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<div>Finally had a reason to sign up (images to upload). I may have deleted a new message by mistake when attempting to remove my initial, misplaced text from this page--which I thought I'd already deleted. The two photos I uploaded were taken by me and included with permission of the subjects, if anyone's wondering.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Hi, welcome to the wiki! Thanks for us helping out for the benefit of Mankind. Or for the benefit of ourselves and other nerds on the internets. Same thing. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:58, 2 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::"Thanks for us helping out"? Well, if you want to congratulate yourselves, that's your business. (Yes, I know what you meant.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:47, 2 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yes, people should thank us for helping mankind!<br />
:::Damn my dyslexia! --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:47, 6 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Question==<br />
Good lord, is that some Doug Dlin I see? Assuming it is, I have a question in relation to a G1 Springer note from the Antarctic Press Cybertronian guides. There's a quote about the final toy being the fourth (or maybe third, I can't recall offhand) design. I was just curious if this originated from Transformers Generations or some other source. Thanks in advance.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 10:46, 7 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:If you can actually see me, then I need to cover my screen or something, because I don't have a webcam setup. Anyway, it's been so long that I don't really remember. It might've come from ''Generations'', but my copy vanished a few years ago and I was never able to get a replacement, so I can't check.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:07, 7 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Took a moment to check the issue. The caption says the final toy was based on the fourth prototype design, all right. It sounds like something Harold would have contributed, though it could've come from ''Generations''. Until/unless I get another copy, I won't know one way or the other.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 22:59, 7 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Prince Guy==<br />
According to the dialogue script on Metrodome's Region 2 DVD set, the real name of the prince from Aerial Assault is spelled Jumal. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:57, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Indeed? Then the entire "Aerial Assault" article was wrong. I brought the name on the character list in line with the more frequent usage in the episode summary. So much for majority rules.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 03:04, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::To be fair, I can't remember how the name is pronounced in the episode itself - it's possible it was changed - but [http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/HassanToJumal.jpg here's] a screenshot from the dialogue script PDF. I reckon the person who wrote up the "Aerial Assault" article was simply unaware. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:42, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:::That's okay, I believed you anyway and have already changed the article to reflect it. I also figured the original author of the article was probably as ignorant of the spelling as I was.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 04:03, 4 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Talk pages ==<br />
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Please don't delete other people's comments from talk pages. ([http://transformers.wikia.com/index.php?title=Talk%3ASensors&diff=119878&oldid=119874 link]) --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 16:45, 28 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
:...the hell? I '''didn't''' delete any comments—not knowingly, anyway. I specifically added material at the bottom of that comments page in direct response to Rosicrucian. Best I can guess, you made that shorter response while I was composing mine (which was delayed by a few interruptions), and when I submitted my edit, rather than tell me the page was out of date, it overrode your comment. Sorry that happened, but it was definitely not deliberate.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:51, 28 November 2007 (UTC)<br />
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===Coming soon template===<br />
Coming soon templates go underneath the actual the text of the toy in question, as shown in the various Movie and ''Animated'' character articles. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 21:20, 1 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
:D'oh! Shoulda checked, I suppose. Well, outside of that, any complaints?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 21:24, 1 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Noise==<br />
Care to explain why you reverted the edits to Noise's article? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:20, 9 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Wasn't intentional. When I began editing, your changes weren't present yet. When I finished and submitted, the wiki didn't give me an "out of date version" warning, but simply processed my edits as normal. I noticed that the wiki connection was really sluggish this afternoon, too. Don't know if that had anything to do with it.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 23:21, 9 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
::That's... really weird. Okay. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:33, 9 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yeah, it happened to me once before, as you can see in my earlier Talk page discussions. Kind of annoying, as I definitely don't like being a wiki antagonist.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 23:45, 9 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Graphy==<br />
Well, stuff like "lion" and "dinosaur" aren't scientific names. ''Pteranodon'' is the scientific name for the genus, and should be capitalized (and italicized). [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 23:30, 9 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Oh, so? I was going by common usage, which I thought was using the name uncapitalized. I certainly almost never see dinosaur names italicized unless they are specifically part of a scientific name, as opposed to designating the type of animal—e.g., a pteranodon vs. ''Pteranodon longiceps''. Well, feel free to undo that aspect of my edits.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 23:44, 9 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Spelling==<br />
Hey, after we reminded [[User:Fiction Alchemist|Fiction Alchemist]] that there are editors from the UK and the Commonwealth, and their English is just as valid as American English, I don't think it's the done thing to start taking the 'u' out of words like colour. ;) --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 19:26, 12 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
:Wasn't aware there'd been such a policy established. Personally, I feel that having one consistent spelling style for the wiki is a better idea. AShould I simply ignore European-style English spelling differences, then?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 20:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
::Yes, because hey, the UK significantly contributed to the Transformers fiction and several prominent editors here are either from the UK, Europe or from the Commonwealth. And as I said, our english is just as valid as American english on this wiki. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 01:26, 13 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
:::I don't deny either fact. As I said, my aim in Americanizing British English was simply to establish a consistent spelling style for the wiki, not to deny the validity of British English spelling ''per se'' or the contributions of Europeans to the wiki.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 21:20, 13 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
::::I think we should make American English the standard here. Not that I would get all pissy about English English being used, nor would I bother making changes, but if someone were to make changes, it should be towards American English. And if someone does make those changes towards American English, it shouldn't be a problem. <br />
::::Japan has also significantly contributed towards Transformers fiction, but I hope that doesn't mean we allow every third word of our articles to be in Japanese. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:05, 13 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
:::::Well, I'm certainly capable of ignoring King's English spellings when I make corrections, but it's reassuring to know that, by wiki policy, Americanizing them isn't considered specifically wrong.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 22:26, 13 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==Block Town==<br />
I can't seem to find the snippets of info from Fumihiko about the line. I dimly remember "Carzap" being -apparently- a new guy who is not Windbreaker... any chance you can see if Fumihiko is able to provide more packaging/name info on these guys? Maybe come BC? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 06:27, 20 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
:I'll see what I can do. You'll probably have to remind me closer to the date so I can remind him. Meanwhile, I don't get any results Googling "Carzap" and "Block Town", either on the net or Google Groups.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 07:51, 20 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==Template!==<br />
Lil' thing... we do have a <nowiki>{{preview bastard}}</nowiki> template that's all cute for multiple minor changes peoples. I'm quite happy with it. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 07:09, 29 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
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:I know, I think I've used it once or twice. I didn't feel I needed it for conversing with Aamp, though, since he'd already been reprimanded by the time I got there. (I'm assuming that's what you're referring to, since that's the only "multiple minor changes" case I've been involved with inthe last several hours.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 07:48, 29 January 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Chairtwo ==<br />
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He a wikia admin, not Assaulthead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 23:47, 1 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==Japanese!?==<br />
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Hey, since you're one of the resident Japanese experts, could you take a look at [[Talk:Great Turn-Around! Autobot Warriors!]]? It looks alright to me, but I'd like a look-over by somebody more experienced. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:27, 11 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
:Hey, another Japanese favor to ask. Could you translate "空中山脈大爆破" (the Furigana given is "くうちゅうさんみゃくだいばくは"), the Japanese title for "[[Power Surge]]"? I composed a list of the Telemocha DVDs for [[pack-in flyer]], but couldn't figure out how to effectively translate this title. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 05:47, 24 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks! [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 06:15, 24 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Thanks for the clean up ==<br />
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Thank you for the clean up, Doug! By the way, why don't you post at TFW or the Allspark? :) [[User:Might Gaine|Might Gaine]] 00:01, 28 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
:Kinda figured that was you, Jeff. I don't post there for sheer lack of time. I spend more time here than I should as it is...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:33, 28 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
::I know what you mean. I'm beginning to feel like I'm addicted to this place.[[User:Might Gaine|Might Gaine]] 02:43, 28 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==A favour to ask==<br />
So long as you're cleaning up Movie Bumblebee's article, can you clean up my stupidly long Movie section for him? Though I'd like you to keep my specific mentions of what songs he plays when he tries to help Sam court Mikaela. Thanks. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:04, 4 March 2008 (UTC)<br />
:Given the time, I'll see what I can do.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:10, 4 March 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==A man of few vices==<br />
vi·ce3 (vī'sē, -sə)<br />
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...yeah, I'd never heard of it either. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 01:02, 20 March 2008 (UTC)<br />
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:Considering most of our readers are likely going to be in the same boat, I suggest using a more common synonym, then.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:06, 20 March 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==Preview button==<br />
Sorry dude,i usually use the preview button,but for some reason the preview just wouldn't show up that day. --[[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 14:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)<br />
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Oh it did load,but very glitchy. [[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 16:22, 25 March 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Commas ==<br />
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We appear to have stylistic differences about comma usage. I suggest we try to respect each other's usage. Or, we could duel to the death, like our ancestors before us... [[User:JW|JW]] 16:08, 3 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
:The rule of thumb I learned, at least for commas between clauses linked by a conjunction, is that if the remainder of the sentence after the conjunction can stand alone as a full sentence (that is, if it's an independent clause), you use a comma. There are exceptions, of course.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:22, 3 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
::There are rules, and there is style. In the example from [[Survival of the Fittest]], I think <br />
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::"The episode ends before Bulkhead, Prowl, and Fanzone return Sari to her father, and before the Autobots report back in to Prime." <br />
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::"The episode ends before Bulkhead, Prowl, and Fanzone return Sari to her father and before the Autobots report back in to Prime."<br />
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::With the comma, the sentence is less run-on, and the separation of the two events is maintained. No comma is ''required'' there, but it isn't ''prohibited'' either. So, I ask that you respect my choices. The alternative is that we initiate a discussion on the Style Guide page, and I really think this is too picayune to warrant that. [[User:JW|JW]] 16:41, 3 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
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:::That's a borderline case, true, mainly because of the phrase including "and" within the dominant clause which could potentially involve confusion with the clause-linking "and", as you note. With all the comma misuse pervading the contributions here, I sometimes get carried away; normally, I'd have let that go. I think you'll find that, on the whole, I haven't really dogged your contributions that badly...have I?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:15, 3 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
::::In general, not that I've noticed. Yesterday, however, [http://transformers.wikia.com/index.php?title=Mayhem_Attack_Squad&diff=168852&oldid=168845 this edit] raised my eyebrow, and when something similar happened again today, the beast within me was stirred to <strike>frenzy</strike> comment. [[User:JW|JW]] 18:27, 3 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
::::: Yeah,that edit doesn't really make any sense. [[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 18:51, 3 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
::::::Seems fairly straightforward to me. There was no reason to set apart the phrase "and sent them to Earth in a Decepticon ship" by commas. The carryover phrase-starter "with" negates the need for a comma after "teamed up on Earth". Using a comma between "embedded his hand" and "cannon-blasted Venom" implies that a third action by Galvatron is coming in the list, when in fact the rest of the sentence shifts away from him, so it's better to link the two actions with a conjunction as a two-item list. "Once on Earth" and "With the Time Wars over" are establishing prepositional phrases, which are generally set apart by commas. "The battle escalated" is a dominant clause preceding a subordinate clause and doesn't take a comma. If the sentence were reversed, with the subordinate "as more and more Autobots" phrase first, it would take a comma. Or so are the rules as I have learned them.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 20:59, 3 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Yeah, I'm spamming ==<br />
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Canvassing a few talkpages here so we can get folks to weigh in and finalize the potential Wiki image policy. Your input would be appreciated at [[Transformers Wiki talk:Images]].--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 18:40, 20 April 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Check before you give me an <nowiki>{{unsigned}}</nowiki> ==<br />
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Please don't attribute (unsigned) comments I didn't make to me (like you did on [[Talk:Black Friday (episode)]] with one of GWolfv2's comments). - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 03:53, 1 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Quote format ==<br />
FYI: script style quotes, with the speakers already in bold next to their lines, don't need to have a second bold-font attribution at the bottom. They can be left in plain font; it's kinda redundant otherwise. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 16:58, 4 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
:Hunh...and here I thought I was just being consistent. Oh well.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:30, 4 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
::Well, the attribution lines don't always even mention all the characters who speak, so it's actually kind of irregular to bold the characters who do get mentioned. Heck, with script format, the attribution line isn't even needed at all, unless there's some special reason to comment on the action; it's just somehow become standard to add such comments. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 18:49, 4 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
:::So, uh, where does that leave me? Or should I even worry about it?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:53, 4 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
::::''So, uh, where does that leave me? ''<br />
::::DOOOOOOOOOOMED. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:17, 5 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Anonymous vandals ==<br />
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The first one you linked to was actually the guy I banned last night, but thanks for bringing the other to my attention. I must've missed him. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 17:38, 8 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==REV's clear exlcusive==<br />
Wow. Weird. Nice to know where those came from finally. Can you C&P this into the other Spy changers' pages? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 17:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==Re: Fanon==<br />
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Oh, cheers, man. Didn't even know that existed. [[User:Jeep!|Jeep!]] 07:28, 20 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
:Oh, sorry, had thought I'd removed it when I cleared the page. Cheers. [[User:Jeep!|Jeep!]] 17:23, 22 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==Reign of Starscream==<br />
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Hey Apcog. Thanks for catching those spelling errors I missed in my writeup of issue 2's synopsis. I've been having trouble lately with the edit screen cutting off parts while I'm writing, so the help is greatly appreciated. I guess this goes to show that even aspiring editors need some beta help sometimes ;) --[[User:Nightshade83|Nightshade83]] 01:38, 6 June 2008 (UTC)<br />
:Glad to be of assistance. If your edit window's cutting off stuff, you may want to look into a larger problem, such as software malfunction or incompatibility—wiki coding, browser program, or whatever.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 15:19, 6 June 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Re: Nemesis's's's's ==<br />
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Is there a reason for this? I'll stop fixing them if that's the consensus, but it's poor english to make a word possessive like that. [[User:Jeep!|Jeep!]] 18:55, 18 June 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Help? ==<br />
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Do you know anything about General Demolishor from [[Transtech]]? I started the article in a not so probable way [[Demolishor (TransTech)|here]] The article needs help. {{unsigned|Rodimusmann22}}<br />
:I'm afraid I don't know details about this character, and I'm not sure why you asked me in particular. As it is, the article is better off being deleted. Better not to have an article than to start one poorly. <br />
:In the future, don't a new article for a character about which you know nothing, then ask someone at random (like me) to fill in the big blanks. A better approach would have been to leave a message on the Discussion page for the main Transtech article, something like "Does anyone have any solid information on General Demolishor? I think he deserves his own article, but I barely know about the character besides his name." Now, of course, it's a bit late. <br />
:Oh—and don't forget to sign your posts, please, especially on talk pages.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 07:03, 29 July 2008 (UTC) <br />
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== Jazz (Animated) ==<br />
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Is there some special clip, or a peg that I'm missing? Because I usually end up just squishing him around until it doesn't look so crappy. <small>[[User:KrytenKoro|Not even Mr. Lister's]] [[User talk:KrytenKoro|Koromon survived intact.]]</small> 07:23, 10 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
:Each side panel has a pair of ridges on its inside surface, in the fender area just above the root of the exhaust pipes. There's another ridge on the inside of the hood, under the sideview mirror, which fits into the slot between the two ridges on the side panel. If everything else is aligned right, there should be no problem getting them to fit together. The stock image used for Jazz's page isn't aligned right, obviously.--Apcog 14:53, 11 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
::I've tried to get those to work, but I keep having trouble. Oh well, I guess I just have to do it with more care. Thanks!<small>[[User:KrytenKoro|Not even Mr. Lister's]] [[User talk:KrytenKoro|Koromon survived intact.]]</small> 03:25, 12 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
:::Unfortunately, without seeing in person what you're doing or not doing when you transform it, I can't offer any better advice than that.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:18, 12 August 2008 (UTC) <br />
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== Signature ==<br />
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Damn. I uploaded the image to commons so it would work, but oh well. It was just something my wiki was trying, but I guess it won't work.<small>[[User:KrytenKoro|Not even Mr. Lister's]] [[User talk:KrytenKoro|Koromon survived intact.]]</small> 15:04, 25 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Questions on the move ==<br />
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Hi, please can you have a look at Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Leaving#Questions on the move. Thanks -- [[User:sannse|sannse]]<staff /> (talk) 19:21, 28 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
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== Car Robots ==<br />
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Since this didn't garner any response... would you be able to look at the "Dimensional Crossing" section of this, Doug? [[Talk:Robots in Disguise (cartoon)]]<br />
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I suspect you translated the catalog story way back when it first came out, but I was having trouble digging it up... I seem to remember it went up on Masterforce.org? Maybe? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 18:20, 16 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:Thanks for answering this and the T-AI question, Doug. Sorry I had neglected to do this before. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 20:45, 21 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
::Sure thing. I recall both issues coming up back in the day, and I'd forgotten they'd subsided still so unresolved. In particular, I recall there being one whole image of that Ai-chan resin figure available at the time. Your larger images were a big help in settling both issues.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 21:50, 21 October 2008 (EDT) <br />
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== Good grief! ==<br />
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Thanks for the cleanup on [[Survival Instincts]]. I must be asleep tonight!<br />
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By the by, I notice you tend to switch out a lot of my semicolon-spliced sentences with "and" connectors. Is that just a personal preference, or some rule you're following? -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 23:39, 27 October 2008 (EDT)<br />
:You're quite welcome. I figure since you're doing the heavy lifting (i.e., slogging through the series to do the write-ups), the least I can do is tote in the small stuff, as it were. <br />
:As for the semicolons, it's possible I'm being too picky, but the usage rule I learned was that they join independent clauses that are restatements of each another, or a brief summary and an expansion. Note the one I left alone in paragraph 12, in the sentence about Rodimus's group hitting a dead end. (There's also the usage within a series that would normally be set apart by commas, except some elements in the series already contain commas.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 00:34, 28 October 2008 (EDT) <br />
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== Boilerplate CYA ==<br />
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Thanks for the heads up, hon! I edited the two images in Humanizing as requested. {{unsigned|Knocks}}<br />
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== BWNeo Manga Title ==<br />
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Scanned the title for "Battle of the Single Batch" for you to look at. Hopefully I grabbed the right one...<br />
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[http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/BWNeoMangaTitle.jpg Title Image].<br />
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--[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:11, 10 November 2008 (EST)<br />
:Thank you. It's ''Hitori-botchi no Tatakai'', which translates as "A Solo Battle" or "A Battle Fought Alone" or similar. "Battle of the Single Batch", indeed...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 13:14, 10 November 2008 (EST)<br />
::The "Battle of the Single Batch" translation came from [[Talk:Beast Wars Neo (manga)|here]], if anybody cares. Scans of the other titles are there, too. —[[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 17:05, 10 November 2008 (EST)<br />
:::Duly noted and amended there, thanks.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 17:30, 10 November 2008 (EST) <br />
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== Convobat and Megalligator ==<br />
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Okay, the wiki screwed up and lost the message I was trying to send you, Doug, so this may be more terse than I mean it to be.<br />
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If you have time, I was wondering if you'd be willing to help solve the mystery of Convobat and Megalligator - whether they're the same characters as Primal and BW Megs, whether they're new versions of Prime and G1 Megs, whatever their actual deal is. I've made some scans from a couple Japanese guidebooks about them, and their bios are on Dr. Sigma's site, so...<br />
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''Convobat'' [http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/bw/bc06.html Single Convobat bio] [http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/bw/s01c.html Twopack Convobat bio] [http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/BWDaihyakkaConvobat.jpg Beast Wars Daihyakka entry] [http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/BWKoushikiGuidebookConvobat.jpg Beast Wars Koushiki Guidebook entry]<br />
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''Megalligator'' [http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/bw/bd06.html Single Megalligator bio] [http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/bw/s01d.html Twopack Megalligator bio] [http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/BWDaihyakkaMegalligator.jpg Beast Wars Daihyakka entry] [http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/BWKoushikiGuidebookMegalligator.jpg Beast Wars Koushiki Guidebook entry]<br />
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Any light you can shed on their identities is well appreciated. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 00:56, 27 November 2008 (EST)<br />
:I'm no expert (actually ran the texts through translators), but the 2-pack bios specifically mention that the characters are usually a trailer truck and a Walther P-38, respectively, but for this battle they take on the forms of a bat and an alligator. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 01:10, 27 November 2008 (EST)<br />
::''Convobat''<br />
::* Single-pack bio - No indication either way<br />
::* Two-pack bio - Indicates he's usually a truck, but chose a bat form this time<br />
::* Dai-hyakka entry - Indicates he rebuilt himself into a bat, which has much fewer weapons than his last form<br />
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::''Megalligator''<br />
::* Single-pack bio - Indicates the 'gator form is temporary<br />
::* Two-pack bio - Says he evolved from a Walther gun and scanned a 'gator<br />
::* Dai-hyakka entry - Indicates he rebuilt himself into an alligator, reducing his size by about half<br />
::* Koushiki entry - Indicates this is another form of '''Beast Wars''' Megatron, consuming less energy over a long battle than a T. Rex body would <br />
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::It sounds to me like this was essentially the same as what happened Stateside: The early releases were written up as new forms for the G1 characters, but this was later ignored. The later write-ups indicate at least Megatron was the BW incarnation. While the later Convoy write-ups could go either way, Occam's Razor suggests that they refer to the BW version as well.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:48, 28 November 2008 (EST)<br />
:::Sorry for the delayed response to this, Doug, but thank you for taking the time to look at these bios. It's nice to finally have a clear understanding of what the situation was over in Japan at the time. (It seems to me that there isn't a whole lot of English-language info on the Japanese dub of the first season of Beast Wars, in general...) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 22:04, 18 December 2008 (EST)<br />
::::You're welcome, and I appreciate the response, belated or not. Eventually, we may be able to get more solid info on the Japanese dub of BW season 1, but it'll require a lot more common free time on the part of English-savvy Japanese fans and Japanese-savvy western fans...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 22:10, 18 December 2008 (EST) <br />
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== Anons and Minor edits ==<br />
<br />
Asking anons to use the minor edit box is only going to confuse them, as it only shows up for registered users. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 16:00, 10 December 2008 (EST)<br />
:Ah, I see. It's been so long since I've made any unregistered edits, I'd forgotten. Oh well.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:07, 10 December 2008 (EST) <br />
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== Another Japanese check ==<br />
<br />
Hey, again. Is "A Dream Is Born, Double Prime" a good translation of 夢のダブルコンボイ誕生? TX55 snuck in "The Birth of the Fantastic Double Convoy" as a more "proper translation". (It seems to me that it's "Birth of the Dream of Double Prime", but I'd prefer to run it by you first.) —[[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 18:41, 28 December 2008 (EST)<br />
:TX55's version is actually more correct. "Dream" modifies "Double Convoy" in this sentence, so it's literally "the Double Convoy of dreams" or "the dreamed-of Double Convoy." TX55's phrasing represents a good interpretation, though it's possible to substitute "Prime" for "Convoy" depending on our standards for that sort of thing. Otherwise, I'd phrase it "Birth of the Fantastic Double Convoy", just knocking off the initial "The".--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:50, 28 December 2008 (EST)<br />
::Mind you I won't directly go against this if you feel this is better, but in the few years I've been learning Japanese I've never seen Yume used as anything but "dream"... As silly as it'd sound, wouldn't "Birth of the dreamy Double Convoy" or somesuch turn of phrase be better? Or perhaps "Birth of the dream's Double Convoy"? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:00, 28 December 2008 (EST)<br />
:::That's more literal, but it doesn't flow in English. There's a phrase I've seen several times in anime titles and theme songs: 夢色, "yume-iro". It literally means "dream-colored", but translating it like that doesn't sound normal in English at all. It translates more like "dream-like" or "fantastic", with the proper phrasing depending far more on context than literal meaning. If we really want to include the word "dream" in the title, then "A Dream is Born: Double Prime/Convoy" would be the closest interpretation, but TX55's is still reasonable while flowing better in English.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 19:13, 28 December 2008 (EST) <br />
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Check me up? 制作現場直撃! ギャラクシーフォースはこうして作られた!! and トランスフォーマー開発秘話 at Galaxy Force Phase Ignition. I need more practice... --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 00:23, 16 January 2009 (EST)<br />
:Danke! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 03:15, 16 January 2009 (EST)<br />
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<br />
How awkward is "Administration for Special Diplomatic Agency" from "政府特別外交機関"? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 15:19, 26 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
:I'd suggest "Governmental", "Federal" (or State or whatever government level is involved), or even "Official" (政府援助 means "Official Development Assistance") instead of "Administration for".--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 17:52, 26 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
::Ah. That makes sense. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 18:02, 26 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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<br />
I feel like such a ''baka deshi''... What's the exact difference between 演出 and 監督? ''Enshutsu'' I see in the ending credits, while ''kantoku'' I see in the opening. Enshutsu meaning director/producer over that particular episode, whereas kantoku would be director over the overall series? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 19:34, 27 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
:No need to beat yourself up about it; I've been vague on the distinction myself. Checking Wikipedia Japan, at least in terms of theater, 演出(家) is like a stage director and (舞台)監督 like a stage manager. Once a performance actually begins, the stage manager sort of inherits/takes over the stage director's work. For the duration of the performance, s/he takes on the responsibility for maintaining the progress of the concepts and the play that the stage director provided.<br />
:In TV animation, the 演出 can also be credited as 監督, as well as ディレクター or アニメーション・ディレクター, so that's not much help.<br />
:An 演出's role in animation is like that of a film director, giving direction and supervision when the screenplay is converted into imagery. First, the 演出 digests the screenplay, dramatizing it if necessary, and then the storyboards are made based on the script. Even if there's a separate storyboard manager, it's normal for the 演出's intentions (and here the article switches to calling the job 監督) to come through strongly.<br />
:Confusing the issue a bit further, there's a 作画監督 (Drawing/Art Supervisor?) who does the character designs and layout settings when there aren't specific, separate people there for the jobs, and the 美術監督 (Art Director), who does the art settings. The Drawing/Art Supervisor is responsible for the production of original art and animation, while the Art Director is responsible for the production of backgrounds. After that, as the production progresses through filming, special effects, sound recording and editing, the 演出(家) takes responsibility for the completion of those steps. In particular, (s)he takes an involved role in the editing and sound recording steps.<br />
:For maintaining uniform quality on a TV series, you have チーフディレクター, シリーズディレクター and 総監督 (General Supervisor?), which has ''also'' come to be called just 監督 in recent years.<br />
:So, uh...I'm not sure if that gives you what you need to know or not.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 23:52, 27 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
::Urk. *goes crossed-eye* Well, that sorta clears things up a bit... Was asking because I was going over the credits for [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]] and [[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Car Robots]] (and most likely the others, depends when/if I'm able to find the rest of [[Armada (cartoon)|Micron Legend]]), and trying to work out who did what. Manabu Ono is credited as 監督 in the opening credits for GF, while 演出 is shown alongside 脚本 and changes every episode in the ending credits — 武山 篤 is 演出 in episode 50 for example. Same applies in CR with Osamu Sekita as 監督 — 筒井義明 and 加藤 顕 as 演出 in episode 1 and then 関田 修 as 演出 for the clip episodes. So, you could see my confusion in the first place. At least I have a better idea now. サンキュー, 先輩. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 00:33, 28 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
:::In that case, it sounds like the titles are definitely reversed from the typical setup mentioned above, with one Supervising Director for the whole series and individual Directors/Producers for the episodes. Hurray for inconsistency.<br />
:::Oh—and just to round out your collection:<br />
:::*武山 篤 - Atsushi Takeyama<br />
:::*筒井義明 - Yoshiaki Tsutsui<br />
:::*加藤 顕 - Ken (or possibly Akira) Katō<br />
:::*関田 修 - Osamu Sekita<br />
:::--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 10:30, 28 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
::::Thanks! :) --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 11:40, 28 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Sparkdash? ==<br />
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[http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/mf/c313.html http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/mf/c313.html]<br><br />
[http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/mf/c314.html http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/mf/c314.html]<br><br />
[http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/mf/c315.html http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/mf/c315.html]<br><br />
I took a whack at Hotspark's bio... how far off would you say I was? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:10, 3 January 2009 (EST)<br />
:You were very close. However, the Fire Skid attack hits enemies behind him, not in front. <br />
:Here's what I have for the other two. Feel free to paraphrase and whatnot: <br />
:'''Hardspark''' <br />
:His super-heavy mass allows him to perform devastating body-blow attacks, but also makes it very difficult for him to change direction when in motion. His mass crushes his treads against the ground, sparking off flames for his Caterpillar Fire attack. <br />
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:'''Wildspark''' <br />
:Capable of off-road maneuvers on a par with the Godmaster Ranger, Wildspark loves it loud! He amplifies the sound of his engine loud enough to make his enemies falter, allowing him the chance to attack. Using his Rolling Backfire attack, he circles his enemies, spitting intense flames out of his exhaust and melting them.<br />
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--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 04:31, 3 January 2009 (EST)<br />
::Beauty. Thanks... nice to have these teeny dark corners of forgotten TFdom pulled into the light and cataloged. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:52, 3 January 2009 (EST) <br />
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== Thanks for the heads up ==<br />
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I'm going back and editing my less-than-stellar posts and trying to be less of a grammar schmuck in the future.-- [[User:Bearded Kid|Bearded Kid]]<br />
:Always a pleasure to see contributors take constructive criticism properly. Keep up the good work!--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 12:32, 6 January 2009 (EST) <br />
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== Translating the Omnibot bios ==<br />
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Monzo has put up links to the Japanese Omnibot bios, but as far as anybody knows, they've never been properly translated into English. Is there any chance we could get you to give it a shot? Thanks! - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 18:54, 10 January 2009 (EST)<br />
:I actually translated them years ago, but couldn't find them online, weirdly enough. I could've sworn they were on a.t.t. or Tony Li's web site or something. Thankfully, I had 'em on file at home:<br />
::Doublechanger/Scout CAMSHAFT <br />
::Function...Scout <br />
::Transformation...Celica XX (Double-X), attack vehicle <br />
::Abilities...·Top Speed: 180 km/h ·Top Output: 520 Hp<br />
::::·Can transform into Celica and attack vehicle. <br />
::Profile...Prides himself on being active on the leading edge of spy warfare with the Destrons. He is a little excitable, however, and sometimes makes mistakes in his intelligence activities. Even fellow Cybertrons acknowledge the superiority of his heavy weaponry. <br />
::Weapon(s)...·Pulse Laser ·Hand Pulse Laser ·Rocket Launcher <br />
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::STR-6.5 | INT-9 | SPD-8 | END-8 | RNK-7 | CRG-7 | FRP-8 | SKL-6 <br />
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::Doublechanger/Tracker DOWNSHIFT <br />
::Function...Tracker <br />
::Transformation...Savannah RX-7, armored vehicle <br />
::Abilities...·Top Speed: 180 km/h ·Top Output...480 Hp<br />
::::·Transforms into Savannah and armored vehicle. <br />
::::·Uses target-pursuit systems to track Destrons. <br />
::Profile...When performing spy activities, gets the idea that he is being spied upon in return. Though rather high-strung, will carry out orders faithfully and reliably. Has confidence in his super-hard body armor. <br />
::Weapon(s)...·RX Missile Launcher <br />
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::STR-7 | INT-8 | SPD-8.5 | END-9 | RNK-7 | CRG-6 | FRP-5 | SKL-9 <br />
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::Doublechanger/Commander OVERDRIVE <br />
::Function...Commander <br />
::Transformation...Ferrari BB, fighter plane <br />
::Abilities...·Top Speed: 302 km/h (car mode), Mach 1.2 (fighter mode)<br />
::::·Detects Destrons with sensors in his sunroof. <br />
::::·Can transform into BB and fighter plane. <br />
::Profile...Has presence of mind appropriate to a commander. Calm disposition makes him seem a little cool to teammates, but it conceals one of the foremost fighting spirits among the Cybertrons. <br />
::Weapon(s)...·Twin Blaster ·BB Shot ·Pulse Laser <br />
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::STR-9 | INT-9.5 | SPD-9 | END-7 | RNK-9 | CRG-8 | FRP-7 | SKL-8<br />
--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:51, 11 January 2009 (EST)<br />
::Awesome, thank you. And just to clarify, "Downshift" and "Camshaft" are actually reversed from their American names, right? The vehicle descriptions seem to confirm that. - [[User: Jackpot | Jackpot ]] 16:27, 11 January 2009 (EST)<br />
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:::Correct.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:35, 11 January 2009 (EST) <br />
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== Please stop italicizing "Ark"! ==<br />
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In most continuities it is not italicized. I have been spending a good long time unitalicizing it! (The exception is IDW and Shattered Glass.) Thanks. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:26, 27 January 2009 (EST)<br />
:I took our SOP to be that ship names, Ark included, were italicized. Since most comics lettering in the day didn't use italicized letters in a consistent fashion for ship names (that I'm aware of), I didn't place any particular weight on how the original material formatted the name. I also regard the lack of ship name italicization to be more oversight than official decision, at least based on what I encounter among my peers in the industry. But if the official word is "no", so be it.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:45, 27 January 2009 (EST) <br />
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== Tenses ==<br />
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So comic/episode synopsises are in the present tense while fiction sections of characters are in past tense? Or what? You keep fixing my tenses and I would like to know the "rule" to have this no longer be an issue. [[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 02:06, 14 February 2009 (EST)<br />
:(Just because I'm here at the moment to answer...) Correct. Synopses are present tense, fiction sections past tense. You can find some other details here if it helps: [[Help:Example character article]] and [[Help:Style guide#Page-specific standards]] --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 02:43, 14 February 2009 (EST)<br />
::Sorry, I've been busy since last night. Thanks for saying what I was going to say, Jeysie. (Oh, and for the record, Bluestreak7, the plural of "synopsis" is "synopses".)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:29, 14 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Devastator's line from the movie ==<br />
<br />
I hate to argue with you on this, but I think the line was "prepare for EXtermination" Since I can't find my copy of Transformers: The Movie, I've had to use a poor replacement, a youtube clip for my argument. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtL-vssxQko) Since this is like trying to use Wikipedia on a term paper, so I'm not going to expect to be taking too seriously, and probably mocked. Anyway, sorry to bring this up, and argue about it. Cheers, [[User:SteamFan42|SteamFan42]] 11:38, 19 February 2009 (EST)<br />
:I know the movie's lines by heart. He says "prepare for termination". Hell, even in the Youtube clip you can clearly hear him say "prepare for termination". --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:00, 19 February 2009 (EST)<br />
::Funny, I clearly hear him say "extermination". -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 12:03, 19 February 2009 (EST)<br />
:::Yeah. Either way, it's not Devastation, since I think that's from AHM. The minor quandry is "Devastation" works better for the caption because it's a (crappy) toy of ROTF Devastator, yet we don't want to look like we don't know what we are talking about. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:27, 19 February 2009 (EST) <br />
::I know the movie's lines by heart as well, and I've always heard "extermination." I stll hear it on the YouTube video while listening for "termination." I swear I hear some ess-sound from the x-t. Considering it's a small syllable difference I understand the two opposite thoughts. What does the script say? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 12:32, 19 February 2009 (EST)<br />
:::Actually, listening to that clip, it DOES sound a bit like "extermination" now. In all the time I spent practicing MSTing the movie for BotCon performances, I was hearing "termination". I'm not sure how much my expectations are coloring the results, though, since I'm listening for "extermination" now. Well, if I have time to check my DVD at home soon that might help. On the whole, though, it's certainly one of the less important matters on the wiki.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 12:36, 19 February 2009 (EST) <br />
:::I was expecting so much less to be said about this, and I'm surprised it has sharked so much debate. I found a few other clips on the 'tube, and the other clips still sound like "Extermination" to me. I need to find my DVD, but I'm in a different sate from it right now, which causes a bit of a problem. [[User:SteamFan42|SteamFan42]] 18:18, 19 February 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Wikia links ==<br />
<br />
You don't have to take them out manually, we're going to automate it. 8000 pages is ''way'' too many to go through individually. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 14:39, 18 March 2009 (EDT)<br />
:Thanks for the heads-up. Last I checked the Damage Control discussion, word was that it couldn't be automated. And since I couldn't do much for the recovery effort otherwise, I figured I'd start reducing the potential volume of Google caching of links back to Teletraan 1 ASAP. Well...NOW what do I do?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 16:03, 18 March 2009 (EDT)<br />
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==Omnibot Takara bio translations==<br />
Hey, I'm restoring the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] pages right now, and I was using your translations of their bios as references. But they were posted here, and the conversations from that time are gone now. Could you re-post those bios? Thanks! - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 00:34, 25 March 2009 (EDT)<br />
:Might as well restore the rest of the page while I'm at it...--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 01:52, 25 March 2009 (EDT)<br />
::Excellent, thank you! - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 03:44, 25 March 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== City of Fear covers ==<br />
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Thanks. Yes, I'm afraid I don't have all the covers yet to upload so some are placeholders. I bet I forgot the <nowiki>{{picsneeded}}</nowiki> tag didn't I? ;) --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 04:41, 6 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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=Odd Japanese BW Guidebook Find=<br />
Doug, I found this weird tidbit in the Beast Wars Koushiki Guidebook... it's a section on American toys, but Lazorbeak is called "Terrorsaur" and seems to have a bio calling him an upgraded form of Terrorsaur with new powers. Weirder still, his name is spelled out te-ra-soo, rather than te-ra-za-u-raa (the standard katakana for his Japanese name) which further makes it seem like they're talking about the US guy. <br />
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[http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/JBW-AmericanStuff.jpg On Lazorbeak]<br />
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Have you ever heard of anything like this before? Warning, the image file is nearly 1mb... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 22:29, 24 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
:No problem, that's what DSL is for. :-)<br />
:The section says it's using data from the foreign (that is, U.S.) versions, so I don't know where they're getting the name and info they have for Lazorbeak. As for the name, extrapolating a little, one could actually say they're calling him "Terrorsaw", as the name ends with the same kana as "Buzzsaw" does. That would be a similar homage to "Lazorbeak", as well as an added layer of wordplay to "Terrorsaur".<br />
:The info also says that Retrax specializes in ambushing enemies, and that even though the sand of the desert where he lives is hard to walk on, he can move along the surface quickly when he rolls into a ball. Claw Jaw's essentially the same, except it specifies that he drags his enemies deep underwater and finishes them off. There's a little bit of review-type opinion at the end of each paragraph, too.<br />
:So yeah, it looks like someone was just making up stuff, but I couldn't say more than that for sure.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 00:46, 25 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::''As for the name, extrapolating a little, one could actually say they're calling him "Terrorsaw", as the name ends with the same kana as "Buzzsaw" does. That would be a similar homage to "Lazorbeak", as well as an added layer of wordplay to "Terrorsaur".''<br />
::That's not a bad thought, but since Retrax and Claw Jaw's names are unchanged, it would seem more likely to me they were just trying to transliterate the English pronounciation of "Terrorsaur"... hard to say for sure, I guess.<br />
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::For reference, I scanned the rest of the American-centric pages from the book, and it looks to me like they get the rest of the names correct; not sure about the bio info, though.<br />
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::[http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/JBW-AmericanStuff02.jpg Page 2]<br />
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::[http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/JBW-AmericanStuff03.jpg Page 3]<br />
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::I think the Terrorsaur/Lazorbeak thing is definitely worth a footnote on their respective pages, but I'm not 100% clear on the details the bio is actually presenting. Would you be willing to do up a... "According to the foreign toys section of the Japanese ''Beast Wars Koushiki Guidebook'', Lazorbeak is really such-and-such"-type write-up for them? Or to perhaps do a fuller translation of the text in the future so that I might do it myself? --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 22:52, 25 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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:::''That's not a bad thought, but since Retrax and Claw Jaw's names are unchanged, it would seem more likely to me they were just trying to transliterate the English pronounciation of "Terrorsaur"... hard to say for sure, I guess.''<br />
:::But then why would they not simply call him "Lazorbeak" if they're otherwise leaving the U.S.-market names unchanged?<br />
:::Anyway, looking over all the pages, there's definitely some deviation from the U.S. material here and there, though it's mostly pretty faithful. I've started [[User:Apcog/Sandbox|a sandbox page]] for the translation.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 01:04, 26 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
::::Wow... thank you, Doug! I was honestly not expecting you to tackle the whole thing, or tackle it so soon; that was very kind of you.<br />
::::Looking at the translated write-ups, the majority of them seem to be taken verbatim from their Hasbro bios {{m-}} even mentioning specific weapons, like Manterror's ion discs {{m-}} with, like you said, just a few small changes here and there (eg, US-Razorbeast never disobeying Primal, J-Razorbeast being prone to do so). That makes Terrorsaur/Terrorsaurer/Lazorbeak all the more strange!<br />
::::I wonder if perhaps Lazorbeak being an upgraded Terrorsaur was an early Hasbro idea for the toy that was dropped before US release, but still got relayed to the writers of the Koushiki guidebook? Either that, or maybe the people doing the guidebook simply didn't get access to his finalized bio in time and had to make something up... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 02:26, 26 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
:::::Eh, took me about half an hour or so; it wasn't exactly text-heavy.<br />
:::::Unfortunately, there's just no way to tell what brought about such a different bio for Lazorsaur/Terrorbeak/what's-his-face, not without talking personally to whoever put that page together and said person actually remembering.<br />
:::::By the way, why do you keep referring to the guide by the term "Koushiki" instead of the English equivalent? Or has it never been translated for you? I haven't seen the cover, but I'm guessing it's 公式, meaning "official".--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:49, 26 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
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::::::''By the way, why do you keep referring to the guide by the term "Koushiki" instead of the English equivalent?''<br />
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::::::Oh. It, uh... had not occurred to me to try looking the term up. Eheh.<br />
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::::::([http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/BWKoushikiGuidebookCover.jpg Here] is the book's cover, whose title it looks you got spot on.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 07:52, 26 April 2009 (EDT)<br />
:::::::Ooh, I own that! (The Rattrap omake on the last page makes me lol.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:29, 2 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
==Translatey-type question==<br />
Hey doug-e-fresh, I was just wondering whether or not [http://emopanda.com/tmp/lioconvoyineminentdomain.jpg this summary] of the BW2 Movie says anything about the origins of the teleporter. I thought maybe you could squint a bit at the text near that sphere-thing and see if it looks promising. (No need for a proper translation if it's not.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:29, 2 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
:The text by the sphere is just about the control unit that unlocks the teleport gate. The text about the gate itself says it was built into a spaceship that crashed on Gaia, but nothing more detailed about its origin than that.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:19, 2 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
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==Japanese name game==<br />
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I'm drawing blanks on 金玉零, 三泥無成, and 北爪史示 — 北爪 I do know is "Kitazume". 三泥 I'm guessing is "Sandoro"? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 23:13, 2 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
:金玉零 - I'm getting nothing on this one either. At an educated guess, based on standard pronunciations available at online dictionaries, I'd say Rei Kanetama, but I can't guarantee it.<br />
:三泥無成 - I find more credits for this one, but unlike 金玉零, I can't locate even standard pronunciations for the name compounds. The last name could be "Midoro", "Sandoro", or something else if his folks gave him a nonstandard name reading. I wouldn't want to fathom a guess just yet.<br />
:北爪史示 - 北爪 is definitely Kitazume, but I'm not getting anything for the first name.<br />
:I'll try to dig out my name dictionary when I get home and see if it can provide what online sources can't.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 01:58, 3 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
::Thanks. Was trying [http://www.ctk.ne.jp/~kai-6344/index.html this site] and [http://www.allcinema.net/ allcinema], but nada from either of them. 史示 I currently have tentatively as "Fumiji". --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 02:47, 3 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Another Japanese name ==<br />
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Any help [[Talk:Cobybot|here]]?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 15:02, 10 June 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Thank you for the tip ==<br />
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Thanks for the tip on article writing. [[User:ZeldaTheSwordsman|ZeldaTheSwordsman]] 12:02, 4 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
:Happy to help. Use it in good health!--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 13:03, 16 September 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== A name I can't translate ==<br />
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This is Spengs. I'm having trouble deciphering a kanji in a person's name and I was hoping you might be able to help me out. It's the writer for the [[Binaltech Asterisk (online comic)]]. If you go [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bt/bta.html Here] and load any of the comics, at the bottom right corner of the last page they list the artist and writer. The artist's name I could read (Naoto Tsushima), but I can't make out the second symbol in the writer's familial name. It's "Masato Taka___". I broke out my kanji fastfinder but I couldn't find anything that looked like the symbol in there, and that thing's so small I could barely recognize it, anyway. So if you could find the time, I'd be grateful! '''--Spengs (at work, can't log in)'''<br />
:Takahashi.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 20:17, 22 October 2009 (EDT)<br />
::Thank you, sir. '''--Spengs (at work, can't log in)'''<br />
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==And another one==<br />
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I have a lot of trouble with names, admittedly. If you could be so kind as to help me with this guy's:<br />
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[[Image:Autosanrin.jpg|100px]]<br />
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Name of the kid who created [[Autosanrin]], there. Thanks, man. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 15:24, 8 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Wow, sorry I didn't respond sooner, but I never got notice of your post here in my email.<br />
:The name's either Toshifumi Yamashina or Toshifumi Yamaka, though from the usage I find, I believe it's the former. (There's a Yamashina Station, in Kyoto, for instance.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 02:43, 17 December 2009 (EST)<br />
::Thanks, man. I had gone with Yamaka, myself, but doing a search I can see that Yamashina is more widespread. And what was really killing me was the character after "Toshi". Appreciate the assist! --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 10:53, 17 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Unprotection ==<br />
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You know, I'd nearly forgotten you'd protected my [[User talk:Jeysie|Talk page]]. I think it's probably safe to unprotect it at this point (as I go off to find some wood to knock on). --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:50, 17 January 2010 (EST)<br />
:Hey, your page, your risk if you want to take it. It can always be re-protected if need be.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 07:55, 18 January 2010 (EST)<br />
::I like helping the newbies if they need it, so no point in locking them out when I don't need to. Thankee! --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 09:49, 18 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Heya ==<br />
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Doug, can you [[Talk:Transformers Hall of Fame|help me with this?]] Thanks. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:13, 10 May 2010 (EDT)<br />
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==Minor translation==<br />
How would you translate "スクランブルシティ発動編", the full name of the [[Scramble City (episode)|Scramble City episode]]? It's been bugging me that the article isn't at the full title, but I don't want to stake a kinda major page move on my own halfassed translation. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:16, 14 June 2010 (EDT)<br />
:"Scramble City Invoke Chapter"? "Scramble City Operation Chapter"? --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 01:31, 15 June 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Sorry, been busy for a few weeks. I'd suggest "Scramble City: Activation" or "Scramble City: Mobilization". The "chapter" can be omitted, as the equivalent kanji essentially functions like the colon does in the translation.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 12:45, 24 June 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Browning ==<br />
Thanks for catching and correcting my editing errors on [[Browning]]! - [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 23:55, 10 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Sure thing. Some clean-up will inevitably be required for everyone, myself included. Just be careful as you edit articles, and use clean-up examples as learning opportunities if necessary.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 03:13, 12 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
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==EZ Thundercracker==<br />
Doug, I have no idea what stores EZ Collection Thundercracker Clear Blue Ver is sold at. [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/event/tfa_summer.html Heeelp?] --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:04, 16 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Any toy stores for Ishimaru, Eiden, Deodeo, Bic Camera, Midori Electrical and Yodobashi Camera. (The implication is that not all of these chains' stores sell toys.) It turns out Ishimaru, Eiden, Deodeo and Midori are all subsidiaries of [http://www.edion.co.jp/english/index.html Edion Corporation].<br />
<br />
:Bonus info, just in case:<br />
:*Clear purple Skywarp is a TRU exclusive<br />
:*Clear orange Sunstorm is being sold through Amazon Japan and some Yamada Electronics stores<br />
:*Clear white Ramjet is exclusive to Ito Yokado<br />
:*Black Starscream clone is exclusive to Jusco<br />
<br />
:Everything except the black clone is free to anyone buying ¥3000 or more (tax included) of ''Animated'' figures at the respective stores involved, from July 24 until supplies run out. The Jusco exclusive requires the purchase of TA27 Ultra Magnus, and will be available from August 6 until supplies run out.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 17:15, 16 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Thanks a bunch, Doug! I've made the appropriate edits using this information.<br />
::By the way, have you seen [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/lifestyle/1005/index.html these]? I made an inquiry about them [[Talk:Otoboto_family|here]]. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 20:03, 17 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::I still have some uses. :-)<br />
:::No, I hadn't seen those before. I'll take a look and comment on the appropriate page.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 21:01, 19 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
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==Thanks==<br />
I meant to post this earlier, but thank you for going over my sandboxed page for Japanese commercials. There were more minor issues and awkward phrasing than I thought. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 01:57, 20 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
:You're quite welcome. I figured that since you'd gone to all the trouble to prep the page in a sandbox, it was better to catch any problems before the page went "live".--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 13:28, 20 July 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Big general thanks ==<br />
<br />
Hi Doug!<br />
<br />
Just wanted to give you a big thank you for all the minor improvements, proofreading and similar stuff you're doing. Proofreaders simply don't get enough credit.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 17:12, 25 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
:You're quite welcome, and I appreciate the sentiment. I wish I could do a greater amount of more substantial work too, but my wiki time tends to be more and more erratic recently.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 13:41, 26 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
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==[GAME] Why Ask Why? Why Say "Tatakai"?==<br />
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/6b36d6c6a7d1076b/413a18dbd524c647?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Transformers+Tatakai%22+group:alt.toys.transformers#413a18dbd524c647<br />
<br />
Doctor Sigma, a Japanese TF fan, recently(ish) sent me this same question. From my research, it seems the name "Transformers Tatakai" originated from this news posting ( http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-tatakai-video-game/699/ ), which states the title was found in the Babbages computer system. A posting on TFormers ( http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=1566&mode=flat ) said the game was mentioned in PlayStation Magazine as coming out in the US, but it doesn't say what title PlayStation Magazine actually used for the game, so we don't know whether or not it was legitimately going to be called "Transformers Tatakai".<br />
<br />
Personally, that the original posting stated that the game was going to come out June 3rd in the US when it wasn't released in Japan until October 30th casts a pallor of suspicion over the entire thing for me. But, uh, at least Ichikawa-san will finally get his answer, more-or-less... <br />
<br />
(To make this whole exchange less weird: I ran into your old newsgroup post while trying to come up with an answer for Doctor Sigma.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:25, 1 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I remember Dr. Sigma. I sent him the Japanese tech spec text for the Omnibots years ago, as those were some of the few he was missing from his G1 specs web site at the time. Haven't spoken with him in ages.<br />
:So, is this just an FYI of sorts, or am I overlooking any question you're asking me?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:11, 1 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Oh, I didn't have a question for you, no. I just thought Ichikawa might be amused to get an answer to his "why does the American fandom call the G1 PS2 game Transformers Tatakai?" question, uh, six-ish years after having first asked it. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 18:26, 1 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Haven't been in touch with him for a while, either, or vice-versa. Well, I guess I can see if he remembers. Thanks!--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:32, 1 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Help with info on G-2 ==<br />
I've been working on making a [[User:Tigerpaw28/Sandbox|page for the Japanese Generation 2 toyline]], since A.)We need it for the Wiki anyway and B)I can't readily find much info on the line so I would guess others are having the same problem. I managed to finally track down some info at Snakas' page which is in Japanese. Google Translate helped, but of course its translations aren't perfect. Would you be able to take a quick look at [http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/generations/gen2/gen2.htm these] [http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/generations/gen2/gobots_jp.htm pages] and see if I'm interpreting the translations correctly? I'm particularly curious about the "Division Seven" of Takara (sounds like it would be roughly equivalent to the US [[Market six]]), Dreadwing's function (Can't quite tell what the non-parentheses part is), and the cardbacks for the Go-Bots (I think it says there were two types of cardbacks?). --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 00:33, 18 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:From the first page:<br />
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::''Starting in '92, full-blown domestic development resumed for the first time in three years. Sales promo development for this series was conducted by using film animation edited together with the full-CG portions of commercials broadcast in the U.S. as its main visuals. In addition, comics starring the various characters were printed on the reverse side of the instruction sheets for the products in this series, supplementing the story aspect.<br />
<br />
::''For the products sold in Japan, they resultantly chose only highly posable items from among the "Transformers Generation 2" product line sold overseas. As toys, these had a high level of completeness, and their prices were set extraordinarily low (for the time), but even so, domestic development of G2 ended after only half a year.<br />
<br />
::''Further more, the "Go-Bots" listed at the bottom of the page were not included in the regular lineup, '''but were sold by Takara's affiliate company, Seven.'''<br />
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::''The official position listings in the list are written in parentheses, but these are based on the conclusion that the "aliases" given in the character data on the packages are not their normal functions. In fact, there are even products that show "function" and "alias" side by side. '''(Dreadwing's function is "Aerial Bombing Officer", while his alias is "Covert Bombing Specialist".)'''<br />
<br />
:From the second page:<br />
<br />
::''These are the domestic specs for the "Go-Bots", which were released overseas in 1995. '''They were sold through Takara's Seven division''' in late 1995, but apparently, they were primarily sold through routes that treated them as peg-displayed toys in supermarkets and convenience stores, rather than through the usual toy distribution routes.<br />
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::''The packaging was blister card style, as it was overseas. '''The printing on the front was left in English, exactly the same as the overseas product, with Japanese-language stickers applied on some portions. However, the card backs were entirely new, made for the Japanese market.'''<br />
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::''Overseas, each of the six vehicle types had 2-3 color variants sold as different characters, but for the domestic market, they chose three characters, and changes were made to the molds and such.<br />
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:I think that covers your initial questions, anyway.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 23:13, 19 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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::Yes, it does! Thank you very much sir. It also prompts a few new ones. Does "sales promo development", refer to commercials or a cartoon? If cartoon, is this suggesting that the G2 cartoon aired in Japan? If it refers to Japanese commercials, why haven't they surfaced so far? These are just musings on the subject but if you have any ideas I'd love to hear them. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 00:57, 22 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Omega Supreme (Prime) ==<br />
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Oh, believe me, there're more references: [[Lens]] --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 16:39, 17 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Finally got around to continue working on the "Engrish" article sandbox version ==<br />
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Any comments on [[User talk:Nevermore/Sandbox/Engrish#G1 Hook|this]]?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 10:45, 19 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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==Wyatt==<br />
Hey, Doug. Derrick Wyatt says that he misses you. Maybe drop a line on his blog? (I don't know if you have his email...) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 16:21, 28 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Seriously? How flattering. Don't have his email, but I'll drop a line on his blog and see what he says, thanks.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 18:15, 30 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== This might interest you ==<br />
<br />
[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74135] I already asked about "Gren". Anything you'd like to know?-[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:25, 10 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Just a quick thank-you ==<br />
<br />
Hey, Apcog, thanks for fixing my typo on the Headmasters section of g1 Wheelie, and not reverting it back to the old version after all my petty, minor, insignificant changes I am so proud of. [[User:Solaris Prime|Solaris Prime]] 20:22, 25 February 2011 (EST)</div>Solaris Primehttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheelie_(G1)&diff=557435Wheelie (G1)2011-02-25T17:32:16Z<p>Solaris Prime: Fixed some Headmasters rhymes & made pronouns clearer. i.e:Rewrote "destruct/sucked" to "ker-pew/blew" b/c Destruct is not a proper word (Kerpew is onomatopoeic, so it's fine). Made other changes, too</p>
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|''This page is about [[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]]'s rhyming 'bot, but there are other Wheelies too, we kid you not!<br>To see all the "Wheelie"s in one location, just go to [[Wheelie (disambiguation)]]!''<br />
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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], cheerful as the sun, from the [[continuity family]] of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].''<br />
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[[Image:Wheelieg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"You give Wheelie sass?<br> He ''will'' kick your ass."<br>]]<br />
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Come hither and listen to this ballad! This song!<br><br />
Come learn about '''Wheelie''': The Wild Boy of [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]!<br><br />
For Wheelie, so small, is an Autobot child,<br> <br />
But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild!<br> <br />
<br />
He is belittled by many, who call him terrible things,<br><br />
But Wheelie suffers not their cruel arrows and slings!<br><br />
You see, Wheelie ''survives''; its just what he ''does'',<br><br />
Nothing keeps him down. How is that? It's because,<br><br />
He's a survivalist expert; a self-made Autobot!<br><br />
The Hellish planet of Quintesson is where he was taught.<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie speaks in a pattern that's structured in rhyme,<br> <br />
And he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] most of the time.<br><br />
They're two of a kind; kindred spirits and such,<br><br />
Causing all sorts of trouble with their mischievous touch!<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie cares not if he's liked; popularity doesn't matter,<br><br />
And he doesn't care if his rhyming drives others mad as a hatter.<br><br />
His critics may hate him or even wish he would ''die'',<br><br />
Wheelie's reaction to them: Here's death in your eye!<br><br />
<br />
{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American) <br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|From early on, it was fated:<br> It would be me that you all hated!<br>]]<br />
<br />
On far off [[Quintessa]] his ship it did crash,<br> <br />
Wheelie survived, but his ship turned to ash.<br> <br />
Though friendless and alone, Wheelie stayed alive,<br> <br />
For Wheelie is strong and the strong must survive!<br> <br />
<br />
One fateful day, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came in search of their friends,<br> <br />
So Wheelie gayly offered to help them meet their ends.<br> <br />
With his confident walk and his whimsical talk,<br> <br />
Wheelie earned the respect of the Mighty [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!<br><br />
<br />
Then with the help of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest,<br> <br />
Wheelie returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], most can attest.<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} <br />
<br />
In 2006, for all that it's worth,<br> <br />
He had to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|cog]] down to [[Earth]].<br>{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}<br />
<br />
To accomplish the task, they paired him with fast-talking [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]],<br> <br />
But Galvatron stranded them on Io, that villainous cur!<br><br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:FFOD4 Autobots lipoles.JPG|right|250px|thumb|With beasts big and small I've had my spats,<br> but did Wheelie deserve to fight all these bats?<br>]]<br />
<br />
Being attacked by [[lipole]]s, things began to look grim,<br> <br />
But on account of the fact Blurr was faster than him,<br><br />
Wheelie threw him the cog and told him to flee,<br><br />
To [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s ship and to safety. <br><br />
But the valiant Blurr refused to leave his friend,<br><br />
And so the pair of heroes fought through to the end.<br><br />
When Marissa came and helped, the lipoles got wise,<br><br />
Targeting her ship and blowing it out of the skies!<br><br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br />
<br />
The trio fought on, but their nerves were shaken,<br><br />
'Til [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up to save their bacon!<br><br />
Though the lipoles were dispatched, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] then arrived,<br><br />
But Sky Lynx had the power to tan all of their hides!<br><br />
Their foes now defeated, the team flew to Earth,<br><br />
Completing their mission and proving their worth.<br><br />
With the cog now delivered, Metroplex came alive.<br> <br />
He thrashed [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the dino took a dive!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}<br />
<br />
With Grimlock and Blurr, Wheelie listened to Kup,<br><br />
As he yammered on and on and refused to shut up.<br><br />
His story was about the [[Ick-Yak]]s on [[Dread]],<br><br />
But when Grimlock mentioned [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Kup lost his head!<br><br />
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}} <br />
<br />
When zombie Optimus Prime came under [[Quintesson]] control,<br><br />
Destruction of the Autobots became his primary goal!<br><br />
He tricked Wheelie and others into a terrible trap<br><br />
Full of missiles and explosions to turn them to scrap!<br><br />
But Wheelie survived when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] returned<br><br />
And left the zombie Optimus behind to be burned.<br><br />
{{storylink|Dark Awakening}}<br />
<br />
Not long after that, with no assignment or mission,<br><br />
Wheelie volunteered for a fun competition.<br><br />
But the timestream was getting all out of place,<br> <br />
And Wheelie got stuck in an unending race!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}<br />
<br />
On Earth Wheelie witnessed crimes that were weird,<br><br />
As multiple landmarks just disappeared!<br><br />
The Dinobots were suspected, but he didn't buy the hype,<br><br />
Because the true criminal was an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]!<br><br />
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}} <br />
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[[Image:Daniel%26wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time.<br> Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!<br>]]<br />
<br />
In his biggest adventure, Wheelie searched for a way,<br><br />
To deduce the exact date of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]]'s birthday!<br><br />
He knew finding the truth would be kind of tricky,<br><br />
So he went and paired up with Daniel Witwicky.<br><br />
<br />
Their search led them straight to a storage asteroid,<br><br />
Being spied on by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (how paranoid!).<br><br />
Cyclonus took them hostage and made his demands,<br><br />
But Magnus wouldn't leave them in villainous hands!<br><br />
<br />
When Magnus arrived, he charged straight at his foe,<br><br />
But as they went at it, little did they know,<br><br />
That Wheelie snuck past them and pressed the self-destruct,<br><br />
Which meant if they lingered their deathbeds would be tucked!<br><br />
<br />
So Cyclonus retreated as the asteroid blew up,<br><br />
And Magnus saved the kids from their monumental screw up!<br><br />
As it turned out, Magnus didn't know his own birthday,<br><br />
So their entire adventure was pointless, anyway.<br><br />
{{storylink|Surprise Party}} <br />
<br />
With other Autobots, Wheelie found [[Paradron]],<br><br />
A utopian planet that [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] lived on!<br><br />
Galvatron tried to take it and make it his base,<br><br />
But gave up when Ultra Magnus blew up the place.<br><br />
{{storylink|Fight or Flee}} <br />
<br />
On another adventure, Wheelie didn't do much,<br><br />
But fill out the crowds, standing around and such.<br><br />
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:AutobotsCall.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Our energy was drained.<br> No jokes have remained.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Wheelie was slightly more active in his next major caper,<br><br />
As Cybertron was being drained of its energy vapor!<br><br />
Wheelie opened fire at a [[Tornedron]], a spider bathed in light,<br> <br />
But Tornedron drained his life, leaving Wheelie's body white.<br><br />
<br />
Luckily for Wheelie, Tornedron was defeated,<br><br />
And his life was restored, death successfully cheated!<br><br />
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie, Kup, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Blurr happened on a [[Gregory Swofford|human]]'s plot,<br> <br />
And when they battled a [[Hate Plague|plagued]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Wheelie was shot!<br><br />
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} <br />
<br />
He was revived by a [[Quintesson]] who tried to work faster,<br> <br />
But when Optimus Prime set out, they replaced him with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]!<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}<br />
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====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====<br />
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{{note|Wheelie's part in helping Hot Rod and Kup would go on. In the form of a comic with a minor [[Retcon]].}}<br />
<br />
Before making it all the way to the Planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], <br><br />
Wheelie and friends found themselves in a funk. <br><br />
Though he was an expert pilot who could get them there fast, <br><br />
[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] showed up and their fun would not last. <br><br />
Cyclonus was challenged to battle by Hot Rod (so brave), <br><br />
But Cyclonus's power almost banished him to his grave! <br><br />
Kup then requested help and Wheelie replied <br><br />
By talking to some friends who he knew were on his side. <br><br />
To make their ship visible was what Kup had asked, <br><br />
So [[Grapple]] and <strike>[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]</strike> [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] did so... ''and fast''! <br><br />
When Hot Rod began winning, Cyclonus became a goner <br><br />
He admitted this act was one without honor. <br><br />
They at last made it to Junkion and found all their friends. <br><br />
Now watch [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|the rest of the movie]] to see how it ends.<br><br />
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}<br />
<br />
====Japanese cartoon continuity====<br />
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' comic=====<br />
<br />
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] hatched a plan,<br><br />
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can!<br><br />
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature<br><br />
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature.<br><br />
<br />
[[Image:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one?<br> Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!<br>]]<br />
<br />
The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed,<br><br />
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed!<br><br />
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight,<br><br />
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight.<br><br />
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb,<br><br />
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along.<br> {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1}} <br />
<br />
When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]]<br><br />
Came under attack from Decepticon power,<br><br />
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing,<br><br />
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking]].<br><br />
<br />
Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game,<br><br />
Prompting [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame!<br><br />
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away,<br><br />
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day!<br><br />
<br />
{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Great Transformer War'' comic=====<br />
<br />
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]],<br><br />
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]!<br><br />
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror,<br><br />
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior!<br><br />
<br />
The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind<br><br />
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind!<br><br />
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight,<br><br />
And used a special device to turn everything right!<br> {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)<br />
<br />
[[Image:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please!<br>His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"<br>]]<br />
<br />
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme,<br> <br />
He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time.<br> <br />
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone,<br> <br />
He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone.<br><br />
<br />
While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise<br><br />
By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes!<br><br />
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe,<br><br />
Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below.<br><br />
<br />
They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],<br><br />
To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn.<br><br />
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum]],<br><br />
So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum!<br>{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}<br />
<br />
Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant,<br><br />
[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present.<br><br />
It was a mix-tape of music he'd composed on his own,<br><br />
And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone.<br> {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}<br />
<br />
As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost,<br><br />
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost.<br><br />
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly,<br><br />
And was acting all snarky, at least up until he<br><br />
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude,<br><br />
So he offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude.<br><br />
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit,<br><br />
So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it.<br><br />
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him,<br><br />
And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him.<br> {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}<br />
<br />
Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression.<br><br />
"No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression.<br><br />
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit.<br><br />
He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it!<br><br />
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation,<br><br />
And thus began the Great Cassette Operation!<br>{{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie, a robot, is big and metallic,<br><br />
But Fortress's cannon is big and ''most phallic''.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship<br><br />
And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip<br><br />
To the [[Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]],<br><br />
Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least).<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves,<br><br />
But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves!<br><br />
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there.<br><br />
They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair.<br> {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}<br />
<br />
The meteorite [[Metamorpho]] then threatened Autobot space,<br><br />
By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace!<br><br />
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it.<br><br />
Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it!<br><br />
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack,<br><br />
So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack.<br><br />
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock,<br><br />
But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock.<br> {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}<br />
<br />
The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan<br><br />
To come visit their birthplace in far-off [[Japan]].<br><br />
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot]] made some trouble,<br><br />
Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double!<br><br />
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet,<br><br />
While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'',<br><br />
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss,<br><br />
Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.)<br> {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought,<br><br />
To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not,<br><br />
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble,<br><br />
Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble!<br><br />
<br />
But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme:<br><br />
To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene!<br><br />
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration,<br><br />
Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation.<br><br />
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet go KER-PEW!<br><br />
Poor little guy...his day kind of ''blew''.<br><br />
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest,<br><br />
Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best).<br> {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry,<br> His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end,<br><br />
The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend.<br><br />
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink,<br> <br />
And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink!<br><br />
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}<br />
<br />
Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru<br><br />
To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew<br><br />
From making a volcano blow up sky-high,<br><br />
Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry.<br><br />
<br />
As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]],<br><br />
But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried!<br><br />
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots,<br><br />
But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots!<br><br />
With no options left, they evacuated the town,<br><br />
Saving the villagers while the magma poured down.<br> {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}<br />
<br />
On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds<br><br />
And began watering them to tend to their needs.<br><br />
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show,<br><br />
He was shocked when he saw the plant starting to grow!<br><br />
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]]<br><br />
That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross!<br><br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon,<br> But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"<br>]]<br />
<br />
Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid.<br><br />
Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid).<br><br />
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base,<br><br />
Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace.<br> {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}<br />
<br />
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission,<br><br />
They found that the red planet was in perilous condition!<br><br />
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core,<br><br />
And once they went off, Mars would then be no more!<br><br />
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]],<br><br />
Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers!<br><br />
<br />
Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves,<br><br />
Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves.<br><br />
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl,<br><br />
Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call!<br><br />
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths,<br><br />
But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!)<br> {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}<br />
<br />
Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright,<br><br />
Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight!<br><br />
When they found that their leader had been injured severely,<br><br />
Wheelie swore to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly!<br><br />
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated;<br><br />
Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created.<br> {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}<br />
<br />
With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead,<br><br />
Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread.<br><br />
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger,<br><br />
He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer.<br><br />
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit),<br><br />
He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit.<br><br />
<br />
Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist,<br><br />
A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!)<br><br />
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe,<br><br />
So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'',<br><br />
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get''.<br><br />
The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.)<br><br />
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep,<br><br />
Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep.<br> {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}<br />
<br />
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space,<br><br />
Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race,<br><br />
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid,<br><br />
And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made.<br><br />
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would,<br><br />
And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could<br><br />
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes.<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes.<br><br />
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved!<br><br />
Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved.<br> {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Normally this sort of thing would bring Wheelie to tears,<br> But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'', not in a million years!<br>]]<br />
<br />
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last,<br><br />
[[Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past.<br><br />
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends,<br><br />
But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends.<br> {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race<br><br />
To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space.<br><br />
The villains tried to rob the beehive planet [[Susei]],<br><br />
But were thwarted when the Autobots got in their way.<br> {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Susei!!}}<br />
<br />
As for the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity and Toruin]] ,<br><br />
Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin.<br><br />
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash,<br><br />
Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash.<br><br />
<br />
And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find:<br><br />
The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind!<br><br />
They had taken their energon far away from there,<br><br />
Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere!<br><br />
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits,<br><br />
And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits.<br> {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}<br />
<br />
At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled,<br><br />
But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled.<br><br />
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up,<br><br />
But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up.<br><br />
<br />
A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point,<br><br />
So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint.<br><br />
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck,<br><br />
And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''.<br><br />
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad,<br><br />
And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad.<br><br />
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot<br><br />
And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.)<br> {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's?<br> This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...<br>]]<br />
<br />
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]],<br><br />
Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice!<br><br />
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests,<br><br />
Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''.<br><br />
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red.<br><br />
It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head.<br><br />
<br />
After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her<br><br />
By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser<br><br />
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small,<br><br />
Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''.<br><br />
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did,<br><br />
And Wheelie left gave up on Paprika. (She was out of your league, kid.)<br> {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}<br />
<br />
On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes,<br><br />
Having stolen energy from six planets. Why? ''Lord only knows''.<br><br />
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky:<br><br />
An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky.<br><br />
And then an awesome adventure immediately began<br><br />
Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''.<br><br />
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun.<br><br />
Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one?<br> {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}<br />
<br />
As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code,<br><br />
Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road.<br><br />
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient,<br><br />
And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient).<br><br />
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] into bits,<br><br />
And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits.<br>{{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} <br />
<br />
From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top;<br><br />
The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop!<br><br />
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success,<br><br />
But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest.<br>{{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can.<br> He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.<br>]]<br />
<br />
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job,<br><br />
To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob<br><br />
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care.<br><br />
Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there.<br><br />
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough.<br><br />
Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough.<br><br />
<br />
As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work,<br><br />
Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk'').<br><br />
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out:<br><br />
The weakspot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt!<br>{{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} <br />
<br />
With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid<br><br />
In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid.<br><br />
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew,<br><br />
But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too!<br><br />
<br />
Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong,<br><br />
When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along!<br><br />
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed!<br><br />
But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed.<br><br />
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar!<br><br />
They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire!<br>{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} <br />
<br />
With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster]]s,<br><br />
The veterens began insulting the obsolete Headmasters.<br><br />
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome,<br><br />
Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown.<br><br />
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less<br><br />
(If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess).<br>{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.''<br> Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).<br>]]<br />
<br />
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself,<br><br />
Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health.<br><br />
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly.<br><br />
Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly.<br><br />
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run,<br><br />
Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun!<br><br />
<br />
Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree<br><br />
To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly!<br><br />
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die,<br><br />
But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy!<br><br />
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok,<br><br />
With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks.<br><br />
<br />
They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late.<br><br />
Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''?<br><br />
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders,<br><br />
He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters.<br>{{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} <br />
<br />
Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole<br><br />
And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal.<br><br />
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan,<br><br />
Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan.<br><br />
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own,<br><br />
He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown!<br><br />
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship<br><br />
And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip.<br>{{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} <br />
<br />
While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double-time on repairs,<br><br />
Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs.<br><br />
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans,<br><br />
The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands.<br>{{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} <br />
<br />
With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space<br><br />
After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase.<br><br />
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet:<br><br />
He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret!<br><br />
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside,<br><br />
And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''.<br><br />
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief;<br><br />
If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief!<br>{{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} <br />
<br />
Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend<br><br />
And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end.<br><br />
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation<br><br />
And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation.<br> {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} <br />
<br />
Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first,<br><br />
Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst'').<br><br />
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight.<br><br />
Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight).<br><br />
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind:<br><br />
Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind!<br><br />
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother,<br><br />
And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'')<br>{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:FinalWheelieOhSoGay01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The love between a boy and a robot sings a beautiful song.<br> Not quite as beautiful is this giant robo-shlong.<br>]]<br />
<br />
It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth<br><br />
And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth).<br><br />
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation<br><br />
And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation!<br><br />
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away,<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say.<br><br />
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older,<br><br />
And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder.<br>{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====<br />
[[Image:DanielWheelie.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie knows of many joys,<br> best of all is supple young boys!<br>]]<br />
<br />
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]],<br> <br />
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack!<br> <br />
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face.<br> <br />
All can agree he was put in his place!<br> <br />
<br />
When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]],<br> <br />
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike!<br> <br />
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home,<br> <br />
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]].<br> <br />
<br />
As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye."<br> <br />
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry.<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====<br />
[[Image:Wheelie15.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Aw, little Wheelie's just curious!<br> ([[Teletraan 10]] will be furious.)<br>]]<br />
<br />
[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white,<br> <br />
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10]] took this as a slight!<br> <br />
10 taught him a lesson with a kick from her high heel<br><br />
That split open his head and ground his face into meal!<br><br />
<br />
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] then showed up to give that perv Wheelie a scolding,<br> <br />
And then hugged poor 15, whose spine would need some remolding!<br><br />
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers''====<br />
{{note|If the part's in italics, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Though my speech filters through a rhyming prism,<br> Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!<br>]]<br />
<br />
=====Marvel UK=====<br />
<br />
''Not especially far did poor little Wheelie roam,<br> <br />
''Still, all things considered, he called [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] his home.<br> <br />
''So for Rodimus Prime he made himself quite the spy,<br> <br />
''And routinely reported on what the locals would try.<br> <br />
<br />
''The rescue of Wreck-Gar was his biggest claim to fame,<br> <br />
''And that's how Wheelie helped to spoil the Quintessons' name.<br> <br />
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''<br />
<br />
====Generation 2====<br />
<br />
Later, in the present, Wheelie wasn't much seen,<br> <br />
He could've been too young, if you know what that means?<br> <br />
Still, one could glimpse him out and about in this abode...<br><br />
Hey check it out, there's Wheelie! He's right there on the road!<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Big Looker storybooks===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts?<br> Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!<br>]]<br />
<br />
When Wheelie went on a space trip with his mom and his dad,<br><br />
They crashed down on [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] and their ship was damaged quite bad!<br><br />
Poor Wheelie, so young, lost both of his parents that day,<br><br />
And now with nowhere to go, he had no choice but to stay.<br><br />
<br />
But the [[Quintesson]]s, those meanies, didn't like Wheelie one bit,<br><br />
So they threw him first in a dungeon, then in a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pit!<br><br />
Wheelie, however, was not ''about'' to be killed,<br><br />
As it turns out, in gymnastics, Wheelie was very skilled!<br><br />
Using the gangplank as a springboard, he made his escape,<br><br />
Then fled into the jungle to live off the land like an ape!<br><br />
<br />
An undetermined time after that, a spoiled brat named [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]],<br><br />
Went on a space trip with his homies and, well, isn't it odd,<br><br />
They crash-landed on Quintesson just like Wheelie did?<br><br />
Except none of them died like the parents of ''that'' kid.<br><br />
<br />
No sooner had they landed, they were menaced by danger;<br><br />
The Quintessons were attacking, but what's even ''stranger'',<br><br />
Is that Wheelie saved their lives, launching fireballs at the villains,<br><br />
All the while bustin' mad rhymes that were krunk, phresh and illin'.<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie then led his new friends to his damaged old spaceship,<br><br />
And Hot Rod began on repairs so they all could make the trip,<br><br />
Away from Quintesson and they needed to leave ''soon'',<br><br />
For the Quintessons had returned with some Sharkticon goons!<br><br />
<br />
Hot Rod repaired the spaceship and just ''barely'' in time,<br><br />
And Wheelie escaped with his friends, his health and his rhymes.<br> {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}<br />
<br />
===3H comics===<br />
[[Image:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried,<br> but alas poor Wheelie also died!<br>]]<br />
<br />
With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed.<br><br />
It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood!<br> <br />
With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back,<br> <br />
Scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack.<br> <br />
<br />
Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes,<br> <br />
Wheelie told Daniel these few final words:<br> <br />
<br />
{{quote|"All through our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."}}<br />
<br />
With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom,<br> <br />
Daniel ended their friendship with a massive ''Kaboom''!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Departure}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go?<br> From Nightbird death? We'll never know!<br>]]<br />
<br />
Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast,<br> <br />
And once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast!<br> <br />
An alternate Wheelie was poached from his home,<br> <br />
And locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam.<br> <br />
<br />
He would fight other Transformers till death, either one;<br> <br />
The loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron!<br> <br />
Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]],<br> <br />
However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]!<br> <br />
<br />
He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled,<br> <br />
Towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Wheeliedw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral!<br> (Let's hope he's sterile.)<br>]]<br />
<br />
{{note|Believe it or not, just like in Japan, Wheelie did not rhyme once, much to the joys of many a fan.}}<br />
<br />
Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all,<br><br />
Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall.<br> <br />
He joined a team along with [[Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pet.<br> <br />
Together they strove to unveil Shockwave's evil threat.<br> <br />
<br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wasted no time in joining their side,<br> <br />
But thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his ugly hide.<br> <br />
Wheelie didn't take this well and thought Prime a brute,<br> <br />
So in retaliation, he bit the Commander's boot!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Wheelie is sad,<br> for once again he's been had!<br>]]<br />
<br />
All that Wheelie ever wanted was to help one and all,<br><br />
But the bigger, tougher Autobots thought he was too small.<br> <br />
Then finally, one day, Wheelie at last got his due,<br> <br />
And then radiation malfunctioned his ship—Wheelie cried boo-hoo!<br>{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie sent out a transmission, hoping someone might help.<br><br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] got the call but completely ignored the whelp!<br>{{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}<br />
<br />
So since no Autobot cared if Wheelie lived or died,<br><br />
His ship crashed into a planet, and its systems were fried!<br><br />
<br />
The foul creatures of that world towered great heights over him,<br> <br />
And when he tried [[Universal greeting|greeting]] [[Chaosteros|one]], it just tore off his limb!<br> <br />
Wheelie got it back later, so he wasn't ''totally'' sunk,<br> <br />
But the place where he found it stunk ten times worse than a skunk.<br> <br />
<br />
Alas, poor Wheelie had to dig through poop piles in vain.<br> <br />
And after all of ''that'', transforming caused him great pain.<br> <br />
The trail of a crashed ship was what he next embarked upon,<br> <br />
But he then found that it had been piloted by Decepticons!<br> <br />
<br />
An innocent [[Varta|alien]] was being tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]],<br> <br />
So Wheelie swooped in like a superhero and saved the shmuck's ass.<br> <br />
And for that poor guy's sake, Wheelie had saved him just in time,<br> <br />
So the grateful little guy taught Wheelie how to rhyme!<br> <br />
<br />
And Varta (the alien) even had a ship that flew!<br> <br />
To get it up and running, Wheelie's power source would do.<br> <br />
Together, the friends both prepared to leave the wretched place,<br> <br />
But their dreams where shattered when Spyglass shot Varta in the face!<br> <br />
<br />
The Decepticons took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom,<br> <br />
But he surprised all the 'Cons and made the ship go kaboom!<br> <br />
One year after that, he and Varta had built a home,<br> <br />
And from then on, his fate Wheelie would no longer bemoan!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Bee in the City===<br />
[[Transcendent Technomorph|They]] thought [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] was Wheelie,<br><br />
and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|some]] [[Side Burn (RID)|other]] [[Cheetor (BW)|guys]] who he never was really!<br><br />
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
{{charstubfiction}}<br />
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can transform him in a snap!<br> But he will still look like crap.<br>]]<br />
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-80'''<br />
<br />
: Wheelie's transformation does not go very far, he turns into a generic "futuristic car". Surprisingly enough, the fans' fancy he tickles, as he's the only new mold of the third-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named [[Dion]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Wheelie at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
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*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''<br />
<br />
: Wheelie was reissued in a ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' set. [[Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Recoil]], you also did get! The reissue's different in an unexpected way; where the old face was orange, the new one is gray!<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on reissue Wheelie at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Universe (2008)===<br />
[[Image:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bumblebee swine,<br> your alt mode's mine!<br>]]<br />
*'''Wheelie''' (Legends, 2009)<br />
**''Series:'' G1 Series<br />
:Along with many other Mini Vehicles from Generation 1, Wheelie was released as a [[Legends Class|Legends]] figure for pocket-sized fun. To make the rhyming one a little neater, he now transforms into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder!"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this, assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> Hasbro was thoughtful, and kept Wheelie armed. They sculpted a slingshot! Enemies be alarmed!<br />
<br />
:If an evil redeco of Wheelie you lack, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]] is this Wheelie in black!<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Henkei! Henkei!===<br />
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''<br />
<br />
:[[TakaraTomy]]'s Wheelie has colors more mellow; over in Japan, he's light orange-yellow. He comes packed with two other Minibots totaling three, though [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cosmos]] are not for free.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
[[Image:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|250px| My design would've had a touch of blue, <br>but [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do".<br>]]<br />
*In the first [[commercial]] where Wheelie did appear, his voice didn't sound anywhere near! Although Frank Welker did the gig, Wheelie's voice came much deeper, dig? In fact — and we're sure you'll all agree — he sounded like the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|Smurfs']] pal [[Wikipedia:Johan and Peewit|Peewit]]! (That's pronounced "Peewee", you see.)<br />
<br />
*In an [[Toy Fair 1986|old catalog]], Wheelie's toy could be seen, but when his toy hit the market, its colors changed some time inbetween. And yet this obsolete coloration still lingered around; Wheelie bore the same scheme in some comics, savvy readers had found! <br />
<br />
*Among those who dislike Wheelie is [[Floro Dery]], his creator—really! Dery's said that of all his Transformers designs, Wheelie's the one that he most maligns—maybe even the only one! Honest, it's true! You can read for yourself in this interview! <ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery, where he says "I don't like Wheelie"]</ref><br />
<br />
* In the Season 3 Italian dub, Wheelie never rhymes. Instead, he says "wroom wroom" at random times.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Two designs we were spared,<br> because nobody cared.<br>]]<br />
<br />
* In [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]], his animation model was used. He agreed with [[Arrogant Autobot officer|his boss]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was abused. They believed Hot Shot's [[Wheeljack (Armada)|friend]] had died in those flames. Thanks to those jerks, Hot Shot is who he blames. {{storylink|Past}} {{storylink|Past II}}<br />
**The model was used again later on, this time as a generic [[Mini-Con]]! {{storylink|Miracle}}<br />
<br />
*[[Chris Ryall]] said Wheelie would get a [[Spotlight: Wheelie|spotlight]] on his [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html blog]. His hide the fans did wish to flog. On [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html Jizai's design] [[Klaus Scherwinski]] did base, for Wheelie's sake he does not lose face.<br />
<br />
* Though Wheelie thought his body looked fine, for [[All Hail Megatron|AHM]] he got a redesign! [[Guido Guidi]] was not enthused, and in "[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]" it didn't get used.<br />
<br />
*His parents from [[Gobotron]] hail, who knew? The source? ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac Number Two]]''. <br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')<br />
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)<br />
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ugrabot''' (''The Movie'')<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'') <br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Wheelie Wheelie's profile by Marvel Comic hands, hosted by a club of Nordic Transfans.]<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]<br />
[[Category:Poets]]<br />
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]</div>Solaris Primehttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheelie_(G1)&diff=557423Wheelie (G1)2011-02-25T17:08:33Z<p>Solaris Prime: /* The Headmasters cartoon */ Look, this is awesome, but some of these rhymes suck. "Wang" and "Thing" do NOT rhyme. This works better, and is more lyrical to boot, with better syllable counts.</p>
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|''This page is about [[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]]'s rhyming 'bot, but there are other Wheelies too, we kid you not!<br>To see all the "Wheelie"s in one location, just go to [[Wheelie (disambiguation)]]!''<br />
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<br />
:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], cheerful as the sun, from the [[continuity family]] of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheelieg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"You give Wheelie sass?<br> He ''will'' kick your ass."<br>]]<br />
<br />
Come hither and listen to this ballad! This song!<br><br />
Come learn about '''Wheelie''': The Wild Boy of [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]!<br><br />
For Wheelie, so small, is an Autobot child,<br> <br />
But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild!<br> <br />
<br />
He is belittled by many, who call him terrible things,<br><br />
But Wheelie suffers not their cruel arrows and slings!<br><br />
You see, Wheelie ''survives''; its just what he ''does'',<br><br />
Nothing keeps him down. How is that? It's because,<br><br />
He's a survivalist expert; a self-made Autobot!<br><br />
The Hellish planet of Quintesson is where he was taught.<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie speaks in a pattern that's structured in rhyme,<br> <br />
And he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] most of the time.<br><br />
They're two of a kind; kindred spirits and such,<br><br />
Causing all sorts of trouble with their mischievous touch!<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie cares not if he's liked; popularity doesn't matter,<br><br />
And he doesn't care if his rhyming drives others mad as a hatter.<br><br />
His critics may hate him or even wish he would ''die'',<br><br />
Wheelie's reaction to them: Here's death in your eye!<br><br />
<br />
{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American) <br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|From early on, it was fated:<br> It would be me that you all hated!<br>]]<br />
<br />
On far off [[Quintessa]] his ship it did crash,<br> <br />
Wheelie survived, but his ship turned to ash.<br> <br />
Though friendless and alone, Wheelie stayed alive,<br> <br />
For Wheelie is strong and the strong must survive!<br> <br />
<br />
One fateful day, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came in search of their friends,<br> <br />
So Wheelie gayly offered to help them meet their ends.<br> <br />
With his confident walk and his whimsical talk,<br> <br />
Wheelie earned the respect of the Mighty [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!<br><br />
<br />
Then with the help of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest,<br> <br />
Wheelie returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], most can attest.<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} <br />
<br />
In 2006, for all that it's worth,<br> <br />
He had to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|cog]] down to [[Earth]].<br>{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}<br />
<br />
To accomplish the task, they paired him with fast-talking [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]],<br> <br />
But Galvatron stranded them on Io, that villainous cur!<br><br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:FFOD4 Autobots lipoles.JPG|right|250px|thumb|With beasts big and small I've had my spats,<br> but did Wheelie deserve to fight all these bats?<br>]]<br />
<br />
Being attacked by [[lipole]]s, things began to look grim,<br> <br />
But on account of the fact Blurr was faster than him,<br><br />
Wheelie threw him the cog and told him to flee,<br><br />
To [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s ship and to safety. <br><br />
But the valiant Blurr refused to leave his friend,<br><br />
And so the pair of heroes fought through to the end.<br><br />
When Marissa came and helped, the lipoles got wise,<br><br />
Targeting her ship and blowing it out of the skies!<br><br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br />
<br />
The trio fought on, but their nerves were shaken,<br><br />
'Til [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up to save their bacon!<br><br />
Though the lipoles were dispatched, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] then arrived,<br><br />
But Sky Lynx had the power to tan all of their hides!<br><br />
Their foes now defeated, the team flew to Earth,<br><br />
Completing their mission and proving their worth.<br><br />
With the cog now delivered, Metroplex came alive.<br> <br />
He thrashed [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the dino took a dive!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}<br />
<br />
With Grimlock and Blurr, Wheelie listened to Kup,<br><br />
As he yammered on and on and refused to shut up.<br><br />
His story was about the [[Ick-Yak]]s on [[Dread]],<br><br />
But when Grimlock mentioned [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Kup lost his head!<br><br />
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}} <br />
<br />
When zombie Optimus Prime came under [[Quintesson]] control,<br><br />
Destruction of the Autobots became his primary goal!<br><br />
He tricked Wheelie and others into a terrible trap<br><br />
Full of missiles and explosions to turn them to scrap!<br><br />
But Wheelie survived when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] returned<br><br />
And left the zombie Optimus behind to be burned.<br><br />
{{storylink|Dark Awakening}}<br />
<br />
Not long after that, with no assignment or mission,<br><br />
Wheelie volunteered for a fun competition.<br><br />
But the timestream was getting all out of place,<br> <br />
And Wheelie got stuck in an unending race!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}<br />
<br />
On Earth Wheelie witnessed crimes that were weird,<br><br />
As multiple landmarks just disappeared!<br><br />
The Dinobots were suspected, but he didn't buy the hype,<br><br />
Because the true criminal was an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]!<br><br />
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:Daniel%26wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time.<br> Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!<br>]]<br />
<br />
In his biggest adventure, Wheelie searched for a way,<br><br />
To deduce the exact date of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]]'s birthday!<br><br />
He knew finding the truth would be kind of tricky,<br><br />
So he went and paired up with Daniel Witwicky.<br><br />
<br />
Their search led them straight to a storage asteroid,<br><br />
Being spied on by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (how paranoid!).<br><br />
Cyclonus took them hostage and made his demands,<br><br />
But Magnus wouldn't leave them in villainous hands!<br><br />
<br />
When Magnus arrived, he charged straight at his foe,<br><br />
But as they went at it, little did they know,<br><br />
That Wheelie snuck past them and pressed the self-destruct,<br><br />
Which meant if they lingered their deathbeds would be tucked!<br><br />
<br />
So Cyclonus retreated as the asteroid blew up,<br><br />
And Magnus saved the kids from their monumental screw up!<br><br />
As it turned out, Magnus didn't know his own birthday,<br><br />
So their entire adventure was pointless, anyway.<br><br />
{{storylink|Surprise Party}} <br />
<br />
With other Autobots, Wheelie found [[Paradron]],<br><br />
A utopian planet that [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] lived on!<br><br />
Galvatron tried to take it and make it his base,<br><br />
But gave up when Ultra Magnus blew up the place.<br><br />
{{storylink|Fight or Flee}} <br />
<br />
On another adventure, Wheelie didn't do much,<br><br />
But fill out the crowds, standing around and such.<br><br />
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:AutobotsCall.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Our energy was drained.<br> No jokes have remained.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Wheelie was slightly more active in his next major caper,<br><br />
As Cybertron was being drained of its energy vapor!<br><br />
Wheelie opened fire at a [[Tornedron]], a spider bathed in light,<br> <br />
But Tornedron drained his life, leaving Wheelie's body white.<br><br />
<br />
Luckily for Wheelie, Tornedron was defeated,<br><br />
And his life was restored, death successfully cheated!<br><br />
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie, Kup, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Blurr happened on a [[Gregory Swofford|human]]'s plot,<br> <br />
And when they battled a [[Hate Plague|plagued]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Wheelie was shot!<br><br />
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} <br />
<br />
He was revived by a [[Quintesson]] who tried to work faster,<br> <br />
But when Optimus Prime set out, they replaced him with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]!<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
<br />
====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====<br />
<br />
{{note|Wheelie's part in helping Hot Rod and Kup would go on. In the form of a comic with a minor [[Retcon]].}}<br />
<br />
Before making it all the way to the Planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], <br><br />
Wheelie and friends found themselves in a funk. <br><br />
Though he was an expert pilot who could get them there fast, <br><br />
[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] showed up and their fun would not last. <br><br />
Cyclonus was challenged to battle by Hot Rod (so brave), <br><br />
But Cyclonus's power almost banished him to his grave! <br><br />
Kup then requested help and Wheelie replied <br><br />
By talking to some friends who he knew were on his side. <br><br />
To make their ship visible was what Kup had asked, <br><br />
So [[Grapple]] and <strike>[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]</strike> [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] did so... ''and fast''! <br><br />
When Hot Rod began winning, Cyclonus became a goner <br><br />
He admitted this act was one without honor. <br><br />
They at last made it to Junkion and found all their friends. <br><br />
Now watch [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|the rest of the movie]] to see how it ends.<br><br />
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}<br />
<br />
====Japanese cartoon continuity====<br />
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' comic=====<br />
<br />
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] hatched a plan,<br><br />
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can!<br><br />
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature<br><br />
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature.<br><br />
<br />
[[Image:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one?<br> Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!<br>]]<br />
<br />
The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed,<br><br />
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed!<br><br />
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight,<br><br />
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight.<br><br />
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb,<br><br />
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along.<br> {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1}} <br />
<br />
When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]]<br><br />
Came under attack from Decepticon power,<br><br />
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing,<br><br />
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking]].<br><br />
<br />
Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game,<br><br />
Prompting [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame!<br><br />
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away,<br><br />
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day!<br><br />
<br />
{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Great Transformer War'' comic=====<br />
<br />
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]],<br><br />
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]!<br><br />
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror,<br><br />
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior!<br><br />
<br />
The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind<br><br />
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind!<br><br />
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight,<br><br />
And used a special device to turn everything right!<br> {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)<br />
<br />
[[Image:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please!<br>His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"<br>]]<br />
<br />
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme,<br> <br />
He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time.<br> <br />
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone,<br> <br />
He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone.<br><br />
<br />
While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise<br><br />
By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes!<br><br />
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe,<br><br />
Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below.<br><br />
<br />
They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],<br><br />
To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn.<br><br />
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum]],<br><br />
So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum!<br>{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}<br />
<br />
Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant,<br><br />
[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present.<br><br />
It was a mix-tape of music he'd composed on his own,<br><br />
And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone.<br> {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}<br />
<br />
As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost,<br><br />
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost.<br><br />
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly,<br><br />
And was acting all snarky, at least up until he<br><br />
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude,<br><br />
And offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude.<br><br />
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit,<br><br />
So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it.<br><br />
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him,<br><br />
And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him.<br> {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}<br />
<br />
Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression.<br><br />
"No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression.<br><br />
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit.<br><br />
He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it!<br><br />
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation,<br><br />
And thus began the Great Cassette Operation!<br>{{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie, a robot, is big and metallic,<br><br />
But Fortress's cannon is big and ''most phallic''.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship<br><br />
And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip<br><br />
To the [[Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]],<br><br />
Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least).<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves,<br><br />
But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves!<br><br />
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there.<br><br />
They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair.<br> {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}<br />
<br />
The meteorite [[Metamorpho]] then threatened Autobot space,<br><br />
By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace!<br><br />
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it.<br><br />
Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it!<br><br />
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack,<br><br />
So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack.<br><br />
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock,<br><br />
But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock.<br> {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}<br />
<br />
The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan<br><br />
To come visit their birthplace in far-off [[Japan]].<br><br />
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot]] made some trouble,<br><br />
Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double!<br><br />
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet,<br><br />
While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'',<br><br />
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss,<br><br />
Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.)<br> {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought,<br><br />
To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not,<br><br />
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble,<br><br />
Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble!<br><br />
<br />
But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme:<br><br />
To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene!<br><br />
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration,<br><br />
Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation.<br><br />
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet destruct.<br><br />
Poor little guy...his day kind of ''sucked''.<br><br />
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest,<br><br />
Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best).<br> {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry,<br> His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end,<br><br />
The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend.<br><br />
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink,<br> <br />
And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink!<br><br />
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}<br />
<br />
Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru<br><br />
To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew<br><br />
From making a volcano blow up sky-high,<br><br />
Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry.<br><br />
<br />
As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]],<br><br />
But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried!<br><br />
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots,<br><br />
But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots!<br><br />
With no options left, they evacuated the town,<br><br />
Saving the villagers as the magma poured down.<br> {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}<br />
<br />
On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds<br><br />
And began watering them to tend to their needs.<br><br />
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show,<br><br />
He was shocked when he saw the plant starting to grow!<br><br />
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]]<br><br />
That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross!<br><br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon,<br> But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"<br>]]<br />
<br />
Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid.<br><br />
Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid).<br><br />
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base,<br><br />
Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace.<br> {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}<br />
<br />
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission,<br><br />
They found that the red planet was in perilous condition!<br><br />
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core,<br><br />
And once they went off, Mars would then be no more!<br><br />
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]],<br><br />
Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers!<br><br />
<br />
Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves,<br><br />
Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves.<br><br />
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl,<br><br />
Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call!<br><br />
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths,<br><br />
But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!)<br> {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}<br />
<br />
Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright,<br><br />
Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight!<br><br />
When they found that their leader had been injured severely,<br><br />
Wheelie cursed to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly!<br><br />
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated;<br><br />
Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created.<br> {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}<br />
<br />
With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead,<br><br />
Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread.<br><br />
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger,<br><br />
He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer.<br><br />
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit),<br><br />
He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit.<br><br />
<br />
Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist,<br><br />
A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!)<br><br />
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe,<br><br />
So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'',<br><br />
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get''.<br><br />
The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.)<br><br />
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep,<br><br />
Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep.<br> {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}<br />
<br />
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space,<br><br />
Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race,<br><br />
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid,<br><br />
And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made.<br><br />
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would,<br><br />
And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could<br><br />
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes.<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes.<br><br />
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved!<br><br />
Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved.<br> {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Normally this sort of thing would bring Wheelie to tears,<br> But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'', not in a million years!<br>]]<br />
<br />
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last,<br><br />
[[Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past.<br><br />
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends,<br><br />
But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends.<br> {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race<br><br />
To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space.<br><br />
The villains tried to rob the beehive planet [[Susei]],<br><br />
But were thwarted when the Autobots got in their way.<br> {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Susei!!}}<br />
<br />
On the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity]] and [[Twin Star|Toruin]],<br><br />
Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin.<br><br />
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash,<br><br />
Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash.<br><br />
<br />
And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find:<br><br />
The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind!<br><br />
They had taken their energon far away from there,<br><br />
Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere!<br><br />
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits,<br><br />
And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits.<br> {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}<br />
<br />
At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled,<br><br />
But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled.<br><br />
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up,<br><br />
But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up.<br><br />
<br />
A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point,<br><br />
So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint.<br><br />
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck,<br><br />
And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''.<br><br />
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad,<br><br />
And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad.<br><br />
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot<br><br />
And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.)<br> {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's?<br> This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...<br>]]<br />
<br />
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]],<br><br />
Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice!<br><br />
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests,<br><br />
Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''.<br><br />
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red.<br><br />
It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head.<br><br />
<br />
After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her<br><br />
By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser<br><br />
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small,<br><br />
Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''.<br><br />
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did,<br><br />
And Wheelie left Papika behind. (She was out of your league, kid.)<br> {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}<br />
<br />
On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes,<br><br />
Having stolen energy from six planets for ''Lord only knows''.<br><br />
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky:<br><br />
An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky.<br><br />
And then an awesome adventure immediately began<br><br />
Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''.<br><br />
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun.<br><br />
Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one?<br> {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}<br />
<br />
As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code,<br><br />
Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road.<br><br />
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient,<br><br />
And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient).<br><br />
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] into bits,<br><br />
And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits.<br>{{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} <br />
<br />
From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top;<br><br />
The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop!<br><br />
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success,<br><br />
But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest.<br>{{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can.<br> He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.<br>]]<br />
<br />
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job,<br><br />
To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob<br><br />
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care.<br><br />
Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there.<br><br />
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough.<br><br />
Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough.<br><br />
<br />
As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work,<br><br />
Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk'').<br><br />
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out:<br><br />
The weakspot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt!<br>{{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} <br />
<br />
With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid<br><br />
In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid.<br><br />
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew,<br><br />
But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too!<br><br />
<br />
Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong,<br><br />
When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along!<br><br />
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed!<br><br />
But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed.<br><br />
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar!<br><br />
They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire!<br>{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} <br />
<br />
With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster]]s,<br><br />
The veterens began insulting the obsolete Headmasters.<br><br />
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome,<br><br />
Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown.<br><br />
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less<br><br />
(If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess).<br>{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.''<br> Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).<br>]]<br />
<br />
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself,<br><br />
Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health.<br><br />
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly.<br><br />
Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly.<br><br />
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run,<br><br />
Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun!<br><br />
<br />
Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree<br><br />
To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly!<br><br />
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die,<br><br />
But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy!<br><br />
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok,<br><br />
With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks.<br><br />
<br />
They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late.<br><br />
Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''?<br><br />
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders,<br><br />
He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters.<br>{{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} <br />
<br />
Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole<br><br />
And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal.<br><br />
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan,<br><br />
Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan.<br><br />
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own,<br><br />
He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown!<br><br />
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship<br><br />
And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip.<br>{{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} <br />
<br />
While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double-time on repairs,<br><br />
Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs.<br><br />
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans,<br><br />
The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands.<br>{{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} <br />
<br />
With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space<br><br />
After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase.<br><br />
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet:<br><br />
He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret!<br><br />
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside,<br><br />
And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''.<br><br />
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief;<br><br />
If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief!<br>{{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} <br />
<br />
Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend<br><br />
And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end.<br><br />
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation<br><br />
And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation.<br> {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} <br />
<br />
Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first,<br><br />
Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst'').<br><br />
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight.<br><br />
Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight).<br><br />
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind:<br><br />
Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind!<br><br />
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother,<br><br />
And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'')<br>{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:FinalWheelieOhSoGay01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The love between a boy and a robot sings a beautiful song.<br> Not quite as beautiful is this giant robo-shlong.<br>]]<br />
<br />
It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth<br><br />
And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth).<br><br />
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation<br><br />
And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation!<br><br />
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away,<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say.<br><br />
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older,<br><br />
And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder.<br>{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====<br />
[[Image:DanielWheelie.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie knows of many joys,<br> best of all is supple young boys!<br>]]<br />
<br />
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]],<br> <br />
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack!<br> <br />
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face.<br> <br />
All can agree he was put in his place!<br> <br />
<br />
When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]],<br> <br />
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike!<br> <br />
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home,<br> <br />
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]].<br> <br />
<br />
As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye."<br> <br />
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry.<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====<br />
[[Image:Wheelie15.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Aw, little Wheelie's just curious!<br> ([[Teletraan 10]] will be furious.)<br>]]<br />
<br />
[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white,<br> <br />
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10]] took this as a slight!<br> <br />
10 taught him a lesson with a kick from her high heel<br><br />
That split open his head and ground his face into meal!<br><br />
<br />
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] then showed up to give that perv Wheelie a scolding,<br> <br />
And then hugged poor 15, whose spine would need some remolding!<br><br />
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers''====<br />
{{note|If the part's in italics, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Though my speech filters through a rhyming prism,<br> Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!<br>]]<br />
<br />
=====Marvel UK=====<br />
<br />
''Not especially far did poor little Wheelie roam,<br> <br />
''Still, all things considered, he called [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] his home.<br> <br />
''So for Rodimus Prime he made himself quite the spy,<br> <br />
''And routinely reported on what the locals would try.<br> <br />
<br />
''The rescue of Wreck-Gar was his biggest claim to fame,<br> <br />
''And that's how Wheelie helped to spoil the Quintessons' name.<br> <br />
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''<br />
<br />
====Generation 2====<br />
<br />
Later, in the present, Wheelie wasn't much seen,<br> <br />
He could've been too young, if you know what that means?<br> <br />
Still, one could glimpse him out and about in this abode...<br><br />
Hey check it out, there's Wheelie! He's right there on the road!<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Big Looker storybooks===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts?<br> Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!<br>]]<br />
<br />
When Wheelie went on a space trip with his mom and his dad,<br><br />
They crashed down on [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] and their ship was damaged quite bad!<br><br />
Poor Wheelie, so young, lost both of his parents that day,<br><br />
And now with nowhere to go, he had no choice but to stay.<br><br />
<br />
But the [[Quintesson]]s, those meanies, didn't like Wheelie one bit,<br><br />
So they threw him first in a dungeon, then in a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pit!<br><br />
Wheelie, however, was not ''about'' to be killed,<br><br />
As it turns out, in gymnastics, Wheelie was very skilled!<br><br />
Using the gangplank as a springboard, he made his escape,<br><br />
Then fled into the jungle to live off the land like an ape!<br><br />
<br />
An undetermined time after that, a spoiled brat named [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]],<br><br />
Went on a space trip with his homies and, well, isn't it odd,<br><br />
They crash-landed on Quintesson just like Wheelie did?<br><br />
Except none of them died like the parents of ''that'' kid.<br><br />
<br />
No sooner had they landed, they were menaced by danger;<br><br />
The Quintessons were attacking, but what's even ''stranger'',<br><br />
Is that Wheelie saved their lives, launching fireballs at the villains,<br><br />
All the while bustin' mad rhymes that were krunk, phresh and illin'.<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie then led his new friends to his damaged old spaceship,<br><br />
And Hot Rod began on repairs so they all could make the trip,<br><br />
Away from Quintesson and they needed to leave ''soon'',<br><br />
For the Quintessons had returned with some Sharkticon goons!<br><br />
<br />
Hot Rod repaired the spaceship and just ''barely'' in time,<br><br />
And Wheelie escaped with his friends, his health and his rhymes.<br> {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}<br />
<br />
===3H comics===<br />
[[Image:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried,<br> but alas poor Wheelie also died!<br>]]<br />
<br />
With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed.<br><br />
It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood!<br> <br />
With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back,<br> <br />
Scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack.<br> <br />
<br />
Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes,<br> <br />
Wheelie told Daniel these few final words:<br> <br />
<br />
{{quote|"All through our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."}}<br />
<br />
With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom,<br> <br />
Daniel ended their friendship with a massive ''Kaboom''!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Departure}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go?<br> From Nightbird death? We'll never know!<br>]]<br />
<br />
Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast,<br> <br />
And once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast!<br> <br />
An alternate Wheelie was poached from his home,<br> <br />
And locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam.<br> <br />
<br />
He would fight other Transformers till death, either one;<br> <br />
The loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron!<br> <br />
Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]],<br> <br />
However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]!<br> <br />
<br />
He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled,<br> <br />
Towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Wheeliedw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral!<br> (Let's hope he's sterile.)<br>]]<br />
<br />
{{note|Believe it or not, just like in Japan, Wheelie did not rhyme once, much to the joys of many a fan.}}<br />
<br />
Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all,<br><br />
Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall.<br> <br />
He joined a team along with [[Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pet.<br> <br />
Together they strove to unveil Shockwave's evil threat.<br> <br />
<br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wasted no time in joining their side,<br> <br />
But thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his ugly hide.<br> <br />
Wheelie didn't take this well and thought Prime a brute,<br> <br />
So in retaliation, he bit the Commander's boot!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Wheelie is sad,<br> for once again he's been had!<br>]]<br />
<br />
All that Wheelie ever wanted was to help one and all,<br><br />
But the bigger, tougher Autobots thought he was too small.<br> <br />
Then finally, one day, Wheelie at last got his due,<br> <br />
And then radiation malfunctioned his ship—Wheelie cried boo-hoo!<br>{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie sent out a transmission, hoping someone might help.<br><br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] got the call but completely ignored the whelp!<br>{{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}<br />
<br />
So since no Autobot cared if Wheelie lived or died,<br><br />
His ship crashed into a planet, and its systems were fried!<br><br />
<br />
The foul creatures of that world towered great heights over him,<br> <br />
And when he tried [[Universal greeting|greeting]] [[Chaosteros|one]], it just tore off his limb!<br> <br />
Wheelie got it back later, so he wasn't ''totally'' sunk,<br> <br />
But the place where he found it stunk ten times worse than a skunk.<br> <br />
<br />
Alas, poor Wheelie had to dig through poop piles in vain.<br> <br />
And after all of ''that'', transforming caused him great pain.<br> <br />
The trail of a crashed ship was what he next embarked upon,<br> <br />
But he then found that it had been piloted by Decepticons!<br> <br />
<br />
An innocent [[Varta|alien]] was being tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]],<br> <br />
So Wheelie swooped in like a superhero and saved the shmuck's ass.<br> <br />
And for that poor guy's sake, Wheelie had saved him just in time,<br> <br />
So the grateful little guy taught Wheelie how to rhyme!<br> <br />
<br />
And Varta (the alien) even had a ship that flew!<br> <br />
To get it up and running, Wheelie's power source would do.<br> <br />
Together, the friends both prepared to leave the wretched place,<br> <br />
But their dreams where shattered when Spyglass shot Varta in the face!<br> <br />
<br />
The Decepticons took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom,<br> <br />
But he surprised all the 'Cons and made the ship go kaboom!<br> <br />
One year after that, he and Varta had built a home,<br> <br />
And from then on, his fate Wheelie would no longer bemoan!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Bee in the City===<br />
[[Transcendent Technomorph|They]] thought [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] was Wheelie,<br><br />
and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|some]] [[Side Burn (RID)|other]] [[Cheetor (BW)|guys]] who he never was really!<br><br />
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
{{charstubfiction}}<br />
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can transform him in a snap!<br> But he will still look like crap.<br>]]<br />
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-80'''<br />
<br />
: Wheelie's transformation does not go very far, he turns into a generic "futuristic car". Surprisingly enough, the fans' fancy he tickles, as he's the only new mold of the third-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named [[Dion]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Wheelie at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
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*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''<br />
<br />
: Wheelie was reissued in a ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' set. [[Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Recoil]], you also did get! The reissue's different in an unexpected way; where the old face was orange, the new one is gray!<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on reissue Wheelie at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Universe (2008)===<br />
[[Image:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bumblebee swine,<br> your alt mode's mine!<br>]]<br />
*'''Wheelie''' (Legends, 2009)<br />
**''Series:'' G1 Series<br />
:Along with many other Mini Vehicles from Generation 1, Wheelie was released as a [[Legends Class|Legends]] figure for pocket-sized fun. To make the rhyming one a little neater, he now transforms into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder!"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this, assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> Hasbro was thoughtful, and kept Wheelie armed. They sculpted a slingshot! Enemies be alarmed!<br />
<br />
:If an evil redeco of Wheelie you lack, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]] is this Wheelie in black!<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Henkei! Henkei!===<br />
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''<br />
<br />
:[[TakaraTomy]]'s Wheelie has colors more mellow; over in Japan, he's light orange-yellow. He comes packed with two other Minibots totaling three, though [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cosmos]] are not for free.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
[[Image:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|250px| My design would've had a touch of blue, <br>but [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do".<br>]]<br />
*In the first [[commercial]] where Wheelie did appear, his voice didn't sound anywhere near! Although Frank Welker did the gig, Wheelie's voice came much deeper, dig? In fact — and we're sure you'll all agree — he sounded like the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|Smurfs']] pal [[Wikipedia:Johan and Peewit|Peewit]]! (That's pronounced "Peewee", you see.)<br />
<br />
*In an [[Toy Fair 1986|old catalog]], Wheelie's toy could be seen, but when his toy hit the market, its colors changed some time inbetween. And yet this obsolete coloration still lingered around; Wheelie bore the same scheme in some comics, savvy readers had found! <br />
<br />
*Among those who dislike Wheelie is [[Floro Dery]], his creator—really! Dery's said that of all his Transformers designs, Wheelie's the one that he most maligns—maybe even the only one! Honest, it's true! You can read for yourself in this interview! <ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery, where he says "I don't like Wheelie"]</ref><br />
<br />
* In the Season 3 Italian dub, Wheelie never rhymes. Instead, he says "wroom wroom" at random times.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Two designs we were spared,<br> because nobody cared.<br>]]<br />
<br />
* In [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]], his animation model was used. He agreed with [[Arrogant Autobot officer|his boss]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was abused. They believed Hot Shot's [[Wheeljack (Armada)|friend]] had died in those flames. Thanks to those jerks, Hot Shot is who he blames. {{storylink|Past}} {{storylink|Past II}}<br />
**The model was used again later on, this time as a generic [[Mini-Con]]! {{storylink|Miracle}}<br />
<br />
*[[Chris Ryall]] said Wheelie would get a [[Spotlight: Wheelie|spotlight]] on his [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html blog]. His hide the fans did wish to flog. On [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html Jizai's design] [[Klaus Scherwinski]] did base, for Wheelie's sake he does not lose face.<br />
<br />
* Though Wheelie thought his body looked fine, for [[All Hail Megatron|AHM]] he got a redesign! [[Guido Guidi]] was not enthused, and in "[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]" it didn't get used.<br />
<br />
*His parents from [[Gobotron]] hail, who knew? The source? ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac Number Two]]''. <br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')<br />
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)<br />
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ugrabot''' (''The Movie'')<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'') <br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Wheelie Wheelie's profile by Marvel Comic hands, hosted by a club of Nordic Transfans.]<br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]<br />
[[Category:Poets]]<br />
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]</div>Solaris Primehttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheelie_(G1)&diff=557422Wheelie (G1)2011-02-25T17:05:06Z<p>Solaris Prime: /* The Headmasters cartoon */ Fixed meter of rhyme by adding an additional syllable. Helping out Spengler. Rhyming's hard enough without having to sound good, too.</p>
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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], cheerful as the sun, from the [[continuity family]] of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheelieg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"You give Wheelie sass?<br> He ''will'' kick your ass."<br>]]<br />
<br />
Come hither and listen to this ballad! This song!<br><br />
Come learn about '''Wheelie''': The Wild Boy of [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]!<br><br />
For Wheelie, so small, is an Autobot child,<br> <br />
But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild!<br> <br />
<br />
He is belittled by many, who call him terrible things,<br><br />
But Wheelie suffers not their cruel arrows and slings!<br><br />
You see, Wheelie ''survives''; its just what he ''does'',<br><br />
Nothing keeps him down. How is that? It's because,<br><br />
He's a survivalist expert; a self-made Autobot!<br><br />
The Hellish planet of Quintesson is where he was taught.<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie speaks in a pattern that's structured in rhyme,<br> <br />
And he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] most of the time.<br><br />
They're two of a kind; kindred spirits and such,<br><br />
Causing all sorts of trouble with their mischievous touch!<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie cares not if he's liked; popularity doesn't matter,<br><br />
And he doesn't care if his rhyming drives others mad as a hatter.<br><br />
His critics may hate him or even wish he would ''die'',<br><br />
Wheelie's reaction to them: Here's death in your eye!<br><br />
<br />
{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American) <br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|From early on, it was fated:<br> It would be me that you all hated!<br>]]<br />
<br />
On far off [[Quintessa]] his ship it did crash,<br> <br />
Wheelie survived, but his ship turned to ash.<br> <br />
Though friendless and alone, Wheelie stayed alive,<br> <br />
For Wheelie is strong and the strong must survive!<br> <br />
<br />
One fateful day, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came in search of their friends,<br> <br />
So Wheelie gayly offered to help them meet their ends.<br> <br />
With his confident walk and his whimsical talk,<br> <br />
Wheelie earned the respect of the Mighty [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!<br><br />
<br />
Then with the help of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest,<br> <br />
Wheelie returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], most can attest.<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} <br />
<br />
In 2006, for all that it's worth,<br> <br />
He had to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|cog]] down to [[Earth]].<br>{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}<br />
<br />
To accomplish the task, they paired him with fast-talking [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]],<br> <br />
But Galvatron stranded them on Io, that villainous cur!<br><br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:FFOD4 Autobots lipoles.JPG|right|250px|thumb|With beasts big and small I've had my spats,<br> but did Wheelie deserve to fight all these bats?<br>]]<br />
<br />
Being attacked by [[lipole]]s, things began to look grim,<br> <br />
But on account of the fact Blurr was faster than him,<br><br />
Wheelie threw him the cog and told him to flee,<br><br />
To [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s ship and to safety. <br><br />
But the valiant Blurr refused to leave his friend,<br><br />
And so the pair of heroes fought through to the end.<br><br />
When Marissa came and helped, the lipoles got wise,<br><br />
Targeting her ship and blowing it out of the skies!<br><br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br />
<br />
The trio fought on, but their nerves were shaken,<br><br />
'Til [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up to save their bacon!<br><br />
Though the lipoles were dispatched, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] then arrived,<br><br />
But Sky Lynx had the power to tan all of their hides!<br><br />
Their foes now defeated, the team flew to Earth,<br><br />
Completing their mission and proving their worth.<br><br />
With the cog now delivered, Metroplex came alive.<br> <br />
He thrashed [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the dino took a dive!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}<br />
<br />
With Grimlock and Blurr, Wheelie listened to Kup,<br><br />
As he yammered on and on and refused to shut up.<br><br />
His story was about the [[Ick-Yak]]s on [[Dread]],<br><br />
But when Grimlock mentioned [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Kup lost his head!<br><br />
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}} <br />
<br />
When zombie Optimus Prime came under [[Quintesson]] control,<br><br />
Destruction of the Autobots became his primary goal!<br><br />
He tricked Wheelie and others into a terrible trap<br><br />
Full of missiles and explosions to turn them to scrap!<br><br />
But Wheelie survived when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] returned<br><br />
And left the zombie Optimus behind to be burned.<br><br />
{{storylink|Dark Awakening}}<br />
<br />
Not long after that, with no assignment or mission,<br><br />
Wheelie volunteered for a fun competition.<br><br />
But the timestream was getting all out of place,<br> <br />
And Wheelie got stuck in an unending race!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}<br />
<br />
On Earth Wheelie witnessed crimes that were weird,<br><br />
As multiple landmarks just disappeared!<br><br />
The Dinobots were suspected, but he didn't buy the hype,<br><br />
Because the true criminal was an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]!<br><br />
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:Daniel%26wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time.<br> Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!<br>]]<br />
<br />
In his biggest adventure, Wheelie searched for a way,<br><br />
To deduce the exact date of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]]'s birthday!<br><br />
He knew finding the truth would be kind of tricky,<br><br />
So he went and paired up with Daniel Witwicky.<br><br />
<br />
Their search led them straight to a storage asteroid,<br><br />
Being spied on by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (how paranoid!).<br><br />
Cyclonus took them hostage and made his demands,<br><br />
But Magnus wouldn't leave them in villainous hands!<br><br />
<br />
When Magnus arrived, he charged straight at his foe,<br><br />
But as they went at it, little did they know,<br><br />
That Wheelie snuck past them and pressed the self-destruct,<br><br />
Which meant if they lingered their deathbeds would be tucked!<br><br />
<br />
So Cyclonus retreated as the asteroid blew up,<br><br />
And Magnus saved the kids from their monumental screw up!<br><br />
As it turned out, Magnus didn't know his own birthday,<br><br />
So their entire adventure was pointless, anyway.<br><br />
{{storylink|Surprise Party}} <br />
<br />
With other Autobots, Wheelie found [[Paradron]],<br><br />
A utopian planet that [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] lived on!<br><br />
Galvatron tried to take it and make it his base,<br><br />
But gave up when Ultra Magnus blew up the place.<br><br />
{{storylink|Fight or Flee}} <br />
<br />
On another adventure, Wheelie didn't do much,<br><br />
But fill out the crowds, standing around and such.<br><br />
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:AutobotsCall.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Our energy was drained.<br> No jokes have remained.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Wheelie was slightly more active in his next major caper,<br><br />
As Cybertron was being drained of its energy vapor!<br><br />
Wheelie opened fire at a [[Tornedron]], a spider bathed in light,<br> <br />
But Tornedron drained his life, leaving Wheelie's body white.<br><br />
<br />
Luckily for Wheelie, Tornedron was defeated,<br><br />
And his life was restored, death successfully cheated!<br><br />
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie, Kup, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Blurr happened on a [[Gregory Swofford|human]]'s plot,<br> <br />
And when they battled a [[Hate Plague|plagued]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Wheelie was shot!<br><br />
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} <br />
<br />
He was revived by a [[Quintesson]] who tried to work faster,<br> <br />
But when Optimus Prime set out, they replaced him with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]!<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
<br />
====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====<br />
<br />
{{note|Wheelie's part in helping Hot Rod and Kup would go on. In the form of a comic with a minor [[Retcon]].}}<br />
<br />
Before making it all the way to the Planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], <br><br />
Wheelie and friends found themselves in a funk. <br><br />
Though he was an expert pilot who could get them there fast, <br><br />
[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] showed up and their fun would not last. <br><br />
Cyclonus was challenged to battle by Hot Rod (so brave), <br><br />
But Cyclonus's power almost banished him to his grave! <br><br />
Kup then requested help and Wheelie replied <br><br />
By talking to some friends who he knew were on his side. <br><br />
To make their ship visible was what Kup had asked, <br><br />
So [[Grapple]] and <strike>[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]</strike> [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] did so... ''and fast''! <br><br />
When Hot Rod began winning, Cyclonus became a goner <br><br />
He admitted this act was one without honor. <br><br />
They at last made it to Junkion and found all their friends. <br><br />
Now watch [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|the rest of the movie]] to see how it ends.<br><br />
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}<br />
<br />
====Japanese cartoon continuity====<br />
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' comic=====<br />
<br />
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] hatched a plan,<br><br />
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can!<br><br />
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature<br><br />
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature.<br><br />
<br />
[[Image:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one?<br> Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!<br>]]<br />
<br />
The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed,<br><br />
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed!<br><br />
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight,<br><br />
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight.<br><br />
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb,<br><br />
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along.<br> {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1}} <br />
<br />
When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]]<br><br />
Came under attack from Decepticon power,<br><br />
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing,<br><br />
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking]].<br><br />
<br />
Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game,<br><br />
Prompting [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame!<br><br />
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away,<br><br />
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day!<br><br />
<br />
{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Great Transformer War'' comic=====<br />
<br />
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]],<br><br />
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]!<br><br />
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror,<br><br />
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior!<br><br />
<br />
The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind<br><br />
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind!<br><br />
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight,<br><br />
And used a special device to turn everything right!<br> {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)<br />
<br />
[[Image:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please!<br>His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"<br>]]<br />
<br />
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme,<br> <br />
He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time.<br> <br />
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone,<br> <br />
He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone.<br><br />
<br />
While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise<br><br />
By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes!<br><br />
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe,<br><br />
Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below.<br><br />
<br />
They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],<br><br />
To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn.<br><br />
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum]],<br><br />
So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum!<br>{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}<br />
<br />
Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant,<br><br />
[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present.<br><br />
It was a mix-tape of music he'd composed on his own,<br><br />
And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone.<br> {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}<br />
<br />
As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost,<br><br />
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost.<br><br />
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly,<br><br />
And was acting all snarky, at least up until he<br><br />
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude,<br><br />
And offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude.<br><br />
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit,<br><br />
So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it.<br><br />
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him,<br><br />
And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him.<br> {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}<br />
<br />
Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression.<br><br />
"No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression.<br><br />
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit.<br><br />
He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it!<br><br />
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation,<br><br />
And thus began the Great Cassette Operation!<br>{{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie, a robot, is big and metallic,<br><br />
But Fortress's cannon is big and ''most phallic''.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship<br><br />
And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip<br><br />
To the [[Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]],<br><br />
Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least).<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves,<br><br />
But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves!<br><br />
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there.<br><br />
They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair.<br> {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}<br />
<br />
The meteorite [[Metamorpho]] then threatened Autobot space,<br><br />
By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace!<br><br />
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it.<br><br />
Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it!<br><br />
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack,<br><br />
So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack.<br><br />
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock,<br><br />
But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock.<br> {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}<br />
<br />
The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan<br><br />
To come visit their birthplace in far-off [[Japan]].<br><br />
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot]] made some trouble,<br><br />
Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double!<br><br />
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet,<br><br />
While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'',<br><br />
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss,<br><br />
Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.)<br> {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought,<br><br />
To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not,<br><br />
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble,<br><br />
Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble!<br><br />
<br />
But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme:<br><br />
To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene!<br><br />
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration,<br><br />
Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation.<br><br />
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet destruct.<br><br />
Poor little guy...his day kind of ''sucked''.<br><br />
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest,<br><br />
Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best).<br> {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry,<br> His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end,<br><br />
The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend.<br><br />
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink,<br> <br />
And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink!<br><br />
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}<br />
<br />
Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru<br><br />
To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew<br><br />
From making a volcano blow up sky-high,<br><br />
Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry.<br><br />
<br />
As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]],<br><br />
But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried!<br><br />
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots,<br><br />
But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots!<br><br />
With no options left, they evacuated the town,<br><br />
Saving the villagers as the magma poured down.<br> {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}<br />
<br />
On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds<br><br />
And began watering them to tend to their needs.<br><br />
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show,<br><br />
He was shocked when he saw the plant starting to grow!<br><br />
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]]<br><br />
That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross!<br><br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon,<br> But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"<br>]]<br />
<br />
Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid.<br><br />
Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid).<br><br />
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base,<br><br />
Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace.<br> {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}<br />
<br />
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission,<br><br />
They found that the red planet was in perilous condition!<br><br />
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core,<br><br />
And once they went off, Mars would then be no more!<br><br />
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]],<br><br />
Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers!<br><br />
<br />
Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves,<br><br />
Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves.<br><br />
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl,<br><br />
Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call!<br><br />
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths,<br><br />
But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!)<br> {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}<br />
<br />
Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright,<br><br />
Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight!<br><br />
When they found that their leader had been injured severely,<br><br />
Wheelie cursed to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly!<br><br />
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated;<br><br />
Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created.<br> {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}<br />
<br />
With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead,<br><br />
Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread.<br><br />
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger,<br><br />
He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer.<br><br />
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit),<br><br />
He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit.<br><br />
<br />
Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist,<br><br />
A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!)<br><br />
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe,<br><br />
So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'',<br><br />
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get''.<br><br />
The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.)<br><br />
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep,<br><br />
Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep.<br> {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}<br />
<br />
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space,<br><br />
Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race,<br><br />
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid,<br><br />
And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made.<br><br />
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would,<br><br />
And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could<br><br />
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes.<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes.<br><br />
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved!<br><br />
Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved.<br> {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Normally this sort of thing would bring Wheelie to tears,<br> But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'', not in a million years!<br>]]<br />
<br />
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last,<br><br />
[[Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past.<br><br />
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends,<br><br />
But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends.<br> {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race<br><br />
To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space.<br><br />
The villains tried to rob the beehive planet [[Susei]],<br><br />
But were thwarted when the Autobots got in their way.<br> {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Susei!!}}<br />
<br />
On the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity]] and [[Twin Star|Toruin]],<br><br />
Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin.<br><br />
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash,<br><br />
Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash.<br><br />
<br />
And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find:<br><br />
The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind!<br><br />
They had taken their energon far away from there,<br><br />
Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere!<br><br />
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits,<br><br />
And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits.<br> {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}<br />
<br />
At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled,<br><br />
But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled.<br><br />
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up,<br><br />
But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up.<br><br />
<br />
A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point,<br><br />
So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint.<br><br />
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck,<br><br />
And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''.<br><br />
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad,<br><br />
And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad.<br><br />
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot<br><br />
And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.)<br> {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's?<br> This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...<br>]]<br />
<br />
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]],<br><br />
Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice!<br><br />
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests,<br><br />
Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''.<br><br />
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red.<br><br />
It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head.<br><br />
<br />
After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her<br><br />
By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser<br><br />
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small,<br><br />
Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''.<br><br />
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did,<br><br />
And Wheelie left Papika behind. (She was out of your league, kid.)<br> {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}<br />
<br />
On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes,<br><br />
Having stolen energy from six planets for ''Lord only knows''.<br><br />
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky:<br><br />
An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky.<br><br />
And then an awesome adventure immediately began<br><br />
Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''.<br><br />
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun.<br><br />
Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one?<br> {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}<br />
<br />
As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code,<br><br />
Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road.<br><br />
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient,<br><br />
And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient).<br><br />
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] into bits,<br><br />
And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits.<br>{{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} <br />
<br />
From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top;<br><br />
The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop!<br><br />
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success,<br><br />
But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest.<br>{{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can.<br> He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.<br>]]<br />
<br />
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job,<br><br />
To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob<br><br />
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care.<br><br />
Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there.<br><br />
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough.<br><br />
Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough.<br><br />
<br />
As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work,<br><br />
Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk'').<br><br />
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out:<br><br />
The weakspot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt!<br>{{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} <br />
<br />
With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid<br><br />
In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid.<br><br />
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew,<br><br />
But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too!<br><br />
<br />
Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong,<br><br />
When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along!<br><br />
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed!<br><br />
But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed.<br><br />
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar!<br><br />
They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire!<br>{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} <br />
<br />
With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster]]s,<br><br />
The veterens began insulting the obsolete Headmasters.<br><br />
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome,<br><br />
Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown.<br><br />
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less<br><br />
(If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess).<br>{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.''<br> Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).<br>]]<br />
<br />
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself,<br><br />
Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health.<br><br />
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly.<br><br />
Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly.<br><br />
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run,<br><br />
Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun!<br><br />
<br />
Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree<br><br />
To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly!<br><br />
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die,<br><br />
But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy!<br><br />
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok,<br><br />
With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks.<br><br />
<br />
They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late.<br><br />
Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''?<br><br />
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders,<br><br />
He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters.<br>{{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} <br />
<br />
Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole<br><br />
And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal.<br><br />
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan,<br><br />
Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan.<br><br />
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own,<br><br />
He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown!<br><br />
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship<br><br />
And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip.<br>{{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} <br />
<br />
While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double-time on repairs,<br><br />
Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs.<br><br />
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans,<br><br />
The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands.<br>{{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} <br />
<br />
With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space<br><br />
After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase.<br><br />
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet:<br><br />
He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret!<br><br />
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside,<br><br />
And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''.<br><br />
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief;<br><br />
If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief!<br>{{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} <br />
<br />
Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend<br><br />
And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end.<br><br />
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation<br><br />
And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation.<br> {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} <br />
<br />
Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first,<br><br />
Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst'').<br><br />
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight.<br><br />
Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight).<br><br />
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind:<br><br />
Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind!<br><br />
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother,<br><br />
And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'')<br>{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:FinalWheelieOhSoGay01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The love between a boy and a robot is a beautiful thing.<br> Not so beautiful, is a giant robo-wang.<br>]]<br />
<br />
It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth<br><br />
And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth).<br><br />
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation<br><br />
And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation!<br><br />
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away,<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say.<br><br />
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older,<br><br />
And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder.<br>{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====<br />
[[Image:DanielWheelie.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie knows of many joys,<br> best of all is supple young boys!<br>]]<br />
<br />
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]],<br> <br />
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack!<br> <br />
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face.<br> <br />
All can agree he was put in his place!<br> <br />
<br />
When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]],<br> <br />
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike!<br> <br />
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home,<br> <br />
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]].<br> <br />
<br />
As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye."<br> <br />
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry.<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====<br />
[[Image:Wheelie15.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Aw, little Wheelie's just curious!<br> ([[Teletraan 10]] will be furious.)<br>]]<br />
<br />
[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white,<br> <br />
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10]] took this as a slight!<br> <br />
10 taught him a lesson with a kick from her high heel<br><br />
That split open his head and ground his face into meal!<br><br />
<br />
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] then showed up to give that perv Wheelie a scolding,<br> <br />
And then hugged poor 15, whose spine would need some remolding!<br><br />
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers''====<br />
{{note|If the part's in italics, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Though my speech filters through a rhyming prism,<br> Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!<br>]]<br />
<br />
=====Marvel UK=====<br />
<br />
''Not especially far did poor little Wheelie roam,<br> <br />
''Still, all things considered, he called [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] his home.<br> <br />
''So for Rodimus Prime he made himself quite the spy,<br> <br />
''And routinely reported on what the locals would try.<br> <br />
<br />
''The rescue of Wreck-Gar was his biggest claim to fame,<br> <br />
''And that's how Wheelie helped to spoil the Quintessons' name.<br> <br />
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''<br />
<br />
====Generation 2====<br />
<br />
Later, in the present, Wheelie wasn't much seen,<br> <br />
He could've been too young, if you know what that means?<br> <br />
Still, one could glimpse him out and about in this abode...<br><br />
Hey check it out, there's Wheelie! He's right there on the road!<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Big Looker storybooks===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts?<br> Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!<br>]]<br />
<br />
When Wheelie went on a space trip with his mom and his dad,<br><br />
They crashed down on [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] and their ship was damaged quite bad!<br><br />
Poor Wheelie, so young, lost both of his parents that day,<br><br />
And now with nowhere to go, he had no choice but to stay.<br><br />
<br />
But the [[Quintesson]]s, those meanies, didn't like Wheelie one bit,<br><br />
So they threw him first in a dungeon, then in a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pit!<br><br />
Wheelie, however, was not ''about'' to be killed,<br><br />
As it turns out, in gymnastics, Wheelie was very skilled!<br><br />
Using the gangplank as a springboard, he made his escape,<br><br />
Then fled into the jungle to live off the land like an ape!<br><br />
<br />
An undetermined time after that, a spoiled brat named [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]],<br><br />
Went on a space trip with his homies and, well, isn't it odd,<br><br />
They crash-landed on Quintesson just like Wheelie did?<br><br />
Except none of them died like the parents of ''that'' kid.<br><br />
<br />
No sooner had they landed, they were menaced by danger;<br><br />
The Quintessons were attacking, but what's even ''stranger'',<br><br />
Is that Wheelie saved their lives, launching fireballs at the villains,<br><br />
All the while bustin' mad rhymes that were krunk, phresh and illin'.<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie then led his new friends to his damaged old spaceship,<br><br />
And Hot Rod began on repairs so they all could make the trip,<br><br />
Away from Quintesson and they needed to leave ''soon'',<br><br />
For the Quintessons had returned with some Sharkticon goons!<br><br />
<br />
Hot Rod repaired the spaceship and just ''barely'' in time,<br><br />
And Wheelie escaped with his friends, his health and his rhymes.<br> {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}<br />
<br />
===3H comics===<br />
[[Image:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried,<br> but alas poor Wheelie also died!<br>]]<br />
<br />
With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed.<br><br />
It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood!<br> <br />
With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back,<br> <br />
Scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack.<br> <br />
<br />
Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes,<br> <br />
Wheelie told Daniel these few final words:<br> <br />
<br />
{{quote|"All through our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."}}<br />
<br />
With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom,<br> <br />
Daniel ended their friendship with a massive ''Kaboom''!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Departure}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go?<br> From Nightbird death? We'll never know!<br>]]<br />
<br />
Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast,<br> <br />
And once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast!<br> <br />
An alternate Wheelie was poached from his home,<br> <br />
And locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam.<br> <br />
<br />
He would fight other Transformers till death, either one;<br> <br />
The loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron!<br> <br />
Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]],<br> <br />
However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]!<br> <br />
<br />
He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled,<br> <br />
Towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Wheeliedw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral!<br> (Let's hope he's sterile.)<br>]]<br />
<br />
{{note|Believe it or not, just like in Japan, Wheelie did not rhyme once, much to the joys of many a fan.}}<br />
<br />
Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all,<br><br />
Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall.<br> <br />
He joined a team along with [[Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pet.<br> <br />
Together they strove to unveil Shockwave's evil threat.<br> <br />
<br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wasted no time in joining their side,<br> <br />
But thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his ugly hide.<br> <br />
Wheelie didn't take this well and thought Prime a brute,<br> <br />
So in retaliation, he bit the Commander's boot!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Wheelie is sad,<br> for once again he's been had!<br>]]<br />
<br />
All that Wheelie ever wanted was to help one and all,<br><br />
But the bigger, tougher Autobots thought he was too small.<br> <br />
Then finally, one day, Wheelie at last got his due,<br> <br />
And then radiation malfunctioned his ship—Wheelie cried boo-hoo!<br>{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie sent out a transmission, hoping someone might help.<br><br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] got the call but completely ignored the whelp!<br>{{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}<br />
<br />
So since no Autobot cared if Wheelie lived or died,<br><br />
His ship crashed into a planet, and its systems were fried!<br><br />
<br />
The foul creatures of that world towered great heights over him,<br> <br />
And when he tried [[Universal greeting|greeting]] [[Chaosteros|one]], it just tore off his limb!<br> <br />
Wheelie got it back later, so he wasn't ''totally'' sunk,<br> <br />
But the place where he found it stunk ten times worse than a skunk.<br> <br />
<br />
Alas, poor Wheelie had to dig through poop piles in vain.<br> <br />
And after all of ''that'', transforming caused him great pain.<br> <br />
The trail of a crashed ship was what he next embarked upon,<br> <br />
But he then found that it had been piloted by Decepticons!<br> <br />
<br />
An innocent [[Varta|alien]] was being tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]],<br> <br />
So Wheelie swooped in like a superhero and saved the shmuck's ass.<br> <br />
And for that poor guy's sake, Wheelie had saved him just in time,<br> <br />
So the grateful little guy taught Wheelie how to rhyme!<br> <br />
<br />
And Varta (the alien) even had a ship that flew!<br> <br />
To get it up and running, Wheelie's power source would do.<br> <br />
Together, the friends both prepared to leave the wretched place,<br> <br />
But their dreams where shattered when Spyglass shot Varta in the face!<br> <br />
<br />
The Decepticons took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom,<br> <br />
But he surprised all the 'Cons and made the ship go kaboom!<br> <br />
One year after that, he and Varta had built a home,<br> <br />
And from then on, his fate Wheelie would no longer bemoan!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Bee in the City===<br />
[[Transcendent Technomorph|They]] thought [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] was Wheelie,<br><br />
and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|some]] [[Side Burn (RID)|other]] [[Cheetor (BW)|guys]] who he never was really!<br><br />
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
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{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can transform him in a snap!<br> But he will still look like crap.<br>]]<br />
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-80'''<br />
<br />
: Wheelie's transformation does not go very far, he turns into a generic "futuristic car". Surprisingly enough, the fans' fancy he tickles, as he's the only new mold of the third-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named [[Dion]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Wheelie at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''<br />
<br />
: Wheelie was reissued in a ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' set. [[Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Recoil]], you also did get! The reissue's different in an unexpected way; where the old face was orange, the new one is gray!<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on reissue Wheelie at TFU.info]''<br />
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{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Universe (2008)===<br />
[[Image:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bumblebee swine,<br> your alt mode's mine!<br>]]<br />
*'''Wheelie''' (Legends, 2009)<br />
**''Series:'' G1 Series<br />
:Along with many other Mini Vehicles from Generation 1, Wheelie was released as a [[Legends Class|Legends]] figure for pocket-sized fun. To make the rhyming one a little neater, he now transforms into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder!"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this, assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> Hasbro was thoughtful, and kept Wheelie armed. They sculpted a slingshot! Enemies be alarmed!<br />
<br />
:If an evil redeco of Wheelie you lack, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]] is this Wheelie in black!<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Henkei! Henkei!===<br />
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''<br />
<br />
:[[TakaraTomy]]'s Wheelie has colors more mellow; over in Japan, he's light orange-yellow. He comes packed with two other Minibots totaling three, though [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cosmos]] are not for free.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
[[Image:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|250px| My design would've had a touch of blue, <br>but [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do".<br>]]<br />
*In the first [[commercial]] where Wheelie did appear, his voice didn't sound anywhere near! Although Frank Welker did the gig, Wheelie's voice came much deeper, dig? In fact — and we're sure you'll all agree — he sounded like the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|Smurfs']] pal [[Wikipedia:Johan and Peewit|Peewit]]! (That's pronounced "Peewee", you see.)<br />
<br />
*In an [[Toy Fair 1986|old catalog]], Wheelie's toy could be seen, but when his toy hit the market, its colors changed some time inbetween. And yet this obsolete coloration still lingered around; Wheelie bore the same scheme in some comics, savvy readers had found! <br />
<br />
*Among those who dislike Wheelie is [[Floro Dery]], his creator—really! Dery's said that of all his Transformers designs, Wheelie's the one that he most maligns—maybe even the only one! Honest, it's true! You can read for yourself in this interview! <ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery, where he says "I don't like Wheelie"]</ref><br />
<br />
* In the Season 3 Italian dub, Wheelie never rhymes. Instead, he says "wroom wroom" at random times.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Two designs we were spared,<br> because nobody cared.<br>]]<br />
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* In [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]], his animation model was used. He agreed with [[Arrogant Autobot officer|his boss]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was abused. They believed Hot Shot's [[Wheeljack (Armada)|friend]] had died in those flames. Thanks to those jerks, Hot Shot is who he blames. {{storylink|Past}} {{storylink|Past II}}<br />
**The model was used again later on, this time as a generic [[Mini-Con]]! {{storylink|Miracle}}<br />
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*[[Chris Ryall]] said Wheelie would get a [[Spotlight: Wheelie|spotlight]] on his [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html blog]. His hide the fans did wish to flog. On [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html Jizai's design] [[Klaus Scherwinski]] did base, for Wheelie's sake he does not lose face.<br />
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* Though Wheelie thought his body looked fine, for [[All Hail Megatron|AHM]] he got a redesign! [[Guido Guidi]] was not enthused, and in "[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]" it didn't get used.<br />
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*His parents from [[Gobotron]] hail, who knew? The source? ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac Number Two]]''. <br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')<br />
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)<br />
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ugrabot''' (''The Movie'')<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'') <br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)<br />
{{--}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Wheelie Wheelie's profile by Marvel Comic hands, hosted by a club of Nordic Transfans.]<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]<br />
[[Category:Poets]]<br />
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[[Category:Universe Autobots]]</div>Solaris Primehttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wheelie_(G1)&diff=557420Wheelie (G1)2011-02-25T17:01:34Z<p>Solaris Prime: Rewrote last line of Rodimus vs. Cyclonus to fix the meter of the rhyme, and to have an in-page jumplink to "The rest of the movie".</p>
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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], cheerful as the sun, from the [[continuity family]] of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].''<br />
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[[Image:Wheelieg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"You give Wheelie sass?<br> He ''will'' kick your ass."<br>]]<br />
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Come hither and listen to this ballad! This song!<br><br />
Come learn about '''Wheelie''': The Wild Boy of [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]!<br><br />
For Wheelie, so small, is an Autobot child,<br> <br />
But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild!<br> <br />
<br />
He is belittled by many, who call him terrible things,<br><br />
But Wheelie suffers not their cruel arrows and slings!<br><br />
You see, Wheelie ''survives''; its just what he ''does'',<br><br />
Nothing keeps him down. How is that? It's because,<br><br />
He's a survivalist expert; a self-made Autobot!<br><br />
The Hellish planet of Quintesson is where he was taught.<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie speaks in a pattern that's structured in rhyme,<br> <br />
And he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] most of the time.<br><br />
They're two of a kind; kindred spirits and such,<br><br />
Causing all sorts of trouble with their mischievous touch!<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie cares not if he's liked; popularity doesn't matter,<br><br />
And he doesn't care if his rhyming drives others mad as a hatter.<br><br />
His critics may hate him or even wish he would ''die'',<br><br />
Wheelie's reaction to them: Here's death in your eye!<br><br />
<br />
{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American) <br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|From early on, it was fated:<br> It would be me that you all hated!<br>]]<br />
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On far off [[Quintessa]] his ship it did crash,<br> <br />
Wheelie survived, but his ship turned to ash.<br> <br />
Though friendless and alone, Wheelie stayed alive,<br> <br />
For Wheelie is strong and the strong must survive!<br> <br />
<br />
One fateful day, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came in search of their friends,<br> <br />
So Wheelie gayly offered to help them meet their ends.<br> <br />
With his confident walk and his whimsical talk,<br> <br />
Wheelie earned the respect of the Mighty [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!<br><br />
<br />
Then with the help of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest,<br> <br />
Wheelie returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], most can attest.<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} <br />
<br />
In 2006, for all that it's worth,<br> <br />
He had to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|cog]] down to [[Earth]].<br>{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}<br />
<br />
To accomplish the task, they paired him with fast-talking [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]],<br> <br />
But Galvatron stranded them on Io, that villainous cur!<br><br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:FFOD4 Autobots lipoles.JPG|right|250px|thumb|With beasts big and small I've had my spats,<br> but did Wheelie deserve to fight all these bats?<br>]]<br />
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Being attacked by [[lipole]]s, things began to look grim,<br> <br />
But on account of the fact Blurr was faster than him,<br><br />
Wheelie threw him the cog and told him to flee,<br><br />
To [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s ship and to safety. <br><br />
But the valiant Blurr refused to leave his friend,<br><br />
And so the pair of heroes fought through to the end.<br><br />
When Marissa came and helped, the lipoles got wise,<br><br />
Targeting her ship and blowing it out of the skies!<br><br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}<br />
<br />
The trio fought on, but their nerves were shaken,<br><br />
'Til [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up to save their bacon!<br><br />
Though the lipoles were dispatched, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] then arrived,<br><br />
But Sky Lynx had the power to tan all of their hides!<br><br />
Their foes now defeated, the team flew to Earth,<br><br />
Completing their mission and proving their worth.<br><br />
With the cog now delivered, Metroplex came alive.<br> <br />
He thrashed [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and the dino took a dive!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}<br />
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With Grimlock and Blurr, Wheelie listened to Kup,<br><br />
As he yammered on and on and refused to shut up.<br><br />
His story was about the [[Ick-Yak]]s on [[Dread]],<br><br />
But when Grimlock mentioned [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Kup lost his head!<br><br />
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}} <br />
<br />
When zombie Optimus Prime came under [[Quintesson]] control,<br><br />
Destruction of the Autobots became his primary goal!<br><br />
He tricked Wheelie and others into a terrible trap<br><br />
Full of missiles and explosions to turn them to scrap!<br><br />
But Wheelie survived when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] returned<br><br />
And left the zombie Optimus behind to be burned.<br><br />
{{storylink|Dark Awakening}}<br />
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Not long after that, with no assignment or mission,<br><br />
Wheelie volunteered for a fun competition.<br><br />
But the timestream was getting all out of place,<br> <br />
And Wheelie got stuck in an unending race!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}<br />
<br />
On Earth Wheelie witnessed crimes that were weird,<br><br />
As multiple landmarks just disappeared!<br><br />
The Dinobots were suspected, but he didn't buy the hype,<br><br />
Because the true criminal was an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]!<br><br />
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}} <br />
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[[Image:Daniel%26wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time.<br> Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!<br>]]<br />
<br />
In his biggest adventure, Wheelie searched for a way,<br><br />
To deduce the exact date of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]]'s birthday!<br><br />
He knew finding the truth would be kind of tricky,<br><br />
So he went and paired up with Daniel Witwicky.<br><br />
<br />
Their search led them straight to a storage asteroid,<br><br />
Being spied on by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (how paranoid!).<br><br />
Cyclonus took them hostage and made his demands,<br><br />
But Magnus wouldn't leave them in villainous hands!<br><br />
<br />
When Magnus arrived, he charged straight at his foe,<br><br />
But as they went at it, little did they know,<br><br />
That Wheelie snuck past them and pressed the self-destruct,<br><br />
Which meant if they lingered their deathbeds would be tucked!<br><br />
<br />
So Cyclonus retreated as the asteroid blew up,<br><br />
And Magnus saved the kids from their monumental screw up!<br><br />
As it turned out, Magnus didn't know his own birthday,<br><br />
So their entire adventure was pointless, anyway.<br><br />
{{storylink|Surprise Party}} <br />
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With other Autobots, Wheelie found [[Paradron]],<br><br />
A utopian planet that [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] lived on!<br><br />
Galvatron tried to take it and make it his base,<br><br />
But gave up when Ultra Magnus blew up the place.<br><br />
{{storylink|Fight or Flee}} <br />
<br />
On another adventure, Wheelie didn't do much,<br><br />
But fill out the crowds, standing around and such.<br><br />
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:AutobotsCall.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Our energy was drained.<br> No jokes have remained.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Wheelie was slightly more active in his next major caper,<br><br />
As Cybertron was being drained of its energy vapor!<br><br />
Wheelie opened fire at a [[Tornedron]], a spider bathed in light,<br> <br />
But Tornedron drained his life, leaving Wheelie's body white.<br><br />
<br />
Luckily for Wheelie, Tornedron was defeated,<br><br />
And his life was restored, death successfully cheated!<br><br />
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie, Kup, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Blurr happened on a [[Gregory Swofford|human]]'s plot,<br> <br />
And when they battled a [[Hate Plague|plagued]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Wheelie was shot!<br><br />
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} <br />
<br />
He was revived by a [[Quintesson]] who tried to work faster,<br> <br />
But when Optimus Prime set out, they replaced him with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]!<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}<br />
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<br />
====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====<br />
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{{note|Wheelie's part in helping Hot Rod and Kup would go on. In the form of a comic with a minor [[Retcon]].}}<br />
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Before making it all the way to the Planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], <br><br />
Wheelie and friends found themselves in a funk. <br><br />
Though he was an expert pilot who could get them there fast, <br><br />
[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] showed up and their fun would not last. <br><br />
Cyclonus was challenged to battle by Hot Rod (so brave), <br><br />
But Cyclonus's power almost banished him to his grave! <br><br />
Kup then requested help and Wheelie replied <br><br />
By talking to some friends who he knew were on his side. <br><br />
To make their ship visible was what Kup had asked, <br><br />
So [[Grapple]] and <strike>[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]</strike> [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] did so... ''and fast''! <br><br />
When Hot Rod began winning, Cyclonus became a goner <br><br />
He admitted this act was one without honor. <br><br />
They at last made it to Junkion and found all their friends. <br><br />
Now watch [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|the rest of the movie]] to see how it ends.<br><br />
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}<br />
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====<br />
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' comic=====<br />
<br />
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] hatched a plan,<br><br />
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can!<br><br />
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature<br><br />
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature.<br><br />
<br />
[[Image:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one?<br> Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!<br>]]<br />
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The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed,<br><br />
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed!<br><br />
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight,<br><br />
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight.<br><br />
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb,<br><br />
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along.<br> {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1}} <br />
<br />
When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]]<br><br />
Came under attack from Decepticon power,<br><br />
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing,<br><br />
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking]].<br><br />
<br />
Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game,<br><br />
Prompting [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame!<br><br />
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away,<br><br />
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day!<br><br />
<br />
{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5}}<br />
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<br />
=====''The Great Transformer War'' comic=====<br />
<br />
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]],<br><br />
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]!<br><br />
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror,<br><br />
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior!<br><br />
<br />
The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind<br><br />
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind!<br><br />
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight,<br><br />
And used a special device to turn everything right!<br> {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)<br />
<br />
[[Image:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please!<br>His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"<br>]]<br />
<br />
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme,<br> <br />
He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time.<br> <br />
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone,<br> <br />
He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone.<br><br />
<br />
While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise<br><br />
By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes!<br><br />
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe,<br><br />
Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below.<br><br />
<br />
They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],<br><br />
To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn.<br><br />
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum]],<br><br />
So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum!<br>{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}<br />
<br />
Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant,<br><br />
[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present.<br><br />
It was a mix-tape of music he'd composed on his own,<br><br />
And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone.<br> {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}<br />
<br />
As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost,<br><br />
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost.<br><br />
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly,<br><br />
And was acting all snarky, at least up until he<br><br />
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude,<br><br />
And offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude.<br><br />
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit,<br><br />
So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it.<br><br />
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him,<br><br />
And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him.<br> {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}<br />
<br />
Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression.<br><br />
"No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression.<br><br />
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit.<br><br />
He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it!<br><br />
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation,<br><br />
And thus began the Great Cassette Operation!<br>{{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie, a robot, is big and metallic,<br><br />
But Fortress's cannon is big and ''phallic''.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship<br><br />
And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip<br><br />
To the [[Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]],<br><br />
Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least).<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves,<br><br />
But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves!<br><br />
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there.<br><br />
They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair.<br> {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}<br />
<br />
The meteorite [[Metamorpho]] then threatened Autobot space,<br><br />
By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace!<br><br />
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it.<br><br />
Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it!<br><br />
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack,<br><br />
So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack.<br><br />
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock,<br><br />
But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock.<br> {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}<br />
<br />
The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan<br><br />
To come visit their birthplace in far-off [[Japan]].<br><br />
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot]] made some trouble,<br><br />
Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double!<br><br />
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet,<br><br />
While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'',<br><br />
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss,<br><br />
Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.)<br> {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought,<br><br />
To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not,<br><br />
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble,<br><br />
Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble!<br><br />
<br />
But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme:<br><br />
To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene!<br><br />
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration,<br><br />
Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation.<br><br />
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet destruct.<br><br />
Poor little guy...his day kind of ''sucked''.<br><br />
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest,<br><br />
Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best).<br> {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry,<br> His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.<br>]]<br />
<br />
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end,<br><br />
The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend.<br><br />
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink,<br> <br />
And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink!<br><br />
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}<br />
<br />
Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru<br><br />
To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew<br><br />
From making a volcano blow up sky-high,<br><br />
Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry.<br><br />
<br />
As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]],<br><br />
But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried!<br><br />
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots,<br><br />
But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots!<br><br />
With no options left, they evacuated the town,<br><br />
Saving the villagers as the magma poured down.<br> {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}<br />
<br />
On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds<br><br />
And began watering them to tend to their needs.<br><br />
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show,<br><br />
He was shocked when he saw the plant starting to grow!<br><br />
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]]<br><br />
That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross!<br><br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon,<br> But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"<br>]]<br />
<br />
Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid.<br><br />
Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid).<br><br />
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base,<br><br />
Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace.<br> {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}<br />
<br />
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission,<br><br />
They found that the red planet was in perilous condition!<br><br />
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core,<br><br />
And once they went off, Mars would then be no more!<br><br />
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]],<br><br />
Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers!<br><br />
<br />
Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves,<br><br />
Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves.<br><br />
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl,<br><br />
Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call!<br><br />
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths,<br><br />
But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!)<br> {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}<br />
<br />
Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright,<br><br />
Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight!<br><br />
When they found that their leader had been injured severely,<br><br />
Wheelie cursed to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly!<br><br />
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated;<br><br />
Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created.<br> {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}<br />
<br />
With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead,<br><br />
Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread.<br><br />
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger,<br><br />
He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer.<br><br />
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit),<br><br />
He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit.<br><br />
<br />
Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist,<br><br />
A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!)<br><br />
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe,<br><br />
So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'',<br><br />
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get''.<br><br />
The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.)<br><br />
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep,<br><br />
Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep.<br> {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}<br />
<br />
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space,<br><br />
Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race,<br><br />
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid,<br><br />
And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made.<br><br />
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would,<br><br />
And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could<br><br />
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes.<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes.<br><br />
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved!<br><br />
Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved.<br> {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Normally this sort of thing would bring Wheelie to tears,<br> But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'', not in a million years!<br>]]<br />
<br />
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last,<br><br />
[[Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past.<br><br />
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends,<br><br />
But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends.<br> {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race<br><br />
To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space.<br><br />
The villains tried to rob the beehive planet [[Susei]],<br><br />
But were thwarted when the Autobots got in their way.<br> {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Susei!!}}<br />
<br />
On the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity]] and [[Twin Star|Toruin]],<br><br />
Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin.<br><br />
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash,<br><br />
Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash.<br><br />
<br />
And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find:<br><br />
The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind!<br><br />
They had taken their energon far away from there,<br><br />
Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere!<br><br />
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits,<br><br />
And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits.<br> {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}<br />
<br />
At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled,<br><br />
But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled.<br><br />
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up,<br><br />
But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up.<br><br />
<br />
A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point,<br><br />
So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint.<br><br />
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck,<br><br />
And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''.<br><br />
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad,<br><br />
And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad.<br><br />
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot<br><br />
And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.)<br> {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's?<br> This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...<br>]]<br />
<br />
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]],<br><br />
Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice!<br><br />
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests,<br><br />
Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''.<br><br />
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red.<br><br />
It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head.<br><br />
<br />
After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her<br><br />
By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser<br><br />
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small,<br><br />
Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''.<br><br />
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did,<br><br />
And Wheelie left Papika behind. (She was out of your league, kid.)<br> {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}<br />
<br />
On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes,<br><br />
Having stolen energy from six planets for ''Lord only knows''.<br><br />
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky:<br><br />
An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky.<br><br />
And then an awesome adventure immediately began<br><br />
Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''.<br><br />
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun.<br><br />
Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one?<br> {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}<br />
<br />
As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code,<br><br />
Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road.<br><br />
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient,<br><br />
And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient).<br><br />
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] into bits,<br><br />
And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits.<br>{{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} <br />
<br />
From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top;<br><br />
The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop!<br><br />
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success,<br><br />
But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest.<br>{{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can.<br> He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.<br>]]<br />
<br />
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job,<br><br />
To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob<br><br />
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care.<br><br />
Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there.<br><br />
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough.<br><br />
Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough.<br><br />
<br />
As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work,<br><br />
Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk'').<br><br />
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out:<br><br />
The weakspot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt!<br>{{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} <br />
<br />
With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid<br><br />
In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid.<br><br />
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew,<br><br />
But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too!<br><br />
<br />
Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong,<br><br />
When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along!<br><br />
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed!<br><br />
But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed.<br><br />
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar!<br><br />
They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire!<br>{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} <br />
<br />
With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster]]s,<br><br />
The veterens began insulting the obsolete Headmasters.<br><br />
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome,<br><br />
Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown.<br><br />
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less<br><br />
(If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess).<br>{{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.''<br> Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).<br>]]<br />
<br />
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself,<br><br />
Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health.<br><br />
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly.<br><br />
Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly.<br><br />
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run,<br><br />
Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun!<br><br />
<br />
Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree<br><br />
To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly!<br><br />
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die,<br><br />
But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy!<br><br />
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok,<br><br />
With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks.<br><br />
<br />
They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late.<br><br />
Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''?<br><br />
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders,<br><br />
He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters.<br>{{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} <br />
<br />
Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole<br><br />
And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal.<br><br />
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan,<br><br />
Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan.<br><br />
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own,<br><br />
He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown!<br><br />
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship<br><br />
And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip.<br>{{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} <br />
<br />
While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double-time on repairs,<br><br />
Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs.<br><br />
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans,<br><br />
The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands.<br>{{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} <br />
<br />
With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space<br><br />
After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase.<br><br />
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet:<br><br />
He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret!<br><br />
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside,<br><br />
And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''.<br><br />
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief;<br><br />
If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief!<br>{{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} <br />
<br />
Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend<br><br />
And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end.<br><br />
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation<br><br />
And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation.<br> {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} <br />
<br />
Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first,<br><br />
Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst'').<br><br />
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight.<br><br />
Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight).<br><br />
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind:<br><br />
Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind!<br><br />
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother,<br><br />
And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'')<br>{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} <br />
<br />
[[Image:FinalWheelieOhSoGay01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The love between a boy and a robot is a beautiful thing.<br> Not so beautiful, is a giant robo-wang.<br>]]<br />
<br />
It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth<br><br />
And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth).<br><br />
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation<br><br />
And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation!<br><br />
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away,<br><br />
Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say.<br><br />
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older,<br><br />
And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder.<br>{{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====<br />
[[Image:DanielWheelie.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie knows of many joys,<br> best of all is supple young boys!<br>]]<br />
<br />
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]],<br> <br />
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack!<br> <br />
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face.<br> <br />
All can agree he was put in his place!<br> <br />
<br />
When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]],<br> <br />
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike!<br> <br />
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home,<br> <br />
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]].<br> <br />
<br />
As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye."<br> <br />
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry.<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====<br />
[[Image:Wheelie15.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Aw, little Wheelie's just curious!<br> ([[Teletraan 10]] will be furious.)<br>]]<br />
<br />
[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white,<br> <br />
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10]] took this as a slight!<br> <br />
10 taught him a lesson with a kick from her high heel<br><br />
That split open his head and ground his face into meal!<br><br />
<br />
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] then showed up to give that perv Wheelie a scolding,<br> <br />
And then hugged poor 15, whose spine would need some remolding!<br><br />
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers''====<br />
{{note|If the part's in italics, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Though my speech filters through a rhyming prism,<br> Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!<br>]]<br />
<br />
=====Marvel UK=====<br />
<br />
''Not especially far did poor little Wheelie roam,<br> <br />
''Still, all things considered, he called [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] his home.<br> <br />
''So for Rodimus Prime he made himself quite the spy,<br> <br />
''And routinely reported on what the locals would try.<br> <br />
<br />
''The rescue of Wreck-Gar was his biggest claim to fame,<br> <br />
''And that's how Wheelie helped to spoil the Quintessons' name.<br> <br />
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''<br />
<br />
====Generation 2====<br />
<br />
Later, in the present, Wheelie wasn't much seen,<br> <br />
He could've been too young, if you know what that means?<br> <br />
Still, one could glimpse him out and about in this abode...<br><br />
Hey check it out, there's Wheelie! He's right there on the road!<br> <br />
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Big Looker storybooks===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts?<br> Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!<br>]]<br />
<br />
When Wheelie went on a space trip with his mom and his dad,<br><br />
They crashed down on [[Quintessa|Quintesson]] and their ship was damaged quite bad!<br><br />
Poor Wheelie, so young, lost both of his parents that day,<br><br />
And now with nowhere to go, he had no choice but to stay.<br><br />
<br />
But the [[Quintesson]]s, those meanies, didn't like Wheelie one bit,<br><br />
So they threw him first in a dungeon, then in a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pit!<br><br />
Wheelie, however, was not ''about'' to be killed,<br><br />
As it turns out, in gymnastics, Wheelie was very skilled!<br><br />
Using the gangplank as a springboard, he made his escape,<br><br />
Then fled into the jungle to live off the land like an ape!<br><br />
<br />
An undetermined time after that, a spoiled brat named [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]],<br><br />
Went on a space trip with his homies and, well, isn't it odd,<br><br />
They crash-landed on Quintesson just like Wheelie did?<br><br />
Except none of them died like the parents of ''that'' kid.<br><br />
<br />
No sooner had they landed, they were menaced by danger;<br><br />
The Quintessons were attacking, but what's even ''stranger'',<br><br />
Is that Wheelie saved their lives, launching fireballs at the villains,<br><br />
All the while bustin' mad rhymes that were krunk, phresh and illin'.<br><br />
<br />
Wheelie then led his new friends to his damaged old spaceship,<br><br />
And Hot Rod began on repairs so they all could make the trip,<br><br />
Away from Quintesson and they needed to leave ''soon'',<br><br />
For the Quintessons had returned with some Sharkticon goons!<br><br />
<br />
Hot Rod repaired the spaceship and just ''barely'' in time,<br><br />
And Wheelie escaped with his friends, his health and his rhymes.<br> {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}<br />
<br />
===3H comics===<br />
[[Image:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried,<br> but alas poor Wheelie also died!<br>]]<br />
<br />
With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed.<br><br />
It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood!<br> <br />
With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back,<br> <br />
Scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack.<br> <br />
<br />
Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes,<br> <br />
Wheelie told Daniel these few final words:<br> <br />
<br />
{{quote|"All through our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."}}<br />
<br />
With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom,<br> <br />
Daniel ended their friendship with a massive ''Kaboom''!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Departure}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|right|300px|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go?<br> From Nightbird death? We'll never know!<br>]]<br />
<br />
Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast,<br> <br />
And once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast!<br> <br />
An alternate Wheelie was poached from his home,<br> <br />
And locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam.<br> <br />
<br />
He would fight other Transformers till death, either one;<br> <br />
The loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron!<br> <br />
Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]],<br> <br />
However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]!<br> <br />
<br />
He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled,<br> <br />
Towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Wheeliedw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral!<br> (Let's hope he's sterile.)<br>]]<br />
<br />
{{note|Believe it or not, just like in Japan, Wheelie did not rhyme once, much to the joys of many a fan.}}<br />
<br />
Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all,<br><br />
Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall.<br> <br />
He joined a team along with [[Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pet.<br> <br />
Together they strove to unveil Shockwave's evil threat.<br> <br />
<br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wasted no time in joining their side,<br> <br />
But thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his ugly hide.<br> <br />
Wheelie didn't take this well and thought Prime a brute,<br> <br />
So in retaliation, he bit the Commander's boot!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Wheelie is sad,<br> for once again he's been had!<br>]]<br />
<br />
All that Wheelie ever wanted was to help one and all,<br><br />
But the bigger, tougher Autobots thought he was too small.<br> <br />
Then finally, one day, Wheelie at last got his due,<br> <br />
And then radiation malfunctioned his ship—Wheelie cried boo-hoo!<br>{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}<br />
<br />
Wheelie sent out a transmission, hoping someone might help.<br><br />
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] got the call but completely ignored the whelp!<br>{{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}<br />
<br />
So since no Autobot cared if Wheelie lived or died,<br><br />
His ship crashed into a planet, and its systems were fried!<br><br />
<br />
The foul creatures of that world towered great heights over him,<br> <br />
And when he tried [[Universal greeting|greeting]] [[Chaosteros|one]], it just tore off his limb!<br> <br />
Wheelie got it back later, so he wasn't ''totally'' sunk,<br> <br />
But the place where he found it stunk ten times worse than a skunk.<br> <br />
<br />
Alas, poor Wheelie had to dig through poop piles in vain.<br> <br />
And after all of ''that'', transforming caused him great pain.<br> <br />
The trail of a crashed ship was what he next embarked upon,<br> <br />
But he then found that it had been piloted by Decepticons!<br> <br />
<br />
An innocent [[Varta|alien]] was being tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]],<br> <br />
So Wheelie swooped in like a superhero and saved the shmuck's ass.<br> <br />
And for that poor guy's sake, Wheelie had saved him just in time,<br> <br />
So the grateful little guy taught Wheelie how to rhyme!<br> <br />
<br />
And Varta (the alien) even had a ship that flew!<br> <br />
To get it up and running, Wheelie's power source would do.<br> <br />
Together, the friends both prepared to leave the wretched place,<br> <br />
But their dreams where shattered when Spyglass shot Varta in the face!<br> <br />
<br />
The Decepticons took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom,<br> <br />
But he surprised all the 'Cons and made the ship go kaboom!<br> <br />
One year after that, he and Varta had built a home,<br> <br />
And from then on, his fate Wheelie would no longer bemoan!<br> <br />
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===Bee in the City===<br />
[[Transcendent Technomorph|They]] thought [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] was Wheelie,<br><br />
and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|some]] [[Side Burn (RID)|other]] [[Cheetor (BW)|guys]] who he never was really!<br><br />
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You can transform him in a snap!<br> But he will still look like crap.<br>]]<br />
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-80'''<br />
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: Wheelie's transformation does not go very far, he turns into a generic "futuristic car". Surprisingly enough, the fans' fancy he tickles, as he's the only new mold of the third-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s.<br />
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: This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named [[Dion]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on Wheelie at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Future Cybertron''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-20'''<br />
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: Wheelie was reissued in a ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' set. [[Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Recoil]], you also did get! The reissue's different in an unexpected way; where the old face was orange, the new one is gray!<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm More information on reissue Wheelie at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Universe (2008)===<br />
[[Image:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bumblebee swine,<br> your alt mode's mine!<br>]]<br />
*'''Wheelie''' (Legends, 2009)<br />
**''Series:'' G1 Series<br />
:Along with many other Mini Vehicles from Generation 1, Wheelie was released as a [[Legends Class|Legends]] figure for pocket-sized fun. To make the rhyming one a little neater, he now transforms into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder!"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this, assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> Hasbro was thoughtful, and kept Wheelie armed. They sculpted a slingshot! Enemies be alarmed!<br />
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:If an evil redeco of Wheelie you lack, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]] is this Wheelie in black!<br />
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===Henkei! Henkei!===<br />
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-19'''<br />
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:[[TakaraTomy]]'s Wheelie has colors more mellow; over in Japan, he's light orange-yellow. He comes packed with two other Minibots totaling three, though [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]] and [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Cosmos]] are not for free.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|250px| My design would've had a touch of blue, <br>but [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do".<br>]]<br />
*In the first [[commercial]] where Wheelie did appear, his voice didn't sound anywhere near! Although Frank Welker did the gig, Wheelie's voice came much deeper, dig? In fact — and we're sure you'll all agree — he sounded like the [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|Smurfs']] pal [[Wikipedia:Johan and Peewit|Peewit]]! (That's pronounced "Peewee", you see.)<br />
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*In an [[Toy Fair 1986|old catalog]], Wheelie's toy could be seen, but when his toy hit the market, its colors changed some time inbetween. And yet this obsolete coloration still lingered around; Wheelie bore the same scheme in some comics, savvy readers had found! <br />
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*Among those who dislike Wheelie is [[Floro Dery]], his creator—really! Dery's said that of all his Transformers designs, Wheelie's the one that he most maligns—maybe even the only one! Honest, it's true! You can read for yourself in this interview! <ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery, where he says "I don't like Wheelie"]</ref><br />
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* In the Season 3 Italian dub, Wheelie never rhymes. Instead, he says "wroom wroom" at random times.<br />
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[[Image:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Two designs we were spared,<br> because nobody cared.<br>]]<br />
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* In [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]], his animation model was used. He agreed with [[Arrogant Autobot officer|his boss]], and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was abused. They believed Hot Shot's [[Wheeljack (Armada)|friend]] had died in those flames. Thanks to those jerks, Hot Shot is who he blames. {{storylink|Past}} {{storylink|Past II}}<br />
**The model was used again later on, this time as a generic [[Mini-Con]]! {{storylink|Miracle}}<br />
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*[[Chris Ryall]] said Wheelie would get a [[Spotlight: Wheelie|spotlight]] on his [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html blog]. His hide the fans did wish to flog. On [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html Jizai's design] [[Klaus Scherwinski]] did base, for Wheelie's sake he does not lose face.<br />
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* Though Wheelie thought his body looked fine, for [[All Hail Megatron|AHM]] he got a redesign! [[Guido Guidi]] was not enthused, and in "[[Spotlight: Wheelie]]" it didn't get used.<br />
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*His parents from [[Gobotron]] hail, who knew? The source? ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac Number Two]]''. <br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')<br />
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)<br />
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ugrabot''' (''The Movie'')<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'') <br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Wheelie Wheelie's profile by Marvel Comic hands, hosted by a club of Nordic Transfans.]<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]<br />
[[Category:Poets]]<br />
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Transformers (2007)===<br />
====Legends Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Movie Legends Starscream.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A gold paint job can't hide the lameness.]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Legends Class, 2007)<br />
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: Legends-class Starscream is a highly simplified, low-cost version of Starscream in his F-22 Raptor body. As such, he has a greatly compromised transformation sequence due to the smaller parts count, with limited articulation and detailing. He's also the bronzest F-22 Raptor Starscream toy there is.<br />
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: This mold was also used to make ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]].<br />
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[[Image:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Tiny toys are tiny. And they don't do Starscream justice.]]<br />
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)<br />
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: A Toys R Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Starscream and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].<br />
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[[Image:Movie-toy_Legends_StealthStarscream.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Back in black!]]<br />
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)<br />
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: The previously released Legends-class Starscream toy is redecoed predominantly black and silver, somewhat resembling ''Generation 1'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Oddly enough, the paint applications are identical to the regular toy. He comes with a redeco Legends-class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in his Nightwatch color scheme.<br />
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====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:MovieProtoform Starscream toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Gold Plastic Syndrome just waiting to happen.]]<br />
*'''Protoform Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-05'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Gun with missile and flame attachment<br />
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:Based upon the "Protoform" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the movie, Protoform Starscream transforms into his "entry" mode Cybertronic rocket thing. This mode somewhat resembles a Cybertronic spaceship, with a visible bridge between the two dorsal fins. A flame decoration piece fits onto the back of the "vehicle" over the missile projectile, creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail . The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces.<br />
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:In robot mode, Starscream marginally resembles previous Starscreams, mostly G1 Starscream, with the large turbines on his chest, wings and vents on his legs. Due to his extensive use of ball joints, he has excellent articulation. Starscream is armed with a spring-loaded missile launcher that fires the previously mentioned projectile cast in the same bronze color as his body. Alternatively, the flame decoration can be fitted onto the end of the barrel.<br />
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:This toy also has an [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] feature, as most of the figures in the main line do. Pushing his head back during transformation will move his shoulder pieces back into place, while moving the shoulders forward will make the head pop back up. While either the missile or the flame can be placed into the gun, the flame can be placed onto the missile, using both at once. However, in some cases, the flame does not have a snug fit on the missile and falls off easily. This makes firing the missile rather awkward and makes the gun look extremely goofy.<br />
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: It's also entirely possible that this figure will eventually suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|GPS]], as the bronze plastic it is cast in has the same characteristic swirling exhibited by older figures that rapidly deteriorated. However, newer materials and processes may prevent the toy from ever seeing a single crack form. It is highly suggested that this toy not be painted or altered in any way to maximize its lifespan.<br />
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*'''Protoform Starscream Fusion Cluster Edition''' (C3xHobby Convention exclusive Deluxe, Japan 2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Gun with missile and flame attachment<br />
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:An extensive redeco of the Protoform Starscream mold that was exclusively available at the Japanese C3xHobby Convention in August of 2007, and later offered by [[e-Hobby]] in limited quantities. Most of the body is made out of transparent orange plastic, while orange and yellow paint are used on the front end of the "entry" mode, mimicking the heat effects of sudden atmospheric entry. The flame attachment is made out of clear ''blue'' plastic, with the tail end being covered in ''gold'' paint.<br />
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====Voyager Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Movie Voyager Starscream toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Shake hands with danger.]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Voyager, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-08'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Six missiles<br />
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: The Voyager-class version of Movie Starscream transforms into an officially-licensed [[wikipedia:F-22|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet]], albeit in beige. <br />
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:Pushing the fighter along a smooth surface causes the missile-launching barrels to rotate and fire their projectiles, which can also be stored in the black flip-up braces on the launchers. During transformation, pushing up upon the canopy fuselage piece activates Starscream's [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick, which pushes panels out of the torso, wings and stabilizers. In robot mode, Starscream is mostly faithful to his movie CGI model, except for being bulkier around his chest, lacking engines on his back and having the very large Gatling cannons serve as his arms (a facsimile of his much slenderer weapons from the movie). Interestingly, his projectile missiles are sculpted to resemble fingers, should users choose to keep them loaded while Starscream is in robot mode. An interesting note is that [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle's]] (or Camshaft's) hands, when detached, make a snug fit in between the three main cannons; if you're feeling sillier, ''Legends'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] shoulder does, too. Go on, try it yourself, yes, we'll wait...<br />
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:This toy was later retooled and [[Redeco|redecoed]] into Movie [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], ROTF [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] and, ROTF [[Skywarp (ROTF)|Skywarp]].<br />
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*'''Battle damage three-pack''' (Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, 2007)<br />
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:A three-pack, exclusive to Sam's Club stores, consisting of redecos of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], both with a battle damage deco, and an unchanged Voyager Class Starscream.<br />
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[[Image:Starscream target.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"The first G1 fan who complains gets a minigun... to the face."]] <br />
*'''Starscream''' (Target exclusive Voyager-sized toy, 2007) <br />
**''Accessories:'' Six missiles<br />
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: An extensive redeco of Voyager class Starscream available only as a Target [[exclusive]], this version is [[Redeco|redecoed]] in a color scheme based upon ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. This version of Starscream shares the retooled version of this mold with Movie Thundercracker, giving Starscream a new, vaguely G1-ish head sculpt. The packaging for this toy explains that Starscream altered his appearance following his escape at the end of the film in order to avoid detection.<br />
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[[Image:Starscream Vardia red.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Pinkscream]]<br />
*'''Starscream Vardia Red Model''' (Toshiba exclusive Voyager-sized toy, 2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Six missiles<br />
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: In a joint venture by Paramount Home Entertainment Japan and electronics giant [[wikipedia:Toshiba|Toshiba]], Starscream Vardia Red Model is an exclusive redeco of Voyager Starscream only available with Toshiba's new ''Vardia'' RD-A301 HD DVD recorder. The package also comes with an HD-DVD copy of ''Transformers'', five HD DVD-R and five DVD-R discs.<br />
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:Starscream Vardia Red Model is '''extremely''' red, with some gold, a little black and Toshiba ''Vardia'' markings on his hull. With the player costing 100,000 yen at the time, this may be the most expensive ''Transformers'' exclusive to be released in relatively large quantities.<br />
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[[Image:Movie DeepSpaceStarscream toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm Starscream, and I can breathe in space. ]]<br />
*'''Deep Space Starscream''' (Target exclusive "Premium Series" Voyager, 2008)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Six missiles<br />
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:A Target exclusive (But appeared in European retail in 2009), Deep Space Starscream is a redeco of the first version of Voyager class Starscream, based upon the colours used by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] on Starscream's CGI model (instead of the totally made up and inaccurate tan colouring on the previous release). As such he is metallic silver with complementary greys in fighter mode, including the 'First Fighter' (FF) squadron markings indicating he is an F-22 Raptor from [[wikipedia:Langley_Air_Force_Base|Langley Air Force Base]]. In robot mode reveals gold paint inside his chest detailing and red for circuitry detailing. His eyes are painted film-accurate red, but the rest of the [[Light-piping]] that makes up the back of his head is left uncolored, making the glowing eye effect no longer work while STILL retaining the miscolored bronzed glass color that the clear plastic was molded in. If one wanted to restore the light piping, though, the paint is fairly easy to remove.<br />
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: Deep Space Starscream is presented in 'Premium Octagonal' packaging very similar to Robo-Vision Optimus Prime. Even though Hasbro officially considers him as part of the Premium Series, this is not indicated anywhere on the packaging.<br />
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====Fast Action Battlers====<br />
[[Image:Movie FAB Starscream.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You are the Dragon Booster Artha!]]<br />
*'''Battle Blade Starscream''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''QC-02'''<br />
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: [[Fast Action Battler|Fast Action Battlers]] "Battle Blade" Starscream transforms into a somewhat superdeformed F-22 Raptor, simplifying the overall design to the point of his feet noticeably sticking out the aft of the fighter, and has a truncated transformation sequence reminiscent of past Transformers such as ''Generation 1'' [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and ''Cybertron'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Rather than having a separate weapon, he only has a claw-like blade that flips over the right hand (hence "Battle Blade") and non-removable missiles in the palms of his hands.<br />
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: This toy was later redecoed as [[Ramjet (Movie)|Claw Slash Ramjet]]. <br />
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: There is a Korean [[Knockoff|fake]] of this model going around, under the name of "Latent Spider". Fortunately no real spiders have been found latent inside the toy.<br />
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====Other toys====<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Little Red Rooster Meal, 2007)<br />
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:One of five toys that was available at Red Rooster, an Australian based fast food chain. This kids meal toy is a black F-22 Raptor with a silver canopy that transforms by simply flipping the jet around to reveal the gray robot mode underneath, pulling down the landing gear and legs, and standing him upright.<br />
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===Revenge of the Fallen===<br />
====Legends Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Starscream ROTF Legends toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|So I wake up with a hangover and find all these tattoos all over me. Damn parties.]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Legends, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-04'''<br />
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:Legends class Starscream is a redeco of [[#Legends Class toys|2007's Legends class Starscream]], the main difference being a mostly single main colour scheme (compared to 2007's rather random colour choices) and the ''Revenge of the Fallen''-specific Cyberglyph tattoos. <br />
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:For some odd reason, his card back depicts how to transform him from his alt-mode to his robot mode; as all Legends are packaged in robot mode, wouldn't robot-to-vehicle work better?<br />
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::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/LegStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Revenge of the Fallen Legends Starscream at TFU.info]''<br />
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[[Image:TargetLegendsROTFStarscream.jpg|thumb|250px|Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and Megatron all got new Legends molds for the sequel, but me? No, not STARSCREAM. *sob*]] <br />
*'''Smokescreen''' vs. '''Starscream''' (Legends 2-pack, 2010)<br />
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:Starscream is a redeco of 2007's Legends class Starscream. He came packaged with [[Smokescreen (Movie)#Legend|Smokescreen]] as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] as part of the [[NEST Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint]]. His paint scheme appears to be inspired by the [[Kmart]] exclusive Voyager class [[#Nebular|"Nebular Starscream" redeco]].<br />
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::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/LegStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Target Legends Starscream at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Voyager Class toys====<br />
[[Image:ROTF Voyager Starscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|At long last, I have fingers! And tattoos! Odd.]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Voyager, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-02'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles<br />
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:''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class Starscream is far more accurate to the movie model in both modes than the previous movie's Voyager mold. ''Revenge'' Starscream has two arm-mounted, spring loaded missile launchers sculpted to resemble his [[wikipedia:M61_Vulcan|M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannons]]. Starscream's [[Mech Alive]] gimmick is linked between his head and chest; when you turn his head, the gears in his chest spin. He has amber light piping for his eyes, but they've been painted over in red.<br />
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[[Image:ROTFtoy-StarscreamVoyager-popoutlaunchers.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I had more joints!]]<br />
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:According to the [[stock photography|stock photos]] of the hand-painted [[prototype]] (seen at left), Starscream's hands originally had a joint down the middle of his palms, possibly to facilitate in hiding them in fighter mode. His arm-mounted cannons were also originally separate parts from his forearms, jointed to move back and forth, again possibly to hide them in fighter mode. However this was [[design change|changed]] for the final toy, with the hands now molded as one piece and unable to be hidden in vehicle mode, and his cannons' details (including the joints) simply molded directly onto his arms. His knee caps were also originally a separate movable piece and not joined to his upper leg. It is assumed this was done for cost cutting. His packaging call-outs (excepting Europe) still claim that he has "pop out missile launchers," despite this gimmick's removal. The toy's [[instructions]] include a superfluous "flip down hands" step, and depict the missile launchers extended with partially-folded hands when describing the missile-launch action.<br />
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::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Revenge of the Fallen Voyaget Starscream at TFU.info]''<br />
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[[Image:KMartROTFNebularStarscream.jpg|thumb|300px|A redeco of Starscream as Starscream? Well, that's novel.]]<br />
*'''Nebular Starscream''' (Voyager, 2010)<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles<br />
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:A [[redeco]] of the new-mold ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager class Starscream, Nebular Starscream is a "powered up" version of Starscream (with his packaging going so far as to promote his "exclusive powered-up paint job"). He was [[exclusive]] to [[Kmart]] stores in North America.<br />
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::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/NebularStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Nebular Starscream at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Fast Action Battlers====<br />
[[Image:Starscream ROTF FAB toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Kids, tattoos are awesome, get some NOW!]]<br />
*'''Sword Slash Starscream''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)<br />
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: Sword Slash Starscream is a redeco of the 2007 Battle Blade Starscream, with the plane parts colored gray and covered in cyberglyphics and the robot parts colored bronze. His flip-out blade is now purple.<br />
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====Gravity Bots====<br />
[[Image:ROTF GravityBots Starscream.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Some toys have hands or maybe a head sticking out of their alternate modes, but Starscream has WHOLE LEGS.]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Gravity Bot, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GB-03'''<br />
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: As a [[Gravity Bot]], this Starscream features no articulation at all, but relies wholly on a gravity-based [[autotransformation]] gimmick. When laid down on a flat surface, Starscream will transform into a [[super deformed]] F-22, while standing him on his feet again will switch him to robot mode.<br />
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====Robot Replicas====<br />
[[Image:ROTF RobotReplicas Starscream.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Hey guys, like my tattoos?"]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Robot Replica, 2009)<br />
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: Starscream sacrifices transformation for the sake of accuracy. The figure about 5 1/2" tall and features multiple joints based on the revoltech design.<br />
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===Transformers (2010)===<br />
====Legends Class toys====<br />
[[Image:TF2010toy-VictoryofTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Starscream finally gets what he always wanted- validation from Megatron.]]<br />
*'''The Victory of The Fallen''' (Kmart Exclusive Legends 5-pack, 2010)<br />
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:Starscream is a redeco of the original 2007 mold in a gunmetal color with a yellow cockpit canopy. He comes with redecos of [[The Fallen]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]], and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]].<br />
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====Voyager Class toys====<br />
[[Image:TF2010_Starscream'sAssault_toys.jpg|thumb|300px| The [[Shelfwarmer| shelves need warming]], and that's where we come in!]]<br />
*'''Starscream's Assault''' (Figure two-pack, 2010)<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 projectiles<br />
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:This [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack is based upon the scene in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' where Starscream pursues [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] in Egypt. The Voyager class Starscream toy features a much brighter plastic colour and has "battle damage" scorch mark paint decos. Mudflap features a weathered, sandblasted deco.<br />
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====Leader Class toys====<br />
[[Image:ROTF-toy leader Starscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"NO ONE DEFEATS [[Bill Rawley|BILL RAAAWLEY"]]]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Leader, 2010)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, 2 missiles<br />
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:Like the various figures released earlier, Leader-class Starscream transforms into a(n officially licensed?) Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet, decoed in a gunmetal-like gray and covered in Cybertronian tattoos to more accurately reflect his on-screen appearance in Revenge of the Fallen than his Voyager-class toys. In robot mode, either of Starscream's hands can fold down to accommodate a spring-loaded missile launcher that fires one of two included projectiles; both missiles and the missile launcher can be stored via pegs on his back. In Raptor mode, the launcher stores in a space on the underside, and can be flipped out to fire his missiles from underneath. Starscream also features two flip-out, non-firing weapons on his forearms: a cannon resembling an M61 Vulcan on the right, and two generic missiles on the left.<br />
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:Starscream's primary gimmick in this size is the addition of electronic lights and sounds. Pulling down on his canopy in robot mode opens chest panels and his mouth and produces one of two phrases: "Decepticons will crush the Autobots!" and "No one can defeat Starscream!" in the version released in the United States, and simply "Decepticons!" and "Starscream!" in the version released in rest of the world, including most of the version released in Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. Additionally, the canopy activates an LED which light up Starscream's clear, red eyes and various other portions of clear, amber plastic in his chest. During transformation, a button is activated, playing a four-note version of the Noise. In Raptor mode, Starscream's lights and sounds are activated by a Decepticon-sigil covered button on the top of the jet. In addition to lighting the canopy and turbines, this button plays two sounds: either generic jet engine noises or Starscream's voice saying either "No one can defeat Starscream!" (US) or simply "Starscream!" (International). <br />
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:An important step was left out of the instructions concerning how to transform Starscream to robot mode. A flap attaches from the fuselage to the cockpit section. To disconnect this part, the cockpit window has to be lifted using notches on the side. Otherwise, you cannot flip the front of the jet forward. <br />
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====Activators====<br />
[[Image:Activators_MovieStarscream.jpg|thumb|300px| Starscream, you're "kawaii" now, so I have to warn you about the [[fandom| fangirls.]]]] <br />
*'''Starscream''' (Activator, 2010)<br />
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:[[Activators]] Starscream is a small toy with cutesified proportions in both robot and F-22 modes. His transformation is greatly simplified, with most of the jet parts just hanging off his back in robot mode. Like all Activators, Starscream features button-activated [[autotransformation]] from jet to robot.<br />
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===Masterpiece===<br />
[[Image:Masterpiece_Movie_Starscream.jpg|thumb|300px|I took a bath!]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (2010)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MPM-1'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, 2 missiles<br />
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:''[[Masterpiece]]'' Starscream is a redeco of Leader Class ''Transformers'' (2010) Starscream without the Cybertronian glyphs on his body, and instead has an extensive, detailed paint scheme that matches his appearance in the [[Transformers (2007)|first live action movie]] and the F-22 Raptors of the [[United States Air Force|USAF]] First Fighter Wing from [[wikipedia:Langley_Air_Force_Base|Langley Air Force Base]]. Starscream comes with a mini-comic by [[Simon Furman]] and [[Guido Guidi]], titled "[[Unite for the Universe]]".<br />
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===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Cyberverse====<br />
*'''Starscream / Orbital Assault Carrier''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)<br />
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====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:DOTMtoy-StarscreamDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's talk a little about which of us has a knife.]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Mechtech Deluxe, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:''<br />
**''Accessories:'' 2 Mechtech weapons?<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===''Transformers'' 3D Battle-Card Game===<br />
*'''Protoform Starscream''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)<br />
**''Card number'': '''22'''<br />
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: Protoform Starscream is a 24-point "Uncommon" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into either a robot or a [[transition form]]. The card uses the same construction as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Protoform Bumblebee]].<br />
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*'''Starscream''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)<br />
**''Card number'': '''24'''<br />
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: The second Starscream card can be converted into his jet mode, and is a 43-point "Rare" piece. This card construction was first used by live-action movie [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] in the original set, and later Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in the "Energon Wars" expansion.<br />
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===Transformers (2007)===<br />
[[Image:Starscreambarrelrollblaster.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Eat your heart out, Peppy.]]<br />
*'''Starscream Barrel Roll Blaster''' (2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' 4 Nerf N-Strike foam missiles<br />
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:This version of Starscream's altmode turns into not a robot, but a robot '''fist''' holding a two-barreled blaster. The guns in this form fire [[Nerf]] N-Strike-sized foam missiles.<br />
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====Lunchables====<br />
[[Image:Starscreamlunchables.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I come with crappy chicken.]]<br />
* '''Starscream''' ("Pocket Transformers" toy prize, 2007)<br />
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:Free inside specially marked boxes of Oscar Meyer Lunchables dinners, Starscream is one of six "Pocket Transformers" toy prizes. Molded in green, his tablet unfolds to reveal a picture of his robot mode inside. His name is also spelled out, across his feet in this mode.<br />
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: This mold was also used to creatre the lunchables figure for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. A similar mold was used to creature the Lunchables figure for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], though with the Autobot symbol sculpted in instead of the Decepticon one. Each itiration of this mold was made with a different color of plastic.<br />
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:The Lunchables website code engraved on his back is "MISLEAD."<br />
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====Radio Shack====<br />
[[Image:Movie_StarscreamMicroFlyer.jpg|thumb|300px|]]<br />
*'''Starscream Micro Flyer''' (2007)<br />
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:The radio controlled Starscream Micro Flyer was made by Interactive Toy Concepts for Radio Shack, and consists of a foam F-22 Raptor with two small battery-powered propeller engines which allow the little plane to soar relatively high into the air. This toy can operate on 3 channels.<br />
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===Burger King===<br />
*'''Starscream''' Burger King free toy (2007)<br />
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:A non-transformable version of Starscream, cast primarily in chalk-grey plastic. It can rotate its arms at the shoulder. The toy's main gimmick, though, is the wheel in his chest. Striking the wheel causes it to advance to the next slot, revealing damage to Starscream's torso. A second tap reveals even more damage. Despite being a free pack-in toy, the figure is surprisingly well molded, having well defined head parts and the twin afterburners on his back that even the Voyager version lacks. It even has six fingers (or rather, four fingers and two thumbs) on each hand!<br />
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====Basic Fun====<br />
*'''Articulated keychain''' (2009)<br />
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: Produced by [[Basic Fun]], this keychain is a likeness of Starscream's robot mode with articulated arms, legs, head, waist, and a keyring sticking out of his ass. <br />
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*'''Mini Figural Clip-Ons''' (2009)<br />
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===Robot Heroes===<br />
[[Image:Rhstarbee.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Packaged with Bumblebee holding the Allspark. TWICE.]]<br />
*'''Armored Bumblebee vs. Starscream''' (2007)<br />
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:Robot Heroes Starscream is sculpted in a crouching pose, possibly inspired by his landing when talking to Megatron in the film. He has the standard Robot Heroes articulation of both shoulders and his neck, however the pre-posed nature means his right arms is really more useful as a support than a usable joint.<br />
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[[Image:RH Movie Bumblebee Starscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's my turn to use the Rubik's Cube, Bumblebee!]]<br />
*'''Bumblebee vs. Starscream''' (2008)<br />
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:This version of Starscream is almost a prelude to the previous one, as he's now sculpted in a touching down pose as opposed to a full land. Like the previous mold, it has articulation at the shoulders and neck. Unfortunately, the left arm is lifted straight out to side, allowing him to rotate the arm but not pose it.<br />
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[[Image:Robotheroesspringerstarscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Who's ''that'' dude?]]<br />
*'''Autobot Springer and Starscream''' (2009)<br />
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: Starscream is part of the first wave of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figures and is packaged versus [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]]. A [[redeco]] of the first Movie-style Starscream, he still has articulation at the shoulders and neck, and now sports [[Cyberglyphics]] tattooed on his body. <br />
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[[Image:RobotHeroes_BattlefortheAllspark.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Bumblebee... the cube... he just can't get away!]]<br />
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (2009)<br />
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:Packaged in a set depicting the battle in [[Mission City]] with [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Autobot Ratchet]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], plus new figures of [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in truck mode and Bumblebee in vehicle mode, this is the first Starscream Robot Heroes figurine in vehicle mode. <br />
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===Revenge of the Fallen===<br />
====Missile Mania Board Game====<br />
*'''Starscream'''<br />
: Starscream is one of eight characters featured in the [[Missile Mania]] board game, represented by a small standee adorned with artwork of the character.<br />
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====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====<br />
[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Ironhide_vs_Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Slim-hide vs. Stomach Arms]]<br />
*'''Ironhide VS Starscream''' (2009)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''07 of 08'''<br />
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:As a ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' "Mini-Vehicle", Starscream is a small, super-deformed F-22 with wheels underneath. His robot mode is also sculpted on the plane's underside, with his chest-canopy rather cleverly acting as a third wheel. Starscream was only initially available in a two-pack with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]].<br />
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*'''Starscream''' (2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Combat Series 2'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''01 of 04'''<br />
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: "Mini-Vehicle" Starscream is a single-packed identical release of the version released with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] described above.<br />
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====Figure Collection====<br />
[[Image:ROTF-Merchandise Figure Collection Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (2010)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Stand<br />
:The [[Figure Collection]] edition of Starscream is based on his [[#Fast_Action_Battlers|Fast Action Battlers toy]].<br />
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====McDonald's====<br />
*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal, 2010)<br />
**''Accessories:'' 3 cardboard discs<br />
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:Part of the 2010 [[McDonald's]] Revenge of the Fallen promotion, Starscream does not transform but is able to shoot three cardboard discs stored in his back instead. Starscream features red [[light-piping]], an unexpected feature for a fast food promotional toy, and can move his arms up and down. He was only available during week 4 of the promotion, and came with an instruction sheet that doubles as an ad for [[McWorld]], featuring an exclusive code for the website.<br />
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===Christmas Ornament===<br />
*'''Starscream''' (2010?)<br />
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:This Christmas ornament has a picture of Starscream on one side. When you split apart the onament, red Autobot and purple Deepticon symbol candies are inside.<br />
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===Speed Stars===<br />
[[Image:SpeedStars_RoadAssault_Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Road Assault'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''01 of 04'''<br />
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: Like the RPM toy, ''[[Speed Stars]]'' Starscream is a non-transforming vehicle with the character's robot mode sculpted on the underside. It's a new mold with more realistic F-22 proportions than RPM Starscream, and has joints in its wings to fit into the packaging better. Starscream is colored in tan desert camouflage with his black ''Revenge of the Fallen'' markings.<br />
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[[Image:SpeedStars_CyberHunt_Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]<br />
*'''Starscream''' (2011?)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Cyber Hunt'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''0? of 04'''<br />
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: "Cyber Hunt" Starscream is a redeco of the previous Road Assault toy in purple and black with red stripes along his wings.<br />
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====Stealth Force====<br />
*'''Starscream''' (2011)<br />
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[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]</div>Solaris Primehttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Thunderwing_(G1)&diff=557418Thunderwing (G1)2011-02-25T16:37:53Z<p>Solaris Prime: /* Generations */ And the amazing screwup does it again! I deleted the word "be" by mistake and had to put it back in. UGH.</p>
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:''Thunderwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing with matrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And we are dutifully impressed.]]<br />
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In a better world, '''Thunderwing''' would be the ideal Decepticon leader. He's fearless, ruthless, and immensely powerful, while uncommonly concerned about the welfare of his fellow Decepticons. For this mindset, Thunderwing gets a high approval rating from his peers, but, sadly, this is not the whole story.<br />
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Thunderwing's vice is, simply, obsession. When his mind sets its sights on a who or what that furthers his goals, he will stop at nothing to achieve victory. Slowly but surely, his esteem for his colleagues is replaced by single-mindedness, until finally Thunderwing awakens from his haze, potentially victorious, but either abandoned or surrounded by the bodies of the few friends who tried valiantly to snap him out of it. In these dark moments, the usually noble Thunderwing is as two-faced as any halfwit Decepticon.<br />
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But what separates Thunderwing from the rest is his sheer power. His [[Pretender]] shell is likely the most powerful ever built, and it forms impenetrable armor around his robot body. Every inch is covered in weaponry, from the electrostatic guns in his shoulders, to the hoses in his chest that emit dangerous gases, to even the rarely-used metal-eating laser beam that fires out of his forehead. In addition to this built-in arsenal, he carries around his signature cyclone cannon, the power of which is increased 50% by the powerpack his shell houses on its back. In jet mode, Thunderwing can unleash a never-ending torrent of plasma charges. <br />
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Because of all this, Thunderwing is almost always successful in hunting down his obsessions, though at regrettable costs.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
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A handful of Transformers are born with a natural affinity to the [[Creation Matrix]]. Though these special few are usually Autobots, Thunderwing was an exception. Thunderwing felt that the Matrix called to him, and believed that he would become the first Decepticon to possess it. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} <br />
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''Early on in the war, he served at [[Fort Scyk]]. He became a protege of Fort commander [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who saw and encouraged the burning ambition within the lad, grooming Thunderwing as an asset and potential general for when he'd make a bid for leadership. For his part, Thunderwing thought Megadeath was utterly mental but also that he'd be his ticket to the top. He later soured on Megadeath when he viciously tortured the [[Magnificent Six]], which Thunderwing felt was ill-fitting for such valiant enemies, and then Megadeath let himself and the whole of [[Stanix]] get nuked to slag ''anyway''.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingisapretender.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Thunderwing is a Pretender? The hell you say!]]<br />
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''Four million years later, with a vacuum in Decepticon high command, a driven Thunderwing rose quickly from relative obscurity to a command position in the ranks. He made a bid for full leadership of the Decepticons to the [[Decepticon High Council|High Council]], and they decided to test him with a hunting mission: Three Autobot prisoners were released on Earth, and Thunderwing was charged with chasing down and executing them on his own. While [[Playback]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]] did fall before his cyclone cannon, the last runner, [[Hosehead]], was saved by his fellow Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] exploded the fuel core in Playback's corpse at close range to Thunderwing, nearly cooking him alive inside his own impenetrable [[Pretender]] shell. Shrieking in agony, Thunderwing plunged into the nearby surf. {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}''<br />
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[[Image:AssaultontheArk-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This is exactly how cable news pundits are hired.]]<br />
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''Thunderwing eventually rose from the waters, his still-cooling shell juxtaposed with the growing intensity of his rage at being beaten. Thunderwing lashed out at everything around him and very nearly destroyed a ship of his fellow Decepticons who had been sent to find him. As a duly appointed officer of the Decepticon High Council, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] was sent to inform Thunderwing that his bid for leadership was not being rejected outright, but was still under review, and the Councilors had asked that he return to Cybertron. Instead, Thunderwing violently conscripted Ruckus and his team into joining him for an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in order to get revenge on Hosehead and his ilk. {{storylink|Rage!}} Thunderwing single-handedly blasted his way into the Ark and confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly before Ruckus convinced him to save the fight for another day. Returning to Cybertron, Thunderwing was surprised to learn that the Decepticon High Council was impressed by his initiative and the strength of his vendetta, and so granted him full leadership of the Decepticons of Cybertron. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''<br />
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''One of Thunderwing's first actions on taking over Decepticon leadership was to abolish neutral territories, making places such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] Decepticon-only establishments. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}'' Despite these movements, Lord Thunderwing became displeased with the growing success of the newly-rebuilt [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and their raiding of Decepticon fuel depositories. Fearing the Autobot resistance movement was gaining momentum, he ordered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]], the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], to find and kill the Autobot Pretenders. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingmindleech.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is probably the closest look we'll get at Thunderwing's unpublished character model. [[José Delbo]] was a copier.]]<br />
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When the Mayhem Attack Squad failed, Thunderwing became curious when teams of Autobots were subsequently ordered to search an area of space. Trailing a team on [[Pz-Zazz]] which included ''(again)'' Nightbeat, Hosehead, and Siren, he waited until the right moment to blast and capture them. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} As Thunderwing's Decepticons began trailing another team of Autobots on [[Cheyne]] ([[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]]), he subjected the captured first group to his [[Mind Leech]] machine. He learned from these torture sessions that the Autobots were scouring the universe for the lost Creation Matrix. Unfortunately, the second group was no closer to finding the Matrix either, and he left them to their own devices. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} His obsession with finding the Creation Matrix caused some concerns for the Decepticons under his command, and he even began attacking his own troops when accused of taking his personal quest too far. These outbursts began coming to a head when he found traces of Matrix energy in a [[Klud|sea monster]] on [[Pequod]]. Ruckus made the mistake of questioning his leader's growing obsession, and Thunderwing backhanded him into some equipment (unknowingly shorting out the Mind Leech which held their captive Autobots immobile). While his troops battled the Autobots searching there, he used his affinity for the Matrix to mind-link with the sea monster. Discovering that the Matrix was on [[Cameron]]'s third moon, [[VsQs]], he abandoned the battle, much to the growing frustration of his troops. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingwhereisthecreationmatrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Obsessed much?]]<br />
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As it happened, between the revival of the Klud and the arrival of Thunderwing, the Creation Matrix had become warped. Thunderwing fought intensely with Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock on VsQs, and they were overwhelmed not only by his vastly superior might, but by the strength of his desire to possess the Matrix. However, he and his troops were subdued by a [[Matrixspawn]], a darkly-evolved creature contaminated by the Matrix, allowing Bumblebee and the other Autobots to grab the Matrix and head for their ship. But when the Autobot shuttlecraft later arrived within the Ark, it was Thunderwing who emerged, in full possession of the Creation Matrix, enshrouded in its energies. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}<br />
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[[Image:AllFallDown-Thunderwingpossessed.jpg|left|thumb|200px|We are '''power incarnate!''' We are '''unstoppable!''' We are a '''really short Deluxe Class toy!''']]<br />
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On board the Ark, Thunderwing savagely beat Optimus Prime, the latter of whom was afraid to return the violence in kind, in fear that the Matrix would be destroyed and their race would be doomed against Unicron. Waves of Autobots stormed against Thunderwing, ending in [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and others being killed or critically wounded. Quickly, the increasingly-evil Matrix took over Thunderwing, overpowering his thoughts and controlling his actions. After turning his power on his own troops, he had one final moment of clarity at what he had become, but it was too late. He was consumed. Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead, who Thunderwing had captured earlier, had escaped their constraints, and after releasing the bay doors, Thunderwing was harpooned to the shuttlecraft. The shuttle self-destructed and Thunderwing and the Creation Matrix were seemingly lost. {{storylink|All Fall Down (issue)|All Fall Down}}<br />
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[[Image:G1thunderwingthevoid.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Thunderwing displays that, yes, he has an alt mode just before showing up to die again.]]<br />
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The Matrix, however, was made of sterner stuff, and after some time reactivated alongside Thunderwing's body and the Autobot shuttlecraft on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} As time passed, and though only the "barest [[spark]] remained," it healed Thunderwing's body, eventually allowing it to transform and escape the Moon. It (they) now hungered for revenge! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}<br />
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Thunderwing, completely controlled by the Creation Matrix, arrived on Cybertron just as Unicron had attacked. Through Thunderwing, the Matrix continued to manifest as a frightening demon, which blasted Unicron and buried its tendrils within him. Though Unicron was momentarily stunned, once the Matrix revealed that it was now attempting to be a force of Evil, Unicron ripped the manifestation apart. Unicron has no equal in the arena of evil. Thunderwing's body fell in tatters, and the Matrix casing dropped to the planet below. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1worldscollide.jpg|left|150px|thumb|They weren't even trying to color me right!]]<br />
Versions of Thunderwing, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from various devoured universes were sent by their master, [[Unicron]], to prepare another universe for his coming. Porting into [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Galvatron left Thunderwing and the others on Cybertron to accomplish their task. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 1}} Though they destroyed all of the Decepticons in their headquarters and established a network of [[space bridge]] portals, this universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was not amongst their victims. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}<br />
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Traveling to Earth's Decepticon headquarters (but leaving Bludgeon behind on Cybertron to guard the portal), they found it momentarily abandoned, so Thunderwing suggested they hunt down this universe's [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to learn Megatron's location. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 3}} However, Thrust knew nothing, and they quickly returned to Decepticon Earth headquarters when Thunderwing detected that their space bridge nexus on Cybertron had been breached. Ultimately, Thunderwing and the other servants of Unicron were destroyed when this universe's [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] detonated a bomb in Cybertron's Decepticon Command Headquarters, incinerating them all. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}<br />
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===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Moral of Stormbringer: Pretenders [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined Transformers]].]]<br />
Seven hundred years ago, during the height of the Autobot-Decepticon war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Thunderwing was a Decepticon scientist who alerted both sides to the damage that the ongoing conflict was doing to their planet and the resultant danger of an impending catastrophic event. According to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], his warnings were ignored, even by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. <br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Y'know, Thunderwing, Al Gore was content with just making a slide show.]]<br />
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Subsequently, Thunderwing took action on his own, subjecting himself to a "polydermal grafting" process of his own design, one that had previously been summarily rejected by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as "unnatural" and "ill-conceived". This process of grafting tissue culled from living subjects onto a Transformer to create an armored symbiotic carapace somehow also appears to have made him the avatar of the very apocalypse he had warned against. The process drove Thunderwing insane but made him invulnerable; even the combined might of the Autobots and Decepticons couldn't stop him. In the end, he was swallowed whole by Cybertron itself, leaving the planet completely uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}<br />
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When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] went missing, Megatron assigned Bludgeon to dig into his research and find out what he'd been doing. An indeterminate time later, Thunderwing's resting place was discovered by a group of Decepticons led by Bludgeon, who planned to continue where Thunderwing left off. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} The project was completed in the present day, using a combination of "[[Ultra-Energon]]" (culled from Shockwave's research) and a set of imprinted commands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thunderwing was thus resurrected and immediately departed for [[Nebulos]], following Bludgeon's plans to sacrifice that world to restore Cybertron somehow. There, Thunderwing was engaged by the Decepticon Infiltration team in place, which did not want to see Nebulos completely destroyed. After Thunderwing totaled [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Skullcruncher]], and [[Roadgrabber]], the survivors, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Darkwing]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], abandoned the planet, leaving Thunderwing alone. However, after the destruction of Bludgeon's control harness, Thunderwing changed course—back towards Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Ultra mode" puts all that wing kibble to use!]]<br />
There, he was attacked by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and reprogrammed [[Centurion droid|Centurion drones]]. Jetfire revealed that enough punishment would eventually cause Thunderwing to drain most of his [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] reserves. However, Thunderwing revealed a third "[[Super Mode|Ultra]]" robot configuration. Thanks to the Wreckers, the Decepticons, the instability of Ultra Energon, and a speech/salvo combination from Optimus Prime, he was stopped dead in his tracks. His inanimate form was taken into custody by the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}<br />
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[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] would later steal Thunderwing's body from [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s detail of Autobots, in service of [[Nova Prime|his master]] in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} Since the Dead Universe Transformers can only spend a limited amount of time in the land of the living, they programmed Thunderwing to guard the cave entrance to the [[Nega-Core]] on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. He easily batted away Hound's crew and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], but did not pursue them, as his programming seemed to keep him on a leash that only included the cave entrance. It did, however, allow [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] the time he needed to escape. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}<br />
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The [[Wrecker]]s later attempted to penetrate Thunderwing's defenses and reach the Nega-Core, but apparently had no more success than Ultra Magnus and company. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}<br />
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Jetfire came up with the idea to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's (apparently repaired) control harness. This alerted [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who activated Bludgeon (now under his control) to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}<br />
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While Jetfire managed to halt Thunderwing in his tracks for a brief time, a visit from the Jhiaxus-controlled Bludgeon forced Jetfire to focus on other, more pressing issues. While the Wreckers were successful in disabling the Nega-Core, Thunderwing once again began to advance on them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the truncated nature of the [[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]] mini-series, the end result of this battle was not shown, but as all of the Wreckers appeared later on, Thunderwing was presumably disabled along with the other guardians when Jhiaxus was defeated.}}<br />
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===Wings of Honor===<br />
Thunderwing was captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s after being cornered and making an unsuccessful attempt to defend himself with what turned out to be a dud bomb. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You passed this up when you saw it in the stores. Then [[Simon Furman|Furman]] had to come along.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Mega Pretender, 1989)<br />
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, 2 large blasters, small laser gun<br />
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:Thunderwing's inner robot transforms into a rather simple Cybertronic shuttlecraft. His [[Pretender]] shell also transforms into a starship mode of its own. The inner vehicle can be attached underneath the nose of the larger vehicle to create a combined starship mode. The inner robot is relatively generic in appearance (as with most Pretenders) while his outer Pretender shell resembles an alien warrior with Japanese [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|Oni]] influences. The inner robot carries a small laser, while the shell is armed with two large blasters. All three of his guns can be mounted on his shell's vehicle mode. The large laser cannons can be mounted on the jet two different ways, either perpendicular or parallel to the wing undersides.<br />
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:Unlike fellow Mega Pretenders [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] or [[Vroom]], parts do not need to be removed and rearranged in order for Thunderwing to achieve any of his modes.<br />
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: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Black Shadow]].<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Thunderwing/thunderwing.htm More information on Thunderwing at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
[[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Matrix obsession sold separately.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br />
:Part of the fifth wave of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Thunderwing transforms from a jet into a robot that looks like the original Thunderwing toy's Pretender shell. The nose of the jet can detach and become a separate aerial drone, while the two missile launchers can detach from the wings and become handheld weapons or clip together into one massive gun. Thunderwing's colors seem to be inspired by his color scheme in the latter end of the Marvel run, considering his green arms. Speaking of which, his arms don't really go anywhere in his vehicle mode, nor do his hands hide away.<br />
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:At [[BotCon 2010]], the [[Hasbro]] design team noted that they had wanted to make the aerial drone unit transform into a robot but were unable to do so (presumably for budget reasons, though they didn't go into that detail). <br />
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:Thunderwing's instructions depict him with Black Shadow's head and chest, revealing an eventual [[retool]] that has yet to be officially announced.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingisdeath.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Like that cannon he always carries around? Too bad, the toy ain't got it.]]<br />
* Thunderwing only transformed out of his humanoid shell mode once in the entire United States run of the Marvel Comics series. Even then, it was into his non-combined shell-only jet mode, leaving no hint that he had an inner robot mode at all. The only time we see his inner robot mode is in his first appearance, the Marvel United Kingdom story, "[[The Big Shutdown!]]".<br />
* Thunderwing's Marvel Comics appearances give him a four-barreled hand weapon that's completely fabricated, as it's not based on any of the toy's three guns. As with the melee weapons [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Octopunch]] use in the comic, his four-barreled cannon likely originated from his unpublished [[character model]].<br />
* A phenomenon [[Straxus (G1)|seen]] [[Circuit Breaker|often]] in the Marvel United States material, Thunderwing suffered from color scheme shift. At first, he appears in colors that approximate his toy's layout as best as the printing process allowed. Suddenly, in his biggest, most memorable appearances in [[Dark Creation|#65]] and [[All Fall Down (issue)|#66]], much of his blacks, grays, and blues were replaced by light greens. As a side effect of this phenomenon, since covers are colored in advance of the interiors, #66's cover featured a blue-armed Thunderwing with a green-armed Thunderwing inside. <br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1catalog.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Early Thunderwing was faaaabulous!]]<br />
*Hasbro photography of Thunderwing shows some plastic color differences from the final product. His shell's arms are the same purple as his guns instead of gray, and his inner robot's thighs are that purple as well, instead of the final toy's black. Black paint is applied to the shell's thighs differently, and the inner robot's forearms seem to be painted light gray. Additionally, the smaller robot is incapable of toting either of the larger guns in jet mode, as the peghole isn't large enough. <br />
*Speaking of pegholes, both of Thunderwing's large guns have [[5mm post]]s with holes in the center that can function very much like [[Powerlinx]]able pegs, which means one can store [[Mini-Con]]s on them, if one so desires.<br />
*Fitting with [[Don Figueroa]]'s method of making all of his robot designs able to be easily turned into toys (until [[The Transformers (IDW)|recently]], anyways), IDW Thunderwing's Ultra Mode is telegraphed by his kibble. An image in the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer's trade paperback's]] sketch section shows exactly how he transforms into it.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''French:'' '''Aérofoudre''' (Canada, "Aerolightning")<br />
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:''Thunderwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing with matrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And we are dutifully impressed.]]<br />
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In a better world, '''Thunderwing''' would be the ideal Decepticon leader. He's fearless, ruthless, and immensely powerful, while uncommonly concerned about the welfare of his fellow Decepticons. For this mindset, Thunderwing gets a high approval rating from his peers, but, sadly, this is not the whole story.<br />
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Thunderwing's vice is, simply, obsession. When his mind sets its sights on a who or what that furthers his goals, he will stop at nothing to achieve victory. Slowly but surely, his esteem for his colleagues is replaced by single-mindedness, until finally Thunderwing awakens from his haze, potentially victorious, but either abandoned or surrounded by the bodies of the few friends who tried valiantly to snap him out of it. In these dark moments, the usually noble Thunderwing is as two-faced as any halfwit Decepticon.<br />
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But what separates Thunderwing from the rest is his sheer power. His [[Pretender]] shell is likely the most powerful ever built, and it forms impenetrable armor around his robot body. Every inch is covered in weaponry, from the electrostatic guns in his shoulders, to the hoses in his chest that emit dangerous gases, to even the rarely-used metal-eating laser beam that fires out of his forehead. In addition to this built-in arsenal, he carries around his signature cyclone cannon, the power of which is increased 50% by the powerpack his shell houses on its back. In jet mode, Thunderwing can unleash a never-ending torrent of plasma charges. <br />
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Because of all this, Thunderwing is almost always successful in hunting down his obsessions, though at regrettable costs.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
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A handful of Transformers are born with a natural affinity to the [[Creation Matrix]]. Though these special few are usually Autobots, Thunderwing was an exception. Thunderwing felt that the Matrix called to him, and believed that he would become the first Decepticon to possess it. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} <br />
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''Early on in the war, he served at [[Fort Scyk]]. He became a protege of Fort commander [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who saw and encouraged the burning ambition within the lad, grooming Thunderwing as an asset and potential general for when he'd make a bid for leadership. For his part, Thunderwing thought Megadeath was utterly mental but also that he'd be his ticket to the top. He later soured on Megadeath when he viciously tortured the [[Magnificent Six]], which Thunderwing felt was ill-fitting for such valiant enemies, and then Megadeath let himself and the whole of [[Stanix]] get nuked to slag ''anyway''.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingisapretender.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Thunderwing is a Pretender? The hell you say!]]<br />
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''Four million years later, with a vacuum in Decepticon high command, a driven Thunderwing rose quickly from relative obscurity to a command position in the ranks. He made a bid for full leadership of the Decepticons to the [[Decepticon High Council|High Council]], and they decided to test him with a hunting mission: Three Autobot prisoners were released on Earth, and Thunderwing was charged with chasing down and executing them on his own. While [[Playback]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]] did fall before his cyclone cannon, the last runner, [[Hosehead]], was saved by his fellow Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] exploded the fuel core in Playback's corpse at close range to Thunderwing, nearly cooking him alive inside his own impenetrable [[Pretender]] shell. Shrieking in agony, Thunderwing plunged into the nearby surf. {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}''<br />
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[[Image:AssaultontheArk-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This is exactly how cable news pundits are hired.]]<br />
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''Thunderwing eventually rose from the waters, his still-cooling shell juxtaposed with the growing intensity of his rage at being beaten. Thunderwing lashed out at everything around him and very nearly destroyed a ship of his fellow Decepticons who had been sent to find him. As a duly appointed officer of the Decepticon High Council, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] was sent to inform Thunderwing that his bid for leadership was not being rejected outright, but was still under review, and the Councilors had asked that he return to Cybertron. Instead, Thunderwing violently conscripted Ruckus and his team into joining him for an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in order to get revenge on Hosehead and his ilk. {{storylink|Rage!}} Thunderwing single-handedly blasted his way into the Ark and confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly before Ruckus convinced him to save the fight for another day. Returning to Cybertron, Thunderwing was surprised to learn that the Decepticon High Council was impressed by his initiative and the strength of his vendetta, and so granted him full leadership of the Decepticons of Cybertron. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''<br />
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''One of Thunderwing's first actions on taking over Decepticon leadership was to abolish neutral territories, making places such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] Decepticon-only establishments. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}'' Despite these movements, Lord Thunderwing became displeased with the growing success of the newly-rebuilt [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and their raiding of Decepticon fuel depositories. Fearing the Autobot resistance movement was gaining momentum, he ordered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]], the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], to find and kill the Autobot Pretenders. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingmindleech.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is probably the closest look we'll get at Thunderwing's unpublished character model. [[José Delbo]] was a copier.]]<br />
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When the Mayhem Attack Squad failed, Thunderwing became curious when teams of Autobots were subsequently ordered to search an area of space. Trailing a team on [[Pz-Zazz]] which included ''(again)'' Nightbeat, Hosehead, and Siren, he waited until the right moment to blast and capture them. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} As Thunderwing's Decepticons began trailing another team of Autobots on [[Cheyne]] ([[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]]), he subjected the captured first group to his [[Mind Leech]] machine. He learned from these torture sessions that the Autobots were scouring the universe for the lost Creation Matrix. Unfortunately, the second group was no closer to finding the Matrix either, and he left them to their own devices. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} His obsession with finding the Creation Matrix caused some concerns for the Decepticons under his command, and he even began attacking his own troops when accused of taking his personal quest too far. These outbursts began coming to a head when he found traces of Matrix energy in a [[Klud|sea monster]] on [[Pequod]]. Ruckus made the mistake of questioning his leader's growing obsession, and Thunderwing backhanded him into some equipment (unknowingly shorting out the Mind Leech which held their captive Autobots immobile). While his troops battled the Autobots searching there, he used his affinity for the Matrix to mind-link with the sea monster. Discovering that the Matrix was on [[Cameron]]'s third moon, [[VsQs]], he abandoned the battle, much to the growing frustration of his troops. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingwhereisthecreationmatrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Obsessed much?]]<br />
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As it happened, between the revival of the Klud and the arrival of Thunderwing, the Creation Matrix had become warped. Thunderwing fought intensely with Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock on VsQs, and they were overwhelmed not only by his vastly superior might, but by the strength of his desire to possess the Matrix. However, he and his troops were subdued by a [[Matrixspawn]], a darkly-evolved creature contaminated by the Matrix, allowing Bumblebee and the other Autobots to grab the Matrix and head for their ship. But when the Autobot shuttlecraft later arrived within the Ark, it was Thunderwing who emerged, in full possession of the Creation Matrix, enshrouded in its energies. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}<br />
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[[Image:AllFallDown-Thunderwingpossessed.jpg|left|thumb|200px|We are '''power incarnate!''' We are '''unstoppable!''' We are a '''really short Deluxe Class toy!''']]<br />
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On board the Ark, Thunderwing savagely beat Optimus Prime, the latter of whom was afraid to return the violence in kind, in fear that the Matrix would be destroyed and their race would be doomed against Unicron. Waves of Autobots stormed against Thunderwing, ending in [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and others being killed or critically wounded. Quickly, the increasingly-evil Matrix took over Thunderwing, overpowering his thoughts and controlling his actions. After turning his power on his own troops, he had one final moment of clarity at what he had become, but it was too late. He was consumed. Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead, who Thunderwing had captured earlier, had escaped their constraints, and after releasing the bay doors, Thunderwing was harpooned to the shuttlecraft. The shuttle self-destructed and Thunderwing and the Creation Matrix were seemingly lost. {{storylink|All Fall Down (issue)|All Fall Down}}<br />
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[[Image:G1thunderwingthevoid.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Thunderwing displays that, yes, he has an alt mode just before showing up to die again.]]<br />
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The Matrix, however, was made of sterner stuff, and after some time reactivated alongside Thunderwing's body and the Autobot shuttlecraft on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} As time passed, and though only the "barest [[spark]] remained," it healed Thunderwing's body, eventually allowing it to transform and escape the Moon. It (they) now hungered for revenge! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}<br />
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Thunderwing, completely controlled by the Creation Matrix, arrived on Cybertron just as Unicron had attacked. Through Thunderwing, the Matrix continued to manifest as a frightening demon, which blasted Unicron and buried its tendrils within him. Though Unicron was momentarily stunned, once the Matrix revealed that it was now attempting to be a force of Evil, Unicron ripped the manifestation apart. Unicron has no equal in the arena of evil. Thunderwing's body fell in tatters, and the Matrix casing dropped to the planet below. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1worldscollide.jpg|left|150px|thumb|They weren't even trying to color me right!]]<br />
Versions of Thunderwing, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from various devoured universes were sent by their master, [[Unicron]], to prepare another universe for his coming. Porting into [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Galvatron left Thunderwing and the others on Cybertron to accomplish their task. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 1}} Though they destroyed all of the Decepticons in their headquarters and established a network of [[space bridge]] portals, this universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was not amongst their victims. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}<br />
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Traveling to Earth's Decepticon headquarters (but leaving Bludgeon behind on Cybertron to guard the portal), they found it momentarily abandoned, so Thunderwing suggested they hunt down this universe's [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to learn Megatron's location. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 3}} However, Thrust knew nothing, and they quickly returned to Decepticon Earth headquarters when Thunderwing detected that their space bridge nexus on Cybertron had been breached. Ultimately, Thunderwing and the other servants of Unicron were destroyed when this universe's [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] detonated a bomb in Cybertron's Decepticon Command Headquarters, incinerating them all. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}<br />
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===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Moral of Stormbringer: Pretenders [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined Transformers]].]]<br />
Seven hundred years ago, during the height of the Autobot-Decepticon war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Thunderwing was a Decepticon scientist who alerted both sides to the damage that the ongoing conflict was doing to their planet and the resultant danger of an impending catastrophic event. According to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], his warnings were ignored, even by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. <br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Y'know, Thunderwing, Al Gore was content with just making a slide show.]]<br />
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Subsequently, Thunderwing took action on his own, subjecting himself to a "polydermal grafting" process of his own design, one that had previously been summarily rejected by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as "unnatural" and "ill-conceived". This process of grafting tissue culled from living subjects onto a Transformer to create an armored symbiotic carapace somehow also appears to have made him the avatar of the very apocalypse he had warned against. The process drove Thunderwing insane but made him invulnerable; even the combined might of the Autobots and Decepticons couldn't stop him. In the end, he was swallowed whole by Cybertron itself, leaving the planet completely uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}<br />
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When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] went missing, Megatron assigned Bludgeon to dig into his research and find out what he'd been doing. An indeterminate time later, Thunderwing's resting place was discovered by a group of Decepticons led by Bludgeon, who planned to continue where Thunderwing left off. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} The project was completed in the present day, using a combination of "[[Ultra-Energon]]" (culled from Shockwave's research) and a set of imprinted commands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thunderwing was thus resurrected and immediately departed for [[Nebulos]], following Bludgeon's plans to sacrifice that world to restore Cybertron somehow. There, Thunderwing was engaged by the Decepticon Infiltration team in place, which did not want to see Nebulos completely destroyed. After Thunderwing totaled [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Skullcruncher]], and [[Roadgrabber]], the survivors, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Darkwing]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], abandoned the planet, leaving Thunderwing alone. However, after the destruction of Bludgeon's control harness, Thunderwing changed course—back towards Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Ultra mode" puts all that wing kibble to use!]]<br />
There, he was attacked by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and reprogrammed [[Centurion droid|Centurion drones]]. Jetfire revealed that enough punishment would eventually cause Thunderwing to drain most of his [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] reserves. However, Thunderwing revealed a third "[[Super Mode|Ultra]]" robot configuration. Thanks to the Wreckers, the Decepticons, the instability of Ultra Energon, and a speech/salvo combination from Optimus Prime, he was stopped dead in his tracks. His inanimate form was taken into custody by the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}<br />
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[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] would later steal Thunderwing's body from [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s detail of Autobots, in service of [[Nova Prime|his master]] in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} Since the Dead Universe Transformers can only spend a limited amount of time in the land of the living, they programmed Thunderwing to guard the cave entrance to the [[Nega-Core]] on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. He easily batted away Hound's crew and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], but did not pursue them, as his programming seemed to keep him on a leash that only included the cave entrance. It did, however, allow [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] the time he needed to escape. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}<br />
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The [[Wrecker]]s later attempted to penetrate Thunderwing's defenses and reach the Nega-Core, but apparently had no more success than Ultra Magnus and company. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}<br />
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Jetfire came up with the idea to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's (apparently repaired) control harness. This alerted [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who activated Bludgeon (now under his control) to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}<br />
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While Jetfire managed to halt Thunderwing in his tracks for a brief time, a visit from the Jhiaxus-controlled Bludgeon forced Jetfire to focus on other, more pressing issues. While the Wreckers were successful in disabling the Nega-Core, Thunderwing once again began to advance on them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the truncated nature of the [[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]] mini-series, the end result of this battle was not shown, but as all of the Wreckers appeared later on, Thunderwing was presumably disabled along with the other guardians when Jhiaxus was defeated.}}<br />
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===Wings of Honor===<br />
Thunderwing was captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s after being cornered and making an unsuccessful attempt to defend himself with what turned out to be a dud bomb. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You passed this up when you saw it in the stores. Then [[Simon Furman|Furman]] had to come along.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Mega Pretender, 1989)<br />
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, 2 large blasters, small laser gun<br />
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:Thunderwing's inner robot transforms into a rather simple Cybertronic shuttlecraft. His [[Pretender]] shell also transforms into a starship mode of its own. The inner vehicle can be attached underneath the nose of the larger vehicle to create a combined starship mode. The inner robot is relatively generic in appearance (as with most Pretenders) while his outer Pretender shell resembles an alien warrior with Japanese [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|Oni]] influences. The inner robot carries a small laser, while the shell is armed with two large blasters. All three of his guns can be mounted on his shell's vehicle mode. The large laser cannons can be mounted on the jet two different ways, either perpendicular or parallel to the wing undersides.<br />
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:Unlike fellow Mega Pretenders [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] or [[Vroom]], parts do not need to be removed and rearranged in order for Thunderwing to achieve any of his modes.<br />
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: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Black Shadow]].<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Thunderwing/thunderwing.htm More information on Thunderwing at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
[[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Matrix obsession sold separately.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br />
:Part of the fifth wave of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Thunderwing transforms from a jet into a robot that looks like the original Thunderwing toy's Pretender shell. The nose of the jet can detach and become a separate aerial drone, while the two missile launchers can detach from the wings and become handheld weapons or clip together into one massive gun. Thunderwing's colors seem to be inspired by his color scheme in the latter end of the Marvel run, considering his green arms. Speaking of which, his arms don't really go anywhere in his vehicle mode, nor do his hands hide away.<br />
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:At [[BotCon 2010]], the [[Hasbro]] design team noted that they had wanted to make the aerial drone unit transform into a robot but were unable to do so (presumably for budget reasons, though they didn't go into that detail). <br />
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:Thunderwing's instructions depict him with Black Shadow's head and chest, revealing an eventual [[retool]] that has yet to officially announced.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingisdeath.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Like that cannon he always carries around? Too bad, the toy ain't got it.]]<br />
* Thunderwing only transformed out of his humanoid shell mode once in the entire United States run of the Marvel Comics series. Even then, it was into his non-combined shell-only jet mode, leaving no hint that he had an inner robot mode at all. The only time we see his inner robot mode is in his first appearance, the Marvel United Kingdom story, "[[The Big Shutdown!]]".<br />
* Thunderwing's Marvel Comics appearances give him a four-barreled hand weapon that's completely fabricated, as it's not based on any of the toy's three guns. As with the melee weapons [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Octopunch]] use in the comic, his four-barreled cannon likely originated from his unpublished [[character model]].<br />
* A phenomenon [[Straxus (G1)|seen]] [[Circuit Breaker|often]] in the Marvel United States material, Thunderwing suffered from color scheme shift. At first, he appears in colors that approximate his toy's layout as best as the printing process allowed. Suddenly, in his biggest, most memorable appearances in [[Dark Creation|#65]] and [[All Fall Down (issue)|#66]], much of his blacks, grays, and blues were replaced by light greens. As a side effect of this phenomenon, since covers are colored in advance of the interiors, #66's cover featured a blue-armed Thunderwing with a green-armed Thunderwing inside. <br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1catalog.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Early Thunderwing was faaaabulous!]]<br />
*Hasbro photography of Thunderwing shows some plastic color differences from the final product. His shell's arms are the same purple as his guns instead of gray, and his inner robot's thighs are that purple as well, instead of the final toy's black. Black paint is applied to the shell's thighs differently, and the inner robot's forearms seem to be painted light gray. Additionally, the smaller robot is incapable of toting either of the larger guns in jet mode, as the peghole isn't large enough. <br />
*Speaking of pegholes, both of Thunderwing's large guns have [[5mm post]]s with holes in the center that can function very much like [[Powerlinx]]able pegs, which means one can store [[Mini-Con]]s on them, if one so desires.<br />
*Fitting with [[Don Figueroa]]'s method of making all of his robot designs able to be easily turned into toys (until [[The Transformers (IDW)|recently]], anyways), IDW Thunderwing's Ultra Mode is telegraphed by his kibble. An image in the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer's trade paperback's]] sketch section shows exactly how he transforms into it.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''French:'' '''Aérofoudre''' (Canada, "Aerolightning")<br />
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[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]</div>Solaris Primehttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Thunderwing_(G1)&diff=557416Thunderwing (G1)2011-02-25T16:36:03Z<p>Solaris Prime: /* Generations */ Modified wording of last line under the generations toy, because "still has not" sounds impatient and is tied directly to a point in real-life time. That could become awkward.</p>
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:''Thunderwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing with matrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And we are dutifully impressed.]]<br />
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In a better world, '''Thunderwing''' would be the ideal Decepticon leader. He's fearless, ruthless, and immensely powerful, while uncommonly concerned about the welfare of his fellow Decepticons. For this mindset, Thunderwing gets a high approval rating from his peers, but, sadly, this is not the whole story.<br />
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Thunderwing's vice is, simply, obsession. When his mind sets its sights on a who or what that furthers his goals, he will stop at nothing to achieve victory. Slowly but surely, his esteem for his colleagues is replaced by single-mindedness, until finally Thunderwing awakens from his haze, potentially victorious, but either abandoned or surrounded by the bodies of the few friends who tried valiantly to snap him out of it. In these dark moments, the usually noble Thunderwing is as two-faced as any halfwit Decepticon.<br />
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But what separates Thunderwing from the rest is his sheer power. His [[Pretender]] shell is likely the most powerful ever built, and it forms impenetrable armor around his robot body. Every inch is covered in weaponry, from the electrostatic guns in his shoulders, to the hoses in his chest that emit dangerous gases, to even the rarely-used metal-eating laser beam that fires out of his forehead. In addition to this built-in arsenal, he carries around his signature cyclone cannon, the power of which is increased 50% by the powerpack his shell houses on its back. In jet mode, Thunderwing can unleash a never-ending torrent of plasma charges. <br />
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Because of all this, Thunderwing is almost always successful in hunting down his obsessions, though at regrettable costs.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
{{noteukonly}}<br />
A handful of Transformers are born with a natural affinity to the [[Creation Matrix]]. Though these special few are usually Autobots, Thunderwing was an exception. Thunderwing felt that the Matrix called to him, and believed that he would become the first Decepticon to possess it. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} <br />
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''Early on in the war, he served at [[Fort Scyk]]. He became a protege of Fort commander [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who saw and encouraged the burning ambition within the lad, grooming Thunderwing as an asset and potential general for when he'd make a bid for leadership. For his part, Thunderwing thought Megadeath was utterly mental but also that he'd be his ticket to the top. He later soured on Megadeath when he viciously tortured the [[Magnificent Six]], which Thunderwing felt was ill-fitting for such valiant enemies, and then Megadeath let himself and the whole of [[Stanix]] get nuked to slag ''anyway''.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingisapretender.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Thunderwing is a Pretender? The hell you say!]]<br />
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''Four million years later, with a vacuum in Decepticon high command, a driven Thunderwing rose quickly from relative obscurity to a command position in the ranks. He made a bid for full leadership of the Decepticons to the [[Decepticon High Council|High Council]], and they decided to test him with a hunting mission: Three Autobot prisoners were released on Earth, and Thunderwing was charged with chasing down and executing them on his own. While [[Playback]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]] did fall before his cyclone cannon, the last runner, [[Hosehead]], was saved by his fellow Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] exploded the fuel core in Playback's corpse at close range to Thunderwing, nearly cooking him alive inside his own impenetrable [[Pretender]] shell. Shrieking in agony, Thunderwing plunged into the nearby surf. {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}''<br />
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[[Image:AssaultontheArk-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This is exactly how cable news pundits are hired.]]<br />
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''Thunderwing eventually rose from the waters, his still-cooling shell juxtaposed with the growing intensity of his rage at being beaten. Thunderwing lashed out at everything around him and very nearly destroyed a ship of his fellow Decepticons who had been sent to find him. As a duly appointed officer of the Decepticon High Council, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] was sent to inform Thunderwing that his bid for leadership was not being rejected outright, but was still under review, and the Councilors had asked that he return to Cybertron. Instead, Thunderwing violently conscripted Ruckus and his team into joining him for an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in order to get revenge on Hosehead and his ilk. {{storylink|Rage!}} Thunderwing single-handedly blasted his way into the Ark and confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly before Ruckus convinced him to save the fight for another day. Returning to Cybertron, Thunderwing was surprised to learn that the Decepticon High Council was impressed by his initiative and the strength of his vendetta, and so granted him full leadership of the Decepticons of Cybertron. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''<br />
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''One of Thunderwing's first actions on taking over Decepticon leadership was to abolish neutral territories, making places such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] Decepticon-only establishments. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}'' Despite these movements, Lord Thunderwing became displeased with the growing success of the newly-rebuilt [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and their raiding of Decepticon fuel depositories. Fearing the Autobot resistance movement was gaining momentum, he ordered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]], the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], to find and kill the Autobot Pretenders. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingmindleech.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is probably the closest look we'll get at Thunderwing's unpublished character model. [[José Delbo]] was a copier.]]<br />
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When the Mayhem Attack Squad failed, Thunderwing became curious when teams of Autobots were subsequently ordered to search an area of space. Trailing a team on [[Pz-Zazz]] which included ''(again)'' Nightbeat, Hosehead, and Siren, he waited until the right moment to blast and capture them. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} As Thunderwing's Decepticons began trailing another team of Autobots on [[Cheyne]] ([[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]]), he subjected the captured first group to his [[Mind Leech]] machine. He learned from these torture sessions that the Autobots were scouring the universe for the lost Creation Matrix. Unfortunately, the second group was no closer to finding the Matrix either, and he left them to their own devices. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} His obsession with finding the Creation Matrix caused some concerns for the Decepticons under his command, and he even began attacking his own troops when accused of taking his personal quest too far. These outbursts began coming to a head when he found traces of Matrix energy in a [[Klud|sea monster]] on [[Pequod]]. Ruckus made the mistake of questioning his leader's growing obsession, and Thunderwing backhanded him into some equipment (unknowingly shorting out the Mind Leech which held their captive Autobots immobile). While his troops battled the Autobots searching there, he used his affinity for the Matrix to mind-link with the sea monster. Discovering that the Matrix was on [[Cameron]]'s third moon, [[VsQs]], he abandoned the battle, much to the growing frustration of his troops. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingwhereisthecreationmatrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Obsessed much?]]<br />
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As it happened, between the revival of the Klud and the arrival of Thunderwing, the Creation Matrix had become warped. Thunderwing fought intensely with Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock on VsQs, and they were overwhelmed not only by his vastly superior might, but by the strength of his desire to possess the Matrix. However, he and his troops were subdued by a [[Matrixspawn]], a darkly-evolved creature contaminated by the Matrix, allowing Bumblebee and the other Autobots to grab the Matrix and head for their ship. But when the Autobot shuttlecraft later arrived within the Ark, it was Thunderwing who emerged, in full possession of the Creation Matrix, enshrouded in its energies. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}<br />
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[[Image:AllFallDown-Thunderwingpossessed.jpg|left|thumb|200px|We are '''power incarnate!''' We are '''unstoppable!''' We are a '''really short Deluxe Class toy!''']]<br />
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On board the Ark, Thunderwing savagely beat Optimus Prime, the latter of whom was afraid to return the violence in kind, in fear that the Matrix would be destroyed and their race would be doomed against Unicron. Waves of Autobots stormed against Thunderwing, ending in [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and others being killed or critically wounded. Quickly, the increasingly-evil Matrix took over Thunderwing, overpowering his thoughts and controlling his actions. After turning his power on his own troops, he had one final moment of clarity at what he had become, but it was too late. He was consumed. Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead, who Thunderwing had captured earlier, had escaped their constraints, and after releasing the bay doors, Thunderwing was harpooned to the shuttlecraft. The shuttle self-destructed and Thunderwing and the Creation Matrix were seemingly lost. {{storylink|All Fall Down (issue)|All Fall Down}}<br />
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[[Image:G1thunderwingthevoid.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Thunderwing displays that, yes, he has an alt mode just before showing up to die again.]]<br />
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The Matrix, however, was made of sterner stuff, and after some time reactivated alongside Thunderwing's body and the Autobot shuttlecraft on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} As time passed, and though only the "barest [[spark]] remained," it healed Thunderwing's body, eventually allowing it to transform and escape the Moon. It (they) now hungered for revenge! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}<br />
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Thunderwing, completely controlled by the Creation Matrix, arrived on Cybertron just as Unicron had attacked. Through Thunderwing, the Matrix continued to manifest as a frightening demon, which blasted Unicron and buried its tendrils within him. Though Unicron was momentarily stunned, once the Matrix revealed that it was now attempting to be a force of Evil, Unicron ripped the manifestation apart. Unicron has no equal in the arena of evil. Thunderwing's body fell in tatters, and the Matrix casing dropped to the planet below. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1worldscollide.jpg|left|150px|thumb|They weren't even trying to color me right!]]<br />
Versions of Thunderwing, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from various devoured universes were sent by their master, [[Unicron]], to prepare another universe for his coming. Porting into [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Galvatron left Thunderwing and the others on Cybertron to accomplish their task. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 1}} Though they destroyed all of the Decepticons in their headquarters and established a network of [[space bridge]] portals, this universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was not amongst their victims. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}<br />
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Traveling to Earth's Decepticon headquarters (but leaving Bludgeon behind on Cybertron to guard the portal), they found it momentarily abandoned, so Thunderwing suggested they hunt down this universe's [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to learn Megatron's location. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 3}} However, Thrust knew nothing, and they quickly returned to Decepticon Earth headquarters when Thunderwing detected that their space bridge nexus on Cybertron had been breached. Ultimately, Thunderwing and the other servants of Unicron were destroyed when this universe's [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] detonated a bomb in Cybertron's Decepticon Command Headquarters, incinerating them all. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}<br />
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===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Moral of Stormbringer: Pretenders [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined Transformers]].]]<br />
Seven hundred years ago, during the height of the Autobot-Decepticon war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Thunderwing was a Decepticon scientist who alerted both sides to the damage that the ongoing conflict was doing to their planet and the resultant danger of an impending catastrophic event. According to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], his warnings were ignored, even by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. <br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Y'know, Thunderwing, Al Gore was content with just making a slide show.]]<br />
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Subsequently, Thunderwing took action on his own, subjecting himself to a "polydermal grafting" process of his own design, one that had previously been summarily rejected by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as "unnatural" and "ill-conceived". This process of grafting tissue culled from living subjects onto a Transformer to create an armored symbiotic carapace somehow also appears to have made him the avatar of the very apocalypse he had warned against. The process drove Thunderwing insane but made him invulnerable; even the combined might of the Autobots and Decepticons couldn't stop him. In the end, he was swallowed whole by Cybertron itself, leaving the planet completely uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}<br />
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When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] went missing, Megatron assigned Bludgeon to dig into his research and find out what he'd been doing. An indeterminate time later, Thunderwing's resting place was discovered by a group of Decepticons led by Bludgeon, who planned to continue where Thunderwing left off. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} The project was completed in the present day, using a combination of "[[Ultra-Energon]]" (culled from Shockwave's research) and a set of imprinted commands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thunderwing was thus resurrected and immediately departed for [[Nebulos]], following Bludgeon's plans to sacrifice that world to restore Cybertron somehow. There, Thunderwing was engaged by the Decepticon Infiltration team in place, which did not want to see Nebulos completely destroyed. After Thunderwing totaled [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Skullcruncher]], and [[Roadgrabber]], the survivors, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Darkwing]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], abandoned the planet, leaving Thunderwing alone. However, after the destruction of Bludgeon's control harness, Thunderwing changed course—back towards Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Ultra mode" puts all that wing kibble to use!]]<br />
There, he was attacked by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and reprogrammed [[Centurion droid|Centurion drones]]. Jetfire revealed that enough punishment would eventually cause Thunderwing to drain most of his [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] reserves. However, Thunderwing revealed a third "[[Super Mode|Ultra]]" robot configuration. Thanks to the Wreckers, the Decepticons, the instability of Ultra Energon, and a speech/salvo combination from Optimus Prime, he was stopped dead in his tracks. His inanimate form was taken into custody by the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}<br />
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[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] would later steal Thunderwing's body from [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s detail of Autobots, in service of [[Nova Prime|his master]] in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} Since the Dead Universe Transformers can only spend a limited amount of time in the land of the living, they programmed Thunderwing to guard the cave entrance to the [[Nega-Core]] on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. He easily batted away Hound's crew and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], but did not pursue them, as his programming seemed to keep him on a leash that only included the cave entrance. It did, however, allow [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] the time he needed to escape. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}<br />
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The [[Wrecker]]s later attempted to penetrate Thunderwing's defenses and reach the Nega-Core, but apparently had no more success than Ultra Magnus and company. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}<br />
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Jetfire came up with the idea to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's (apparently repaired) control harness. This alerted [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who activated Bludgeon (now under his control) to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}<br />
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While Jetfire managed to halt Thunderwing in his tracks for a brief time, a visit from the Jhiaxus-controlled Bludgeon forced Jetfire to focus on other, more pressing issues. While the Wreckers were successful in disabling the Nega-Core, Thunderwing once again began to advance on them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the truncated nature of the [[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]] mini-series, the end result of this battle was not shown, but as all of the Wreckers appeared later on, Thunderwing was presumably disabled along with the other guardians when Jhiaxus was defeated.}}<br />
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===Wings of Honor===<br />
Thunderwing was captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s after being cornered and making an unsuccessful attempt to defend himself with what turned out to be a dud bomb. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You passed this up when you saw it in the stores. Then [[Simon Furman|Furman]] had to come along.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Mega Pretender, 1989)<br />
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, 2 large blasters, small laser gun<br />
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:Thunderwing's inner robot transforms into a rather simple Cybertronic shuttlecraft. His [[Pretender]] shell also transforms into a starship mode of its own. The inner vehicle can be attached underneath the nose of the larger vehicle to create a combined starship mode. The inner robot is relatively generic in appearance (as with most Pretenders) while his outer Pretender shell resembles an alien warrior with Japanese [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|Oni]] influences. The inner robot carries a small laser, while the shell is armed with two large blasters. All three of his guns can be mounted on his shell's vehicle mode. The large laser cannons can be mounted on the jet two different ways, either perpendicular or parallel to the wing undersides.<br />
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:Unlike fellow Mega Pretenders [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] or [[Vroom]], parts do not need to be removed and rearranged in order for Thunderwing to achieve any of his modes.<br />
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: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Black Shadow]].<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Thunderwing/thunderwing.htm More information on Thunderwing at TFU.info]''<br />
{{-}}<br />
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===Generations===<br />
[[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Matrix obsession sold separately.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br />
:Part of the fifth wave of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Thunderwing transforms from a jet into a robot that looks like the original Thunderwing toy's Pretender shell. The nose of the jet can detach and become a separate aerial drone, while the two missile launchers can detach from the wings and become handheld weapons or clip together into one massive gun. Thunderwing's colors seem to be inspired by his color scheme in the latter end of the Marvel run, considering his green arms. Speaking of which, his arms don't really go anywhere in his vehicle mode, nor do his hands hide away.<br />
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:At [[BotCon 2010]], the [[Hasbro]] design team noted that they had wanted to make the aerial drone unit transform into a robot but were unable to do so (presumably for budget reasons, though they didn't go into that detail). <br />
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:Thunderwing's instructions depict him with Black Shadow's head and chest, revealing an eventual [[retool]] that still has yet to officially announced.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingisdeath.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Like that cannon he always carries around? Too bad, the toy ain't got it.]]<br />
* Thunderwing only transformed out of his humanoid shell mode once in the entire United States run of the Marvel Comics series. Even then, it was into his non-combined shell-only jet mode, leaving no hint that he had an inner robot mode at all. The only time we see his inner robot mode is in his first appearance, the Marvel United Kingdom story, "[[The Big Shutdown!]]".<br />
* Thunderwing's Marvel Comics appearances give him a four-barreled hand weapon that's completely fabricated, as it's not based on any of the toy's three guns. As with the melee weapons [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Octopunch]] use in the comic, his four-barreled cannon likely originated from his unpublished [[character model]].<br />
* A phenomenon [[Straxus (G1)|seen]] [[Circuit Breaker|often]] in the Marvel United States material, Thunderwing suffered from color scheme shift. At first, he appears in colors that approximate his toy's layout as best as the printing process allowed. Suddenly, in his biggest, most memorable appearances in [[Dark Creation|#65]] and [[All Fall Down (issue)|#66]], much of his blacks, grays, and blues were replaced by light greens. As a side effect of this phenomenon, since covers are colored in advance of the interiors, #66's cover featured a blue-armed Thunderwing with a green-armed Thunderwing inside. <br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1catalog.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Early Thunderwing was faaaabulous!]]<br />
*Hasbro photography of Thunderwing shows some plastic color differences from the final product. His shell's arms are the same purple as his guns instead of gray, and his inner robot's thighs are that purple as well, instead of the final toy's black. Black paint is applied to the shell's thighs differently, and the inner robot's forearms seem to be painted light gray. Additionally, the smaller robot is incapable of toting either of the larger guns in jet mode, as the peghole isn't large enough. <br />
*Speaking of pegholes, both of Thunderwing's large guns have [[5mm post]]s with holes in the center that can function very much like [[Powerlinx]]able pegs, which means one can store [[Mini-Con]]s on them, if one so desires.<br />
*Fitting with [[Don Figueroa]]'s method of making all of his robot designs able to be easily turned into toys (until [[The Transformers (IDW)|recently]], anyways), IDW Thunderwing's Ultra Mode is telegraphed by his kibble. An image in the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer's trade paperback's]] sketch section shows exactly how he transforms into it.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''French:'' '''Aérofoudre''' (Canada, "Aerolightning")<br />
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[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br />
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Generations]]<br />
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]<br />
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:''Thunderwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing with matrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And we are dutifully impressed.]]<br />
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In a better world, '''Thunderwing''' would be the ideal Decepticon leader. He's fearless, ruthless, and immensely powerful, while uncommonly concerned about the welfare of his fellow Decepticons. For this mindset, Thunderwing gets a high approval rating from his peers, but, sadly, this is not the whole story.<br />
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Thunderwing's vice is, simply, obsession. When his mind sets its sights on a who or what that furthers his goals, he will stop at nothing to achieve victory. Slowly but surely, his esteem for his colleagues is replaced by single-mindedness, until finally Thunderwing awakens from his haze, potentially victorious, but either abandoned or surrounded by the bodies of the few friends who tried valiantly to snap him out of it. In these dark moments, the usually noble Thunderwing is as two-faced as any halfwit Decepticon.<br />
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But what separates Thunderwing from the rest is his sheer power. His [[Pretender]] shell is likely the most powerful ever built, and it forms impenetrable armor around his robot body. Every inch is covered in weaponry, from the electrostatic guns in his shoulders, to the hoses in his chest that emit dangerous gases, to even the rarely-used metal-eating laser beam that fires out of his forehead. In addition to this built-in arsenal, he carries around his signature cyclone cannon, the power of which is increased 50% by the powerpack his shell houses on its back. In jet mode, Thunderwing can unleash a never-ending torrent of plasma charges. <br />
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Because of all this, Thunderwing is almost always successful in hunting down his obsessions, though at regrettable costs.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
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A handful of Transformers are born with a natural affinity to the [[Creation Matrix]]. Though these special few are usually Autobots, Thunderwing was an exception. Thunderwing felt that the Matrix called to him, and believed that he would become the first Decepticon to possess it. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} <br />
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''Early on in the war, he served at [[Fort Scyk]]. He became a protege of Fort commander [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who saw and encouraged the burning ambition within the lad, grooming Thunderwing as an asset and potential general for when he'd make a bid for leadership. For his part, Thunderwing thought Megadeath was utterly mental but also that he'd be his ticket to the top. He later soured on Megadeath when he viciously tortured the [[Magnificent Six]], which Thunderwing felt was ill-fitting for such valiant enemies, and then Megadeath let himself and the whole of [[Stanix]] get nuked to slag ''anyway''.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingisapretender.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Thunderwing is a Pretender? The hell you say!]]<br />
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''Four million years later, with a vacuum in Decepticon high command, a driven Thunderwing rose quickly from relative obscurity to a command position in the ranks. He made a bid for full leadership of the Decepticons to the [[Decepticon High Council|High Council]], and they decided to test him with a hunting mission: Three Autobot prisoners were released on Earth, and Thunderwing was charged with chasing down and executing them on his own. While [[Playback]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]] did fall before his cyclone cannon, the last runner, [[Hosehead]], was saved by his fellow Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] exploded the fuel core in Playback's corpse at close range to Thunderwing, nearly cooking him alive inside his own impenetrable [[Pretender]] shell. Shrieking in agony, Thunderwing plunged into the nearby surf. {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}''<br />
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[[Image:AssaultontheArk-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This is exactly how cable news pundits are hired.]]<br />
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''Thunderwing eventually rose from the waters, his still-cooling shell juxtaposed with the growing intensity of his rage at being beaten. Thunderwing lashed out at everything around him and very nearly destroyed a ship of his fellow Decepticons who had been sent to find him. As a duly appointed officer of the Decepticon High Council, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] was sent to inform Thunderwing that his bid for leadership was not being rejected outright, but was still under review, and the Councilors had asked that he return to Cybertron. Instead, Thunderwing violently conscripted Ruckus and his team into joining him for an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in order to get revenge on Hosehead and his ilk. {{storylink|Rage!}} Thunderwing single-handedly blasted his way into the Ark and confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly before Ruckus convinced him to save the fight for another day. Returning to Cybertron, Thunderwing was surprised to learn that the Decepticon High Council was impressed by his initiative and the strength of his vendetta, and so granted him full leadership of the Decepticons of Cybertron. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''<br />
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''One of Thunderwing's first actions on taking over Decepticon leadership was to abolish neutral territories, making places such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] Decepticon-only establishments. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}'' Despite these movements, Lord Thunderwing became displeased with the growing success of the newly-rebuilt [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and their raiding of Decepticon fuel depositories. Fearing the Autobot resistance movement was gaining momentum, he ordered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]], the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], to find and kill the Autobot Pretenders. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingmindleech.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is probably the closest look we'll get at Thunderwing's unpublished character model. [[José Delbo]] was a copier.]]<br />
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When the Mayhem Attack Squad failed, Thunderwing became curious when teams of Autobots were subsequently ordered to search an area of space. Trailing a team on [[Pz-Zazz]] which included ''(again)'' Nightbeat, Hosehead, and Siren, he waited until the right moment to blast and capture them. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} As Thunderwing's Decepticons began trailing another team of Autobots on [[Cheyne]] ([[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]]), he subjected the captured first group to his [[Mind Leech]] machine. He learned from these torture sessions that the Autobots were scouring the universe for the lost Creation Matrix. Unfortunately, the second group was no closer to finding the Matrix either, and he left them to their own devices. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} His obsession with finding the Creation Matrix caused some concerns for the Decepticons under his command, and he even began attacking his own troops when accused of taking his personal quest too far. These outbursts began coming to a head when he found traces of Matrix energy in a [[Klud|sea monster]] on [[Pequod]]. Ruckus made the mistake of questioning his leader's growing obsession, and Thunderwing backhanded him into some equipment (unknowingly shorting out the Mind Leech which held their captive Autobots immobile). While his troops battled the Autobots searching there, he used his affinity for the Matrix to mind-link with the sea monster. Discovering that the Matrix was on [[Cameron]]'s third moon, [[VsQs]], he abandoned the battle, much to the growing frustration of his troops. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingwhereisthecreationmatrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Obsessed much?]]<br />
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As it happened, between the revival of the Klud and the arrival of Thunderwing, the Creation Matrix had become warped. Thunderwing fought intensely with Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock on VsQs, and they were overwhelmed not only by his vastly superior might, but by the strength of his desire to possess the Matrix. However, he and his troops were subdued by a [[Matrixspawn]], a darkly-evolved creature contaminated by the Matrix, allowing Bumblebee and the other Autobots to grab the Matrix and head for their ship. But when the Autobot shuttlecraft later arrived within the Ark, it was Thunderwing who emerged, in full possession of the Creation Matrix, enshrouded in its energies. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}<br />
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[[Image:AllFallDown-Thunderwingpossessed.jpg|left|thumb|200px|We are '''power incarnate!''' We are '''unstoppable!''' We are a '''really short Deluxe Class toy!''']]<br />
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On board the Ark, Thunderwing savagely beat Optimus Prime, the latter of whom was afraid to return the violence in kind, in fear that the Matrix would be destroyed and their race would be doomed against Unicron. Waves of Autobots stormed against Thunderwing, ending in [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and others being killed or critically wounded. Quickly, the increasingly-evil Matrix took over Thunderwing, overpowering his thoughts and controlling his actions. After turning his power on his own troops, he had one final moment of clarity at what he had become, but it was too late. He was consumed. Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead, who Thunderwing had captured earlier, had escaped their constraints, and after releasing the bay doors, Thunderwing was harpooned to the shuttlecraft. The shuttle self-destructed and Thunderwing and the Creation Matrix were seemingly lost. {{storylink|All Fall Down (issue)|All Fall Down}}<br />
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[[Image:G1thunderwingthevoid.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Thunderwing displays that, yes, he has an alt mode just before showing up to die again.]]<br />
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The Matrix, however, was made of sterner stuff, and after some time reactivated alongside Thunderwing's body and the Autobot shuttlecraft on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} As time passed, and though only the "barest [[spark]] remained," it healed Thunderwing's body, eventually allowing it to transform and escape the Moon. It (they) now hungered for revenge! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}<br />
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Thunderwing, completely controlled by the Creation Matrix, arrived on Cybertron just as Unicron had attacked. Through Thunderwing, the Matrix continued to manifest as a frightening demon, which blasted Unicron and buried its tendrils within him. Though Unicron was momentarily stunned, once the Matrix revealed that it was now attempting to be a force of Evil, Unicron ripped the manifestation apart. Unicron has no equal in the arena of evil. Thunderwing's body fell in tatters, and the Matrix casing dropped to the planet below. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1worldscollide.jpg|left|150px|thumb|They weren't even trying to color me right!]]<br />
Versions of Thunderwing, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from various devoured universes were sent by their master, [[Unicron]], to prepare another universe for his coming. Porting into [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Galvatron left Thunderwing and the others on Cybertron to accomplish their task. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 1}} Though they destroyed all of the Decepticons in their headquarters and established a network of [[space bridge]] portals, this universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was not amongst their victims. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}<br />
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Traveling to Earth's Decepticon headquarters (but leaving Bludgeon behind on Cybertron to guard the portal), they found it momentarily abandoned, so Thunderwing suggested they hunt down this universe's [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to learn Megatron's location. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 3}} However, Thrust knew nothing, and they quickly returned to Decepticon Earth headquarters when Thunderwing detected that their space bridge nexus on Cybertron had been breached. Ultimately, Thunderwing and the other servants of Unicron were destroyed when this universe's [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] detonated a bomb in Cybertron's Decepticon Command Headquarters, incinerating them all. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}<br />
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===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Moral of Stormbringer: Pretenders [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined Transformers]].]]<br />
Seven hundred years ago, during the height of the Autobot-Decepticon war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Thunderwing was a Decepticon scientist who alerted both sides to the damage that the ongoing conflict was doing to their planet and the resultant danger of an impending catastrophic event. According to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], his warnings were ignored, even by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. <br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Y'know, Thunderwing, Al Gore was content with just making a slide show.]]<br />
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Subsequently, Thunderwing took action on his own, subjecting himself to a "polydermal grafting" process of his own design, one that had previously been summarily rejected by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as "unnatural" and "ill-conceived". This process of grafting tissue culled from living subjects onto a Transformer to create an armored symbiotic carapace somehow also appears to have made him the avatar of the very apocalypse he had warned against. The process drove Thunderwing insane but made him invulnerable; even the combined might of the Autobots and Decepticons couldn't stop him. In the end, he was swallowed whole by Cybertron itself, leaving the planet completely uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}<br />
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When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] went missing, Megatron assigned Bludgeon to dig into his research and find out what he'd been doing. An indeterminate time later, Thunderwing's resting place was discovered by a group of Decepticons led by Bludgeon, who planned to continue where Thunderwing left off. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} The project was completed in the present day, using a combination of "[[Ultra-Energon]]" (culled from Shockwave's research) and a set of imprinted commands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thunderwing was thus resurrected and immediately departed for [[Nebulos]], following Bludgeon's plans to sacrifice that world to restore Cybertron somehow. There, Thunderwing was engaged by the Decepticon Infiltration team in place, which did not want to see Nebulos completely destroyed. After Thunderwing totaled [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Skullcruncher]], and [[Roadgrabber]], the survivors, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Darkwing]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], abandoned the planet, leaving Thunderwing alone. However, after the destruction of Bludgeon's control harness, Thunderwing changed course—back towards Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Ultra mode" puts all that wing kibble to use!]]<br />
There, he was attacked by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and reprogrammed [[Centurion droid|Centurion drones]]. Jetfire revealed that enough punishment would eventually cause Thunderwing to drain most of his [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] reserves. However, Thunderwing revealed a third "[[Super Mode|Ultra]]" robot configuration. Thanks to the Wreckers, the Decepticons, the instability of Ultra Energon, and a speech/salvo combination from Optimus Prime, he was stopped dead in his tracks. His inanimate form was taken into custody by the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}<br />
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[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] would later steal Thunderwing's body from [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s detail of Autobots, in service of [[Nova Prime|his master]] in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} Since the Dead Universe Transformers can only spend a limited amount of time in the land of the living, they programmed Thunderwing to guard the cave entrance to the [[Nega-Core]] on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. He easily batted away Hound's crew and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], but did not pursue them, as his programming seemed to keep him on a leash that only included the cave entrance. It did, however, allow [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] the time he needed to escape. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}<br />
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The [[Wrecker]]s later attempted to penetrate Thunderwing's defenses and reach the Nega-Core, but apparently had no more success than Ultra Magnus and company. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}<br />
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Jetfire came up with the idea to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's (apparently repaired) control harness. This alerted [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who activated Bludgeon (now under his control) to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}<br />
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While Jetfire managed to halt Thunderwing in his tracks for a brief time, a visit from the Jhiaxus-controlled Bludgeon forced Jetfire to focus on other, more pressing issues. While the Wreckers were successful in disabling the Nega-Core, Thunderwing once again began to advance on them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the truncated nature of the [[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]] mini-series, the end result of this battle was not shown, but as all of the Wreckers appeared later on, Thunderwing was presumably disabled along with the other guardians when Jhiaxus was defeated.}}<br />
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===Wings of Honor===<br />
Thunderwing was captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s after being cornered and making an unsuccessful attempt to defend himself with what turned out to be a dud bomb. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[Image:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You passed this up when you saw it in the stores. Then [[Simon Furman|Furman]] had to come along.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Mega Pretender, 1989)<br />
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, 2 large blasters, small laser gun<br />
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:Thunderwing's inner robot transforms into a rather simple Cybertronic shuttlecraft. His [[Pretender]] shell also transforms into a starship mode of its own. The inner vehicle can be attached underneath the nose of the larger vehicle to create a combined starship mode. The inner robot is relatively generic in appearance (as with most Pretenders) while his outer Pretender shell resembles an alien warrior with Japanese [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|Oni]] influences. The inner robot carries a small laser, while the shell is armed with two large blasters. All three of his guns can be mounted on his shell's vehicle mode. The large laser cannons can be mounted on the jet two different ways, either perpendicular or parallel to the wing undersides.<br />
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:Unlike fellow Mega Pretenders [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] or [[Vroom]], parts do not need to be removed and rearranged in order for Thunderwing to achieve any of his modes.<br />
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: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Black Shadow]].<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Thunderwing/thunderwing.htm More information on Thunderwing at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
[[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Matrix obsession sold separately.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br />
:Part of the fifth wave of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Thunderwing transforms from a jet into a robot that looks like the original Thunderwing toy's Pretender shell. The nose of the jet can detach and become a separate aerial drone, while the two missile launchers can detach from the wings and become handheld weapons or clip together into one massive gun. Thunderwing's colors seem to be inspired by his color scheme in the latter end of the Marvel run, considering his green arms. Speaking of which, his arms don't really go anywhere in his vehicle mode, nor do his hands hide away.<br />
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:At [[BotCon 2010]], the [[Hasbro]] design team noted that they had wanted to make the aerial drone unit transform into a robot but were unable to do so (presumably for budget reasons, though they didn't go into that detail). <br />
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:Thunderwing's instructions depict him with Black Shadow's head and chest, revealing an eventual [[retool]] that still has not been officially announced.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingisdeath.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Like that cannon he always carries around? Too bad, the toy ain't got it.]]<br />
* Thunderwing only transformed out of his humanoid shell mode once in the entire United States run of the Marvel Comics series. Even then, it was into his non-combined shell-only jet mode, leaving no hint that he had an inner robot mode at all. The only time we see his inner robot mode is in his first appearance, the Marvel United Kingdom story, "[[The Big Shutdown!]]".<br />
* Thunderwing's Marvel Comics appearances give him a four-barreled hand weapon that's completely fabricated, as it's not based on any of the toy's three guns. As with the melee weapons [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Octopunch]] use in the comic, his four-barreled cannon likely originated from his unpublished [[character model]].<br />
* A phenomenon [[Straxus (G1)|seen]] [[Circuit Breaker|often]] in the Marvel United States material, Thunderwing suffered from color scheme shift. At first, he appears in colors that approximate his toy's layout as best as the printing process allowed. Suddenly, in his biggest, most memorable appearances in [[Dark Creation|#65]] and [[All Fall Down (issue)|#66]], much of his blacks, grays, and blues were replaced by light greens. As a side effect of this phenomenon, since covers are colored in advance of the interiors, #66's cover featured a blue-armed Thunderwing with a green-armed Thunderwing inside. <br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1catalog.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Early Thunderwing was faaaabulous!]]<br />
*Hasbro photography of Thunderwing shows some plastic color differences from the final product. His shell's arms are the same purple as his guns instead of gray, and his inner robot's thighs are that purple as well, instead of the final toy's black. Black paint is applied to the shell's thighs differently, and the inner robot's forearms seem to be painted light gray. Additionally, the smaller robot is incapable of toting either of the larger guns in jet mode, as the peghole isn't large enough. <br />
*Speaking of pegholes, both of Thunderwing's large guns have [[5mm post]]s with holes in the center that can function very much like [[Powerlinx]]able pegs, which means one can store [[Mini-Con]]s on them, if one so desires.<br />
*Fitting with [[Don Figueroa]]'s method of making all of his robot designs able to be easily turned into toys (until [[The Transformers (IDW)|recently]], anyways), IDW Thunderwing's Ultra Mode is telegraphed by his kibble. An image in the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer's trade paperback's]] sketch section shows exactly how he transforms into it.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''French:'' '''Aérofoudre''' (Canada, "Aerolightning")<br />
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{{featured}}<br />
:''Thunderwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing with matrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And we are dutifully impressed.]]<br />
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In a better world, '''Thunderwing''' would be the ideal Decepticon leader. He's fearless, ruthless, and immensely powerful, while uncommonly concerned about the welfare of his fellow Decepticons. For this mindset, Thunderwing gets a high approval rating from his peers, but, sadly, this is not the whole story.<br />
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Thunderwing's vice is, simply, obsession. When his mind sets its sights on a who or what that furthers his goals, he will stop at nothing to achieve victory. Slowly but surely, his esteem for his colleagues is replaced by single-mindedness, until finally Thunderwing awakens from his haze, potentially victorious, but either abandoned or surrounded by the bodies of the few friends who tried valiantly to snap him out of it. In these dark moments, the usually noble Thunderwing is as two-faced as any halfwit Decepticon.<br />
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But what separates Thunderwing from the rest is his sheer power. His [[Pretender]] shell is likely the most powerful ever built, and it forms impenetrable armor around his robot body. Every inch is covered in weaponry, from the electrostatic guns in his shoulders, to the hoses in his chest that emit dangerous gases, to even the rarely-used metal-eating laser beam that fires out of his forehead. In addition to this built-in arsenal, he carries around his signature cyclone cannon, the power of which is increased 50% by the powerpack his shell houses on its back. In jet mode, Thunderwing can unleash a never-ending torrent of plasma charges. <br />
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Because of all this, Thunderwing is almost always successful in hunting down his obsessions, though at regrettable costs.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
{{noteukonly}}<br />
A handful of Transformers are born with a natural affinity to the [[Creation Matrix]]. Though these special few are usually Autobots, Thunderwing was an exception. Thunderwing felt that the Matrix called to him, and believed that he would become the first Decepticon to possess it. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} <br />
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''Early on in the war, he served at [[Fort Scyk]]. He became a protege of Fort commander [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who saw and encouraged the burning ambition within the lad, grooming Thunderwing as an asset and potential general for when he'd make a bid for leadership. For his part, Thunderwing thought Megadeath was utterly mental but also that he'd be his ticket to the top. He later soured on Megadeath when he viciously tortured the [[Magnificent Six]], which Thunderwing felt was ill-fitting for such valiant enemies, and then Megadeath let himself and the whole of [[Stanix]] get nuked to slag ''anyway''.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingisapretender.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Thunderwing is a Pretender? The hell you say!]]<br />
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''Four million years later, with a vacuum in Decepticon high command, a driven Thunderwing rose quickly from relative obscurity to a command position in the ranks. He made a bid for full leadership of the Decepticons to the [[Decepticon High Council|High Council]], and they decided to test him with a hunting mission: Three Autobot prisoners were released on Earth, and Thunderwing was charged with chasing down and executing them on his own. While [[Playback]] and [[Horsepower (G1)|Horsepower]] did fall before his cyclone cannon, the last runner, [[Hosehead]], was saved by his fellow Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] exploded the fuel core in Playback's corpse at close range to Thunderwing, nearly cooking him alive inside his own impenetrable [[Pretender]] shell. Shrieking in agony, Thunderwing plunged into the nearby surf. {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}''<br />
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[[Image:AssaultontheArk-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This is exactly how cable news pundits are hired.]]<br />
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''Thunderwing eventually rose from the waters, his still-cooling shell juxtaposed with the growing intensity of his rage at being beaten. Thunderwing lashed out at everything around him and very nearly destroyed a ship of his fellow Decepticons who had been sent to find him. As a duly appointed officer of the Decepticon High Council, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] was sent to inform Thunderwing that his bid for leadership was not being rejected outright, but was still under review, and the Councilors had asked that he return to Cybertron. Instead, Thunderwing violently conscripted Ruckus and his team into joining him for an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in order to get revenge on Hosehead and his ilk. {{storylink|Rage!}} Thunderwing single-handedly blasted his way into the Ark and confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly before Ruckus convinced him to save the fight for another day. Returning to Cybertron, Thunderwing was surprised to learn that the Decepticon High Council was impressed by his initiative and the strength of his vendetta, and so granted him full leadership of the Decepticons of Cybertron. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''<br />
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''One of Thunderwing's first actions on taking over Decepticon leadership was to abolish neutral territories, making places such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] Decepticon-only establishments. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}'' Despite these movements, Lord Thunderwing became displeased with the growing success of the newly-rebuilt [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and their raiding of Decepticon fuel depositories. Fearing the Autobot resistance movement was gaining momentum, he ordered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]], the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], to find and kill the Autobot Pretenders. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingmindleech.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This is probably the closest look we'll get at Thunderwing's unpublished character model. [[José Delbo]] was a copier.]]<br />
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When the Mayhem Attack Squad failed, Thunderwing became curious when teams of Autobots were subsequently ordered to search an area of space. Trailing a team on [[Pz-Zazz]] which included ''(again)'' Nightbeat, Hosehead, and Siren, he waited until the right moment to blast and capture them. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} As Thunderwing's Decepticons began trailing another team of Autobots on [[Cheyne]] ([[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]]), he subjected the captured first group to his [[Mind Leech]] machine. He learned from these torture sessions that the Autobots were scouring the universe for the lost Creation Matrix. Unfortunately, the second group was no closer to finding the Matrix either, and he left them to their own devices. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} His obsession with finding the Creation Matrix caused some concerns for the Decepticons under his command, and he even began attacking his own troops when accused of taking his personal quest too far. These outbursts began coming to a head when he found traces of Matrix energy in a [[Klud|sea monster]] on [[Pequod]]. Ruckus made the mistake of questioning his leader's growing obsession, and Thunderwing backhanded him into some equipment (unknowingly shorting out the Mind Leech which held their captive Autobots immobile). While his troops battled the Autobots searching there, he used his affinity for the Matrix to mind-link with the sea monster. Discovering that the Matrix was on [[Cameron]]'s third moon, [[VsQs]], he abandoned the battle, much to the growing frustration of his troops. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingwhereisthecreationmatrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Obsessed much?]]<br />
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As it happened, between the revival of the Klud and the arrival of Thunderwing, the Creation Matrix had become warped. Thunderwing fought intensely with Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock on VsQs, and they were overwhelmed not only by his vastly superior might, but by the strength of his desire to possess the Matrix. However, he and his troops were subdued by a [[Matrixspawn]], a darkly-evolved creature contaminated by the Matrix, allowing Bumblebee and the other Autobots to grab the Matrix and head for their ship. But when the Autobot shuttlecraft later arrived within the Ark, it was Thunderwing who emerged, in full possession of the Creation Matrix, enshrouded in its energies. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}<br />
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[[Image:AllFallDown-Thunderwingpossessed.jpg|left|thumb|200px|We are '''power incarnate!''' We are '''unstoppable!''' We are a '''really short Deluxe Class toy!''']]<br />
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On board the Ark, Thunderwing savagely beat Optimus Prime, the latter of whom was afraid to return the violence in kind, in fear that the Matrix would be destroyed and their race would be doomed against Unicron. Waves of Autobots stormed against Thunderwing, ending in [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and others being killed or critically wounded. Quickly, the increasingly-evil Matrix took over Thunderwing, overpowering his thoughts and controlling his actions. After turning his power on his own troops, he had one final moment of clarity at what he had become, but it was too late. He was consumed. Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead, who Thunderwing had captured earlier, had escaped their constraints, and after releasing the bay doors, Thunderwing was harpooned to the shuttlecraft. The shuttle self-destructed and Thunderwing and the Creation Matrix were seemingly lost. {{storylink|All Fall Down (issue)|All Fall Down}}<br />
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[[Image:G1thunderwingthevoid.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Thunderwing displays that, yes, he has an alt mode just before showing up to die again.]]<br />
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The Matrix, however, was made of sterner stuff, and after some time reactivated alongside Thunderwing's body and the Autobot shuttlecraft on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} As time passed, and though only the "barest [[spark]] remained," it healed Thunderwing's body, eventually allowing it to transform and escape the Moon. It (they) now hungered for revenge! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}<br />
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Thunderwing, completely controlled by the Creation Matrix, arrived on Cybertron just as Unicron had attacked. Through Thunderwing, the Matrix continued to manifest as a frightening demon, which blasted Unicron and buried its tendrils within him. Though Unicron was momentarily stunned, once the Matrix revealed that it was now attempting to be a force of Evil, Unicron ripped the manifestation apart. Unicron has no equal in the arena of evil. Thunderwing's body fell in tatters, and the Matrix casing dropped to the planet below. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1worldscollide.jpg|left|150px|thumb|They weren't even trying to color me right!]]<br />
Versions of Thunderwing, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from various devoured universes were sent by their master, [[Unicron]], to prepare another universe for his coming. Porting into [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Galvatron left Thunderwing and the others on Cybertron to accomplish their task. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 1}} Though they destroyed all of the Decepticons in their headquarters and established a network of [[space bridge]] portals, this universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was not amongst their victims. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}<br />
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Traveling to Earth's Decepticon headquarters (but leaving Bludgeon behind on Cybertron to guard the portal), they found it momentarily abandoned, so Thunderwing suggested they hunt down this universe's [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to learn Megatron's location. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 3}} However, Thrust knew nothing, and they quickly returned to Decepticon Earth headquarters when Thunderwing detected that their space bridge nexus on Cybertron had been breached. Ultimately, Thunderwing and the other servants of Unicron were destroyed when this universe's [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] detonated a bomb in Cybertron's Decepticon Command Headquarters, incinerating them all. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}<br />
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===IDW comics continuity===<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Moral of Stormbringer: Pretenders [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined Transformers]].]]<br />
Seven hundred years ago, during the height of the Autobot-Decepticon war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Thunderwing was a Decepticon scientist who alerted both sides to the damage that the ongoing conflict was doing to their planet and the resultant danger of an impending catastrophic event. According to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], his warnings were ignored, even by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. <br />
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[[Image:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Y'know, Thunderwing, Al Gore was content with just making a slide show.]]<br />
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Subsequently, Thunderwing took action on his own, subjecting himself to a "polydermal grafting" process of his own design, one that had previously been summarily rejected by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as "unnatural" and "ill-conceived". This process of grafting tissue culled from living subjects onto a Transformer to create an armored symbiotic carapace somehow also appears to have made him the avatar of the very apocalypse he had warned against. The process drove Thunderwing insane but made him invulnerable; even the combined might of the Autobots and Decepticons couldn't stop him. In the end, he was swallowed whole by Cybertron itself, leaving the planet completely uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}<br />
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When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] went missing, Megatron assigned Bludgeon to dig into his research and find out what he'd been doing. An indeterminate time later, Thunderwing's resting place was discovered by a group of Decepticons led by Bludgeon, who planned to continue where Thunderwing left off. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} The project was completed in the present day, using a combination of "[[Ultra-Energon]]" (culled from Shockwave's research) and a set of imprinted commands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thunderwing was thus resurrected and immediately departed for [[Nebulos]], following Bludgeon's plans to sacrifice that world to restore Cybertron somehow. There, Thunderwing was engaged by the Decepticon Infiltration team in place, which did not want to see Nebulos completely destroyed. After Thunderwing totaled [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Skullcruncher]], and [[Roadgrabber]], the survivors, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Darkwing]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], abandoned the planet, leaving Thunderwing alone. However, after the destruction of Bludgeon's control harness, Thunderwing changed course—back towards Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}<br />
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[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Ultra mode" puts all that wing kibble to use!]]<br />
There, he was attacked by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and reprogrammed [[Centurion droid|Centurion drones]]. Jetfire revealed that enough punishment would eventually cause Thunderwing to drain most of his [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] reserves. However, Thunderwing revealed a third "[[Super Mode|Ultra]]" robot configuration. Thanks to the Wreckers, the Decepticons, the instability of Ultra Energon, and a speech/salvo combination from Optimus Prime, he was stopped dead in his tracks. His inanimate form was taken into custody by the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}<br />
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[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] would later steal Thunderwing's body from [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s detail of Autobots, in service of [[Nova Prime|his master]] in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} Since the Dead Universe Transformers can only spend a limited amount of time in the land of the living, they programmed Thunderwing to guard the cave entrance to the [[Nega-Core]] on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. He easily batted away Hound's crew and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], but did not pursue them, as his programming seemed to keep him on a leash that only included the cave entrance. It did, however, allow [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] the time he needed to escape. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}<br />
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The [[Wrecker]]s later attempted to penetrate Thunderwing's defenses and reach the Nega-Core, but apparently had no more success than Ultra Magnus and company. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}<br />
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Jetfire came up with the idea to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's (apparently repaired) control harness. This alerted [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who activated Bludgeon (now under his control) to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}<br />
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While Jetfire managed to halt Thunderwing in his tracks for a brief time, a visit from the Jhiaxus-controlled Bludgeon forced Jetfire to focus on other, more pressing issues. While the Wreckers were successful in disabling the Nega-Core, Thunderwing once again began to advance on them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the truncated nature of the [[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]] mini-series, the end result of this battle was not shown, but as all of the Wreckers appeared later on, Thunderwing was presumably disabled along with the other guardians when Jhiaxus was defeated.}}<br />
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===Wings of Honor===<br />
Thunderwing was captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s after being cornered and making an unsuccessful attempt to defend himself with what turned out to be a dud bomb. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
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[[Image:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You passed this up when you saw it in the stores. Then Furman had to come along.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Mega Pretender, 1989)<br />
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, 2 large blasters, small laser gun<br />
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:Thunderwing's inner robot transforms into a rather simple Cybertronic shuttlecraft. His [[Pretender]] shell also transforms into a starship mode of its own. The inner vehicle can be attached underneath the nose of the larger vehicle to create a combined starship mode. The inner robot is relatively generic in appearance (as with most Pretenders) while his outer Pretender shell resembles an alien warrior with Japanese [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|Oni]] influences. The inner robot carries a small laser, while the shell is armed with two large blasters. All three of his guns can be mounted on his shell's vehicle mode. The large laser cannons can be mounted on the jet two different ways, either perpendicular or parallel to the wing undersides.<br />
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:Unlike fellow Mega Pretenders [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] or [[Vroom]], parts do not need to be removed and rearranged in order for Thunderwing to achieve any of his modes.<br />
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: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Black Shadow]].<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Thunderwing/thunderwing.htm More information on Thunderwing at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
[[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Matrix obsession sold separately.]]<br />
*'''Thunderwing''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br />
:Part of the fifth wave of [[Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Thunderwing transforms from a jet into a robot that looks like the original Thunderwing toy's Pretender shell. The nose of the jet can detach and become a separate aerial drone, while the two missile launchers can detach from the wings and become handheld weapons or clip together into one massive gun. Thunderwing's colors seem to be inspired by his color scheme in the latter end of the Marvel run, considering his green arms. Speaking of which, his arms don't really go anywhere in his vehicle mode, nor do his hands hide away.<br />
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:At [[BotCon 2010]], the [[Hasbro]] design team noted that they had wanted to make the aerial drone unit transform into a robot but were unable to do so (presumably for budget reasons, though they didn't go into that detail). <br />
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:Thunderwing's instructions depict him with Black Shadow's head and chest, revealing an eventual [[retool]] that still has not been officially announced.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Thunderwingisdeath.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Like that cannon he always carries around? Too bad, the toy ain't got it.]]<br />
* Thunderwing only transformed out of his humanoid shell mode once in the entire United States run of the Marvel Comics series. Even then, it was into his non-combined shell-only jet mode, leaving no hint that he had an inner robot mode at all. The only time we see his inner robot mode is in his first appearance, the Marvel United Kingdom story, "[[The Big Shutdown!]]".<br />
* Thunderwing's Marvel Comics appearances give him a four-barreled hand weapon that's completely fabricated, as it's not based on any of the toy's three guns. As with the melee weapons [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Octopunch]] use in the comic, his four-barreled cannon likely originated from his unpublished [[character model]].<br />
* A phenomenon [[Straxus (G1)|seen]] [[Circuit Breaker|often]] in the Marvel United States material, Thunderwing suffered from color scheme shift. At first, he appears in colors that approximate his toy's layout as best as the printing process allowed. Suddenly, in his biggest, most memorable appearances in [[Dark Creation|#65]] and [[All Fall Down (issue)|#66]], much of his blacks, grays, and blues were replaced by light greens. As a side effect of this phenomenon, since covers are colored in advance of the interiors, #66's cover featured a blue-armed Thunderwing with a green-armed Thunderwing inside. <br />
[[Image:Thunderwingg1catalog.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Early Thunderwing was faaaabulous!]]<br />
*Hasbro photography of Thunderwing shows some plastic color differences from the final product. His shell's arms are the same purple as his guns instead of gray, and his inner robot's thighs are that purple as well, instead of the final toy's black. Black paint is applied to the shell's thighs differently, and the inner robot's forearms seem to be painted light gray. Additionally, the smaller robot is incapable of toting either of the larger guns in jet mode, as the peghole isn't large enough. <br />
*Speaking of pegholes, both of Thunderwing's large guns have [[5mm post]]s with holes in the center that can function very much like [[Powerlinx]]able pegs, which means one can store [[Mini-Con]]s on them, if one so desires.<br />
*Fitting with [[Don Figueroa]]'s method of making all of his robot designs able to be easily turned into toys (until [[The Transformers (IDW)|recently]], anyways), IDW Thunderwing's Ultra Mode is telegraphed by his kibble. An image in the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer's trade paperback's]] sketch section shows exactly how he transforms into it.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''French:'' '''Aérofoudre''' (Canada, "Aerolightning")<br />
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'''''Transformers: Alternity''''' is a toyline started by [[TakaraTomy]] in 2009. It is the successor to the ''[[Alternators|Binaltech]]'' toyline. It features [[licensed vehicle alternate modes]] in its toys, as well as a mixture of plastic and [[die-cast]] metal. Toys are scaled down from their previous ''Binaltech''/''Alternators'' proportions, now being 1:32 scale rather than 1:24, and roughly equivalent in size to the mainline "deluxe" [[size class]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
Like ''Binaltech'', ''Alternity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s continuity is established by pack-in fiction.<br />
*[[From Here to Alternity]] (text story)<br />
*[[To Mega Therion]] (text story)<br />
*[[Arch-Nemesis!]] (comic)<br />
*[[To Die Game!]] (comic)<br />
*[[The World Is Flat!]] (text story)<br />
*[[Ace of Swords]] (text story)<br />
*[[Foreshadows]] (text story)<br />
*[[Hunt for the Planicrons]] (text story)<br />
*[[Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)]] (comic)<br />
*[[Alternation]] (text story)<br />
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==Toys==<br />
*A-01 Nissan GT-R - [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]] - Vibrant Red<br />
*A-01 Nissan GT-R - Convoy - Ultimate Metal Silver<br />
*A-01 Nissan GT-R - [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)|Convoy]] - Super Black<br />
*A-01U Nissan GT-R - [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] - Brilliant White Pearl ([[E-Hobby]] [[exclusive]])<br />
*A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z - [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] - Blade Silver<br />
*A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z - Megatron - Premium LeMans Blue<br />
*A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z - Megatron - Diamond Black<br />
*A-03 Suzuki Swift - [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumble]] - Champion Yellow<br />
*A-03 Suzuki Swift - [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliff]] - Supreme Red Pearl<br />
*A-04 Mitsuoka Orochi - [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] - White Pearl<br />
*A-04 Mitsuoka Orochi - [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] - Witch Purple Pearl<br />
*A-04 Mitsuoka Orochi - [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] - Sonic Blue<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Alternity_Jazz_Pilot.jpg|thumb|200px|right|I AM ALL JAZZES. WHAT IS CRACKING SMALL FELLOWS?]]<br />
*To pitch the Alternity line, [[Hironori Kobayashi]] enlisted the help of [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], who produced a concept image of an Alternity [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. A large amount of the design was put to use on Alternity Convoy once the line was approved.<br />
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|title="To Die Game!"<br />
|prev=Arch-Nemesis!<br />
|next=The World Is Flat!<br />
|image=To die game begins.jpg<br />
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|published in=October [[2009]]<br />
|packaged with= [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Megatron Diamond Black]]<br />
|art=[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]<br />
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'''Potentially the most amazing fanwank in the history of the universe.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Across the [[universal stream]]s of Primax 406.3 Eta and Tyran 407.1 Beta, two iterations of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] engage in a cross-dimensional battle. Prime loses an arm to Megatron's tesseractal swords, but remains undeterred and observes that Megatron is fighting from the year 2009, suspecting an ulterior motive for his being in that time period. Amused by Prime's observation, Megatron proposes a wager: If Prime can defeat him in a game of his choosing, he will answer honestly any question Prime asks him.<br />
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The game Megatron proposes exploits the fact that the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] are unable to enter time periods prior to 2007 and involves manipulating the occupants of his home dimension in the year 2005, pitting them against each other in a "game full of death and suffering". While Megatron distributes a portion of his power through legions of this universe's Decepticons, Prime can only infuse his power into one being to send against them, who will be forced to navigate space loops and time tunnels to accomplish this goal. Prime dismisses the rules as nonsense and refuses to manipulate another being like that, but Megatron warns him that the inhabitants of the dimension will only suffer if he does not play along. Prime chooses [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] as his playing piece, and the game begins!<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)<br />
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (6)<br />
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*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)<br />
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (3)<br />
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (4)<br />
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (5)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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* Okay, okay, are you ready for this? This whole strip is a reference to the Japanese [[Famicom]] video game, ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'', in which Ultra Magnus went up against legions of Decepticons. The three shadowed Decepticons seen in this strip (Menasor, Bruticus and Trypticon) are three of the bosses in the game (also, the planets/moons with yellow spots on them seen above the Decepticons were another type of boss from the game), and the "space loops and time tunnels" refer to a particularly infuriating level in the game that was a confusing maze that repeated over and over unless the player took a specific route. ''Mystery of Convoy'' is infamous for its difficulty, and the frequency with which the player died—a "game full of death and suffering" indeed!<br />
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* The three beams of energy that Silver Prime sends to Magnus in this comic recreate ''Mystery of Convoy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s title sequence, where three energy balls emit from a disembodied Optimus Prime head and enter Ultra Magnus. This is just getting dorkier and dorkier.<br />
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* "Primax 406.3 Eta" is the universe of the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]], while "Tyran 407.1 Beta" is the world of the [[live-action film series|live-action movie series]] [[Tech Spec]]s, which began with [[Optimus_Prime_(Movie)/toys#Deluxe_Class_toys|protoform Optimus Prime]] and [[Starscream_(Movie)#Deluxe_Class_toys|Starscream]], released on [[April 1]], [[2007]].<br />
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* The Optimus Prime who appears in this story, represented by the "Ultimate Silver" [[Auto-avatar]], is the same Prime who appeared in the [[From Here to Alternity|first ''Alternity'' story]] (a divergent version of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 cartoon incarnation]] of the character). The Megatron, however, is a new one: He is the Megatron who appears as a boss in the ''Mystery of Convoy'' game (and claims he is putting his past self in danger in reference to this).<br />
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==Reference==<br />
* [[To Die Game!/src|Full text translation]]<br />
*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=63389 "To Die Game!" in English at the Allspark]<br />
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[[Category: Alternity pack-in fiction]]</div>Solaris Primehttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Solaris_Prime&diff=533478User:Solaris Prime2010-12-12T07:36:53Z<p>Solaris Prime: New page: Just some guy. Doctor Who fan, TF obsessed, lover of Seltzer and Dots. Is hungry and feels neglected. Wishes he had a normal dog like everybody else.</p>
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<div>Just some guy. Doctor Who fan, TF obsessed, lover of Seltzer and Dots. Is hungry and feels neglected. Wishes he had a normal dog like everybody else.</div>Solaris Primehttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=MediaWiki_talk:Community_Portal&diff=533477MediaWiki talk:Community Portal2010-12-12T07:34:18Z<p>Solaris Prime: /* Doctor Who connection? */ new section</p>
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== Galvatron ==<br />
So in [http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/09/14/hasbro-transformers-qa-august-2010-answers/ ASM's Q&A response], Hasbro pretty much officially says to consider Galvatron a separate character from Megatron for all practical purposes. How do we tackle this? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 06:56, 15 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I interpret it as saying that in inducting Megatron, Galvatron is not being inducted by connection, since [[Megatron (Animated)|not all Megatrons have become Galvatrons]], and some interpretations of Galvatron (like IDW) are separate from Megatron. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 07:00, 15 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Yeah, I don't think this really changes anything about the way we've already got Galvy covered. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 07:14, 15 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Excessive Trivia Sections ==<br />
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Ok, a few days ago I attempted to clean up some trivia sections. I realize in hindsight I was tired and being a wanker and was removing valuable information, and I apologize for that. However, I think some of our trivia could definitely stand to be integrated into the articles themselves, especially notes like "This character's Universe toy was..." or "in the Energon comic, so-and so was completely different". I would like to integrate these but I was hoping to get an opinion on this, since I went about it wrong once already. Thoughts? -- [[User:Rideonshootingstarxx|Rideonshootingstarxx]] 12:44, 22 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Agreed. The Notes sections (shouldn't be Trivia anymore) are for information that doesn't fit elsewhere. If there is a logical place to put it, move the information there. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:58, 22 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Editing Drift's related materials ==<br />
Actually, this would cover whatever anyone of us have a '''large''' dislike of, but yeah. This is a wiki, where we're supposed to be informative and be able to present the info in a fun way. I'm not entirely sure of how objective we can be (humor aside), but the whole kerfluffle on Drift's mini and cameos showing in his mini is making me worried on the attitudes of certain editors that could easily descend into a editing/name-calling/accusation war. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 21:39, 23 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:My position is the Wiki doesn't have to be ''objective'', so long as it isn't ''unreasonable''. There are plenty of flaws in Drift and Shane McCarthy's work to poke fun of -- there's no reason to create ones that aren't true.<br />
:I was re-reading Drift #1 and happened to notice he DID suffer damage from those laser blasts while fleeing. I remembered that note on the Wiki joking that he was "laser-proof", so I removed it. I also posted on the Talk page explaining why. Detour restored the Note several times anyway, even though it was false as written. He eventually tried to re-write it, adding something about Deadlock surviving blasts that blew off Jetstorm's head earlier. Nowhere in the comic did Jetstorm's head get blown off. Drench's did, notCarnivac's did, but Jetstorm was fine. It just shows that Detour doesn't care about being accurate so long as he's not giving an inch on anything Anti-McCarthy on the Wiki.<br />
:So really -- can't we be ''better'' than that? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 22:05, 23 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Well, I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but I really think Detour shouldn't be allowed to edit anything connected to McCarthy. And I'm pretty much branded an irrational anti-McCarthy troll on the IDW boards, so I think this is saying something. I'm first in line to complain when ''he deserves it'', this sort of stuff is just petty and weakens the valid criticism by association. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 22:25, 23 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::So because I mixed up Drench and Jetstorm's name, I'm now "making stuff up"? Now who's being irrational? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:39, 24 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Please try to be accurate when editing articles. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 02:57, 24 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::Yeah, I don't think you really comprehend this discussion and the situation leading up to it, Item42. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 04:17, 24 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::Um, people generally hate [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], this wiki's editors want to have reliable articles, and Detour got stuff mixed up, which people blame on his anti-Drift-ism. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 05:53, 24 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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Similar to the whole business of changing all the "Trivia" sections into "Notes" sections, this is just a heads up for anyone who wants to chip in for a mundane task: if you ever see a link to TFU.info (or a similar toy site) in the External Links section of a character's page, relocating it to that character's Toys section would be super-awesome. (And if the External Links section subsequently becomes empty, get rid of it.) I wouldn't really describe this as a task with much urgency behind it, but it will make characters' pages look consistent, and consistency looks nice. It's really a minor edit that's easy and quick to do, and I'd appreciate some help in this fiasco. An example of how this is supposed to look like can be found at [[Optimus Primal/toys|Optimus Primal's toy section]]. So keep an eye out while you're bored and clicking that "Random Page" button. :) --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] 12:37, 26 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I've been trying to do these whenever I come across one. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:44, 26 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::On a similar note, but requiring slightly more effort, if anyone would like to start adding patents from [[User:Khajidha/sandbox|my sandbox]] to the appropriate toy sections that would also be appreciated. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:33, 1 December 2010 (EST)<br />
:Except for very toy-dense pages, I kind of like them on the bottom, in a standard location, with other external links, where I can just hit the "page down" key to find them. TFU has a "variations" section with all the character's toys you would ever hope to look for. But whatever. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:39, 1 December 2010 (EST)<br />
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==Who hosts your wiki now==<br />
Wikia is making more unpopular changes, [http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Sannse/Your_First_Look_at_the_New_Wikia] with a new skin which is even more unpopulat. <br />
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In this angry discussion, your site was mentioned as one site which said "f--- you wikia" and left, which I respect so much, and would like to emulate. <br />
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I am wondering who is hosting your wikia, and how much does it cost per year? If you could do it again, how would you do it differently? Who could I maybe ask these questions too?<br />
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Thank you. [[User:Adamtheclown|Adamtheclown]] 17:12, 28 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:We're hosted on [http://www.slicehost.com/ Slicehost]. What you go for hostingwise will really depend on how popular your site is though. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:25, 28 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== McAfee SiteAdvisor review rating this site incorrectly ==<br />
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As a countermeasure to viruses on the net, I have a special version of McAfee that has this widget-type thing that gives me ratings on the security of certain websites. I have noticed that this website was recently given a big, fat red "X" rating, showing that this website contains malware and other things, all because of one single rating that the reviewer said he did not like this website. He did not say this was a malware site, but the system apparently decided to take ''one'' person's personal opinion and rate this site as a horrible website so every time I go in, I get this asininely huge message saying "MCAFEE HAS TESTED THIS SITE AND FOUND IT TO BE BLAH BLAH BLAH".<br />
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I don't think that just one siteadvisor reviewer (myself) can turn around that rating. Sure, a website can be full of people with questionable morals and values, but that has no reflection on the security of the website. Can I have a little help here?<br />
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Here is the page for this website: http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/tfwiki.net?premium=false&client_uid=1093063016&client_ver=3.1.0.175&client_type=IEPlugin&suite=true&aff_id=0-884&locale=en_us&os_ver=6.1.0.0&pip=true --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 08:41, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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:Questionable "morals and values"? [[User:Item42|Item42]] 09:27, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::I feel like I know that guy from somewhere. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 09:40, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Gotta be [[User: Primal Rage|mignash]]. Also, how could it be a bad shopping experience, we don't SELL anything. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:42, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::No, mignash doesn't spell that well. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 09:43, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::People usually say "bad shopping experience" in place of "bad experience" because there is a bulleted selector so you don't have a lot of choices. What I don't like is having this website have a false security rating, I don't really care about that negative reviewer with the social rating. It's a ''security'' database, not how good or bad something is socially. Maybe the person was [[User:Trolly McTrollerson|Trolly McTrollerson]] and since he was b& he just wanted to troll even more? --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 09:45, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::Meh. Considering David Willis's reputation as a "fandom boogeyman", stunts like this hardly surprise me. There's a lot of petty fans who apparently categorically refuse to edit this wiki out of hatred for Willis (which apparently also stops them from editing at Wikia as well, go figure...) and who basically go "Yeah? I know Transformers! I'm going to make my own Transformers wiki! With blackjack! And hookers! In fact, forget the wiki!". So, yeah. Hardly surprising. I've dropped off a review myself, but it still doesn't appear to be enough to raise the rating... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 10:11, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::::If Walky wants to dispute it, he can use support@siteadvisor.com to see if that'll fix the rating. Really, that negative "shopping experience review" is ridiculous. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 16:15, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::::Sorry I can't help much, all I can add to this discussion is that the negative review is likely from a British TF fan, due to his use of the word "cleverer" which I can count the number of times I've heard it from a non Brit on one hand. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 17:21, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::::WAIT! I stand corrected. In one of his other reviews he uses Shaw Secure, and Shaw is a Canadian ISP. That's what I get for trying to analyze someone's vocabulary, I guess. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 17:23, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::::::Hmm, the wording's very similar to the Google Sidewiki comment we got dated the same day as this. I suspect it's the same dude. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:39, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::::::I ****LOVE**** how Walky disputed this "The site is indeed full of assholes, but it's malware free." That's us all right! Apparently that was enough to tip us into a green/safe review. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:28, 30 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Fan-configurations of toys ==<br />
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(From [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fan-mode|here]], I'm not sure who "User:Divebomb" is though)<br />
Should we have an article on how people would have made-up modes of their toys just because the toys can be configured that way (such as that "combination" of Classics Jetfire and Optimus Prime)? Or maybe just mention that stuff in an article somewhere (like [[Toy]])? <br />
{{note|I'm not suggesting we mention that on individual character ''pages'', cos that will just spiral out of control.}}<br />
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-[[User:Item42|Item42]] 09:34, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I find it odd that we don't have a fan-mode article here. It seems like it would be a valid topic, and a few famous/infamous examples should be mentioned on that page. I agree that we don't need to mention them on individual pages. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:37, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::FYI, User:Divebomb would happen to be me. (Don't tell the Wikipedia guys that though.) --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 09:40, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Once you admitted to something on a ''publically viewable'' webpage, there's really no stopping the info from getting out. You didn't have to admit who it was ''specifically''. But, I guess if you're gonna be good over there, you ''might'' be allowed to stay. Doesn't Wikipedia have something for reformed vandals? [[User:Item42|Item42]] 09:53, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::You're assuming they're even gonna notice. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 10:34, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::I like being honest. If anybody asks, I can tell them who "Divebomb" is, since I never agreed to keep it secret. Don't tempt me. Also, we (both of us) should get back on topic. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 10:52, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::I think it is certainly a good idea to make a page such as that! I happen to be very interested in this kind of thing because I, too used to dick around with my toys and I want a wiki article on it; I don't want to search around on geoshitties-type websites for such things. --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 10:55, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:It would have to be kept brief, with just a few well-known examples, or we'd have people forever adding the fan mode they thought up five minutes ago to turn classics Bumblebee into a turtle with the head of a walrus. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:55, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::The toilet mode for [[Shortround]] and his redecos should definitely be listed. The Classics [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Classics|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (G1)#Classics|Jetfire]] combination is another probably notable one. Mention should be made that the design of many movie toys allows multiple configurations.Oh, and the "gerwalk" mode for G1 Jetfire. Beyond that, I'm not sure. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:10, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Don't forget that not all modes are Fan Created. The Jetfire gerwalk mode, for example, is displayed in his instructions, sort of making it official. I remember quite a few instruction booklets showing alternate modes [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] 16:17, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::Guess I should have left that one out, I put it in as an afterthought. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:21, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::Not going into specifics, but the multiple modes created from RID Megatron and how some of the fandom kept looking for additional modes. --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 10:16, 30 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::The only really notable example I can think of (one that I copied myself a couple of times) was the faux Overkill you could make out of a BM Mirage and Scavenger...hang on, lemme see if I can find a link...aha http://www.ggaub.com/tf/toys/bm_overkill.html is well documented and would go very nicely under "External links" if such a page existed --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 14:31, 5 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::::I think an Alternate Configuration page with a section about fan-made alternate configurations would be a good idea. If I recall correctly, Beast Wars Rampage also had an alternate configuration for his robot mode. (Essentially, it was just another way to put his crab claws). Between him, the characters already mentionned here, I'd say that's enough already to warrant a page. And I'm sure there's others that haven't been mentionned yet too. --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] 15:01, 5 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::::For "official" alternate configurations, Tigerhawk's semi-abandoned tank mode might also qualify, as well as the Special Teams leaders' launcher modes (though only alternate outside Japan, I suppose). There must be a bunch more. Universe Galvatron's "walker" mode? --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 16:48, 5 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::::::I think we should specify that an alternate configuration is NOT a separate mode. I mean, we already have separate pages for battle modes and stuff. And alternate configuration should be basically "This is still this character's X mode, but you can choose to put this part this way or that way." --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] 00:27, 6 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::::::Galvy's walker mode is TECHNICALLY official. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 01:54, 6 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== [[Frank Miller]] ==<br />
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A bit of an edit war or something [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Frank_Miller&action=history here]. [[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] and [[User:Detour|Detour]] changed the caption to a [[david Willis|Shortpacked]] reference, changingthe caption to a picture '''I uploaded'''. Isn't that [[Transformers Wiki:Caption|wrong]] or somesuch? [[User:Item42|Item42]] 11:54, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I guess if other people dislike a joke, then it's okay to change the caption, I think. A while ago, Eire changed a caption I added on [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s page, but I didn't mind because the new one was funnier. If you take offense, however, that's something that needs to be discussed.--[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 11:58, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Thing is, their edits put in an '''external link''', that explains the joke. If you look further up this page there's (currently) a section with me getting told by [[Chris McFeely]] and Interrobang that doing so would be a ''bad''thing. If I have to stop doing that, then so should they. Plus, changing a caption like that is discouraged by policy. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 12:02, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Oh lordy McLordlord. Okay, first of all. "Who the hell do you think I am?" was Kamina's catchphrase and that's why Konishi gets it. "WTHDYTIA" is merely a small portion of the larger "What are you, dense? Are you retarded or something? Who the hell do you think I am? I'm the goddamn Batman!", and generally the first part to be left out when it's misquoted because it's so forgettable there compared to what comes before and after it. It's really a poor-ass choice of words for Miller's caption any way you look at it. Second of all, the Shortpacked link does not, as you put it, "explain the joke". The joke doesn't need explaining if you know ANYTHING about Miller, that's why it turned meme mere moments after Willis put it up. It's there because that's where the joke originated, and the comic's funny. Just because there's a link in a caption doesn't mean it's a deliberate attempt at explaining a joke. Look around and you'll see plenty of other captions with such links within them. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:17, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::''Second of all, the Shortpacked link does not, as you put it, "explain the joke". The joke doesn't need explaining if you know ANYTHING about Miller,'' What kind of logic is that? "The link doesn't explain the joke, provided you already understand the joke!" Anyway, while I am personally probably more in favor of linked-text jokes then some seem to be lately, I think they should only be done when the links are inter-wiki. Also, if Item42 put the image up, I say let him keep his own damn caption. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 12:38, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::Eh, I guess if it's Uploader's Choice... I finally managed to be provided with a much cooler image of Miller that's in tune with other real-life people's photos (such as [[Maurice LaMarche]] and [[Ernie Hudson]]), going with an unlikely role of theirs. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 12:53, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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:::Ahem,<br />
#I know both lines pretty well.<br />
#Just because people do that a lot,doesn't mean it should be done (for example, the caption page has a list of jokes this community is sick of. An example outside this wiki would be main namespace-conversation on TV Tropes)<br />
#I thought the captions are supposed to be a bonus for people who upload stuff?<br />
#It would be much better if this wiki's pages policy give more comprehensive/complete advice.<br />
[[User:Item42|Item42]] 12:23, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Did... did Detour just upload a ''different'' picture of Frank Miller just so he could get to "win" and make up it's caption? Seriously? Wow. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 12:54, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::He did both and it's fuckin' hilarious. Much better than anything that was there before! --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 12:55, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::I don't even disagree that it's a better picture for us to use, it's just to up and do that right in the middle of this discussion is, well... kind of a dick move, really. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 12:58, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Not exactly. I'd been asking around for a still of Frank the chemist for a while now. The previous caption just gave my acquaintances the extra motivation to it for me. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:00, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
Why the fuck are we having a discussion on this.<br><br />
::::I don't have a problem with somebody changing the caption if they uploaded a new picture. Unless... a few hundred pictures are uploaded over old ones just because somebody wanted to change the caption. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 04:14, 1 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
I would like to point out that half of the discussions on this page in the last six weeks have been started by Item42. Can you dial back the need to have elaborate explanations for reverts of your edits, please? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:32, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:To prevent edit warring? I don't see why this shouldn't be discussed. (Though I might point Item to our Allspark thread for other discussions.) --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:36, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
::I suppose I should also ask why we're having an edit war over a ''caption''. Guys. ''Guys.''[[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:41, 29 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Also, why isn't this being discussed on [[Talk:Frank Miller]]? The Community Portal is for sitewide stuff. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:28, 1 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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Sorry that I overreacted. found the [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=51208 Allspark thread], I think. There should be a link to that somewhere on the help pages or something. [[User:Item42|Item42]] 11:37, 5 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Skin ==<br />
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What the hell happened to the skin? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 10:41, 1 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No, seriously, what happened? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 06:48, 2 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::I don't see anything wrong with it. Is something not working? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 07:33, 2 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Well, the Monacobook colours seem to have randomly changed. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 07:59, 2 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::Must be a problem on your end, because I use MonacoBook and nothing seems different to me. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 08:01, 2 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::Weird. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 08:58, 2 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::I even tried clearing my cache, and it all loaded up fine. You could try doing the same and seeing if it fixes the problem. If not, post a screen shot and maybe someone will recognise the problem. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:08, 2 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::::Cache clearing didn't work.<br />
:::::::[[Image:Skinwtf.JPG|thumb|right|250px|That is what Monacobook now looks like.]] --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 11:42, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::::I just noticed emopanda's been suspended by its webhost. You've still got the code for Derik's tools in your personal css file, and the fact that emopanda's now giving you an html file instead of css is probably confusing your browser. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:48, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::::::I removed the offending code, and BAM! the skin is back to normal. Thanks. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 02:00, 4 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Talk:/Talk: pages ==<br />
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Is there some way to prevent all the spammers from creating these pages? There doesn't seem to be ANY legitimate use for such a page, can't it be forbidden or limited to admins or something? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:40, 1 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I believe I brought this up at [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Vandalism]]. No one responded. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 11:50, 1 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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:Not without installing some sort of blacklist extension. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:57, 1 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Artist Go Box ==<br />
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(Sorry if this isn't the place to do this. First time posting on the Community Portal)<br />
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*ahem* I noted that the Go boxes for Dan Reed and Andy Wildman both show Megatron. I don't know if that's intentional, but maybe we should follow that pattern for all the other artists? A close-up shot of Megatron's face, preferably one that capture their style as much as possible in the way that Reed's image is of a demonic, melty looking Megs, and Wildman's shows a mouth-agog spitting Megs. We could use the Senior Megatron drawing that was used in the Marvel box for the middle run of the UK comic. [[User:LiamK|LiamK]] 20:32, 6 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I like this idea. It wouldn't work for Pat Lee, but I wouldn't mind having it as a trend for artists when they're added. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 15:41, 7 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Potentially dodgy advertising ==<br />
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Since I'm not in North America or the EU, the current winning bid on Project Wonderful I can see is something about "Prettiest Teen Girls", which I think is a porn site or is at least unsavoury. [http://www.projectwonderful.com/advertisehere.php?id=25311&type=4 Click the world thumbnail under the flags.] Hopefully somebody with a less dodgy business out bids them soon. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 05:15, 8 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Luckily it seems to have been out-bid already. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 05:34, 8 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Ideal Struture of Toy/Merchandise Description ==<br />
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Has there been discussion on what constitutes an ideal description for a toy or piece of merchandise? I recently added an admittedly hefty amount of text for Leader-class Movie Starscream, and noted on his Toy Page that various users have trimmed it down so it's "not as review-like". I'm not complaining, but I am curious if the community ever discussed how much info is too much, or if it should be a bit of common sense that I might have missed out on; I'd love to pare it down myself, and perhaps take a crack at some other descriptions that might be too long or "review-like".<br />
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Thanks. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] 14:30, 19 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Delete blocked user's page ==<br />
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Any chance we could have somebody delete [[User:Jolt Volt]]? It's got a bunch of links nobody can edit to fix because the page is protected and there's no real point to keeping it around, anyway. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 06:06, 20 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No one objected, so I've deleted the page. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 19:53, 10 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Prime vs. WFC ==<br />
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Are these the same franchise or 2 franchises in the same continuity family? If they are the same, shouldn't they have the same nav-box? I've brought this up before on the relevant pages and gotten no response, so I'm reposting it here. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:10, 23 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:They are supposedly in the same continuity, not just the same continuity family. The wiki treats them as the same franchise as far as disambiguations go. WFC-original characters are given the "(Prime)" as their franchise of origin. I'm not completely convinced it should be that way. There doesn't seem to be much tying WFC and Prime together as a franchise. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:18, 23 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::What ties the G1 comic and cartoon together? These don't really seem any more different than those. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:33, 23 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Hasbro are clearly making up these franchise continuities as they go along. Between Prime, WFC, Generations, PCC, Transformers 2010/2011 and their sublines (Movie vs non-Movie) the whole brand right now is a complete and utter travesty of a mess. The rebel in me says that we as fans should dictate how these sub-brands should be divided up. A bit like with what we have already done with the Unicron Trilogy, and the extended G1 mythos. Prime is obviously independent in it's own right. WFC doesn't fit into anything easily. [[User:Drmick|Drmick]] 12:41, 23 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Holy grails ==<br />
Anyone for adding the Hot Rod Go-Kart to the "grail" list? Because seriously. Photos or SOME kind of info about that thing would be beyond awesome. (And, statistically, the kid who won almost HAS to be online now, you know?) [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 11:42, 26 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Universe 2003 vs Universe 2008 disambiguations ==<br />
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I moved Backstop (Universe) to Backstop (Universe 2003) because Backstop (Cybertron) has a Universe 2008 toy. To my mind, that means that Backstop (Universe 2008) exists and means that there cannot be a simple Backstop (Universe). Interrobang seems to disagree. Opening it up for discussion. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:30, 26 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Once again for the hundredth time, disambiguations are not here to convey information. They are here to separate character articles. "(Universe)" performs that function perfectly fine and old characters appearing in other franchises do not affect disambiguation. Note how [[Megatron (BW)]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)]] remain where they are, despite the presence of older characters with the same name in the same franchise. And [[:Category:Generation 2 characters|the numerous G2 dudes with same name as G1 dudes]]. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 11:39, 26 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Guess it's a function of my more toy centric thinking. I have to think hard to remember which toy represents which character, but which line they were released in is second nature to me. Which also makes me disagree with the use of an unmodified "Universe" tag in the first place. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:51, 26 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Okay? Precedent (even if we only consider toys) and the rule of KISS we apply to disambiguations isn't agreeing with you. The fact that Hasbro rebranded and sold some toys to crap stores doesn't change that. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 12:05, 26 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::Okay, I'll try to not make the same mistake again. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:09, 26 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::Does this actually belong on this page? Seems to me like it should be at the Community Portal instead. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 12:22, 26 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::::Sorry, got distracted. Put it on wrong page by accident. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:24, 26 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Difficulty level? ==<br />
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Should we have an article on the "transformation difficulty levels" the toys bear on their packaging, and whatever relationship they might have to reality? [[User:JW|JW]] 08:05, 29 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== I keep getting logged out ==<br />
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For some reason, I keep getting logged out at random intervals, even if I select "Remember Me" at the login screen. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 10:47, 29 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:How often? Logging in sets up some cookies which are set to eventually expire. They last a month or two at least though. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:05, 29 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
::I specifically said "random intervals". Also, the problem doesn't seem to be on the wiki's side, because it's happening at all wikis I regularly visit. (Specifically, this wiki, a Wikia one I run and am hoping to move, and multiple Wikipedias.) --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 05:47, 30 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::The default expiry for cookies in MediaWiki is 30 days, so that's probably what you're experiencing. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:44, 3 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::The problem is it's happening much more often that 30 days. <br />
::::Also, FYI, the problem is now only happening at this wiki. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 04:12, 4 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::::Hmm, I don't know then - I can only suggest checking the expiry on the cookies in your browser and see when they're set to expire. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:51, 4 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Ted Nolan interview? ==<br />
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A few places on this wiki mention Ted Nolan, who--as far as anyone can tell--made the first ever Internet post about Transformers. Well, looking at his address his gave in that post, he apparently ''still lives there'', and this is very close to my residence, within easy driving distance. Would anyone be interested in seeing if I could set up an interview to see what he thinks after 25+ years? [[User:Thanos6|Thanos6]] 19:51, 3 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
:I imagine it might be of interest to some fans, but unless he's ended up working on the show or something, probably beyond the remit of this wiki. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:53, 4 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
::Uh... maybe you should shoot him an email first? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 06:22, 4 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
:::Immediately show up on his doorstep without warning and ask him if Rumble is red or blue. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 08:47, 4 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
::::I might be crazy, but I'm not stupid. ''Of course'' I would send him an e-mail or a letter or something first (though the image of pounding on the door and shouting "Ted Nolan! Your sins from the past have caught up with you at last, the Spawn Of Unicron are here to take you to The Pit!" IS amusing). [[User:Thanos6|Thanos6]] 17:11, 4 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Universe '08 Minicons + 'Energon fizzy jellies' ==<br />
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Browsing in The Entertainer I found 5 packets with the '08 universe logo on the top but lacking any Hasbro logo whatsoever. They instead sport the tag 'Boystoys' which is apparently a UK confection company. Inside comes a little packet of 'Energon fizzy jellies' and most surprisingly one of the 12 minicons previously released as a giftset in walmart I think. They were blind packed so I got Suppressor, Skyhammer, Knock Down and 2 Cloudrakers. I've never seen these before and neither had the cashier but they don't look like knock offs. Anybody with more wiki experience know where these should be filed, if at all?<br />
:Those sound like knockoffs to me. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 15:58, 5 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Well what's the quality of the paintjobs and the plastic on the Minicons like? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:59, 5 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
::[http://figuredouthq.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-universe-mystery-packs.html Well, certainly looks official enough at first glance.] --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:02, 5 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
:Thats them Detour- quality feels like the expected level of a genuine product. I've handled some of the KO G1 gestalts and these are nothing like those<br />
::Looks pretty official. Guess I a) need to read more carefully, and b) stop being so paranoid. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 16:10, 5 November 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Gobots on the wiki... again ==<br />
I only just noticed that the Allspark Almanac II retcons the GoBots as being their universe's version of Transformers, and retcons Gobotron into a form of Primus. So, now that they're officially Transformers, Primus officially exists in their universe, AND they even have their own universal stream indicator (Gargent), should we include GoBots on the wiki as their own continuity family? There was some talk about this on the [[Talk:GoBots (franchise)|GoBots talk page]] back in August, but it never went anywhere. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:32, 7 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:I second this, for the reasons Semysane enumerated so well. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:46, 7 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::I'm for both GoBots and Robotix getting articles. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:04, 7 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::Oh yeah, add my vote to Robotix, too. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:07, 7 November 2010 (EST)<br />
I don't know if I really want to have the "Allspark Almanac retconned something" argument again.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 17:11, 7 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:I'm extremely uneasy with this. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 17:27, 7 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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I strongly vote "no" on this. You want '''''AN''''' article, structured like we have with, say, [[Visionaries]]? Okay, fine. But all 100+ characters and as many hours of fiction? No. The Almanac's 25-years-after-the-fact out-of-universe retcons notwithstanding, GoBots and Robotix have nothing to do with Transformers. Jeeper Creeper never appeared in any Transformers fiction, never interacted with any Transformers characters, is completely unrelated to any and all Transformers concepts, and does not belong on a Transformers wiki. I think it speaks volumes that like 11 months after people voted "oh yeah, we'll start a GB wiki too" actually nothing has been done. There's very little knowledge, interest, or drive behind the topic. And there are probably five or six orders of magnitude less knowledge, interest, or drive behind Robotix. Including them would demean and dilute everything we've put together here and the interests that led us to try to put it together in the first place. So, again, I vote no. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 21:42, 7 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:Complete agreement. You want to chronicle everything GoBots that wasn't in TFs, then put forth the effort to make a separate GoBots wiki. I'll certainly help take pictures for it. But til then... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:08, 7 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:Yes. Exactly. Make Robotix & Gobots overview pages, but not entries for every character or event. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 07:13, 8 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::Thylacine, the fact that nothing has been done with the GoBots wiki is not OUR fault, we've been trying to get it started, but haven't heard anything from the powers that be yet. You've participated in that discussion, so don't act like this is news to you. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 18:56, 8 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::"The powers that be" do not have a global monopoly on the ability to set up a wiki. It's been a year. But regardless, the point remains that a systematic name-by-name treatment of GoBots / Robotix doesn't belong here. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 22:12, 8 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::::And why not, exactly? They are officially Transformers now. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 23:42, 8 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::::No they aren't. There's something called "GoBots" and something called "Robotix" that represent real TF continuities, deserving a brief writeup (at most). Almost none of the characters and events from GoBots, and none whatsoever from Robotix, have ever appeared under the Hasbro label and thus are not official TF product, and will never be appropriate for inclusion here under these conditions. The ones that have actually existed within TF qualifying conditions--about 8 GoBots from about 3 stories plus some background easter eggs--are already here. Adding in every other GoBot because "they're a team" would be no less absurd than adding in every single Marvel superhero that never appeared in Transformers, just to match up with the small handful of Marvel superheroes who did appear in Transformers and are already here. Where are our articles about Daredevil and Phoenix and Baron Zemo? You can't just namedrop a universe and then expect all its uncounted thousands of inhabitants, locations, and historical events to be pertinent. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 23:55, 8 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::::::Try actually READING what I'm saying instead of responding to what you WISH I was saying. They didn't just namedrop the universe, it was said specifically that the GoBots are their universe's version of Transformers and specifically that Gobotron is a form of Primus. That is not just namedropping the universe. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 00:14, 9 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::::::Which doesn't change that >99% of the GoBots stuff '''''did not ever appear in any Transformers-branded fiction or toyline, and therefore has no place on this wiki.''''' --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 00:51, 9 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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==Junkions==<br />
I want to tackle the Junkion character articles one of these days, but after attempting to write the first two, I figure I need some advice on how to deal with the loose definition of a Junkion character. Most Junkion models represent multiple characters that are discernable either only because they stand next to each other in one shot/panel or because they have different colors, and then one still wouldn't know which color represents the "character" as named in TCA (don't have the book, but I doubt it contained colored versions of the Junkion models). Then there's models that were used for non-Junkions, most of which are pretty clearly not the same character, but some, like hood Transformer and pole vault Transformer, are ambiguous. So, what'd like help on is an idea how to write character articles on characters that are not defined as characters. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 05:00, 8 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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==Ron Friedman auctions==<br />
Ron Friedman, one of the G1 cartoon's writers, is auctioning off [http://comics.ha.com/common/search_results.php?Ntk=SI_Titles&Ntt=transformers&Nty=1&N=52+793+794+791+1893+792&chkNotSold=0&Ns= a TON of old scripts with hand written marginal revisions and whatnot]. These are the kind of things the Wiki needs to have access to. Another charity auction drive, perhaps? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:24, 9 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:Keep me in the loop on this. I think I'd be the logical person to curate this material, and I'm always up for giving to a good cause. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 16:32, 9 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::I've set up a [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74385 thread at Allspark] just in case. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 17:22, 9 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::Okay, so Monzo has registered an account and is bidding on the first draft of TFTM. Are there any other ones we think warrant significant time/financial investment, or should we just hope for the best? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 10:54, 10 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::::1) Please don't tell me that both Monzo and Jim are bidding on the same thing. 2) The Wiki has a cash surplus at the moment. I'm in favor of donating it to the cause, but I want to get some yeas first, since it's not technically my money to spend. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:38, 11 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::::Don't worry, Monzo and I (and a few other serious bidders) are coordinating our efforts to try to maximize the benefit to the fandom and minimize our own financial outlay.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 22:20, 11 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::::::You have my vote to use the money, as this is to acquire unique research material pertinent to our subject. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 07:04, 12 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::::::You have mine too. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 07:08, 12 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::::::::I wouldn't have posted it here if I wasn't in support of the wiki getting involved. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 09:27, 12 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::::::::Aaaaaand Jim has some money. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:13, 12 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Interview for Examiner journalist about Wikia history ==<br />
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I am a "citizen journalist" [http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/gregory-kohs writing for Examiner.com] about issues related to bad management practices and content concerns at wikis on the Internet. I am working on a new piece that will focus on the current defection trend from Wikia to new wiki sites, based on dissatisfaction over the ''Oasis'' skin and how it's been handled by Jimbo, Gil, and company. If there is a senior "bureaucrat" or owner/stakeholder here who would be willing to talk on the record about how this wiki split from Wikia, I would appreciate setting up a time we could talk for an interview. My e-mail is ResearchBiz (at) gmail.com. I am not at all likely to check back here, so please correspond by e-mail. Thank you! -- [[User:Thekohser|Thekohser]] 09:58, 11 November 2010 (EST) (Gregory Kohs)<br />
: I sent him a link to [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki:Community_Portal/Complaints]. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:59, 11 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Redirects with parentheses ==<br />
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An issue came up on the [[Talk:Dead End (Prime)]] page that should be discussed more widely. The modern continuity Dead End is actually spelled "Deadend". There is a Movie character who was called "Deadend" in a novel, but his actual page is at "Jolt (Movie)". Should the modern continuity Deadend be at "Deadend" or should it be at "Deadend (Prime)" since there is another character named "Deadend"?<br />
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I think "Deadend" may be a bad example since it may be considered just a mistake in the novel and end up an exception to the rule. But what about as a general policy? The question boils down to if there should be alternate name redirects with disambiguation parentheses. Examples: "Rodimus Prime (G1)" => "Hot Rod (G1)" , "Orion Pax (G1) => "Optimus Prime (G1)" , "Tankor (G1) => "Octane" , "Axalon (Animated)" => "Alpha Supreme".<br />
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The arguments against using redirects with parentheses are that users will never use them and that they clutter up the search drop down box, potentially dropping off entries with actual pages.<br />
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The arguments for using redirects with parentheses are that they appear in the search drop down box and the user could go directly to the article they want. Also, if there are missing entries in the drop down box, that seems like missing information. Example, typing in "Axalon" drops down the terms "Axalon" "Axalon (Armada)" "Axalon (BW)" and "Axalon (disambiguation)" but no "Axalon (Animated)". It could escape the user's notice that there is even is an ''Axalon'' in Animated. If it was there, the user might be like, "Oh, cool, there was an ''Axalon'' in Animated." <click><br />
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My opinion is that the potential for dropping off actual pages from the search box is a good argument. But I really like the alternate names to show up. Could the search box be made bigger? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:10, 18 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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:Hm, I just posted over at [[Tornado (Marvel)]] about this kind of thing, then saw this. I think it has to be looked at on a case-by-base basis, but for some reason all the Skyscorchers have redirects from their European names (even though we don't do this for Japanese names, do we?) leaving a whole bunch of flashing links across the wiki. Surely we could cut that out? --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 13:58, 18 November 2010 (EST) [edit] Just had the Skyschorchers' situation explained to me over at Tornado's page...that's probably a separate issue of its own. --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 14:08, 18 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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: While I can see both sides, I'm not sure the purpose of the search box is to alert people to things they didn't know about. Its purpose is to help people find what they're specifically looking for. Leave the "informative" functionality to the disambig page. [[User:JW|JW]] 15:36, 18 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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::But what if I'm specifically looking for the ''Animated'' Axalon? Without the redirect, I type "Axalon" and it's not in the list that drops down. Maybe I hit enter and go to the disambig page and see it there, or maybe I assume the page for it doesn't exist yet. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:51, 18 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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:::Is it technically impossible to have redirects be shoved to the bottom of the search box list, thus not "cluttering it up", but still having them appear? [[User:Mammalian Verisimilitude|Mammalian Verisimilitude]] 19:22, 18 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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::::I simply think that every valid name for a character should have a redirect to the appropriate article because that article should be in that location as well. I'm not sure why the various Animated Supremes had their starship name redirects deleted, or why there is no redirect from "Rodimus (G1)". As abates said not having at least a redirect from Axalon (Animated) could lead to the impression of a lack of data, having the redirect shows that the data exists and where to find it.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 08:33, 19 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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:::::I agree with abates, at least some redirects with parentheses are needed, such as Axalon (Animated). --'''[[User:TX55|<span style= "color:#00FA9A">TX55</span>]]'''<small><SUP>''[[User talk:TX55|<span style= "color:#0000CD">TALK</span>]]''</SUP></small> 09:36, 19 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Hey guys! ==<br />
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We seem to be nearing 12,000 pages. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 02:02, 19 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:Keep a sharp watch to verify which one is the milestone article, and I'll be happy to make up the icon and slap it on.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 02:50, 22 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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== "Generation 1 Autobots", etc. categories ==<br />
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I know we talked about this when the nationality thing went down, but is there any support or opposition to the idea of things like "Generation 1 humans" to help divide up the gigantic franchise character categories? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 18:06, 21 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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:I definitely support this idea to split the categories by categorizing characters by franchise and faction/race so things could be more sorted.. (I've used it for recent franchises in the wikia.) --'''[[User:TX55|<span style= "color:#00FA9A">TX55</span>]]'''<small><SUP>''[[User talk:TX55|<span style= "color:#0000CD">TALK</span>]]''</SUP></small> 20:20, 21 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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::We are so fucking NOT putting up categories by "race". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:26, 21 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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:::I'm pretty sure he meant Transformer and human categories, dude. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 21:31, 21 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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:::::Yes, I only refer to Transformers (Autobots/Decepticons) and humans. I forgot there are other race. (oops) Thanks for explaining for me. :D --'''[[User:TX55|<span style= "color:#00FA9A">TX55</span>]]'''<small><SUP>''[[User talk:TX55|<span style= "color:#0000CD">TALK</span>]]''</SUP></small> 04:26, 22 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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::::I don't think that anyone is suggesting that at this point. I think this is mainly about creating subcategories to break some of the ginormous categories down to more manageable size. For example, Category: Humans would have subcategories like Category: Generation 1 humans and Category: Unicron Trilogy humans. I would support that. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 21:33, 21 November 2010 (EST)<br />
:::::Does anybody else care one way or the other? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 15:14, 24 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::::::It would be a heck of a lot easier to find specific dudes, I'd love categories based on franchises. [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 15:20, 24 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::::::It all sounds reasonable to me. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:08, 24 November 2010 (EST)<br />
::::::Categories based on franchises definitely sounds good. --'''[[User:TX55|<span style= "color:#00FA9A">TX55</span>]]'''<small><SUP>''[[User talk:TX55|<span style= "color:#0000CD">TALK</span>]]''</SUP></small> 20:07, 24 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Figures prone to breakage that aren't GPS could do with their own page (like the GPS list) ==<br />
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Seeing as my comment concerning PCC double clutch was removed yesterday I'd like to propose the creation of a list of figures that are known for being fragile and breakage as a result of poor construction and NOT GPS. Double clutch's ball joints for example or animated arcee's thumbs. Wouldn't be a definitive list by any means but more of a reference list for collectors whose figure just broke becuase of a common design flaw rather than the handling of the figure. Would be a useful reference list is all im saying.<br />
:I can see the merit, but it seems quite subjective...and ultimately every toy is prone to breakage. I could point to a load of my G1s that have "battle damage", and who's to say the movie toys of today won't be similarly beaten up in 25-odd years' time? --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 17:57, 25 November 2010 (EST)<br />
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==Comics Featured Characters==<br />
Would anyone mind if I excised the "Regular" and "Guest" subheadings in the Humans column? It screws up the numbering and it's not even consistent - Walter Barnett (for one) jumps from one heading to the other as the comic goes on. I'd go ahead and do it, but I thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone has any particular affection for them. --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 15:24, 6 December 2010 (EST)<br />
:Please do. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:07, 6 December 2010 (EST)<br />
::Done & done --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 03:39, 9 December 2010 (EST)<br />
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== 12,000th article ==<br />
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I didn't actually notice till just now, but [[Reachout]] is apparently the 12,000th article. Too bad he has nothing to his name whatsoever, but, uh, cheers. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 20:36, 9 December 2010 (EST)<br />
:Or is it [[Airlift]]? The count shows 12,024 articles, and Reachout is only the 24th newest. Shouldn't the 25th newest actually be the 12,000th? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 15:20, 10 December 2010 (EST)<br />
::Bluestreak's reasoning seems sound. Who was supposed to make up the milestone marker? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:30, 10 December 2010 (EST)<br />
:::Reachout was the second article on the list when we were at 12,001. The new article list isn't always accurate. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:58, 10 December 2010 (EST)<br />
::::I'll buy that. I'm seeing Reachout as 26th newest currently. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 23:10, 10 December 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Doctor Who connection? ==<br />
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Between the Octuses of various continuities who have been confirmed, either by authorial intent and/or the Almanac, combined with the pure and unquestionable fact that the same, individual Death's Head who interacted with the TFs in Marvel UK is the same that met the Doctor, can we note in this wiki that the Whoniverse(s) have a tangental connection to the TF multiverse and in doing so may well create one of, if not ''the'' largest fictional universes in existence? I am VERY excited about this. [[User:Solaris Prime|Solaris Prime]] 02:34, 12 December 2010 (EST)</div>Solaris Prime