes==
*"Aw Yeah!" is a commonly-shouted catchphrase in Balatazar's comic works, originating as the catchphrase of the Tiny Titans—"Aw Yeah Titans!"—and later becoming the title of Baltazar's series, ''Aw Yeah Comics!'' Technically speaking, this series is ''actually'' titled ''Revolution: Aw Yeah!'' in the indicia and solicitations, but that's just for alphabetical cataloging purposes. That's no fun, it obfuscates the reference, and the cover itself says "Aw Yeah Revolution!" so we've put this article there because we're not joyless automatons.

[[Category: IDW titles]]

Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor

2017-04-01T00:04:51Z

Sockie:

[[File:ShiningArmor1 regcvr clean.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]

'''''Rom Vs. Transformers: Shining Armor''''' is an upcoming crossover comic series, set to debut in [[Calendar|July]] [[2017]]. It centers on characters from [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' titles meeting characters from IDW's ''{{i|ROM (comic)|ROM}}''.

{{chapters|title=''Rom Vs. Transformers: Shining Armor'' issues|align=center|prev=|content=
*[[Shining Armor issue 1|#1]]
*[[Shining Armor issue 2|#2]]
}}

==Overview==
During the mid-19th century, the [[Solstar Order]] has begun expanding outside their home territory in their ongoing war against the [[Dire Wraith]]s. Along the way, Space Knight [[Rom]] discovers and rescues an orphaned infant Cybertronian named [[Stardrive]], who is subsequently raised as a Space Knight. However, the Solstar Order comes into conflict with the Cybertronians when [[Decepticon]] lieutenant [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] learns of Stardrive and desires to possess the Order's presumed [[energon]] source.

==Creative team==
[[John Barber]], writer of ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' and ''[[Revolutionaries]]'', and [[Christos Gage]], writer of ''{{i|ROM (comic)|ROM}}'', jointly write ''Shining Armor'' while [[Alex Milne]] does the art.<ref>[http://www.cbr.com/exclusive-transformers-rom-crossover-new-character-hasbro/ EXCL: IDW Introduces Hasbro’s First Transformers/Rom Hybrid Character]</ref>

==Collections==
*TBA

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:IDW titles]]
[[Category:Shining Armor issues| ]]

Rum-Maj

2017-03-23T00:17:45Z

Sockie: Undo revision 1169545 by Grum (talk) There was a discussion in the Allspark's wiki thread a few months back where the consensus was she's still a Transformer even if not a Cybertronian.

{{faction|junkion}}
:''Rum-Maj is a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Rummaj.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Junk(wo)man.]]

Formerly an inhabitant of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], '''Rum-Maj''' roams the cosmos alongside her consort [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], searching for a way to help restore their shattered world. Calm almost to the point of cold and possessing a grimly pragmatic streak, she provides a stark contrast to the excitable, gabby Wreck-Gar.

{{quote|We are the '''trash''' that has been built—from what creatures '''destroyed'''. '''That''' is the meaning of civilization. All it is good for... is spare parts.|Rum-Maj|"[[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows]]"}}

__TOC__
==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-rummajandwreckgar.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Fleeing the destruction of Junkion when the Cybertronian [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] spilled over onto their world, Rum-Maj, Wreck-Gar, and thousands of Junkion refugees became nomads, travelling through space aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser|corkscrew-shaped vessel]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Scavenging what technology and trinkets they could as they travelled from world to world, the Junkions eventually chanced upon [[Earth]] and its ample supplies of [[Ore-13]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj were welcomed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s, who had detected the arrival of their ship. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were - Rum-Maj being skeptical about Prime's diplomatic status - were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up, complicating matters as a curious Wreck-Gar found himself on the wrong end of the [[human]]s' military power. Forcing the Autobots to withdraw, Optimus and Rum-Maj agreed to meet later. The Junkion leaders visited [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], where Optimus gave them a tour of the base; the Junkions offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]] in exchange for Ore-13. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Back aboard her vessel, Rum-Maj watched as [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] carried out a covert infiltration of the Junkion cruiser, unaware that their stealth augmentations failed to conceal them from advanced Junkion sensors. Before long, the three Cybertronians stumbled upon a horde of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus and began planning reprisal. During the next summit between Optimus, the Junkions, and several human leaders at [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar tossed Cosmos' body off their shuttle as a warning; on Rum-Maj's orders, a school of Sharkticons rained down on the assembled Transformers and humans alike. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

==Notes==
[[File:RumMaj-vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]'s long-lost sister!]]

* Her name is an awful, ''awful'' pun.

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[[Category:Female Transformers]]
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The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb

2017-03-16T00:49:14Z

Sockie: Undo revision 1168411 by Poonaroon (talk) I'm pretty sure the point was that we aren't 100% sure yet that it's literally HoS Bumblebee. Just wait for future issues to confirm what's going on

{{Comicstory
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|prev=Enter The Shadow
|next=
|image=Revolutionaries3 cvrRI.jpg
|caption=
|title="The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb" A tale of the original G.I. Joe Adventure Team!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 15]], [[2017]]
|coverdate=February 2017
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Ron Joseph]]
|colors by=[[Sebastian Cheng]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[David Hedgecock]]
|assistant editor=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|1980s]] (main story) Current era (framing sequence)
}}

'''Bulletman relates the story of how the Adventure Team discovered the Talisman, and ran into Soundwave along the way.'''

==Synopsis==
Seeking information on the [[Talisman]], [[Action Man]] takes [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]], and [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] to meet actor Richard Ruby, aka "[[Bulletman]]," a former member of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'s predecessors, the [[Adventure Team (G.I. Joe)|Adventure Team]], who were the ones that located the mysterious relic in the first place decades earlier. Posing as talent scouts seeking material for a new movie, the group meets with Ruby on the set of his latest film, and asks him to tell them the story...

''During [[World War II]], [[Sgt. Savage]] and his unit, the Screaming Eagles, encounter an army of strange, robotic soldiers in [[Kalistan]]. Fascinated by the metal beings, Savage's subordinate [[Garrison Kreiger]] spends the subsequent decades searching for their origin. Eventually, with the help of Egyptologist Doctor [[Elliot Marsh]], he identifies and locates the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in Dashur, [[Egypt]], as the potential resting place of the force that created the robots. When the two men enter the tomb, however, the treacherous Kreiger shoots Marsh, intending to take the technological treasure within for himself...''

''Three days later, the Adventure Team arrive in response to an emergency beacon emanating from within the pyramid. [[Joe Colton]] is the first to arrive and heads inside the tomb solo, where he finds himself beset by an army of robotic mummies—robots, he realizes, of similar design to those faced by Savage during the war. While Colton fights his way through them, the robot spill outside the pyramid, where they attack other Adventure Team members [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] and [[Miles Mayhem|Mayhem]]. Unable to stand up to the automatons, Stalker calls in Bulletman and [[Atomic Man]], the super-powered members of the Adventure Team, who stand more of a chance against these unnatural foes.''

''Venturing deeper into the tomb, Colton finds Marsh's tape player, which is still replaying his old audio notes. Colton picks the device up, but when more mummies appear and attack him, he drops it over a ledge... whereupon it transforms into a giant robot! Unbeknownst to Colton, he is looking at the [[Decepticon]] [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], who promptly disposes of the mummies and then moves to head further underground, his "beacon" having actually been a sensor scan that has allowed him to locate the origin point of the robot army. When Colton attempts to question him, Soundwave turns his weapons on the human, blowing a hole in the pyramid as he shoots the tomb floor out from under him. Joe almost plummets to his doom, but is snatched to safety by Mayhem, who had followed him into the pyramid during the battle.''

''Colton and Mayhem pursue Soundwave into the depths of the tomb, catching up to him just as he smashes his way into the core chamber. There, Kreiger is found with the Talisman and a control console for the robot mummies. The rest of the Adventure Team soon arrive through the hole blown open by Soundwave, and together, they annoy the Decepticon ''just'' enough to provoke a response. Soundwave scatters the humans and the mummies with sonic attacks, then opens fire on Atomic Man, searing his cybernetic limbs with energy blasts. Driven by some subconscious urge, the wounded Atomic Man reaches out to the Talisman with his ravaged limbs, and finds himself flooded with its energy. An intrigued Soundwave pauses to scan Atomic Man and the Talisman, which gives Stalker the opening to drive the Adventure Team's truck right into his face. Frustrated by the humans' continued interference and content with what he has learned, Soundwave departs to resume his [[Spotlight: Soundwave|true mission]] on Earth, but his exit brings the pyramid crashing down around the Adventure Team. They are saved by Atomic Man, whose newly-empowered limbs somehow project an energy field that catches all the debris.''

Ruby wraps up his story, lamenting that it marked the beginning of the end for the Adventure Team, as the world only began to get stranger, full of threats that ordinary guys like Colton, Mayhem, and Stalker were not equipped to deal with like he and Atomic Man were. As Ruby is called back in front of the camera, Blackrock maps out the group's next move, detailing how Kreiger went on to establish the [[I.R.O.N. Army|International Robotic Operations Network]] corporation, only to subsequently vanish. His company was then taken over by [[Iron Klaw|Count von Rani]], the ruler of Kalistan, who recently appointed former head of [[Cobra]], [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax Paoli]], as its current interim CEO.

As such, it's no surprise that [[Baron Ironblood]] and [[Doctor X]] are paying a visit to Tomax to warn him that the heroes will soon be closing in on him, and to urge him to take up the mantle of [[Cobra Commander]]. Tomax is not interested in their help... until their newest, most unexpected ally speaks up: a steampunk [[Transformer]] wearing an [[Autobot]] insignia!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] (13)
*[[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] (14)
*"''Hearts of Steel'' Bumblebee" (18)

|c2=
*''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'' (2)

|h3=[[Adventure Team (G.I. Joe)|Adventure Team]]|c3=
*''[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]]'' (4)
*''[[Miles Mayhem]]'' (5)
*[[Bulletman]] (6)
*''[[Atomic Man]]'' (7)
*''[[Joe Colton]]'' (8)

|c4=
*''[[Elliot Marsh]]'' (1)
*''[[Garrison Kreiger]]'' (2)
*''[[Sgt. Savage]]'' (9)
*''[[Grill (G.I. Joe)|Grill]]'' (10)
*[[Action Man]] (11)
*[[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] (12)
*[[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax Paoli]] (15)
*[[Baron Ironblood]] (16)
*[[Doctor X]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==
"Primitive machines." 
"Yeah... the laser-eyed robot mummies were '''mighty''' primitive." 
"I was speaking of '''your kind''', organic."
:—'''Soundwave''' and '''Colton''' trade sass

"This is gonna sound '''nuts''', but I think that thing changed out of a tape player." 
"Like some manner of..." 
"'''Alternator''' or—or '''Convertor'''." 
"Madness indeed... but this '''has''' been an odd sort of day."
:—'''Colton''' and '''Mayhem'''

"Ugh. '''Millennials.''' Never say '''no,''' but don't have the '''authority''' to say '''yes.'''"
:—'''Richard Ruby'''

"'''Please''', take off the ridiculous '''hat.'''"
:—'''Tomax''' doesn't think much of Baron Ironblood's fashion sense

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The "meet the cast" feature at the start of this issue establishes that Bulletman made his name as a hero by saving the town of [[Poverty Flat]]. This little town previously appeared in [[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|''Robots in Disguise'' #29]]-[[Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|30]].
*The hieroglyphics seen in the first panel of the story include renderings of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], [[Micronaut]]s [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] and [[Biotron]]. Shockwave has been entombed on Earth since prehistoric times, as seen in ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'', while there is an as-yet unexplained link between the Micronauts and ancient Egypt that is being explored over in {{i|Micronauts (comic)|their own title}}.
*Soundwave being on Earth in the 1980s, disguised in his period-appropriate cassette player mode, is an established piece of IDW history that originates from 2007's ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]''. He makes only a vague allusion to his true purpose on Earth at the end of the story; as detailed in his ''Spotlight'', he has trailed [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to the planet, and when he faces him at some point after the events of this issue, he will be knocked offline and trapped in his alternate mode for over twenty years.
*Bulletman was previously established to be working in television when he appeared in 2013's {{i|G.I. Joe volume 3 issue 6|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 #6}} as a participant in a reality TV series (in a story set some years in the past, before [[Cover Girl]] joined G.I. Joe). That story established his backstory as a pilot and member of Seal Team Six mentioned in this issue, but didn't indicate a previous history as an actor; this issue massages things together by establishing that his pilot days were as a Hollywood stunt flier, post-military.
*Tomax took control of Cobra at some point during the five-year timeskip between volumes 3 and 4 of IDW's ''Joe'' series. Ironblood and Blackrock call him "Cobra Commander," but though he took the job, he never took the title; he expresses dislike of it here. If you're new to IDW ''Joe'' continuity, we'll tell you here not to expect Tomax's infamous twin brother Xamot to appear; he was killed by [[Chuckles]] back in 2010.
*Doctor X says Cobra has a "thousand-year reign," but Tomax calls "half of it" fiction. The timeline in [[Crisis Intervention|issue #1]] included the story of Dante Alighieri as a Cobra agent 700 years ago, indicating that that part, at least, is accurate, but Tomax's remark indicates that some of the other stories we have been told about the history of Cobra (mostly in ''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3 #12-13) may not be entirely true.
*What in the ''flippin' '''WHAT?!''''' The Autobot who appears on the final page of this issue is the "steampunk" incarnation of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] seen in the 2006 ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' mini-series, with an added cowcatcher [[mouthplate]]. Even his unique speech bubble design is lifted directly from that series! ''Hearts of Steel'', however, is an ''alternate continuity'' in which the Autobots and Decepticons came to Earth during the Ice Age, and awoke from hibernation in the 1800s. How this works here and now... well, I guess we'll have to keep reading to find out!

===Transformers references===
*Kreiger refers to the robotic technology created by the Talisman as "Binaltech," after the Japanese name for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators]]'' toyline. Later in the story, when trying to come up with a name for Soundwave, Colton calls him an "Alternator." Additionally, this isn't the first time Kreiger and Binaltech have been connected; he was one of the [[Concurrence]] of villains featured in the [[Story of Binaltech|fiction]] associated with the ''Binaltech'' toyine.
*In cassette player mode, Soundwave has been drawn based on a version of his toy with incorrectly-applied stickers. The trapezoids on either side of his alt mode are based on stickers that are supposed to wrap around his weapons, but which are, for whatever reason, quite commonly misapplied to the figure in the position seen here.
*Thinking Soundwave is a piloted mech, Colton wonders if an acquaintance of his named "Hideaki" is in the driver's seat. This is probably a reference to [[Hideaki Yoke]], [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s lead ''Transformers'' designer, who has worked on the franchise as far back as ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' days.

===Hasbro franchise references===
*The title of this story, along with the name "Amtoltec" and the whole conceit of the Adventure Team fighting mummies, is taken from the 1970 ''G.I. Joe'' playset, "The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb," and the comic book with which it came packed. The mummy in ''that'' particular story was just a guy in disguise Scooby-Dooing it up!
*This issue retroactively establishes that the unnamed African-American "Adventurer" figure from the Adventure Team toyline is a younger incarnation of G.I. Joe member Stalker.
*In addition to what's described above, the heirogylphics also contain something that ''doesn't'' exist in IDW continuity yet: the irregular hexagon chestplate design of the [[Visionaries]]!
*Doctor Marsh is a character lifted from the 1980s ''G.I. Joe'' episode "The Gods Below." The episode is alluded to further by this story when "the gods below" are mentioned in Marsh's translation one of the Amtoltec inscriptions.
*Garrison Kreiger, Grill, and of course Sergeant Savage himself are all characters from the 1994 ''G.I. Joe'' spin-off series, ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles.'' Kreiger's codename in that series was "General Blitz"; he is just "Blitz" here. The Iron Troopers seen in this issue are inspired by Blitz's "I.R.O.N. Stormtroopers" from the ''Sgt. Savage'' series, though it looks like it might be the other way around in this continuity...
*The backpacks Stalker and Mayhem are wearing are real toys from the Adventure Team series. Stalker is wearing the "Signal Flasher," while Mayhem has the "Life-Line Catapult."
*Joe makes a crack about his "eagle eyes," one of the famous action features of the Adventure Team toyline.
*Count von Rani, aka "Iron Klaw," was the villain of the 1990s ''G.I. Joe Extreme'' series. He and Kreiger have been linked before; the two were both members of the Concurrence in the ''Binaltech'' storyline.

===Other real-life references===
*In addition to an "Alternator," Colton calls Soundwave a "Convertor," after the 1980s transforming-robot toyline from Select.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in February, this issue arrives a month late halfway through March... which, coincidentally, means it was released 10 years to the month after [[Spotlight: Soundwave]], the first story about Soundwave's arrival on Earth.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Blackrock, Soundwave, and the Adventure Team by [[Tradd Moore]] and [[Felipe Sobreiro]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' The Adventure Team versus robot mummies, by [[Tone Rodriguez]] and [[Thomas Deer]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' The Adventure Team unearths Soundwave, by [[Marcelo Ferreira]] and Thomas Deer
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Soundwave and the Adventure team face the mummies, by [[Ron Joseph]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]

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==External links==
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[[Category:Revolutionaries issues]]

Ghost Stories

2017-03-08T23:34:46Z

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|prev=New Cybertron Part 6
|next=Optimus Prime issue 7
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|title="Ghost Stories"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 8]], 2017
|coverdate=February 2017
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|colors by=[[Thomas Deer]] (framing sequence, pgs 1-4, 20-21, 37-40), [[Josh Perez]] (Bumblebee story, pg 5-19), [[John-Paul Bove]] (Pyra story, pg 22-38)
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era]] (framing sequence), [[Zeta Prime]] era (Bumblebee story), indeterminate past (Pyra story)
}}

'''Optimus Prime tells Pyra Magna the story of how he met Bumblebee, while Pyra tells him the tale of how she came to lead the Torchbearers.'''

==Synopsis==
Hoping to put aside his differences with [[Pyra Magna]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] asks her to join him in travelling to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Their arrival is detected by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], who secretly follows them as they head out to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. With the "ghost" of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] offering his usual annoyingly-upbeat commentary all the while, Starscream watches as Optimus and Pyra regard the miniature singularity at the heart of the Sea of Rust, created from the collapse of [[Crystal City]], and begin to talk of the past. At Pyra's request, Optimus tells her the story of how he met Bumblebee, who died on that same spot...

''One of the last generation of [[reproduction|forged]] Transformers, the friendly and popular Bumblebee works as a courier, and enjoys attending the [[Cybertronian sport#races|races]] with his friends [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]. When his sleep becomes disturbed by horrible nightmares of the undead, his work and life suffer, until he realizes that the dreams are pointing the way to a particular location on Cybertron. There, hidden away in some wreckage, Bumblebee discovers a box. Afraid that nobody will believe him, or worse, that they will think him insane and abandon him, he keeps his discovery a secret and follows the directions of his dreams to deliver the box to the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] civics center. This strange, supernatural "courier job" done, life seems to return to normal for the little 'bot... until the nightmares begin again, and he finds himself direct to locate and deliver more and more strange packages. Things finally come to a head when one of his "deliveries" turns out to be a bomb that destroys the [[Tygun factory]].''

''Bumblebee immediately turns himself into the authorities and explains everything that has been happening, but is naturally met with some skepticism from officer [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] is more sympathetic, however, and as Bumblebee begins to suffer a waking nightmare, Orion takes him in his arms and comforts him, telling him that he believes him and will help. At Prowl's request, [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] scans the room and deduces that Bumblebee is not "dreaming"—the visions are actually being projected into his mind by a subtle high-frequency signal. Inspired by Orion's words, Bumblebee is determined to accompany the two officers as they track the signal back to its source.''

''The signal turns out to be the work of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], broadcast into Bumblebee's brain by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]. When Orion, Prowl, and Bumblebee locate the Decepticons' bolthole, battle breaks out, and the two officers are surprised to see Bumblebee charge right into the fray, tackling Soundwave despite never having been in combat before. 'Bee accuses Soundwave of betraying the Decepticons' vow to fight "for the people"; Soundwave repulses him with a sonic blast and evacuates the self-destructing facility alongside Shockwave, [[Ferak]], and [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]], but Bumblebee's words have struck home—Soundwave vows to change minds only through reason, not trickery, in the future. Orion, Prowl, and Bumblebee escape the burning building, and Bumblebee, having seen the good that can be done when people help and look out for one another, requests to join Orion's security force.''

As Starscream rolls his eyes at the saccharine moral of Bumblebee's "origin story," Optimus points out its relevance to his and Pyra's situation, as 'Bee learned the importance of working with others and not believing you are the only one with answers. Pyra has her own counterpoint: what if you ''are'' the one with the answer, but nobody will listen? To illustrate, she tells Optimus her own history...

''Long ago on [[Caminus]], Pyra serves as a member of the [[Torchbearer]]s under team leader [[Praesidia Magna]]. Responding to a call for help from the desolate mining town of [[Parvus Oppidum]] to defend it against raids by bandit marauders, the group is met by natives [[Jumpstream]] and her [[Conjunx Endura]], Torchbearer fangirl [[Dust Up]]. Dust Up takes Pyra to a subterranean storehouse to show her the town's meager energon reserves, and explains that she killed one of the bandits herself during their last attack, but before Pyra can examine the body, a call from Praesidia alerts her to the marauders' return. Pyra speeds back to the surface, but is not fast enough to prevent the strange, animal-form attackers from killing Praesidia and their fellow Torchbearer [[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]]. With her final breath, Praesidia calls a warning to Pyra, alerting her to the appearance of a winged monster, the largest and most powerful of the attackers, which seizes Pyra in its claws. As the battle continues, the ground begins to crumble under the combatants' feet and a strange black sphere emerges from beneath the town—a singularity that begins drawing in everything around it. Jumpstream, Dust Up, and the other Torchbearers get as many to safety as they can, but Pyra is still locked in combat with the creature, which proves so ''impossibly'' strong that it can even fight the singularity's pull. Pyra looks the beast in the eyes and blacks out.''

''Pyra comes to some time later to find that the town has been destroyed, and that the monsters and the singularity have disappeared. Haunted by her failure, she suffers a nightmare in which the winged monster returns, reciting an ancient poem from a Camien religious text that speaks of a far off world of rust. Perturbed, Pyra seeks solace in companionship and begins spending time with fellow Torchbearer [[Rust Dust]], whose name is derived from that same poem, and whose optimistic personality proves a counter to Pyra's current downheartedness. As the dreams continue, the world spoken of in the poem appears before Pyra in her dreams—a dead world of rust deserts, orbiting a black singularity-star, where Praesidia Magna begs for help, beseeching Pyra not to "leave her like [[Antilla]]." Pyra asks the [[Mistress of Flame]] for insight, lying and claiming that "Antilla" was the last word Praesidia said in life; the Mistress explains that Antilla was a dead colony world she and Praesidia once found, consumed by rust. The Mistress is saddened to hear Praesidia died with such sorrow in her heart, but accepts it as the will of the Primes... something that Pyra herself finds she has trouble with. The nightmares do not relent, but as Pyra is forced to watch as the monster kills Praesidia over and over, the identity of this "black angel" becomes apparent at last—it is none other than [[Onyx Prime]], lord of beasts, one of the legendary [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]] of Cybertron. This revelation leads Pyra to a further epiphany: if it truly was Onyx she fought in Parvus Oppidum, and he and his beasts fled while she was unconscious—fled because he ''feared'' further combat—that means that the Primes cannot be the infallible deities Camien religion claims.''

''Now filled with new purpose, Pyra seeks to rebuild the Torchbearers into their six-strong configuration in order to pursue her new goals, and visits Dust Up to confirm some suspicions. The attacker Dust Up killed was one of a pair; she deliberately let the other go so it could lead the other marauders back to Parvus Oppidum, then called the Torchbearers, confident they could stop them all. Pyra decides to bring Dust Up and Jumpstream into the Torchbearers to replace Praesidia and Fastbreak, and Pyra herself ascends to the leadership role as "Pyra Magna," ready to stand against the coming danger posed by the Primes—even if it means going against the Mistress.''

Optimus Prime realizes he has heard similar warnings to Pyra's from [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] which indicate that Onyx Prime is indeed still alive and soon to return, though he still struggles to accept that Pyra's belief in her cause is rooted in little more than a dream and a poem. Pyra repeats her previous accusation that Optimus is a ''user'' of belief, rather than a believer himself; Optimus admits that while he is not religious, he still believes the lived experiences of others, and takes Pyra at her word. The pair make an uneasy peace, with Optimus promising to try and not let his past deeds weigh on him if Pyra will not let the future she believes is destined to come to pass weigh on her. Starscream, meanwhile, scoffs at the whole thing and takes his leave before they can spot him, dismissing dreams and hallucinations—like the "ghost" of Bumblebee—as just figments of one's imagination, created by guilt, fear, and doubt.

Or are they? For, little does Starscream realize, deep within Sea of Rust's singularity, Crystal City still stands... and Bumblebee still lives.

==Featured characters==
''All characters bar Optimus, Pyra, Bumblebee, and Starscream appear only in the flashback stories. Listings below reflect other characters' allegiances at the time the stories takes place.'' 
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]] (1)
*[[Pyra Magna|Pyra Magna/Pyra]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (11)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (12)

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*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Ferak]] (14)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (15)
*[[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] (16)

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*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (3)
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (5)
*[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (6)
*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] (7)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (8)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (9)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (10)
*[[Stormclash]] (16)
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*[[Praesidia Magna]] (17)
*[[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]] (18)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (19)
*[[Rust Dust]] (20)
*[[Jumpstream]] (21)
*[[Dust Up]] (22)
*[[Onyx Prime]] (23)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (24)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"You're a curious as I am to see if '''Optimus''' is poking around with that Camien '''lunatic.'''" 
"For a guy hearing '''voices''' of the '''dead''', you've got a pretty '''insensitive view''' of '''mental health.'''"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"I don't know who '''you''' are - but you look like you could use a '''hand!'''" 
"Oh, no - he's one of '''those''' guys. The kind that '''quips.'''"
:—'''Bumblebee''' meets Shockwave, and '''Prowl''' is disappointed

"<nowiki>'Stronger</nowiki> '''together''' than '''apart'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>. ''Ugh.''" 
"'''What?'''" 
"It's so... '''squooshey.''' Who '''talks''' that way?" 
"I don't know—'''nice people?'''"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"If Cybertron be your home 
Far away, never roam 
Hear my message, listen and fear 
Danger comes, the end is near 
Just like us, you soon will rust 
All shall be turned to dust."
:—'''Onyx Prime''' recites a passage from the ''Light of the Forgefire''

"I understood the '''Way of Flame'''. But now I understood '''more.''' The hexagonal lattice of [[Solus Prime]]'s '''Forge''' begat the '''[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]''', which begat the '''Matrix.''' But '''I''' was the light of the '''Forge''' made '''manifest.''' All I needed was my '''lattice'''. We '''six''' were stronger '''together''' than '''apart.''' And I understood—what is the opposite of '''flame'''... of '''light'''... but '''onyx'''?"
:—'''Pyra Magna'''

"I '''know''' you're my '''imagination.''' You're my way of '''dealing''' with the '''guilt''' of killing '''[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]'''... my '''fear''' that '''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]''' will come back... and my '''self-doubt''' that now I have what I always '''wanted''', I'll '''screw it up.''' '''You''' had Cybertron and you '''lost''' it. Of '''course''' I'd imagine '''you''' giving me advice, Bumblebee. Then I know to do just the '''opposite.'''"
:—'''Starscream'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The events of this story take place following those of the six-part "New Cybertron" story arc that opens the ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' series. Prime makes reference to him and Pyra Magna "turning to anger too quickly"; they had a bust-up in [[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|issue #4]], in which Pyra accused Optimus of using others' beliefs for his own purposes. The Bumblebee story likewise takes place after the flashback story about Orion, Prowl, and Jetfire told through those six issues, and prior to the events of ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]''.
*Bumblebee, of course, died at Shockwave's hands (er, hand) in [[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|''Robots in Disguise'' #27]], and his body disappeared into the singularity created by the collapse of Crystal City in [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|''Dark Cybertron Finale'']]. Since appearing to Starscream as a "ghost"/hallucination (from [[The Transgressors|''The Transformers'' #44]] onward), 'Bee has been in his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' design (used for the first 16 issues of ''Robots in Disguise''), but by the time of his death, he had been modified into his "[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldfire|Goldfire]]" design, which is how he appears on the last page of this issue.
*Bumblebee is noted to be one of the "last generation forged before the primal wellspring ran dry," referring to the cessation of [[hot spot]] ignitions that was established to have happened at some point in Cybertron's past in [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|''More than Meets the Eye'' #19]].
*Bumblebee warns Scrounge not to spend the cash he gives him on [[Simultronic]], a kind of addictive virtual reality seen in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''. That issue also introduced the racetracks and Blurr's occupation as a celebrity racer, also seen in this issue.
*Soundwave is shown to have a face beneath his helmet; we knew this already from his earliest chronological appearance in [[Soundwaves (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #22]].
*Decepticon engineer [[Ferak]] previously appeared on-panel in [[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'']]. He is impressed by Shockwave's "nightmare transmitter"; this alludes to his eventual creation of the [[Nightmare Engine]], a construct mentioned in his ''Last Stand'' profile and several further times in subsequent stories, which evidently saw him refine the single-target system of this story into a wider-ranging weapon.
*Pyra's dream is not unique: in [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''The Transformers'' #47]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] revealed that he too had dreamed of a "black angel" who showed him "a world of rust deserts orbiting an infinite darkness." Optimus Prime refers to Blackrock's warning, and to that delivered by Galvatron in [[All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|issue #55]] that Onyx Prime would soon return...
*Back in the [[An Uneventful Night|''Combiner Hunters'' one-shot]], the Torchbearers' first combination into [[Victorion]] allowed Jumpstream to learn a secret that Dust Up had been keeping from her. We weren't told what it was at the time, and this issue does not explicitly state it, but logically, Jumpstream must have learned about Dust Up's role in the events of this story.

===Transformers references===
*The idea that Bumblebee was one of the last generation of Transformers born before Cybertron ceased to yield new life seems to be derived from the backstory of the [[Bumblebee (WFC)|"Aligned" version of the character]], whose similar origins were noted in the [[Transformers: Exodus|''Exodus'' novel]].
*A [[Vehicon (Prime)|''Transformers: Prime'' Vehicon]] can be spotted among the crowd at the raceway. Also present is a bot strikingly similar to [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], but with a visor instead of Ramjet's characteristic two optics.
*A [[Sound Wave]] toy from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' is seen among the garbage on page 9, panel 3.
*The Tygun factory shares its name with the [[Tygun Span]], a roadway featured in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' comic.
*Ferak's appearance is based directly on his [[Ferak#Toys|Botcon 2014 ''Timelines'' action figure]], a redeco of [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus]], which was itself inspired by how similar to Cyclonus Ferak appeared in ''Last Stand of the Wreckers''. It all comes back around!
*Jumpstream's pre-Torchbearer colors are based on those of [[Gingham]], while Dust Up's are based on [[Holi]] (presumably as a nod to the relationship between Holi and [[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]], who Gingham resembles).
*A former member of the Torchbearers named "[[Crash Test]]" is mentioned. This was a preliminary name for Dust Up, and was seen in use in an early version of a panel from ''Combiner Hunters'' shown during a presentation at San Diego Comic Con 2015.
*Both the colony world of [[Antilla]] and the poem that Onyx Prime recites are derived from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]." The poem is inscribed on the Torchbearers' toys; when it is recited on page 36, each line appears in the same panel as the character on whose toy it is written (but see "Errors").

===Real-life references===
*On page 5, panel 1, a Transformer can be seen walking robotic dog {{w|K9 (Doctor Who)|K9}} from ''[[Doctor|Doctor Who]]''.
*In the foreground of the same panel are two Transformers designed to resemble {{i|Kimber Benton}} and {{i|Stormer}} from ''[[Jem|Jem and the Holograms]]''.
*Also seen in the trash heap on page 9 are Kraang from ''{{W|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'' and a Proton Pack from ''{{W|Ghostbusters}}''.

===Errors===
*There are some very female-looking Transformers living on Cybertron when history tells us there shouldn't be.
*The cops who interrogate Bumblebee before Prowl and Orion arrive are drawn as [[Functionary|Functionaries]], as they appeared in the parallel [[Functionist Universe]]. This doesn't feel right; though we know from [[Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|''More than Meets the Eye'' #37]] that Functionaries do exist in the "main" universe, this is not a role they should be performing, as they were merely enforcers of the [[Functionist Council]]'s policies (which are no longer law by this point in time), rather than armed officers of the law who would be involved in investigating a bombing. These guys should probably be more in the [[Springarm]]/[[Wheelarch]] mold, a body-type shared by numerous officers in this era.
*Prowl appears with the present-day Cybertronian body he used in the latter part of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first "season."
*On page 31, Praesidia's speech bubble ("Don't leave me like Antilla...") is coming from Pyra.
*On page 36, Dust Up and Jumpstream's lines of the poem are switched.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in February 2017, this issue arrives a little late, slipping into the first week of March. One of several [[Hasbro Universe]] Annuals released in early 2017, it is only labelled a "Transformers" annual, representing the whole brand, rather than any one of the three ongoing ''Transformers'' titles. That said, being that it's written by John Barber, stars Optimus Prime and Pyra Magna dealing with their issues from ''Optimus Prime'', directly addresses the plot bubbling under in that series about the return of Onyx Prime, and ends with an advert for the next issue of that series, it's basically the ''Optimus Prime'' annual under a less-specific name.
*This issue is presented with a "mirrored" layout; the first and last page have the same number of panels in the same layout, as do the second and second-to-last, and so on, all the way up until they meet the middle.
*Backmatter for this issue includes reprints of the profiles for Optimus Prime, Victorion, and Soundwave, previously published in ''[[Revolution]]'' [[Valley Forge|#5]], [[The New Colossus|#4]], and [[O Ship of State|#3]], respectively.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Regular cover:''' A stained-glass window depicting the legend of Bumblebee, by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]; one of the panes shows him rescuing some [[Urtuskian]]s, as seen in ''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''.
*'''Subscription cover:''' A heavily-armed Orion Pax, Prowl, and Bumblebee, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Burcham]]

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===Advertisements===
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*IDW at the NC Comicon

==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/transformers-annual-2017/ Preview]

[[Category: IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Kei Zama

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'''Kei Zama''' is a Japanese comic artist and [[Knights of Unicron (band)|metalhead]]. Starting as a regular cover artist for [[IDW Publishing]], she became the regular artist on ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' in late 2016.

As well as ''Transformers'', she's drawn for her fan-fave ''2000 AD'': starting with those ''other'' war robots, ''ABC Warriors'', for a 2017 [[Free Comic Book Day]] special.

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Golby_mkII/ Kei Zama's website]
*[https://twitter.com/Golby_mkII/ Kei Zama's twitter]

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Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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'''Jetfire''' is the mighty Autobot scientist and aerial warrior.

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==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Joining the Autobots===
[[File:Underworld-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"I'm a scientist, Ranger Brad. I don't believe in anything."]]
Before the war, Jetfire would conduct experiments in Cybertron's Science Satellites. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}} His interest in a scientific career was hindered by the [[functionism]] of the day, as his airborne alt-mode was better suited for the defense or transportation sectors, and the troubles he faced caused him to fall in with the anti-functionist [[Decepticon]] movement. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} He became acquaintances with [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], who told him about [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon's]] resident "hero cop," [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]], who was also an [[Autobot]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} One day after his teacher [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] got him a job at the [[technoversity]] of [[Ultirex]], he spotted Pax himself, and attacked him. Pax knocked him out and revealed his secret allegiance to Ratchet. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Pax subsequently brought Jetfire to fellow officer [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], whom Pax had worked with in the past and wanted help from in figuring out why Jetfire had tried to kill him and what he knew about the death of Decepticon sympathizer [[Hefter]]. Jetfire was less than willing to cooperate with another Autobot officer, especially one who had worked for [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed that he and Pax were just looking to kill him in police custody as had happened to Hefter. During a bit of a rough interrogation, Prowl managed to convince the scientist that was one of the last things they wanted to do, and that they just wanted proof to bring Hefter's killers to justice. Jetfire admitted that he tried to kill Pax because of his anger at how he had continued to be a cop even after standing up to the [[Senate]], not under any orders, and that he had learned all about him from Soundwave. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Jetfire then took Pax and Prowl to the bolthole where Soundwave and his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|friends]] were hiding out, the pair also wanting to question him about Hefter's death. Jetfire found Pax's condemning the Decepticons for using violence as a tool to be contemptible, claiming that he was turning a blind eye to the Autobots' own faults by doing so; before Jetfire could continue, he was quieted down by Prowl. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

Jetfire continued working at the technoversity and was there when Orion Pax became Optimus Prime and broadcast a call to arms against the Decepticon forces in power. He responded with many civilian Autobots and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} After Optimus became leader of Cybertron, he sent Jetfire and his science team—[[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]], [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]], and Ratchet—to the crater of the destroyed [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] to search for any trace of fuel. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Descending to the caverns opened up by the facility's destruction, the four scientists stumbled upon ancient cave carvings depicting a [[Trypticon (G1)|giant monster]] as well as a lake of seemingly self-replicating [[energon]] that temporarily turned Ratchet into a mindless beast. Before they could study this side effect, the team was attacked by deadly creatures residing in the tunnels and retreated to another cavern, where they found the very monster depicted in the carvings. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}} Jetfire reported these findings to Optimus Prime, who ordered him to find a way to neutralize the sleeping monster so that the Autobots could safely make use of the energon lake. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} However, the area was then attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, who chased off Jetfire's scientists and awakened the beast, known as Trypticon. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} After Trypticon had been defeated, Jetfire was put in charge of curing the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], who had adapted altmodes that made them hyper-aggressive. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} During the Decepticons' attack on Iacon soon after, Jetfire and Perceptor contacted Optimus to inform him of the city's primary coolant plants being compromised, which would result in flooding. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

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Alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], Jetfire was ordered to follow the Decepticon starship ''[[Empirion]]'' and find out what its crew was up to. As they waited and watched, the Decepticons began attacking an [[Urtuskian]] settlement, causing Bumblebee to order the others to ram their shuttle into the ''Empirion'' and protect the aliens. Jetfire wasn't too enthusiastic about facing down an enemy that clearly outnumbered them, but in the end the Decepticons didn't find their [[Metroplex (G1)|main objective]] and retreated. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

At some point during the war, Jetfire advised against sending the small Autobot Wheelie on his own on an exploration mission. He was overruled by Ultra Magnus, who explained that they had to make due, because of their limited resources. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Years of war had put the Transformers' home world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through too much punishment, meaning a spiral into planet-wide cataclysm, a consequence the scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] had foreseen. Jetfire and other Transformers scientists ignored his warning, until it was too late. Thunderwing underwent the [[Pretender|polydermal grafting]] process he had developed, and was driven insane, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to unite and try to stop him. Jetfire spent the battle trying to figure out a way to effectively counter Thunderwing, but Cybertron itself swallowed Thunderwing before he could find a way. Cybertron was abandoned as a result.

===Modern era===
[[File:Stormbringer4 JetfirePrime plainlanguage.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|I just plumb don't understand alla' yer fancy talkin'...]]
Seven hundred stellar cycles later, and against regulations, Jetfire and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s traveled to the supposedly-abandoned husk of Cybertron from their science vessel, the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', to investigate a strange energy reading. Though it violated several command directives, Jetfire decided to lead a recon mission to the surface. Despite the misgivings everyone had, Jetfire remained adamant that they investigate, saying that a failure to investigate was what doomed Cybertron to begin with. Upon arriving on the dead surface of the planet near [[Thunderhead Pass]], Jetfire, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] were ambushed by a mysterious group of robots with stealth abilities. The Technobots were badly damaged and Jetfire was captured. When he revived, he found his [[Pretender|captors]] worshiping the reanimated corpse of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

Their leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], wished to revisit the mad scientist's plot and harness the power that accelerated the planet's death in an apocalyptic torrent all those years ago. Jetfire pleaded with Bludgeon not to again unleash the powers that destroyed their planet, but he was ignored, and his attempts to escape were thwarted. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thanks to a distress signal sent by the remaining Technobots in the ''Calabi-Yau'', Optimus Prime and the [[Wrecker]]s soon arrived, released Jetfire, and defeated his captors, just before an alert system announced the arrival of Thunderwing, newly reborn. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

Fortunately Jetfire was able to figure out that the [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] powering Thunderwing would be depleted in a prolonged struggle. This allowed Optimus Prime, the Wreckers, and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to stop the monstrosity without destroying Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

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Jetfire was later called in to take the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] to the [[Garrus-9]] prison and attempt to cure them. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Every previous attempt had failed, but whether he may have found a cure to their combined minds was then rendered moot when the Decepticons attacked and abducted the Monsters. He convinced [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] to let [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] "escape" to hunt the Monsters down, and they would invent some story afterward. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

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Shortly after Optimus Prime arrived on Garrus-9, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] activated the [[Nega-Core]] and its guardian, Thunderwing, on [[Corata-Vaz]]. Prime ordered Jetfire to summon the Wreckers to face off against Thunderwing again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Unfortunately the Wreckers proved to be little more than an annoyance to the guardian, and Jetfire, believing he had ironed out the bugs, received permission to test Thunderwing's experiment on four Autobots, deciding things couldn't really get much worse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}}

With the experiments taking a while, Jetfire decided to re-use Bludgeon's Axis Cradle and use it to take control of, and shut down, Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} This saw him marked for death by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who took remote mental control of Bludgeon's body on Garrus-9. Faced with a hideous monster about to kill and his own inability to move, Jetfire... calmly noticed how slowly Bludgeon was moving, worked out Jhiaxus was trying to control the monster ''and'' monitor pan-galactic fronts, and baited him with the imminent collapse of his strategy, causing Jhiaxus to freeze in panic.

After the crisis was over, Jetfire covertly monitored [[Gorlam Prime]] in its transformation into a new Cybertron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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===On Earth===
[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-Jetfireandothers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh man, lookit me! Super fancy!]]
Three years later, Jetfire arrived on Earth after the Decepticons leveled the infrastructure of the Autobot war machine. Along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], he was taken in by Optimus Prime's unit as a refugee from the devastation. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} However, just sitting in a cave absorbing the humans' primitive wireless signals drove him nuts, so after Prime abandoned the Autobots and surrendered to [[Skywatch]], he joined [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] when he decided to leave the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} As the group needed all the help they could get in getting off Earth, Hot Rod liberated several Decepticons from Skywatch and told Jetfire to undo their restraints using technology acquired from [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]]. Jetfire was hesitant about helping the enemy, but Hot Rod assured him that were no sides anymore. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Well, Hot Rod was wrong. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and his Decepticons turned on Jetfire and the others after the starship was complete. Swindle even used some of the 'Cons Jetfire reactivated to create a new gestalt, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. With the help of Optimus Prime, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Bumblebee's crew and the humans of Skywatch, Menasor was dismantled. As Rodimus fled the planet, Jetfire and the rest of the Autobots rejoined Bumblebee's command. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} Jetfire was later present when the Autobots initiated an alliance with Skywatch. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

[[File:RanksofBronze-BroadsideJetfire.jpg|left|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Well you wouldn't expect Jetfire to wear his super fancy body to get shot at, would you?]]
As part of the alliance, the Autobots gave the humans free access to Cybertronian technology, which concerned Jetfire. He had a discussion with Bumblebee, the new Autobot commander, who simply told him that they needed to trust the humans in order for the humans to trust them. The Autobots then found themselves thrust into action again as the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were spotted in [[North Korea]] fighting for [[Kim Jong Du|their government]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} Jetfire was among the troops sent to defeat them, acting as air support against [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. However, Vortex was more than capable of fighting off a scientist like him, and cut open Jetfire's wing, sending him out of control. He crashed explosively into [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and was later seen receiving medical attention. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

Once the Combaticons were finally defeated, Jetfire and the Korea team returned to the United States, where they learned that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] had returned for vengeance. They rolled out to confront the Decepticon leader near [[Albuquerque]], but Optimus Prime ordered the rest of the Autobots to stay back while he alone confirmed what was going on. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} Prime later ordered Jetfire to fly into orbit and join [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. He initially protested, as the Autobots might need air support against Megatron, but was told that the mission required a scientist instead of a warrior. Once in space, Jetfire helped Cosmos drop a Skywatch satellite right on top of Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Six weeks later, Jetfire watched in shock as Rodimus returned to Earth with the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. From him, the Autobots learned that Cybertron had been rendered habitable again, and so they all departed Earth to chase [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] off their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} En route, he and many others were curious as to what Optimus Prime would do with Megatron, now captured and imprisoned on board Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} When they decided to hold a fair trial for him, Jetfire was tasked with contacting [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Judge Tyrest]] to act as an unbiased party, though he had had no luck with it by the time they reached Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}}

As Galvatron began firing at Cybertron's surface using [[Kimia Facility]], all flying Autobots, including Jetfire, were ordered to attack it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Together with Broadside, he also performed an air strike on the Decepticons summoned to the planet by an escaped Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

===Post-war Cybertron===
[[File:TheVerge-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Apeface remembered Jetfire's ''War For Cybertron'' class!]]
Following the defeat of Galvatron, Jetfire stayed on a reborn Cybertron alongside most other Autobots. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} Many months after the Chaos Event, Megatron returned to a rebuilt Iacon and was captured by the Autobots (but only after they were prevented from killing him), after which Jetfire, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were assigned to guard him. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Soon enough, the Decepticon population came busting into the prison to free their leader, and Jetfire was cut down by [[Apeface]] while trying to get an injured Bluestreak to safety. {{storylink|The Verge}} Luckily, he and the other injured guards were hidden away from the rampaging Decepticons by a grateful Swindle. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Jetfire eventually recovered from his damage, and joined the united Cybertronian front against 70 billion [[Ammonite]]s invading on behalf of the "[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Dark Cyclops]]". {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} He helped hold the line while Optimus and Megatron saved the day. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Jetfire would watch as Megatron melted his [[fusion cannon]] in the aftermath of his surrender to the Autobots. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} In the aftermath of Megatron's trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], Jetfire returned to Cybertron on a shuttle that also had Prowl on board, and later recounted to [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] how furious Prowl had been that whole trip as the two heard him begin his latest outburst at Optimus. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

===Return to Earth===
Jetfire was later recruited for the ''[[Ark-7]]'' crew to act as a pilot (much to his annoyance). {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} The scientist was, however, given his own personal laboratory and was able to construct his own personal drone: [[D.0.C.]] {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Jetfire was later present aboard the ship when it entered the atmosphere of Earth and was subsequently ordered by Optimus to take the ship into [[Moon (moon)|lunar]] orbit after a missile strike by the humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Jetfire later attempted to exterminate the micro-bots that had formed from the human weaponry by using a fluid of his own design, but was saved the effort thanks to [[Constructicon (G1)|Prowl's team]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

Jetfire later reported that he had found the location of the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]'s mind bomb in the [[Marshall Islands]], picking up its signal after it had been used on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When Jazz was sent to infiltrate the EDC base, Jetfire provided him with his newly created stealth paint to keep him invisible to all sensors. After Jazz confirmed [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s being held captive there, Jetfire and D.0.C. joined Optimus and the other Autobots in an all-out assault on the base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Jetfire thought the situation had turned hopeless when the Decepticons and their ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', had joined the battle, but continued to fight on until Prowl brought down the ''Nemesis'' and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] destroyed the base. As the Autobots left aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Jetfire and D.0.C. went to work giving the rescued Alpha Trion medical attention. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

When an alarm on the ''Ark-7'' went off, indicating that the hangar airlock had been opened, Jetfire leapt into action with D.0.C. and Arcee. The scientist was left rather confused when Sky Lynx told how Optimus and Alpha Trion had simply left aboard the ''[[Skyroller]]'', thinking it unlike Optimus to be so secretive. {{storylink|The Crucible}} While treating Trion in the medbay, Jetfire lectured Optimus on his taking the ancient Autobot out in his poor condition. When Optimus asked Jetfire to step outside so he could have a private chat with Trion, Jetfire agreed to, though not without voicing his unhappiness at being kept out of the loop. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Jetfire was shocked when Prowl and the Constructicons returned to the ''Ark-7'' with a [[space bridge]] originally built by the Decepticons, although he did note that they could set up a duplicate on Cybertron to connect it to. When [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] commented on how high strung Prowl was as he shouted angrily during a private call, Jetfire replied that everyone was high strung these days. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Jetfire thought that the crew should have been returning to Cybertron after recent events there concerning the [[Enigma of Combination]], but Arcee instead wanted to him to take a closer look at an [[Onyx]] tablet she had acquired. After trying to tell Cosmos how D.0.C.—whom the lonely 'bot had befriended—wasn't really alive, Jetfire examined the tablet using [[Teletraan]]; thinking that looking at human code was a waste of time at first, Jetfire soon changed his tune when he discovered ancient Cybertronian source code within the device. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

Jetfire went on studying the tablet, soon discovering that its coding could communicate with the coding in other Onyx devices. When D.0.C. picked up a quantum signal within the coding, Jetfire volunteered to lead a mission that would use D.0.C. to track the signal to its source. Alongside Jazz, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], and Sky Lynx, Jetfire took D.0.C. to the island of [[Bouvetoya]] in [[Antarctica]], where they found the quantum signal's source in a building. Before they could do anything, however, a group of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]/[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] [[Seeker clone|clone-combiner]]s emerged from the snow and smashed Jetfire into the ground, knocking him unconscious. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Now held prisoner in a secret chamber of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base along with the other Autobots, Jetfire was absolutely baffled when it was D.0.C. and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s dog, [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], who came to their rescue. Although Jetfire and the others were ready to battle the EDC after D.0.C. freed them, Jetfire's creation quickly explained to him that the EDC wasn't responsible. When the group went to confront their real captor, [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]], Jetfire listened as Galvatron suddenly arrived and explained Blackrock's true origins as a creation of [[Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As the Autobots aimed their weapons at Galvatron, Jetfire wasn't too impressed with Jazz's plan for them to just shoot at the Decepticon leader, but it ended up becoming moot after [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] teleported Galvatron and himself out as quickly as they came. With the Decepticon-controlled ''Ark-7'' headed for [[Shanghai]] and the EDC unable to convince the [[China|Chinese]] government to cooperate, Jetfire suggested the Autobots head there themselves. Unfortunately, with Sky Lynx still too injured to fly, this wasn't possible. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Jetfire and the others were soon picked up by Optimus and his forces in the ''Skyroller'' and taken to the Autobots' new base at Thundercracker's northern homestead. Although Jetfire had reservations when Optimus asked him about using the ''Skyroller''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems to transmit a message across Earth and Cybertron, he still helped Prime in sending it. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} While there, the ''Skyroller'' received a transmission containing the last will and testament of various ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew members. He showed it to Optimus Prime, but sadly informed him that not only could he not reach the ''Lost Light'', the message had been sent three weeks prior anyway. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} After Prime returned from the [[White House]] missing an arm, Jetfire tried to get him to medbay but was rebuffed. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} As the Autobots were organizing an alliance with Soundwave's Decepticons to fight Galvatron, Prime had Jetfire scan [[Monument Valley]] for anything strange, having felt something in the vicinity, but he detected nothing. Jetfire then participated in the attack on Galvatron's [[Nemesis (G1)|underwater base]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He was unable to help when Galvatron used the Enigma of Combination source code to separate [[Victorion]] and create his own combiners, it being too advanced for him, but provided the requisite technobabble to explain how [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] could break the code. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} After the battle was won, the victors rested for a while on the ocean floor. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

Jetfire reported their results to Alpha Trion at new HQ, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], only for the signal to be mysteriously cut short after Trion mentioned a "problem" on his side. {{storylink|White Light}} The group was then attacked by EDC forces and fled back to Autobot City. {{storylink|White Heat}} As more colonist Transformers arrived on Earth and treated Optimus Prime as their glorious messiah, Jetfire was asked by [[Aileron]] if Prime had always acted like he did recently, having known him since before the war. Jetfire responded that Prime had been different just a year prior, blaming his recent behavior on all the messiah stuff getting to him. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Later, after the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' arrival on Earth, Jetfire interrupted Arcee to do a routine check up on the comatose [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]], expressing frustration that his and D.0.C.'s efforts to stop Sideswipe's [[spark]] corrosion were amounting to very little. After the Junkion leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] arrived at Autobot City, Jetfire toured them around. Although Jetfire believed that the aliens had no worthwhile tech to offer them, he was soon proven wrong when Wreck-Gar spotted Sideswipe and revealed that they had in their possession a [[positron core]], which could cure his spark corrosion and many others. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} That night, Jetfire discussed with Soundwave and Arcee what the Junkions' true motives could be, with Soundwave devising a plan to have Cosmos use Jetfire's stealth paint and infiltrate the Junkion [[Quintesson Cruiser|ship]] to discover any ill intentions they may have; Jetfire quickly figured that Soundwave believed the Junkions would have no way of countering the stealth paint thanks to his having created it only after returning to Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

==Spotlight: Mirage==
[[File:Jetfire hostage Spotlight Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
With most of the Autobots defeated, the severely damaged Jetfire was with Optimus Prime's crew in the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], the last pocket of Autobot resistance in the galaxy. After the treacherous [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] conned his way into their bunker and allowed the Decepticons in, he used Jetfire's life as a bargaining chip (despite [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'s best efforts to protect him) to get Optimus Prime to surrender. [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] refused to give up fighting until he realized just how badly Jetfire needed repairs.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

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Cosmos (G1)

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

[[File:G1CosmosColorModel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He can trounce any Sharkticon in a pie-eating contest.]]
Fast and intelligent, bored and lonely, '''Cosmos''' has reason to regret his abilities, which often separate him from his [[Autobot]] friends. Alas, his skills are far too extraordinary to ignore.

Few of his faction can achieve escape velocity and enter planetary orbit unaided, as he can, from planets as big as [[Earth]] or slightly larger. He carries fuel reserves sufficient for short orbital journeys; he is quite able to land on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], then take off and return to Earth. Cosmos enjoys such diversions immensely. Generally, however, he remains in orbit, relaying messages, observing enemy installations, and watching for [[Decepticon]] activity in nearby space. His optical sensors are able to observe a human radio host standing outside in the high desert from 600 miles up.

As a living [[Transformer]], his advantage over a simple satellite is great, but it is a boring life for Cosmos. Every so often he breaks the monotony by hovering eerily above the backyards of Earth citizens, drifting silently behind the cars of lone drivers with his running lights on, or briefly jamming TV transmissions with reruns of ''The Outer Limits''. He has also been known to zigzag through meteor showers on a clear night, showing off his space piloting skills. Naturally, this causes some consternation to the poor humans he is supposed to defend, but it's all in good fun. [[Primus]] save us from bored techies.

Sometimes he can combine with other Transformers to form [[Sky Reign]].

{{quote|This is terrible!}}
{{quote|Cosmos has been in worse predicaments...|Jazz and Perceptor on one of our hero's many misadventures|"[[The God Gambit]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)|[[Enrique Garduza]] (Latin American)}}

[[File:MMP2 Cosmos at controls.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Stop bugging me! I've almost beaten ''Undefined Fantastic Object''!]]
Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of Cosmos, Autobot deep-space reconnaissance officer. His continuing mission—to observe Decepticon activities. To provide intelligence to the Autobots in their never ending war. To boldly crash where no other Autobot has crashed before!

Our hero began his adventures with a bang, appearing out of nowhere to blindly lead the Autobot spacecraft straight into the sun. If not for the impetuous [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] trying to change their course and realizing the controls were locked, Cosmos would have had the greatest crash of all. Still, he did his best to save his fellow Autobots in the end, as his deep space armor allowed Cosmos to come inside the ship and continue poking vainly at the control panel long after the others collapsed from their circuits overheating. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field eventually saved the Autobots, and they managed to vacate the crumbling ship inside a massive force sphere, tethered to Cosmos to bring them back to Earth. Cosmos's knack for crashing almost did them in anyhow, though — the same reprogrammed guidance directives that were controlling their ship were now being beamed by [[Teletraan I]] to Cosmos himself, forcing him to lead the force sphere back on a course into the sun. Only the freak chance of the Decepticon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] visiting the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and blowing up Teletraan I on a whim saved the Autobots, and allowed Cosmos to begin towing them back to Earth. Even though time was of the essence, we can only assume Cosmos didn't crash-land upon re-entry. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:Blasterbluesonthemoon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I choose Bachelor #2!]]
When next seen, Cosmos was patrolling the spaceways for Decepticon activity with [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (probably as a punishment for actually liking Blaster's taste in music) when they came across a [[Decepticon lunar dome base|lunar base]] being run by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Against logic and precedent, Cosmos actually managed to make a perfect two point landing on a hillside near the base to eavesdrop. Enraged at Cosmos for defying all expectations and NOT crashing (not to mention the, uh... spying he was doing), Megatron ordered Astrotrain to bring him in as a prisoner. Prisoners of war, Cosmos and Blaster were then welded to the wall and used as a power booster and tuning mechanism for Megatron's trans-scrambler, wiping out all radio contact on Earth. Luckily, Blaster managed to send his own signal along Megatron's scrambling beam, alerting the Autobots to their location. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and drew the Decepticons' attention away from their base. Left alone, Cosmos had to do little more than raise his arm to fire off a particle beam that totally destroyed Megatron's antenna array and saved the day, teaching tyrants everywhere once and for all not to underestimate an Autobot just because he's short, fat, ugly, lonely, nerdy and more than a little (Dare we say it?) spacey... {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Gambittitans&cosmos.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I told you we should have gone hunting turkeys, but nooooooo...]]
Possibly Cosmos's shining moment was one for most of which he wasn't even conscious. Cosmos crash-landed rather dramatically on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] after being shot down by the pursuing Astrotrain, who was after the energy data the Autobot carried. Cosmos's body was discovered by [[Titan (species)|the moon's natives]], but Astrotrain quickly followed up, having overheard their superstitious discussion and set himself up as one of their [[Sky God]]s. The cowed, religious people quickly obeyed him, and Astrotrain put Cosmos's body in the main temple for use as an idol. The rebel [[Talaria]] overheard Astrotrain musing to himself about Cosmos's short-circuit and managed to use Cosmos's systems to get an SOS to the Autobots on [[Earth]]. With barely enough power flowing through his systems to stay active, Cosmos found a better use for it: shooting [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. With the Decepticon occupied for the moment, Talaria was able to escape unmolested. [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] were dispatched to Titan via Omega Supreme, and Cosmos was recovered, the Decepticons sent packing, and the Titans were freed from religious dogma. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

Somehow, Cosmos managed to talk [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into letting him serve on Earth for a while as part of the Autobots' joint Crimebuster program with the NYPD. He observed a traffic jam while hovering over Times Square, and later tried to chase down Starscream on foot with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], only to end up causing massive structural damage to a human mall. Incidentally, Cosmos was back in space very shortly. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Cosmos ejects escape pod.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"Hang on while I jettison my head."]]
After [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] pumped out hundreds of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticlones]] to swarm over the countryside and gather power, Prime sent Cosmos into space to retrieve a giant can of [[robotic insecticide]]. (Really — we can't make this stuff up.) On his way back with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], though, Cosmos was attacked by [[Morphobot]]s on [[Floron III]]. Although he managed to break loose of their grip, the techno-organic plants left behind spores on his hull which quickly developed into fully functioning vines that entangled Cosmos as he tried to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. Spike and Bumblebee escaped in an ejector chamber, but Cosmos did his crash-landing bit and was covered in Morphobots by the time he came to a stop, with the robotic insecticide can still inside him. Bumblebee summoned the other Autobots to try and help, and it was Blaster's obnoxious music that ultimately cleared the way and allowed them to free Cosmos. [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] promised to give Cosmos "the best overhaul he'd ever had" when they got back to the Ark. Uh-huh... niiiiiice... {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:Cosmos in space.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Good evening, citizens of Earth.]]
When he uncovered a Decepticon operation to mine ore from an asteroid they'd pulled into orbit, Cosmos rushed back to warn Prime and gather a strike force. Optimus stressed caution instead and ordered Cosmos back up into space to acquire some hard evidence on the Decepticon activity. Cosmos did as he was asked and actually managed to grab a sample of ore right out of Astrotrain while the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were loading him up. He brought this "hard evidence" back to Earth to show Prime. The Autobot leader commended Cosmos on his work, but he wasn't quite done and sent Cosmos back out into orbit yet again, this time to track Astrotrain to the refinery the Decepticons must have been using to process the ore. Prime loves his outer space yo-yo. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

When [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] intercepted a distress signal, Cosmos carried him, Bumblebee and Perceptor to the planet of the [[Tlalakan]]s, a humanoid race held captive by the Decepticons. Too late, they realized that it was a Decepticon distress call. Droids blasted Cosmos, who (surprise, surprise) crashed on the planet. He remained damaged for a time, too much so to participate in many of the Autobots' adventures on the planet. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

Overflying [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]'s castle, Cosmos reported back to headquarters that he'd found the Autobots who'd gone missing. He was able to transmit footage of the captives being subjected to Chumley's fiendish torture devices and report his coordinates to Teletraan I, but his transmission was cut off by Chumley himself, who invited Optimus to try and save his friends. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

Cosmos, once again teamed with Blaster, scoured the universe for more [[Ingredient X]] so that Perceptor could concoct more [[corrostop]]. One can only imagine how many moons and planets he bravely crash-landed on in his fruitless search. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain Cosmos and SkyLynx crashed.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|By season 3 he'd crashed so much he'd gone off-model.]]
After the Autobots retook Cybertron, Cosmos was on the planet monitoring incoming space traffic with [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Blaster. The planet was locked down due to the threat of an imminent attack, but an incoming human shuttle reported a mayday, and Kup ordered Cosmos to let it land. Unfortunately it was a trick, and they watched it crash into Cybertron's central power facility, disabling the planetary defences. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Some time later, Cosmos was late flying in to Cybertron with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to see the activation of the new [[Power Platform Alpha|power platform]]. On his entry vector, Cosmos was blasted with [[anti-electron]]s, a dangerous substance designed to disrupt his normal operating functions. However, the anti-electrons seemed to have no effect on Cosmos at all, as moments later he crashlanded on Cybertron's surface. Perfectly normal. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Cosmos was amongst the Autobots who accompanied Optimus into Earth orbit to stop Megatron’s take-over of the ''[[Trigger]]''. They were able to repel the Decepticons from the space station in short order. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Cosmos accompanied Optimus Prime into Earth orbit after the Autobot leader’s apparent demise. There, Cosmos safeguarded a human shuttle containing [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]] and the other crew members of the ''Trigger'' while Optimus went off to battle Starscream, who had commandeered the space station and made it into his new body. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====Wars manga=====
Cosmos remarked on [[Overdrive]] using his [[Quantum Dial]] to vanish and rescue his comrades who were stuck in time. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Cosmos aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars Attacks The Transformers - Cosmos badassery.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|WILL YOU TALK TO ME NOW!]]
During a [[Martian]] invasion, the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance to see off the invaders. Though they defeated the Martian ground forces, the Martian saucers moved in to blast [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Mars Attacks: The Transformers|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Mars Attacks: The Transformers|Megatron]]. The pair were saved by Cosmos, who had hidden amongst the alien saucers in his [[alternate mode]] so he could mount a sneak attack on them. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Smeltingpoolminivehicles.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Apparently Cosmos never bothered to get an Earth mode.]]
Cosmos was a member of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Like most of the cell, he had a stronger respect for their top fighter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] than Perceptor, and along with the other Autobots overruled Perceptor's order not to search for Blaster's missing friend [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. In the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], Cosmos provided some life-giving fuel to ol' [[Wheezel (G1)|Wheezel]] for information, only to find that Scrounge had been taken away to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] by the Decepticon [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. Realizing Scrounge was probably dead already in the [[smelting pool]], Blaster went after his buddy anyway, and Cosmos and the others had to come after him and save his hide. Though Scrounge died, the Autobots managed to retrieve the last data from his infobanks, and learned that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] were alive and well on the planet [[Earth]]! {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Cosmosisakillingmachine.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Cosmos kills and kills and kills.]]
Galvanized by this knowledge, the Autobots planned a daring assault on [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], planning to destroy both his seat of power at Darkmount and the new [[space bridge]] allowing transit to Earth. Darkmount was destroyed, but the Decepticons interrupted Blaster before he could finish setting the charges on the bridge. Instead, Cosmos, Blaster, and the rest of their unit were chased over the other side, and found themselves stuck on planet Earth. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Before they could react, they were approached by the Decepticon fliers [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], who correctly identified them as Autobots and were about to open fire when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] realised the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was undefended and diverted his troops there instead. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

However, the humans belonged to the anti-robot attack team, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. While Cosmos and the other Autobots, unfamiliar with how things worked on Earth, tried to talk to their vehicles, RAAT deployed "electric snow" missiles to disorient them. Cosmos's group was then too dazed to fight back, and were captured with the help of [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} Cosmos and his fellows were disassembled, with their heads getting mounted on the wall of RAAT's headquarters. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid by combining them into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|giant mechanical suit]] to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''Following [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] back to the Ark, Cosmos and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into [[limbo]]. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance—[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had returned to the present. Unfortunately, Cosmos was punched out of the sky by Galvatron, and joined the rest of his comrades in defeat.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''After Galvatron was forced into retreat by the vagrant [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where they learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Cosmos attended Prime's funeral and assimilated into Earth's depleted Autobot forces, though it was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} ''When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] went missing following a reconnaissance mission in [[Portland|Greater Portland]], it was Cosmos who searched human law enforcement computers and located the errant Autobot in [[New York City|New York]], where [[J.D.|two]] [[Mark Brookes|hoodlums]] were using him to commit a series of robberies.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

[[File:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Is this the line for the mutiny?"]]When Optimus Prime died ''(for real)'' after a digital battle with Megatron, Cosmos observed with the other Autobots as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] failed to successfully repair their fallen leader. After attending Prime's ''(real)'' funeral, a criminal known as the [[Mechanic (G1)|Mechanic]] turned the Ark's new security systems on the mourning Autobots, with devastating results. Though several were wounded, Ratchet was able to best the intruder and then tended to the wounds Cosmos and the others had suffered. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Shortly afterwards the Ark came under attack from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], whose [[sonic-scrambler mine]]s caused Cosmos and the other Autobots to lose control of their limbs, leaving them easy prey for his battle station mode. They were ultimately rescued by none other than [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who the Autobots immediately elected Prime's successor. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} Unfortunately, Grimlock turned out to be a self-interested tyrant, but he did help get the Ark repaired and off of Earth, a large process that Cosmos contributed towards. Cosmos also aided in the construct of a [[variable voltage harness]], to be used against "traitorous" Autobots. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} Nevertheless, Cosmos was among the Autobots who begged Blaster to overthrow him, stating that the Autobots needed a "leader whose wires are connected," but the mutiny didn't pan out. Instead, Cosmos witnessed Grimlock's mock-execution of some [[Spacehikers|young human prisoners]] to draw Blaster into a trap. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Later, Blaster and Grimlock battled for supremacy on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], as Cosmos and the other Autobots cheered Blaster on. This event took an even uglier turn when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] led the Decepticons in an ambush. Cosmos was seen facing down [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in the battle that followed, and by its conclusion Cosmos was among the Autobots still standing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time after Optimus Prime's return, Cosmos was among several Autobots who responded to [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s distress call near the Decepticons' [[Club Con|arctic base]]. Cosmos watched as this scene once again turned into another battle with the Decepticons! {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
Cosmos was part of a team brought to Earth by [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to investigate why [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] was taken off-line, only to run into heavy [[Quintesson]] opposition. Luckily, Hot Rod managed to awaken [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to drive off the invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Cosmos destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Optimus Prime discovered Megatron was still active on Earth in [[2012]], he took a detachment of Autobots, including Cosmos, to confront the insane tyrant. They found Megatron just before he killed [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], one of the Wreckers who had uncovered Megatron's activites on Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} While the two leaders clashed, Cosmos and the others battled Megatron's reanimated army of [[zombie]] "Ex-Bots". {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

After the fight Cosmos, [[Wheeljack (G1)|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 vaporize them from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} Returning to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'', Cosmos and the other Autobots were unwittingly targeted by surface-to-air missiles as the [[Civil Defense Hub]] had been overtaken by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} Though the missiles were called off at the last moment, the Autobots aboard the ''Valiant'' were now alerted to the threat and prepared for immediate deployment. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

As [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had disabled the Autobots' early warning system on Cybertron, Cosmos was sent out to the fringes of Cybertronian space to scout for potential threats. He relayed back to Ultra Magnus that, small as he was, he didn't expect to find anything—only to encounter [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s arriving ''[[Warworld]]''! Unfortunately for Cosmos, the ''Warworld'' greeted him with a single blast that disintegrated him. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] contacted the Autobots to ask for an audience with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Cosmos was the Autobot who took the call. When he passed on the news to the others, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] asked if maybe he'd misheard what Starscream had said. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
From his post in Earth's orbit, Cosmos spotted the Decepticons attacking a human village. He relayed this information to Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots on the planet's surface, and they rolled into action to put an end to the Decepticons' attack. Cosmos continued to watch from afar as the battle unfolded, and warned [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] tried to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Once Optimus had defeated the Decepticons and secured them with some quick-drying cement, he turned his gaze skywards, and thanked Cosmos for his contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere, but couldn't get high enough to identify it. Cosmos had much greater altitude range, and successfully located the three Decepticon space stations in orbit acting as spy satellites. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Cosmos was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[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.}}

Optimus ordered Cosmos, Warpath, and Cliffjumper to flee the battle in order to fetch reinforcements. {{storylink|Transformers Combat Data}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Earthquake====
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While the Autobots were discussing how nice the recent lull in Decepticon activity was, Cosmos cynically noted how they were due for another Decepticon attack.

Sure enough, in one possible sequence of events, Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide uncovered a Decepticon ploy to destroy Center City. When splitting up the Autobot forces to combat the Decepticons on two fronts, one at their headquarters and the other at Center City, Optimus assigned Cosmos to the lead team.

In the event that the lead team was sent to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, Cosmos participated in the Autobot’s main battle against the Decepticon forces. The Autobots emerged victorious that day.

In the event that the lead team was sent to defend Center City, Cosmos is confined within Optimus Prime’s trailer so as to not cause a panic amongst the humans. Miserable in his current position, Cosmos asked Optimus to allow him to join the secondary team in attacking the fortress.

If Optimus agreed to let Cosmos join the secondary team, Cosmos zoomed back to meet up with the other Autobots. After radioing Smokescreen for the fortress’s coordinates, Cosmos attempted to find the small team of Autobots, to no avail. Cosmos reasoned that if the other team of Autobots had failed in their mission, it would be up to him to save the world. Investigating a nearby noise, Cosmos came upon Starscream and Soundwave plotting together to overthrow Megatron. Cosmos then left the room, only to bump into Megatron himself!

If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to relate the information he had just discovered, the Decepticon leader became so enraged that he ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. As the infighting began, Cosmos inched away from the scene, only to bump into Sunstreaker, who informed Cosmos that the other Autobots had uncovered the Decepticons’ laboratory. The squadron was then able to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, destroying the fortress and the Decepticons within in one fell swoop.

If Megatron didn’t hear Cosmos out, he called his troops to him so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s dismemberment. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, Cosmos spotted the secondary team hiding nearby. Surrounding the Decepticons, the secondary team engaged their enemies. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they are unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.

Alternatively, If Optimus insisted that Cosmos stay with the lead team, Cosmos pointed out that the Autobots would not be able to do much good against the Decepticons if they remained in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s. The Autobots picked up Sparkplug en route to consult him on the matter.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not worry about subtlety, the entire squad transformed and began prowling the streets in search of Decepticons, oblivious to the panic they were causing. Cosmos was the first to deduce that the Autobots were, in fact, the source of the humans’ agitation. Unable to restore order in time, Cosmos and the rest of the team were destroyed in the earthquake that ensued.

If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots remained in their vehicle modes, the human would concoct a plan wherein the Autobots would help evacuate the entire town in their vehicle modes. While the land-based Autobots did the evacuating, Cosmos maintained a high altitude to avoid being seen by the humans and be on the lookout for Decepticons. Once the evacuation was completed, Cosmos spotted Megatron’s forces coming over the horizon. With the humans out of harm’s way, the Autobots transformed and engaged the approaching Decepticons, whom they easily dispatched. With the humans safe, the Autobots moved out to help their comrades at the Decepticon fortress. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
[[File:DesertFlightBeachcomberbumpsintoCosmos.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Where is Cosmos going to crash? To have him crash into the Ark, turn to page 29. To have him crash in the middle of nowhere, turn to page 36. To have him crash in an active volcano, turn to page 45."]]
Optimus allowed Cosmos a break from his monotonous duty in Earth orbit by assigning him to investigate a large explosion in a remote desert, suspecting it to be Decepticon activity. Cosmos was thankful for the excitement, and soon came upon a Decepticon base.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate, and Cosmos was instructed to stand down for the time being.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, Beachcomber bumped into Cosmos as the Autobot dune buggy was goofing about in the low-gravity environment. The Autobots soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence, and Cosmos joined them on their assault on the Decepticon base. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. Cosmos would relay the message to Megatron that the Autobots would think overnight on the ultimatum. Though Optimus pretended to have surrendered the next morning, in actuality most of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. Powerglide and Cosmos were themselves waiting outside the base for Windcharger to disable the forcefield from within.

In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.

If Buddy instead cowered away, Cosmos had to rescue Optimus after he had been hit by the gravity beam. Optimus then instructed Cosmos to send him flying towards Hook; the pair took out the Constructicon, and gained control of the gravity beam.

In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Cosmos wound up either injured or dead.

In another possible turn of events, Buddy was almost captured by Laserbeak. When Laserbeak dropped the boy, Cosmos caught him in the soft chair of his cockpit. Cosmos then kept Buddy out of harm’s way until the Autobots defeated the Decepticons.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos decided to investigate the Decepticon base on his own, he was captured immediately by Buzzsaw and Dirge. The pair then brought their captive before Megatron. Megatron explained that he planned to create a perfect duplicate of Cosmos, save that it would conceal within itself a powerful proton bomb. The duplicate would then be used to destroy Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. Once Hook had completed his task of creating the false Cosmos, the real one was stuffed away in a cell. Cosmos was quickly able to escape his prison, and found himself trying to find an escape route from the Decepticon base.

If Cosmos attempted to escape through a nearby door, a hidden booby-trap blew him to smithereens. If Cosmos went up a nearby flight of stairs, he soon found himself outside the Decepticons’ base. Cosmos took off to try and stop his duplicate from destroying his friends, and quickly caught up with his doppelgänger. Unfortunately, the Autobots had difficulty telling which Cosmos was the real one as both spaceships streaked towards them.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. Smokescreen hatched a plan where the Autobots would use their exhaust fumes to provide themselves with cover.

If Optimus went along with Smokescreen’s plan, the Autobots gained the time they needed to transform and engage the Decepticons. A fierce battle ensued, though the Autobots began to lose ground when Dirge put to good use his fear-inducing engines. Cosmos was unaffected long enough for him to have an opening on Dirge.

If Optimus shot down Dirge himself, the Autobots would become inspired by their leader’s battle prowess, and would fight on to victory!

If Cosmos took the shot, he was able to force the Decepticons to retreat back to their base. The Autobots then managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Autobot Alert!====
While at his usual post in Earth orbit, Cosmos spotted a squadron of Decepticons encroaching on his position, and sounded an Autobot Alert, warning Ultra Magnus in Metroplex city of his findings. He was zapped by the Decepticons before he could go into deeper detail, and his communique with Autobot headquarters was cut off abruptly.

If Ultra Magnus and a small team of Autobots headed out to rescue Cosmos, they soon found him drifting in the blackness of space after taking off in an Autobot shuttle. He was quickly pulled onboard via magnetic cables. Though severely injured, Cosmos was still alive. Whether Cosmos was subsequently destroyed or returned safely to base depended on what decisions the other Autobots made. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Cosmos happened on space station [[S.S. Exton 9]], under attack by the Decepticons, and encountered five children. The children believed that their only chance of freeing their families from the Decepticon [[suspension-ray beam]] was to travel to [[Andellor]] to obtain the [[Prism of Power]], and they persuaded Cosmos to take them there. After avoiding some [[space vulture]]s, the small Autobot ran into [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Octane]], who insisted he lead them to Andellor. With no other choice, Cosmos complied, but with the help of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and Andellor's native fauna, managed to lose the trio.

After obtaining the Prism, he flew Ironhide and the children back to Exton 9 and kept [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] busy while the kids used the crystal. Cosmos later returned the Prism to Andellor. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Cosmos's inert form was within the Ark when Cobra came across it, and retrieved the dormant Cybertronians within. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

Much later, Cosmos was stationed on Earth, part of a small detachment under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s command. In cooperation with [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] and [[Firewall]], the team worked to round up stray Cybertronian technology on Earth. When an emergency came up, he arrived over [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]'s back yard to beam him aboard and carried him to the ''[[Arc II]]''. Cosmos then joined Prowl's team on a mission to capture [[Destro]] and some of his arms-purchasing clients; Cosmos himself lassoed the buyer, then evacuated the squad before the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team could arrive.

Later, when the submerged ''Arc II'' was attacked by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, Cosmos dodged the giant organic craft that had flown the Decepticons there. [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] brought [[Firewall]] to the water's surface, where Cosmos picked her up. The two headed for [[Tibet]] to help out the team under Optimus Prime's command. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

[[File:Beastformers GIJoe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb| The words "Flying Hamburger" do come to mind.]]
On arrival, though, all they found was snow-blown mountain wastes, until something grabbed Firewall and pulled her below ground. Shortly afterward, an avalanche swept Cosmos away. Recovering, Cosmos searched near and far for Firewall, but finally came upon [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] and [[Joe Colton]], holding off a band of [[Yeti]]; his firepower quickly turned the tide of the fight.

Then, Cosmos and his best mate Flint flew into space and down the attacking [[Unicron]]'s throat, intending to kill him with a [[Metal-eating spore|metal-eating fungus]] from [[Cobra-La]]. They dodged the planet-eater's "[[Beastformer|anti-bodies]]" on the way to his brain, but Cosmos was eventually paralyzed by a magnetic pulse, which meant Flint had to carry out the mission on his own. By the time he had spread the spores into Unicron's brain, Cosmos had recovered and sped out of there with Flint before everything came crashing down. After getting confused by Flint's jokes about Unicron's demise, he returned to Earth and shook hands with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Countdown to Extinction Minibots pre-battle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Powerglide, we all have our opinions, I just think Undefined Fantastic Object is better than Perfect Cherry Blossom.]]
Cosmos was one of many Autobots who rose up and took arms against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] after Optimus Prime and the Ark's crew returned to Cybertron to lead the population in revolt against the Decepticon's corrupt rule. He joined up with a resistance cell under [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and fought alongside his comrades in the insurrection. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Afterward, Cosmos was placed under [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s command during a supply run to Earth aboard the starship ''[[Orion]]''. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Their mission led them into conflict with the super-powered clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. He overloaded the ''Orion'' with energy, causing it to crash. The ''Orion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew walked away from their rough landing unharmed however, and Sunstorm left in pursuit of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Cosmos and his team set about repairing their ship, and accomplished the task in a few hours. The Autobots were getting ready for some well-earned rest when Starscream returned, now accompanied by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} The Autobots soon began an uncomfortable alliance with Starscream against the greater evil of Sunstorm. Of course, Starscream turned on them first chance he got, and Cosmos was one of the Autobots he knocked off-line while making his escape. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

[[Ratchet (G1)|Doc Ratchet]] had Cosmos fixed up in a few days, though, and he was last seen helping with the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Cosmos participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, and plummeted down, aflame in his saucer mode, as the carnage raged around him. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Cosmos managed to survive long enough to, at the very least, assume his robot form. His corpse nonetheless later lay inert amongst the mass Autobot/Decepticon grave that the battlefield had become. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''Universe'' comic===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael McConnohie]] (English)}}
Cosmos was briefly caught up in the [[Universe War]] while aboard the starship ''[[OTFCC (ship)|OTFCC]]'' with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] when a spatial vortex created by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] pulled them into conflict over a frozen planetoid with the [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]]. Autobots and [[Maximal]]s from several time periods and universal streams joined forces and repulsed the Minions. Afterwards, Cosmos and his comrades were returned to their proper space/time. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SpotlightJazz-BeachcomberCosmos.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|They'd better make a gaddurned statue of me!]]
In the early days of the war, Cosmos was part of the detail that helped [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] off a transport ship after his successful rescue of [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Sometime later, he was seen chatting with his comrades [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] during a victory celebration. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

In modern times, after Blaster was found alive and well, Cosmos was one of many Autobots who traveled to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub|Hub]] to see "The Voice" again with his own optics. His appearance alongside [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] suggested that Cosmos was part of that Autobot's counter-insurgency unit. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} Later, he helped defend [[Garrus-9]] when [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] broke in to challenge his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|successor]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:InternationalIncident4 Cosmos on nuke.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cue ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove]]'' reference.]]
Cosmos had joined the Autobot ranks on Earth by the time they forged a secret alliance with [[Skywatch]]. When the Autobots did battle with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]]—a mission where secrecy was of utmost importance—Cosmos was sent into space to keep human satellites from spotting them. He successfully hacked the five satellites watching the area into broadcasting a loop of ordinary farmers instead. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

Unfortunately, this meant Skywatch couldn't oversee the battle ''either'', so when the situation got complicated, Cosmos was ordered to free up one satellite for them to use. He grumbled a bit about how his job wasn't exactly a piece of cake, but these orders turned out to be nothing compared to his next mission: redirecting a nuclear warhead already on its way towards North Korea. As Cosmos began rewiring the missile in mid-flight, he commented that he really deserved some more respect for his efforts. Thanks to his intervention, the nuke detonated safely in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Remaining in orbit, Cosmos was later joined by [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]], and together they turned a Skywatch communications satellite into a weapon by dropping it through the atmosphere at Mach 10 right on top of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. He survived the impact with just a few scratches, but still, they tried. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Cosmos was among the Autobots who left Earth behind to return to a restored Cybertron. On the way, he and many others stared in disbelief and fascination at Megatron, who was in Autobot captivity on board [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Upon arrival, Cosmos and the other Autobots were poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s army occupying Cybertron. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

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Following the defeat of Galvatron, Cosmos acquired a new, massive body and joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on its mission to find the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} On a duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' created by an accident with the quantum engines, a duplicate Cosmos grappled with [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]]. He most likely didn't survive. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

The main Cosmos was among those defeated when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was let loose on board the ship. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} When the ''Lost Light'' was attacked by [[Ammonite]]s, Cosmos helped defend it in UFO mode. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The ship then returned to Cybertron, where the crew celebrated the recent victory of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} It didn't end there, however, as Shockwave summoned an army of Ammonites to Cybertron, forcing Cosmos to take to the skies and fight them. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

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In the wake of Shockwave's defeat, Cosmos attended the trial of a surrendered Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Ever lonely and looking for social interaction, he tried to discuss the results of the trial with [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], who promised him a bold new future as part of Optimus Prime's new mission to Earth. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} When the ''[[Ark-7]]'' got close to Earth, Cosmos remarked on Prowl's calling the planet "home" after how terribly things had gone the last time the Autobots were there. Cosmos was taken aback when Prowl promptly asked if he trusted Optimus's leadership, and even moreso when Prowl complained about Prime being a "hero cop" despite his own paint job. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} To his annoyance, Cosmos soon found that this new Earth mission just led to another big mess as he had to defend the ''Ark-7'' from human missiles the minute they arrived. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Remaining in orbit as the Earth team's eye in the sky, he found his communications blocked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and called Prowl for assistance. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Once the Earth team had fled their human and Decepticon attackers, Cosmos reported that [[Earth Defense Command]] was setting off [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMPs]] in [[Poverty Flat]] to destroy any proof of the Transformers being back. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Cosmos was then ordered by Prowl to travel five light-hours away from Earth so as to take photos of events that had transpired on Earth five hours ago, confirming that the Decepticons had a new method of teleportation. Cosmos was not very happy about being sent so far, and became considerably less happy when [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] started joking about how blurry his photos were before being ordered back to Earth. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Prowl would then call in Cosmos to aid [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in demolishing Earth Defense Command's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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When Optimus and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] went to Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] to privately discuss the history of the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Thirteen Tribes]], a stealth-painted Cosmos secretly monitored their entire conversation and beamed it back to Prowl.
{{storylink|The Crucible}} Sent out to spy again with the stealth paint, this time on the remnants of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base, Cosmos found himself under fire by a barrage of missiles despite the paint. Ranting about how frustrated he was with recent events to Kup over the radio while avoiding the missiles, Cosmos was soon rescued by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]. As the two made fun of Cosmos's attempts at holding off the missiles and told him to leave destroying the weapons to them, the despondent Autobot went inside of Sky Lynx where Prowl contacted him and told him to get back to the ''Ark-7'', Prowl having just learned that [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] had resurfaced. When Sky Lynx returned to the ''Ark-7'', Cosmos was surprised to see Optimus leaving and also had to listen to another of Prowl's angry rants. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Cosmos would later report to Prowl that a Decepticon shuttle was on its way to [[Onyx]]'s [[Wanmu]] facility, and was quickly ordered to block all signals from getting out of that area. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}}

[[File:NowAndOnEarth-sameasiteverwas.jpg|thumb|left|175px|This is not my beautiful home! This is not my beautiful wife!]]

Ever lonely, Cosmos soon befriended Jetfire's drone [[D.0.C.]], even despite Jetfire's objections that D.0.C. wasn't truly alive and simply a tool. After Jetfire examined an Onyx tablet and learned that it used ancient Cybertronian source code, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] sent Cosmos on a mission to investigate the [[Sanctuary Station|Decepticon commune]] being built near [[Jupiter]]; a mission which Cosmos thought would have little excitement. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

[[File:SouthOfHeaven-wakawaka.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"Good grief, the comedian's an Autobot!"]]

That would end up being far from the truth, however. While scouting the outside of the commune, and complaining to himself about how miserable and ignored he'd been feeling lately, Cosmos was met by none other than Soundwave. Declining the Decepticon's invitation to come inside, Cosmos led him on a chase through Jupiter's rings, which ended when Soundwave slammed Cosmos into an asteroid. Believing that he was about to be tortured for information, Cosmos was surprised when Soundwave expressed no desire to do so, pointing out that the war was over and claiming that the Decepticons had changed since Megatron left them for the Autobots, now simply desiring equality. When Soundwave asked Cosmos to talk to his "masters" in the Autobots about giving the Decepticons access to their newly acquired [[space bridge]], Cosmos objected to anyone being his "masters", but was given silent pause when Soundwave questioned him about how well his comrades actually treat him. Cosmos was subsequently left speechless when Soundwave invited him to come live aboard the commune and be free from war and servitude, leading Soundwave to suggest he return to his ship and think it over; if Cosmos wanted to contact him, the Autobot would simply have to say Soundwave's name. Wanting to thank Soundwave for his words (and for not killing him), Cosmos told him about how Onyx had been using old Cybertronian code in its operating system, and to be careful with his human allies. Soundwave then revealed how he saw humans as expedient allies and less than equal to Cybertronians, being more akin to drones—drones just like D.0.C. Returning to the ''Ark-7'', Cosmos told Arcee nothing of what had transpired and was warmly welcomed by D.0.C. while heading for his recharge slab, where the drone curled up by Cosmos's feet as he thought over the day's events. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

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As Jetfire examined the coding within the recovered Onyx tablet, Cosmos found himself forced to listen as the scientist worked on it. He didn't find it particularly exciting. When Jetfire wanted to use D.0.C. to track the source of the quantum signal he found inside of the tablet, Cosmos objected to his friend being treated like a dog, but no one else shared his sentiments and Arcee ordered him to go into Earth orbit to monitor Jetfire's team. After the team on Earth was captured by [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]]'s forces and the ''Ark-7'' was trapped inside of its own force field, Cosmos found himself all alone as he futilely tried to contact his teammates. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}

Fearing his friends might be dead and having nowhere else left to turn, the panicking Cosmos returned to Sanctuary Station for Soundwave's help, and the Decepticon promptly invited him inside the commune. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Cosmos's fears became far from subsided when Soundwave failed to hear his fellow Autobots anywhere, and he soon became outraged when Soundwave contacted Galvatron to confirm his taking control of the ''Ark-7''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s space bridge, believing that the Decepticons were involved with what happened to the other Autobots. Despite Soundwave's claims that the Decepticons were merely taking advantage of the situation and would soon bring about a new era of peace, Cosmos gave in to despair and regretted ever coming to the space station, wishing he was with D.0.C. instead. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:Perihelon-righttobeangry.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Even as he thought of his friend, D.0.C. would actually end up showing [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] a hologram of Cosmos and Soundwave while infiltrating the EDC's base. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As Soundwave became enraged when it was revealed that Galvatron had no intention of helping to bring about his dream of peace, the jaded Cosmos was unsurprised. He didn't respond very well to [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]'s attempts to comfort him, either. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

When Soundwave decided to rescue those Decepticons Galvatron had misled into joining him, Cosmos went along with him and piloted the ''[[Peace Without Tyranny]]'', landing it in the midst of the battlefield that [[Shanghai]] had become as Optimus Prime's forces clashed against the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. While the weary Decepticons started boarding the ship, Cosmos wanted to get the struggling Autobots on board as well, but Soundwave refused to let on anyone who would follow a Prime. Deciding that he couldn't abandon his friends, Cosmos wished Soundwave good luck with his endeavors and joined the Autobots in fighting off their human attackers. Cosmos then found Arcee, Sideswipe, and Alpha Trion within the wreckage of the crashed ''Ark-7'' just before the Autobots all got on board the ''[[Skyroller]]'' and fled Shanghai. When the Autobots began establishing their new Earth HQ at Thundercracker's home, Cosmos helped in construction efforts. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:AHM-SkyReign.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Cosmos travelled alongside his fellow fliers when the Autobots were forced to leave this temporary base by the humans hunting them. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} Cosmos greeted Optimus when he returned to their [[Monument Valley]] bivouac from [[Caminus]], and informed him of how he could now use the ''Skyroller'' with all of the injured loaded off, but was nervous about Optimus's intention to leave for Sanctuary Station; he believed that Soundwave would help the Autobots if it was anyone but Optimus who went to meet him, due to the Decepticon's hatred of all things Prime. Cosmos's nervousness wasn't helped by Optimus stating that he wanted Soundwave to ''bow'' to ''him'', not someone else. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Despite Cosmos's reservations, Optimus managed to get Soundwave to enter into an alliance with his Autobots, and Cosmos went along for the new partnership's first objective of attacking the undersea ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and bringing in Galvatron. During the battle, however, Cosmos was one of several Autobots forced by Galvatron and the Onyx source code's Enigma energies to combine into [[Sky Reign]]! {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Fortunately, he didn't have to stay combined against his will for long before [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] took control of the Earth Enigma and made Sky Reign's components separate. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

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As he made sure that everyone else was all right in the aftermath of the clash, Cosmos thought he was being sent for yet another observation mission when Arcee ordered him to get moving. However, his bitter resignation turned to shock when Arcee grabbed onto him as he took off and told him that Optimus had given them the assignment of going after the fleeing Galvatron and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]! Knowing that Prime hadn't forgotten about him as he believed, Cosmos was all too eager to open fire on Astrotrain. However, Cosmos's jubilation at being in the thick of things was short-lived, as Galvatron struck him with a blast that took out a large chunk of his body. Realizing that Galvatron was headed for Sanctuary Station, and that he would end up shattering Soundwave's dream, the badly-wounded Cosmos managed to fire one last shot directly into Astrotrain's engine, sending him and Galvatron plummeting toward Jupiter. Convincing the reluctant Arcee to leave him and continue the chase, Cosmos was saved by none other than [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], who took him to Sanctuary Station for repairs. Sadly, this meant being forced to listen to their jokes for the whole trip there. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

{{Spoiler|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|February 25}}

Cosmos spent the next several months recovering on Sanctuary Station, until Soundwave contacted him to return to Earth and use Jetfire's stealth paint to investigate the newly-arrived [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' [[Quintesson Cruiser|spacecraft]]. Although Cosmos was ready to get back into action, he was not as enthusiastic about bringing [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] with him as back-up. The trio managed to enter the Junkion ship upon arriving back on Earth, Cosmos's attempts at small talk with the two Decepticons not amounting to much. Unaware that the Junkions were well aware of their movements, the stealth paint having failed, the three came to a large room that appeared to be empty. That assumption proved to be wrong, however, as a legion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] leaped down from the ceiling and began trying to snack on Cosmos! {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

====Possible future====
Fifteen million years later, Cosmos had apparently received his due respect, as a statue for him was erected on [[Gorlam Prime]] near one for [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:Transcendent 1 Cosmos Pathfinder.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|...and from across the room, their eyes met...]]
Cosmos ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]] at some point, where he "met" [[Path Finder|another]] of his [[Mold|model]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Cosmos was one of four 'bots guarding the entrance to an Autobot base. When some humans approached, Jazz ordered Cosmos to shine their headlights on them, revealing their allegiance. Jazz then declared that it was okay, since the humans were wearing Transformers [[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]! Cosmos then rushed into the base with the new arrivals. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Reflective patches|Prizes in Disguise contest/reflective patches commercial}}
*Blaster, Cosmos, and Perceptor had a dance-off against Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy. {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
Cosmos was part of an escort squadron led by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Catching wind of a [[Quintesson]] plot to disrupt the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Cosmos teamed up with [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to enter the games as a team, and succeeded in uncovering and stopping [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|The Galactic Games}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCosmos.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Cosmos participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 30 units of Cybermetal, and 12 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Cosmos''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985/1986)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''86'''

:Cosmos transforms into a "flying saucer," specifically the [[Wikipedia:George Adamski#Ufology|Adamski-style]] saucer that is (inexplicably) the staple Japanese depiction of a UFO. His underside has little wheels for when you just gotta roll a saucer around.

:In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the [[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]] flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $4 and one [[Robot Point]].

:In Japan, he was released ''only'' as a mail-away item. He cost 500 yen and 2 robot points.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-cosmos/711/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Cosmos at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Cosmos/cosmos.htm More information on Cosmos at TFU.info]

===Transformers Collection===
[[File:G1-toy Cosmos.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He turns into a boob.]]
*'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''TFC-12'''

:Cosmos was reissued in ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series in a multi-pack with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. This release has a modified chest sticker that contains an Autobot sigil.

:This version, with the altered sticker, was used to make [[Path Finder]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Cosmos/cosmos.htm More information on Adams at TFU.info]
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Cosmos.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|Hey, kids, who wants to buy a die-cast $15 doorbell?]]

: A 6" transforming Cosmos toy was designed, based on the preliminary ''Classics'' design (see Notes), and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007. However, the [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.

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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Cosmoslegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From doorbell to sundial.]]
*'''Autobot Cosmos''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Cosmos still transforms into a flying saucer-type "UFO", but now it looks less like a doorbell. [[Bill Rawley]] claims responsibility for the markings on Cosmos, which spell out his name ("Cosmos") in [[Cybertronian language|"Cybertronian" lettering]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUCosmos/cosmos.htm More information on ''Universe'' Cosmos at TFU.info]
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei-toy Adams.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cause nothing says "Spy" like a giant flying saucer.]]
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:The ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' version of ''Universe'' Cosmos is in a more olive green, a more orange-yellow, and the silver and blue [[paint operation]]s have swapped colors.

: He was only available in a three-pack with similarly redecoed Legends-class versions of [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Wheelie (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Wheelie]].

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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-AutobotCosmos-Payload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From sundial to novelty spiky boob doorbell.]]
*'''Autobot Cosmos & Payload''' (Legends, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #006'''

: Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Autobot Cosmos" is a new, more [[Articulation|articulated]], differently-proportioned mold, now being roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He comes with [[Blast Master#Generations|Payload]] (based on the [[Micromaster]] Blast Master), who transforms into a robot, a white space shuttle, and a double-barreled blaster for Cosmos to wield via its [[5mm post]]. In Cosmos's vehicle mode, Payload's thrusters can be pegged onto Cosmos' front cannons to simulate a docking feature.

: This toy was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toy line|Adventure]]'' [[Cosmos (Adventure)#Adventure|Adams]] and remolded and redecoed as ''Combiner Wars'' [[Scrounge (G1)#Generations|Scrounge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenCosmos/cosmos.htm More information on ''Generations'' Cosmos at TFU.info]''

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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy CosmosClass85.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: [[Kreon]] "Autobot Cosmos" is a small brick-built figure with [[tampograph]] detailing based heavily on the original Cosmos toy. He uses the [[Constructicon (Kre-O)|Constructicon]]-style "blockhead" helmet.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" thirty-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

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==Notes==
[[File:Classics cosmos concept.gif|165px|thumb|What could have been...]]
*The creative team went through multiple preliminary names before settling on Cosmos, including '''Spaceracer''', then '''Spaceshot''' and then '''[[Shooting Star]]'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
*[[Michael McConnohie]]'s voice for Cosmos is a heavily processed impression of film star [[Peter Lorre]]. More precisely, McConnohie has stated in his [[BotCon]] appearances that he was doing an ''intentionally bad'' impression of Peter Lorre, which he sheepishly admitted came off sounding like a [[Accent|Spanish accent]] at times. (Until the source of Cosmos's voice was confirmed, fans would sometimes speculate that Cosmos sounded Spanish.)
*It is presumed that Cosmos's Japanese name, '''Adams''', is derived from that of {{w|George Adamski|George '''Adams'''ki}}, who provided the famous flying saucer design after which Cosmos was modeled.
*Early Japanese promotional material shows Cosmos with a blue body rather than his final green. The toy would see release in this coloration much, much, ''much'' later as [[Path Finder]].
[[File:CosmosConcept.jpg|165px|thumb|What could have been if he'd only found the salad bar...]]
*Concept art of a ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' version of Cosmos was shown at [[BotCon 2006]], but the design was rejected because the higher-ups at [[Hasbro]] felt the [[alternate mode]] was too "boring". Many fans were pleasantly shocked they even ''considered'' making a new Cosmos. The art was later printed as part of the supplementary material in the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' trade paperback collection. Despite the rejection, it remained on the development team's "look into this" file should they revisit the ''Classics'' line in the future. True to their word, the design was moved to the ''Titanium'' Cybertron Heroes line of die-cast metal transforming toys, but with the cancellation of the ''Transformers'' portion of this franchise, the Cosmos design exists only as a resin prototype that was on display during the Hasbro tour portion of [[BotCon 2007]].
*Cosmos's Generation 1 concept art isn't terribly out of the ordinary, but it's also pretty badass.
*Where did he scan his alternate mode, again?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Adams''' (アダムス ''Adamusu'')
*''Greek:'' '''Kyríarchos''' (Κυρίαρχος, "Sovereign")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kozmosz'''
*''Italian'': '''Disco''' ("Saucer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǔzhòu Fēidié''' (宇宙飞碟, "Space UFO")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Cosmo''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Kosmos''' (Космос, "Space")

==References==
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Council of Worlds

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Sockie: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

:''The Council of Worlds is a polity from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:NewWorldsOrder-CouncilOfWorlds.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Let's hope they don't need any more delegates later! They'll need a new table!]]

The '''Council of Worlds''', not to be confused with the [[Galactic Council]], is a body where Cybertron and its scattered Transformer colonies can come together, governing their interaction and integration for the good of all members.

It's not going too well.

==Members==
{{collist|3|
*High Chancellor [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]—head
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]—delegate for [[Republic of Cybertron|Cybertron]]
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] ([[Mistress of Flame]] as substitute)—delegate for [[Caminus]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]—delegates for [[Velocitron]]
*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]]—delegates for [[Devisiun]]
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]]—delegates for [[Eukaris]]
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]—delegates for [[Carcer]]
}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-CouncilOfWorldsconference.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Does this make Optimus Prime [[Mace Windu]] and Starscream [[Palpatine]]?]]

After the conclusion of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and the foiling of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s attempted [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|ascension]], the newly-returned First [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] located five of his siblings; eons ago, these thirteen Titans had departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and founded colonies. While merged with Metroplex's mind, [[Caminus|Camien]] [[cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught glimpses of these scattered colonies, some of whom had diverged wildly from ancestral Cybertronian stock during their isolation. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

After Windblade and Wheeljack repaired Metroplex's [[space bridge]], [[Republic of Cybertron]] High Chancellor [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s government began preparing to make "first contact" with the colonies, starting with the impoverished [[Caminus]].

When it was clear that Starscream planned to annex Caminus into a new empire, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] began to push him to form a council of representatives from each colony. Starscream ignored this {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} until Optimus cannily said how Starscream was ''so'' gonna do it and it was ''his own idea'' right in front of the cameras. The disgruntled High Chancellor agreed. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

The first problem was to work out how the Council would work when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and Starscream were the only two representatives so far. The suggestion of Optimus as a tiebreaker was seen as unacceptable because Camiens viewed him as a living god, giving him ''two'' votes and allowing him to run the body; Starscream's demand that Cybertron had "a final say in all things" was equally unacceptable to Windblade. A decision was, however, reached over [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attack. Prowl would be imprisoned on Caminus before facing trial for crimes under both planets' laws. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

In the end, political wrangling ensured [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] was the representative of Cybertron and Starscream was the head. This was meant to give Starscream de facto control but he was unaware that Rattrap, having been working for Prowl, was secretly working for Optimus now. {{storylink|All That Remains}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Prowl continued to argue that this was only leading to a reborn [[Decepticon Empire]] under Starscream (while Rattrap schemed to knock out Starscream before his dealings were exposed). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], however, believed it would eventually force Cybertron to write up a constitution for itself. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}}

Caminus and Cybertron opened their borders and enjoyed cultural, economic, and personal gain as a result. It was also noticed that a number of former Decepticons were emigrating to Caminus to escape the prejudice they suffered on Cybertron, even as Camiens moved to Cybertron. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} [[Velocitron]], however, rejected membership in the Council (or even diplomatic relations) as it felt there was nothing to gain. Windblade schmoozed their diplomats and took a team through behind Starscream's back to ensure union. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} A bit of cheating and showmanship convinced Velocitron to join the Council after all. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

While Windblade was doing all of this, Starscream went off with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to explore the planet [[Devisiun]]. The inhabitants of Devisiun were quite impressed by Starscream's combiner and happily joined the Council, sending [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] as their ambassadors. Tired of the back-and-forth power plays, Windblade confronted Starscream about his deception; the two agreed to travel to [[Eukaris]], the next colony world, together. The inhabitants of Eukaris proved supremely distrustful of vehicular Transformers from Cybertron, although Windblade's status as a Camien permitted her to argue her case to the assembled tribal leaders. After the two offworlders helped to put down the berserk Titan [[Chela]], Eukaris also agreed to join the Council, sending the outcasts [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]] as delegates. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-councilofworlds.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Let's hope it turns out better than that [[Galactic Republic|other council of worlds]]. ]]

The final colony which Metroplex located was [[Carcer]], a spaceborne Titan. Starscream and Windblade tried to parley favour with the Titan's captain, [[Elita One]]. Although Starscream's brash remarks quickly turned Elita hostile, Windblade persuaded them to join the Council to counter Starscream's political influence. Two weeks later, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] joined the council, with the scene being broadcast on Cybertron's news service. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

As the council took shape, a Justice Committee was established for legal issues between two colonies. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

In a desperate attempt to force the Transformers' war off [[Earth]], Optimus (after hearing a lot about his Prime state from believers like [[Victorion]] and [[Aileron]]) decided to unilaterally declare Earth a member of the Council. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

This naturally upset Starscream, who held an emergency meeting with the other members of the Council. Windblade was willing to give Optimus the benefit of the doubt, although she agreed with Starscream's refusal to grant Optimus or Earth a seat on the Council, maintaining that the Council should only govern interactions between Transformer-populated planets. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

[[File:TAAO1 CouncilOfWorlds.jpg|thumb|right|400px|]]
The Council convened for a Justice Committee session in response to a series of [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attacks on Cybertronian Decepticons, including a part supplier for Carcer: this foreign connection was the thin end of the wedge that Obsidian used to claim it was council business and not internal Cybertronian. Despite Starscream's reluctance to cede any authority to investigate a crime on Cybertron, the Council moved to have [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] investigate the crime spree. {{storylink|07:00:00}} Airazor and Obsidian would grouse that this matter showed Cybertronian politics was a mess, but Obsidian noted they had no choice but to solve it. As further police violence sparked counter-violence across Iacon, the delegates thought little of Starscream's plans to stamp on it and instead gave the final pressure for Starscream to put Ironhide in control of the Cybertronian Security Forces, with a mandate to reform it and expand the membership outside of Starscream's control (not that he could complain about that!). {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

The Council convened to meet with Optimus and hear him out. Although Prime insisted that his intentions were pure, Starscream brought up the long history of other [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s who had abused their power and privilege, arguing that Optimus was just the latest in a long lineage of morally dubious Primes. Ultimately, the Council voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

When news footage came in of Optimus raising a ''bloody Titan'' on Earth, and the MIA [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] at that, an emergency meeting was held. Starscream endured it in anger, as the Titan seemed to prove Earth was a genuine colony planet and Optimus's ability to raise it apparently authenticated the divine rightness of his actions as a "true" Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] returned to life, he was infuriated by the news of the Council's formation, and the sight of "malformed" colonists mingling with Autobots and Decepticons was one that he considered disgusting. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} While he was killed, it wasn't before he'd sicced an army of undead Titans through space to conquer Cybertron. After Carcer picked this up, Obsidian called an impromptu meeting, revealed the threat, and asked for a declaration of war. After initial panic (especially from Knock Out) and discussion about evacuations (''especially'' from Knock Out), Starscream snapped it back into shape and organised Cybertron on a war footing, with aid from any offworlders remaining and Carcer's orbiting firepower, while the most vulnerable were evacuated to Caminus. Councillors Strika, Airazor, and Tigatron joined the battle.

The invasion proved unstoppable though and Starscream requested Carcer was deployed in Titan form: a request that was refused. {{storylink|Ping}} Starscream recalled all the councillors from combat to discuss other measures. While Cybertron was ordered to evacuate, Windblade proposed leading a team (including Eukaris' and Divisun's reps) to raid Carcer and force it into battle. Unknown at the Spire, Obsidian was advocating that Elita-1 explained ''why'' they couldn't use Carcer but to no avail. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

When Optimus discovered an [[Earth Defense Command]] weapon that had been reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, he warned the [[President of the United States|President]] that this would prompt a response from the Council. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} He later went to the Council to advocate handing tech to both Earth and the newly arrived [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] race, to a severe pushback from Starscream and sneaky, passive-aggressive aid from the Mistress of Flame. Starscream refused to budge: the Tyrest Accord, to him, was a crucial way of stopping potentially hostile aliens from using Cybertron's tech to ''attack'' the weakened planet and any violation by Optimus was treason. When it came to Earth, there was still no mechanism to vote the planet on and it still lacked a representative. Optimus departed, seeing in Starscream's words a path to get Earth a seat. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
The Council, consisting of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]], and the [[Mistress of Flame]], ruled over post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Caminus]]. Following a battle between [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] on Caminus, the Council debated using the [[Enigma of Combination]] to create their own [[combiner]] army. Rodimus favored using the Enigma while Starscream was more resistant to the idea. Before a decision could be made, a failed attempt to destroy the Enigma by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] resulted in Starscream being injured and the police force being put on high alert. {{storylink|The Council}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], Windblade and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] later attacked the Council's chambers together in order to destroy the Enigma and were engaged by their automated defenses, but they were interrupted by the surprise appearence by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who tore off Rodimus's arm. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1]]
[[Category:Transformer governments]]

Tyrest Accord

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Sockie: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ Junkion the planet can't get much when it's been blown up.

{{disambig3|Tyrest}}
The '''Tyrest Accord''' is an agreement between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s; it originally governed the control of Transformer technology, forbidding it from passing into the hands of alien species, but eventually evolved into full-blown military law. Roving freelance officers such as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] track down violators of the Accord, bringing them back to the High Justice counsel of their respective faction.

It may be related to the [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]], and was drafted by [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]].

{{quote|I am a duly-appointed enforcer of the Tyrest Accord. We can do this my way... or the hard way!|Ultra Magnus prepares to lay the smack down|"[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Tyrest Accord was brokered early in the war as a result of Tyrest's attempts at organizing peace talks between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. While the peace talks failed, the Accord–which, among other things, banned the export of Cybertronian technology to other races–was a success and led to Tyrest being declared Chief Justice. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

The Tyrest Accord was detailed in an appendix of the [[Autobot Code]]. Paragraph four of subsection 80 of section 19, or 19 (80) 4, was added to the Accord in anticipation of "thought warfare", a type of warfare that never came to be. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was personally tasked by Tyrest with apprehending violators of the Accord, be they 'bot or 'con. He brought in [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but ultimately let him go in exchange for information on one of the Accord's worst violators, [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

As is his wont, Magnus cited the Accord as he attacked and apprehended [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the [[Stellar Cartography Archive]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} and again when he confronted Bumblebee's Autobot squad on earth after Optimus Prime's resignation and surrender to the [[human]]s. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

According to [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] had an encyclopedic knowledge of the Tyrest Accord, to the point that he could recite the exact passages of a crime to its perpetrator. Apparently, this drove [[Violator|one criminal]] to commit suicide after two and a half days of listening to Prowl's application of the Accord to his crimes. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Some parts of the Tyrest Accord could be seen as "ambiguous" on the matter of unnecessary cruelty. The [[Wrecker]]s liked deliberately misreading those parts. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

At some point after his disappearance, Tyrest constructed [[Legislator]]s to help enforce the Accord. If the law was broken in their presence, the Legislators would respond with overwhelming (and often lethal) force against the responsible party.

Tyrest possessed a Repository that contained the text of the Tyrest Accord in full. With it, the Chief Justice can edit the Accord at will, adding new sections or rewriting old ones in response to changing situations. One such addition was Section 90, Subsection 16, or preemptive execution. 90 (16) gave Tyrest the power to kill anyone who intended to take action against him. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

Disappointed in Ultra Magnus, Tyrest relieved him of his position as enforcer of the Tyrest Accord and installed [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] in his place. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Following the defeat of Tyrest and Star Saber, however, Magnus himself passed the title onto [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] instead. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

When Optimus Prime discovered that the [[Earth Defense Command]] was reverse-engineering Cybertronian technology to produce anti-Transformer weapons, he told the [[President of the United States]] that such weaponry was a violation of the Tyrest Accord, and could lead to consequences if Earth did not join the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} This came up at a Council meeting when Prime asked permission to give tech to the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. Starscream virulently rejected the idea of either Earth or the Junkions getting it, pointing out that under the new, post-war state of Cybertron, keeping their tech away from aliens was about protecting ''the Transformers from aliens'' rather than the traditional vice versa. Any such sharing would be considered treason. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
The Tyrest Accord was the agreement which ended the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. It granted the Decepticons amnesty for their actions during the war, in exchange for their acceptance of exile from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tyrest Accord''' (ティレスト協定 ''Tiresuto Kyōtei'')

[[Category:Animated history]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 history]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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Sockie: /* Return to Earth */

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[[File:Spotlight Jazz b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] or on [[Earth]], '''Jazz''' is one of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s top troops.

==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Joining the Autobots===
[[File:SpotlightJazz-promise.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Don't give up hope! We're from 1984!]]
Millions of years ago, Jazz was a member of the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Services prior to the [[Decepticon]] uprising and the subsequent [[Great War (G1)|civil war]]. He spent many an hour being bored to death by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. How little things change. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} During a major assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by the Decepticons, Jazz helped fight them off. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

During the war, Jazz was part of a team taking part in a rescue mission. He managed to find the blinded lone survivor, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], but before the two could be extracted, their transport was destroyed by the Predacons. Though Tracks was rightfully frightened to face [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s most elite troops, Jazz convinced him to not give up hope. Jazz's first attempt to ambush the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] met with some success, but Jazz was heavily damaged as a result. The two fled, but they wouldn't escape the Predacons for long. Finally, after Jazz dressed down Tracks for giving up hope, they were surrounded. Jazz fought the Predacon leader, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], in a one-on-one battle that would have ended badly for Jazz if a second extraction team hadn't found them. Tracks and Jazz were lifted away and sent off for repairs. Tracks never did learn Jazz's identity, but he did learn a strong lesson from his mysterious helper. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Four million years ago, Jazz was present at a victory celebration after the [[Autobot]]s halted a major Decepticon [[energon]] convoy. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster Jazz Smokescreen Landfill.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Let's see if there's anything on that screen. I hope it's CMTV!]]
Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage across Cybertron, Jazz was holed up in a bunker with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] while they awaited a rousing, morale-boosting broadcast from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], a transmission that was never made. Shortly thereafter, their position, along with every other Autobot position on the planet, was hit by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

===On Earth===
In modern times, Jazz was the first Autobot to be stationed on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} His detachment of Autobots operated covertly on the planet for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency. He was present when Prowl gave [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] a dressing down for risking their secrecy by saving [[Verity Carlo]], [[Hunter O'Nion]], and [[Jimmy Pink]] from the Decepticon [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration team]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} When Ratchet and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s unauthorised sojourn to the abandoned Decepticon bunker in [[Nebraska]] uncovered [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s plans for [[Ore-13]] and Megatron's arrival on Earth, Jazz and the rest of the Autobots moved out to the Decepticon Siege Armature in [[Oregon]] in the hopes of containing the confrontation between the Decepticon leaders. Fortunately for all concerned, Megatron downgraded the Infiltration status of the mission and left the Autobots alone. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

[[File:Jazz runs over Wolverine Man And Machine 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Jazz went with the Autobots to investigate Decepticon activity in the country of [[Latveria]]. There they discovered a heavily shielded "array" that the Decepticons were using as a base. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} They skirmished with the humans that were assembled outside who were under the influence of the Decepticons' mind-altering [[Psycho-Prism]]. Bumblebee used his holomatter avatar in a "damsel in distress" ruse. While [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]] was distracted trying to tell [[Luke Cage]] that the projection had no scent, Jazz was able to run him over, pinning him to the ground. Jazz got his tire slashed with adamantium claws for his trouble. Ratchet was able to attach an inhibitor device to [[Captain America]] which nullified the effects of the Psycho-Prism. He gave Captain America enough devices for everyone on his team. Now calmed down, the two groups teamed up to destroy the Psycho-Prism. They began attacking the array's defenses which caused the Decepticons to attack. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}}

As they fought, Ratchet, Prowl, and Luke Cage were able to slip into the array. Outside, Bumblebee, Jazz, and Optimus Prime gave a power-boost to [[Iron Man]] in his Transformer-sized armor. After the battle quieted down, Megatron communicated via hologram from inside the array with his new ally [[Doctor Doom]]. They showed their captives, Ratchet, Prowl, Luke Cage, and [[Spider-Man]]. Megatron ordered their surrender or the captives would die. Optimus Prime ordered the quick destruction of the array. After a brief discussion, they all attacked the array. Megatron turned on Doctor Doom for being incorrect about them surrendering. Megatron didn't go through with his threat to kill his captives, instead he went outside to face his opponents and carrying Luke Cage. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}}

While Megatron was attacking, Bumblebee, Jazz, and [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]] [[orbital jump|orbital bounced]] into the array. They found that Doctor Doom switched sides and freed Spider-Man, so they went to find the Psycho-Prism. They found it guarded by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who wasn't in the mood to fight for Megatron's cause and left. Wolverine destroyed the Prism. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Escalation2 Jazz transform.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Whoops! I better wind down my woofers!]]
Shortly after the arrival of Optimus Prime on Earth, Jazz received a crash course on Earth culture by Hunter, Verity, and Jimmy, and was surprised to find the emotionless, dead-eyed fixed smile on his [[holomatter]] avatar creeped people out. However, the humans were forced to leave the ''[[Ark-19]]'', ostensibly for their own safety. Jazz observed how unhappily the humans took their eviction, so he later thanked them for their help. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} After [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] were ambushed (and the latter thought to have been destroyed) by [[Machination|a highly skilled and organized human group]], Jazz and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] were attacked by the clandestine organization's agents when trying to locate Sunstreaker's remains, but fortunately survived. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} He was later deployed to [[Brasnya]] with the other Autobots to investigate Megatron's meddling in the fragile region's politics. He remarked that [[orbital jump|orbital bounces]] scrambled his circuits, to which Prowl told him to shut up. Prowl is a jerk. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} He was forced to engage the Decepticons when they tried to stop the Autobots from capturing the [[Georgi Koska]] [[facsimile construct]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} After Optimus Prime was [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|seemingly killed]] by Megatron, Jazz didn't think even their best efforts could stop the Decepticon leader. Fortunately, Optimus Prime returned from the brink of death and Megatron was forced to retreat. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[File:Devastation4 Sixshot Jazz armrip.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|He's had worse.]]]]
After it was decided to move the ''Ark-19'' due to the Machination's knowledge of their whereabouts, Jazz brushed off Verity and Jimmy when they pointed out that the Autobots were doing very little to find out about Sunstreaker and Hunter's disappearance. Jazz was tasked with monitoring the engines when the ''Ark-19'' lifted off from [[Lake Michigan]] and subsequently shot down by the Decepticon "living weapon" [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} He fought Sixshot alongside the other Autobots, {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} but was seriously injured when the Decepticon tore off his right arm with apparent ease. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} He was still injured when Optimus Prime ordered the Autobots to leave Earth for [[Garrus-9]] due to the liberation of the prison's [[Pretender Monster|newest inmates]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Jazz was present to hear Ratchet diagnose Sunstreaker after the later's de-[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasterification]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Replay}}

Jazz soon returned to Earth with the other Autobots, only to be lured into a Decepticon trap due to a traitor among the Autobot ranks. They were summarily defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and thrown in a portal leading to Cybertron, where the [[Insecticon swarm]] was waiting for them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}} With Optimus Prime severely injured, Jazz took command of the Autobots. At one point, Prowl brought him some bad news which left him despondent. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

The Autobots had begun to despair due to their situation, but Tracks told the story of how he was rescued by a mysterious Autobot from the Predacons. His peers' spirits lifted, Jazz thanked Tracks for giving them hope. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Jazz then had to sort out an argument between Prowl and Ironhide that ended with Ironhide punching Prowl after he told Ironhide that he might be the suspected Autobot traitor that put them in this predicament. Prowl wondered why Ironhide wasn't afraid of him, but was of Jazz, to which Jazz replied "tone", after which they discussed their situation. Later, Jazz and Ironhide talked about the good old days, with Ironhide getting upset that Jazz was hiding something from him and the Autobots. Ironhide also believed that [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] was the one who'd sold them out, but Jazz told him to leave Mirage alone. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

[[File:AHM4-Jazztone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His tone is "I'll kick your ass."]]
Not long afterwards, the ''[[Trion]]'' crashed on Cybertron, and Jazz met with the commander of the vessel, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]. Kup wasn't too impressed with Jazz's supposed "special ops" skills, but changed his mind after seeing Jazz shove a gun in his face after taking out [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] in mere seconds. After Jazz had proved himself to Kup, he showed Optimus's comatose body to the older Autobot. Kup easily figured out what it was Jazz was keeping secret from the other Autobots: Megatron had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Jazz and Kup subsequently combined their forces, with Kup offering Jazz the position of his second-in-command. However, Jazz didn't approve of the way Kup's team worked, and was none too happy about becoming "another of Kup's little soldiers". Kup retorted that Jazz's hands weren't exactly clean either—he had read files on the top secret missions Jazz had carried out in the past. While at first speechless, Jazz quickly realized that arguments would get them nowhere, and accepted the position at Kup's side. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Later, he gave Kup a detailed story about how his team had ended up on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

[[File:AHM10 ProwlandJazz.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Never tell me the odds!]]
After Sunstreaker revealed himself as the traitor, and subsequently killed himself, Jazz told [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] not to confront Ironhide about it. Drift didn't listen. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When Optimus Prime recovered from his injuries, Jazz stood by his side. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Shortly afterwards, he asked Prowl what he thought about an incoming swarm attack. When told that there was only seven scenarios out of over 6,000 with an Autobot victory, he suggested that Prowl keep that little calculation to himself. Luckily, Prowl hadn't anticipated that [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] would appear out of nowhere and save them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Omega carried Jazz and the others back to Earth, where they confronted the Decepticons in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} They won, but were left knowing the Decepticons were dropping a nuclear bomb on the city. Jazz stated the obvious in that they needed someone who could fly in order to take it out. Thankfully, the Decepticon [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] offered to do it, and Jazz and the others celebrated as the nuke was diverted and the Decepticons left Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} When Bumblebee went missing in one of the human disaster areas after the Decepticons evacuated, Jazz was part of an Autobot squad who went in to retrieve him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

===Working with the humans===
[[File:EnemiesoftheSystem-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hot Rod stole [[:File:GIJoeTFHotRod70s.jpg|my chest]], so I stole [[:File:Alternators Rodimus toy.jpg|his!]]]]
Jazz was still on Earth two years later, hiding in a cave system along with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} After Bumblebee was elected to be their new leader, Jazz listened to his speech about how they would stand up to their treacherous ally, the [[Skywatch]] Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]]. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

Jazz helped repel an undead Earth that arrived to Earth afterwards. {{Storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] learned that [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s splinter faction of Autobots had joined forces with the Decepticons to build an illegal spacecraft, Jazz was one of the Autobots recruited by Magnus to arrest Hot Rod and the others. These Autobots escorted Ultra Magnus to the construction site, where it was discovered that the Decepticons who Hot Rod had taken under his wing had double-crossed him, and in a very bad way. Jazz watched as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s merged for the first time into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], a recent creation of the treacherous [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

After the Autobots and Skywatch had unofficially formed an alliance, Jazz was one of several Autobots sent to [[South Korea]] when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] invaded under the command of [[North Korea]]. Because the [[President of the United States]] had unwittingly declared that nations using Cybertronians as mercenaries would be considered to be using weapons of mass destruction, the Autobots and Skywatch were forced to operate in disguise, fighting in vehicle mode with Skywatch weapons bolted onto their bodies. During the ensuing battle, Jazz fought [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but at a disadvantage in vehicle mode, failed to prevent the Decepticon's escape. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} After their initial failure to apprehend the Combaticons, the Autobots formulated a new strategy that would allow them to fight in [[robot mode]] whilst spy satellites monitoring the situation would be none the wiser. Now, without needing to be stuck in vehicle mode, Jazz helped Prowl fight Brawl by holding his tank turret in place while his comrade blasted at the gap between the turret and hull. Then the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] showed up. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

Thanks to some aggravating from the Combaticons, a battle broke out between the Autobots and Predacons, but it was cut short when the spy satellite plan failed and the conflict was revealed to the world. [[Russia]] immediately attempted to nuke the Transformers, causing the Predacons to flee while the Autobots figured out a plan to stop the incoming warhead. Jazz was hoping that their temporary ally Thundercracker could do his nuke-aversion-trick again, but dismissed the Decepticon as a coward upon hearing that he had already flown off somewhere. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

After the day was saved once again, the Autobots began to return home on a Skywatch plane. During the trip, Jazz began feeling like something bad was going to happen, and sure enough, a pilot soon reported that something was approaching them at high speeds. Jazz shouted at the humans to hurry into their [[crash suit]]s, and moments later, the plane was shot down. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} The Autobots and suited-up humans survived their impact with the Pacific Ocean and made it to shore. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

[[File:BurningChrome Jazz kills human.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Damnit Jazz, you've got to stop kidnapping ''and'' shooting at people.]]
As it turned out, Megatron had returned to Earth and defeated the Autobots who didn't go to Korea. Prime's team learned that Megatron had dumped the injured Autobots in the city, and that they were being threatened by civilians with Megatron-guns. Prime sent Jazz to transport [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Campolongo]] into the city to take control of the situation. Although Prime incapacitated Soundwave and stopped the signal inciting the humans, a [[John Powell|lone cop]] threatened to shoot the Autobots just the same. While Bumblebee attempted to reason with the officer and began to have some success, Jazz's special ops training kicked in and he leapt into action to save his friends, killing the officer point blank with his photon gun. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}}

Jazz was later dressed down by Optimus Prime, being relieved of duty until Bumblebee was well enough to deal with him. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Jazz was one of the many Autobots who lined up to look at Megatron, now captured. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} He was present when Hot Rod (now "Rodimus") returned to Earth with news that Cybertron was now healed but had come under the control of [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. Most of the Autobots wasted no time in leaving Earth to liberate their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

A few of them, including Jazz, were chosen to remain on Earth under Bumblebee's command. He disapproved of Bumblebee focusing on an investigation of Spike instead of tracking down the Decepticons on the planet, and even offered to do it all by himself, but Bumblebee refused to let him out into the field after his killing of a human. Jazz tried to explain that he was more horrified than anyone over his actions, but his words fell on deaf ears, and he stormed out. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1}}

[[File:Jazz Interrogation A Second Chance at Eden.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
When Ultra Magnus assembled a team to capture [[Ben Simpson]], he too ordered Jazz to remain behind, telling him he was a liability. Once it was revealed that Spike had been lying to the Autobots and purchasing Cybertronian technology for Skywatch's use from Swindle since the beginning, Jazz had had enough of the whole thing. Together with [[Kyle Pennington|Pennington]] he traveled to Skywatch's abandoned [[New Mexico]] base, where he contacted General [[Allenby]], informed him of Spike's crimes and declared the alliance between the Autobots and humans to be over. He went on to record the conversation for the news media, then erased as much information on Cybertronian tech as he could by setting off an EMP in the base before burning it down. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

===Post-war Cybertron===
The Autobots returned to Cybertron, which had been pacified after the "Chaos War" with Galvatron and [[D-Void]], but so did a lot of neutral Cybertronians who blamed their war for ruining everything. When these "[[NAIL]]s" started a riot, Jazz tried to pacify them alongside other Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} He then witnessed the disastrous launch of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}{{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Later he wandered around in a crowd of NAILs. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} Jazz was at the Autobot base when he and the others received word of an arriving [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

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Jazz was later performing a musical/poetic duet with Sky-Byte at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. He's probably good at the guitar. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} When most Decepticons began rioting in the streets in celebration of Megatron's return, Jazz holed up in the bar and prepared to defend his NAIL friends. {{storylink|City on Fire}} In the face of growing attacks, they were soon forced to abandon the bar {{storylink|The Verge}} and relocate to [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]'s med-center. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When the building was attacked by Devastator, Jazz urged Sky-Byte to take the injured to safety while he stood strong alongside Autobots, NAILs, and disillusioned Decepticons in an attempt to hold the giant back. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} After the battle ended with Megatron's defeat, he witnessed Starscream take leadership of the NAILs and banish all Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} Unlike most Autobots, Jazz instead chose to abandon his faction and remained in Iacon with the NAILs. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

He was on guard at the parapets with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] when Shockwave's glowing ores began to shine over the horizon. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Jazz later allowed Starscream time alone with the accused saboteur [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] in the detention block, but warned his "leader" that the Autobot better not have a scratch on him when he returned. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

When the [[Necrotitan]] sieged New Iacon, Jazz helped move civilians out of the line of fire, transporting them to the Autobot camp outside the city. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} As the dust settled after the return of Metroplex and his defeat of the Necrotitan, Jazz and Sky-Byte found themselves at ''[[Swerve's]]'' bar on board the ''Lost Light'' with the united Autobot and Decepticon soldiers. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} After Shockwave's defeat and Megatron's trial, Jazz and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] heard Prowl voice his outrage towards the trial's outcome to Optimus. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Jazz would then solemnly rummage through the ruins of Iacon, finding what was left of his guitar, before being approached by Optimus. After apologizing for abandoning the Autobots to stand with Starscream, Jazz was surprised that Optimus still wanted him to come along on a new mission to Earth; seeing how much Prime still believed in him, Jazz accepted. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

===Return to Earth===
When the ''[[Ark-7]]'' came under attack after entering Earth orbit, Jazz was among those Optimus took aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to make a stealth landing. Going along with Optimus and Kup to investigate a mysterious signal, Jazz became mighty suspicious when they came upon the source of the signal in a shack and lost contact with [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. His intuition turned out to be correct as the group found not only Thundercracker, but a joint Decepticon-[[Earth Defense Command]] force. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Jazz tried opening fire on [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], but the Decepticon lured him into almost hitting some humans, causing him to remember how he had killed John Powell and panic—also giving [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] a chance to deck him. Jazz and the others then made a run for it, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] giving them some covering fire, until they were chased right into the town of [[Poverty Flat]]. Jazz refused to fight there, but could do little else but watch as Devastator came crashing down onto the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Observing how the combiner didn't seem to have much of Prowl's intelligence, Jazz helped the other Autobots in getting the nearby humans clear until the battle ended and Sky Lynx took them all back to the ''Ark-7'', where Jazz told Kup how angry he was that he had almost harmed more humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

After the Autobots had tracked [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] down to the [[Marshall Islands]], Jazz was sent in alone using Jetfire's new stealth paint to infiltrate the EDC base stationed there. Soon enough, he came across Trion's ship and then, following a distraction created by the other Autobots outside, Trion himself. Before Jazz could unhook Trion from the humans' [[mindbomb]], however, he found a gun pressed up against the back of his head courtesy of Prowl. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Fortunately, Prowl explained that he only wanted to stop Jazz from disconnecting Trion and subsequently triggering an alarm—not that that made Jazz feel any better about having a gun to his head. After Jazz was convinced by Prowl that the EDC must have had another source of Cybertronian tech than just Alpha Trion, the two went to investigate a giant door, only for Prowl to suddenly collapse from the mindbomb's effects. Jazz then tried dragging Prowl to safety, but found himself held at gunpoint again, this time by Soundwave. Shocked by Soundwave's claim that there was a [[Scavenger (G1)|spy]] in the Autobots' ranks, Jazz was just as shocked when some nearby tanks and jets suddenly became active and blasted the Decepticon away. Suspecting that it was Prowl's work, Jazz continued to drag the unconscious 'bot outside, where he regained consciousness and the pair was reunited with Optimus and the others. On their way back to the ''Ark-7'', Jazz assisted the injured Kup. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

As part of the Autobots' investigation into [[Onyx]]'s use of Cybertronian coding, Jazz was part of a team sent to [[Bouvetoya]] along with Jetfire, Kup, Sky Lynx, and [[D.0.C.]] to find the source of a mysterious quantum signal embedded into Onyx's coding, bantering with Kup all the way. Upon finding an Onyx facility, however, the team was attacked by a squad of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]/Ramjet [[Seeker clone|clone]]-combiners! After Jetfire was knocked out, Jazz refused to abandon Kup and joined him in opening fire on the monstrosities, but he was taken out of the fight himself when one combiner got ahold of him and tore off his arm, sending him into unconsciousness. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Jazz then later awakened in a dark room full of black liquid, and soon found himself screaming in intense agony as the liquid started burning his exposed spark. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} It would end up being D.0.C. and Thundercracker's dog, [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], who rescued Jazz and the others, as the two found their way into the room and D.0.C. burned a hole through the ceiling, prompting Jazz to apologize for everything bad he'd ever said about the drone. Although an angry Jazz was raring for a fight when he and the other Autobots emerged from their prison in the EDC's base, D.0.C. quickly explained that the EDC was not responsible for their captivity. Teaming up with the EDC, the group busted into the base's prison to seize the real culprit, [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]]; Jazz was not very happy to see Spike Witwicky there as well. Along with both the other Autobots and the humans, Jazz looked on in shock as Galvatron teleported in with [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] and explained that Blackrock was actually a creation of [[Onyx Prime]]'s! {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} Keeping their guns trained on Galvatron after he seized Blackrock, Jazz told Kup to prepare to grab the Onyx CEO before Skywarp suddenly teleported Galvatron, Blackrock, and himself out. Despite Jetfire and Kup's desire to go to [[Shanghai]] to stop Galvatron's plans, Jazz pointed out that they had no transport due to Sky Lynx's injuries. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Left with little choice, the EDC made preparations to use a full-spectrum mindbomb to try to stop the Decepticons, something which [[Marissa Faireborn]] warned a confused Jazz and Kup would cause them some pain. In the aftermath of the battle in Shanghai, Optimus arrived at the EDC base in the ''[[Skyroller]]'' to pick up his lost comrades. Jazz backed up all that Thundercracker told Prime about Blackrock being the one responsible for their capture, and then went aboard the ''Skyroller''. As the Autobots began setting up their new base at Thundercracker's homestead, Jazz was among the injured who they could do little for but put on a slab as they waited for more supplies. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} Once Optimus announced his intentions to annex Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], the Autobots started engaging in humanitarian acts all across the globe to prove their good intentions, with a repaired Jazz stopping a police officer from shooting an unarmed black youth. When [[Ayana Jones]] tried to tell the [[President of the United States]] about how Jazz made it clear the Autobots weren't there to hurt them, the President simply brought up footage of Jazz's killing Powell. Later, after Optimus arrived at the Autobots' new base in [[Monument Valley]] following a confrontation with the President, Jazz empathized with his having lost an arm during the encounter. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

Jazz was among those who participated in the joint Autobot/Decepticon effort to raid the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Indian Ocean]] and take down Galvatron and his forces. Jazz became more than a little worried when Galvatron sent the Seeker clone combiners onto the battlefield. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] managed to shut down these and [[Galvatronus|other]] [[Sky Reign|combiners]], allowing Jazz and several of his comrades to enter the ''Nemesis'', although Jazz couldn't help but notice how Superion was growing larger. The group soon came across Garrison Blackrock and, although Jazz tried to convince him that his being Cybertronian meant he should come with them, he was snatched out of their grasp by the EDC and Skywarp. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Jazz then joined the allied 'Bots and 'Cons outside, {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} and tried to stop the captive Blitzwing from making a run for it before Kup managed to knock him out. {{storylink|White Light}} Despite Prime's orders to the contrary, Jazz and several others were forced to fire on humans as [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] launched its own assault on the allied factions, although this had little effect, with Jazz being blasted by [[Deep Six]]. He was relieved when Sky Lynx came to the rescue, and forced [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] to get aboard the large Autobot before they made tracks for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Jazz and Arcee then went to [[Portland]] to assist in recovery efforts after a flood there, and although Jazz couldn't believe the humans would attack them in the middle of such activities, they soon found themselves under attack once more by G.I. Joe. Despite reservations, Jazz joined Arcee in fighting back against the humans, only for a [[Rom|mysterious alien]] to join the fray and begin murdering several of the Joes. Realizing that the alien would likely be mistaken for one of them and they'd take the blame, Jazz tried to stop him, only to lose another arm when [[Rock 'n Roll]] blew it off. [[Victorion]] then used her gravity-manipulating powers to get Jazz and the others off of the battlefield. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The group then confronted the alien, Rom, with Jazz remarking how impressive it was that the Space Knight had managed to flip Prime onto his back, although he was confident it wouldn't happen again. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} After Rom was brought to Autobot City, Jazz stood guard outside at its entrance with Arcee and Victorion. {{storylink|O Ship of State}} [[Snake-Eyes]] sneaked past him and Victorion, however, and the two soon found themselves face-to-face with the entire [[M.A.S.K.]] team and a horde of [[Dire Wraith|Dire Wraiths]]. As Victorion was overwhelmed by these forces, Jazz rushed inside to warn the others, but several of the M.A.S.K. vehicles and Wraiths soon overtook him. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} The Transformers, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K, [[Micronaut|Micronauts]], and Rom would end up uniting their forces after [[Baron Karza]] merged with the Dire Wraiths. [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] lifted into the air to protect most of the allied heroes from a gambit meant to stop the Karza/Wraith hybrid, with Jazz looking down at the scene. He was later present when Optimus told the Joes that he had come to realize they were equals. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

Sometime after these events, and after getting another new arm, Jazz went with Prime, Soundwave, and Arcee into [[Mexico City]] following an attempt to recover some reverse-engineered Cybertronian tech had gone a bit south. Jazz tried to help a woman who had been trampled by a panicking crowd, but she angrily rebuked his efforts, calling him a "monster." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

==Notes==
*In ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'', Jazz is wearing his ''[[Transformers: The War Within|War Within]]'' body.

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]

Tarn (G1)

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:''Tarn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTE Tarn Alex Milne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He kills you with culture... and also ''violence''.]]
Formerly the [[outlier]] known as '''Damus''' and '''Glitch''', '''Tarn''' is an eloquent [[Decepticon]]. He enjoys nothing more than playing beautiful [[The Empyrean Suite|music]] as he waxes poetic quoting ''[[Towards Peace]]'' and other philosophical works by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. He tends to indulge these pleasures at the same time he's using his specially modulated vocal processor to cause the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]'s latest transgressor's spark to self-destruct. The leader of the D.J.D., Tarn epitomizes the mentality of the team. He is beyond zealous in his devotion to Megatron's cause, going so far as to emboss the Decepticon [[insignia]] onto his own faceplate. No traitor, no coward is capable of escaping his team.

Despite appearances, Tarn is a mess of contradictions. Viewing himself as the central pillar of the D.J.D., he can be as brutally violent as any other Decepticon, but views himself as a bureaucrat and his team as his administration. He believes his actions are entirely justified, yet sometimes his thoughts are a constant stream of self-denigration. He works hard to run a tight but fair ship, and is not above taking in an open-minded, needy stray. On the other hand, for all his thoughts of sophistication and control, Tarn can go from affable to life-threatening at the least provocation. His addictive tendencies have led to him burning out his original [[transformation cog]] years ago, and his reliance on the power-enhancing [[Nucleon (substance)|Nuke]] can lead to his losing himself to the lust for violence. And have no doubt that while he may try and convince himself otherwise, Tarn is a truly sociopathic murderer. Ultimately whether Tarn is a monster or not is irrelevant. His utter devotion to the Decepticon cause means he will ensure the fear of Megatron is put into any that would consider abandoning their noble goals.

{{quote|If you want to break someone—mentally, physically, emotionally—wait until they're happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived... THAT'S when you move in for the kill. Because you can't take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.|Tarn|"[[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight]]" teaser}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Ratchet glitch shadowplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Glitch is [[Wolverine (superhero)|the one with the claws]].]]
Damus was [[reproduction|forged]], born an exceptionally powerful [[Point One Percenter]] {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} and outlier who possessed the ability to render non-sentient machinery inoperative by touching it, but with one drawback: the power hurt him every time he used it. Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Damus attended the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] where they possibly attempted to analyze his brain-wave patterns and kept his outlier status hidden from the [[Senate]] and [[Functionist Council]].

At some point, he crossed the [[Senate]] and was subjected to [[empurata]]: his hands and head replaced to mark him out as someone to shun. After that, to tie in with his power, he started to call himself Glitch. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] devised a plan to steal a bomb disguised as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from [[Nominus Prime]]'s corpse his [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator friend]] recruited Damus, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] from the Academy to participate in the heist. Damus's part in the plan was to deactivate the deflector beams above the [[Primal Basilica]] and despite a slight hitch when Damus accidentally jammed Skids's grappling hook by touching his arm, the plan succeeded. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Following Shockwave's capture and brainwashing by the [[Senate]], the Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s forces. By this time Damus had gotten replacement hands and learned to use his power to from a distance, utilizing it to break down [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] vehicles from afar. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s, then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]].

During the whole affair, Orion Pax recommended reading Megatron's treatises around Glitch: "powerful stuff," he said. Considering Megatron's stated reasons for converting him to the Decepticon cause, we can only assume that he listened a little too well. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

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Exactly how and when Damus joined the Decepticons is unknown, but Megatron would later claim it was done to hurt ''someone'' and prove a point. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} He joined early enough to be at the beginning of Megatron's march across Cybertron. Rebuilt under the supervision of [[Lobe]], {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Damus's power and endurance was considered by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] to put him on the same level as a [[Phase Sixer]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} His mask was taken as a sign of Decepticon supremacy but, at least so he told himself, it was really so nobody would notice when he closed his eyes around Decepticon brutality. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

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Damus became commandant of [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]], where he became associated with "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", playing it at maximum volume to drown out the screams of the prisoners he executed via smelting. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} In this, he was trying to deliberately bastardize a song composed by [[Eucryphia]] to celebrate [[Prima]] and the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One of his prisoners, soon after the prison's smelting chamber had malfunctioned, was his old comrade Skids. Damus bargained with Skids to fix it, telling him it was a "teleport chamber" and fifty prisoners would be released from Grindcore for this, and was able to con Skids into thinking that he could be trusted. Skids was relaxed enough around Damus to take praise genuinely and push for more freed prisoners later.

In the end, Damus sent all fifty prisoners to the "teleporation chamber" and forced Skids to watch as it was used to execute a group of prisoners, including Skids's cellmate [[Quark]], melting them down into raw materials for use in the creation of [[M.T.O.]]s. As Skids was made to watch, Damus cruelly used the event to deliberately cripple Skids's religious faith. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

After Damus became leader of the D.J.D. as "Tarn" (and would never again use his old name), his powers developed to the point where he could shut down sentient machines using his voice alone. Under him, the group became ''very'' focused on paperwork: the [[Decepticon Empire]] required good administration, in his view.

The Division established a base on the world of [[Messatine]] in order to obtain the "Nuke" superfuel there. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn coerced [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], head surgeon of the planet's Autobot medical facility [[Delphi]], into helping feed his addiction by supplying him with an ever-increasing number of transformation cogs from deceased patients, in exchange for the hospital being unmolested by his team. Pharma would eventually cut off Tarn's supply by orchestrating the facility's shutdown. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:Tarn transforms MTMTE08.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|He's got friends on the other side.]]
Informed by Decepticon spy [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] that high-priority target [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was aboard the starship ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tarn and the D.J.D. continued to work through their [[The List|list]] of offenders as they waited for Brainstorm to drop the ship's shielding so they could pick up Overlord's signal. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One such unfortunate was [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]], whom Tarn explosively finished off with his deadly voice, after which the team set course of the planet [[Clemency]] to hunt down Decepticon deserter [[Fulcrum]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Arriving on Clemency, the team discovered a mysterious [[stasis pod|stasis tube]] awaiting them; when Tarn investigated, he found it contained a deranged, [[circuit speeder]]-enhanced [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], unleashed by Fulcrum and his new allies, the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]. Tarn was soon able to subdue the brain-damaged [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], but was then crushed beneath the foot of a [[Cybernought]] battle-mech that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] had activated. Tarn recovered in time to hear Fulcrum deliver a speech to all assembled about Decepticon ideals before apparently committing suicide. At that point, [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] detected Overlord's long-awaited signal, and Tarn ordered the D.J.D. to head out—but not before warning the surviving Scavengers that their names had now made it onto [[The List]]. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Tracking Overlord's signal, the D.J.D. found the ''Lost Light''—which was, unbeknownst to Tarn and his team, actually one of ''two'' versions of the ship created by a malfunction of its [[quantum generator]]s—near the planet [[Ofsted XVII]]. Despite having promised Brainstorm they would not harm any of the crew, the discovery that the traitor [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] was aboard the ship them set the D.J.D. off, and after dealing with him, they set about murdering the rest of the ship. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn personally destroyed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], and forced a large portion of the crew to transform before executing them, leaving their transformation cogs warm for location and harvesting. Eventually, Tarn removed a still-restrained and suicidal Overlord's head with a chainsaw, and the D.J.D. left the ship. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Sometime during the months that followed, Kaon spontaneously began [[universal killswitch|writhing in agony]] right in front of Tarn, who tried to get his teammate to tell him what he could do to help, before the mysterious effect subsided. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Also during this time, the D.J.D. welcomed a new member—[[Nickel]], last survivor of a Cybertronian colony wiped out by the [[Black Block Consortia]]. At Nickel's insistence, they returned to Ofsted XVII to salvage the quantum engines from the derelict ''Lost Light''. They wound up arriving in the middle of a battle between the Consortia and the [[Galactic Council]], who teamed up against the Cybertronians. Under attack by both sides and faced with additional enemy reinforcements, Tarn was forced to retreat, leaving Vos and Kaon behind. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

The diminished D.J.D. returned to their duties, though Tarn began to weary of the work. After apprehending the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]-worshipping [[Blip]], Tarn was about to end his life using his voice, until Blip used his last words to demand that Tarn remove his mask. Affronted, Tarn allowed [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] and [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]] to finish Blip instead, averting his gaze beneath his mask. Tarn subsequently ordered performance reviews for the team, and nearly came to blows with Tesarus when he implied that abandoning Vos and Kaon was not the Decepticon thing to do. Calming himself, Tarn explained that they were returning to Ofsted XVII again in order to recover their bodies, but was interrupted by Helex's announcement that Vos and Kaon had returned to the ship safe, sound, and with something unbelievable: a postwar edition of ''[[Towards Peace]]'' that revealed Megatron himself had defected from the Decepticons.

His world shattered by this discovery, Tarn had the D.J.D. return to Messatine, where he attempted to fatally overdose on Nuke. Finding even the sensation of dying disappointing, Tarn opened his eyes to see a distraught Nickel pressed against the glass of his fueling capsule. The sight of her triggered a revelation for Tarn: she was a 'bot who had experienced first-hand the threat the predominantly-organic universe posed to Cybertronians, and who had fully embraced the Decepticon cause despite living her life outside of the war. The cause, Tarn now realized, was bigger than any one 'bot—bigger than Megatron. Galvanized, Tarn set up a meeting with the rogue Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] aboard his stolen [[Warworld]]. Knowing full well he was on the D.J.D.'s list, Deathsaurus pre-emptively attacked Tarn upon his arrival, even deactivating his audio receptors to protect himself from Tarn's voice, but Tarn was able to communicate with him and his troops through [[inter-Decepticon radio]] and explained the reason for his presence: he wished them to ally with him, in return for their being taken off The List. Deathsaurus agreed on the condition that Tarn kill the rest of the D.J.D., which Tarn refused to do—which was the response Deathsaurus had been hoping for. With their alliance cemented, Tarn declared their new objective: kill the traitorous Megatron and all of his allies! {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:YourFierceTears-byebyekaon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Give me your...you know the drill.]]
The allied forces of Tarn and Deathsaurus proceeded to attack the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's world]], killing [[Censere|its sole inhabitant]] and using his machinery to broadcast a message that lured Megatron and all those aboard the ''Lost Light'' sympathetic to him down to the planet. When they arrived, the villains shot them down and cornered them in the Necrobot's fortress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} As an act of indirect torture, Tarn had their forces pull back, warning Megatron and his comrades that they would return at sunset, leaving them to stew in their own fear. Returning to the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', Tarn spent the time showing off his collection of Megatron's writings to Deathsaurus, and discussing tactics with his men; he did not take Tesarus's concerns about the Necrobot's fortress's storm shield seriously, but the discussion was interrupted by a call on Tarn's personal communicator from Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} [[File:MTMTE53FullyArmedBatallion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|'''Cause when push'' ''Comes to shove'' ''I will send a fully armed battalion'' ''To remind you of my love'' <s>for the cause</s>
]] Tarn agreed to a meeting with Megatron alone, whereupon his former leader agreed to surrender in exchange for the rest of the Autobots being allowed to go free. Saddened and disgusted to truly see with his own eyes how far his idol had fallen, Tarn beat him to within an inch of his life, and was just about to deliver the killing shot when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] suddenly appeared, insisting that it was his right to end Megatron's life. Both refused to stand down, resulting in a bickering battle between the two that gave Megatron the chance to escape. Realizing their folly, Tarn and Overlord agreed to a truce, though Overlord continued to needle Tarn all the way back to the ''Peaceful Tyranny''. The final straw came when a distraught Kaon arrived with the news that the Autobots had kidnapped the D.J.D.'s [[Dominus Ambus|pet sparkeater]]; determined to cut out of both the hearts of himself and his men the compassion that he saw as Megatron's downfall, Tarn slew Kaon on the spot, tearing his head from his shoulders. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

At sundown, Tarn led the Decepticons in their attack, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} playing "The Empyrean Suite" across the battlefield as battle commenced. He initially hung back with Deathsaurus, but joined the fight in earnest after a temporary power-up acquired by the Autobots wore off, ripping [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] clean in half. Unfortunately, that turned out to be just the thing to bring Megatron out onto the battlefield, cutting swathes through the Decepticon troops. Tarn surreptitiously ordered the D.J.D. to retreat, whilst demanding Deathsaurus's troops enact a suicidal assault on Megatron. When the ex-Decepticon's new fusion cannon was destroyed, he unexpectedly sunk to his knees in panicked defeat, and Tarn and Overlord moved to strike the final blow together. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

[[File:mtmte55 goodbye tarn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You will die alone. Unmourned. And unloved.]]
Their shots, however, were reflected by the sudden activation of a forcefield by Megatron. Whilst Overlord and Deathsaurus abandoned the planet, unwilling to waste their time and troops respectively on Megatron, Tarn and the other remaining members of the D.J.D. assaulted the forcefield until they could finally force their way in. Unfortunately, this was all according to Megatron's plan–after years of study, he had finally managed to interlink his systems with a black hole to harvest antimatter. With his former enforcers now trapped, Megatron tore through them with tendrils of antimatter, speaking their true names at the moments of their deaths. Tarn was saved for last, his mask ripped off as Megatron called him by his previous name: "Glitch". Tarn first begged for Megatron to be "reasonable", then tried fake bravado, just as many of his own victims had done... And with as little success.

Completing his denouncement of his former enforcer, Megatron informed Damus that "Everything you did was for nothing" and obliterated him with antimatter. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}
{{-}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-9-Tarn.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb]]
Tarn was part of [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]]'s forces when they uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''TransTech''===
An [[Offworlder]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], Tarn was a judge of ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'' in the wake of [[Ego (TransTech)|Ego]]'s death. Tarn enjoyed calling out sub-par transformations as part of his judging. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tarn and the rest of the DJD pursued Black Shadow for taking bribes from the Autobots. The DJD found their target hiding on planet Clemency, and dispatched them with extreme prejudice as Tarn set course for their next assignment. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}

==Notes==
[[File:Tarn BlackShadow RulesofDisengagement.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"What are you gonna do, talk me to death?" "Yup"]]
*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for Tarn is [[Keith David]]. That is ''AWESOME''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>
*Prowl lists Tarn as being on par with the [[Phase Sixer]]s [[Sixshot]] and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] in "[[Remembrance Day]]". So far there's no official confirmation that Tarn is himself a Sixer, with "[[The Permanent Revolution]]" and the season 2 finale resolution strongly suggesting that his power levels were due to a combination of personal augmentation and the nuke. The same issue confirms Tarn's status as a Point One Percenter, calling out his possessing a "mottled green spark". This makes Tarn the only known case of someone who is both an outlier and a Point One Percenter.
*Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the Kre-O comics, Tarn is made from existing Kre-O parts, but extensively "painted". He uses the [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]] helmet, the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] arm-cannon, and some kind of setup to wear the Bludgeon treads on his back.
*For some time, the popular speculation among the readership of MTMTE was that Tarn had originally been [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays#Other trivia|''MTMTE'' #36]] dropped a number of clues to further this theory before the actual revelation in [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|issue #55]], which revealed these to be nothing more than red herrings. James Roberts cheekily had Roller reveal himself as still alive and intact on the page right after Velocity asked who Tarn really was and just before the actual unmasking.

==References==
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[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Point One Percenters]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]

New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back

2017-01-26T00:37:16Z

Sockie: /* Featured characters */

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|date=[[January 25]], 2017
|coverdate=January 2017
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|art by=[[Kei Zama]]
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'''Soundwave launches a mission to discover the Junkions' true intentions, and recalls his first meeting with Optimus Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
''Four million years ago, [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] leads [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] to a [[Decepticon]] bolthole to meet the 'bot who told him about Pax: [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]].''

In the present day, while Optimus Prime makes a visit to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Jetfire, Soundwave, and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] debate the authenticity of the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s' alleged motives in coming to [[Earth]]. Upon receiving a communication from an unknown "colleague," Soundwave puts a plan into action, calling [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] on [[Sanctuary Station]] and requesting his help on a stealth mission. Though the Junkions' anti-stealth shielding is highly advanced, it is made of a junky conglomeration of other worlds' tech, and Soundwave hopes that the stealth-shielding developed by Jetfire on Earth, which the Autobots have been using since returning to the planet, will be enough to get by it.

In [[Cairo]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] has agreed to consult on Cybertronian technology for [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. He and [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] start chatting about their respective pasts with [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]] and [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], and Thundercracker becomes very interested in the exciting life of espionage Chameleon has lived. The subjects of their conversation, meanwhile, are talking in a nearby cafe about something else entirely: Thundercracker's condition for helping out was that Marissa be invited to join G.I. Joe, but Marissa isn't overly keen on serving under Flint... who is her father!

On Cybertron, Optimus Prime speaks before the [[Council of Worlds]] to argue for the peaceful sharing of Junkion technology with [[Earth]]. The [[Mistress of Flame]] sees no harm in it, given the things Prime has done to "divinely" prove the humans' world is a valid Cybertronian colony, but [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] is far from convinced. Earth has not been officially accepted into the council, he angrily explains, and does not even have a representative; it remains an unaffiliated world, and so sharing the Junkions' tech with it is a breach of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. The hearing comes to an end, and Prime departs, clearly frustrated. But Starscream's grandstanding has made clear the path Prime must take to ensure Earth a place on the council...

''Soundwave speaks of the compromises it is necessary for one to make to achieve their goals, but Orion Pax disagrees; Jetfire accuses him of being blind to the problems of society, ignoring the moral compromises his own side has made while condemning the Decepticons' for theirs. Prowl steps in to question Soundwave directly about [[Hefter]], inquiring whether the allegation that he was running guns from off-world is true. Soundwave refutes the claim, insisting that the compromises the Decepticons have made do not define their goals or lives going forward, but Orion isn't convinced; he offers Soundwave immunity from prosecution if he will tell them the truth. Soundwave reiterates that Hefter—and all the Decepticons—are innocent of such crimes.''

In [[Mexico City]], [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] reaches out to the woman who was injured in the recent shooting, who shunned his help when offered. The woman has nothing but hate for him, having lost her uncle in the [[Decepticon]] invasion of Earth, but Jazz does not want to convince her otherwise—he just wants to listen to her, to try and understand.

Though Flint doesn't give him a clear answer when he inquires if Marissa has accepted his offer, Thundercracker agrees to perform the necessary calculations on the Junkion ship. By comparing Thundercracker's estimate of the energy output of the ship's system to the total radiation they can detect emanating from the vessel, [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] and [[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]] set about trying to deduce the size of the Junkion force inside. Soundwave arrives at the Joe camp as they are in the middle of their equations, offering to lend a hand—an offer happily accepted by a surprised Mainframe, but with slightly more trepidation by [[Zilong Qian|Talon]].

''Prowl, Jetfire, and Orion Pax leave Soundwave, but no sooner have they stepped out the door than Starscream emerges from the shadows. Soundwave turns to face him and reacts with shock to see him carrying a huge weapon. Starscream grins; the newest shipment of weapons has arrived from off-world...''

With his stealth coating active and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] on board as back-up, Cosmos approaches the Junkion spacecraft in vehicle mode and is able to successfully enter it. The trio carefully creeps through the garbage-strewn hallways of the ship, sadly unaware that the stealth coating was ''not'' enough to hide them from the Junkions' sensors, and that their every move is even now being watched by [[Rum-Maj]]. When one of her Junkion attendants offers to go after the intruders, however, she tells him not to bother... as Cosmos, Rumble, and Frenzy have just walked into a seemingly empty chamber, only to be set upon by a horde of ravenous [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*''[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'' (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (3)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (11)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (13)
*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] (29)
*[[Aileron]] (34)

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*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (4)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (5)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (6)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (7)
*''[[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]'' (8)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (9)

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*[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] (14)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (18)
*[[Zilong Qian|Talon]] (30)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (31)
*[[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]] (32)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] (33)

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*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (hologram, 10)
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] (12)
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (17)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (19)
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (20)
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (21)
*[[Tigatron]] (22)
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (23)
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*[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (24)
*[[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] (25)
*[[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] (26)
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] (27)
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] (28)
*[[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] (35)
*[[Longtooth]] (36)
*[[Rum-Maj]] (37)
*Various [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] (38)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (39)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"[Flint] offered me a '''second chance''' years ago... now a '''third''' one. Maybe he can do the '''same''' for Marissa." 
"Sounds like a '''trope'''." 
"A '''trope'''?" 
"Yeah. See, I'm a '''screenwriter'''. I write '''movies'''." 
"Really." 
"So I know about '''tropes'''. A '''patriarchal figure''' who rescues '''troubled young women'''. It's super-cheesy. Offensive, even." 
"Well, if you want something '''unique''', you should hear about '''me'''. A life of espionage, betrayal, and a guy in a '''Hawaiian shirt.'''" 
"Hawaiian shirt? Tell me '''more'''."
:—'''Chameleon''' and '''Thundercracker'''

"You think I'm an '''idealistic fool'''? Is—" 
"No, I think you're '''comfortable'''. You're happy to point out your '''opponents'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> faults, but you're not even aware of what your side's compromised. At least Soundwave '''understands''' the problem. You ignored it until '''killing''' became '''background noise.'''"
:—'''Orion Pax''' and '''Jetfire'''

"Soundwaves, right?" 
"Soundwave." 
"Only '''one?''' Huh. '''Okay.'''"
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Soundwave'''

"Sometimes, breaking a '''law''' is not enough. Sometimes one must—perhaps—break the '''lawmakers.'''"
:—'''Soundwave'''

"Marissa '''hatched''' out of you? I think that's how it works, anyway..."
:—'''Thundercracker''' learns that Flint is Marissa's father

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*When they first meet, Soundwave has heard of Orion Pax from the time he addressed the [[Senate]], as seen in [[Chaos Theory Part 2|"Chaos Theory," Part 2]].
*Pax, similarly, knows Soundwave by his reputation as part of the squad who ''killed'' that same Senate in [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]. Soundwave notes that there's no recorded evidence to prove exactly ''who'' was responsible for that; a subtle retroactive justification, perhaps, for the fact that Starscream, who was also part of the kill squad, was able to wind up a member of the new Senate that replaced the dead one, as seen in ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]''.
*Soundwave begins his summary of his relationship with Optimus Prime by noting they were "briefly allies," referring to the short period of time Orion was allied with the Decepticons against [[Zeta Prime]] in ''Autocracy''.
*Cosmos was last seen in [[All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|''The Transformers'' #55]], being taken to Sanctuary Station for repairs by Laserbeak and Buzzsaw. Evidently, he's decided to stay ever since; not a surprise, as he was big fan of Soundwave's endeavour to create the station.
*When talking about her own complex history (chronicled in [[Mike Costa]]'s various ''Cobra'' titles across quite literally the entire span of IDW's ''G.I. Joe'' comics), Chameleon refers to "a guy in a Hawaiian shirt." As later name-dropped by Thundercracker after hearing the story off-panel, she's talking about [[Chuckles]], an undercover G.I. Joe agent whose story was told in the first two ''Cobra'' series, in which he and Chameleon became romantically entangled.
*Flint's defensive reaction to Marissa thinking Chameleon is his girlfriend ("What? '''No.''' Good Lord.") alludes to the time they bumped uglies in ''Cobra'' vol. 2.
*This issue doesn't go into any more detail on the subject of Marissa being Flint's daughter, but a little more backstory is provided on Marissa's ''Revolution'' trading card, which was one of several available to buyers of IDW's ''Revolution'' "Humble Bundle" in October 2016. Marissa was raised by her biological mother and stepfather (surname "Bishop"), and was unaware that Flint was her father until their divorce, whereupon she changed her name to his. Marissa was a college student circa ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', roughly eight years ago, so she must be in her mid-to-late twenties now; as such, Flint must have fathered her while in his late teens or very early twenties, because that dude ain't fifty.
*Cybertron is recovering from the attack by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s undead [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] army, which took place in ''[[The Transformers: Till All Are One|Till All Are One]]'' #5-8—a story that had yet to conclude at the time of this issue's publication. [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] is mentioned as recuperating from injuries sustained in that story.
*The woman Jazz talks to in Mexico City must be the same one who gave him a mouthful back in [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|issue #1]]. A poster for the [[Misfits]], rival band to [[Jem|Jem and the Holograms]], from the Hasbro girl-band franchise of the same name, hangs in the woman's room. Jem and the Misfits exist in the [[Hasbro Universe]], but the ''Jem'' title which IDW publishes does not.
*Soundwave and Mainframe previously worked together to defeat [[Baron Karza]] in [[Valley Forge|''Revolution'' #5]]. Talon, meanwhile, remembers his own less-than-pleasant encounter with Soundwave from [[All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|''The Transformers'' #54]].
*Cosmos is using the stealth-tech employed by the Autobots during the second "season" of ''Robots in Disguise/The Transformers'', which gives them cool black paintjobs.
*Sharkticons were previously established to live on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] in ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]]'', but is ''that'' why the Junkions have a room full of them, or is it to do with the [[Quintesson|race]] they got their ship from...?

===Transformers references===
*Marissa being Flint's daughter is a plot point plucked right out of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original Generation 1 cartoon]]. It was always implied by their shared surname, but the closest the show got to making it explicit on-screen was when a hologram of Marissa's father briefly appeared in "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]," designed to look like an elderly Flint and voiced by actor Bill Ratner, who performed Flint over on ''G.I. Joe''. The relationship has been alluded to in several other piece of Transformers and Joe media, but this issue marks the first time that father and daughter have ever actually co-starred alongside one another.
*Cosmos' stealth paint-job makes him look like the prototype Mini-Vehicle whose colors were used for [[Path Finder]].

===Real-life references===
*As with all chapters of "New Cybertron," this issue's subtitle is taken from the lyrics to the {{w|Covenant (band)|Covenant}} song, "Babel."
*When Soundwave calls up Cosmos to send him on the stealth mission, he labels the operation "atramentum protocol." "Atramentum" is a word referring to a very black, usually liquid, substance.
*Thundercracker mistakenly refers to Flint as "Funt." This is a gag relating to comic book lettering at the importance of good font and kerning choices; if care is not taken, the L and I of all-caps comic book text can run together to look like a U, hence "FLINT" can become "FUNT." It's why you have to extra-careful in a comic with a character named Clint who flicks things.

===Errors===
*On page 14, "Rum-Maj" is misspelled as "Rum-Mag."

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Starscream, Soundwave, Bumblebee, Prowl, and Optimus Prime, by [[Kei Zama]] and [[Josh Burcham]]. An early version of this cover used for the issue's solicitation showed Bumblebee with his normal white face, but for the finished issue, he's been changed to have a yellow face like he did in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]].
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Optimus Prime meets the Junkions in the style of a Silver Age monster comic, by [[Casey Coller]]; one of a series of black-and-white "Artist's Edition" covers on IDW's January titles.
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Marissa, Flint, Chameleon, and Thundercracker, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]; Chameleon's looking a little dark in complexion.
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Optimus Prime stares up at the Earth, by [[Joana Lafuente]]

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===Advertisements===
*''Optimus Prime'' #4
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*''[[Action Man]]'' trade paperback
*''[[Revolution]]'' trade paperback
*IDW on Comixology Unlimited

==External links==
*[http://www.newsarama.com/32822-back-to-the-old-days-of-orion-pax-in-optimus-prime-3.html Preview]

[[Category:Optimus Prime issues]]

G.I. Joe (team)

2017-01-21T21:08:02Z

Sockie: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

{{disambig2|the fictional counter-terrorist team|the real-world Hasbro franchise|G.I. Joe (franchise)}}

:''G.I. Joe is a [[human]] military organization from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:GIJoe GroupShot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Yo, Joes.]]

'''G.I. Joe''' is the code-name for [[United States of America|America]]'s daring, highly trained special mission force! Its purpose: to defend [[human]] freedom against [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule [[Earth|the world]]!

It has been known to ally itself with the [[Autobot]]s, just as Cobra tends to ally with the [[Decepticon]]s.

The team is named after their founder and executive officer; [[Joe Colton]].

==Fiction==
{{groupstub|Fleshing out the Marvel section; adding storylinks to the DW and DD sections}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:JoeTF1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"We have [[to sell toys#Death|our orders]] from Hasbro!"]]

The G.I. Joe team was assigned to protect [[Power Station Alpha]] from harm and was involved in the events following its theft and ultimate destruction. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} {{storylink|Power Struggle}} {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

Members involved in this mission included [[Ace]], [[Beachhead]], [[Crankcase (G.I. Joe)|Crankcase]], [[Dial-Tone]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Lift-Ticket]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Mutt]] & [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Scarlett]], [[Sgt. Slaughter]], [[Slip-Stream]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[Wild Bill]].

{{note|This crossover did not occur in the UK continuity. Instead, that series later crossed over with the [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]].}}
{{-}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:NinjaForce.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|The ''Joe'' comics, of course, were ''far'' more realistic than the cartoon.]]

After incidents in previous issues of G. I. Joe led [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to believe that there was another Cybertronian on the planet, he flew to investigate and wound up confronting Cobra; in the aftermath, he bargained with Cobra for a new body in exchange for a quantity of Cybertronian technology. Megatron joined with Cobra when they retreated to their new headquarters, a small town under Cobra's control, but his refusal to remain in tank mode blew their cover as the G.I. Joe team spotted his movements and reported them back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who dispatched a rather mismatched team of Autobots to assist the Joes in their efforts against Cobra. In a rather costly series of skirmishes, the Joe team and the Autobots liberated the town, rescued a scientist who Megatron took hostage, recovered a Joe who had gone undercover, and prevented Cobra from obtaining the promised technology. Unfortunately, Megatron escaped, leaving the Joe team and a lone Autobot left to guard the planet against Megatron's next moves. {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} {{storylink|Realignments}} {{storylink|Goin' South}} {{storylink|Sucker Punch}} {{storylink|Final Transformations}} {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

Members involved in this mission included [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|General Hawk]], [[Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[Wild Bill]].

Later, the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on the Earth. With [[Washington, D.C.]] turned into a smouldering ruin, the task of salvaging the [[United States military]]'s counter-offensive fell to Hawk and G.I. Joe. They were not optimistic about how it was going. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

Known members involved were Hawk and Flint, but we can assume others were as well.

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Japanese cartoon continuity====
G.I. Joe was formed in the early 1990s to combat the rising threat of Cobra. When a 1996 mission went sour, Joe member [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|D.R. Faireborn]] and his daughter [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]] were saved by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], beginning an odd "relationship" between Prime and Marissa that persisted for years. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline}}

{{note|Presumably, this date for the founding of G.I. Joe was meant to reference the Japanese dub of the ''G.I. Joe'' cartoon, which set its events in the early '90s rather than the '80s. This placement of the creation of the group ''after'' the Transformers awoke on Earth does help to explain where Cobra and the Joes got all those lasers!}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===

[[File:Transformers GI Joe 5 Duke.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|The war was a dark time.]]

In 1938, Europe was overrun by the combined forces of the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Cobra]]. G.I. Joe was formed to combat them and were led to their [[Terrordrome]] in the [[Fera Islands]] by a map carved out of the [[USS Hama]]'s hull by treacherous Cobra operatives. While engaging Cobra troops commanded by [[Storm Shadow]], the Joes encountered the [[Autobot]]s, who soon repaired and revived themselves. The Joes soon found themselves under fire from a squadron of [[Rattler]]s and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] led by [[Wild Weasel]], but these were driven back by Lady Jaye and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]].

While the Cobra aircraft were driven off, they left behind paratroopers and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. The Joes managed to defeat the troops, and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Scarlett destroyed Rumble, but [[Zartan]] managed to murder and replace Breaker in the confusion. He was quickly discovered, but not before he allowed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to capture Flint.

Storm Shadow left the main Cobra force to engage in a deadly duel with his sword-brother Snake-Eyes, now a member of G.I. Joe. Despite the intervention of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Snake-Eyes defeated Storm Shadow, who was then eaten by a shark.

Soon, Cobra prepared to defend the town of [[Torhavn]] against the approaching Autobots and Joes, using slaves as human shields. Another Cobra air attack was foiled by Lady Jaye and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]; soon afterwards, Lady Jaye defeated [[Major Bludd]] and the [[Dreadnok]]s. Meanwhile, a small Joe strike force infiltrated the Terrordrome, destroying [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in the process.

As the Joes, Autobots, and an Allied fleet neared, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] destroyed Superion and a number of ships, damaging himself severely in the process. But despite heavy losses, the Autobots soldiered on.

[[Destro]] and the [[Baroness]] took advantage of the chaos to unleash their monstrous creation [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] upon both sides—but not before slaying their co-conspirator, Starscream. Bruticus' attack crippled Cobra Commander, allowing the Baroness to execute him with Megatron's pistol form. Her victory was short-lived—before the Commander's body could cool, she and Destro were arrested by Scarlett and Snake-Eyes. As the metal monster tore through the Autobots, Snake-Eyes took the Matrix from the Commander's corpse and destroyed it, killing the Autobots, Decepticons, and Bruticus and ending the threat of Cobra.

[[File:DW GIJoe Issue7 1.jpg|thumb|'''USA! USA! USA! USA!''']]

Members involved in this mission included [[Beachhead]], [[Breaker]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Grunt]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Leatherneck]], [[Lifeline (G.I. Joe)|Lifeline]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]].

Some 45 years after the conquest of Europe, Cobra rose again, and G.I. Joe returned to combat it. Headquartered in the [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|Pit]], G.I. Joe was led by Duke, a veteran of the last Cobra war. In 1985, a G.I. Joe team led by Flint attacked a Cobra shipping facility. While the facility was largely destroyed, [[Destro]] and [[Scrap-Iron]] managed to escape via [[Flight Pod|Trouble Bubble]], an act that led to Flint being reprimanded. Soon afterwards, the Joes detected the crash of an [[Autobot]] shuttlecraft near [[Portland]]. Flint was sent to retrieve it with a team of rookies, and he managed to repel a Cobra strike team and recover an unconscious [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Hours later, the team was briefed by Duke, Stalker, and Scarlett on the threat posed by the [[Transformer]]s.

Members involved in this mission included [[Airtight]], [[Alpine]], [[Barbecue]], [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], [[Blowtorch]], [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]], [[Cover Girl]], [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]], [[Gung-Ho]], [[Mutt]] & [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]], [[Quick Kick]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Scarlett]], [[Shipwreck]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Spirit]], [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], and [[Wild Bill]].

{{note|As [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] went bankrupt after only one issue of this series was published, it is unknown whether Snake-Eyes is in any way related to his 1930s counterpart.}}

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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
After Cobra discovered the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and turned the Transformers within it into remote-controlled war machines, the G.I. Joe team was formed to oppose them. (The team was modelled on a 1970s group, the [[Adventure Team (G.I. Joe)|Adventure Team]])

Members involved in this mission included [[Ace]], [[Barbecue]], [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], [[Breaker]], [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]], [[Dial-Tone]], [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Gung-Ho]], [[Grunt]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Leatherneck]], [[Lifeline (G.I. Joe)|Lifeline]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Mercer]], [[Mutt]] & [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]], [[Quick Kick]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Scarlett]], [[Sci-Fi]], [[Shipwreck]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Spirit]], [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], and [[Wild Bill]].

Two years later, an attempt by Cobra to seize control of [[Teletran 3]] resulted in several Transformers being sent to various eras in Earth's history, threatening to alter the timestream catastrophically. Cobra and G.I.Joe were forced to work together to neutralize the threat. During this period, an America-Cybertron technology exchange meant the Joes briefly had ''awesome battle mechas''.

[[File:GIJoe vs. the Transformers6 battle mech line-up.jpg|left|upright=2.2|thumb|Heavy metal.]]

Members involved in this mission included [[Barbecue]], [[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]], [[Beachhead]], [[Chuckles]], [[Cover Girl]], [[Dial-Tone]], [[Dusty]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Gung-Ho]], [[Jinx]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], [[Scarlett]], [[Shipwreck]], [[Snake-Eyes]], and [[Spirit]].

After the U.S. government's [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] project awakened, several Joes were captured by his Decepticon forces, forcing the rest of the team to mount a rescue operation to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Members involved in this mission included [[Barbecue]], [[Beachhead]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Dusty]], [[Firewall]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Scarlett]], [[Sci-Fi]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], [[Storm Shadow]], and [[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]].

Unicron was summoned to Earth by Cobra-La, and a small team of Joes stopped him from devouring the planet.

Operatives involved in this mission included [[Bushido]], [[Joe Colton]], [[Countdown (G.I. Joe)|Countdown]], [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], [[Firewall]], [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]], [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], [[Lady Jaye]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], [[Payload (G.I. Joe)|Payload]], [[Red Spot]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Scarlett]], [[Sci-Fi]], [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Snow Job]], & [[Windmill (G.I. Joe)|Windmill]].

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
G.I. Joe's [[Star Brigade]] was reorganized into the [[Earth Defense Command]] in 2003. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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G.I. Joe was the successor group to the [[Adventure Team (G.I. Joe)|Adventure Team]], formed in [[2006]], and began fighting the secret society [[Cobra]] soon after the [[2008]] invasion of [[Earth]]. The war between the two groups escalated until Cobra nuked [[Nanzhao]], a destructive act second only to [[Surge (event)|the Decepticon invasion]] in all of Earth history. G.I. Joe was both public and distrusted ''by'' the public after that. They tried to carry on {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1 timeline}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} and had a big public expansion, with local groups set up and the [[Admin Force]] being sent out to schools to say HEY KIDS SAY NO TO COBRA! {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}} Despite all that they were shut down in [[2014]] around the time Cobra finally collapsed. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|''Revolutionaries'' #1 timeline}} {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} The war between [[Galibi]] and [[Shleteva]] was their final outing {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} before the shutdown and the return of the Transformers. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

By that point, most of Admin Force had quit anyway. [[MP3]] made a lonely patrol of [[Texas]], waiting to be called back to action. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] annexed the Earth as [[Council of Worlds|a protectorate]], former Joe [[Scarlett]] met with [[Joe Colton]] and [[Miles Mayhem|Miles Manheim]] to discuss the issue. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

After the [[Earth Defense Command]] failed to meet expectations under [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa Faireborn's]] leadership, Colton was placed in command. He brought in old members of G.I. Joe into the EDC (which would have been great were he not secretly a [[Dire Wraith]]), {{storylink|White Light}} before he resurrected G.I. Joe specifically to fight off the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and [[China]]'s [[Zilong Qian]] were moved to the Joes as Spike (yeah) and Talon respectively, with Zilong looking extremely favourably on aggressively beating up aliens. {{storylink|White Heat}} G.I. Joe made use of EDC technology and designs in their weapons which they used in fighting Optimus Prime's troops in [[Portland]]. Optimus was unimpressed with their weapons and lack of rationality viewing them as inferior to the EDC personnel he'd encountered in the past. Out of nowhere, [[Rom|a silver alien]] showed up, killed four Joes, including Colton, and flew off. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} After cleaning in Portland, Scarlett went to check on, and solidify, G.I. Joe's alliance with [[M.A.S.K.]]. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} Doc brought the news that the four Joes killed by the silver alien had non-human DNA prompting Scarlett to wonder if the whole chain of command was compromised. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

[[Image:GIJoeRev regcvr.jpg|thumb|left|220px|"No, we don't need you Transformers in our comics! G.I. Joe is still commercial without you! You love us still, right readers? "....Readers??"]]

When she was called into the Oval Office, Marissa Faireborn defended her actions to the [[President of the United States|President]] by pointing out the recent strings of failures suffered by G.I. Joe when it came to dealing with aliens. While this happened Scarlett waged an all out attack on the EDC's Bikini Atoll base: she'd become suspicious that the base had gone too quiet and had been overrun by [[Dire Wraith|Dire Wraiths]]. {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}} {{storylink|D.T.A.}} Valuable technology, meaning the captive [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], had to be retrieved. To the horror of the Joes, it turned out [[Wild Bill]] was also a Wraith! Killing something with their friend's face left them shaken. This did at least confirm all people on the island were aliens and should be gunned down... leading to [[Rock 'n Roll]], who'd already killed "Bill", shooting the Joe [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]] who was ''not'' a Wraith. Rock was left disgusted to find he'd gunned down a comrade rescuing a Decepticon. {{storylink|D.T.A.}} While they were out, the G.I. Goose got what was good for the gander as [[Action Man]] broke into the Joe base at [[Governor's Island]], freeing [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] and leaving the base in chaos. This inadvertently prompted Miles Mayhem to step up his timetable. {{storylink|The Modern World}}

When Scarlett's team returned from the mission, they found the base in shambles and all the M.A.S.K. gear taken while Snake-Eyes was broadcasting a distress signal from Autobot City. Unable to assist due to the Cybertronians easily being able to override their technology, Scarlett was ready to throw in the towel before Mainframe revealed all the classic gear that was too low tech for Soundwave to hack. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} They arrived during an all-out brawl to help turn the tide against the alien warlord [[Baron Karza]], revealed to be the architect behind the crisis, and [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] was part of a team of cross-factional smarties who helped broadcast a counterfrequency to stop Ore-13 detonating. Victory was assured and Mainframe survived after being sheltered by the Decepticon Soundwave.{{storylink|Valley Forge}}

(In the middle of all this, MP3 and his [[Action Van]] finally got their shot at a ''real'' mission when [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a robotic dinosaur]] stomped across Texas. In the end, talking with the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]], he finally handed in his resignation... which he very soon regretted when the Scavengers went home.) {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

After this, G.I. Joe severed their ties with the American goverment {{storylink|Valley Forge}} and became an international team operating with a UN charter to handle alien incidents. Zilong Qian remained suspicious that at heart, the agency was just an American group with some token foreigners. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} Various old members like [[Ayana Jones]] returned to the Joes, alongside new members like [[Quarrel]] and [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], the new [[Hi-Tech]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} An [[Nemesis (G1)|abandoned Decepticon spaceship]] on the sea bed was turned into their swanky new HQ, Lemuria, and Skywarp ended up drafted into the new Joes. Poor Grand Slam remained with the team but crippled after Rock 'n Roll's 'friendly fire'. They did ''not'' get on. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}}

Early missioms would see the Joes with Skywarp in [[Tokyo]], taking out the [[Red Shadows]], and investigating anarchist uprisings in [[Greece]]. Multiple issues happened at once as China called them up to stop [[Crystal Ball]] ramping up insurgents in Inner Mongolia {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #1}} and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] landed at the Alps, where Zilong Qian had to struggle to get them and the Autobots to acknowledge Joe sovereignty over these matters and the spy on them as they chatted. Zilong had difficulties managing his team, being both an outsider and not American, and ex-Cobra [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] tried to talk him into opening up more. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

The inhabitants of [[Verenya]], Shleteva were transformed into Dire Wraiths by an energy wave. Ayana "Mayday" Jones led her first command to Verenya, running into both [[Rom]], Action Man and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], and the [[Oktober Guard]] all with clashing attempts to get the obelisk that caused the wave. It turned out that the civilians could potentially be cured but Jones was left as the only Joe after her team were transformed. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}

==Notes==
*The original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' crossover storyline was not printed in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] at the time that the Generation 1 comic was referencing it. So in the UK Generation 1 reprints, lines of dialogue were changed, and different circumstances were concocted for Bumblebee to be [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|destroyed]] and [[Hunters|rebuilt as Goldbug]]. Years later, ''G.I. Joe and the Transformers'' WAS finally reprinted, but no effort was made to work it back into continuity.
*Before ''[[Revolution]]'', IDW's ''Joe'' comics were not meant to be in continuity with ''Transformers''. To get around this, "[[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Revolution Prelude]]" claimed that the bulk of G.I. Joe's exploits had happened after the events of "[[Chaos]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''G.I. Joe''' (G.I.ジョー ''G.I.Jō'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Comandos em Ação''' (Brazil)
*''Spanish:'' '''Comandos Heroicos''' (America)

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Sockie: /* Legacy */

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[[File:BumblebeeIDW-fromDevastation1coverA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Searching for a candle to brighten his dimness.]]
An espionage agent who demonstrated the {{w|Peter Principle}} in action when he became Autobot leader? That's [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]'s '''Bumblebee'''!
{{quote|No, wait, '''''hang on''''', Prowl--I'm in '''''charge''''' here!"|quote2=What? Come '''''on'''''.|[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] sums up Bumblebee's leadership in three words|"[[The Question]]"}}

==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
===Early days of the war===
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In the days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], '''Bumblebee of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]''' {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} attended the joint funeral of Bumper and Fastback, who had been killed by Megatron and his goons. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

In the days of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Bumblebee was assigned to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s Autobot security team. In a mission in [[Nyon]], Bumblebee stopped Orion before he could execute [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in plain sight of civilians and berated him for almost killing a defenseless enemy. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} After training with [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] at the shooting gallery, {{Storylink|Parasites}} Bumblebee was sent to pursue [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], who had infiltrated a [[Senate]] meeting where Zeta Prime unveiled the [[vamparc ribbon]]. Bumblebee was taken down by [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] and taken hostage by the [[Decepticon]]s to assure Orion's cooperation. {{Storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} Both Orion and Bumblebee were able to escape the Decepticons when their comrades ambushed them at the [[Jump Joint]] and brought [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to carry them away. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Orion Pax's crew were soon sent on another mission to Nyon, this time to apprehend [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]. However, the Autobots were willing to listen to Hot Rod's argument. {{Storylink|Ruins}} When Zeta Prime's [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructor]]s attacked the city, Bumblebee and the others attempted to help defend the city, but Hot Rod was forced to detonate bombs scattered around the city, destroying it. Zeta savagely attacked Orion Pax, {{Storylink|Purge}} but [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons came to the rescue. The Autobots were taken to [[Kolkular]], where they witnessed Orion Pax agreeing to join forces with Megatron. {{storylink|Choices}} Together, the Autobots and Decepticons attacked Zeta Prime's forces. {{Storylink|Overthrown}}

With Zeta's defeat, Megatron betrayed the Autobots and began hunting them down, and Bumblebee went into hiding with Ironhide and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Before they could decide on a course of action, they were captured in a Decepticon raid on their safehouse. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} After a violent interrogation, Bumblebee was set to be executed alongside his fellow Autobots. However, on witnessing the ruthless execution order, Hot Rod decided to join the Autobots and freed the prisoners. They then rendezvoused at Orion's ID signal and learned of his recent transformation into Optimus Prime and the awakening of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Rise}} When Optimus Prime made a rallying call for additional support for their cause against the Decepticon's tyranny, Bumblebee watched possible enemy positions. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Bumblebee participated in the battle at the [[Citadel]] and after the battle, was approached by the survivors of the attack on Nyon who told him that they would now be chroniclers. {{storylink|Endgame}}

In the earliest days of Optimus Prime's leadership, Bumblebee was his assistant during the meetings of the [[Grand Convocation]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He later helped defend the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The battle ended in tragedy as the refinery exploded, killing many civilians as well as Autobots. Having survived, Bumblebee attended the memorial service held by Autobots to honor the lost lives. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} During a subsequent Convocation meeting, he interrupted Prime with an emergency report from [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Massacre}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was unleashed upon Cybertron, Bumblebee stood by Prime's side as the Autobots worked to contain the beast and showed deep regret for the destruction of [[Harmonex]] that ensued. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Their struggle didn't go well, and he had to pull a fellow Autobot to safety during Trypticon's rampage. {{storylink|Annihilation}} With the monster heading towards Iacon and Optimus Prime being unable to stop it, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] was ready to give up, but Bumblebee urged him to hold onto hope. Indeed, Trypticon was finally felled by the combined efforts of [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] and Megatron, allowing the Autobots to return home and repair the injured Prime. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Bumblebee witnessed [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Not long after Trypticon's defeat, Bumblebee detected a spacecraft on collision course with Iacon and reported it to Prime. Realizing it was Trypticon—now under Decepticon control—the Autobots had Metroplex transform into [[robot mode]] and fight the beast. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Once both giants had fallen, the Decepticons and their new [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] allies invaded the city, forcing the Autobots into battle. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Bumblebee tried to prevent Megatron from reaching Trypticon's fallen form, and though the Decepticon leader acknowledged his courage, he would not be deterred and impaled the young Autobot on a piece of debris. Once the Autobots had won the battle, Bumblebee was carried to safety and repaired by Ratchet. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} 500,000 years ago during the climactic battle over Metroplex, Bumblebee scouted the Decepticon forces and surmised their offensive wasn't going to end any time soon, prompting the Autobots to send Metroplex off into space for his own protection. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} As they watched the Titan leave, he listened to Prowl lament the stupidity of war. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:TheHuntingParty-BumblebeeNightbeat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, lookit me bein' this body in the past at some point now, I guess.]]
Some time after Metroplex's departure, Bumblebee, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] were in space pursuing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Empirion|ship]] from a distance, trying to put a stop to them despite being vastly outmatched. When Bludgeon found a remote planet with a small civilization of [[Urtuskian]]s and his troops started blowing up the place, Bumblebee decided that there was no time to call for reinforcements and he and his two friends would have to make do. He ordered Jetfire to ram their ship into the Decepticons' and the three would fight the troops personally on the surface. Bumblebee took out [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] before finding himself trapped below ground standing between the legendary, missing Metroplex and [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]. Bumblebee was faring badly when a Urtuskian surprisingly lept to his defense. Deciding Bumblebee wasn't worth his time, and secretly feeling disillusioned about the Decepticons at the time, Thundercracker abandoned the mission. With their ship destroyed, Bumblebee and the others found themselves stuck on the planet for an unspecified amount of time until they were eventually found and rescued. Thankfully, this was another of those "Bumblebee makes a friend" stories, as Nightbeat put it, and so they had hospitable hosts for the duration. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

===Infiltration on Earth===
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Thousands of years later, Bumblebee was part of Prowl's secret counter-infiltration unit on [[Earth]]. When [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] broke cover by rescuing a [[Hunter O'Nion|trio]] [[Verity Carlo|of]] [[Jimmy Pink|humans]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltation #0}} Bumblebee was the one Autobot who supported his efforts. He was true to his role as an espionage agent and ferreted out their plans to continue joint operations against orders and joined in. Verity thought his alternate form and his [[holomatter]] avatar was "coool!" {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

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He accompanied Ratchet and the humans to investigate an abandoned [[Decepticon]] bunker in [[Nebraska]]. When Ratchet mentioned how he hated putting their humans at risk, Bumblebee pragmatically commented that, given the need for evidence of unusual Decepticon activity and the consequences of Decepticon Siege Mode, the humans would be "acceptable losses". While the humans were exploring the bunker, two Decepticons attacked, and Bumblebee managed to take down [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], but not before Ratchet was shot and run over by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

As the bombardment by the Decepticons caused the bunker to collapse, Verity had trouble climbing out of the shaft through which they entered. Bumblebee leapt into action when the tree the rope was attached to buckled under the crumbling terrain. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} He left the humans with Ratchet and traveled to [[Oregon]], the location of the second Decepticon command bunker, observing the situation until the rest of the Autobot unit could arrive. After witnessing Megatron "disciplining" Starscream and subsequently downgrading the infiltration unit's status to [[Infiltration protocol|Phase Two]], Bumblebee departed Oregon with the rest of the unit. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

[[File:Bumblebee blasts LukeCage.jpg|thumb|left|Oldest trick in the book.]]

Bumblebee went with the Autobots to investigate Decepticon activity in the country of [[Latveria]]. There they discovered a heavily shielded "array" that the Decepticons were using as a base. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} There they skirmished with the humans that were assembled outside who were under the influence of the Decepticons' mind-altering [[Psycho-Prism]]. Bumblebee used his holomatter avatar in a "damsel in distress" ruse that distracted [[Luke Cage]] long enough for Bumblebee to get a clear shot. Ratchet was able to attach an inhibitor device to [[Captain America]] which nullified the effects of the Psycho-Prism. He gave Captain America enough devices for everyone on his team. Now calmed down, the two groups teamed up to destroy the Psycho-Prism. They began attacking the array's defenses which caused the Decepticons to attack. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}}

As they fought, Ratchet, Prowl, and Luke Cage were able to slip into the array. Outside, Bumblebee, Jazz, and Prime gave a power-boost to [[Iron Man]] in his Transformer-sized armor. After the battle quieted down, Megatron communicated via hologram from inside the array with his new ally [[Doctor Doom]]. They showed their captives, Ratchet, Prowl, Luke Cage, and [[Spider-Man]]. Megatron ordered their surrender or the captives would die. Optimus Prime ordered the quick destruction of the array. [[Falcon (superhero)|The Falcon]] objected because their teammates were still inside. Bumblebee argued that those few humans were expendable. There was a brief discussion, but Optimus Prime's orders won out and they all attacked the array. Megatron turned on Doctor Doom for being incorrect about them surrendering. Megatron didn't go through with his threat to kill his captives, instead he went outside to face his opponents and carrying Luke Cage. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}}

While Megatron was attacking, Bumblebee, Jazz, and [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]] [[orbital jump|orbital bounced]] into the array. They found that Doctor Doom switched sides and freed Spider-Man, so they went to find the Psycho-Prism. They found it guarded by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who wasn't in the mood to fight for Megatron's cause and left. Wolverine destroyed the Prism. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

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He was present when Optimus Prime announced he was bringing in reinforcements from elsewhere to bolster the Earth unit's ranks, due to how pivotal Ore-13 had made the theatre {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}}, but did not take part in the subsequent mission to [[Brasnya]]. After that mission was complete, Bumblebee was tasked by one of those reinforcements, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], to check the area surrounding their base for surveillance. He found a great deal of it, prompting the decision to relocate the ''[[Ark-19]]''. He was aboard when the ship was attacked by [[Sixshot]] {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} and as the ship went down he reported that they were fully visible to human sensors at [[Robins Air Force Base]] {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} He survived but was injured in the subsequent battle with the living Decepticon weapon of mass destruction. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} He was presumably on the ''[[Ark-32]]'' when it left Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Bumblebee was present to hear Ratchet diagnose Sunstreaker after the later's de-Headmasterification. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Replay}}

[[File:AHM4BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Slag it, Bumblebee, stop making our jokes for us!]]
Having returned to Earth, Bumblebee was among the Autobots who fell into a Decepticon trap and were soundly defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons banished them all to Cybertron to be eaten by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

Frustrated at being stranded on Cybertron, he listened to [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks's]] story about how awesome and cool Jazz is to pass the time. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Bumblebee and Wheeljack were sent to search for energon by Jazz, but found the going rough in their Earth modes. Wheeljack suggested he whip up a polymer, but 'Bee very quickly pointed out the fact they hadn't the equipment. To make matters worse, the pair were being followed and their only hope of signaling for help was a million to one shot! Not willing to wait for back-up that wasn't coming, Bumblebee dragged Wheeljack along in an attempt to track the stranger down... when Hot Rod was knocked through a wall by Ironhide. Bumblebee was surprised to see Hot Rod, but more surprised to hear the other bot thought they were a rescue party! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

Later, while being chased by the Insecticon swarm, Bumblebee made a disparaging comment about [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], but [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] quickly put him in his place. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} As tensions rose, he almost had a throw-down with [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Along with the other Autobots, Bumblebee was rescued and transported back to Earth by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Together with the rest of the Autobots, he fought the Decepticons and drove them off the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

After the departure of the Decepticons, the human military hunted down any remaining Transformer. Somehow Bumblebee got separated from his team in the ruins of New York. He managed to avoid detection until he was forced to reveal his location when a toppling building threatened the families inside. Bumblebee used his body to support the building, even as the nearby military fired into his body. Thankfully, Bumblebee was able to hold out until the humans inside had evacuated, and the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and the others kept the military from finishing him off. Once Bumblebee had been restored to working order, he asked Ratchet if they had heard his radio distress calls. No, Ratchet responded, Bumblebee's radio had been busted, but they heard about his plight on the humans' frequencies. Ratchet laughed, noting that was Optimus Prime's idea, who felt that it was only a matter of time before Bumblebee would have to save somebody and out himself. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

===Leadership===
Following the resignation of Optimus Prime and his surrender to the human organization [[Skywatch]], Bumblebee was elected to the position of Autobot commander despite not putting himself forward for the role. Ratchet posited his trustworthiness and dependability as factors in his being chosen. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} {{storylink|Ride-Along}}

[[File:Bumblebee 1 Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|And there was much rejoicing.]]
Though at first there was jubilation at Bumblebee's rise to leadership, his diplomatic nature and desire to be nice to everybody eventually led to problems. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} The first of many challenges in Bumblebee's new command was Ultra Magnus, who had arrived to investigate the death of [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]. Magnus questioned Bumblebee's suitability for command in light of [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] leading his own group of Autobots away, and was not interested in helping Bumblebee with their current woes. Unfortunately, it was then that [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] decided to lead yet another exodus of Autobots (consisting of [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]) away from the main group. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Wheeljack had little time or respect for Bumblebee's moping or his perceived lack of leadership ability, leading to several cutting remarks, much to the annoyance of Ratchet. Through some interference from Wheeljack, Bumblebee met with Skywatch rogue Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]] who gave them protection from Skywatch if the Autobots helped capture Decepticons. Unfortunately this "protection" could also lock them into [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] if they misbehaved, which Horiuchi did when Cliffjumper refused to capture Blurr. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

Tracking down Blurr, Bumblebee attempted to talk the fugitive Autobot over, to convince him to come quietly. Blurr was shocked that Bumblebee would agree to work with the humans, the people who had imprisoned others of their kind. When Bumblebee revealed that Blurr didn't have much of a choice, the latter decided to take his chances and shot Bumblebee at point blank range, which shorted out his kill-switch badge. Back at base, when Bumblebee refused to turn over Blurr, Horiuchi decided the Autobot needed a reminder of who was holding the leash and attempted to activate his kill-switch. Naturally, it didn't work, but Ratchet convinced Bumblebee to play along and pretend he was locked into vehicle mode. Seeing an opportunity, the Bumblebee concocted a plan where the reluctant Blurr would find a Volkswagen to take his place, allowing him to find a way to free the rest of the Autobots. Before leaving, Bumblebee gave the Autobots an inspiring speech that actually caused [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to break character, surprising the Skywatch operatives who were listening in on those Autobots with functional kill-switch badges. Later, communicating with Ratchet via a text-only comm channel, Bumblebee located a large shipment of darmstadtium, the rare metal used in the kill-switches at a shipping port. As he was skulking around, he discovered the Constructicon [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who had repainted himself to disguise his identity from the humans, as well as the hope that he sneak onto one of the container ships. Bumblebee tried to convince him that they had to earn the respect of the humans, but Scavenger angrily scoffed at this, stating he would rather hide than work with them. Bumblebee left him in peace. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

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When Skywatch arrived to repair "Bumblebee's" kill-switch badge, they inadvertently revealed the identity of [[Sanjay Bharwaney]], a Skywatch researcher who was responsible for the secondary master control board for all of the badges. Bumblebee followed Bharwaney home, following Wheeljack's advice that altering the control board would short out the badges. Obviously unable to retrieve the control board directly, Bumblebee befriended Bharwaney's daughter, [[Serena Bharwaney|Serena]], in the hopes she could help him. Much to his distaste, Bumblebee had to lie to Serena, claiming that the control board would harm her father if he didn't "fix" it. He felt so bad about the whole thing that he believed doing this all but confirmed Humanity's opinion of the Transformers, a position that [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] did not tolerate. Unfortunately, it was discovered the control board contained tracking devices, meaning Bumblebee would be unable to get it back to their hideout before Colonel Horiuchi would notice and disable all the Autobots. This forced Bumblebee to make the modifications himself, a task he scarcely completed before Bharwaney returned home. As his friend Serena took the item back into her house, Bumblebee hoped that one day, he could repay her for his betrayal of her trust. {{Storylink|The Gift Horse}}

However, as he was making his way back to the Autobot hideout, Bumblebee detected Skywarp heading towards the Bharwaney house. Arriving just in time to save Bharwaney and his daughter, Bumblebee discovered the scientist to be an embittered man whose wife had died during the Decepticon invasion, and who now saw all Transformers, Autobot and Decepticon alike, as the same destructive aliens. During their flight, Bharwaney decided to use the control board to destroy both Bumblebee and Skywarp, seeing Bumblebee as a traitor to Horiuchi. When Serena appealed to her father, Bharwaney forced Bumblebee to admit that he did use Serena to get to the control board, and 'Bee apologised to the young girl. Letting them both out, Bumblebee asked Bharwaney for the control board so he could free his fellow Autobots. As they argued, Skywatch lieutenant [[Daniel Klonowski]] appeared and saved the trio from Skywarp, but despite his interference, Skywarp cut off Bumblebee's escape. Declaring that, unlike Skywarp, he had friends who would fix him, Bumblebee activated the control board, which simultaneously destroyed the kill-switch badges on the Autobots and seriously damaged himself and Skywarp. Sometime later, after Klonowski paid a visit to the Autobot hideout, Bumblebee emerged with a brand new, more powerful body and a new confidence befitting his command of the Autobots. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

[[File:IDWBumblebeeDesignvsStyle.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|He's very picky about his looks.]]
Bumblebee's new confidence was tested when Ultra Magnus barged back into the Autobot caves, requisitioning a strike force to arrest Hot Rod for colluding with the enemy. Magnus forced Bumblebee and the others to go along with him almost by sheer force of personality, and they soon arrived at the launch site where Hot Rod and his Autobot & Decepticon allies were planning to leave the planet. Bumblebee and Hot Rod tried to debate the situation, but Ultra Magnus soon grew tired of listening to their concerns and laid down the line: "Right, wrong, I'm the guy with the badge." Any dissention in the Autobots ranks came to a sudden stop when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] turned on his "friend" Hot Rod, unleashing the new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] combiner named [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

Most of the Decepticons joined Swindle and the Stunticons in turning against their Autobot comrades. [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in particular took great joy in showing the Constructicons could still hack it in light of the new combiner robot, and tried to strangle Bumblebee one-handed. Bumblebee was saved by the timely but unexpected intervention of Thundercracker, who had grown just as tired of the war as many Autobots.

Watching the Stunticons at work as Menasor, Bumblebee noticed how poorly integrated their consciousnesses were, and devised a plan to break them apart. By directing the Autobots to focus their firepower first on [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], then [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], he successfully led the group in dismantling Menasor. Even Optimus Prime and the latecomers from Skywatch looked to him for direction. Afterwards, Prime blessed Bumblebee's leadership, and 'Bee decreed it was time for the Autobots to stop running. He faced [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] head on and made arrangements for a true peace with Skywatch. Bumblebee still had to deal with Ultra Magnus, however, who was insisting on arresting Rodimus for treason. Bumblebee finally told Magnus where he could stuff his statutes. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

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Bumblebee was one of the Autobots who helped fight back against the undead horde that came to Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Bumblebee and the Autobots then entered into a formal arrangement with Skywatch, and took up residence inside the organization's bunkers. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Despite his decision, some like Jetfire continued to question the idea of living among those who had hunted them for the last three years. Bumblebee earnestly defended his choice, however, stating essentially that trust had to begin somewhere or else they'd never survive on Earth. Spike soon alerted Bumblebee that [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Combaticons had made their presence known in North Korea along the demilitarized zone. Bumblebee quickly determined that, despite appearances, the Combaticons were not loyal mercenaries to the North Koreans, but were playing a larger game. With the President of the United States declaring all Transformers "illegal weapons of mass destruction", though, Spike and Bumblebee decided they would have to intervene...in disguise. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} [[File:Bumblebee car Hawk Among the Sparrows.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]] Bumblebee later stated to Optimus Prime he had a plan and asked Thundercracker to join the Autobots. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"}} Thundercracker turned down the offer but Bumblebee eventually convinced the Seeker to join, reminding him of his seeker heritage. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} Bumblebee, unsure what to do, was back at base watching a full brawl between the Autobots, Combaticons, and Predacons with Kyle Pennington and Silverstreak. The brawl revealed the Autobots to the public and Bumblebee confronted the media to try to solve the already shaky alliance between humans and Autobots. He got blasted by a protester instead. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

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Bumblebee was severely wounded from the shot but managed to regain composure. Kyle Pennington told the Autobots not to hurt his would be assassin, but Brawn did not like the decision. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man}} In an interview, [[Ben Simpson]] stated Bumblebee's recent action was insane and he had no say in the US policy. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} The assassination was followed by a Decepticon attack on the Skywatch base, and though the Autobots attempted to evacuated, they were followed and defeated by a returned Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} Dumped in a city in the middle of scared and armed humans, Bumblebee and the others ended up held at gunpoint by a [[John Powell|policeman]]. He attempted to talk the human down using reason, but before he could have any success Jazz arrived and, to his shock and horror, killed the human. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} The Autobots were able to escape from the city, escorting the shell-shocked Jazz back to Omega Supreme {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} where they began repairs on Bumblebee. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

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After a few weeks Bumblebee was back on his feet, though Ratchet couldn't find him a leg replacement joint, leaving him temporarily in need of a walking stick. While joking around with the similarly injured Pennington, they were interrupted by Bluestreak who informed the group that Rodimus was alive and had returned with Ironhide and Sunstreaker, who were also supposed to be dead. Informed by Rodimus that Cybertron was habitable again but occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], Optimus Prime rallied the Autobots to return home, which only served to remind poor Bumblebee that nobody listened to ''him'' even though he was supposed to be leader. While reassuring him he was still in charge, Prime told him Spike Witwicky was suspected of having lied to the Autobots and murdered [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in cold blood, prompting Bumblebee to requisition some Autobots and remain on Earth to investigate Skywatch and track down remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}}

With Megatron having surrendered to the Autobots, Bumblebee appeared on Omega Supreme via hologram to discussing his sentence and voted for life imprisonment. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}}

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Whilst Prowl focused on investigating their human allies, Bumblebee led the search for Decepticons, taking [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] on a fruitless night raid. After an argument with Prowl the next morning, {{storylink|The Question}} Bumblebee was asked by Jazz for permission to hunt down the remaining Decepticons, but was denied due to his murdering a human last time he was in the field. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} Realizing that he did know ''one'' Decepticon's location, Bumblebee paid a visit to Thundercracker, who after extended pestering surrendered a suspicion that Megatron's new body sported a [[space bridge]] and a bridge energy signature from his [[Titan Hunter|Titan hunting]] days. Searching for the signature with help from Sanjay Bharwaney, the Autobot leader was able to locate a veritable army of Decepticons preparing to enter a space bridge linked to Megatron, now on Cybertron with the other Autobots. Bumblebee's attempt to secretly disable the bridge was discovered, and he wound up in a battle with the Stunticons as their allies fled through the portal. Although severely outmatched, he was able to jam his cane into the bridge's cabling and trigger a massive electrical discharge, knocking his opponents unconscious. His captives in tow, Bumblebee returned to base with a renewed faith in himself. {{storylink|The Question}}

He and Ultra Magnus questioned Sandra about Spike Witwicky, and discovered that Spike murdered Scrapper. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} The Autobots later tried to bring in Ben Simpson. They found Simpson under the influence of one of the Megatron-guns and opened fire on him. Swindle was located at the scene, and he revealed he knocked out Brawl in order to keep his secrets. Swindle told the Autobots that Skywatch's advanced weapons technology came from him via a deal he made with Spike. After severing their ties with Skywatch and Earth, {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} the Autobots returned to Cybertron on a ship sent by their colleagues on their home planet.

[[File:DoOP matrix bequeathed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Thanks for the, uh... paper-weight, Prime.]]
When Bumblebee's contingent arrived on Cybertron, they found the [[D-Void]]'s Chaos War ended, Galvatron defeated, and the planet somehow alive and primordial. Thousands of non-aligned Cybertronians began arriving back, and Bumblebee had his work cut out for him keeping the situation from inflaming. After Optimus returned with the Matrix, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] discovered that it contained a map apparently to the [[Knights of Cybertron]], and Rodimus and Bumblebee disagreed on what their priorities should be. Optimus presented half of the Matrix to Bumblebee who intended to stay on Cybertron, and the other half to Rodimus, who intended to follow the map. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} To Bumblebee's disappointment, Ratchet was one of those who opted to leave on the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Bumblebee tried unsuccessfully to contact Rodimus immediately prior to the ship launch, and he and Prowl watched as the ship apparently exploded in the sky during take off. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:WorldAndEverythingInit-yikesBee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Don't taze me, Bee!]]
Bumblebee and non-aligned leader [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] went to greet newly arrived [[Hipotank]], but Bumblebee found his point of view being drowned out by Metalhawk's anti-Autobot rhetoric. Prowl was using Decepticons to enforce the peace, and while Bumblebee was arranging a memorial for the ''Lost Light'' crew, some of them began exercising their authority a little too vigorously with [[Zetca]]. Consequently, Bumblebee had to activate [[Horri-Bull]]'s [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]], killing the Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} When Starscream approached Autobot headquarters, Bumblebee stunned the Decepticon with his new modified cane and announced he was done trusting Decepticons. The memorial went ahead, with Bumblebee giving a speech, unaware that the Decepticons were planning to assassinate him. The plot was foiled, thanks to information from Starscream, who interrupted Bumblebee's speech to assert that he, Starscream, must be part of the government. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

After a mysterious explosion, Bumblebee called in Wheeljack to investigate, though he wasn't keen on being called "King Bee". He tried to suppress his suspicions that the Decepticons were behind the explosion, which turned out to be false anyway when Wheeljack discovered what was happening. As many Cybertronians were saved thanks to Starscream's help, Bumblebee agreed to let Starscream be part of the government, despite the idea angering [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] enough to knock Bumblebee down and depart with his team. {{storylink|Stick Together}} The three leaders held a speech, though to Bumblebee's dismay, Starscream dominated proceedings. He later found himself having to deal with an increasingly-paranoid Prowl. {{storylink|Devisive}} When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] arrived, Bumblebee passed on turning out to greet the newcomer, as he knew Metalhawk and Starscream would be there to undermine him. Following a brawl and some persuasive words from Metalhawk and Ironhide, Bumblebee made the decision to have the I/D chips deactivated as a first step towards equality between Autobot and Decepticon. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

When a ship flying Decepticon colors materialized in Cybertron's sky, Bumblebee summoned Wheeljack to observe the ship's landing. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} Metalhawk and Starscream began pressuring him to have an election to let the populace choose their leader, but he claimed not to be ready yet, mostly out of fear of what may happen if they elected Starscream. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} When an injured [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] appeared from the wilderness outside the city borders claiming to have lost Ironhide and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Bumblebee rejected Metalhawk and Starscream's offer for help, believing that the election would go in their favor if they found the missing 'bots. Instead he went to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and convinced Blurr to aid in the search, but regretfully did so by playing to his emotions and asking him to do it for Ironhide's sake even though his true motives were political. To add to all this stress, [[Turmoil]]'s time-traveling ship then disappeared right under his nose. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Bumblebee was too busy investigating the disappearance to deal with the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] discovered by Blurr, Metalhawk and Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} Starscream's popularity skyrocketed after the Titan declared him a conqueror who would unite all Cybertronians, causing Bumblebee to fear the results an election even more, even as he knew himself to be at the risk of looking like a dictator if he kept refusing to hold one. After Starscream's luck turned around due to an apparent Decepticon bombing that had crippled Omega Supreme, Bumblebee was surprised to find that Metalhawk trusted him enough to investigate the attack. This kind of honesty nudged him out of the political mindset, and he started an investigation to search for the truth rather than to blame the Decepticons. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:BeforeTheDawn-BumblebeeKRONCH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yeah, this about sums up this page.]]
Shortly afterwards, Megatron wandered into Iacon from the wilderness, claiming to come in peace. Bumblebee refused to believe this and ordered the Autobots to kill him where he stood, but they were stopped in their tracks by the Decepticon population, who convinced him to take Megatron alive. While he did so, he refused to honor the Decepticon leader's requests to speak with him, knowing it never went anywhere when Optimus Prime tried. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The return of their leader caused the Decepticons to start rioting, with Bumblebee being unable to calm them down. Realizing that things were never going to be stable under his Autobot government, he finally decided to hold elections the next day and let Metalhawk win. {{storylink|The Verge}} This was put on ice when he was approached by Blurr and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who claimed that Prowl was working with Megatron and had been behind all the unrest since day one. While he didn't want to believe them, Bumblebee came with them and Metalhawk to investigate Prowl's quarters, where they indeed found him smack in the middle of believed-dead Decepticons, holding Wheeljack at gunpoint. To his horror, Prowl killed Wheeljack before he could tell him something important, then went on to explain that he was in fact under the control of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had been using him to manipulate events anticipation of Megatron's return. As their plan came to fruition, a freed Megatron turned Prowl into the head of Devastator, crushed Bumblebee's head and prepared to conquer Cybertron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

Heavily injured but defiant, Bumblebee asked Prowl's partner, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], what her role in the Decepticon plan was. This prompted her to reveal that she wasn't on the Decepticons' side at all and kill Bombshell, shutting off Devastator and giving the Autobots the chance to fight back. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} On Metalhawk's suggestion, Bumblebee and the others went after Megatron to save Starscream from his clutches, though as Dirge rightly pointed out, the Autobots were really just out to kill Megatron. When they reached him, the Decepticon leader was preparing to take Prowl's place as Devastator's head, but Bumblebee realized just in time that the "important" thing Wheeljack had mentioned was his trademark system bypass codeword. By using it, the Autobots activated a force field belt hidden inside Megatron by Wheeljack, incapacitating him and saving Cybertron. In the aftermath of the battle, Bumblebee was ready to rebuild, but with Metalhawk killed in battle, Starscream became leader of the NAILs and convinced them to banish Autobots, Decepticons and their war from Iacon. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Out in space, where the ''Lost Light'' had survived, crew member [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] would used a recording of Bumblebee saying "so here" in his stitched-together final message to [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} When the crew finally got their communications back online, Rodimus contacted Cybertron hoping to see the planet united under Bumblebee's leadership, only to be met with a grinning Starscream instead. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

[[File:SecondExodus-GoldfireBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Bumblebee thought he was safe, far from Death's Head and G.I. Joe, but nope!]]
Not wanting to cause further conflict with the NAILs, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots agreed to leave, but an encounter with some friendly Constructicons led to the unfortunate revelation that not ''all'' of Prowl's unlawful manipulations had been Bombshell's fault—he had in fact been behind the assassination of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. This revelation, piled on top of his injuries and many regrets as a leader, was too much for Bumblebee, who collapsed on the spot. He was forced to receive an extensive repair job from [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], who incorporated [[Goldfire shielding]] and parts of his second Earth mode in the process, resulting in a brand new body. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

As a bright light appeared, Bumblebee and the other Autobots approached it, only for a [[Necrotitan|Titan]] to emerge from the ground in front of them. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} While Bumblebee tried to organize his troops to surround the behemoth, it stayed motionless. Instead the Autobots found themselves under attach from Soundwave's Decepticons. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} Bumblebee tried fruitlessly to appeal to Soundwave to stop the fighting, however they were interrupted by Starscream approaching the Titan. The giant unleashed a wave of destructive energy that left the forces present in disarray. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} While Prowl thought they should press the attack Bumblebee favored a more logical approach, which was when Soundwave heard Megatron screaming. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

Following the sound, the combined force found Shockwave's lab, where Nova Prime and Galvatron were attempting to emerge from the Death Universe through a space bridge in Megatron's chest. Startled to find Metalhawk alive, Bumblebee appealed to him to help, but Metalhawk was not pleased at Starscream being handed control of the planet, and attacked Bumblebee. The fight abruptly ended when Shockwave called in the Titan. As Soundwave and Bumblebee's forces emerged to count their wounded, they were met by Megatron, who was promptly ripped in half by Galvatron. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Bumblebee later confronted Galvatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in an attempt to retrieve Megatron's body, though he turned out to not be a match for Galvatron, only being saved by the fact that Megatron had been playing possum. With Galvatron down, Bumblebee picked up Megatron and headed for Iacon. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

[[File:RID27 Bumblebee dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh well, next body please!]]
Arriving back at the city, Megatron revealed his plan to evacuate to [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], however Bumblebee refused to concede Cybertron, at which point [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the ''Lost Light'' arrived via quantum jump to fight the Titan. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Greeting the ''Lost Light'' crew as they disembarked, Bumblebee took Megatron aboard the ship to find Metroplex's thumb. Though wary of Megatron's motives, Bumblebee let him space bridge away with the thumb, and when nothing subsequently happened, assumed Megatron had simply cut and run. The ex-Decepticon leader did reunite the thumb with its owner however, allowing Metroplex to win the battle. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Bumblebee insisted Megatron get the best of medical treatment. Once Megatron was repaired, he asked to see Bumblebee and admitted to the Autobot that he'd come to the realization that the war was a mistake. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Unfortunately Shockwave's plans weren't as foiled as they'd thought, and as billions of [[Ammonite]]s poured down on Cybertron, Bumblebee tried to coordinate a retreat until Perceptor broke the news that the universe was literally ending. Bumblebee gathered together a team to return to Shockwave's lair, and used Skywarp's teleportation power to get there. While most of the team battled Shockwave's waiting forces, Megatron and Bumblebee went onwards and encountered Galvatron. Megatron was ready to end Galvatron's life, but Bumblebee managed to talk him out of it, shortly before Shockwave blew a hole through Bumblebee, killing him. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Megatron took Bumblebee's Autobot insignia as his own, as he and Optimus Prime talked Shockwave out of destroying the universe. Shockwave's time drive collapsed into a singularity, and though Megatron tried to save Bumblebee's body, it was swallowed up by the growing blackness. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

===Legacy===
Wheeljack, thought dead since the Decepticon uprising, eventually recovered and was saddened to learn of Bumblebee's death. The fact that he died saving the universe didn't make it feel any better. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:ExRID 44 ghost bumblebee and starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Thanks to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|him]], I matter even in death!]]
Over a year after Bumblebee's death, Starscream began experiencing vivid hallucinations of Bumblebee, who regularly mocked his fitness to be leader of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} As Starscream began reaching out to the lost [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] colonies, Bumblebee brought up the fact that nobody in Iacon wanted him in control, pointing out that all he had on his side was [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] - who was not-so-subtly gunning for his boss's job. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} After bringing together five of the colonies, Starscream didn't feel any better about himself. Bumblebee suggested that if Starscream thought about others more, then he might be happier... a suggestion that Starscream misunderstood, believing that the "others" should all think about ''him''. {{storylink|Choose Me}} When the Decepticons hijacked the space bridge to Earth, Bumblebee brought up the fact that Cybertronians tended to repeat their history, dooming themselves once again in another war. His needling prompted Starscream to open communications to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and inform her about the situation. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

As the Cybertronians and colonists settled into their new lives, Bumblebee continued to wheedle at Starscream, accusing him of obsessing over the whereabouts of the supposedly-dead Swindle. {{storylink|07:00:00}} As an angry mob prepared to batter down the doors to Starscream's office, Bumblebee criticized Starscream's attitude and his handling of the situation thus far. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

Following Optimus Prime's controversial annexation of Earth, Starscream had a brief chat with Bumblebee as he gloated about Optimus's recent fall from grace. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Starscream sent [[Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] to Earth to ambush Optimus and provoke him into making risky moves; a ploy that Starscream gloated about to Bumblebee. Bumblebee suggested that Optimus's heroism in the face of adversity would only improve his ratings among the population of Iacon. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} When Optimus went ahead and raised a Titan from beneath Earth, Bumblebee smugly pointed out he had warned him about what would happen. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

[[Scarlett]] and [[Joe Colton]] remembered Bumblebee as they discussed the original Cybertronian conflict on Earth and the current threat they posed to the planet {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Last Light}} {{storylink|Ping}} {{storylink|Desperate Times}}}}
{{--}}

==Spotlight: Mirage==
Bumblebee was part of a unit heading towards the Pegasus Star Cluster to link up with the last remnants of the Autobots under Optimus Prime's command. He never made it, as the unit was ambushed as soon as it entered the cluster. The self-serving mercenary [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] took his form to fool the remaining Autobots to allow him to enter their base.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

==Notes==
[[File:Infiltration3-BackOfBumblebee.jpg|thumb|Hey! [[Michael Bay|Bay]]! [[Megan Fox|Stop filming]] [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|my ass!]]]]
*Bumblebee appears on six different covers, plus two "foil enhanced" variants reusing art from another cover, during ''Infiltration'' - of which only ''one'' (#5D) used [[E. J. Su]]'s redesign, which follows a different transformation schema that, amongst other things, places the roof of the car on his back rather than his chest as in his G1 character model. [[:File:IDWBumblebeeDesignvsStyle.jpg|Things would only get worse from there]].
<div style="float:right">[[File:Bumblebeeholomatter.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Hello! I am Lindsay Lohan!]]</div>
*According to [[E. J. Su]], Bumblebee's [[Holomatter]] avatar is modeled after {{w|Lindsay Lohan}}, an actress who plays a girl that drives {{w|Herbie}}, a sentient Beetle. ''Um, well''.<ref>[http://www.protodepot.com/archive/2007_11_01_archive.html Idea: Holomatter Projection]</ref>
*Mike Costa had originally intended to kill ''Bumblebee'' in "[[...For All Mankind]]", believing it was the most shocking death he could do. [[Hasbro]] said "NO".<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref> Not that it stopped him from dying later on (in ''Dark Cybertron''), anyway.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Spies]]

New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain

2017-01-07T04:21:34Z

Sockie: /* Quotes */

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|title="New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain"
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'''In the present day, Optimus Prime's negotiations with the newly-arrived Junkions are not made easy when G.I. Joe show up—while in the past, Prowl joins Orion Pax's investigation into police corruption.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s request, the [[Torchbearer]]s form [[Victorion]] and stand ready for whatever threat might emerge from the gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser|spaceship]] that has arrived. Fortunately, the occupants of the vessel turn out to be the cheerful [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], whose leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] explain that they have come to [[Earth]] in hopes of trading their technological secrets for [[Ore-13]] they can use to rebuild their [[Junkion (planet)|destroyed world]]. Optimus Prime is hesitant to enter into any deals, believing that Junkion technology is of not use to Cybertronians, and that sharing it with Earth would be a further breach of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Rum-Maj asks if Prime actually even ''speaks'' on behalf of the planet, and before Prime can give a proper answer, some ''real'' Earth representatives turn up in the form of a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] unit led by [[Zilong Qian]] (aka "Talon"). When a curious Wreck-Gar grabs hold of their [[Sky Hawk]], the Joes retaliate by opening fire, blasting Wreck-Gar to pieces... but he's perfectly fine, his head continuing to chat merrily as Junkion "operators" rebuild his body. Talon orders the Transformers to withdraw, and Optimus and Rum-Maj both agree to reconvene at another time.

''Four million years in the past, Orion Pax arrests [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] following the scientist's attempt on his life and drags him to police headquarters to meet with Orion's old acquaintance [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. Now driving a desk rather than pounding a beat, Prowl has no interest in helping Pax investigate [[Hefter]]'s death... until Pax explains that he wants to investigate corruption in the system. Having already dealt with such problems during his time under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Prowl is a great believer in closely monitoring those in power, and agrees to help.''

[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] transports Prime's group back to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], where the eager young colonist recruits greet them with a flurry of questions about Junkions. [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] roars at them to be silent with uncharacteristic anger; after apologizing, he explains that he is the only one present who actually knows who the Junkions are, having been present for a [[Battle of Junkion|battle]] that took place on their homeworld early in the war, after [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] involved them in the conflict. That battle, led on opposing sides by Prowl and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], resulted in the destruction of the planet, setting the Junkions on the path that has now brought them to Earth. Eager to resolve the situation, Prime decides to invite Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar to Autobot City to talk.

Down on the [[Matterhorn]], G.I. Joe establishes a base camp to study the Junkions' ship. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] is unsatisfied with Talon's decision to send the Autobots away, as it means they will now be talking to the Junkions in private, but Talon still remembers with horrific clarity his experiences during the Decepticon invasion of Earth and is determined to keep the matter of defending the planet a human-led concern.

''Prowl's interrogation of Jetfire starts poorly when a brief fist-fight breaks out between the two, but slowly, Prowl manages to convinces the scientist that he and Pax genuinely want to uncover the truth behind Hefter's death. Jetfire admits that nobody ordered him to attack Orion, that it was a move he made on his own, so Prowl asks who ''told'' Jetfire about Orion in the first place...''

Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj arrive at Autobot City, though Aileron observes that the two don't seem to be getting along too well. As they are escorted through the city, Wreck-Gar's attention is caught by the medi-bay, where [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] has been keeping a vigil over [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as Jetfire tries in vain to repair the [[spark]] corrosion that is slowly killing him. Wreck-Gar shocks everyone by revealing that, among their detritus, the Junkions have just the device that will cure Sideswipe: a legendary [[positron core]], unheard of since the days of the [[Thirteen]]. It seems, Optimus observes, that the Junkions and the Cybertronians have something to offer one another after all.

The Joes attempt to monitor the Junkions' and Autobots' meeting, but can detect nothing, a development that further frustrates Talon, who is plainly uncomfortable leading Joes given their's and the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]]'s history of Americentrism. [[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]] and [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] update him on their attempts to pierce the cloaking field around the Junkion's ship; although they are making process, they require more detailed Cybertronian technical specifications that they have no access to thanks to the departure of their resident Cybertronian tech expert, [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]. Talon refuses to ask Optimus for help, so Spike suggests an alternative—which Talon also shoots down.

In [[Egypt]], Spike's alternative source of intel, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], is lounging beside the [[Sphinx]], on vacation with [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]]. When a call comes through on his comm, Thundercracker tells Marissa that it is a wrong number, but as she walks off, he replies to the caller in a whisper, agreeing to help them on one condition...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*[[Pyra Magna]] (2)
*[[Jumpstream]] (3)
*[[Rust Dust]] (4)
*[[Dust Up]] (5)
*[[Stormclash]] (6)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (7)
*[[Victorion]] (8)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (10)
*[[Aileron]] (11)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (21)
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*[[Slide]] (25)
*[[Gimlet]] (26)
*[[Bump]] (27)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (28)
*''[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]'' (29)
*''[[Delta Seeker]]'' (30)
*''[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]'' (32)
*''[[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]'' (33)
*''[[Greatshot]]'' (35)
*''[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'' (38)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] (41)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (43)

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*''[[X-Gunner]]'' (31)
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*''[[Fangry]]'' (36)
*''[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]'' (37)
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*[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] (17)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] (18)
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*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] (40)
*[[D.0.C.]] (42)
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==Quotes==
"We used that '''space junk''' to '''rebuild''' ourselves, and '''live forever'''! Do you ever '''die'''? I don't. At least not '''yet'''. '''This''' can all be yours! '''Operators''' are standing by!"
:—'''Wreck-Gar'''

"I've paid attention to your career. I '''know''' why they moved you behind a '''desk'''. You believe police should be held to a higher degree of '''scrutiny'''. You believe the system is '''corrupt.'''" 
"Wrong, Pax. I don't believe '''anything.''' I know '''facts.''' The '''fact''' is, the system '''is''' corrupt."
:—'''Orion Pax''' and '''Prowl'''

'''Slide:''' "Too bad the '''Prime''' wasn't there. He'd have gotten through to [Shockwave and Prowl]—put 'em '''both''' in their places, like he did '''later on.'''" 
'''Gimlet:''' "By '''Primus''', you two. '''Shockwave''' and '''Prowl''' both used to be Prime's '''friends''' before they turned '''evil.'''" 
'''Optimus Prime''': "Prowl did not turn '''evil'''. He merely..." 
''(awkward pause)'' 
'''Optimus Prime''': "...'''disagreed''' with my tactics."

"We want to uncover who killed the Decepticon." 
"A '''cop''' killed him. Same as happens every day." 
"Then you know we '''can''' kill you. That's not a '''threat'''. I'm not '''threatening''' you. I'm telling you to '''think'''. If we '''wanted''' to kill you, we '''would''' have. I want to get all the '''lies''' out in the open. '''All''' of them." 
"Fine—tell the world '''cops murdered Hefter!''' And he was '''innocent!'''" 
"I don't want to '''tell''' them. I want to prove it. I want to make sure '''they''' can't deny it."
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Jetfire'''

"'''Oooooh''' yes, '''yes''', yes '''indeedy''', this is a '''Titan''', a Titan oh '''me''' oh '''my-o.''' Wonderful creatures, hard to shop for—almost impossible to find hats in their size."
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' reacts to Autobot City

"No, I'm just at some old... '''cat thing.''' I mean, it's '''supposed''' to be old, but I've had the same '''junction circuits''' for longer than '''5,000 years.''' I'm more of a '''dog''' person, anyway."
:—'''Thundercracker''' on the Sphinx

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Wreck-Gar and the Junkion species first appeared in IDW continuity in the ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]]'' mini-series, in which Megatron was briefly exiled to their planet. The origins, including the collapse of their bountiful empire, were detailed in [[Fallout (issue)|''Monstrosity'' #5]]. Wreck-Gar has come around a bit since those cannibalistic days; Rum-Maj, a new character, notes that he was "wounded in the heart" back then.
*Prime recognizes the design of the [[Quintesson]] cruiser the Junkions are using, and recalls Megatron's use of one during the ''Monstrosity'' sequel ''[[The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy]]'', which Megatron recovered from Junkion when he recruited the Junkions to aid the Decepticons in fighting the Autobots. Prime doesn't mention, however, his having encountered another one in [[Syndromica (2)|''Robots in Disguise'' #10]].
* Half of the new G.I. Joe team appearing in this issue is made up of the pre-existing human supporting cast of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|the series from before its relaunch]]. Spike and Talon have been working as part of G.I. Joe since the book's ''[[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]]'' tie-in and appeared in that capacity in the [[The Modern World|''Action Man: Revolution'' one-shot]]. Bharwaney—now "Hi-Tech"—is a new addition to the Joe ranks, and has taken up the codename of one of the Joes revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] and killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn|''Revolution'' #1]].
* Flint's a classic major ''Joe'' character who's crossed over with the Transformers loads of times and ''[[Revolution]]'' has featured Mainframe heavily, but you're not likely to be familiar with Chameleon unless you've read IDW's various ''Cobra'' books. Based on an action figure from 2000 that consisted of a re-released [[Baroness]] with a new bio that presented the character as a Joe spy impersonating the Cobra femme fatale (thanks to [[Trademark]] issues at the time), she has been a major character in all of [[Mike Costa]]'s ''Cobra'' series, starting out as the aide to [[Tomax and Xamot]] in the first ''Cobra'' mini-series before being helped to escape Cobra by [[Chuckles]] in ''Cobra II''. She subsequently joined Flint's intelligence unit in ''Cobra'' vol. 2 (during which she and Flint became involved, a past that is briefly alluded to in this issue) and gradually proved herself to G.I. Joe, but disappeared when the unit was shut down in ''The Cobra Files'' and vanished for five years in-universe. She was last seen in the final series published before the ''Joe'' books went on hiatus, ''Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra'', in which the titular ninja tracked her down to help him on a mission. Evidently, she decided to stick around this time.
* Talon recalls the Decepticon attack on Beijing, recounted in [[All Hail Megatron issue 6|''All Hail Megatron'' #6]]. Wonder how he feels about the 'bot who carried out the attack, [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], now actually [[G.I. Joe vol. 5|being a member of G.I. Joe]]...?
* Wreck-Gar quotes a poet named [[Symfanius]] of "Auduria," whose planet was annihilated by Cybertronians. This might be a typo, referring to the world of [[Arduria|A'''r'''duria]], which we saw destroyed in [[Syndromica (1)|''Robots in Disguise'' #6]].
* Prowl remembers meeting Orion during "the Senator Momus investigation," as seen in [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|''More than Meets the Eye'' #10]] and [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|#11]].
* Sideswipe is still recuperating from injuries sustained in [[Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|''The Transformers'' #49]].
* Arcee mentions in passing that "everybody feels like a kid to her," an allusion to the rarely-mentioned fact that she is actually ''super''-old, hailing from the era of [[Nova Prime]] before the vast majority of modern-day Transformers were created.
* Talon notes that the mecha used by the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] all "stopped working"; he must be referring to the events of [[Concorde Hymn|''Revolution'' #1]], when Soundwave knocked out all of the Joes' machinery, which included the mecha. Evidently, the robots were among the devices he did ''not'' restore functionality to at the issue's close.
* Hi-Tech notes that [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] is "gone." Abducted by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[White Light|''The Transformers'' #56]] and returned to Earth by Prowl in [[Last Light|''More than Meets the Eye'' #57]], Blackrock's current exploits are featured in the new ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' series, which was running late and had not debuted by the time this issue was released.
* Thundercracker, Buster, and Marissa have gone on vacation following the events of the [[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World|''The Transformers: Revolution'' one-shot]].

===Transformers references===
*Two Transformers in [[Cyberjet]] designs appear in the flashback to the Battle of Junkion, but are hard to identify as they're off in the distance and block-colored. Given artist Kei Zama's ''Generation 2'' fondness one might assume they're some of the original Cyberjets, but a close look at their decal markings identifies them as ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' characters Delta Seeker and X-Gunner, a pair of rivals who were sold together in a box set.
*Also part of the flashback is Fangry, who just made his IDW debut a few weeks before this issue's publication in [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]]. He is colored here using his [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]] color scheme, with pale purple used for many of the parts that are black on his original toy.
*The smaller ship the Junkions use to travel to Autobot City is based on the [[Minnow|Junkion ship]] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Sparks were established to consist of positrons in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'']] episode "[[Spark of Darkness]]," hence the use of a positron core to repair them in this issue.

===Real-life references===
*As with all chapters of "New Cybertron," this issue's subtitle is taken from the lyrics to the {{w|Covenant (band)|Covenant}} song, "Babel."
*The plaque outside the office Prowl works in reads "''Mutatis Mutandis,''" a Latin phrase meaning "the necessary changes have been made." Used in English to refer to obvious, unstated differences between two things being compared, it feels here like it might refer to the reform of the police force that's ''supposed'' to be happening under [[Zeta Prime]].

===Errors===
*Chameleon's surname is misspelled as "La Tene", rather than "Le Tene".

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in December 2016, this issue slipped a little, arriving on the first week of January 2017.
*Victorion wields the sword which comes with her toy for the first time.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Prime watches the Junkions' ship arrive, by [[Kei Zama]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' The new colonist recruits by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Rum-Maj by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Arcee by [[Zoner]]

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*"The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting December's [[Hasbro Universe]] titles, including this issue, ''Till All Are One'' #6, ''Lost Light'' #1, [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|''G.i. Joe'' #1]], and [[Revolutionaries issue 1|''Revolutionaries'' #1]]. The cover of ''Lost Light'' #2 is mistakenly used instead of #1.
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Talk:New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain

2017-01-04T21:31:09Z

Sockie:

== Carnivac or Weirdwolf? ==

So currently on the page article it says that the white wolf head in Soundwave's flashback is Carnivac, but are we sure that isn't supposed to be Weirdwolf? It looks like there are some yellow robot parts connecting at the very edge of the panel to the neck, as well as what appears to be some representation of his wolf heads joint that flips back, as well as the detail ridge things on his neck, all details that Weirdwolf has that Carnivac does not AFAIK --- [[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 12:46, 4 January 2017 (EST)

==Colonists' Faction==
With Slide having Autobot faction symbols, am I alone in feeling that it's safe to say that all of the other colonists are Autobots at this point? Like, with how they're being characterized, and even if their symbols aren't visible (TC never put any on, but we're still calling him one), I'd be amazed if it was only the one who officially joined the Prime's faction. But if other people think this isn't a safe assumption, then I think Oiler being the only other one considered an Autobot because it's his sister wearing their faction symbol is also pretty iffy. --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] ([[User talk:Sockie|talk]]) 16:31, 4 January 2017 (EST)

New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain

2017-01-04T21:19:13Z

Sockie: /* Other trivia */ That's not exactly trivia for this particular issue when Slide first appeared last issue, and I don't see why it wouldn't be Barber's intent.

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'''In the present day, Optimus Prime's negotiations with the newly-arrived Junkions are not made easy when G.I. Joe show up—while in the past, Prowl joins Orion Pax's investigation into police corruption.'''

==Synopsis==
At [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s request, the [[Torchbearer]]s form [[Victorion]] and stand ready for whatever threat might emerge from the gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser|spaceship]] that has arrived. Fortunately, the occupants of the vessel turn out to be the cheerful [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], whose leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]] explain that they have come to [[Earth]] in hopes of trading their technological secrets for [[Ore-13]] they can use to rebuild their [[Junkion (planet)|destroyed world]]. Optimus Prime is hesitant to enter into any deals, believing that Junkion technology is of not use to Cybertronians, and that sharing it with Earth would be a further breach of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Rum-Maj asks if Prime actually even ''speaks'' on behalf of the planet, and before Prime can give a proper answer, some ''real'' Earth representatives turn up in the form of a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] unit led by [[Zilong Qian]] (aka "Talon"). When a curious Wreck-Gar grabs hold of their [[Sky Hawk]], the Joes retaliate by opening fire, blasting Wreck-Gar to pieces... but he's perfectly fine, his head continuing to chat merrily as Junkion "operators" rebuild his body. Talon orders the Transformers to withdraw, and Optimus and Rum-Maj both agree to reconvene at another time.

''Four million years in the past, Orion Pax arrests [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] following the scientist's attempt on his life and drags him to police headquarters to meet with Orion's old acquaintance [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. Now driving a desk rather than pounding a beat, Prowl has no interest in helping Pax investigate [[Hefter]]'s death... until Pax explains that he wants to investigate corruption in the system. Having already dealt with such problems during his time under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Prowl is a great believer in closely monitoring those in power, and agrees to help.''

[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] transports Prime's group back to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], where the eager young colonist recruits greet them with a flurry of questions about Junkions. [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] roars at them to be silent with uncharacteristic anger; after apologizing, he explains that he is the only one present who actually knows who the Junkions are, having been present for a [[Battle of Junkion|battle]] that took place on their homeworld early in the war, after [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] involved them in the conflict. That battle, led on opposing sides by Prowl and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], resulted in the destruction of the planet, setting the Junkions on the path that has now brought them to Earth. Eager to resolve the situation, Prime decides to invite Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar to Autobot City to talk.

Down on the [[Matterhorn]], G.I. Joe establishes a base camp to study the Junkions' ship. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] is unsatisfied with Talon's decision to send the Autobots away, as it means they will now be talking to the Junkions in private, but Talon still remembers with horrific clarity his experiences during the Decepticon invasion of Earth and is determined to keep the matter of defending the planet a human-led concern.

''Prowl's interrogation of Jetfire starts poorly when a brief fist-fight breaks out between the two, but slowly, Prowl manages to convinces the scientist that he and Pax genuinely want to uncover the truth behind Hefter's death. Jetfire admits that nobody ordered him to attack Orion, that it was a move he made on his own, so Prowl asks who ''told'' Jetfire about Orion in the first place...''

Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj arrive at Autobot City, though Aileron observes that the two don't seem to be getting along too well. As they are escorted through the city, Wreck-Gar's attention is caught by the medi-bay, where [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] has been keeping a vigil over [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as Jetfire tries in vain to repair the [[spark]] corrosion that is slowly killing him. Wreck-Gar shocks everyone by revealing that, among their detritus, the Junkions have just the device that will cure Sideswipe: a legendary [[positron core]], unheard of since the days of the [[Thirteen]]. It seems, Optimus observes, that the Junkions and the Cybertronians have something to offer one another after all.

The Joes attempt to monitor the Junkions' and Autobots' meeting, but can detect nothing, a development that further frustrates Talon, who is plainly uncomfortable leading Joes given their's and the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]]'s history of Americentrism. [[Sanjay Bharwaney|Hi-Tech]] and [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] update him on their attempts to pierce the cloaking field around the Junkion's ship; although they are making process, they require more detailed Cybertronian technical specifications that they have no access to thanks to the departure of their resident Cybertronian tech expert, [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]. Talon refuses to ask Optimus for help, so Spike suggests an alternative—which Talon also shoots down.

In [[Egypt]], Spike's alternative source of intel, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]], is lounging beside the [[Sphinx]], on vacation with [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]]. When a call comes through on his comm, Thundercracker tells Marissa that it is a wrong number, but as she walks off, he replies to the caller in a whisper, agreeing to help them on one condition...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*[[Pyra Magna]] (2)
*[[Jumpstream]] (3)
*[[Rust Dust]] (4)
*[[Dust Up]] (5)
*[[Stormclash]] (6)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (7)
*[[Victorion]] (8)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (10)
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*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (23)
*[[Oiler]] (24)
*[[Slide]] (25)
*''[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]?'' (29)
*''[[Delta Seeker]]'' (30)
*''[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]'' (32)
*''[[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]'' (33)
*''[[Greatshot]]'' (35)
*''[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'' (38)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (41)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] (44)
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*''[[X-Gunner]]'' (31)
*''[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]'' (34)
*''[[Fangry]]'' (36)
*''[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'' (37)
*''[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'' (39)

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*[[Zilong Qian|Talon]] (15)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (16)
*[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] (17)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] (18)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] (19)
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*[[Rum-Maj]] (14)
*''[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'' (22)
*[[Gimlet]] (26)
*[[Bump]] (27)
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*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (28)
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] (40)
*[[D.0.C.]] (42)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (43)
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (45)
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (46)
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==Quotes==
"We used that '''space junk''' to '''rebuild''' ourselves, and '''live forever'''! Do you ever '''die'''? I don't. At least not '''yet'''. '''This''' can all be yours! '''Operators''' are standing by!"
:—'''Wreck-Gar'''

"I've paid attention to your career. I '''know''' why they moved you behind a '''desk'''. You believe police should be held to a higher degree of '''scrutiny'''. You believe the system is '''corrupt.'''" 
"Wrong, Pax. I don't believe '''anything.''' I know '''facts.''' The '''fact''' is, the system '''is''' corrupt."
:—'''Orion Pax''' and '''Prowl'''

'''Slide:''' "Too bad the '''Prime''' wasn't there. He'd have gotten through to [Shockwave and Prowl]—put 'em '''both''' in their places, like he did '''later on.'''" 
'''Gimlet:''' "By '''Primus''', you two. '''Shockwave''' and '''Prowl''' both used to be Prime's '''friends''' before they turned '''evil.'''" 
'''Optimus Prime''': "Prowl did not turn '''evil'''. He merely..." 
''(awkward pause)'' 
'''Optimus Prime''': "...'''disagreed''' with my tactics."

"We want to uncover who killed the Decepticon." 
"A '''cop''' killed him. Same as happens every day." 
"Then you know we '''can''' kill you. That's not a '''threat'''. I'm not '''threatening''' you. I'm telling you to '''think'''. It we '''wanted''' to kill you, we '''would''' have. I want to get all the '''lies''' out in the open. '''All''' of them." 
"Fine—tell the world '''cops murdered Hefter!''' And we was '''innocent!'''" 
"I don't want to '''tell''' them. I want to prove it. I want to make sure '''they''' can't deny it."
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Jetfire'''

"'''Oooooh''' yes, '''yes''', yes '''indeedy''', this is a '''Titan''', a Titan oh '''me''' oh '''my-o.''' Wonderful creatures, hard to shop for—almost impossible to find hats in their size."
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' reacts to Autobot City

"No, I'm just at some old... '''cat thing.''' I mean, it's '''supposed''' to be old, but I've had the same '''junction circuits''' for longer than '''5,000 years.''' I'm more of a '''dog''' person, anyway."
:—'''Thundercracker''' on the Sphinx
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Wreck-Gar and the Junkion species first appeared in IDW continuity in the ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]]'' mini-series, in which Megatron was briefly exiled to their planet. The origins, including the collapse of their bountiful empire, were detailed in [[Fallout (issue)|''Monstrosity'' #5]]. Wreck-Gar has come around a bit since those cannibalistic days; Rum-Maj, a new character, notes that he was "wounded in the heart" back then.
*Prime recognizes the design of the [[Quintesson]] cruiser the Junkions are using, and recalls Megatron's use of one during the ''Monstrosity'' sequel ''[[The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy]]'', which Megatron recovered from Junkion when he recruited the Junkions to aid the Decepticons in fighting the Autobots. Prime doesn't mention, however, his having encountered one before in [[Syndromica (2)|''Robots in Disguise'' #10]].
* Half of the new G.I. Joe team appearing in this issue is made up of the pre-existing human supporting cast of [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|the series from before its relaunch]]. Spike and Talon have been working as part of G.I. Joe since the book's ''[[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]]'' tie-in and appeared in that capacity in the [[The Modern World|''Action Man: Revolution'' one-shot]]. Bharwaney—now "Hi-Tech"—is a new addition to the Joe ranks, and has taken up the codename of one of the Joes revealed as a [[Dire Wraith]] and killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn|''Revolution'' #1]].
* Flint's a classic major ''Joe'' character who's crossed over with the Transformers loads of times and ''[[Revolution]]'' has featured Mainframe heavily, but you're not likely to be familiar with Chameleon unless you've read IDW's various ''Cobra'' books. Based on an action figure from 2000 that consisted of a re-released [[Baroness]] with a new bio that presented the character as a Joe spy impersonating the Cobra femme fatale (thanks to [[Trademark]] issues at the time), she has been a major character in all of [[Mike Costa]]'s ''Cobra'' series, starting out as the aide to [[Tomax and Xamot]] in the first ''Cobra'' mini-series before being helped to escape Cobra by [[Chuckles]] in ''Cobra II''. She subsequently joined Flint's intelligence unit in ''Cobra'' vol. 2 (during which she and Flint became involved, a past that is briefly alluded to in this issue) and gradually proved herself to G.I. Joe, but disappeared when the unit was shut down in ''The Cobra Files'' and vanished for five years in-universe. She was last seen in the final series published before the ''Joe'' books went on hiatus, ''Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra'', in which the titular ninja tracked her down to help him on a mission. Evidently, she decided to stick around this time.
* Talon recalls the Decepticon attack on Beijing, recounted in [[All Hail Megatron issue 6|''All Hail Megatron'' #6]]. Wonder how he feels about the 'bot who carried out the attack, [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], now actually [[G.I. Joe vol. 5|being a member of G.I. Joe]]...?
* Wreck-Gar quotes a poet named [[Symfanius]] of "Auduria," whose planet was annihilated by Cybertronians. This might be a typo, referring to the world of [[Arduria|A'''r'''duria]], which we saw destroyed in [[Syndromica (1)|''Robots in Disguise'' #6]].
* Prowl remembers meeting Orion during "the Senator Momus investigation," as seen in [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|''More than Meets the Eye'' #10]] and [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|#11]].
* Sideswipe is still recuperating from injuries sustained in [[Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|''The Transformers'' #49]].
* Arcee mentions in passing that "everybody feels like a kid to her," an allusion to the rarely-mentioned fact that she is actually ''super''-old, hailing from the era of [[Nova Prime]] before the vast majority of modern-day Transformers were created.
* Talon notes that the mecha used by the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] all "stopped working"; he must be referring to the events of [[Concorde Hymn|''Revolution'' #1]], when Soundwave knocked out all of the Joes' machinery, which included the mecha. Evidently, the robots were among the devices he did ''not'' restore functionality to at the issue's close.
* Hi-Tech notes that [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] is "gone." Abducted by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[White Light|''The Transformers'' #56]] and returned to Earth by Prowl in [[Last Light|''More than Meets the Eye'' #57]], Blackrock's current exploits are featured in the new ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' series, which was running late and had not debuted by the time this issue was released.
* Thundercracker, Buster, and Marissa have gone on vacation following the events of the [[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World|''The Transformers: Revolution'' one-shot]].
*Slide is drawn with Autobot logos in several panels, indicating that she has formally joined the Autobots- one would also assume her twin, Oiler has as well, though he isn't shown to have any logo. None of the other colonists are shown with Autobot logos, however.

===Transformers references===
*Two Transformers in [[Cyberjet]] designs appear in the flashback to the Battle of Junkion, but are hard to identify as they're off in the distance and block-colored. Given artist Kei Zama's ''Generation 2'' fondness one might assume they're some of the original Cyberjets, but a close look at their decal markings identifies them as ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' characters Delta Seeker and X-Gunner, a pair of rivals who were sold together in a box set.
*Also part of the flashback is Fangry, who just made his IDW debut a few weeks before this issue's publication in [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]]. He is colored here using his [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]] color scheme, with pale purple used for many of the parts that are black on his original toy.
*The smaller ship the Junkions use to travel to Autobot City is based on the [[Minnow|Junkion ship]] from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Sparks were established to consist of positrons in the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'']] episode "[[Spark of Darkness]]," hence the use of a positron core to repair them in this issue.

===Real-life references===
*As with all chapters of "New Cybertron," this issue's subtitle is taken from the lyrics to the {{w|Covenant (band)|Covenant}} song, "Babel."
*The plaque outside the office Prowl works in reads "''Mutatis Mutandis,''" a Latin phrase meaning "the necessary changes have been made." Used in English to refer to obvious, unstated differences between two things being compared, it feels here like it might refer to the reform of the police force that's ''supposed'' to be happening under [[Zeta Prime]].

===Errors===
*Chameleon's surname is misspelled as "La Tene", rather than "Le Tene".

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in December 2016, this issue slipped a little, arriving on the first week of January 2017.
*Victorion wields the sword which comes with her toy for the first time.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Prime watches the Junkions' ship arrive, by [[Kei Zama]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' The new colonist recruits by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Rum-Maj by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Arcee by [[Zoner]]

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*"The Hasbro Tribune" editorial page promoting December's [[Hasbro Universe]] titles, including this issue, ''Till All Are One'' #6, ''Lost Light'' #1, [[G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1|''G.i. Joe'' #1]], and [[Revolutionaries issue 1|''Revolutionaries'' #1]]. The cover of ''Lost Light'' #2 is mistakenly used instead of #1.
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G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 1

2016-12-29T00:39:25Z

Sockie: /* Synopsis */

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'''In the wake of ''Revolution'', the world has got a whole lot weirder, and it's up to G.I. Joe—including new member Skywarp—to defend it!'''

==Synopsis==
In [[Tokyo]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], and [[Doc (Carla Greer)|Doc]] chase a member of the [[Red Shadows]] ninja clan through the city streets. When the ninja unveils the cybernetic enhancements he has been provided with by supervillain [[Doctor X]], Rock 'n Roll winds up taking a shuriken in the arm, but the barrage of return fire he empties into the ninja has zero effect. Two more Red Shadows appear to join their fellow, prompting [[Agent Helix]], observing and analyzing from afar, to send [[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]] in to back the Joes up. The ninjas seem to flee, and are pursued by the Joes into Yoyogi Park, only for it to turn out that they have been led into an ambush as more Red Shadows spring up all around them. Vastly outnumbered, the Joes call in their trump card: their new member, the ex-[[Decepticon]] [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]]! Skywarp is not particularly interested in getting involved in the fight, but a few quick verbal threats from the giant robot are enough to convince the Red Shadows to stand down. While the other Joes make plans to go out for food before heading back to base, Rock 'n Roll tries to convince Skywarp to let him fly back with him, but Skywarp finds the whole idea of a human in his cockpit markedly distasteful and refuses.

Back at the Joes' new headquarters—the captured Decepticon space cruiser ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', now rebuilt into a stationary base on the ocean floor, captained by [[Shipwreck]] and rechristened "Lemuria"—[[Cover Girl]], [[Lady Jaye]], and [[Gung-Ho]] gripe about the food available in Shipwreck's meat-free mess hall. [[Scarlett]] soon arrives with new mission orders: Jaye and Gung-Ho are headed for [[Athens]], [[Greece]] to gather intel on a violent anarchist movement growing in the country. Just as Scarlett finishes briefing them, though, another situation arises when [[Dial-Tone]] appears and hands her a memo.

Elsewhere in the base, Doc calls in on the team's tech expert [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]], who is working with her uncle, the [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|original Doc]], to develop a means of detecting [[Dire Wraith]]s. The machine successfully reads the bio-signature of the captive Wraith they have in stasis, but incorrectly claims that the two Docs are also Wraiths. The Docs excuse themselves when Rock 'n Roll enters to see about having his machine gun replaced with a more advanced Cybertronian weapon. Visibly angry, Grand Slam curtly provides him with a shotgun and ends their conversation before it can begin... because thanks to Rock shooting him when he mistook him for a Dire Wraith, Grand Slam is now in a wheelchair.

Scarlett gathers Roadblock and [[Quick Kick]], the latter able to use his Mandarin language skills to confirm the accuracy of the hastily-translated memo. Roadblock is surprised to learn that their new mission comes at the request of the Chinese government, but as Scarlett points out, G.I. Joe is now a global force for good, not just an American one. Their objective: reclaim Inner Mongolia from native insurgents radicalized by [[Crystal Ball]] and the [[Dreadnok]]s!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (2)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]] (5)
*[[Agent Helix]] (6)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] (7)
*[[Shipwreck]] (8)
*[[Polly]] (9)
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*[[Cover Girl]] (10)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (11)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (12)
*[[Scarlett]] (13)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (14)
*[[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc Senior]] (16)
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*[[Dire Wraith]] (15)
*[[Crystal Ball]] (19)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (20)
*[[Dreadnok|Torch]]? (21)
*Unknown Dreadnok (22)
*[[Road Pig (Dreadnok)|Road Pig]] (23)
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==Quotes==
"'''Attention,''' vermin! I am '''Skywarp''', of the '''G.I. Joe''' International Peacekeeping Force. Drop your '''weapons''' and surrender '''immediately'''! I don't want to have to clean what's '''left''' of you off my '''feet.'''"
:—'''Skywarp''' introduces himself to the Red Shadows

"Are you '''asking''' me... to open up my '''cockpit'''... and allow you to '''climb inside''' of me?"
:—'''Skywarp''' does not respond well to Rock 'n Roll's request for a lift

"This '''is''' meat! It's a spirulina-enriched '''plankton''' patty! With a side of '''wakame'''!"
:—'''Shipwreck''' describes his latest culinary concoction

"Backpacking across '''Europe'''? You think '''I''' can pass as a '''hipster'''?" 
"'''Chest''' piece, '''ridiculous''' facial hair, '''silly''' hat? I think you'll manage."
:—'''Gung-Ho''' and '''Scarlett'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Doctor X was previously established to be working with the Red Shadows (see "G.I. Joe references" below) in {{i|Mr Love and Justice|''Action Man'' #4}}. The ninjas were not named in that issue, though, and the presence of [[Storm Shadow]] as their leader suggested they were, as Rock 'n Roll mistakenly believes this issue, the Joes' usual red-garbed ninja opponents, the Arashikage. The truth was implied, however, when Doctor X mentioned collaborating with the historical leader of the group, Baron Ironblood, on the issue's final page.
*Rock 'n Roll rescued Skywarp from the Dire Wraith-held [[Earth Defense Command]] [[Bikini Atoll]] base in the ''G.I. Joe: Revolution'' one-shot. In the process, he shot Grand Slam, mistakenly believing he was a Wraith; it appeared at the time that Grand Slam had died, but we discover this issue that he is still alive, but paralyzed from the waist down.
*Skywarp's been suffering from debilitating molecular instability since sustaining injuries way back in [[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]. It appears he has finally been repaired, but at the cost of his teleportation ability, which he's waiting to have restored by the Joes.
*The ''Nemesis'' was previously used by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s Decepticons as a base of operations throughout the second "season" of ''Robots in Disguise''. It was captured by Joe forces in [[White Heat|''The Transformers'' #57]], following the defeat of Galvatron's forces by the [[Autobot]]s.
*Lady Jaye hasn't been part of the "main" Joe forces in IDW continuity prior to this issue; instead, she has only appeared as part of the now-defunct "intelligence" unit that was the focus of the latter issues of ''Cobra'' vol. 2 and the follow-up series ''The Cobra Files''.
*"Doc Senior"—Carl Greer, the original holder of the "Doc" codename—has appeared a scant few times in IDW continuity, and was last seen in ''G.I. Joe'' vol. 3, published in 2013, when he handed over his codename to his niece Carla. Over five years have passed in-universe since then, and middle-aged spread has obviously hit the guy!
*Crystal Ball has been a recurring, manipulative figure in IDW ''Joe'' lore since its beginning, acting as enigmatic adviser to the various members of [[Cobra]] high command. The precise state of Cobra in the present-day Hasbro Universe is unclear, but it was implied that Crystal Ball was still affiliated with the organization the last time we heard about it, in the final issue published before the hiatus, ''Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra'' #5.
*The Dreadnoks have had a surprisingly minimal presence in IDW continuity, having been the villains of a single story arc published in ''G.I. Joe: Special Missions'' in 2013, which concluded with them being betrayed and abandoned by their leader [[Zartan]]. Members Buzzer and Road Pig are easily recognizable; the identities of the other two members seen on this issue's final page are less obvious. One appears to be carrying a flamethrower, which logically ought to mark him as Torch, but if so, he's been redesigned as black, after appearing as Caucasian in his previous IDW appearance.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The Red Shadows were the evil faction from G.I. Joe's British antecedent-slash-counterpart, ''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]'', who were eliminated from the story and replaced with Cobra when Hasbro acquired the property and folded it into ''G.I. Joe'' mythology. Later media would revive the Red Shadows and incorporate them into the ''G.I. Joe'' storyline, but IDW is the first to depict them as ninjas.

===Real-life references===
*Shipwreck re-names the ''Nemesis'' "Lemuria" after the [[Lemuria (Headmasters)|mythical sunken lost continent]].

===Other trivia===
*Backmatter for this issue includes a letter from Sitterson welcoming readers to the book, and a Milonogiannis's character design art for Scarlett.

===Covers (9)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Our heroes, by [[Ariel Olivetti]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Scarlett, Snake Eyes, and Roadblock, by [[Aaron Conley]] and [[Jean-Francois Beaulieu]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' The team, including Skywarp, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover C:''' Blank cover for sketches

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*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Graffiti of Snake Eyes, Scarlett, and Agent Helix by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]; part of a series of "graffiti" variants by Pitre-Durocher which combines with covers from [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|''Optimus Prime'' #1]], [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]], [[Revolutionaries issue 1|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], and {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 1|''M.A.S.K.'' #1}} to form a complete image.
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Snake Eyes versus [[Cobra Commander]], by [[Sonny Liew]]; ; one in a series of variants by Liew on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Scarlett prepares to pick a lock on her chains, by [[Paul Pope]]; one in a series of variants by Pope on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Kwan Chang exclusive cover:''' [[Destro]], Cobra Commander, and the [[Baroness]] by [[Jae Lee]]; available exclusively from [http://www.kwanchang.com/ Kwan Chang].
*'''Vegas Comics/Planet Awesome exclusive cover:''' Baroness reflected in Snake Eyes's blade, by [[Marat Michaels]] and [[Juan Nunez]]; a loose homage to Todd McFarlane's famous cover for [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Incredible_Hulk_Vol_1_340 ''Incredible Hulk'' #340]. A shared exclusive available from both [http://www.vegas-comics.com/ Vegas Comics] and [http://planetawesomecollectibles.bigcartel.com/ Planet Awesome].

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===Advertisements===
*''G.I. Joe'' #2
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*IDW on Comixology Unlimited

==External links==
*[http://www.cbr.com/g-i-joe-1-8/ Preview]

[[Category: G.I. Joe vol. 5 issues]]

Oiler

2016-12-27T00:51:48Z

Sockie: /* Footnotes */

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:''Oiler is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Oiler_cardart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Don't call him Captain Planet... seriously.]]

'''Oiler''', leader of the [[Metro Squad]], is an oil addict—in reverse. Determined to preserve energy at all costs, he under-fuels himself to conserve energy, and thus runs dry in precarious situations. His squadmates think this is just the result of his ceaseless efforts to protect the innocent, though Oiler does use his above-average intelligence to hide the truth from them, rationalizing away as he does. However, his actions are beginning to take a toll on his functions.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner on the Metro Squad is [[Slide]].

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==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 Continuity===
Oiler and his [[twin]] sister Slide were [[Devisiun|Devisien]]s who joined the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]] after the [[Ore-13]] crisis. The twins were excited to be working alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], and like the other recently-arrived colonists they began wearing [[mouthplate]]s to emulate what they percieved as a [[Prime (rank)|holy figure]].

The new recruits got their first taste of real action when they were sent to [[Mexico City]] with [[Aileron]] in the hopes of locating a cache of recovered Cybertronian technology. They discovered that an anti-Transformer mob had set up a protest that had quickly turned into a riot. When a human protester shot [[Midnight Express]] with a weapon of Cybertronian origin, Optimus summoned reinforcements. While [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], and [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] saved the day, the new meat watched in awe. Back aboard [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City]], the assembled colonists continued to laud the myriad deeds of Optimus; Oiler mentioned that he would follow Optimus no matter where the Prime travelled. Their combined hero-worship managed to annoy even Aileron. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Oiler.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He wants to oil on you!]]
* '''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

: Oiler transforms into a trailer truck that is intended to be the front half of a blue and white tanker truck that he forms with his combiner partner [[Slide]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]]. Oiler was only available in a six-pack with his squadmates Slide, [[Power Run]], [[Roadburner]], [[Strikedown]], and [[Wheel Blaze]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Oiler/oiler.htm More information on Oiler at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Trailer W Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-365'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: In Japan, Oiler came as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]] with Slide, Wheelblaze, and Roadburner. All four components were identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases. The group also came with [[Micro Trailer]] #5.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Oiler''' (オイラー ''Oirā'')
*''French:'' '''Aéro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Pluton'''

==Footnotes==
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Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

2016-12-23T03:13:36Z

Sockie: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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[[File:Spotlight Jazz b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] or on [[Earth]], '''Jazz''' is one of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s top troops.

==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Joining the Autobots===
[[File:SpotlightJazz-promise.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Don't give up hope! We're from 1984!]]
Millions of years ago, Jazz was a member of the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Services prior to the [[Decepticon]] uprising and the subsequent [[Great War (G1)|civil war]]. He spent many an hour being bored to death by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. How little things change. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} During a major assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by the Decepticons, Jazz helped fight them off. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

During the war, Jazz was part of a team taking part in a rescue mission. He managed to find the blinded lone survivor, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], but before the two could be extracted, their transport was destroyed by the Predacons. Though Tracks was rightfully frightened to face [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s most elite troops, Jazz convinced him to not give up hope. Jazz's first attempt to ambush the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] met with some success, but Jazz was heavily damaged as a result. The two fled, but they wouldn't escape the Predacons for long. Finally, after Jazz dressed down Tracks for giving up hope, they were surrounded. Jazz fought the Predacon leader, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], in a one-on-one battle that would have ended badly for Jazz if a second extraction team hadn't found them. Tracks and Jazz were lifted away and sent off for repairs. Tracks never did learn Jazz's identity, but he did learn a strong lesson from his mysterious helper. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Four million years ago, Jazz was present at a victory celebration after the [[Autobot]]s halted a major Decepticon [[energon]] convoy. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster Jazz Smokescreen Landfill.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Let's see if there's anything on that screen. I hope it's CMTV!]]
Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage across Cybertron, Jazz was holed up in a bunker with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] while they awaited a rousing, morale-boosting broadcast from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], a transmission that was never made. Shortly thereafter, their position, along with every other Autobot position on the planet, was hit by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

===On Earth===
In modern times, Jazz was the first Autobot to be stationed on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} His detachment of Autobots operated covertly on the planet for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency. He was present when Prowl gave [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] a dressing down for risking their secrecy by saving [[Verity Carlo]], [[Hunter O'Nion]], and [[Jimmy Pink]] from the Decepticon [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration team]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} When Ratchet and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s unauthorised sojourn to the abandoned Decepticon bunker in [[Nebraska]] uncovered [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s plans for [[Ore-13]] and Megatron's arrival on Earth, Jazz and the rest of the Autobots moved out to the Decepticon Siege Armature in [[Oregon]] in the hopes of containing the confrontation between the Decepticon leaders. Fortunately for all concerned, Megatron downgraded the Infiltration status of the mission and left the Autobots alone. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

[[File:Jazz runs over Wolverine Man And Machine 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Jazz went with the Autobots to investigate Decepticon activity in the country of [[Latveria]]. There they discovered a heavily shielded "array" that the Decepticons were using as a base. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} They skirmished with the humans that were assembled outside who were under the influence of the Decepticons' mind-altering [[Psycho-Prism]]. Bumblebee used his holomatter avatar in a "damsel in distress" ruse. While [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]] was distracted trying to tell [[Luke Cage]] that the projection had no scent, Jazz was able to run him over, pinning him to the ground. Jazz got his tire slashed with adamantium claws for his trouble. Ratchet was able to attach an inhibitor device to [[Captain America]] which nullified the effects of the Psycho-Prism. He gave Captain America enough devices for everyone on his team. Now calmed down, the two groups teamed up to destroy the Psycho-Prism. They began attacking the array's defenses which caused the Decepticons to attack. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}}

As they fought, Ratchet, Prowl, and Luke Cage were able to slip into the array. Outside, Bumblebee, Jazz, and Optimus Prime gave a power-boost to [[Iron Man]] in his Transformer-sized armor. After the battle quieted down, Megatron communicated via hologram from inside the array with his new ally [[Doctor Doom]]. They showed their captives, Ratchet, Prowl, Luke Cage, and [[Spider-Man]]. Megatron ordered their surrender or the captives would die. Optimus Prime ordered the quick destruction of the array. After a brief discussion, they all attacked the array. Megatron turned on Doctor Doom for being incorrect about them surrendering. Megatron didn't go through with his threat to kill his captives, instead he went outside to face his opponents and carrying Luke Cage. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}}

While Megatron was attacking, Bumblebee, Jazz, and [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]] [[orbital jump|orbital bounced]] into the array. They found that Doctor Doom switched sides and freed Spider-Man, so they went to find the Psycho-Prism. They found it guarded by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who wasn't in the mood to fight for Megatron's cause and left. Wolverine destroyed the Prism. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Escalation2 Jazz transform.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Whoops! I better wind down my woofers!]]
Shortly after the arrival of Optimus Prime on Earth, Jazz received a crash course on Earth culture by Hunter, Verity, and Jimmy, and was surprised to find the emotionless, dead-eyed fixed smile on his [[holomatter]] avatar creeped people out. However, the humans were forced to leave the ''[[Ark-19]]'', ostensibly for their own safety. Jazz observed how unhappily the humans took their eviction, so he later thanked them for their help. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} After [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] were ambushed (and the latter thought to have been destroyed) by [[Machination|a highly skilled and organized human group]], Jazz and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] were attacked by the clandestine organization's agents when trying to locate Sunstreaker's remains, but fortunately survived. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} He was later deployed to [[Brasnya]] with the other Autobots to investigate Megatron's meddling in the fragile region's politics. He remarked that [[orbital jump|orbital bounces]] scrambled his circuits, to which Prowl told him to shut up. Prowl is a jerk. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} He was forced to engage the Decepticons when they tried to stop the Autobots from capturing the [[Georgi Koska]] [[facsimile construct]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} After Optimus Prime was [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|seemingly killed]] by Megatron, Jazz didn't think even their best efforts could stop the Decepticon leader. Fortunately, Optimus Prime returned from the brink of death and Megatron was forced to retreat. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[File:Devastation4 Sixshot Jazz armrip.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|He's had worse.]]]]
After it was decided to move the ''Ark-19'' due to the Machination's knowledge of their whereabouts, Jazz brushed off Verity and Jimmy when they pointed out that the Autobots were doing very little to find out about Sunstreaker and Hunter's disappearance. Jazz was tasked with monitoring the engines when the ''Ark-19'' lifted off from [[Lake Michigan]] and subsequently shot down by the Decepticon "living weapon" [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} He fought Sixshot alongside the other Autobots, {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} but was seriously injured when the Decepticon tore off his right arm with apparent ease. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} He was still injured when Optimus Prime ordered the Autobots to leave Earth for [[Garrus-9]] due to the liberation of the prison's [[Pretender Monster|newest inmates]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Jazz was present to hear Ratchet diagnose Sunstreaker after the later's de-[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasterification]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Replay}}

Jazz soon returned to Earth with the other Autobots, only to be lured into a Decepticon trap due to a traitor among the Autobot ranks. They were summarily defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and thrown in a portal leading to Cybertron, where the [[Insecticon swarm]] was waiting for them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}} With Optimus Prime severely injured, Jazz took command of the Autobots. At one point, Prowl brought him some bad news which left him despondent. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

The Autobots had begun to despair due to their situation, but Tracks told the story of how he was rescued by a mysterious Autobot from the Predacons. His peers' spirits lifted, Jazz thanked Tracks for giving them hope. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Jazz then had to sort out an argument between Prowl and Ironhide that ended with Ironhide punching Prowl after he told Ironhide that he might be the suspected Autobot traitor that put them in this predicament. Prowl wondered why Ironhide wasn't afraid of him, but was of Jazz, to which Jazz replied "tone", after which they discussed their situation. Later, Jazz and Ironhide talked about the good old days, with Ironhide getting upset that Jazz was hiding something from him and the Autobots. Ironhide also believed that [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] was the one who'd sold them out, but Jazz told him to leave Mirage alone. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

[[File:AHM4-Jazztone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His tone is "I'll kick your ass."]]
Not long afterwards, the ''[[Trion]]'' crashed on Cybertron, and Jazz met with the commander of the vessel, [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]. Kup wasn't too impressed with Jazz's supposed "special ops" skills, but changed his mind after seeing Jazz shove a gun in his face after taking out [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] in mere seconds. After Jazz had proved himself to Kup, he showed Optimus's comatose body to the older Autobot. Kup easily figured out what it was Jazz was keeping secret from the other Autobots: Megatron had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Jazz and Kup subsequently combined their forces, with Kup offering Jazz the position of his second-in-command. However, Jazz didn't approve of the way Kup's team worked, and was none too happy about becoming "another of Kup's little soldiers". Kup retorted that Jazz's hands weren't exactly clean either—he had read files on the top secret missions Jazz had carried out in the past. While at first speechless, Jazz quickly realized that arguments would get them nowhere, and accepted the position at Kup's side. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Later, he gave Kup a detailed story about how his team had ended up on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

[[File:AHM10 ProwlandJazz.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Never tell me the odds!]]
After Sunstreaker revealed himself as the traitor, and subsequently killed himself, Jazz told [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] not to confront Ironhide about it. Drift didn't listen. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When Optimus Prime recovered from his injuries, Jazz stood by his side. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Shortly afterwards, he asked Prowl what he thought about an incoming swarm attack. When told that there was only seven scenarios out of over 6,000 with an Autobot victory, he suggested that Prowl keep that little calculation to himself. Luckily, Prowl hadn't anticipated that [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] would appear out of nowhere and save them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Omega carried Jazz and the others back to Earth, where they confronted the Decepticons in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} They won, but were left knowing the Decepticons were dropping a nuclear bomb on the city. Jazz stated the obvious in that they needed someone who could fly in order to take it out. Thankfully, the Decepticon [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] offered to do it, and Jazz and the others celebrated as the nuke was diverted and the Decepticons left Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} When Bumblebee went missing in one of the human disaster areas after the Decepticons evacuated, Jazz was part of an Autobot squad who went in to retrieve him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

===Working with the humans===
[[File:EnemiesoftheSystem-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hot Rod stole [[:File:GIJoeTFHotRod70s.jpg|my chest]], so I stole [[:File:Alternators Rodimus toy.jpg|his!]]]]
Jazz was still on Earth two years later, hiding in a cave system along with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} After Bumblebee was elected to be their new leader, Jazz listened to his speech about how they would stand up to their treacherous ally, the [[Skywatch]] Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]]. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

Jazz helped repel an undead Earth that arrived to Earth afterwards. {{Storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] learned that [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s splinter faction of Autobots had joined forces with the Decepticons to build an illegal spacecraft, Jazz was one of the Autobots recruited by Magnus to arrest Hot Rod and the others. These Autobots escorted Ultra Magnus to the construction site, where it was discovered that the Decepticons who Hot Rod had taken under his wing had double-crossed him, and in a very bad way. Jazz watched as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s merged for the first time into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], a recent creation of the treacherous [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

After the Autobots and Skywatch had unofficially formed an alliance, Jazz was one of several Autobots sent to [[South Korea]] when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] invaded under the command of [[North Korea]]. Because the [[President of the United States]] had unwittingly declared that nations using Cybertronians as mercenaries would be considered to be using weapons of mass destruction, the Autobots and Skywatch were forced to operate in disguise, fighting in vehicle mode with Skywatch weapons bolted onto their bodies. During the ensuing battle, Jazz fought [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], but at a disadvantage in vehicle mode, failed to prevent the Decepticon's escape. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} After their initial failure to apprehend the Combaticons, the Autobots formulated a new strategy that would allow them to fight in [[robot mode]] whilst spy satellites monitoring the situation would be none the wiser. Now, without needing to be stuck in vehicle mode, Jazz helped Prowl fight Brawl by holding his tank turret in place while his comrade blasted at the gap between the turret and hull. Then the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] showed up. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

Thanks to some aggravating from the Combaticons, a battle broke out between the Autobots and Predacons, but it was cut short when the spy satellite plan failed and the conflict was revealed to the world. [[Russia]] immediately attempted to nuke the Transformers, causing the Predacons to flee while the Autobots figured out a plan to stop the incoming warhead. Jazz was hoping that their temporary ally Thundercracker could do his nuke-aversion-trick again, but dismissed the Decepticon as a coward upon hearing that he had already flown off somewhere. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

After the day was saved once again, the Autobots began to return home on a Skywatch plane. During the trip, Jazz began feeling like something bad was going to happen, and sure enough, a pilot soon reported that something was approaching them at high speeds. Jazz shouted at the humans to hurry into their [[crash suit]]s, and moments later, the plane was shot down. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} The Autobots and suited-up humans survived their impact with the Pacific Ocean and made it to shore. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

[[File:BurningChrome Jazz kills human.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Damnit Jazz, you've got to stop kidnapping ''and'' shooting at people.]]
As it turned out, Megatron had returned to Earth and defeated the Autobots who didn't go to Korea. Prime's team learned that Megatron had dumped the injured Autobots in the city, and that they were being threatened by civilians with Megatron-guns. Prime sent Jazz to transport [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Campolongo]] into the city to take control of the situation. Although Prime incapacitated Soundwave and stopped the signal inciting the humans, a [[John Powell|lone cop]] threatened to shoot the Autobots just the same. While Bumblebee attempted to reason with the officer and began to have some success, Jazz's special ops training kicked in and he leapt into action to save his friends, killing the officer point blank with his photon gun. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}}

Jazz was later dressed down by Optimus Prime, being relieved of duty until Bumblebee was well enough to deal with him. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Jazz was one of the many Autobots who lined up to look at Megatron, now captured. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} He was present when Hot Rod (now "Rodimus") returned to Earth with news that Cybertron was now healed but had come under the control of [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. Most of the Autobots wasted no time in leaving Earth to liberate their home planet. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

A few of them, including Jazz, were chosen to remain on Earth under Bumblebee's command. He disapproved of Bumblebee focusing on an investigation of Spike instead of tracking down the Decepticons on the planet, and even offered to do it all by himself, but Bumblebee refused to let him out into the field after his killing of a human. Jazz tried to explain that he was more horrified than anyone over his actions, but his words fell on deaf ears, and he stormed out. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1}}

[[File:Jazz Interrogation A Second Chance at Eden.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
When Ultra Magnus assembled a team to capture [[Ben Simpson]], he too ordered Jazz to remain behind, telling him he was a liability. Once it was revealed that Spike had been lying to the Autobots and purchasing Cybertronian technology for Skywatch's use from Swindle since the beginning, Jazz had had enough of the whole thing. Together with [[Kyle Pennington|Pennington]] he traveled to Skywatch's abandoned [[New Mexico]] base, where he contacted General [[Allenby]], informed him of Spike's crimes and declared the alliance between the Autobots and humans to be over. He went on to record the conversation for the news media, then erased as much information on Cybertronian tech as he could by setting off an EMP in the base before burning it down. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

===Post-war Cybertron===
The Autobots returned to Cybertron, which had been pacified after the "Chaos War" with Galvatron and [[D-Void]], but so did a lot of neutral Cybertronians who blamed their war for ruining everything. When these "[[NAIL]]s" started a riot, Jazz tried to pacify them alongside other Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} He then witnessed the disastrous launch of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}{{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Later he wandered around in a crowd of NAILs. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} Jazz was at the Autobot base when he and the others received word of an arriving [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:InterferencePatterns Jazz and Sky-Byte.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Jazz was later performing a musical/poetic duet with Sky-Byte at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. He's probably good at the guitar. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} When most Decepticons began rioting in the streets in celebration of Megatron's return, Jazz holed up in the bar and prepared to defend his NAIL friends. {{storylink|City on Fire}} In the face of growing attacks, they were soon forced to abandon the bar {{storylink|The Verge}} and relocate to [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]'s med-center. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When the building was attacked by Devastator, Jazz urged Sky-Byte to take the injured to safety while he stood strong alongside Autobots, NAILs, and disillusioned Decepticons in an attempt to hold the giant back. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} After the battle ended with Megatron's defeat, he witnessed Starscream take leadership of the NAILs and banish all Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} Unlike most Autobots, Jazz instead chose to abandon his faction and remained in Iacon with the NAILs. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

He was on guard at the parapets with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] when Shockwave's glowing ores began to shine over the horizon. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Jazz later allowed Starscream time alone with the accused saboteur [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] in the detention block, but warned his "leader" that the Autobot better not have a scratch on him when he returned. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

When the [[Necrotitan]] sieged New Iacon, Jazz helped move civilians out of the line of fire, transporting them to the Autobot camp outside the city. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} As the dust settled after the return of Metroplex and his defeat of the Necrotitan, Jazz and Sky-Byte found themselves at ''[[Swerve's]]'' bar on board the ''Lost Light'' with the united Autobot and Decepticon soldiers. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} After Shockwave's defeat and Megatron's trial, Jazz and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] heard Prowl voice his outrage towards the trial's outcome to Optimus. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Jazz would then solemnly rummage through the ruins of Iacon, finding what was left of his guitar, before being approached by Optimus. After apologizing for abandoning the Autobots to stand with Starscream, Jazz was surprised that Optimus still wanted him to come along on a new mission to Earth; seeing how much Prime still believed in him, Jazz accepted. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

===Return to Earth===
When the ''[[Ark-7]]'' came under attack after entering Earth orbit, Jazz was among those Optimus took aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to make a stealth landing. Going along with Optimus and Kup to investigate a mysterious signal, Jazz became mighty suspicious when they came upon the source of the signal in a shack and lost contact with [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. His intuition turned out to be correct as the group found not only Thundercracker, but a joint Decepticon-[[Earth Defense Command]] force. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Jazz tried opening fire on [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], but the Decepticon lured him into almost hitting some humans, causing him to remember how he had killed John Powell and panic—also giving [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] a chance to deck him. Jazz and the others then made a run for it, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] giving them some covering fire, until they were chased right into the town of [[Poverty Flat]]. Jazz refused to fight there, but could do little else but watch as Devastator came crashing down onto the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Observing how the combiner didn't seem to have much of Prowl's intelligence, Jazz helped the other Autobots in getting the nearby humans clear until the battle ended and Sky Lynx took them all back to the ''Ark-7'', where Jazz told Kup how angry he was that he had almost harmed more humans. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

After the Autobots had tracked [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] down to the [[Marshall Islands]], Jazz was sent in alone using Jetfire's new stealth paint to infiltrate the EDC base stationed there. Soon enough, he came across Trion's ship and then, following a distraction created by the other Autobots outside, Trion himself. Before Jazz could unhook Trion from the humans' [[mindbomb]], however, he found a gun pressed up against the back of his head courtesy of Prowl. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Fortunately, Prowl explained that he only wanted to stop Jazz from disconnecting Trion and subsequently triggering an alarm—not that that made Jazz feel any better about having a gun to his head. After Jazz was convinced by Prowl that the EDC must have had another source of Cybertronian tech than just Alpha Trion, the two went to investigate a giant door, only for Prowl to suddenly collapse from the mindbomb's effects. Jazz then tried dragging Prowl to safety, but found himself held at gunpoint again, this time by Soundwave. Shocked by Soundwave's claim that there was a [[Scavenger (G1)|spy]] in the Autobots' ranks, Jazz was just as shocked when some nearby tanks and jets suddenly became active and blasted the Decepticon away. Suspecting that it was Prowl's work, Jazz continued to drag the unconscious 'bot outside, where he regained consciousness and the pair was reunited with Optimus and the others. On their way back to the ''Ark-7'', Jazz assisted the injured Kup. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

As part of the Autobots' investigation into [[Onyx]]'s use of Cybertronian coding, Jazz was part of a team sent to [[Bouvetoya]] along with Jetfire, Kup, Sky Lynx, and [[D.0.C.]] to find the source of a mysterious quantum signal embedded into Onyx's coding, bantering with Kup all the way. Upon finding an Onyx facility, however, the team was attacked by a squad of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]/Ramjet [[Seeker clone|clone]]-combiners! After Jetfire was knocked out, Jazz refused to abandon Kup and joined him in opening fire on the monstrosities, but he was taken out of the fight himself when one combiner got ahold of him and tore off his arm, sending him into unconsciousness. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Jazz then later awakened in a dark room full of black liquid, and soon found himself screaming in intense agony as the liquid started burning his exposed spark. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} It would end up being D.0.C. and Thundercracker's dog, [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], who rescued Jazz and the others, as the two found their way into the room and D.0.C. burned a hole through the ceiling, prompting Jazz to apologize for everything bad he'd ever said about the drone. Although an angry Jazz was raring for a fight when he and the other Autobots emerged from their prison in the EDC's base, D.0.C. quickly explained that the EDC was not responsible for their captivity. Teaming up with the EDC, the group busted into the base's prison to seize the real culprit, [[G.B. Blackrock#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Garrison Blackrock]]; Jazz was not very happy to see Spike Witwicky there as well. Along with both the other Autobots and the humans, Jazz looked on in shock as Galvatron teleported in with [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] and explained that Blackrock was actually a creation of [[Onyx Prime]]'s! {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} Keeping their guns trained on Galvatron after he seized Blackrock, Jazz told Kup to prepare to grab the Onyx CEO before Skywarp suddenly teleported Galvatron, Blackrock, and himself out. Despite Jetfire and Kup's desire to go to [[Shanghai]] to stop Galvatron's plans, Jazz pointed out that they had no transport due to Sky Lynx's injuries. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Left with little choice, the EDC made preparations to use a full-spectrum mindbomb to try to stop the Decepticons, something which [[Marissa Faireborn]] warned a confused Jazz and Kup would cause them some pain. In the aftermath of the battle in Shanghai, Optimus arrived at the EDC base in the ''[[Skyroller]]'' to pick up his lost comrades. Jazz backed up all that Thundercracker told Prime about Blackrock being the one responsible for their capture, and then went aboard the ''Skyroller''. As the Autobots began setting up their new base at Thundercracker's homestead, Jazz was among the injured who they could do little for but put on a slab as they waited for more supplies. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} Once Optimus announced his intentions to annex Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], the Autobots started engaging in humanitarian acts all across the globe to prove their good intentions, with a repaired Jazz stopping a police officer from shooting an unarmed black youth. When [[Ayana Jones]] tried to tell the [[President of the United States]] about how Jazz made it clear the Autobots weren't there to hurt them, the President simply brought up footage of Jazz's killing Powell. Later, after Optimus arrived at the Autobots' new base in [[Monument Valley]] following a confrontation with the President, Jazz empathized with his having lost an arm during the encounter. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

Jazz was among those who participated in the joint Autobot/Decepticon effort to raid the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Indian Ocean]] and take down Galvatron and his forces. Jazz became more than a little worried when Galvatron sent the Seeker clone combiners onto the battlefield. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] managed to shut down these and [[Galvatronus|other]] [[Sky Reign|combiners]], allowing Jazz and several of his comrades to enter the ''Nemesis'', although Jazz couldn't help but notice how Superion was growing larger. The group soon came across Garrison Blackrock and, although Jazz tried to convince him that his being Cybertronian meant he should come with them, he was snatched out of their grasp by the EDC and Skywarp. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Jazz then joined the allied 'Bots and 'Cons outside, {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} and tried to stop the captive Blitzwing from making a run for it before Kup managed to knock him out. {{storylink|White Light}} Despite Prime's orders to the contrary, Jazz and several others were forced to fire on humans as [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] launched its own assault on the allied factions, although this had little effect, with Jazz being blasted by [[Deep Six]]. He was relieved when Sky Lynx came to the rescue, and forced [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] to get aboard the large Autobot before they made tracks for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Jazz and Arcee then went to [[Portland]] to assist in recovery efforts after a flood there, and although Jazz couldn't believe the humans would attack them in the middle of such activities, they soon found themselves under attack once more by G.I. Joe. Despite reservations, Jazz joined Arcee in fighting back against the humans, only for a [[Rom|mysterious alien]] to join the fray and begin murdering several of the Joes. Realizing that the alien would likely be mistaken for one of them and they'd take the blame, Jazz tried to stop him, only to lose another arm when [[Rock 'n Roll]] blew it off. [[Victorion]] then used her gravity-manipulating powers to get Jazz and the others off of the battlefield. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The group then confronted the alien, Rom, with Jazz remarking how impressive it was that the Space Knight had managed to flip Prime onto his back, although he was confident it wouldn't happen again. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} After Rom was brought to Autobot City, Jazz stood guard outside at its entrance with Arcee and Victorion. {{storylink|O Ship of State}} [[Snake-Eyes]] sneaked past him and Victorion, however, and the two soon found themselves face-to-face with the entire [[M.A.S.K.]] team and a horde of [[Dire Wraith|Dire Wraiths]]. As Victorion was overwhelmed by these forces, Jazz rushed inside to warn the others, but several of the M.A.S.K. vehicles and Wraiths soon overtook him. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} {{storylink|Valley Forge}} The Transformers, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K, [[Micronaut|Micronauts]], and Rom would end up uniting their forces after [[Baron Karza]] merged with the Dire Wraiths. [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] lifted into the air to protect most of the allied heroes from a gambit meant to stop the Karza/Wraith hybrid, with Jazz looking down at the scene. He was later present when Optimus told the Joes that he had come to realize they were equals. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

Sometime after these events, and after getting another new arm, Jazz went with Prime, Soundwave, and Arcee into [[Mexico City]] following an attempt to recover some reverse-engineered Cybertronian tech had gone a bit south. Jazz tried to help a woman who had been trampled by a panicking crowd, but she angrily rebuked his efforts, calling him a "monster." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

==Notes==
*In ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'', Jazz is wearing his ''[[Transformers: The War Within|War Within]]'' body.

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]

Midnight Express (RID)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Midnight Express was a [[Caminus|Camien]]. His [[Way of Flame|religion]] revered the [[Thirteen]], spurred on by his planet's recent deification of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], he eventually joined the Autobot leader and his forces on Earth shortly after the [[Ore-13]] crisis. His squad, composed of equally zealous individuals from all across the [[Council of Worlds]], took to wearing [[mouthplate]]s to emulate Optimus Prime.

The new recruits were deployed to [[Mexico City]] with [[Aileron]] in the hopes of locating a cache of recovered Cybertronian technology, only to discover that an anti-Transformer mob had started a riot. While trying to quell the ensuing civil unrest, Midnight Express was shot by a human protester wielding a weapon of Cybertronian origin, Optimus deployed reinforcements from [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City]] while the fallen Rail Racer was evacuated. Back aboard Metrotitan, Aileron and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] tended to his injuries. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

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

: Midnight Express transforms into an [[wikipedia:E4 Series Shinkansen|E4]] "Max" bullet train. In this form, he can link up with the other Bullet Trains to form one long locomotive. His back-end link-section can be re-assembled to form a spring-loaded missile launcher. He can also form the legs to the team's combined form [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]].

: There are significant differences between the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[Hasbro]] versions of Midnight Express. The Takara version has several portions cast in transparent plastic to give him clear windows, requiring extensive [[Paint operation|paint applications]] to blend in.

: The Hasbro version released in 2001 replaced the transparent plastics with opaques to cut back on the number of needed paint applications. An Autobot [[insignia]] was also added to the roof of the train mode, plus the yellow detail paint was replaced with a metallic gold. Early versions of the toy had gray-painted windows (the only one of the three trains to have painted windows in the first release), but later runs added metallic blue paint to match his teammates.

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


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

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

==Notes==
[[File:MidnightExpressProto.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I say, are you calling me yellow?]]
* Midnight's portrayals in the Japanese and English versions of the cartoon differed considerably more than those of his teammates. In Japan, he was given the voice and mannerisms of a little kid, high-pitched wail and all. For the English version, he was an older, fussy C-3PO-type with a bit of an aristocratic air. However, no matter what the version, he's still basically a doof.
**Additionally, the on-package bio for the Hasbro toy is based on Midnight's Japanese portrayal, describing him as his team's uplifting, fun-loving junior member with a preference for colder climates.
* A version of Midnight Express (well, J-Four) with different robot mode deco appeared in the original ''Car Robots'' toy catalog. It featured significantly more yellow than the final version, along with other various color differences.
* Midnight Express's transformation and ability to form the bottom half of Rail Racer are based on that of the Earth Liner from ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn]]''.
* The Takara versions of the Bullet Trains appear to have had a particularly bad run of quality control regarding the paint applications, with many having sloppily applied decoes. While the individually packaged Bullet Trains came in clear-window packages to see the toys, the box set was completely windowless, so it was kind of a crap shoot as to the quality of paint you got with the set.
* Reportedly, the Bullet Trains, which were developed with Takara's very ''flexible'' pricing structure, really did not fit into Hasbro's more rigid existing price-points, budget-wise. They cost too much to be sold as Deluxes, but weren't really up to Mega-class costs.
* The Turkish release of Midnight Express is completely identical to the standard European release, except that a sticker with the name "Euro Express" has been slapped on the front, as the film ''[[wikipedia:Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' is a bit of a sore point in that country. [http://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com/2008/02/places-ive-lived-have-been-less-seven.html]

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

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Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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[[File:TheObliterati thundercracker and buster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"In IDW continuity, I'm actually interesting!"]]
A chance to be part of the exciting world of [[Gladiatorial combat|underground gladiator games]] turned into a life '''Thundercracker''' never wanted, but a belief in the rhetoric that founded his faction, and the sense of brotherhood and belonging he gained from being a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] saw him remain a loyal [[Decepticon]] for millions of years. Eventually, however, the Decepticons strayed too far from their original goals for Thundercracker to tolerate, and he threw his lot in with [[Earth]], embracing the planet as a new home and celebrating the ability of its people to grow and change in ways that Transformers struggle to. Today, his love of [[human]]ity and their arts has evolved into a desire to become a screenwriter, but love for his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] always comes first.

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==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Becoming a Seeker===
[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Thundercracker Skywarp.jpg|left|upright=2.5|thumb|"When I joined this murderous terrorist group, I wasn't ever intending to shoot at anyone!"]]
Thundercracker, [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]], and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] were approached by Soundwave with an offer from the underground pit-fighter and revolutionary rhetorician [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who sought flight-capable Transformers to join his forces. The trio believed that they would be joining his gladiatorial team, but in actuality, Megatron intended them to be fully-fledged warriors as he transitioned his Decepticons from underground activists to fully-blown insurgents. After being given [[System|weapons systems]] by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], the Seekers kidnapped [[Decimus|Senator Decimus]], who was to be executed at Megatron's recruitment rally. However, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and the Autobots arrived and arrested everyone. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} After Starscream killed the [[Kaon Council]] and liberated them, Megatron launched an "Everything burns" offensive on [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], during which Thundercracker and Skywarp were sent to target a ship carrying the wealthy and elite. Thundercracker expressed reservations about attacking the ship, but Skywarp gave him some simple advice: "Don't think. Just do it." {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[File:SLOrionPax thundercracker I presume.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
As the Decepticon uprising spread across the planet, Thundercracker came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and participated in his plan to capture [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. He protested against Bludgeon's idea to strap a captive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] to a shuttle and launch it at the nearest settlement, disturbed by the needless civilian casualties it would cause. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

When Orion Pax turned against the demented Autobot leader [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Thundercracker was among the Decepticons that Megatron led to Orion's rescue. Megatron and Orion joined forces against Zeta, but Thundercracker didn't enjoy having to spend time with Orion's Autobots, and almost came to blows with [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Choices}} He participated in their combined attack on Zeta Prime's [[Citadel]], working with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to take out the building's defensive [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc cannons]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}} After Zeta was dead, Megatron betrayed Orion, declared himself ruler of Cybertron and began capturing Autobots. During this time, Thundercracker brought [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] to the Decepticon-controlled Citadel before going on to guard an Autobot detention cell, only to be punched out by Ironhide when Hot Rod broke the prisoners out. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron ordered Thundercracker and other seekers to defend the Citadel from the assaulting Autobots—led by Orion, now [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]—but they were intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

[[File:Primacy2 thundercracker what is this.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3]]
After Megatron's short-lived rule of Cybertron was ended, Thundercracker watched [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] take control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Scorponok's first move was to lead the Seekers in an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} which ended disastrously when the refinery exploded. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} Scorponok did not mourn those who lost their lives in the blast, however; Thundercracker silently watched as he praised the strong for surviving, and put a Decepticon who spoke out against him in his place. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Fortunately, Megatron soon returned to retake command of the Decepticons, and began putting his splintered faction back together. Thundercracker was sent to the planet [[Magmara Nine]] to bring the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] back into the fold, {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} so that the reunified Decepticon forces could launch a major attack on the Autobots. Unfortunately, a miscalculation during that great battled saw Thundercracker and his fellow fliers taken out of the fight early on, as the lingering fumes of acid rain unleashed against the Autobots corroded the Seekers' systems and caused them to drop out of the sky. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

[[File:SLThundercracker TC vs BB.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Alongside Starscream and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], Thundercracker participated in an attack on the [[Institute|New Institute]], {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} and in another battle, blew away [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]]. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} Eventually, he fell under Bludgeon's command again, and became one of his [[Titan Hunter]]s, searching through space for the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who had vanished from Cybertron some years prior. Thundercracker did not enjoy the work; the chase seemed futile, each stop proving fruitless, and his fellow hunters held no respect for him or his attempts to apply any kind of scientific deduction to their mission. As such, when Thundercracker discovered a chunk of Cybertronian metal during the Hunters' investigation of an asteroid, he kept it to himself. Examining the metal, Thundercracker deduced it was a piece of Metroplex, and used the quantum radiation it was saturated with to pinpoint the Titans' current location—but still, for reasons he could not even explain to himself, he kept the specifics of his findings to himself, providing the co-ordinates to Bludgeon with the justification that he had a "hunch". Unfortunately, it turned out there was an inhabited colony on the asteroid the co-ordinates led to; Thundercracker failed to talk Bludgeon out of attacking the [[Urtuskian|alien residents]], so instead, he took up position at the head of the attack unit and tried to scare the colonists away with a sonic boom, hoping they would get clear before his team-mates opened fire. He failed miserably, but pushed it from his mind, focusing intently on his greater mission. Headed into the asteroid's depths, Thundercracker discovered Metroplex soaking up the pseudo-energon reservoir within, whereupon he was attacked by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], part of an Autobot unit that had followed the Hunters to the asteroid. The pair battled until one of the aliens intervened, hurling himself at Thundercracker in an attempt to save Bumblebee's life. Thundercracker simply tossed the alien aside, but the creature's grand gesture allowed Thundercracker to come to a realization... just as the alien had acted selflessly, Thundercracker realized the lie he had told Bludgeon was not a self-serving one, but rather, a lie told out of a genuine desire not to see Metroplex fall into Decepticon hands. Thundercracker radioed his fellow Decepticons and lied once more, claiming Metroplex was nowhere to be found, and they all withdrew from the asteroid, believing that the whole affair had been an Autobot trick. Angry at Thundercracker for leading them into it, Bludgeon had him removed from his unit and sent back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

===Infiltration===
[[File:Infiltration0 Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.75|left|thumb|Tha-Boom, I want you in my room...]]
In the present day, long after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, Thundercracker served as part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|insurgent unit]], operating covertly on Earth to destabilize governing organizations and create global anarchy. After four years of secrecy, the unit went off-mission with the discovery of [[Ore-13]], a super-powerful variant of energon, which Starscream planned to use to stage a coup. When their activities in [[Nebraska]] were discovered by the human [[Stoker]], an agent of the secret organization known as the [[Machination]], Thundercracker, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were sent to deal with the human and recover his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their operation. The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, but the SM-40 was missing, stolen by young runaway [[Verity Carlo]]. Thundercracker tracked her down, but before he could terminate her and her friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], he was driven off by [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} Ratchet managed to temporarily shake Thundercracker and the two [[Battlecharger]]s, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} but they picked up his trail again before long. This time, however, Thundercracker was shot down by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] and Ironhide. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

[[File:AvengersTF2 thundercracker mirror response mode.jpg|thumb|We call it "Farting Lightning Mode".]]
Soon, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down Starscream's attempted rebellion. Thundercracker, along with the other Decepticons, were unwilling to stand against him when the Decepticon leader ordered them to stand down. Megatron proceeded to take Starscream offline, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} and Thundercracker and the others promptly submitted themselves to his command once again. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} To get the infiltration protocol back on track, Megatron sent Thundercracker and Skywarp to destroy the El Jira power plant in the middle east to inflame global tensions and spark a global energy shortage, {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} then focused his efforts on the Eastern European country of [[Latveria]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} There, Megatron activated the [[Psycho-Prism]] he had stolen from [[Doctor Doom]], which emitted an aggression wave that acted on humans, increasing international tensions in the area. Megatron sent Thundercracker and Skywarp to bomb the neighboring country of [[Symkaria]] so they would blame Latveria and start a war, but their actions drew the attention of both the Autobots and the human superhero team the [[Avengers]]. After capturing [[Spider-Man]], Thundercracker and the Decepticons powered themselves up using his super-powers as part of [[mirror response mode]], then took the fight to the Autobots and Avengers. Thundercracker shot and injured Optimus Prime {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} and [[Ms. Marvel]], and engaged in a dogfight with [[Captain America]] in the [[Quinjet]], but was then taken down by a blast from [[Iron Man]]'s Transformer-sized armor {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} and retreated with the other Decepticons via [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Devastation1 Ruining Everything.jpg|left|upright=1.75|thumb|Megatron's lost it! It must be a Tuesday.]]
During battle in [[Brasnya]], the sorely-pressed Skywarp teleported Thundercracker in to try and stop [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] from escaping with [[Georgi Koska|one of their facsimile constructs]]. Hot Rod was able to [[orbital jump]] to safety, and Thundercracker then joined Skywarp in recovering the defeated Megatron and retreating. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} Furious over his defeat, Megatron called in the destructive [[Sixshot]]—a breach of protocol that alarmed Thundercracker and several other Decepticons. Together, they conspired to bring Starscream back online in hopes he could to talk some sense into their leader. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} They managed to get Starscream active again just in time for the Decepticon base to be attacked by the alien [[Reaper]]s, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} and with a little help from [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a mysterious ally]], Thundercracker and his comrades claimed victory over the extraterrestrial invaders. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}
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===Dishonor to the Decepticons===
During the Decepticons' battle with the Reapers, the Autobots had left Earth to deal with the threat of an incursion by the [[Dead Universe]], and Megatron exploited their absence by taking his men to ground. The Decepticons returned to Cybertron, where a series of experiments were carried out to create [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. [[File:AHM7 thundercracker our own kind.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]] The misshapen [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]] of creatures that were created one after another in pursuit of a perfect specimen outraged Thundercracker, who demanded Megatron euthanize them rather than allow fellow Decepticons to endure such a torturous existence. Megatron, unsurprisingly, paid little heed to the Seeker's words. After a trio of satisfactory Insecticons were created, the Decepticons returned to Earth and lured the Autobots into a trap, which saw Thundercracker and the other Decepticons successfully overpower their enemies and strand them on Cybertron via a [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

With Earth now unprotected, a year on from the Reaper battle, the Decepticons launched a huge attack on [[New York City]] in which Thundercracker participated. Though he followed orders obediently, engaging human jet fighters in the skies over the city, he shared little of his comrades' enthusiasm for mindless destruction, and was the only one among them to cast a backward glance at the devastation Megatron left in his wake. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} Thundercracker and his fellow Seekers helped cut off the city by blowing up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} then listened in silence as Megatron gave a victory speech. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

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When Skywarp got into an argument with [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] that ended with weapons drawn, Thundercracker came to the aid of his brother Seeker and sent the Insecticons scuttling off. While Skywarp expressed his enjoyment at working with Thundercracker again, describing it as "like old times", Thundercracker immediately became sullen and withdrawn again, leaving Skywarp frustrated, unable to have any real ''fun'' in the destruction if he was doing it on his own. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Some time later, back in New York, when Starscream betrayed Megatron and sent the Insecticons and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to attack him, Thundercracker merely stood back and watched. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} This battle was interrupted by the arrival of human jets sent from [[Europe]], which Thundercracker helped engage. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Autobots themselves then returned, but were abandoned in the city by the Decepticons to die in a nuclear bomb strike Megatron had arranged. After the other Decepticons had pulled out, however, Thundercracker returned, and offered to help the Autobots redirect the plummeting bomb. When questioned, he opined the Decepticons had lost their way, and the mass slaughter of unworthy foes was dishonorable. He succeeded in snatching the bomb out the air, flying it up to the fringes of the atmosphere, and detonating it safely, but was then confronted by a furious Skywarp, who was outraged at the idea of a Seeker "betrayer". Despite Thundercracker's attempts to explain his position, Skywarp blasted him point-blank in the head. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}
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===Evolution on Earth===
[[File:SeasonsInFlight thundercracker discovers tv.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Thundercracker survived, but was left heavily injured and only partially functional. Painfully dragging himself inside a ruined New York skyscraper, which human cleanup crews likely wouldn't reach for months, he reflected on how life on Earth was always changing and always finding a way to survive. After weeks of scrounging, he eventually managed to construct a distress beacon, and as he waited for his fellow Decepticons to find him, he also got a [[television]] working. For the next one and a half years, Thundercracker spent his time watching human programs and growing increasingly fascinated with their ever-changing world and society. Eventually, he was found by a ragtag team of 'cons left behind on the planet, who repaired him and hoped that he, as an elite Seeker, would lead them. Thundercracker refused, as he saw no point in a warrior leading the team, since the war was over for them. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

[[File:Earthworks thundercracker saves bbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Instead, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] took command, and led Thundercracker and the others in a revenge attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. After some quick battlefield thinking by Swindle, the Decepticons changed their tunes and instead offered to help Hot Rod and his group leave Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} As Thundercracker helped them construct a ship, he thought about how Swindle had to be planning something, and how he felt remorse for the Autobots and how lost they were. His thoughts strayed back to the humans and their ever-changing world, comparing them to his own so-called "transforming" race that had remained the same for millions of years. While Thundercracker used to laugh at it, he now saw the beauty of Earth, where every act of destruction was also an act of creation. He knew that they had a lot to learn from the humans, but all his fellow Transformers wanted to do was to run away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] confronted Hot Rod's group, Thundercracker stood back and watched from the sidelines as Swindle unveiled his new creation, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} While the other Decepticons turned on their Autobot "comrades", Thundercracker remained true to his honor. He saved [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] during a scrap with [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], and proceeded to help Rodimus as well. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:HawkAmongTheSparrows-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Get out of here, Bumblebee -- the Hallmark Channel is showing back-to-back episodes of ''The Waltons''."]]
Months later, Bumblebee contacted Thundercracker, asking him for help in getting the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] out of [[North Korea]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} While he had left the Decepticons, Thundercracker was uninterested in rejoining the war, having found a new hobby in studying humanity from a hideout filled with televisions. After Bumblebee's attempts to befriend him were rebuffed, the Autobot confronted him with the fact that despite his admirable attempts at changing, Thundercracker was a warrior at heart, and would get back in the action sooner or later. Realizing that he was right, Thundercracker agreed to aid Bumblebee's Autobots, and traveled to North Korea where he knocked [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] out of the sky. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} The Combaticons were defeated, only for the Autobots to get attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] instead. Thundercracker faced off against [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] before personally blowing up the [[energon]] plants in North Korea and [[China]], thus ending the Combaticons' and Predacons' alliances with those nations. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Returning home from Asia, Thundercracker found his hideout trashed—the humans had discovered it while he was away. And if that wasn't bad enough, ''Starscream'' was there, asking for his help. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} He had recently been ousted from his position of Decepticon leader by Megatron, and tried to convince Thundercracker to return to the Decepticons and help him overthrow Megatron again. Thundercracker reacted with the same disinterest as he had shown Bumblebee's proposition, reminding Starscream that the Decepticons had left him to rot and that he couldn't care less about galactic conquest. His attitude only served to anger Starscream, who shot him in the back repeatedly. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} [[File:WokenFuries thundercracker shot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]] Thundercracker's life was saved by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], sent by the Autobots to again request his help against the returning Decepticon army, who defeated Starscream and carried the injured Seeker to safety. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}}

At the Autobot base, Thundercracker got medical attention from [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] (and complained that he wasn't Ratchet). In exchange for his repairs, Optimus Prime wanted him to tell the Autobots where Megatron could have brought the recently injured Soundwave, but having had no contact with the main Decepticon force for years, Thundercracker couldn't tell him anything. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} With his repairs done, Thundercracker left the Autobots' base, calling them "sentimental" for wanting to return to Cybertron and electing not to come with them. Prowl tried to stop him, but he only warned the Autobot against provoking him before flying off. {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}}

He returned to his hideout to pack up his televisions and find a new place to live, only to be approached once again by Bumblebee, who was now looking for help with finding Decepticons currently on Earth. Thundercracker reminded the Autobot he had no contact with the other Decepticons anymore, wishing only to live in peace on Earth, and questioned his ability to lead the Autobots. When the subject of returning to Cybertron with a space bridge came up, he remembered that earlier Megatron had been grilling him about the time he and Bumblebee met Metroplex, suggesting that he was looking for a way to generate space bridges using his own body much like the titan. Thundercracker let Bumblebee have his records of Metroplex's space bridge radiation signature to follow up on this theory, but refused to get involved with the fight himself. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:HelloCruelWorld thundercracker screenwriter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|So now he's Tommy Wiseau?]]
In time, Cybertron was restored and its scattered populace began returning home, but Thundercracker elected to continue living on Earth. His absence from Cybertron was pointed out by Wheeljack when Starscream expressed interest in getting the Seekers back together; mentioning Thundercracker's name gave Wheeljack a flash of inspiration, and helped him realize that a series of recent explosions on Cybertron were reminiscent of ball lightning. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

===A 'bot and his dog===
As the years rolled by, Thundercracker's interest in TV shows evolved into a desire to become a scriptwriter himself. He got to work writing a screenplay about a human female named "Susan Journeyer" and her love interest "Josh Boyfriend" which was heavily inspired by his favourite show ''[[Nurse Whitney]]'', but his attempts to write from a human perspective were... interesting. He came into contact with [[Earth Defense Command]], who recognized his neutrality and provided him with a new hideout, a source of energon and a friendly dog named [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], but eventually, they required something from him in return: when a group of Autobots returned to Earth for the first time in years, Thundercracker was to serve as bait to lure them into an ambush. Noting that Bumblebee wasn't among them, Thundercracker was a bit bummed to learn the Autobot had died, but this was overridden by the shock of hearing the war was had ended with Megatron joining the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} As the EDC and their new Decepticon allies ambushed the Autobots, Thundercracker stayed out of the line of fire, worrying over Buster. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} He then accompanied—and annoyed—his EDC liaison [[Marissa Faireborn]] as she cleaned up the mess after the battle. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

[[File:TheObliterati thundercracker and clones.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Thank you, honey, this is a beautiful party! You invited all my friends. Good thinking!"]]
The EDC base on [[Bikini Atoll]] was next to be attacked by Autobots, so Thundercracker took Marissa there, though he refused to get too close to the battle out of worry for Buster. While escaping the destruction, he slipped and fell into a cavern where, to his horror, he discovered an EDC facility full of drone duplicates of his old comrades, Ramjet and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Alarmed, Thundercracker contacted Soundwave to learn more about the Decepticons' alliance with the EDC, but the meeting did not go very well; Soundwave inadvertently threatened Buster, getting things off on the wrong foot, and Thundercracker soon learned that he had no knowledge of the drones. Thundercracker agreed to think about Soundwave's offer to live on the new Decepticon commune the EDC was constructing for them around [[Jupiter]], and gave his old comrade a copy of his screenplay as a parting gift. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}}

Now aware that the EDC was secretly working towards their own ends, Thundercracker kept a vigil over their Bikini Atoll base, and did not have to wait long before the drone army was activated. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Unable to stop the drones' flight, Thundercracker entrusted Buster's safety to EDC scientist [[Sanjay Bharwaney]] and took off after them, radioing Soundwave for assistance. Angry to learn of the EDC's deception, Soundwave weighed his options; Thundercracker was able to convince him that if the drones made it across the ocean and reached land, the re-ignition of war between humanity and Cybertronians was inevitable, and that they needed to act to save Earth not ''for'' the humans, but in ''spite'' of them, so that it could be a world for the Decepticons as well. Soundwave reluctantly agreed, and easily cracked the control signal for the drones, deactivating them and letting them fall out of the sky... but warned Thundercracker not to contact him again. Not that that bothered Thundercracker much, as he happily reunited with Buster on the beaches of Bikini Atoll. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

At some point, Thundercracker discovered Christmas and decided to write children's story about it. And he did. And despite the very best of Bogart and Se7en references, it remained on par with his other writing. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

Thundercracker was still hanging around Bikini Atoll when the captive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was brought in. Thundercracker felt he should be allowed to talk to the human, believing he could get him to open up since they had both acted heroically during Megatron's occupation of Earth years earlier, but Faireborn refused to allow it. Instead, Thundercracker passed the time by reading her, Bharwaney, and [[Ayana Jones|Jones]] his screenplay. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}

Still looking for a chance to talk to Spike, Thundercracker grumbled that Blackrock got to see Spike and he didn't. TC complained to Buster that Blackrock seemed a little nuts. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} When Buster and [[D.0.C.]] uncovered a secret room with captive Autobots under the Bikini Atoll base, Thundercracker "translated" for Buster that the Autobots weren't attacking the EDC, but had been prisoners. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As Galvatron betrayed, well, ''everyone'', Thundercracker offered to stand beside the Autobots and EDC against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He offered to fly straight to [[Shanghai]] to take part in the battle against Galvatron's forces, but was urged not to go by Marissa, who said she was afraid he would die and that she liked his stupid stories. Once the battle was over Optimus and his forces arrived at EDC Headquarters to rescue the Autobots there. Thundercracker and Marissa explained that it was the traitorous Blackrock, not the EDC who harmed Optimus's friends. Wanting to leave the EDC and its subterfuge behind, Thundercracker asked Optimus to put the past aside, and he was allowed to join with the Autobots in leaving Bikini Atoll. He took the Autobots to his old homestead, where they set up a new base of operations on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

During the Autobots global relief efforts, Thundercracker, Buster, and Kup provided tablets and internet access to poverty stricken Balkan villages. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

Optimus took Thundercracker and Buster with him to [[Sanctuary Station]] to try and convince Soundwave and his group of Decepticons to join with the Autobots, where he was not received warmly by his former comrades. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} They arrived back at [[Monument Valley]] with Soundwave and his Decepticons in tow. After splitting up a fight between Buster and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Thundercracker got into an argument with Sunstreaker, which had to be split up by Optimus. Thundercracker was among the combined Autobot and Decepticon force that rode in [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to engage with Galvatron's group of Decepticons in the [[Indian Ocean]]. When Galvatron turned the Earth into a giant [[Enigma of Combination]], Thundercracker was forcibly fused with Sky Lynx, Sunstreaker, Cosmos, and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] into [[Sky Reign]] (Thundercracker formed the left arm). {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Sky Reign, [[Galvatronus]], and two [[Seeker clone|Seeker combiners]] ganged up on Superion, until Superion was able to write the combination code into his brain and separate all the combiners. The now separated Thundercracker knocked Sunstreaker out of the way of a blast from the fleeing Galvatron's fusion cannon, getting his arm blown off in the process, and fired upon Astrotrain to try and prevent the Decepticons from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} He regrouped with the Autobots while Cosmos and Arcee gave chase to Astrotrain and Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} He was later seen sitting on a raft with Sunstreaker and Slugslinger while the remaining Decepticons were being rounded up at the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|White Light}} Once that was cleared up, he stood in a group shot while Soundwave gave an inspirational speech about the importance of Cybertronians being united. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Some time later, [[Joe Colton]] and [[Miles Mayhem]] discussed the initial infiltration of Earth by the Autobots and Deceptions (including Thundercracker), the search for Ore-13, and how Optimus Prime and the Autobots abandoned the planet to Megatron and the Decepticons (still including Thundercracker). {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

Months later, he'd been given a new arm by [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] that incorporated a powerful cannon. He was in [[Philadelphia]] with Buster, [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] and [[D.0.C.]] helping people evacuate from a burning building before he got a distress call from [[Marissa Faireborn]] at the [[White House]] which had been infiltrated by [[Dire Wraith|aliens]]. When he arrived, the aliens had taken control of the [[Seeker clone|Seeker clones]]. He managed to best one before the second forced him into the White House (crushing an alien in the process) before he and D.0.C. defeated it. When Marissa briefed him on the powers of the Wraiths he briefly geeked out about organics with abilities comparable to Cybertronians before he atomized one that was threatening Buster. Thundercracker led the charge into the situation room cutting through more Wraiths before the leader combined her magics with a sample of [[Ore-13]] growing to Cybertronian size. Thundercracker forced her into the sky with the promise to throw her into the sun before she managed to tear his new arm off. As she fell boasting of her superiority Thundercracker warned her to be careful with her burning hands around the cannon's ammunition. She wasn't careful and wound up impaling herself on the [[Washington Monument]]. Thundercracker then attempted a quip before he reunited with his friends. He then realized his disconnect from Susan Journeyer was caused by his still being a Seeker regardless of his affiliations. Together with Buster, Thundercracker decided it was time to seek himself. ROAD TRIP! {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}}

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Steeljaw (G1)

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:''Steeljaw is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Steeljawboxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Ravage may get more screentime, but Steeljaw always beats Ravage to the catnip.]]
Where [[Ravage (G1)|the Decepticon cassette with a cat-mode]] is a master of moving about undetected, it is fitting that his Autobot counterpart is one of the best at tracking down robots who don't want to be found. '''Steeljaw''' is a tenacious tracker of unmatched skill, whose [[Sensors|olfactory sensors]] can track even the faintest scent for a range of 800 miles. All business when on the job, he can come off as cold, even rude to others, but that's just his professionalism and determination getting the better of him. Off the clock, he loves to investigate odors of all shapes and sizes, and Earth has many new and unusual smells for him to enjoy - the perfume of young women being one of his favorites. Steeljaw has a nearly unbreakable bite, from which he takes his name, and is armed with two solar-powered pellet guns. He can electromagnetize himself to stick to surfaces in cassette mode. His only real weakness is a tendency to [[rust]].

Sometimes he is known as '''Cubbie'''.

{{bigquote|My man Steeljaw can sniff out any trail — if it's hot or if it's not.|[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]|"[[Madman's Paradise]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|N/A (English, see [[#Notes|Notes]]), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}

In 2005, during Megatron's attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] ejected several of his cassette warriors to prevent Blaster from sending a radio transmission to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Moonbase One]]. To fend off Soundwave's cassettes, Blaster ejected his own force, including Steeljaw. Blaster's cassettes and Soundwave's cassettes appeared to be evenly matched, and Steeljaw had no small bit of fun gnawing on [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Steeljaw’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].”}}

[[File:SteeljawRamhornCallPrimitives.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Guess which band he has recorded on himself]]
In the year 2006, Steeljaw was summoned by [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to help track down [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], after he vanished from a dignitary's party on Cybertron. Steeljaw tracked the boy and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to an old abandoned corridor and a hidden chamber, where the [[Quintesson]]s had once exiled their unwanteds into other dimensions. Along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Blaster and the other cassettes, Steeljaw followed the trail into [[Menonia]]. He ultimately found Daniel trying to free a great sorcerer known as the [[Golden One]] from a tomb. With [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]'s help, they broke open the mouth of the cave, and the Golden One helped the Autobots defeat the Quintesson exile who had enslaved the locals. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

Steeljaw also helped recover a lost Quintesson journal, {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}, briefly fought alongside Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}, and was chosen as a "Primitive" by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]] to face the threat of [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

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{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
Megatron sent [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to find the secret location of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s construction site. Blaster ejected his own cassette troops, Steeljaw among them, to counter the Decepticon threat. His cassette army failed, allowing Ratbat to slip through and discover the location of Metroplex. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{note|In this series, Steeljaw had the power to talk in normal Japanese.}}

[[File:GreatCassetteOperation sad Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Sleeping on a hard surface always makes Steeljaw's neck feel stiff. That and that fact that 85% of his upper back is a damned metal box.]]
Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes journeyed to the Arctic with Blaster to help [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in the search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They confronted the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s and Steeljaw battled the tiger, [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]. Tragedy struck when Blaster was killed in battle with his arch-foe, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Steeljaw tried to recover whatever remnants of his friend that he could. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Steeljaw and the Cassettes mourned the loss of their friend so greatly that they couldn't even go on missions. Eventually, Rodimus Prime had Blaster rebuilt using [[Master (planet)|Master]] technology as [[Twincast]]. Reunited, Steeljaw and Twincast infiltrated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the planet [[Chaar]] to stop Galvatron's [[Madmachine]] from being used against the Autobots. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Later, in a form of stealth mission usually reserved for ''Decepticon'' Cassettes, Ramhorn and Steeljaw somehow managed to reach Chaar on their own and spy on [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], learning all about his plans for [[plasma energy]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

After the Decepticons abandoned the solar system to seek out more energy, Twincast, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes joined Fortress' crew in hunting them down. On [[Paradise]], Steeljaw was dispatched on a scouting mission, and learned [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] had been kidnapped by the Decepticons. He alerted Twincast to what he had discovered. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

[[File:GreatCassetteOperation cassette walkoff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Back on Earth, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes ejected to help Twincast gather information on the recent upsurge of Decepticon activity. Steeljaw and Twincast went to investigate a non-responsive outpost in Alaska, only to discover Scorponok had eliminated all the Autobots stationed there. They were spotted by [[Sixshot]], and Twincast commanded Steeljaw to flee back to Autobot City with their report. Steeljaw remained behind, hidden by a rocky outcrop, long enough to see his commander shot down by the Ninja Commander, and vowed to return with help. True to his silent vow, Steeljaw, eventually came back with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and Metroplex. Now ''that's'' a cavalry. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Steeljaw and his fellow Mini-Cassettes did some investigating to make sure they were gone. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

In the final battle at the North Pole, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes were unleashed on [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to save the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}}}

=====''15 Go! Go!''=====
[[File:TGGSteeljaw.jpg|thumb|Both a noble protector and apparently rather creepy.]]
As [[Teletraan 15]] recovered from her injuries at the hands (and mouth) of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] gave her a cassette tape to cheer her up, saying, "A princess like you deserves happier music." When she listened to it, she discovered that it was in fact entirely full of depressing songs. {{storylink|Blaster Volume}}

It was also apparently Steeljaw, who became her companion in her next adventure, when she visited the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' timeframe and encountered the [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] of that era. Steeljaw commented that the Autobot smelled "like a warrior I know" and asked if he was the same person in a new body. {{storylink|Steeljaw Volume}} {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

Steeljaw accompanied and protected Teletraan 15 on her journey as she filled his recording space with data on the Transformers whom she had been sent to study. {{storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 14}} The observing [[Teletraan 10]], on the other hand, was more than perturbed by Steeljaw's fondness for the smell of young women, and threatened to reveal publicly his tendency to rust. When the pair returned to the artificial satellite [[Nana]], Teletraan 15 was suddenly possessed by the disembodied spirit of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]... and Steeljaw was not seen in her company again. {{storylink|Starscream? Volume}}
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=====''Transformers Legends'' comic=====
In the year 2021, Steeljaw and the other cassettes were inside Twincast when a battle caused many Autobots to be infected with "[[blackball]]s", thus saving them from the same fate. They left Twincast's body before it was destroyed by blackballs, and aided in converting him and others into [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Headmasters Chapter Prologue}} Steeljaw then accompanied the group to the [[Legends Universe]] in search of new bodies for everyone who'd been reduced to heads. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} He and the other cassettes were released from Twincast's service when he returned to being Blaster and set out to be a professional musician. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an amalgamated universe created by the machinations of [[Renegade#Gong|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], Steeljaw was one of the many cassettes deployed by Blaster against [[Renegade#Re-Volt|Re-Volt]], [[Renegade#Chaos|Chaos]], and [[Renegade#Traitor|Traitor]] when the [[Renegade]]s tried to breach Autobot City. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Arcee rewind steeljaw.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Hold the Quintessons' what?]]
====Marvel UK future timelines====
In an alternate timeline of the year 2008, Steeljaw was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when it was sacked by [[Quintesson]]s. He survived, hidden within [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s tape compartment, and was activated by [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to help them fight off the invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Steeljaw was part of a team sent by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to stop a [[Cobra]]-rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Steeljaw was killed rather abruptly, being the first victim of Megatron's new [[rail gun]]. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

====''Classics''====
[[File:Recordicons13-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Steeljaw looked forward to meeting negative-polarity [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]], but was taken aback when Ravage socked him and announced they would be enemies forever. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #13|Recordicons #13}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{note|Due to [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s closure, the end of its ''War Within'' series was never published. Years later, [[Simon Furman]] released the unpublished scripts to the final three issues. The following would have taken place in said issues:
After the Decepticons had taken over Cybertron, Steeljaw accompanied Blaster as he used an ancient map of Cybertron's depths to infiltrate Megatron's slave camp, only for them to be discovered by Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}}}
Steeljaw was with Blaster when Optimus rallied the splintered Autobot forces into an organized resistance movement against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s totalitarian rule of Cybertron. He participated in the final conflict against the Decepticons and the [[Guardian robot]]s, bringing the planet back under Autobot control. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Steeljaw squared off against Ravage as the carnage of a savage Autobot-Decepticon battle raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Before&After Overkill vs Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

In the era of [[Zeta Prime]], Steeljaw was seen among the crowd of protesters rallying against the [[Outback (G1)|Autobot cop]] who reportedly killed an unarmed [[Hefter|Decepticon agitator]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Steeljaw joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. He and [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] battled [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] on [[Sensensica]] where a group of Decepticons were practicing [[pink alchemy]] on the inhabitants. {{storylink|Before & After}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
Realities where [[Stinger (G1)|Stinger]], [[Bolts]], Cubbie, and [[Stripes]] were among Blaster's cassettes often included Anibots as well. [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] thought it cruel to keep them in a [[roboto-zoo]] but [[Vector Prime]] saw little alternative. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/24}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Blaster deployed Steeljaw in the final battle with the Decepticons and [[Cobra]], during which he was ridden into battle by an unidentified [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Steeljaw was among Blaster's team which infiltrated a human base in an attempt to prevent the Decepticons raiding the technology there. Unfortunately they discovered that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his tapes had beaten them to it. {{storylink|Espionage}}
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{note|Steeljaw appears as a wearable accessory in the game.}}
{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}
{{charstubgame|Who is he an accessory for? Does he do anything, game-play wise? How about adding to the note how much it costs?}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1toy-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Imagine this toy had stickers instead of tampos.]]
*'''Rewind & Steeljaw''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: Steeljaw transforms from a microcassette into a robotic lion. His cassette mold can fit in the tape compartments of [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]. For the [[Hasbro]] line, he was only available in a two-pack with [[Rewind (G1)#Generation 1|Rewind]].

: There is a notable [[Variant|variation]] concerning Steeljaw's add-on weapons; initial releases have gold-colored chrome, while later (and more common) versions have silver-chromed weapons.

: It is commonly assumed that the sticker design for his details in cassette mode was originally intended to go on the other side; not only would the "sunburst" line up perfectly with the seams that way, it would also give the impression of a lion's "mane" in robot mode. The most likely reason for the reversal is the fact that it matches the orientation of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ravage]]'s sticker details.

: This mold was later used to make [[Nightstalker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Steeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on Steeljaw at TFU.info]''

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*'''Steeljaw''' (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-65''', '''C-120'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: In Japan, Steeljaw — like most of the "Cassettebots" and "Cassettetrons" — was only (originally) individually available, and was released again in the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (toyline)|Headmasters]]''. He was only ever released with silver weapons in Japan.
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*'''Twincast''' (Autobot, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-116'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: Steeljaw was later packed in with [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TwincastG1|Twincast]], the "reborn" version of Blaster. This release added a special decal to his "tape window", which showed the weak point of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] when viewed through Twincast's chestplate-window, in a manner like the [[Tech Spec]] decoders. Also, this version is made of two slightly different colored yellow plastic. His body is the same color as other releases, however, his legs, feet, head, and tail are a shade lighter.

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===Transformers Collection===
*'''Broadcast''' (Autobot, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TFC-21'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", tape case

: Although he had originally been packed in with Twincast in Japan, for the [[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]] series, Steeljaw came with plain old Blaster instead; his place in the ''[[Collector's Edition]]'' Twincast re-release taken by [[Flip Sides (G1)#Collector's Edition|Flip Sides]]. He also came with a clear-plastic cassette case to be "stored" in, which was originally available only with the first three individual Cassettetrons: [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]], and [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]]. This version of Steeljaw featured gold weapons, one yellow plastic color, and stickers for his tape details.

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===Encore===
*'''Great Cassette Operation 2''' (2009)
**''Encore number'': '''17'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: As part of the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Generation 1 [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] line, Steeljaw was released with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]]. His add-on weapons are gold-colored. As with the version released with the Twincast reissue, the feet, legs, and tail are a much lighter color of yellow plastic than the rest of the body. The metal on his legs are a bright silver and his stickers are now tampographs, yet the cassette details are still on the wrong side.
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 SDCC G1Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[wikipedia:Silverhawks|Wings of silver, jaws of steel.]]]]
*'''Autobot Blaster''' (2010)
**''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

:Steeljaw was available in this [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] reissue of Blaster (originally available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2010) alongside [[Ramhorn (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ramhorn]] and [[Eject (G1)#Universe (2008)|Eject]]. Released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' toyline]], the packaging also has a special foil-detailed outer slip case. This release has the gold-colored weapons and consistent yellow color throughout his body, similar to the Transformers Collection release, but tampographed tape details, like the Encore release, only darker in color. The cassette details are still on the wrong side, alas.

:This set was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010.
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===Generations===
*'''Autobot Intel Ops''' (2015)
**''Accessories'': Concussion rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles, 6 slides, slide holder

:Hasbro again released Blaster in 2015 in the [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|''Platinum Edition'']] toyline. He was co-packed with [[Perceptor (G1)#IntelOps|Perceptor]], [[Eject (G1)#Generations|Eject]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#Generations|Ramhorn]], and Steeljaw in a box with an opening front cover.
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==Notes==
*For the original draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and several revisions, Steeljaw was going to be called "'''Cubbie'''".<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html TFTM script draft at Disciples of Boltax]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/transformers.html Early script for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' at dailyscript.com]</ref> Between the original draft and actual product, Cubbie/Steeljaw is the only [[Autobot Mini-Cassette]] whose concept did not change.
*Where Ravage and Laserbeak were fortunate enough to have a dedicated vocal performer in the animated series, the noises Steeljaw makes are mostly library sound effects of growling, hissing cats and metallic "wronk wonk" sounds, with the occasional human-made sniff or snort that was probably delivered by whatever actor was handy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Steeljaw''' (スチールジョー ''Suchīrujō'')
*''French:'' '''Machoire''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Fender'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kāng È''' (Taiwan, 鋼顎, "Steel Jaw"), '''Gāngqián''' (China, 钢钳, "Steel Clamp")
*''Russian:'' '''Stal'noj''' (Стальной, "Made of Steel")
*''Spanish:'' '''Carter''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Trackers]]

New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen

2016-12-15T03:41:11Z

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|title="New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen"
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|date=[[December 14]], 2016
|coverdate=November 2016
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Kei Zama]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
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'''As Optimus Prime recalls a case of corruption from his youth, in the present day, the need for Earth to step forward and join the Council of Worlds becomes ever greater.'''

==Synopsis==
''Four million years ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] finds himself investigating the troubling case of suspected gun-runner [[Hefter]], who has died in police custody. Pax promises Hefter's friend [[Tappet]] that he will investigate, but Tappet, emotional, angry, and unconvinced by Pax's assurances, believes he knows the truth already: police officer [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] killed Hefter for being a [[Decepticon]]. After Tappet leaves, Pax is met by [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] to discuss the situation. As the pair talk about the fake [[Matrix of Leadership]] Zeta carries in his chest, and watch as a protest outside turns violent, Zeta's carefully-chosen words and presupposition of Hefter's guilt make Orion wonder if the Prime he once thought of as his friend is truly any different to the lineage of corrupt 'bots who have gone before him...''

In the present day, in [[Mexico City]], the future parallels the past as an anti-Cybertronian protest descends into a riot. [[Aileron]] and a team of recruits from Cybertron's various colonies—[[Slide]] and [[Oiler]] from [[Devisiun]], [[Gimlet]] and [[Bump]] from [[Eukaris]], [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] from [[Velocitron]], and [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] from [[Caminus]]—attempt to intercede, but one rioter produces an elaborate-looking weapon and blasts Midnight Express off his feet. The others are prepared to strike back in force, but Aileron gets between them and grabs the shooter. From [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], floating in the air overhead, Optimus Prime, [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], and [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] descend to help calm the panicking crowd; Jazz tries offering medical assistance to an injured woman, only to be rebuffed; Arcee checks on Midnight Express and finds that he is fine, but is concerned to observe that he and the colonists are all wearing [[mouthplate]]s in order to emulate the idolized Optimus; and Optimus examines the gun recovered by Aileron, which he recognizes as an [[Earth Defense Command]] weapon reverse-engineered from Cybertronian technology.

''Pax follows Outback to a bar in order to question him further on the shooting, only to have Outback pull a gun on him and start ranting about the need to defend oneself against the Decepticons. Pax quickly disarms Outback and slams him into the bar, warning him that he is not his enemy and to stop acting as if he is. As Pax leaves, Outback spits after him that the world is only getting more dangerous, and a squeaky-clean hero cop like Pax isn't up to the challenges the change will bring.''

As Autobot City relocates to [[Washington, D.C.]], the colonists all talk among themselves about how incredible Optimus is, which even the once-idealistic Aileron finds tiring. She asks [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] if Optimus used to act this way four million years ago, before the war, but Jetfire remarks that Prime didn't even act like this ''last'' year, and blames all this "True Prime" business for affecting Optimus's opinion of himself. As if on cue, [[Pyra Magna]] enters with [[D.0.C.]] to report that a large, unknown spacecraft is approaching the [[Earth]]...

Down below, outside the [[White House]], Optimus talks with the President, who prickles at his presence on American soil without permission and meets him with a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] arsenal as backup. The President considers Optimus's hope that humanity can work together to join the [[Council of Worlds]] as one to be impossible, but Optimus tells her it ''must'' come to pass, and presents her with the recovered EDC weapon as proof. The weapon, he explains, is a breach of the [[Tyrest Accord]], and will prompt a severe political and military response from Cybertron if Earth continues to remain unaffiliated. Before a conclusion can be reached, however, Soundwave interrupts the discussion to report on the mysterious spaceship's approach.

''Off the record, Orion takes Hefter's body to the [[Ultirex]] Technoversity so it can be examined by his old friend [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], who quickly discerns that the deceased 'bots injuries do not match what the official report says. Ratchet is less surprised than Pax to find that the system is still corrupt under Zeta; as they talk about the state of the world, Ratchet even notes that the shadow of [[Functionism]] is still a problem, offering as proof his graduate student, Jetfire—a 'bot with an aerial alternate mode that Ratchet has faced extreme difficulty in getting assigned to scientific duties. Jetfire doesn't make a good first impression on Orion, though... as he immediately attacks him! Orion quickly subdues Jetfire and discovers the reason for the attack when he removes a plate on Jetfire's chest, revealing a certain purple [[insignia]] beneath. Jetfire is a Decepticon!''

Optimus, Soundwave, Arcee, Aileron, and the [[Torchbearer]]s gather at the spaceship's projected landing point on the [[Matterhorn]]. As they await its arrival, Optimus contemplates the drained and lifeless [[Matrix of Leadership]], and is surprised when it suddenly surges with light! The Torchbearers react with reverence and awe, save for Pyra Magna, who simply digs her hands into the earth below them and pulls out a few shards of [[Ore-13]], revealing that nothing ''mystical'' is happening: the Matrix is simply reacting to the ore deposit in the area. Optimus recalls Magna's previously-expressed belief (via Victorion) that ''she'' should be the holder of the Matrix, and her understanding of it and willingness to question it makes him wonder if she is right. Just then, the strange corkscrew spaceship pierces the clouds... but rather than land gently, it decimates the mountain range as it burrows into the ground!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*''[[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]]?'' (16)
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*''"Blackout"'' (8)
*''[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]'' (9)
*''[[Demolisher]]'' (10)
*''?''  (11)
*''[[Dile]]'' (12)
*''[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]]'' (13)
*''[[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]'' (14)
*''[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]'' (15)
*''[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]'' (17)
*''[[Doublecross]]'' (18)
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*''[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]'' (20)
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*[[Oiler]] (22)
*[[Slide]] (23)
*[[Gimlet]] (24)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (25)
*[[Bump]] (26)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (27)
*[[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] (28)
*[[D.0.C.]] (34)
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==Quotes==
"Before I was '''Optimus Prime'''... I was part of the '''problem.''' Things were '''changing''' on Cybertron... too '''fast''' for some... and far too '''slowly''' for the rest." 
"I thought '''Zeta''' was different. I '''told myself''' Zeta was different." 
"Things were getting better. I told myself '''that''', too."
:—Select portions of '''Optimus Prime's''' narration

"I respect your dedication to the '''truth''', Orion... the people '''deserve''' to know the truth that '''Lifter''' was a '''Decepticon''' and a '''traitor''', who got what was coming to him. They deserve to have '''anarchy''' staved off for '''one more day'''. And '''that''', my friend... is the precise value of '''truth.'''" 
"Hefter... his name was '''Hefter'''."
:—'''Zeta Prime''' gives '''Orion Pax''' a subtle look at his true colors

"What do you do? Somebody has a '''gun'''—do you '''act''' or let them '''shoot''' you? Or your '''partner'''? That's what being a '''cop''' means. '''Decepticons''' running around—they want us all '''dead'''. You want to investigate '''me'''? Investigate '''yourself'''. Well, Mister '''Orion Pax''', Autobot-at-Large? What do you '''do'''?" 
''(Orion disarms Outback and body-slams him)'' 
"I make '''sure.''' That's my '''job.'''"
:—'''Outback''' and '''Orion Pax'''

"I don't want to sound '''crazy''', but this was all '''worth''' it. On my colony, on '''Caminus''', we were so '''cold''', so '''alone'''. The Primes so '''distant'''. To learn one is real- '''alive'''... 
"'''My''' colony's all about '''speed''', about '''forward progress'''. So it was the idea of discovering the '''lost colony''' that got me to join him. To bring this planet out of the '''dark ages''', into the '''Cybertronian Era'''....plus, for a '''truck''', the Prime is '''really fast'''. I '''admire''' that.
:—'''Midnight Express''' and '''Roulette''' have very different reasons for joining Optimus' cause.

"Aileron... (Optimus) wasn't like this '''last year''', let alone '''four million years ago.'''" 
"What '''changed?'''" 
"Someone told him he was a '''space messiah''' one too many times..." 
''(Jetfire side-eyes Pyra Magna)'' 
"...so he started to '''believe''' it."
:—'''Jetfire''' and '''Aileron'''

"Things are '''better''', aren't they? Better than under '''Nominus''' or '''Sentinel'''?" 
"'''Maybe.''' They used to put the bigotry out in the '''open.''' Now, it's under the surface and we're fanning the flames of a '''war'''." 
"So I've heard." 
"You hear if we're on the '''right side'''?"
:—'''Orion Pax''' and '''Ratchet'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Tappet has had an axe to grind against Optimus Prime (whose change of name he didn't recognize, always calling him "Orion Pax") since he was first introduced in [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|''The Death of Optimus Prime'']], and now we know why.
*Outback's vicious actions shouldn't come as too surprising; we've already witnessed him attempt to publicly assassinate a [[Drag Strip (G1)|purported Decepticon]] in [[Iron in the Blood|''Ironhide'' #2]], and that was ''before'' he became a cop with a badge to hide behind.
*Zeta references the time Orion saved the [[Primal Basilica]], as seen in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More than Meets the Eye'' #11]]. It was in that same issue that the phoney Matrix carried by [[Nominus Prime]] was destroyed; the counterfeit Zeta is carrying is a new one, presumably to keep up appearances. Though always implicit, this is the first direct in-story acknowledgement we've had of the fact Zeta's Prime-hood was a sham propped up by a fake Matrix.
*Orion refers to the time he saved Zeta's life, a reference to ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]'', in which a unit led by Orion fended off a team of Decepticon assassins targeting Zeta.
*The appearance of female Transformers [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] in the crowd may raise an eyebrow, as female Transformers weren't supposed to exist on Cybertron at this point, but they are actually ''re''appearing after showing up in another crowd scene in [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]]. Maybe they're not female in IDW continuity...? It's also possible that they're simply "easter egg" cameos.
*Optimus recounts the legend of the Matrix, which claims it was originally the crystal prison of [[Solomus]] (related in [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|the ''More than Meets the Eye'' 2012 annual]]) and once rested on the hilt of [[Prima]]'s [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] (attested in [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #1]]).
*The Earth Defense Command were revealed to have acquired Cybertronian weaponry from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in [[Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|issue #29]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]. Optimus notes the human acquisition of this tech is a breach of the [[Tyrest Accord]], which was introduced way back in ''[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]'', and which was most recently referred to in issue [[Animals|#46]] of ''More Than Meets The Eye'', when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (in his role as the Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tryest Accord) killed [[Demus]] for trafficking in Cybertronian technology.
*Outback refers back to the deaths of the original [[Senate]] and [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], as seen in [[Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4]].
*Though none of the soldiers who flank the president as she meets with Optimus are recognizable as members of the team, the tracked missile launchers that back them up are [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] [[Wolverine (G.I. Joe)|Wolverines]]. That's how this works now, kids!
*The technoversity of [[Ultirex]] previously appeared in [[Broadcast|''Autocracy'' #11]], in which Ratchet and Jetfire were both shown to work there. Ratchet notes that Zeta offered him the position at the university, explaining his move from the drop-in clinic he used to run in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], as seen in [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|''More than Meets the Eye'' #8]].
*Jumpstream recalls how the seemingly-lifeless Matrix glowed once before on Caminus, an event that took place in ''Windblade'' vol. 2 #1.
*Optimus notes that Pyra Magna believes ''she'' should hold the Matrix; that belief was first expressed by the Torchbearers' combined form of [[Victorion]] in [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''The Transformers'' #47]].

===Transformers references===
*The red grid with yellow sunburst that serves as a background for Hefter's picture on page 1, panel 1 is based on the classic [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toyline]] packaging.
*Among the recognizable Generation 1 characters in the crowd is [[Blackout (Movie)|live-action movieverse Blackout]]. Hey guy! What'cha doin' there?
*The new colonist recruits are all pre-existing ''Transformers'' characters of varying levels of obscurity. Oiler and Slide are [[Micromaster Combiner]]s from the [[1991|final year]] of the Generation 1 toyline. Gimlet and Bump are imports from the Japanese [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|''Beast Wars'']] series; ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Neo]]'', respectively. Roulette was a [[OTFCC 2003|2003 convention]]-exclusive toy, while Midnight Express hops continuities from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' series]], as so many of his ''RiD'' brethren have in recent years.
**Midnight Express is an unusual case; while he's based on his RiD counterpart – notably visible in his head and shoulders – he incorporates aspects from the other two members of [[Team Bullet Train]]; his vehicle mode seems to be inspired by [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], while his transformation leaves his train front on his chest like that of [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]].
*Roulette's vehicle mode is a late-model (2013-2017) Dodge Viper, a callback to the fact that her toy is an officially licensed version of that car, though the toy is of the 1996-2002 generation of the Viper.
*Jetfire having been a Decepticon before joining the Autobots is a hallmark of the character's history, introduced in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Fire in the Sky]]" and reflected in all major incarnations of the character (including even his [[Jetfire (ROTF)|live-action movie counterpart]]). It's been notably absent from Jetfire's IDW history until now.
*The spaceship that arrives on the final page of the issue is, of course, a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson Cruiser|cruiser]] of the unique and memorable "corkscrew" design originally seen in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. The Quintessons have had a sparse presence in IDW continuity up to now, but perhaps things are about to change...

===Real-life references===
*There's a little screen-faced waiter-droid in the bar Pax and Outback visit who looks to be inspired by {{w|Judge Dredd}}'s {{w|Walter the Wobot}}. Artist Kei Zama is a big ''{{w|2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD}}'' fan.
*Heh heh. Hooligan is one of the rioters. Get it? Because soccer hooligans and... oh, forget it.

===Errors===
*Pyra Magna has green "lipstick" on page 13, but red on page 19.
*Soundwave's Decepticon symbol disappears and reappears throughout the issue.
*Oiler and Slide are huge compared to other Devisiun colonists. While we can't explicitly call this out as an error ''per se'' given their tanker truck altmode, it does run contrary to what we've seen so far.

===Other trivia===
*''Optimus Prime'' takes the place of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' on the IDW schedule, and remains written by John Barber, continuing on the story begun in the previous title's pages. Originally solicited for release in November, this issue arrives several weeks late, halfway through December.
*Most characters appearing in the crowd scene in the flashback are recognizable as being Autobots or Decepticons we know today, but their allegiances are not clear at the time this part of story is set, so we've put them under "Others" in our list above. The Decepticons present may be Decepticons (though they likely wouldn't flaunt it), but it's unlikely the Autobots are Autobots given they're protesting actions by the Autobot security force. Only the figure who appears to be Mirage (with a toy-accurate head, page 2, panel 2, extreme right) is shown wearing an Autobot insignia.
*The colonists are shown to all be zealously following Prime, but as of yet, none have Autobrands or have been explicitly confirmed as Autobots. Additionally, Aileron also isn't wearing an Autobrand, despite having followed Prime for some time now, though she, too, has never been officially confirmed as an Autobot.

===Covers (9)===
*'''Regular cover:''' The big boss 'bot himself, by [[Kei Zama]] and [[David Garcia Cruz]]
*'''Subscription cover A:''' Optimus, Soundwave, and Arcee, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover B:''' Optimus, Soundwave, Arcee, and Aileron, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and Joana Lafuente
*'''Subscription cover C:''' Blank cover for sketches

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*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Graffiti of Optimus, Soundwave, and Aileron by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]; part of a series of "graffiti" variants by Pitre-Durocher which combines with covers from [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]], [[Revolutionaries issue 1|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], {{i|M.A.S.K. issue 1|''M.A.S.K.'' #1}}, and {{i|G.I. Joe Vol 5 issue 1|''G.I. Joe'' #1}} to form a complete image.
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Optimus Prime by [[Sonny Liew]]; one in a series of variants by Liew on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Retailer incentive cover C:''' Optimus Prime by [[Paul Pope]]; one in a series of variants by Pope on the above-mentioned issues.
*'''Ript Apparel exclusive cover:''' OPTIMUS PRIME ARE ALL ONE by [[Ninjaink|Timothy Lim]], a grammatically-challenged homage to the cover of [[The New Order|Marvel's ''The Transformers'' #5]]; available exclusively from [https://www.riptapparel.com/ Ript Apparel].
*'''Diamond UK Previews exclusive cover:''' Zama and Cruz's regular cover with a Union Jack background, and new red feet for Optimus, in reference to the red-footed variant of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1v1|original Generation 1 Optimus toy]] available in the UK and France. Available only to retailers who attended Diamond UK's October 2016 retailer event.

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*"Hasbro Tribune" promoting November's [[Hasbro Universe]] "[[Reconstruction]]" titles, including this issue

==External links==
*[http://www.comicosity.com/preview-optimus-prime-1/ Preview]

[[Category:Optimus Prime issues]]

D.T.A.

2016-11-17T02:16:54Z

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'''Scarlett leads a team to extract a mysterious asset from the Bikini Atoll EDC facility.'''

==Synopsis==
With the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] silent for two days, [[Scarlett]] has assembled a small, trusted team to investigate and extract "valuable assets", fearing the worst following the revelation that [[Joe Colton]] had been replaced by an [[Dire Wraith|alien infiltrator]]. The group approaches the island in [[Shipwreck]]'s submarine, and once in range, Scarlett and the rest of her team – [[Roadblock]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Quick Kick]] and [[Wild Bill]] – are torpedoed to the surface inside pockets of air.

As they come ashore, the team splits up: Scarlett and Roadblock will move in on the base's main entrance, whilst the others stand ready to act in an emergency. On the approach, Scarlett tries one last time to raise the EDC facility on the radio, when suddenly the base opens fire, pinning the two [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] down behind a fallen tree. The second team, meanwhile, faces its own problems when Wild Bill draws a knife and advances on Rock! Quick Kick intervenes in time to save his comrade, disarming the apparent traitor, but Bill deploys writhing spikes from his wrists and soon overpowers the martial artist. Rock 'n Roll trains his gun on the infiltrator, but the face it wears makes him hesitate long enough to receive a powerful energy blast to the chest, fired from the false Bill's mouth.

Quick Kick reengages, but is no match for the alien in his weakened state, and soon finds himself being being choked by the monster's wrist-tendrils. He is saved in the nick of time by Rock 'n Roll, who bludgeons the false Bill in the head with his machine gun before violently beating it to death. In its throes, the creature reverts to its natural form, and Rock reports the situation to Scarlett, who is still pinned down.

Although shaken, the team leader orders that the mission proceed as planned, and she and Roadblock leap from cover, the machine-gunner providing cover fire so that Scarlett can approach the building and begin planting explosive charges. Safe in the knowledge that all their enemies are in alien infiltrators, Roadblock lets loose and mows them down as they emerge from the base. The charges laid, Scarlett retreats to her teammate's position, slaying an alien with just her knife on the way. Back in cover, she loads a flaming bolt into her crossbow and takes aim, detonating the charges in an explosion that wracks the entire base.

This, however, is merely a distraction, allowing Rock 'n Roll, carrying the unconscious Quick Kick on his back, to enter the base. Unfortunately, their arrival does not go unnoticed, and he is forced to shoot through a veritable army of aliens. As the smoke clears, Quick Kick awakens, and insists that Rock leave him and go ahead to secure the objective. Remarking that whoever they're there for better be worth it, the machine-gunner proceeds onward, kicking through a door.

On the other side, he finds fellow Joe [[Grand Slam]], nervous and pointing a gun. Slam accuses Rock 'n Roll of being one of the aliens, and refuses to let him pass, insisting that the asset he guards is too valuable. Rock desperately attempts to convince the Joe of his identity, all the while wondering if Slam is himself one of the "Dire Wraiths", but the other man refuses to trust him. When Grand Slam threatens to kill him, Rock 'n Roll makes his decision and fires. The Joe collapses to the floor... and does not change back into an alien.

The horror of what he has just done begins to grip Rock 'n Roll, but his panicked rambling is interrupted by a voice across the room. Turning to see the owner of the voice, Rock's regret becomes anger as he realizes who Grand Slam lost his life for:

{{t|Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp}}, former {{t|Decepticon}} and, so he claims, valuable asset!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c1=
*[[Scarlett]] (1)
*[[Polly]] (2)
*[[Shipwreck]] (3)
*[[Quick Kick]] (4)
*[[Wild Bill ]] (5)
*[[Roadblock]] (6)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (7)
*[[Grand Slam]] (9)

|c4=
*[[Dire Wraith]]s (8)
*{{t|Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp}} (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"Your time has '''passed''', human. Your world is '''ours!'''"
"See, '''that's''' the thing. '''This''' world? It's under '''G.I. Joe's''' protection."
:—A '''Dire Wraith''' is told what's what by '''Scarlett'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story falls between ''[[Revolution]]'' {{t|O Ship of State|#3}} and {{t|The New Colossus|#4}}, with the latter showing Scarlett and Roadblock seen arriving back from Bikini Atoll.
*Skywarp defected to the EDC in {{t|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|''The Transformers'' #54}}, and was last seen hanging out at their base in {{t|White Light|issue #56}}.
===G.I. Joe references===
*Shipwreck is accompanied by [[Polly]], his traditional parrot companion.
===Real-life references===
*Rock 'n Roll describes his team as the "{{w|Junior varsity team|JV squad}}", a term for a secondary team in US high school and college sports.
===Errors===
*Roadblock has a very different beard relative to the ''Revolution'' issues set immediately before and after this story.
===Other notes===
*The issue's title, "D.T.A.", is presumably an abbreviation of "Don't Trust Anyone".

===Covers (8)===
*'''Regular cover:''' {{t|Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave}} menaces the G.I. Joes, by [[Aaron Conley]] and [[Michael Garland]].
*'''Sub cover A:''' Scarlett, Roadblock and Rock 'n Roll with {{w|Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime}} and Soundwave, by [[Giannis Milonogiannis]].
*'''Sub cover B:''' Blank cover for sketches.
*'''Cover RI:''' The Joes, by [[Ken Christiansen]].

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'''Scarlett leads a team to extract a mysterious asset from the Bikini Atoll EDC facility.'''

==Synopsis==
With the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] silent for two days, [[Scarlett]] has assembled a small, trusted team to investigate and extract "valuable assets", fearing the worst following the revelation that [[Joe Colton]] had been replaced by an [[Dire Wraith|alien infiltrator]]. The group approaches the island in [[Shipwreck]]'s submarine, and once in range, Scarlett and the rest of her team – [[Roadblock]], [[Rock 'n Roll]], [[Quick Kick]] and [[Wild Bill]] – are torpedoed to the surface inside pockets of air.

As they come ashore, the team splits up: Scarlett and Roadblock will move in on the base's main entrance, whilst the others stand ready to act in an emergency. On the approach, Scarlett tries one last time to raise the EDC facility on the radio, when suddenly the base opens fire, pinning the two [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] down behind a fallen tree. The second team, meanwhile, faces its own problems when Wild Bill draws a knife and advances on Rock! Quick Kick intervenes in time to save his comrade, disarming the apparent traitor, but Bill deploys writhing spikes from his wrists and soon overpowers the martial artist. Rock 'n Roll trains his gun on the infiltrator, but the face it wears makes him hesitate long enough to receive a powerful energy blast to the chest, fired from the false Bill's mouth.

Quick Kick reengages, but is no match for the alien in his weakened state, and soon finds himself being being choked by the monster's wrist-tendrils. He is saved in the nick of time by Rock 'n Roll, who bludgeons the false Bill in the head with his machine gun before violently beating it to death. In its throes, the creature reverts to its natural form, and Rock reports the situation to Scarlett, who is still pinned down.

Although shaken, the team leader orders that the mission proceed as planned, and she and Roadblock leap from cover, the machine-gunner providing cover fire so that Scarlett can approach the building and begin planting explosive charges. Safe in the knowledge that all their enemies are in alien infiltrators, Roadblock lets loose and mows them down as they emerge from the base. The charges laid, Scarlett retreats to her teammate's position, slaying an alien with just her knife on the way. Back in cover, she loads a flaming bolt into her crossbow and takes aim, detonating the charges in an explosion that wracks the entire base.

This, however, is merely a distraction, allowing Rock 'n Roll, carrying the unconscious Quick Kick on his back, to enter the base. Unfortunately, their arrival does not go unnoticed, and he is forced to shoot through a veritable army of aliens. As the smoke clears, Quick Kick awakens, and insists that Rock leave him and go ahead to secure the objective. Remarking that whoever they're there for better be worth it, the machine-gunner proceeds onward, kicking through a door.

On the other side, he finds fellow Joe [[Grand Slam]], nervous and pointing a gun. Slam accuses Rock 'n Roll of being one of the aliens, and refuses to let him pass, insisting that the asset he guards is too valuable. Rock desperately attempts to convince the Joe of his identity, all the while wondering if Slam is himself one of the "Dire Wraiths", but the other man refuses to trust him. When Grand Slam threatens to kill him, Rock 'n Roll makes his decision and fires. The Joe collapses to the floor... and does not change back into an alien.

The horror of what he has just done begins to grip Rock 'n Roll, but his panicked rambling is interrupted by voice across the room. Turning to see the owner of the voice, Rock's regret becomes anger as he realizes who Grand Slam lost his life for:

{{t|Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp}}, former {{t|Decepticon}} and, so he claims, valuable asset!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c1=
*[[Scarlett]] (1)
*[[Polly]] (2)
*[[Shipwreck]] (3)
*[[Quick Kick]] (4)
*[[Wild Bill ]] (5)
*[[Roadblock]] (6)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (7)
*[[Grand Slam]] (9)

|c4=
*[[Dire Wraith]]s (8)
*{{t|Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp}} (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"Your time has '''passed''', human. Your world is '''ours!'''"
"See, '''that's''' the thing. '''This''' world? It's under '''G.I. Joe's''' protection."
:—A '''Dire Wraith''' is told what's what by '''Scarlett'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story falls between ''[[Revolution]]'' {{t|O Ship of State|#3}} and {{t|The New Colossus|#4}}, with the latter showing Scarlett and Roadblock seen arriving back from Bikini Atoll.
*Skywarp defected to the EDC in {{t|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|''The Transformers'' #54}}, and was last seen hanging out at their base in {{t|White Light|issue #56}}.
===G.I. Joe references===
*Shipwreck is accompanied by [[Polly]], his traditional parrot companion.
===Real-life references===
*Rock 'n Roll describes his team as the "{{w|Junior varsity team|JV squad}}", a term for a secondary team in US high school and college sports.
===Errors===
*Roadblock has a very different beard relative to the ''Revolution'' issues set immediately before and after this story.
===Other notes===
*The issue's title, "D.T.A.", is presumably an abbreviation of "Don't Trust Anyone".

===Covers (8)===
*'''Regular cover:''' {{t|Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave}} menaces the G.I. Joes, by [[Aaron Conley]] and [[Michael Garland]].
*'''Sub cover A:''' Scarlett, Roadblock and Rock 'n Roll with {{w|Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime}} and Soundwave, by [[Giannis Milonogiannis]].
*'''Sub cover B:''' Blank cover for sketches.
*'''Cover RI:''' The Joes, by [[Ken Christiansen]].

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