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Talk:Transmutate (BW)

2023-05-03T18:08:00Z

Solus: /* Gender */

==Gender==
Transmutate doesn't HAVE a gender, I thought. Don't they ALWAYS refer to it as, well, "it"? (Plus this article totally needs to be put in the character format.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 05:17, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Meh. I dunno. I thought basically everybody thought of Transmutate as female. If that's not accurate, I certainly don't object to having that category removed. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 05:29, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Well, being voiced by Susan Blu certainly colored that. But I don't remember it ever having been referred to with a gendered pronoun in the actual episode itself... which I would think is PART of the point. It's such a freak it doesn't even fall under "he" or "she". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 05:33, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Didn't one of the Bobs say Transmutate was female? And ALL TF's are neither male nor female according to the Marvel comics. What's so freaky about asexuality? Silverbolt putting his boy-parts in Blackarachnia's spider-parts-- now '''that's''' freaky! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:42, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

: Did one of the Bobs say it in the actual episode? /:) Also, this is not the Marvel comics. This is Beast Wars, where there ''are'' males and females. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:52, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

::To what degree are we confined to 'said in the actual episode'? Female voice actor. Nothign in the episode conflicts with it, producer says it's so- doesn't this get an italicised comment at least? (But then, I never understood the screaming shit-fits some people get into when you say the Predacon ship was called the Darkside. It was named in official sources, jsut not the series. Make an italicised note that the name came later and move on. No one gets this upset abotu the name of the Ark, and we didnt' even have Terrorsaur for that!) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 07:46, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

''A minor point of argument among fans is exactly why the Maximals were so quick to stasis-lock Transmutate instead of transferring its spark to another body like Rhinox did with Optimus Primal following the latter's unintentional sacrifice.'' 
: With Primal they were able to transfer his Spark into a new body because they happened to have a new empty stasis pod land outside soon before. With Transmutate, they didn't transfer her Spark because they didn't have any spare protoforms lying around (unless they found some and I'm forgetting it)--[[User:Zodberg|Zodberg]] 03:45, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, is this really a point of argument among fans? Because, it shouldn't be. The only reason they were able to put Primal's spark in a new body is because that pod with the blank protoform happened to be on hand. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 04:15, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::I'm inclined to agree. I vaguely recall people wondering why the Maxies seemed so eager to put her out of her misery instead of, say, stasis. But not that they should have given her a new body. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 04:22, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::But... they ''were'' going to put her into stasis. No one but Megatron ever suggested ''killing'' Transmutate. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 04:24, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::Eh. I ''did'' say it was a "vague" recollection. :) --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 04:26, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::::It's worth noting. I hear it all the time: Oh, the Maximals were going to kill Transmutate, they're so awful, why were they so evil to her. It's a common misperception. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:30, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Fifteen years later with a new Generations toy bio using "she" and "her" for the show character and all subsequent ancillary media having gone for lady Transmutate in the interim is it time for us to revisit how we handle the gender situation in their intro? --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 22:02, 23 February 2021 (EST)
:I am all for moving to female pronouns. Didn't the original episode script also describe them as big a female too? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 22:26, 23 February 2021 (EST)
::The script uses "she/her," but in the episode every single character, every single time, uses "it/its." Those are the canonical cartoon pronouns. Our current intro and BW section somewhat clean that up by choosing "they/them," but... it's an episode about euthanizing the disabled, I'm not sure how much we can clean it or if we should even try. EDITED BECAUSE I JUST READ THE SCRIPT FOR THE FIRST TIME, it is rather more definitive than our 14-year-old summary at the end. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 22:52, 23 February 2021 (EST)
:::That's true. However, BWU, Battle Tactics and two of the character's toys are sold as females at this point, so I'd say that is more than enough pieces of fiction to class them as "female". [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 22:59, 23 February 2021 (EST)
::::My view is to make an exception for the cartoon section to use "it" (as ugly as that is), feminine pronouns everywhere else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:17, 24 February 2021 (EST)
:::::I second Saix's proposal as probably the most accurate presentation of the facts of the case. [[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 23:59, 25 February 2021 (EST)
::::::I agree. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 00:07, 26 February 2021 (EST)
I'm chiming into this discussion just to fess up to adding Transmutate to the nonbinary characters category. I recognise this decision may be contested so I will justify it by adding that personal feelings about the use of it/its pronouns should not have bearing on the fact that - as has already been stated - in the final version of the script (which is the one relevant to canon) and in the episode it is always consistently referred to with 'it'. I myself am an autistic person who happens to use it/its, which has no bearing on my sapience or autonomy (I only bring up my identity to point out that real people do exist who use those pronouns; the usage of it/its by an autistic character is not inherently "ugly" or something that needs to be "cleaned up"). Silverbolt and Rampage both use 'it' while fully respecting and advocating for its autonomy. Transmutate's demonstration of its own sapience and the fact that it never once contested or objected to the use of neutral pronouns means that regardless of their portrayal in Uprising, there is no reason to assume that Beast Wars Transmutate is anything other than non-binary (possibly agender, but it is never actually stated to be genderless, so that would be speculation, not fact). [[User:Solus|Solus]] ([[User talk:Solus|talk]]) 09:17, 23 April 2023 (EDT)
:If a script differs from final published story, we always give precedence to the latter. Scripts change all the time and typically this winds up as curio in "Notes", if anything at all. The whole point of the episode was that most BW characters disputed not Transmutate's gender but its ''life''. Megatron called it a "thing," Primal said it was "barely at the level of a drone", Rattrap called it an Erector Set. That set up the whole tragedy at the end. We categorize characters as non-binary who have some in-fiction confirmation of that, even if it's just Vector Prime declaring it decades later. Adding Transmutate would be a speculative retcon of our own creation and, in my opinion, changes the subject away from the core tension of the episode. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 09:49, 23 April 2023 (EDT)
::Apologies for my bluntness but TFwiki's criteria for the Non-binary category is, "characters whose gender does not simply fit a binary gender or aren't on a masculine-spectrum/feminine-spectrum gender binary at all". Beast Wars Transmutate falls into both of TFWiki's criteria: its gender "does not simply fit a binary gender" nor is it on the binary spectrum. The in-fiction confirmation is that it is not referred to within binary terms in-episode, and it *is* explicitly referred to with non-binary pronouns. 'It' is not a pronoun that 'simply fits a gender binary'. Calling Beast Wars Transmutate 'female' is far more of a retcon and assumption than calling it non-binary; at the very least its gender was never once specified in-show, putting it in the same category as Acid Storm (a gender variable/gender expansive character). Vector Prime actually hasn't ever used the word 'non-binary' (or variants thereof), we've reasonably inferred that Tigerhawk, Honk and Overlord are non-binary from the phrases AVP does use ('do not conform to a binary male/female state'). Earthspark Frenzy's gender has never been confirmed in-fiction and their voice actor is non-binary but TFWiki has inferred that Frenzy is female and added the page to the female characters category. Likewise, Transmutate's non-binaryness can be reasonably inferred from how the characters refer to it never in gendered terms or pronouns; it is explicitly outside of the binary in-fiction. This is different to characters who simply do not get a long enough appearance to be referred to with pronouns/gendered terms. Not having a gender is not fitting into a gender binary. Additionally, your opinion that it not being part of a gender binary would change the subject from the episode is subjective, this is not a criterion for TFWiki nor is it a criterion for the Transformers franchise. No other canon Non-binary character has ever had an episode where their gender was disputed or part of the episode's core tension, including Nightshade, the franchise's most prominent non-binary character, who has appeared in several episodes so far without their gender being the subject of any of them, so I do not see how that's relevant. Transmutate has as much in-fiction confirmation of it being non-binary as any other singular-episode guest character whose gender is not the point of the episode (e.g. Beta - we've put her in Female Transformers because she's referred to with she/her and drawn with a feminine figure. Transmutate is referred to as it/its and its character model is explicitly androgynous - this should be enough. If binary characters like Beta do not need to announce their gender in exact words neither should characters who are very obviously outside of the binary like Beast Wars Transmutate. To clarify, I do not think it is an unreasonable assumption to speculate that characters like Beta are female given the in-fiction evidence, but neither do I think it is unreasonable to do the same for Transmutate based upon the exact same evidence). If Transmutate should not be categorised as non-binary then TFwiki may need to revise its categorisation policies for characters such as ES Frenzy, Beta and others who have been placed in gendered categories based upon inference regarding their character models without canon confirmation, or perhaps create a new category for characters like Beast Wars Transmutate who do not fall into the gender binary but also have not used the words 'non-binary' - 'genderless characters' or 'gender unconfirmed characters'. Sorry again if any of this has come across as patronising, or if the length seems berating, that's genuinely not my intention. (Edited addendum even though this is much too long already lmao: It could also be helpful to have some concrete rule for what does and does not constitute in-fiction confirmation - i.e. why does AVP describing certain characters as gender non-conforming count as self-evident (I agree that it is) but Transmutate using non-binary pronouns, language, and being designed androgynously not count as self-evident in-fiction confirmation? I'm sure I'm not the only autistic TFWiki user who would appreciate some nice clear rules on this) [[User:Solus|Solus]] ([[User talk:Solus|talk]]) 13:36, 3 May 2023 (EDT)

==Alliance==
Isn't Transmutate technically a Maximal? (Her faction was never subverted by the Predacons, which should make her Maximal by default).[[User:Darktruth|Darktruth]] 16:35, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Even though this was mentioned 5 years ago, I second that notion. "Her" pregramming, while severely damaged, was never tampered with by the Predacons. So....nominally "she" should still be a Maximal. --Lord of Torment 01:19, 15 March 2013 (EDT)

Although, couldn't there be the possibility that that programming and hardware responsible for "her" faction, could have been damaged? Sort of like Tigertron. --[[User:Maximus Prime Toa of Earth| Maximus Prime Toa of Earth ]] ([[User talk:Maximus Prime Toa of Earth|talk]]) 13:17, 26 September 2016 (EDT)

==Artwork==
So apparently the artist who drew the comic cover for Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 55 has posted [http://zeromayhem.deviantart.com/art/Transmutate-Beast-Wars-Uprising-447825433 said artwork of the cover onto their DeviantArt account]. Would this be alright to post onto the TF Wiki? It is official artwork for the comics, and i think it would be nice having a new, up to date, default character artwork for the profile. [[User:Ixbran|Ixbran]] ([[User talk:Ixbran|talk]]) 06:36, 31 March 2015 (EDT)
:The policy for main images is that they're of the first well-known depiction, so the show version of Transmutate will remain at the top. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:10, 26 September 2016 (EDT)

== Powers ==

So in Beast Wars: Uprising, there is much talk of her "powers", but what powers does she have exactly? What power is it that is so terrifying?

== Gold Plastic Syndrome Evidence ==

Where was this reported? So I'm looking at mine, and it's flat gray plastic that's been painted over, not even swirly metallic plastic, and it hasn't shown any signs of cracking anywhere for years. I'm curious if this is just an assumption based on how thin the torso plastic is or if people are crunching in when pegging the other body parts on. This sounds like the Armada Prime arms assumption, where someone thinks it's GPS just because it LOOKS metallic, despite what the actual case may be.[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 10:49, 27 August 2021 (EDT)
:Someone I know has been through about 4 of them because they keep crumbling to dust, even when it hasn't been touched in several years and has just sat on the shelf. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 13:00, 27 August 2021 (EDT)
::That isn't GPS, especially if this doesn't have any of the right type of GP on it. It might be the full body made of soft rubbery plastic rotting away like G1 Shockwave's arm hose. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:06, 27 August 2021 (EDT)
:::And we need sources beyond "someone I know". [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:07, 27 August 2021 (EDT)
::::I haven't seen it brought up in reviews or anything of late, especially when people are pulling it out to make comparisons to the Fossilizer one. Again, it has no gold plastic, that's all just paint, and the only part that's hard ABS plastic is the upper body, which ''on mine'' (I specify in case there was a running change or something), is not cast in metallic plastic, just regular flat gray plastic. I'm really inclined to take that line out unless it gets corroborated.[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 13:57, 3 September 2021 (EDT)
:::::It's already been removed. Just a reminder that GPS isn't exclusive to metallic-swirly plastic. BWII Bigmos's plain turquoise plastic and TM2 Megatron's brown plastic shatter just as badly and they don't feature a metallic swirl at all. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 20:38, 3 September 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Transmutate (BW)

2023-05-03T17:36:46Z

Solus: /* Gender */

==Gender==
Transmutate doesn't HAVE a gender, I thought. Don't they ALWAYS refer to it as, well, "it"? (Plus this article totally needs to be put in the character format.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 05:17, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Meh. I dunno. I thought basically everybody thought of Transmutate as female. If that's not accurate, I certainly don't object to having that category removed. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 05:29, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Well, being voiced by Susan Blu certainly colored that. But I don't remember it ever having been referred to with a gendered pronoun in the actual episode itself... which I would think is PART of the point. It's such a freak it doesn't even fall under "he" or "she". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 05:33, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Didn't one of the Bobs say Transmutate was female? And ALL TF's are neither male nor female according to the Marvel comics. What's so freaky about asexuality? Silverbolt putting his boy-parts in Blackarachnia's spider-parts-- now '''that's''' freaky! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:42, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

: Did one of the Bobs say it in the actual episode? /:) Also, this is not the Marvel comics. This is Beast Wars, where there ''are'' males and females. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 06:52, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

::To what degree are we confined to 'said in the actual episode'? Female voice actor. Nothign in the episode conflicts with it, producer says it's so- doesn't this get an italicised comment at least? (But then, I never understood the screaming shit-fits some people get into when you say the Predacon ship was called the Darkside. It was named in official sources, jsut not the series. Make an italicised note that the name came later and move on. No one gets this upset abotu the name of the Ark, and we didnt' even have Terrorsaur for that!) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 07:46, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

''A minor point of argument among fans is exactly why the Maximals were so quick to stasis-lock Transmutate instead of transferring its spark to another body like Rhinox did with Optimus Primal following the latter's unintentional sacrifice.'' 
: With Primal they were able to transfer his Spark into a new body because they happened to have a new empty stasis pod land outside soon before. With Transmutate, they didn't transfer her Spark because they didn't have any spare protoforms lying around (unless they found some and I'm forgetting it)--[[User:Zodberg|Zodberg]] 03:45, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, is this really a point of argument among fans? Because, it shouldn't be. The only reason they were able to put Primal's spark in a new body is because that pod with the blank protoform happened to be on hand. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 04:15, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::I'm inclined to agree. I vaguely recall people wondering why the Maxies seemed so eager to put her out of her misery instead of, say, stasis. But not that they should have given her a new body. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 04:22, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::But... they ''were'' going to put her into stasis. No one but Megatron ever suggested ''killing'' Transmutate. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 04:24, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::Eh. I ''did'' say it was a "vague" recollection. :) --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 04:26, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::::It's worth noting. I hear it all the time: Oh, the Maximals were going to kill Transmutate, they're so awful, why were they so evil to her. It's a common misperception. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 04:30, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Fifteen years later with a new Generations toy bio using "she" and "her" for the show character and all subsequent ancillary media having gone for lady Transmutate in the interim is it time for us to revisit how we handle the gender situation in their intro? --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 22:02, 23 February 2021 (EST)
:I am all for moving to female pronouns. Didn't the original episode script also describe them as big a female too? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 22:26, 23 February 2021 (EST)
::The script uses "she/her," but in the episode every single character, every single time, uses "it/its." Those are the canonical cartoon pronouns. Our current intro and BW section somewhat clean that up by choosing "they/them," but... it's an episode about euthanizing the disabled, I'm not sure how much we can clean it or if we should even try. EDITED BECAUSE I JUST READ THE SCRIPT FOR THE FIRST TIME, it is rather more definitive than our 14-year-old summary at the end. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 22:52, 23 February 2021 (EST)
:::That's true. However, BWU, Battle Tactics and two of the character's toys are sold as females at this point, so I'd say that is more than enough pieces of fiction to class them as "female". [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 22:59, 23 February 2021 (EST)
::::My view is to make an exception for the cartoon section to use "it" (as ugly as that is), feminine pronouns everywhere else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:17, 24 February 2021 (EST)
:::::I second Saix's proposal as probably the most accurate presentation of the facts of the case. [[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 23:59, 25 February 2021 (EST)
::::::I agree. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 00:07, 26 February 2021 (EST)
I'm chiming into this discussion just to fess up to adding Transmutate to the nonbinary characters category. I recognise this decision may be contested so I will justify it by adding that personal feelings about the use of it/its pronouns should not have bearing on the fact that - as has already been stated - in the final version of the script (which is the one relevant to canon) and in the episode it is always consistently referred to with 'it'. I myself am an autistic person who happens to use it/its, which has no bearing on my sapience or autonomy (I only bring up my identity to point out that real people do exist who use those pronouns; the usage of it/its by an autistic character is not inherently "ugly" or something that needs to be "cleaned up"). Silverbolt and Rampage both use 'it' while fully respecting and advocating for its autonomy. Transmutate's demonstration of its own sapience and the fact that it never once contested or objected to the use of neutral pronouns means that regardless of their portrayal in Uprising, there is no reason to assume that Beast Wars Transmutate is anything other than non-binary (possibly agender, but it is never actually stated to be genderless, so that would be speculation, not fact). [[User:Solus|Solus]] ([[User talk:Solus|talk]]) 09:17, 23 April 2023 (EDT)
:If a script differs from final published story, we always give precedence to the latter. Scripts change all the time and typically this winds up as curio in "Notes", if anything at all. The whole point of the episode was that most BW characters disputed not Transmutate's gender but its ''life''. Megatron called it a "thing," Primal said it was "barely at the level of a drone", Rattrap called it an Erector Set. That set up the whole tragedy at the end. We categorize characters as non-binary who have some in-fiction confirmation of that, even if it's just Vector Prime declaring it decades later. Adding Transmutate would be a speculative retcon of our own creation and, in my opinion, changes the subject away from the core tension of the episode. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 09:49, 23 April 2023 (EDT)
::Apologies for my bluntness but TFwiki's criteria for the Non-binary category is, "characters whose gender does not simply fit a binary gender or aren't on a masculine-spectrum/feminine-spectrum gender binary at all". Beast Wars Transmutate falls into both of TFWiki's criteria: its gender "does not simply fit a binary gender" nor is it on the binary spectrum. The in-fiction confirmation is that it is not referred to within binary terms in-episode, and it *is* explicitly referred to with non-binary pronouns. 'It' is not a pronoun that 'simply fits a gender binary'. Calling Beast Wars Transmutate 'female' is far more of a retcon and assumption than calling it non-binary; at the very least its gender was never once specified in-show, putting it in the same category as Acid Storm (a gender variable/gender expansive character). Vector Prime actually hasn't ever used the word 'non-binary' (or variants thereof), we've reasonably inferred that Tigerhawk, Honk and Overlord are non-binary from the phrases AVP does use ('do not conform to a binary male/female state'). Earthspark Frenzy's gender has never been confirmed in-fiction and their voice actor is non-binary but TFWiki has inferred that Frenzy is female and added the page to the female characters category. Likewise, Transmutate's non-binaryness can be reasonably inferred from how the characters refer to it never in gendered terms or pronouns; it is explicitly outside of the binary in-fiction. This is different to characters who simply do not get a long enough appearance to be referred to with pronouns/gendered terms. Not having a gender is not fitting into a gender binary. Additionally, your opinion that it not being part of a gender binary would change the subject from the episode is subjective, this is not a criterion for TFWiki nor is it a criterion for the Transformers franchise. No other canon Non-binary character has ever had an episode where their gender was disputed or part of the episode's core tension, including Nightshade, the franchise's most prominent non-binary character, who has appeared in several episodes so far without their gender being the subject of any of them, so I do not see how that's relevant. Transmutate has as much in-fiction confirmation of it being non-binary as any other singular-episode guest character whose gender is not the point of the episode (e.g. Beta - we've put her in Female Transformers because she's referred to with she/her and drawn with a feminine figure. Transmutate is referred to as it/its and its character model is explicitly androgynous - this should be enough. If binary characters like Beta do not need to announce their gender in exact words neither should characters who are very obviously outside of the binary like Beast Wars Transmutate. To clarify, I do not think it is an unreasonable assumption to speculate that characters like Beta are female given the in-fiction evidence, but neither do I think it is unreasonable to do the same for Transmutate based upon the exact same evidence). If Transmutate should not be categorised as non-binary then TFwiki may need to revise its categorisation policies for characters such as ES Frenzy, Beta and others who have been placed in gendered categories based upon inference regarding their character models without canon confirmation, or perhaps create a new category for characters like Beast Wars Transmutate who do not fall into the gender binary but also have not used the words 'non-binary' - 'genderless characters' or 'gender unconfirmed characters'. Sorry again if any of this has come across as patronising, or if the length seems berating, that's genuinely not my intention. [[User:Solus|Solus]] ([[User talk:Solus|talk]]) 13:36, 3 May 2023 (EDT)

==Alliance==
Isn't Transmutate technically a Maximal? (Her faction was never subverted by the Predacons, which should make her Maximal by default).[[User:Darktruth|Darktruth]] 16:35, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Even though this was mentioned 5 years ago, I second that notion. "Her" pregramming, while severely damaged, was never tampered with by the Predacons. So....nominally "she" should still be a Maximal. --Lord of Torment 01:19, 15 March 2013 (EDT)

Although, couldn't there be the possibility that that programming and hardware responsible for "her" faction, could have been damaged? Sort of like Tigertron. --[[User:Maximus Prime Toa of Earth| Maximus Prime Toa of Earth ]] ([[User talk:Maximus Prime Toa of Earth|talk]]) 13:17, 26 September 2016 (EDT)

==Artwork==
So apparently the artist who drew the comic cover for Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 55 has posted [http://zeromayhem.deviantart.com/art/Transmutate-Beast-Wars-Uprising-447825433 said artwork of the cover onto their DeviantArt account]. Would this be alright to post onto the TF Wiki? It is official artwork for the comics, and i think it would be nice having a new, up to date, default character artwork for the profile. [[User:Ixbran|Ixbran]] ([[User talk:Ixbran|talk]]) 06:36, 31 March 2015 (EDT)
:The policy for main images is that they're of the first well-known depiction, so the show version of Transmutate will remain at the top. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:10, 26 September 2016 (EDT)

== Powers ==

So in Beast Wars: Uprising, there is much talk of her "powers", but what powers does she have exactly? What power is it that is so terrifying?

== Gold Plastic Syndrome Evidence ==

Where was this reported? So I'm looking at mine, and it's flat gray plastic that's been painted over, not even swirly metallic plastic, and it hasn't shown any signs of cracking anywhere for years. I'm curious if this is just an assumption based on how thin the torso plastic is or if people are crunching in when pegging the other body parts on. This sounds like the Armada Prime arms assumption, where someone thinks it's GPS just because it LOOKS metallic, despite what the actual case may be.[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 10:49, 27 August 2021 (EDT)
:Someone I know has been through about 4 of them because they keep crumbling to dust, even when it hasn't been touched in several years and has just sat on the shelf. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 13:00, 27 August 2021 (EDT)
::That isn't GPS, especially if this doesn't have any of the right type of GP on it. It might be the full body made of soft rubbery plastic rotting away like G1 Shockwave's arm hose. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:06, 27 August 2021 (EDT)
:::And we need sources beyond "someone I know". [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:07, 27 August 2021 (EDT)
::::I haven't seen it brought up in reviews or anything of late, especially when people are pulling it out to make comparisons to the Fossilizer one. Again, it has no gold plastic, that's all just paint, and the only part that's hard ABS plastic is the upper body, which ''on mine'' (I specify in case there was a running change or something), is not cast in metallic plastic, just regular flat gray plastic. I'm really inclined to take that line out unless it gets corroborated.[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 13:57, 3 September 2021 (EDT)
:::::It's already been removed. Just a reminder that GPS isn't exclusive to metallic-swirly plastic. BWII Bigmos's plain turquoise plastic and TM2 Megatron's brown plastic shatter just as badly and they don't feature a metallic swirl at all. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 20:38, 3 September 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Transmutate (BW)

2023-04-23T13:17:48Z

Solus: /* Gender */

Transmutate (BW)

2023-04-23T12:30:10Z

Solus:

{{faction|maximal}}
{{disambig2|the character|the namesake cartoon episode|Transmutate (episode)}}
:''Transmutate is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Transmutate.jpg|250px|thumb|MU-tilate. MU-tant. Hm. I wonder. Oh well.]]

Confused, vulnerable, and staggeringly powerful, '''Transmutate''' (also '''Trans-Mutate''') is often perceived as a threat, especially by those who don't want such a wildly unpredictable individual disrupting their social order or behind-the-scenes plotting. Incomplete by Transformer standards, and with an innocent and trusting nature that is both boon and handicap, Transmutate is at great risk from those who have exploitation on their minds—but if provoked is able to unleash a nearly unwithstandable sonic scream as a defense mechanism.

{{note|Transmutate's origin, personality, gender, and degree of disability varied significantly depending on storylines—see below for specific details}}

{{quote|Man, I am tellin' ya, the things coming out of these pods is just getting weirder and weirder.|[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]|"[[Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Susan Blu]] (English), [[Haruna Ikezawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xu Lin]] (Chinese), [[Luca Bottale]] (Italian), [[Humberto Vélez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Transmutate Rampage.jpg|thumb|left|230px]]
Transmutate's [[stasis pod]] was one of many aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and at some point crashed from [[Earth]] orbit in seismically-unstable [[Grid Deltron]]. The heavily-damaged pod later became uncovered by the region's earthquakes and Transmutate explosively freed itself, revealing a warped and asymmetrical form that quickly provoked strong emotional reactions from those nearby: fascination from [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], disdain from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], compassion from [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], and greed from [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Presented with the choice of [[Maximal]] or [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], it hesitated and when Inferno accidentally shot it, it unleashed its sonic scream. With the Maximals out of commission as a result and feeling he'd found a kindred spirit, Rampage lost no time in befriending Transmutate. Though [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] failed to see the value in the mutant, deriding it as ugly and unable to transform and ordering it be destroyed, Rampage intended to prove the strange newcomer a worthy ally. He and Inferno persuaded it to act as bait for a trap for Silverbolt. When Transmutate was reluctant to finish off the Maximal, Inferno pushed the creature aside and was promptly blasted into the distance for his troubles.

[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] arrived and, defeating Rampage, persuaded Transmutate to return with him to the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' for a scan. The results were discouraging—Optimus felt that Transmutate was a danger to itself and everyone around it, and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] suggested immediately putting it into [[stasis lock]]. Silverbolt was the only one to speak up angrily on its behalf. Walking through the base alone, Transmutate heard Rampage calling out to it, and opted to leave the ''Axalon'' to join him.

Silverbolt quickly found the pair and immediately came to blows with Rampage. Transmutate tried to get the two to stop, landing between them right as they each fired missiles. Transmutate blazed with power, trying to halt the missiles, but was shattered in the resulting explosion. Though Transmutate lingered conscious for long enough to bid goodbye to its friends, its spark extinguished and it died, leaving both Silverbolt and Rampage devastated. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Timelines Trans-MutateCardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Every time I pin down what I think I want, it slips away.]]

In [[Primax 209.0 Gamma|a parallel reality]] where the Maximals and Predacons were created by the Autobots and Decepticons to serve as proxy armies to continue fighting in their stead, the 'bot who would become known as "Trans-Mutate" was a fully-formed Maximal. Cheerful and curious about everything around her, she suffered from a disconnect in her processors that prevented her from properly interpreting emotions and social cues, which only made her all the more fascinated in her fellow Maximals and the way they interacted with the world, and with her. For this condition, the cruel had given her the mocking nickname of "Trans-Mutate", but would likely have thought twice about doing so if they had realized that she was a [[Point One Percenter]], possessing a terrifyingly powerful [[spark]] that gave her a strength she herself feared and tried to forget about.

Observing multiple instances of incompatible, contradictory information in the official history logs of Cybertron and concluding that it had been perpetrated deliberately, the innocent-minded Trans-Mutate brought her concerns to the authorities, who reacted not with a desire to see it corrected, as she had expected, but with an anger she could not understand—they, of course, were the ones ''responsible'' for adjusting the history logs for their own purposes. Trans-Mutate ended up allying with the [[Minion of Unicron (BWU)|mobster]] [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], though she did not comprehend that he was a criminal: she sided with him because ''his'' account of history matched the facts she had gathered. When her usefulness to Cryotek ended, he discarded her, but she was rescued from the authorities by [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] and fell in with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s freedom fighters, struggling to overthrow the masters who forced them to fight a continuous war. Though she understood that she had been wrong in trusting Cryotek, she could not understand ''why''. {{storylink|Perception}} {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 55|Transmutate's profile in Club magazine #55}}

[[File:AloneTogetherPerception Trans-Mutate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
During the group's raid on the [[Ferromax Detention Center]] to free [[Dinobot (BW)|Dynobot]], Trans-Mutate found herself distracted by a voice emanating from a cell on the maximum security level: [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], a fellow Point One Percenter who sensed a kindred spirit in her, and who told her that he could feel the pain in her [[spark]]. The Maximals freed Dynobot, and before they left, Rampage promised Trans-Mutate that they would meet again. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}} Unfortunately, Trans-Mutate was captured during the escape, tried, and sentenced to incarceration on [[Garrus-16]]. En route, however, the prison ship ''[[Claustrum]]'' suffered a hull breach, jettisoning her stasis pod, which crashed on dwarf planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]]. Taking the [[navicomp]] from the pod to supply advice, she explored and discovered a huge structure. A short time later, she was found by Rampage, who had also been imprisoned aboard the ''Claustrum''. {{storylink|Perception}} When he turned out to be so low on energy he could barely stand, she connected him to the navicomp to give him power, and he filled her in on the concept of Point One Percenters. The pair soon realized that they were not alone, and came under attack from [[Bruton]] and [[Medusa]]. Despite putting up a fair battle, they were rendered unconscious and presented to [[Lord Imperious Delirious]]. {{storylink|Kindred}}

[[File:AloneTogetherPerception Trans-Mutate vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
The [[Destructon]] leader provided the pair with [[energon]] and revealed that he had shot the ''Claustrum'' down in order to liberate them. Explaining the origins of himself and his friends, who were all "second-born intellects"—being created by other beings—that had rebelled against their creators, Delirious invited Trans-Mutate and Rampage to join their ranks. Trans-Mutate, however, spotted the inconsistencies in Lord Imperious Delirious's story and, having uncomfortable memories of Cryotek, insisted that she and Rampage would be leaving. When pressed, she pointed out that Delirious had to be lying, because there was no way he could have known about them being on board the ship; the Destructon leader confirmed her suspicions, explaining he had shot the ship down purely to salvage its tech, but insisted that "broken" 'bots like them belonged in his care. Rampage wavered, but Trans-Mutate firmly refuted the notion that she was "broken"—and Lord Imperious Delirious responded with his hallucinogenic Delirious Fire. {{storylink|Delirious}}

[[File:AloneTogetherClarity RampageTransMutateDelirious.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.45]]
Trans-Mutate found herself floating in a fragmented space, unable to string together a thought, until Rampage was able to mentally contact her and persuade her to use her power to break them both free. They were immediately attacked by the Destructons, and Trans-Mutate sliced Medusa in two. The Destructons opted to leave Rampage and Trans-Mutate to be picked up by whomever answered the distress call Delirious had sent to Cybertron. {{storylink|Clarity}}

Indeed, the Cybertronian ship ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'' responded to LGC-8803 and an away team of enlisted Predacons got in a skirmish with the Destructons. Trans-Mutate found them and intervened, destroying [[Psychokhan]] by driving a grenade between plates in his armor. She and Rampage re-grouped with the Predacons and explained the circumstances. They fought to prevent Lord Imperious Delirious from escaping on the Predacons' shuttle. Imperious was seemingly defeated, but the ''Dinosaur'' came crashing down to the planet due to internal strife among the crew and Medusa's sabotage. Still, the ship survived landfall and unfolded into a new Cybertronian colony, dubbed Dinosaur City. Word of a rebellion against the Builders had reached the ship, and Rampage chose to join several other protoformers from the crew in returning to Cybertron to fight against tyranny. Trans-Mutate chose to remain at Dinosaur City, and had a tender good-bye with Rampage. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

Trans-Mutate and Rampage remained in contact thanks to Dinosaur City's long tachyon array. Given time, Trans-Mutate looked into their origins and discovered the extent of the atrocities performed by their creator, [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]], as he tried to create 0.1 percenters from protoformers. Her research helped guide Rampage to the hidden laboratory Deluge retained even after the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. Rampage executed their "father", and Trans-Mutate conceded it was necessary due to his crimes.

One decade later, she was still a resident of Dinosaur City when the [[Vok]] made themselves known. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends Rampage and Transmutate.jpg|thumb|right|100px]]
Perched on [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], Transmutate watched as [[T-AI|Ai]] attempted to arrest [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] in [[Tera-Kura Co.]] {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Transmutate.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Transmutate participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who was available in the December Daily Campaign and could be recruited by collecting 20 Alpha cores, 20 Beta cores, 20 Omega cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
[[File:BW10 Transmutate.jpg|thumb|150px|''Nobody wants me.''—eBay buyers would disagree!]]
{{collist|3|*'''[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Cheetor]]''' ([[2006]])
*'''[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Rhinox]]''' (2006)
*'''[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Waspinator]]''' (2006)
*'''[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Dinobot]]''' (2006)
*'''[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Rattrap]]''' (2006)
*'''[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Predacon Tarantulus]]''' {{sic}} (2006)}}

:Eight years after the character's fictional debut, Trans-Mutate was given a toy release as part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' toyline, split into components included with the first six figures in the line as the ''Transformers'' franchise's first "build-a-figure". (And ''only'' "build-a-figure", until the release of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Maccadam#Toys|Maccadam]] in [[2020]].) Trans-Mutate's head came with Waspinator, the torso with Cheetor, the waist and right leg with Rhinox, the left leg with "Tarantulus", the right arm with Rattrap, and the left arm with Dinobot.

:All six parts combine into a non-converting figure that stands about a head taller than the ''Beast Wars'' Deluxe Class molds with which its components were included. They have no action features and only limited articulation... but the simple fact that such a deliberately non-toyetic character featured in only one episode even ''got'' a toy is itself an extraordinary occurrence.

:According to [[Ben Yee]] on [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars'' Season 2 DVD commentaries, Hasbro attempted to replicate Trans-Mutate's sonic scream attacks, first as a spring-loaded projectile, then as a static decoration, before finally abandoning the idea.

:The plastic in Trans-Mutate's legs is very rubbery and prone to warping, leaving the toy unable to stand unsupported after a few years.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Trans-Mutate/trans-mutate.htm More information on Trans-Mutate at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Transmutate.jpg|thumb|300px|"Abed, she’s a program." "People have said similar things about me."]]
*'''Trans-Mutate''' (Deluxe Class, [[2014]])
**''Accessories:'' Two arm blades/motorcycle panels
:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Trans-Mutate is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Toys|Arcee]]. She was an exclusive available for purchase by [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] members. Trans-Mutate transforms from a green and tan motorcycle to a robot and back. Arm blades stow in vehicle mode and can be plugged under Trans-Mutate's forearms in robot mode.

:''Timelines'' Trans-Mutate came in a large box that is meant to serve as shared [[giftset]]-style packaging with ''Timelines'' [[Rampage (BW)#Timelines 2|Rampage]], though that figure is sold separately. The [[package art]] for this box is an homage to the poster of the 1985 sci-fi film ''{{w|Enemy Mine (film)|Enemy Mine}}''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Maximal/Trans-Mutate/trans-mutate.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Trans-Mutate at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Generations_select_Transmutate.jpg|thumb|300px|"Ms. Transmutate, I want to get off your wild ride!" "Repeat your answer please."]]
*'''Transmutate''' (Deluxe Class, July [[2021]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'''''
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS25'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-weapon

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on toy for ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'', Transmutate is a head retool and redeco of [[Paleotrex]]. She "transforms" into a skeletal ''Tyrannosaurus'' to robot and back via [[Partformer|disassembly and reassembly]]. Her new head replaces the mask assembly with a show-accurate head and a mouth that can open enough to replicate her super-sonic scream.

:As a redeco of a [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology|Fossilizer]], Transmutate can split into weapons and armor compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] for use by other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' figures (or any figure with [[5 mm post]] compatibility). The [[Hasbro Pulse]] description mentions her disassembly function as a homage to her [[#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|original build-a-figure toy]].<ref name="pulse">[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/generations/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs25-transmutate Hasbro Pulse toy page]</ref> This functionality also allows her to take on an official, more show-accurate configuration, by switching her upper right arm and lower right arm. Her dino-mode tail-tip becomes a serrated sword/cudgel in robot mode and has a small tab that plugs in behind the right shoulder for weapon storage.

:Of course, she can still form the two suggested configurations from Paleotrex. The first has her robot-mode lower body and forearms combined into a double-clawed backpack, with the dino-mode tail and pelvic assembly forming a massive battle-axe, her dino-mode head and neck an arm-mounted chompy-thing, her chestplate a shield, and her head becoming a hand-held weapon. The second has her lower body still as a backpack, but now acting as twin cannons, with the dino-mode feet plugging into the bottom of a figure's feet to be... uh, stilts, we guess, keeping the arm-mounted shield-chestplate, and combining the head, dino-skull, and tail-axe assembly into a monstrously huge battle sword.

:Due to having tiny feet and a very oddly proportioned body in robot mode, the figure can be difficult to pose without it falling over, not helped by the fact that her "ankle" tilts are actually positioned just below her knees.

:This mold was also used to make [[Skelivore]], as well as ''[[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]'' ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Store exclusives|Wreck N' Rule Collection]]'' [[Spindle]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Transmutate Facepic.jpg|200px|thumb|faaaaaaaaaaaace]]

*A point of argument is why the Maximals were so quick to stasis-lock Transmutate instead of transferring their spark to another body like Rhinox did with Optimus Primal following the latter's unintentional sacrifice. It was stated only that their [[core consciousness]] and body structure were mutilated beyond recovery; no mention was made about the condition of their spark. Of course, the euthanasia metaphor of the character's title episode would fall apart if they did that, but hey, semantics.
**The script for this episode explicitly states that Transmutate's spark was unstable: "Energy ERUPTS throughout Its body as Its own unstable spark begins to tear It apart." Although stage direction and narration from scripts are only [[pseudocanon]], this may nonetheless satisfy some that the spark was indeed as damaged as the body. The script, like many ''Beast Wars'' scripts, can be found on [http://web.archive.org/web/20050211031602/http://www.bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasontwo/ BWTF.com].
*The episode script's cast listing section describes the character as thus: "TRANSMUTATE: a being with no beauty of form nor logic of shape, massive, made of unmatched parts: bits of Predacon, pieces of Maximal, chunks of Fuzor and Transmetal, heavy-duty weapons, and a face that vaguely indicates it is female." This wording lends some credence to the idea that Transmutate was originally a female Protoform. At least one early draft of the script consistently uses female pronouns; however, the final script and the episode as aired constantly refers to Transmutate only as "it." In [[2014]], an alternate universe version of Transmutate would be depicted as female by a [[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|''Timelines'']] toy and corresponding Club magazine story. In [[2021]], Transmutate's ''Generations Selects'' toy, which is a representation of her show appearance, used female pronouns in the [[Hasbro Pulse]] online description.<ref name="pulse"/>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Transmutate''' (トランスミューテイト ''Toransumyūteito'')
*''Italian:'' '''Convertor'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànyì Biàntǐ''' (China, 变异变体, "Transmutate")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Transmutante'''
*''Russian:'' '''Transmutatsiya''' (Трансмутация), '''Transmutant''' (Трансмутант)
*''Spanish:'' '''Transmutante'''

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Transformers]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars 10th Anniversary| ]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Nonbinary characters]]
[[Category:Fossilizers]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Maximals]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:Point One Percenters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Maximals]]

Wakwak

2023-04-17T13:29:31Z

Solus:

[[File:EarthSpark-Traditions-Wakwak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2|Artist's impression]]
The '''Wakwak''' is a predatory creature in a the form of a vampiric bird that mainly preys on [[human]] children. Its arrival is heralded by the appearance of an icy fog. It can apparently commonly be found in the [[Philippines]], though hunts for it also take place in [[Pennsylvania]].

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
Tales of the Wakwak were retold in folklore. [[Alex Malto]]'s grandfather once saved a lost child from a Wakwak, and used to take Alex on Wakwak hunts.

Shortly after moving to [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], Alex retold the story of the Wakwak to his kids. He was unable to get any of them interested in going on the traditional Wakwak hunt, but managed to persuade [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] to come along, and passed on his Wakwak-fighting Kali defense techniques. {{storylink|Traditions}}

[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:Vampires]]

Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime

2022-11-19T16:52:07Z

Solus: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 22
|image=Lockdown-and-Clobber-with-Hod-Rod.jpg
|caption=The door-to-doorcons.
|prev=The Visitor
|next=Trials
|title="Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime"
|airdate=[[August 25]], [[2019]] (Australia/NZ) [[September 20]], 2019 (CN app/website) [[September 28]], 2019 (USA)
|season=2
|season ep=4
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Mae Catt]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Ehud Landsberg]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kw0KcvtMs4
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Decepticons vie for Megatron's favor, only for an Autobot to land right on their doorstep.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Cyberverse-s2e4-Shadow Striker's facepalm.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"He lies with such volubility that you would think truth were a fool."]]
In a video message livestreamed to the people of [[Earth]], [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] eulogizes the fallen [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]], his [[Decepticon]] troops standing in reverence behind him. Megatron lauds his former second-in-command's courage and loyalty, lamenting the loss of his closest friend before cursing the [[Autobot]] scum responsible and urging his viewers to do the same. Soundwave cuts the broadcast as [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] commend Megatron on his deception. Megatron reminds his troops that Starscream's fate serves as a reminder of what he will do to those that fail him. Knowing [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] is the one thing standing between him and the Allspark, Megatron demands that his troops bring him the Autobot leader's head, promising the role of second-in-command to whoever succeeds. The Decepticons move out, but Megatron pulls [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] aside and reminds her not to waste her newfound command of the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|seekers]].

As [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] makes preparations, he is confronted by [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]], who boasts that he will be the one to eliminate Optimus. Shockwave rebuffs him, and the two begin conspiring against one another. Shockwave orders Lockdown to sabotage Soundwave's shuttle, while Soundwave forces Clobber to blow up Shockwave's lab. Before they can even act on their new orders, [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] declares that both of them will be acting as bait in her own trap for Optimus. Meanwhile, Slipstream goes to the hangar to retrieve her seekers, but finds it empty, with [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] maintaining he does not know where the others are.

Outside the ''[[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|Nemesis]]'', Lockdown and Clobber lament their hopeless circumstances, believing every choice will lead to their termination. Out of nowhere, a [[GroundBridge]] opens up before them and [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] emerges, unsure of how he got there. He asks the two if they've seen a [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|"moon cheetah"]] anywhere, much to their confusion, but before he can leave to continue searching, the two grab him and slap [[stasis cuffs]] on him, seeing him as their way out. As they lead him back into the ship, the moon cheetah watches them from afar. Elsewhere, Slipstream continues to have no luck finding the other Seekers. She contacts Thundercracker, growing suspicious when she sees he's in Shockwave's lab, but he is yanked away as the transmission is cut.

Lockdown and Clobber bring Hot Rod to the bridge, where Shadow Striker berates them for their absence, but Megatron praises their efforts, believing Hot Rod will make a perfect bargaining chip. He hails the ''[[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]]'' and reveals the prisoner to Optimus, mocking him for letting one of his troops get caught by two of his most pathetic lackeys. He offers Optimus a trade: Hot Rod's life for Optimus's; left with no choice, Optimus agrees. Unimpressed, Hot Rod uses flames from his exhaust pipes to melt his restraints and takes off, with Megatron ordering the others to recapture him. With Hot Rod now free, Optimus rescinds his agreement, much to Megatron's anger. Hot Rod continues down the halls, giving [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] the slip, but Shadow Striker remains in pursuit.

Slipstream finally catches her seekers carrying [[Vector Sigma]] out of Shockwave's lab. When she demands to know what's going on, they only respond that they are "following orders". Before she can inquire further, she is struck from behind by the fleeing Hot Rod. By the time she regains consciousness, the others are gone. Lockdown and Clobber attempt to stop Hot Rod, but their attack hits Shadow Striker instead, and Hot Rod launches out of the ''Nemesis'' at high speed, celebrating as he drives back towards the ''Ark''. Megatron targets him with the ship's weapons, but stops as he catches sight of the moon cheetah, watching the creature create a GroundBridge and retreat through it. Fascinated, Megatron declares that this changes everything.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in video footage/as holograms. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] (12)
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] (2)
*[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] (3)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (4)
*[[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] (5)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (6)
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] (7)
*''[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]'' (8)
*Generic [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|seekers]] (9)
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (10)
*[[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] (11)

|c4=
*[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
"Starscream was the most courageous, the most loyal, the most ''capable'' bot I have ever known!"
:—'''Megatron''' piles it on higher and deeper in the name of propaganda.

'''Lockdown:''' "So what kinda reward do you think Megatron is going to give us?" 
'''Clobber:''' "I hope I get a second optic." 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Oh, Clobber, you don't need that! You look great!"

"Is your shuttle still functional?" 
"Yes. How is your lab? Still in one piece?" 
:—Ever subtle '''Shockwave''' and '''Soundwave'''.

"Hey Optimus, did that escape look as cool as it felt?"
:—'''Hot Rod'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Starscream is being memorialized following his (apparent) death in "[[Bad Moon Rising]]". Naturally, Megatron's speech that poor Screamer lost his life at the hands of the Autobots is nothing but bald-faced lies, as Megatron himself was the one who savagely beat Starscream before blasting him with his fusion cannon.
* Slipstream was promoted to leadership of the Seekers in "[[Sea of Tranquility]]".
* The GroundBridge Hot Rod emerges from is the same one he chased the "moon cheetah" through in the [[The Visitor|previous episode]].
* Vector Sigma was last seen in "[[Megatron Is My Hero]]", in which its chamber was established as having fallen to the Decepticons.

===Transformers references===
* Clobber has been designed to be a female version of [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]], but isn't because of reasons (see "Notes" on her page). She's nowhere near as tall as he was, but otherwise very similar, with the addition of lipstick and a few minor details changed.
* While the character has had a history in comics as far back as Generation 1, this marks the first time an incarnation of fan favorite [[Bludgeon (disambiguation)|Bludgeon]] has appeared in a televised ''Transformers'' cartoon (discounting the unrelated [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|''Robots in Disguise Mini-Con]] of the same name).
* [[GroundBridge]]s were first introduced in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]].

===Real-world references===
*The episode's title references the 1974 film ''{{w|Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia}}'', directed by {{w|Sam Peckinpah}}.
*The user names on the comments scrolling past Megatron's video are mostly based on the names of {{w|Great Old Ones}} from {{w|Cthulhu Mythos|Lovecraftian mythology}}. The one noticeable exception is "Shodan", named for the antagonist of ''{{w|System Shock}}''. Furthering this reference, one commenter makes reference to the fictional city of {{w|R'yleh}}, a key location in the Lovecraft mythos.
*Some of the commenters use the hashtag "#starscreamgate", a reference to the common practice of {{w|List of "-gate" scandals|attaching "-gate" to the name of a scandal}}, inspired by the infamous {{w|Watergate scandal}} in the 1970s.

===Trivia===
*In some TV schedules, this episode was listed with the title "Bring Me The Head Of Optimus Prime". This appears to have been a last-minute title change; in the original Australian & NZ airings, Megatron asks the Decepticons to bring him Prime's head, not spark.
*According to [[Mae Catt]], the Decepticons learned how to stream because they are deceptive. Megatron knew he should dedicate some time to winning the hearts and minds of humans while trying to speak more directly to the people. Starscream's "funeral" was not the first time the Decepticons streamed.<ref>"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]", 21 March 2020</ref>

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Clobber talks with Lockdown at the start, she is missing her Decepticon insignia.
*Hot Rod's model occasionally clips through Clobber's foot while he is being carried to Megatron.
*When Shadow Striker rides past the Seekers chasing Hot Rod, her model briefly clips through Slipstream's.
*A teal Seeker has the male head design, despite clearly speaking in a feminine voice.
*Shockwave's Research Lab is labelled as such in Cybertronian glyphs... [[Cybertronian language#Real-life_alphabets|Ancient Autobot]] glyphs that is, not Decepticon ones.

=== Continuity errors ===
*The scene where Slipstream noticed her Seekers coming out of Shockwave's lab is rather messy.
**At first, Thundercracker is seen carrying Vector Sigma with three other Seekers. When Slipstream arrives, two of them suddenly disappear for the rest of the scene.
**Slipstream is tackled to the ground by Hot Rod while standing in middle of the corridor, a few feet away from other Seekers. In the next shot, she is suddenly sitting against a wall right next to them. And right after the screen transition, she wakes up back at her original spot.
**When Slipstream wakes up, the Seekers are seen briefly in the background, walking to the opposite way from where they were originally going.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Votre cible : Optimus Prime'''" ("Your Target: Optimus Prime")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 24]], [[2019]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Bring mir den Spark von Optimus Prime'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], 2019

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Tsuki no Cheetah'''" (月のチーター, "Moon Cheetah")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[2019]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Me Tragam a Cabeça de Optimus Prime'''" ("Bring Me The Head Of Optimus Prime")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 14]], 2019

==Home video releases==
*TBA

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

Talk:Frenzy (ES)

2022-11-18T12:56:19Z

Solus: Created page with "Given that Frenzy is played by a nonbinary voice actor, are we sure they are intended to be female and not just a somewhat feminine looking nonbinary bot? Tiana's social media..."

Given that Frenzy is played by a nonbinary voice actor, are we sure they are intended to be female and not just a somewhat feminine looking nonbinary bot? Tiana's social media lists their pronouns as she/they. The notes section may be a tad hasty, unless Frenzy's gender has been confirmed as a girl elsewhere? [[User:Solus|Solus]] ([[User talk:Solus|talk]]) 07:56, 18 November 2022 (EST)

Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)

2022-11-12T01:39:45Z

Solus: /* Characters */

{{Nav-earthspark}}
[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Poster-Nick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|[[Nick Roche|By Nick,]] [[Nickelodeon|for Nick]].]]
'''''Transformers: EarthSpark'' ''' is an animated series that made its debut in November [[2022]] in support of the [[franchises|franchise]] of [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|the same name]]. First announced on [[February 25]], [[2021]], alongside ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]'', the series was co-produced by [[Entertainment One]] and [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]], and features 3D [[computer-generated imagery|CG animation]] by [[Icon Creative Studio]]. In the U.S., the first 10 half-hour episodes of the season were released on [[Paramount+]] on [[November 11]], 2022, with the remaining 16 to be released at a later date; the series also airs on Nickelodeon, with the first two episodes premiering on the same date. A second season has already been greenlit.

{{Quote|What you are doesn't define who you are. We are all -- MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!|Tagline}}

==Premise==
Many years after the end of the war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, young [[human]]s [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto]] are struggling to adapt after moving from [[Philadelphia]] to the small town of [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], [[Pennsylvania]]. When they find a strange object in a cave, it grants them mysterious robotic [[cyber-sleeve]]s and gives life to [[Twitch Malto|Twitch]] and [[Thrash Malto|Thrash]]—the first ever [[Transformer]]s to be born on [[Earth]]. Bonded to them through their cyber-sleeves, the Maltos adopt the two [[Terran]]s into their family. The Autobots, now working with [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] and the secret human organization [[G.H.O.S.T.]] to protect Earth from the remaining rogue Decepticons, reach out to the Maltos and offer the Terrans the chance to be mentored by [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]]. With new threats on the horizon, such as the mad scientist [[Mandroid]] and the various Decepticons still at large, the Maltos work together to keep each other safe and find their place in the world while learning what it truly means to be a family.

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] ([[Danny Pudi]])
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] ([[Cissy Jones]])
*[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] ([[Michael T Downey]])
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] ([[Martha Marion]])
|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] ([[Rory McCann]])
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] (Nolan North)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] ([[Sean Kenin Reyes]])
**[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] ([[Tiana Camacho]])
**[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]]
*[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]])
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (Nicole Dubuc)
*[[Bombshell (ES)|Bombshell]]
*[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]]
*[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]]
|c3=
;Malto family
*[[Robby Malto]] ([[Sydney Mikayla]])
*[[Mo Malto]] ([[Zion Broadnax]])
*[[Dot Malto]] ([[Benni Latham]])
*[[Alex Malto]] ([[Jon Jon Briones]])
;[[G.H.O.S.T.]]
*[[Executive Agent Croft]] ([[Kari Wahlgren]])
*[[Agent Schloder]] ([[Marc Evan Jackson]])
;Others
*[[Mandroid]] ([[Diedrich Bader]])
*[[Mr. Smelt]] ([[Daran Norris]])
*[[Mischa]] ([[Grace Lu]])
*[[Bruno]] ([[Dasan Turner]])
|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Twitch Malto]] ([[Kathreen Khavari]])
*[[Thrash Malto]] ([[Zeno Robinson]])
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] ([[Z Infante]])
|h5=Others||c5=
*[[Quintus Prime]] ([[Clancy Brown]])
*[[Arachnamech]]s
}}

==Episodes==
{{collist|2|
# [[Secret Legacy, Part 1]]
# [[Secret Legacy, Part 2]]
# [[Moo-ving In]]
# [[House Rules]]
# [[Classified]]
# [[Traditions]]
# [[Friends and Family]]
# [[Decoy (episode)|Decoy]]
# [[Age of Evolution, Part 1]]
# [[Age of Evolution, Part 2]]
}}

==Creative team==
The series is executive produced by [[Ant Ward]], [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Ciro Nieli]] and [[Dale Malinowski]]. Malinowski is also developing the show alongside [[Claudia Spinelli]] and [[Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt]]. Other known staff include story editor [[Mae Catt]], storyboard director [[Jordan Rosato]], director [[JJ Conway]], storyboard artist [[Matthew Humphreys]], writer [[Maasai Singleton]], and character designers [[Nick Roche]] and [[Angelo Vilar]]. [[Kristi Reed]] will serve as the series voice director.

==Notes==
* The series was originally planned to premiere on Nickelodeon first, with international releases to follow. At Nickelodeon's upfront in March 2022, a newer announcement clarified that the series would premiere globally on Paramount+ in November 2022.<ref>[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2022/03/30/transformers-earthspark-november/ Transformers: EarthSpark Rolls Out on Paramount+ This November]</ref> While its presence on the channel itself remained unclear leading up to release, the first two episodes also premiered on Nick the same day, both in the US and international markets.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://deadline.com/2021/02/nickelodeon-orders-transformers-animated-comedy-series-hasbro-franchise-1234700661/ Nickelodeon Orders 'Transformers' Animated Series Based On Hasbro Franchise — Deadline]
* [https://www.nick.com/shows/transformers-earthspark/ EarthSpark on Nick.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Earthspark}}
[[Category:EarthSpark| ]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)

2022-11-12T01:38:14Z

Solus: /* Characters */

{{Nav-earthspark}}
[[File:Transformers-EarthSpark-Poster-Nick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|[[Nick Roche|By Nick,]] [[Nickelodeon|for Nick]].]]
'''''Transformers: EarthSpark'' ''' is an animated series that made its debut in November [[2022]] in support of the [[franchises|franchise]] of [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|the same name]]. First announced on [[February 25]], [[2021]], alongside ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]'', the series was co-produced by [[Entertainment One]] and [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]], and features 3D [[computer-generated imagery|CG animation]] by [[Icon Creative Studio]]. In the U.S., the first 10 half-hour episodes of the season were released on [[Paramount+]] on [[November 11]], 2022, with the remaining 16 to be released at a later date; the series also airs on Nickelodeon, with the first two episodes premiering on the same date. A second season has already been greenlit.

{{Quote|What you are doesn't define who you are. We are all -- MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!|Tagline}}

==Premise==
Many years after the end of the war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, young [[human]]s [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto]] are struggling to adapt after moving from [[Philadelphia]] to the small town of [[Witwicky (town)|Witwicky]], [[Pennsylvania]]. When they find a strange object in a cave, it grants them mysterious robotic [[cyber-sleeve]]s and gives life to [[Twitch Malto|Twitch]] and [[Thrash Malto|Thrash]]—the first ever [[Transformer]]s to be born on [[Earth]]. Bonded to them through their cyber-sleeves, the Maltos adopt the two [[Terran]]s into their family. The Autobots, now working with [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] and the secret human organization [[G.H.O.S.T.]] to protect Earth from the remaining rogue Decepticons, reach out to the Maltos and offer the Terrans the chance to be mentored by [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]]. With new threats on the horizon, such as the mad scientist [[Mandroid]] and the various Decepticons still at large, the Maltos work together to keep each other safe and find their place in the world while learning what it truly means to be a family.

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] ([[Danny Pudi]])
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Elita-1 (ES)|Elita-1]] ([[Cissy Jones]])
*[[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] ([[Michael T Downey]])
*[[Arcee (ES)|Arcee]] ([[Martha Marion]])
|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] ([[Rory McCann]])
*[[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] (Nolan North)
*[[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] ([[Sean Kenin Reyes]])
**[[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] ([[Tiana Camacho]])
**[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Ravage (ES)|Ravage]]
*[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]])
*[[Nova Storm (ES)|Nova Storm]] (Nicole Dubuc)
*[[Bombshell (ES)|Bombshell]]
*[[Shrapnel (ES)|Shrapnel]]
*[[Skullcruncher (ES)|Skullcruncher]]
|c3=
;Malto family
*[[Robby Malto]] ([[Sydney Mikayla]])
*[[Mo Malto]] ([[Zion Broadnax]])
*[[Dot Malto]] ([[Benni Latham]])
*[[Alex Malto]] ([[Jon Jon Briones]])
;[[G.H.O.S.T.]]
*[[Executive Agent Croft]] ([[Kari Wahlgren]])
*[[Agent Schloder]] ([[Marc Evan Jackson]])
;Others
*[[Mandroid]] ([[Diedrich Bader]])
*[[Mr. Smelt]] ([[Daran Norris]])
*[[Mischa]] ([[Grace Lu]])
*[[Bruno]] ([[Dasan Turner]])
|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Twitch Malto]] ([[Kathreen Khavari]])
*[[Thrash Malto]] ([[Zeno Robinson]])
*[[Nightshade]] ([[Z Infante]])
|h5=Others||c5=
*[[Quintus Prime]] ([[Clancy Brown]])
*[[Arachnamech]]s
}}

==Episodes==
{{collist|2|
# [[Secret Legacy, Part 1]]
# [[Secret Legacy, Part 2]]
# [[Moo-ving In]]
# [[House Rules]]
# [[Classified]]
# [[Traditions]]
# [[Friends and Family]]
# [[Decoy (episode)|Decoy]]
# [[Age of Evolution, Part 1]]
# [[Age of Evolution, Part 2]]
}}

==Creative team==
The series is executive produced by [[Ant Ward]], [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Ciro Nieli]] and [[Dale Malinowski]]. Malinowski is also developing the show alongside [[Claudia Spinelli]] and [[Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt]]. Other known staff include story editor [[Mae Catt]], storyboard director [[Jordan Rosato]], director [[JJ Conway]], storyboard artist [[Matthew Humphreys]], writer [[Maasai Singleton]], and character designers [[Nick Roche]] and [[Angelo Vilar]]. [[Kristi Reed]] will serve as the series voice director.

==Notes==
* The series was originally planned to premiere on Nickelodeon first, with international releases to follow. At Nickelodeon's upfront in March 2022, a newer announcement clarified that the series would premiere globally on Paramount+ in November 2022.<ref>[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2022/03/30/transformers-earthspark-november/ Transformers: EarthSpark Rolls Out on Paramount+ This November]</ref> While its presence on the channel itself remained unclear leading up to release, the first two episodes also premiered on Nick the same day, both in the US and international markets.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://deadline.com/2021/02/nickelodeon-orders-transformers-animated-comedy-series-hasbro-franchise-1234700661/ Nickelodeon Orders 'Transformers' Animated Series Based On Hasbro Franchise — Deadline]
* [https://www.nick.com/shows/transformers-earthspark/ EarthSpark on Nick.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Earthspark}}
[[Category:EarthSpark| ]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Progenitor

2022-10-15T22:29:54Z

Solus: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

The '''Progenitors''' presumably preceded the current rulers of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
When [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] tried to apologize for spilling a cadet's drink, said cadet snidely asked if Rung was "the last of the Progenitors." {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] addressed the [[Senate]] as "descendants of the Progenitors". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] lamented never having saved the life of a Progenitor, placing them on par with "a Prime or a Prowl". {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

==Notes==
*It is unclear if "Progenitor" is in fact an alternative term for the [[Guiding Hand]], the [[Knights of Cybertron]], the [[Thirteen]], or a unique group as the term is used only once in "Chaos Theory" and never mentioned again.

[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]

Talk:Honk

2022-01-14T21:12:58Z

Solus:

Not at all convinced that we need a page for this particular generic when there is hundreds of generics who aren't getting pages strewn throughout the series. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:46, 14 January 2022 (EST)

I added it solely due to the cult following on Twitter, however, it would appear that the frog civilian/transfrog actually does have some significance after all given Rebecca Ann's tweet ( https://twitter.com/beccabeean/status/1482020890430697475 ) confirming that it was deliberately placed in the scene as their "TFsona" per their specific request to include the character to Jack Lawrence, Heather Breckel and David Mariotte. If the page still does not meet the guidelines, it is not a problem. [[User:Solus|Solus]] ([[User talk:Solus|talk]]) 16:12, 14 January 2022 (EST)

Honk

2022-01-13T20:34:49Z

Solus:

{{noname}}
[[File:FrogCivilianTread&CircuitsP4.jpeg|frame|right|[https://toadsnfrogs.com/can-frogs-change-gender/ Chemicals in the water are making the frogs trans!]]]

:''Frog Civilian is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Wreckers: Tread & Circuits]] portion of the [[2019 IDW continuity|IDW (2019)]] [[continuity family]].''
"'''Frog Civilian'''" is an amphibious Velocitronian [[Beastformer]]. Yeah, we didn't think frogs were that fast either. Must be something in the [[energon]].

==Fiction==
===2019 IDW continuity===
As [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] prepared to be sworn in as [[Velocitron]]'s [[Senate|First Senator]], the "Frog Civilian" was among the many innocent Velocitronians caught up in the chaos of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]'s... attack. Mayhem had already sealed off the exits before storming the Senate building, so "Frog Civilian" and the other onlookers could only stand by and watch as the [[Wreckers]] fought to keep them safe. Presumably they and the other civilians who survived the attack thanks to the Wreckers' efforts are still alive and well. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Neutrals]]

Tread & Circuits Part 4

2022-01-13T20:24:59Z

Solus: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory
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|prev= Tread & Circuits Part 3
|next=
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|image=Tread&Circuits 4 cvrA.jpg
|title="Tread & Circuits Part 4"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[January 12]], 2022
|coverdate=January 2022
|written by=[[David Mariotte]]
|art by=[[Jack Lawrence]]
|colors by=[[Heather Breckel]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[Riley Farmer]] and [[Tom Waltz]]
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}}

'''The Wreckers have one last chance to stop Mayhem from pulling off their most ambitious scheme yet—but will this mission herald the end of the team, or a new beginning?'''

==Synopsis==
Despite the recent attack on the [[Speedia|Speedia 500]], the mood on [[Velocitron]] is jubilant as Transformers from all across the planet crowd the [[Senate]] building to get a glimpse of [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]'s swearing-in as the planet's new First Senator... a crowd that includes [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] and the [[Wreckers]], who've gone undercover to keep an eye on the ceremony. Certain that their [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] foes will attempt something, he's posted the other members of his team to monitor every possible access point to the building...and so caught up is he in his private doubts that he's taken by surprise when [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] claps him on the back and congratulates him for running a good race. Already on edge, Thunderclash hastily excuses himself, then hurries over to meet the rest of his team as they enter with the other Speedia racers to watch the ceremony. As it turns out, the other Wreckers have been debating what they'll do next: although [[Aileron]]'s certain that Mayhem will try to disrupt the ceremony, [[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Shot]] and [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] remain unsure. More pressingly, however, Aileron wonders if they've pushed their luck too hard on this one: after multiple racers saw them in action during the Speedia debacle, their usual travelling performer cover story will be difficult to maintain. Perhaps, she suggests, it's time to step down... but before the other Wreckers can interject, [[Xaaron]] steps up to the podium to begin the ceremony.

Knock Out takes the stage amidst general applause and begins his acceptance speech: while he begins by roundly denouncing Mayhem and their recent attack on the Speedia, he admits that their anger at the system is not misplaced. For too long, the people of Velocitron have put speed and showmanship over sound systems of governance... and the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] party will change that for good. But, as Knock Out continues his speech, [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]] glimpses a Mayhem agent in the crowd: as [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] sneaks up to the balconies, Minerva gives chase, quietly radioing for the other Wreckers for backup as she goes... but as Knock Out launches into the climax of his speech, Submarauder takes aim. Minerva pounces on her foe and tries to wrestle the gun away—and, amidst the struggle, the gun goes off and harpoons Knock Out squarely in the chest.

Terror sweeps the building as the First Senator collapses, and Submarauder shoves the gun into Minerva's arms before he bolts for the nearest doorway. Security forces pile into the building and order Submarauder to freeze, unaware that the ''real'' Submarauder has already abandoned his outer shell and rigged it to blow. The ensuing explosion sends Minerva flying and kills the security 'bots who might've otherwise secured the building; while [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] gets the high-ranking dignitaries to cover, panicked [[Frog Civilian|civilians]] find that the doors have sealed shut and won't open. Thinking quickly, Thunderclash body-slams the nearest door open, only for the hulking [[Skullgrin]] to catch him in a flying tackle. As Ricochet and Hot Shot force a second door open, [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] blast their way into the building... but Leadfoot shouts for his fellow racers to follow his lead, and their improvised charge gives the two dazed Wreckers the crucial seconds they need to regain their bearings. Aileron tries moving Knock Out—although [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] claws his way up through the floor to ambush her, the flying Autobot quickly dispatches him with a concealed blaster she'd smuggled into the ceremony. Bit by bit, the tide turns in favour of the Wreckers: Thunderclash successfully piledrives Skullgrin into the floor, Hot Shot and Ricochet switch foes and double-team their opponents, and by the time that security makes it into the building, the Wreckers have already rounded up and incapacitated every member of Mayhem. It seems as though the Wreckers have successfully saved the day... but as Aileron helps the wounded Knock Out to his feet, Breakdown unexpectedly rounds on the group: members of Velocitronian security found Minerva, alone, at the site of the explosion, holding the attempted murder weapon. A disgraced Minerva is led away by members of Velocitronian security... a team of officers who ''also'' happen to be Mayhem operatives who've discarded their outer shells.

Some time later, the remaining Wreckers lift off from Velocitron; aboard the ''[[Stuntmaster]]'', Thunderclash is confident that Knock Out will put in a good word for Minerva and hopefully expedite her release. A conscious but still-wounded [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] announces they're live, and so Thunderclash and the other three Wreckers begin their latest broadcast to their adoring fans. This will be their ''final'' broadacast for the time being; after the Speedia, Thunderclash announces that they're stepping down for now, and the team sign off with one last "wreck and rule". Circuit has just enough energy to complete the recording and broadcast it across the galaxy... then, finally, succumbs to his injuries and dies. The Velocitron fiasco has now cost the team ''two'' Wreckers and the ability to hide behind their usual cover story—with no clear path forward, Hot Shot wonders if this marks the end of the Wreckers. Optimistic to the end, Thunderclash insists that they can't just give up, and points to Knock Out's recent speech indicating trouble on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. ''That's'' where they need to be, now... but Aileron informs him that the entire [[space bridge|spacebridge]] network has gone dark, effectively stranding them millions of lightyears away from their home. Fortunately, Thunderclash has a different idea—even if the crew of the ''Stuntmaster'' can't get home, they ''do'' possess a top-of-the-line communications system. Already, Thunderclash has put out the call to some of the most trustworthy 'bots he knows—inspired by Leadfoot's recent example on Velocitron, why not, he asks, recruit some ''new'' Wreckers?

On Velocitron, some time later, a shackled Minerva has realized the horrible truth about everything that has transpired: Knock Out and the Ascenticons—now the ''Decept''icons—masterminded the entire Mayhem affair, all part of a plot to eliminate the competition and put one of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s loyalists in power. Flanked by the former members of "Mayhem", now sporting their new Decepticon [[insignia]]s, [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] sentences her to indefinite stasis; as his guards haul her away, Knock Out reclines in his new throne and smirks: "long live Knock Out..."

==Featured characters==
''Characters who appear in ''italics'' only appear on a screen.'' 
{{featuredcharacters
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* [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] (1)
* [[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Shot]] (2)
* [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] (3)
* [[Aileron]] (4)
* [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]] (5)
* [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] (23)

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* [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] (15)
* ''[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]'' (37)

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* [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] (16)
* [[Skullgrin]] (17)
* [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]] (18)
* [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (19)
* [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (21)
* [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]] (22)
* [[Roadgrabber]] (23)

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* [[Hauler]] (6)
* [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] (7)
* [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] (8)
* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (9)
* [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (10)
* [[Xaaron]] (12)
* [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] (13)
* [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] (14)
* [[Lickety-Split (G1)|Lickety-Split]] (20)
* ''[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'' (24)
* ''[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'' (25)
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* ''[[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]]'' (26)
* ''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'' (27)
* ''[[Smashdown]]'' (28)
* ''[[Stardrive]]'' (29)
* ''[[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'' (30)
* ''[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'' (31)
* ''[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'' (32)
* ''[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'' (33)
* ''[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]'' (34)
* ''[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'' (35)
* ''[[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]]'' (36)
* ''[[Goshooter]]'' (38)

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==Quotes==
"Mayhem can '''run'''. They can '''hide'''. But Circuit is in '''critical condition''' back in the ''Stuntmaster''. Be it this cycle or another, they '''will not''' get away. We're Wreckers. There are '''no''' vacations."
:—'''Thunderclash'''

"We've done so much that no one can ever know about but... I can't remember the last time it was this '''hard'''."
:—'''Aileron'''

"The '''chaos''' on Velocitron is over! We stand on the edge of a '''bold new era! A better era!''' One where we truly accept we are not Cybertron—not any longer! We are '''our own''' world with our '''own needs!''' We are not fallen tethers, we are not forgotten miners, we are '''not death!''' We are life! We are speed!"
:—'''Knock Out'''

"I know you're together, but you might want to get a new sec-ops chief. One better equipped for crises."
:—'''Aileron'''

"Are you equipped for crisis? Ready for mayhem?" 
"Yes, actually. Would you believe Sec-Ops would let someone in with a weapon? Seems awfully lax to me." 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''PKOW'''*
:—'''Octopunch''' vs. '''Aileron'''

"We are Mayhem. Long live the Decepticons." 
"And long live '''Knock Out!'''"
:—'''Skyquake''' and '''Knock Out'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* In his speech before the Velocitronian Senate, Knock Out mentions the fall of the [[Tether]] on Cybertron, which occurred in ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[The Change In Your Nature Part Five|issue #17]]. Subsequent issues—most notably [[Arcee/Greenlight: Run|issue #18]], [[Light/Star|the 2021 annual]], and a few issues of ''[[Transformers: Galaxies|Galaxies]]'', implied that the disaster took out Cybertron's entire [[space bridge|spacebridge]] network and rendered faster-than-light travel impossible; the penultimate scene of this comic seemingly confirms this, as Aileron mentions that without a functioning spacebridge it would take a megacycle for them to get back to Cybertron.
* After shooting Knock Out, Submarauder abandons his [[Pretender|outer armor]] and slips away, using his smaller robot form to blend into the crowd: he'd previously employed a variation of this strategy in [[Tread & Circuits Part 3|the previous issue]] to escape Security Operations after they tried to arrest him. Presumably he had a backup shell offscreen?
* The final scene of the comic, which features Knock Out, his entourage, and the former members of Mayhem all wearing Decepticon badges and openly hailing the movement, must be set at some point after the events of [[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|issue #23]], in which Megatron formally renamed his faction "the Decepticons" and overthrew the Cybertronian [[Senate]]—like a few other recent side stories, a safe bet would be that it takes place at some point during the forty-cycle timeskip between issues [[War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|#30]] and [[Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|#31]].
* [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] appears on Thunderclash's list of prospective Wrecker recruits; however, he joined the Ascenticons sometime before [[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' #1]], later fell in with the underground terrorist cell known as [[The Rise]], and was rendered comatose by an explosion until a recently-revived [[Exarchon]] stole his body in [[Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|''Transformers'' #36]]. If the Wreckers' selection therefore seems out-of-date, they mention in the same scene they've been "out here" among the colonies for nearly two megacycles (2,000 years) or basically ever since the [[War of the Threefold Spark]].
* After she's imprisoned, Minerva angrily calls Knock Out a "mechanic-maniac" in reference to their video game face-off in [[Tread & Circuits Part 2|issue #2]].

===Transformers references===
* Video screens and friezes inside the Velocitronian Senate prominently feature the red lightning-bolt symbol used in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon to represent the planet, which featured prominently on Velocitron's [[Cyber Planet Key]]s.
* In his inauguration speech, Knock Out announces that his reign heralds the beginning of a "bold new era" for the planet—"A Bold New Era" was the tagline originally used to advertise the first year of IDW's ''Transformers'' reboot, and ran up until [[Arcee/Greenlight: Run|issue #18]].
* As he grapples with Skullgrin, Thunderclash announces that he's got "better things to do than die", copping [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] line from the first act of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* A Velocitronian bystander on page twelve is drawn to resemble ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]].
* Thunderclash kicks off their final broadcast by using the famous [[universal greeting]] from the animated film: "bah-weep-graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong."
* The list of potential Wrecker recruits features a ''huge'' variety of characters: these include characters who've appeared as Wreckers in other continuities, characters who've crossed paths or been associated with the team in varying capacities, and a few new faces thrown in for spice. Most prominently, the team features most of the classic Wreckers from "[[Target: 2006]]": [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], and [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]], although those last two are drawn to resemble their [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'']] [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|counterparts]]. IDW-original Wreckers include Leadfoot, who joined the team in ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', and noted Wreckers fanboy [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''. [[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] were both Wreckers in the [[Aligned continuity family]], while ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' promotional material identified [[Smashdown]] as the team's mascot. Non-Wreckers in the mix include [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], who were both members of the original [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], who briefly crossed paths with the team in IDW's ''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies|Secrets & Lies]]'' miniseries, a ''[[Cyberverse]]'' [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]], [[Goshooter]], and finally, IDW's original character [[Stardrive]], who's never joined the Wreckers but ''did'' work with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and his Dirty Dozen in the pages of ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Unicron|Unicron]]'', so maybe that's what they're riffing off of.

===Errors===
* On panel five of page two, Breakdown and Skyquake accidentally switch color schemes: Breakdown is green and Skyquake is blue.
* As Thunderclash explains his previous combat experience, the "Threefold Spark" is erroneously hyphenated as "Three-Fold".
* In [[Tread & Circuits Part 1|issue #1]], Octopunch showed a hologram of Velocitron that depicted it as Earth-like, with green continents and liquid oceans. As the Wreckers leave the planet in this issue, however, it's instead shown to be a metallic, Cybertron-like world.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': So anyway, Aileron started blasting, by [[Jack Lawrence]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
* '''Cover B''': Knock Out in the crosshairs, by [[Josh Burcham]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Thunderclash vs. Octopunch, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]

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===Reprints===
*'''''Transformers Volume 5: Horrors Near and Far''''' ([[May 22]], 2022 **''scheduled''**) ISBN 1684058066 / ISBN 978-1684058839
**Hardcover.
**Collects ''Transformers'' issues #31–36, ''Wreckers: Tread & Circuits'' issues #1-4, ''Transformers Annual 2021'', and the ''Transformers Halloween Special''.
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==External links==
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:''Frog Civilian is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Wreckers: Tread & Circuits]] portion of the [[2019 IDW continuity|IDW (2019)]] [[continuity family]].''
"'''Frog Civilian'''" is an amphibious Velocitronian [[Beastformer]]. Yeah, we didn't think frogs were that fast either. Must be something in the [[energon]].

==Fiction==
===2019 IDW continuity===
As [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] prepared to be sworn in as [[Velocitron]]'s First Senator, the "Frog Civilian" was among the many innocent Velocitronians caught up in the chaos of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]'s... attack. Mayhem had already sealed off the exits before beginning their attack, so "Frog Civilian" and the other onlookers could only stand by and watch as the [[Wreckers]] fought to keep them safe. Presumably they and the other civilians who survived the attack thanks to the Wreckers' efforts are still alive and well. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

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Optimus Prime (RID)

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDPrime02.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Ironically, filled with [[Burning justice|blazing justice.]] ]]

'''Optimus Prime''' (aka '''Fire Convoy''') is a stern and serious commander, devoted to protecting freedom and innocent life. He has seen the galactic path of conquest and destruction already burned by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and swears it will not include [[Earth]]. Optimus Prime often finds himself in the role of "straight man" to the more comic stylings of the other Autobots and [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]], and tends to treat their humorous exaggerations or personality quirks as statements of straightforward fact. His subordinates view him as a great leader, if stubborn and much too prone to long speeches. Optimus Prime's greatest weakness is his sense of nobility. If an adversary claims to have had a change of heart and discovered inner goodness, Prime will fall for it every single time. But once he finds out he's been had, they'd better watch out!

{{bigquote|Our power is greater than theirs, because it comes from a place of goodness, not greed.|Optimus Prime|"[[Battle Protocol!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Kaplan]] (English), [[Satoshi Hashimoto]] (Japanese)|[[Jeong-gu Lee|Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Gerardo Reyero]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Massimo Lodolo]] (Italian)}}
[[File:BattleProtocol Prime gun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Firearms are the right of all sentient beings.]]
Optimus Prime was created, along with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], by [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]] during the [[Golden Age]]. The two of them were raised together, and thus, saw each other as brothers. However, this relationship was torn apart after the Cybertron Civil Wars, whereupon the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] chose Optimus Prime to command the Autobots in stopping the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] from ravaging the universe in his quest for energy. Ultra Magnus left Cybertron that same day, bitter and spiteful of his brother. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

Prime soon struck up command on [[Earth]], where he took the form of a fire truck. Operating out of a secret base in [[Metro City]], he and his fellow Autobots were more than ready to face Megatron and his Predacons. The conflict began when Megatron appeared in New York, attempting to kidnap the famous scientist [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Kenneth Onishi]]. Optimus struck up a friendship with Onishi's son, [[Koji Onishi|Koji]], and despite not being able to save the boy's father, vowed that he would help rescue him. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

[[File:BulletTrainRescue Prime through window.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Armor Digivolve!]]
Optimus later took Koji to see the Autobot base, during a series of Predacon attacks on trucks around Metro City. New Predacon [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] turned out to be after a terrorist device hidden in a sports car. With the bomb on the verge of exploding, Optimus converted to his [[Super Mode|battle mode]] and used his power stream to blast the shark and the bomb safely into space. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}} The launch of the [[Linear RFG]] bullet train was also a clear target for the Predacons, and Optimus ordered the Autobots to provide an escort. Sure enough, the Predacons destroyed a bridge ahead, and Optimus aided [[Team Bullet Train]] in stopping the train before disaster occurred. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

Together with the [[Autobot Brothers]], Prime prevented the Predacons from stealing the [[Plutonium Energy Generator]] stored in a Metro City warehouse. When the generator was later moved, the Predacons made a second attempt, but Prime was content to sit back and watch the [[Spy Changer]]s go to work in foiling the quartet. {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue}}

{{quote|Your imagery is derivative. It lacks semiotic cohesion. And the hapless foe is you!|Optimus Prime, critiquing Sky-Byte's poetry|"The Hunt for Black Pyramid"}}

A distress call from Koji sent Optimus and the Autobot Brothers to a location in the sea near Metro City. Using the [[Global Space Bridge]], the Autobots made the leap out to a stricken ship, which was under attack by the Predacons. Prime fought with Sky-Byte, discovering that the shark had the edge while underwater. Once the ship was righted, the Autobot Leader quickly beat the Predacon into a withdrawal with his Fist of Steel. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}} Prime suspected that an attack by Megatron and the Predacon trio in the middle of Metro City was a diversion, and this was confirmed by an SOS from Side Burn, who was exploring [[Payuma ruins|Native American ruins]]. After Prime had traveled to the ruins and fought off Sky-Byte, the Autobots found a [[Doctor Onishi's microchip|microchip]], hidden there by Doctor Onishi. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

[[File:SecretWeaponD5 TAI Prime thoughtful.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Something about the upper chassis design?]]
Following Side Burn's kidnapping by the Predacons, Prime responded to the ransom request... by turning up alone and promptly being captured himself. Megatron began beating on the bound Optimus, until [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], [[X-Brawn]] and the Spy Changers mounted a stealth rescue. The prisoners freed, the Autobots turned on the Predacons and chased them off. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}} When Koji reported a Predacon attack on the [[Grandpa|D-512 Stanwich Steamer]], Optimus coordinated the Autobot defense from home base. After [[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]'s last minute rescue of the train, Optimus held Koji up so that the boy could film the steam engine. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

[[File:SkidZsChoice Prime dynamic stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I hope you like this shot, [[Stock footage|cos you'll be seeing it a lot!]]]]
Optimus was not very worried about Mirage having apparently defected, stating that he was an Autobot and a member of the elite Spy Changers. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}} Optimus has the Autobots all enter the [[International Grand Prix]] in order to try and find [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]], a recently arrived Autobot who had scanned a racing car and become possessed by the urge to compete in races. Unfortunately the Predacons decided to enter the race too, and partway through, Optimus and the Autobot Brothers found themselves holding up a huge rock dropped onto them by Megatron. Fortunately Skid-Z himself turned up and destroyed the rock, allowing them to chase Megatron off. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

Another new recruit, [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]] went rogue and began towing away random Autobots to an unspecified location. Prowl and Optimus finally managed to track Tow-Line down, correcting the damage to his circuits done by the Predacons, and rescuing their fellows. A rousing battle ensued, with inevitable defeat for the Predacons. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}} A Predacon investigation of the [[Cave of the Dragon]] lead Optimus and Midnight Express to dress up as a huge statue to chase them off. The ruse worked, and Optimus discovered that the cave did contain something of interest—an [[O-Part]]! {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}} Concerned at recent Predacon activity, Optimus called the Autobots back to HQ to review previous missions. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}}

[[File:TheDecepticons Prime missile launchers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Why my shoulders hurt?]]
Lead by Doctor Onishi's microchip to [[Castle Peak]], Prime and the Autobot Brothers found the Predacons digging up a derelict Autobot spacecraft. The ship contained six [[protoform]]s, which Megatron promptly stole, whisking them away to nearby [[McKinley Army Base]] to be formatted into [[Decepticon]]s. During the fight at the base, [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] attempted to flee in a fuel tanker, and was saved by Optimus from plunging into a crater. The last protoform scanned Optimus and the tanker at the same time, resulting in [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], a Decepticon resembling a twisted clone of the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} The Decepticons' first mission was to attack [[Sherman Dam]], during which Optimus managed to stop them from detonating explosives planted on the dam, and clashed with Scourge. {{storylink|Commandos}}

[[File:Volcano Prime battle mode stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I am Optimus Prime. And your Light... is mine".]]
More activity lead Prime and the Spy Changers to [[Montrose Island]], where they clashed with the Decepticons and Sky-Byte. With the volcano in danger of erupting, Optimus froze the crater with his Blizzard Storm attack, but was occupied fighting Scourge to do any more. He pinned [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]], allowing the Spy Changer to use their [[Inferno Blast]] to divert the erupting lava to the sea. {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} The Decepticons had [[Movor]] fired into space to try and locate the Autobot base from orbit, by observing Autobot movements. Optimus had Side Burn go to [[Pier 7B]], where an ambush had been arranged. Prime's battle with Scourge was largely won by the fact that Movor kept firing on the pair from space and accidentally hitting Scourge. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

Prime hoped that Scourge and his fellow Decepticons would one day be restored to their true Autobot selves, and in fact at one point [[Mega-Octane]] met with Optimus Prime, claiming that the Decepticons wanted to defect. Just as Optimus was about to show the Decepticons to the Autobot base, Sky-Byte attacked. Scourge's strike at the Predacon would have incurred a human casualty, had Optimus not deflected the sword blow with his [[Flying Fist]], and the trick was revealed. Enraged with disappointment, Optimus [[Burning justice|glowed with power]] as he fought off the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

[[File:WedgesShortFuse Prime Blizzard Blast.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|This image conjures some uncomfortable imagery...]]
Optimus took part in countering a series of attacks on power plants, {{storylink|The Fish Test}} and arrived in [[Antarctica]] in time to help the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] defeat the Decepticon and Predacon forces. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}} He also helped the Build Team reach the space bridge computer after the Decepticons sabotaged it. During the subsequent battle in the Arctic, he was content to let [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] face Megatron alone, as a matter of honor. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

Sky-Byte and his Predacons attacked the [[CGA Tower]] during its opening, apparently holding the humans inside hostage and demanding that Optimus Prime bring him the O-Parts. Optimus headed for the scene, but was cut off by the Decepticons. His haste resulted in him speedily dispatching Ruination with one shot from his Blaze Blaster, before hurrying to the tower. After a further battle with Scourge, Optimus helped stabilise the tower so that Landfill could create a new foundation for it. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}} After the Decepticons began a vendetta against the Build Team, Optimus ordered the Build Team not to get involved—but they did anyway, battling Ruination underground. Prime reached the location after Landfill had defeated the Decepticons in a huge fireball, and extinguished the four Autobots. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

[[File:Forced Fusion Optimusbattlestation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Matters escalated when Ultra Magnus appeared on Earth, making his desire to take the Matrix from Optimus Prime known to his "brother". Optimus confronted Magnus, inviting the Autobot to join his team, but Magnus refused and challenged Prime to a duel. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Optimus refused to fight Magnus, and was thus mercilessly fired upon, until [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[X-Brawn]] arrived to carry him away. Prime took refuge on a deserted island, but the Decepticons, Megatron, and Magnus all tracked him there. In the midst of the battle, Magnus forcibly activated their ability to combine into [[Omega Prime]], intending to use it to drain Prime of his energy so he could take the Matrix, but Optimus managed to take control and use their combination to stop the Decepticons. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

Optimus took time out to review footage of the Autobots' recent missions, in order to better understand his enemies. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}}

After the Decepticons captured the Autobot Brothers, Optimus confronted them, but was unable to fight back under threat of the brothers being killed. Despite being pounded on by the Decepticons, Optimus was fit enough to combine with Ultra Magnus once the three brothers were freed. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Optimus came to the Autobot Brothers' rescue himself when they experienced an odd power drain during battle. He fought Ruination and Scourge alone until Ultra Magnus arrived to lend a hand. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

[[File:KojiGetsHisWish Optimus firing at Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|I don't belong in this reality!]]
During the search for some ruins under Metro City, Optimus Prime monitored things from base. He joined his men when they found [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] hidden in the ruins, and helped fight the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} While the Build Team concealed Fortress Maximus, Optimus kept Scourge busy, fighting the Decepticon beneath the city. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} He turned up in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] after the rest of the Autobots had collected all of the O-Parts, in time to fight off Megatron. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}

[[File:MaximusEmerges Optimus and Magnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Christian side-hug.]]
Combined into an orb, the O-Parts lead Optimus and the Autobot Brothers back to the Sahara, and a pyramid located in a cavern beneath the sands. There they battled with Megatron and the Decepticons over the [[Orb of Sigma]]. Once again, Omega Prime was formed in order to battle Megatron, and at the end of the battle, only the Autobot was still standing. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}} Though the Autobots gained the location of [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the key to activating Fortress Maximus, Cerebros was snatched from their grasp by the Decepticons. Optimus lead his men in attempted to protect the titan, but Scourge managed to succeed. Fortress Maximus proved impossible to control, and began rampaging across the city. The return of Megatron, in a few form as Galvatron, complicated the battle, and even Optimus and Ultra Magnus combined into Omega Prime were unable to stop the devastation, until Koji managed to command Maximus to stop. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:SurpriseAttack Optimus carries Cerebros.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|"I look ridiculous"]]
Clashes with the Decepticons and Fortress Maximus in a desert {{storylink|The Human Element}} and a forest were largely unsuccessful, but internal ructions in the Decepticon ranks eventually resulted in the Autobots managing to gain control of Cerebros. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} When the Decepticons discovered the location of the Autobot base and mounted an attack, Optimus took Cerebros, leading the Decepticons through Metro City to an ambush in a more remote location. Prime and Magnus combined into Omega Prime once again, but found they were ineffective against the power of Galvatron's ''[[Megastar]]'', and were forced to sit back and watch as Fortress Maximus dealt with the battle station. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

Galvatron had survived the confrontation and began draining power from Fortress Maximus. When Omega Prime confronted him, he responded by using [[cyber-bat]]s to enslave and threaten the world's children. Prime was forced to call a retreat through the space bridge, which gave Galvatron the opportunity to trap them there and flood the tunnel with lava. As Optimus was overcome by the lava, Koji's words inspired him to escape and confront Galvatron once more. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}}

Though Galvatron seized the rest of the Autobots in an energy field, Optimus escaped and combined with Ultra Magnus. Omega Prime challenged Galvatron one-on-one at the [[Earth's core]]. He was seemingly no match for the Decepticon leader, until Fortress Maximus sent his power, which energized the Matrix, forming the giant weapon, the [[Matrix Blade]]. Galvatron was defeated, and with that, the Autobots' mission on Earth was finished, and Prime resolved to return to Cybertron—but not before "one last look around" with Koji and the rest of his team. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====Dreamwave comic continuity====
[[File:UltraMagnustotheRescue Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
With the other Autobots all engaged in other fights around the world, Optimus Prime alone was available to answer T-AI's battle protocol at an experimental nuclear generator in Arizona. His opening plan was to lure the Predacons and Decepticons away from the humans to battle them at a safe distance, but his wayward brother Ultra Magnus intervened, confronting the villains head on in the middle of the generator plant. As Prime chastised Magnus for his rash action, Scourge overheard and seized on the idea to threaten the humans if the Autobots didn't stand down. Despite his anger at Optimus, Ultra Magnus remembered his Autobot training and reluctantly laid down his weapon. At the proper moment, though, the brothers managed to attack a distracted Scourge and save the humans. The Predacons and Decepticons escaped with the generator, but the humans were safe. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

Optimus may have later been part of Omega Prime, who worked with Fortress Maximus to put an end to the universe-consumption campaign of Unicron, a warlord who had united his consciousness with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/28}}
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====3H and Fun Publications comics====
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Here I am, kept in this tiny room, forced to be kept merged to this dude who hates me.]]

In universal stream [[Viron 903.0 Beta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}} after turning in Galvatron to the proper authorities, Optimus Prime enjoyed the time following by studying various lifeforms and their environments on other planets throughout the universe. During this vacation, his weapons systems were upgraded considerably.

However, his skills were inevitably needed once again on Earth when evil threatened the planet. He formed the [[Dimensional Patrol]] from the ranks of the Autobots who had stayed behind on Earth, as well as additional experts in transwarp technology, to defend the planet from those who would do it harm via the "temporal and spatial nexus" in Earth's proximity. Unfortunately, Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and several members of the Dimensional Patrol were abducted by [[Unicron]]. Here they were to battle each other in the [[Cauldron]], where their energy would feed and repair the shattered body of the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|Optimus Prime's profile in Club magazine #1}} One of Optimus's fellow abductees was [[Red Alert (RID 2001)|Red Alert]], who died at some point and had his body taken over by [[Inferno (Universe)|Inferno]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}}

As Omega Prime, Prime and Magnus escaped this fate in a jailbreak set into motion by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]. They left Unicron for their home universe via a portal created by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]], {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} but shortly thereafter they were once again called into service by [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

[[File:OptimusPrimeRIDprimuschamber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Prime picked this trick up from watching ''BASEketball.'']]

During the final battle with the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]] in the [[Pit (Universe)|Pit]], Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus (as Omega Prime) were fighting alongside the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] when the corrupt pocket universe began to collapse around them. Omega Prime and the others fled through a dimensional portal, but the powerlinxed brothers were diverted by the former [[Mini-Con]] [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] into [[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon|another reality]], {{Storylink|Revelations Part 2}} just in time to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] from unleashing the [[Dead Matrix]] inside the Spark Chamber of [[Primus]]. The evil clone was defeated, {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} and the brothers hooked up with [[Sentinel Maximus]] and his comrades as they attempted to fortify the local Cybertron against the [[Unicron Singularity]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

[[File:InvasionPrologue-Primes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Prime probably should have learned by now that Sentinel Maximus can't do anything.]]
Working relatively behind the scenes while that reality's [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his crew searched for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, Optimus Prime and his brother found themselves moderating an internal dispute among the Mini-Con colonies in Cybertron's debris field, {{Storylink|Revelations Part 4}} and were engaged with a Cybertronian-sized version of [[Unicron]] himself when Primus first transformed due to an infusion of Cyber Key Power. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} Some months later, after the final battle with the Cyber Key empowered [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Optimus Prime first met his local counterpart, and they exchanged information on their endeavors over the last few months. With the newly reformed Unicron on the loose after their last encounter, Optimus chose to join Ultra Magnus and Sentinel Maximus in hunting him down. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

Optimus Prime was gathered in [[Axiom Nexus]] by [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|its Optimus Prime]], along with a roster of other Optimus Primes and [[Sentinel Maximus|their]] [[Lio Convoy|kin]] in a group known as the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. A multiversal cataclysm in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|a universe]] seeded with [[Rarified Energon]] and an invasion by evil Autobots from [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|the negative polarity universe]] had called them into action. Since Matrix bearers were usually never allowed into Axiom Nexus, this was a grave threat indeed! {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

His name was on a list of Convoy members given by [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] to [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]]. The list noted that he was also known by the moniker "Ignition Prime" and hailed from universal stream Viron 903.0 Beta. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/21}} Ignition Prime was present at a meeting of the Convoy after the turmoil caused by the [[Waruder]] invasion of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

Despite his great sense of duty, Prime longed for a day when he could return to his original Earth to spend time with his old pal, [[Koji Onishi]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 8|Optimus Prime's profile in Club magazine #8}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|To avoid confusion with ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime, "Fire Convoy" will be used to refer to the character.}}
=====Ask Vector Prime=====
Fire Convoy was a vassal of the [[Convoy Council]] and a peer of [[Reverse Convoy]], [[Lio Convoy]], and [[Galaxy Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}} He led the [[Dimensional Patrol]] in pursuit of [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]'s [[Predacon (RID)|Destronger]]s to the year 2000 at the behest of the [[Convoy Council]]. While Fire Convoy was making preparations, he discovered the Beta BT unit of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] which had been in storage for centuries. Knowing that the memories it contained were invaluable, Fire Convoy had the Beta BT unit rebuilt with [[Spy Changer]] technology and infused with life by [[Vector Sigma]]. [[Prowl 2]] taught Fire Convoy and his Dimensional Patrol much about life on late 20th century Earth although Prowl 2 himself was unable to join the Dimensional Patrol on their expedition due to the risk of time paradoxes. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/10}}

=====''Kiss Players Position''=====
[[Shaoshao Li]] time-traveled the year [[2000]] to acquire Fire Convoy's piece of the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] (in reality [[Angolmois Energy|Unicron's lifeforce]]) while Fire Convoy [[Battle Protocol!|was battling]] Gigatron in New York City. Shortly thereafter, [[Primus|a golden hand]] snatched away the Allspark fragment. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#Weekly Kiss Players Position shows|Kiss Players radio drama #47}}

=====''Legends''/''Unite Warriors''=====
In the [[Legends World]], Fire Convoy was a fictional character in a franchise of toys and media. Affected by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s '80s Transformation Beam, a TV began airing adult-rated content at prime time as was acceptable in the '80s, including a scene of [[#KT Figure Collection|Fire Convoy creeping on a bathing T-AI]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|Bonus Edition Vol. 3}} When Sky-Byte was sent to the Legends World, he was perplexed to find that the Transformers were fictional. When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] explained to him about characters like [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Sky-Byte found through research that "Optimus Prime" was the English name of his hated enemy, Fire Convoy. Thus, he sought to ruin Fire Convoy's reputation in this world... by dressing up as ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' Optimus Prime. The plan didn't work out, as Sky-Byte was unable to bring himself to crush young fans' dreams. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}}

While grappling with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in [[2021]], [[Mega-Octane]] was disappointed in Prime's strength compared to that of Fire Convoy. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}}

Following his victory on Earth, Fire Convoy returned to his own future and continued leading the Dimensional Patrol from [[Neo Brave Maximus]]. When an escaped Scourge attacked their base to rescue Devil Gigatron, Fire Convoy tried to initiate [[Battle Protocol]] only to find that T-AI had been hacked by [[Dark Ai]]. As it turned out, however, Gigatron had lost his taste for evil and refused to come with Scourge, instead choosing rekindle his old friendship with Fire Convoy and joining the Patrol. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} The two of them would eventually discover a new combination technique, leading the Patrol as Devil God Fire Convoy. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====Spacewarp's Log====
In one reality, [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]] was imprisoned at [[Garrus-7]] after his defeat by Fire Convoy. After Devil Gigatron upgraded into Gigatron Z, broke out of prison, and went on a rampage with his new Autobot-turned-Predacon crew, Fire Convoy's crew stopped them. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Spacewarp's Log (1), 2015/10/27}}

===Toy bio continuity===
In [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], Optimus Prime was a student of [[Scavenger (RID 2001)|Scavenger]] at the [[Autobot Military Academy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/22}} Later, on early 21st century Earth, Prime led the Autobots against [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]]'s Predacon/Decepticon forces. The enemy received aid from the time-traveling Predacon criminal [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], who granted Galvatron a body upgrade into Megatron Megabolt. This body could form the head of Megabolt Maximus, the Megatron-hijacked Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}} Optimus Prime was assisted by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], a "spirit guide" also from the future. {{storylink|Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal toy bio}} After a long and difficult battle, Prime and Primal triumphed over Megatron and Cryotek. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

===Shell Game===
[[File:ShellGame optimusprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Good thing we didn't see what happened to him, or else [[The Transformers: The Movie|history would've repeated itself.]]]]
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Optimus Prime, as part of [[Omega Prime]], defeated Megatron, but Megatron was soon replaced by a more fearsome Decepticon/Predacon leader, [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]. On the eve of a critical battle with Megazarak's forces, Optimus's loyal soldiers [[Fireflight (Universe Deluxe)|Fireflight]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], [[Drydock (TF 2010)|Drydock]], [[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]], [[Swerve (Chevy)|Swerve]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] were abducted by [[Unicron]] to fight in the [[Universe War]]. Despite some of Megazarak's Decepticons being abducted as well, Optimus, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[X-Brawn]] ultimately fell to Megazarak's onslaught. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

Optimus's corpse was thereafter visible on the surface of Cybertron, one of countless Autobots who fell at the hands of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]. {{storylink|Shell Game}}
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===Spy Changer continuity===
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
When the [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds of Unicron]] destabilized the [[space bridge nexus]] in [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]], causing the space bridges to become windows to other dimensions, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] caught a glimpse of Optimus Prime and Prowl. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

====OTFCC Voice Actor Drama====
{{voiceactor|[[Michelle Carolus]] (English)}}
The Optimus Prime of [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]] was forced to downsize to a [[Spy Changer]] form when the [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] of her world accidentally turned all of Earth's energon toxic. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18}} She and her cohorts were later plucked from their universe and stranded on a frozen planetoid during the [[Universe War]]; they stranded Autobots were targeted for 'recruitment' by [[Reptilion]], but rescued by the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]].{{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

{{note|Prime's "Worlds Collide" cameo was originally meant to be the cartoon incarnation of Optimus Prime, but was later retconned into being the Prime from the Voice Actor Drama. That Prime was called "he" by Prowl, but was later retconned into being female as a nod to the female fan who voiced him for the presentation.}}{{--}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-10-FireConvoy.jpg|thumb|75px]]

Fire Convoy watched [[T-AI]] bathe at [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
1,000 years after the [[Grand Uprising]], Fire Convoy was a member of the [[Convoy Council]], which unanimously voted to dispatch the ''[[Hyperborea (BW)|Hyperborea]]'' to pursue the ''[[Terrastar (BW)|Terrastar]]''. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:RequiemoftheWreckers TimemazeConsole.jpg|thumb|left|230px]]
While [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] explained the purpose of his [[Timemaze]], a familiar-looking red robot appeared on one of the device's screens. {{Storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}
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==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
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*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (2000) / '''Optimus Prime''' (Super Class, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-001'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

:''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard [[robot mode]]. His '[[trailer]]' can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. His standard robot can combine with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] to form [[Omega Prime]].

:The original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' release differs from the [[Hasbro]] version in that it has a darker, metallic-flake plastic, gold chrome eyes for both modes and has no Autobot symbols tampo-printed on the shoulder pads. Obviously, the voice clips used for the Japanese toy are also different, although the English clips are essentially translations of the Japanese ones (with the Hasbro toy incorrectly proclaiming that Optimus Prime's transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|maximize]]"). Additionally, the Hasbro version has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. Furthermore, Fire Convoy's missiles are of a different mold on the Japanese toy. The toy’s ladder features a trigger that flips all four of his missile launchers forward into firing position when pressed. On Fire Convoy, pressing this trigger causes all four missiles to immediately launch (if by "launch" you mean "be-flung-up-into-the-air-and-fall-to-the-ground-instantly") when they flip forward, whereas the Hasbro toy removes the auto-fire feature, allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. Unchanged from the Takara release, the tires feature the name "FIRE CONVOY" instead of "OPTIMUS PRIME". The Hasbro release also filled in the lowest row of holes on the sides of the ladder's lower section, which are also attatched to the wrong sides. This misassembly is present on all Hasbro releases of the mold, as well as the Encore release.

:By some bizarre twist of fate, the standard [[robot mode]] has four [[Mini-Con]] ports on his arms ''before'' they were used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]''.

:Optimus Prime's pistol can also be stored on the right side of a backpack, but this was dropped from the Hasbro instructions.

: [[Sonokong]] also released ''Super Fire Convoy'' in [[South Korea|Korean]] markets with no differences (to the Takara release), other than the packaging.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Defensor (OTFCC)#Universe .282003.29|OTFCC 2005 Defensor]], but that toy ended up unreleased.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CR-Black-Super-Fire-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|JET BLACK BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Black Super Fire Convoy ''' (Super Class, 2000/2001)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

: Also known as "Super Fire Convoy Black Version" and "Dark Super Fire Convoy", this [[black repaint]] of the Optimus Prime figure featured a golden chrome chest, and clear sirens. It was available only as a prize in several contests held by Takara: 15 units were available as prizes in a raffle held in [[TV Magazine]] in July; 400 were raffled off in a drawing that involved sending in coupons that came with the ''Car Robots'' DVDs (200 from October to December 2000, and 200 more from March to May 2001); and an undetermined amount were offered in a scratch-card contest also held by TV Magazine.

:This figure was also sold in a giftest with a black version of Ultra Magnus as "Black God Fire Convoy", noted below.

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*'''Clear Super Fire Convoy''' (Super Class, 2000)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

: Clear Super Fire Convoy is constructed primarily of translucent plastic, with opalescent/glittery white parts and gold chrome hubcaps. Like the Black Version of the figure, was only available as a contest prize. An unknown number of units were raffled off as part of the "Convoy Car Robots Campaign" between June and July 2000, while 15 were available at drawings held at Tokyo's Seibu Department Store between the 15th and 28th of August.

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[[File:CR-Black-God-Fire-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|ULTIMATE JETBLACK BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Black God Fire Convoy''' (Giftset, 2000)
:This two-figure giftset includes the Black Super Figure Convoy figure, plus a black version of the Ultra Magnus figure (itself exceptionally rare), who together combine to form Black God Fire Convoy. It was ''ludicrously'' limited in its availability, with the only ten units known to exist being offered as prizes in a scratch-card contest that TV Magazine run until early November 2000.

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*'''God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version''' (Giftset, 2000)
**''Accessories'': [[Matrix Blade|Super God Sword]]
:The God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version (ゴッドファイヤーコンボイスペシャルクリアバージョン) set includes a DIFFERENT clear Super Figure Convoy figure (with silver chrome hubcaps), plus a clear version of God Magnus. Together, they combine to form God Fire Convoy. The set also included the Super God Sword, which had previously been available only through various contests and raffles.

:The giftset was exclusive to Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. Released on November 23, 2000, it was limited to 3000 pieces; reportedly, only 100 TRUs carried the set, and limited customers to one purchase on the day of release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/ClearSuperFireConvoy/superfireconvoy.htm More information on Clear Super Fire Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy OptimusPrime-SpyChanger.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Tiny BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Basic Class, 2002)

: One of the first all-new molds in the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' line, this is a smaller, simplified version of the large Optimus Prime made for the Spy Changer/Basic Class. He transforms from fire truck directly to "super" robot mode. He features through-axle construction for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces.

: Oddly, all promotional images of this figure depicted it colored in ''orange''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrimeGobot/optimusprime.htm More information on Spychanger Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (Super Class)

:The original Super Class Fire Convoy/Optimus Prime was planned to be reissued in 2014, but no progress was made. The reissue also intended to include a TRU exclusive Super God Sword accessory,<ref>http://news.tfw2005.com/2013/08/05/super-fire-convoy-2014-reissue-178159</ref> however...

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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-OptimusPrimeSuper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|LEMON-FLAVORED BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

: A Sam's Club [[exclusive]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime swaps out his red plastic for yellow and makes his Super Mode "bandolier" black . He came packed in [[robot mode]] in an upright display package, which featured a sticker on the front with a hilariously mistransformed Omega Prime, advertising the toy's combining ability with the simultaneously-released, slightly-redecoed Sam's Club exclusive ''Universe'' release of ''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra Magnus.

: For some reason, the Autobot symbol on his chest in Battle Mode is left unpainted.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as both [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s upgraded "[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2003)|Shotimus Prime]]" form and as [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Yellow Splendid Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFU03-toy OptimusWMSpychanger.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tiny LEMON-FLAVORED BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Prowl''' (Basic Class two-pack, 2003)

: One of a half-dozen Wal-Mart exclusive ''Universe'' toys to hit in the span of a few short months in 2003, this version of Prime is a yellow [[redeco]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Spy Changer]] Prime (with an oddly-unpainted face), based on the Sam's Club version of the larger toy. Prime was only available in a Basic-pricepoint two-pack with [[Prowl (RID)#WMSC|Prowl]].

: This toy notably features as the [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|female Spy Changer Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Spychanger Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy ridprime magnus 2pack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|MULTIVERSAL BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Ultra Magnus & Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles
: Likely conceived as a simple repackaging of Optimus' and Magnus' ''Universe'' figures, this [[Costco]] exclusive ultimately redecoes Prime's yellow plastic back into red... which ends up making him functionally identical to his original toy, albeit with the ''Universe'' toy's black chest detailing. Unlike any other version of the mold, however, the tiny yellow detailing on his knees and waist is now painted red.
: He was sold with ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]], an unchanged Super Class ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ultra Magnus. His continuity of origin was ambiguous for years, as he was released under the ''Cybertron'' banner. The Facebook edition of "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" settled the issues in [[2015]].

:In Australia, this set was released as a Myer exclusive.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium RIDPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|METAL BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Display stand, nameplate

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Optimus is a six-inch tall [[die-cast]] metal and plastic version of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] the ladder rotates at its base and the nozzles flip out of the end of the ladder, but the ladder cannot extend. As he is much simplified compared to the larger toy, the (largely hollow) front of the vehicle cannot separate and form the standard [[robot mode]], nor can the rear of the vehicle form the battlestation. Instead, the entire fire truck transforms into a simplified version of the super robot Battle Mode. His legs unfold like the original Super Mode's forearms do. On this version of Optimus, panels on his forearms pop up and reveal small, non-firing sculpted guns.

: His ladder can be detached, as can his arms. Oddly enough, the ladder can connect to his shoulder joint, but only on the detached arms. This is very bizarre, as his arm and ladder don't do anything when connected. He also has some strange ports around his body that seem to do nothing.

: This mold was also used to make ''Titanium Series'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Titanium Series|Hot Zone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TitRIDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:TF-Encore-Fire-Convoy.jpg|upright=2|thumb||REISSUED BURNING JUSTICE]]
*'''God Fire Convoy''' (Multi-pack, [[March 23]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': Pistol, 4 missiles

:In this ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissue giftset, Super Fire Convoy and God Magnus have slightly different plastic colors, and the chrome details are replaced by show-accurate paint applications. Fire Convoy's truck mode has the "C-001" license plate [[show-accuracy|as seen in the animation]]. The tip of the Super God Sword is now translucent.

:Many specimens of this toy feature a design flaw in Fire Convoy's ankle joints, which makes it hard or impossible to get the truck cab to clip together properly. Quality control errors are common on this set, from poorly-aligned parts of the robots themselves, to electronics that play the wrong sounds, to even inaccurate callouts and pictures on the packaging. [[TakaraTomy]] took the unprecedented step of issuing a public apology and refunded recall of the set.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/encore-god-fire-convoy-lg64-seaspray-and-rione-lg65-targetmaster-twin-twist-lg66-targetmaster.1124163/page-60#post-15674212 TakaraTomy apology and recall notice]</ref>
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers DX===
[[File:Rid prime kabayakit1.jpg|225px|thumb|Puny BURNING JUSTICE]]

*'''Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Accessories:'' Pistol
:As part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers DX]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, Optimus Prime was one of three pre-assembled transforming figurines packaged with lemon candy. Capable of transforming into only the cab portion of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Prime's [[robot mode]] could also be upgraded into his Super Mode by attaching several additional armor pieces (two boots, two gauntlets, two arm-cannons, two shoulder guards, a head, a chest piece and a ladder), some of which came packaged with Prime himself, and the rest of which were split between the other two figures in the line, [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] and [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]].
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===Transformers Gum===
[[File:Rid prime kabayakit2.jpg|225px|thumb|[[Scale|Out of scale]] BURNING JUSTICE]]

*'''Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' 1
**''Accessories:'' Pistol
:Part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' range of candy toys this version of Prime is a diminutive non-transforming snap-together model kit packaged with a stick of gum. Split across two plastic sprues, the kit is made of metallic silver and translucent red pieces with some painted details, which must be cut off their sprues and assembled by the buyer.

*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' 2
:Prime's Super Mode also got representation in ''Transformers Gum''. Just as with his standard ''Gum'' figure, this one is likewise non-transforming, silver and translucent red, and packaged with gum.
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===Trans Kit===
[[File:Rid prime kabayakit3.jpg|225px|thumb|White Chocolate, Blueberry, and Cherry (not pictured) BURNING JUSTICE]]

*'''Super Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' 1
:Another model kit of Prime was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Trans Kit]]'' range of candy toys. This non-transforming figure was cast entirely in one color of plastic, but was available in either grey, blue or red. It came packaged in a two-piece box with candy-coated chocolates.

*'''Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' 2
**''Accessories:'' Pistol
:Like his larger self, this version of Prime was also available in grey, blue and red plastic.
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===KT Figure Collection===

*'''Ai-chan''' (2004)

[[File:AI PVC.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Perverted BURNING JUSTICE]]
: This figurine was produced by [[KT Figure Collection]], and included in a set of four others. It is notable in that not only is this the only non-[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] PVC in the entire set, but Ai-chan is portrayed bathing in a hot spring, and is thus completely nude, aside from her hat. A [[super deformed]] Super Fire Convoy is seen peeking over the side, and a miniature [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]] bath toy is in Ai-chan's hands.

: Yes, it's creepy. And you may find her face is familiar, BECAUSE the figure is designed by [[Yuki Ohshima]], who did the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|creepiest thing]] in the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] ever.
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===Robot Heroes===
*'''Super Optimus Prime''' / '''Megatron'''

[[File:RobotHeroes-RID2001-OptimusPrimeMegatron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|ADORABLE BURNING JUSTICE with [[Megatron (RID)|lazy madman]]]]
:Robot Heroes Optimus Prime was an ''adorable little robot'' based on his "Battle mode" look, and was going to be available with Megatron.

:This didn't happen because our god is not a loving and forgiving one.

{{canceledtoy}}

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==Notes==
*According to the first ''Car Robots'' toy catalog, Optimus and his Autobots are part of a "[[Dimensional Patrol]]" that followed the Predacons from another sector of spacetime. This seems to have been only vaguely alluded to in the Japanese version of the show—Fire Convoy expressed bewilderment in [[The Ultimate Robot Warrior|the 12th episode]] for an O-Part "to exist during this time", suggesting that he and the O-Parts come from another time—but does not seem to have played a large part of the main story, to the extent that the ''Robots in Disguise'' dub was able to omit it entirely. However, the [[3H Productions|3H]] supplemental materials for the ''Universe'' series re-established the idea, presenting the "Dimensional Patrol" as a post-cartoon organization.
*The first ''Car Robots'' catalog also stated that Fire Convoy and Gigatron were once "[[:File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|childhood friends]]" that became eternal rivals. We don't really have any idea how that was supposed to work.
*Fans in Japan joke that Optimus Prime is an Autobot [[Emperor of Destruction]] rather than an Autobot [[Supreme Commander]], due to his actions in the ''Car Robot'' anime.
*For this incarnation of Optimus, voice actor [[Neil Kaplan]] specifically impersonated the voice of the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Peter Cullen]]. ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime is one of the few major Optimuses ([[Optimus Prime (Animated)|three as]] [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|of 2019]]) whose English voice actor isn't Cullen or [[Garry Chalk]]. At conventions, Kaplan refers to himself as "the {{w|George Lazenby}} of Optimus Primes".<ref>This would presumably make [[David Kaye]] the {{w|Daniel Craig}} of Optimus Primes.</ref>
*''Cybertron'' "Multi-Pack" Optimus Prime's on-package [[bio]] seems to indicate he's ''Unicron Trilogy'' Optimus Prime. However, his (and Magnus') deco was later used in the [[Fun Publications]] ''Cybertron'' fan club magazine comic as ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime having traveled to the ''Unicron Trilogy'' universe.
*Optimus Prime's [[Super Mode]] chest resembles the chest of EnRyu from ''[[Brave (franchise)|King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', another Takara series. EnRyu also transforms into a fire truck with a similarly positioned "ladder cannon".
*This is the first incarnation of Optimus not to be [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|killed off]] at any point during his series. Possibly due to the fact that he is not intended to be [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] in the original ''Car Robot'' series.
**However, the Optimus Prime in "[[Shell Game]]" was later retconned as an iteration of ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime, so that darkens things a bit.
*Optimus was left out of the [[BotCon 2010]] [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] video tribute to Optimus Prime(s).
*''Kre-O'' Fire Convoy wears a ''Kre-O'' [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] helmet piece painted up to resemble Super Fire Convoy.
*This incarnation of Optimus later inspired the name and design of [[Fire Prime]] in the ''Animated'' storybook "[[Bots of Science]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Fire Convoy''' (ファイヤーコンボイ ''Faiyā Konboi''), '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Fire Convoy''' (파이어콘보이 ''Paieo Konboi'')
*''Russian:'' '''Optimus''' (Оптимус)

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Dirge (G1)

2021-01-27T23:46:29Z

Solus: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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:''Dirge is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Dirge MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Death comes to he who— wait, no, death comes to ME. I've been saying that wrong this whole time."]]
'''Dirge''' is a master of using fear as a weapon. Mournful, morose, and silent, his behavior gives even close comrades like [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] the creeps. Dirge actively cultivates this atmosphere; his engines are even tuned to generate fear in all who hear them. Few realize, however, that this need to instill fear is part of an overwhelming need for control over his own situation. Should things spiral out of control, Dirge falls victim to paralyzing fear himself and his usefulness as a warrior vanishes.

However, those who know Dirge realize that his gloominess and cowardice are indicators that he was never cut out for conquest. Deep down, all he wants is old, quiet life back, and doesn't want any trouble for it. But he knows that's probably not an option for him, regardless of whoever wins.

Besides, he has every reason to be gloomy. True to his name, he tends to die. A lot.

{{bigquote|Death comes to he who crosses me.|A confused Dirge|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)|[[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Triple Takeover"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Wang Xiaobing]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (American Spanish), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "The Golden Lagoon", "Auto-Berserk"), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Triple Takeover", "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Auto Berserk"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Golden Lagoon"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Gambler")}}

[[File:DinobotIslandPt2-Dirge.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This one's just a warning. From now on, you won't get off so easily.]]
Dirge appeared without explanation on [[Earth]] under [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s command a year or two after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]-borne Transformers awoke. His first notable activity was joining in a raid on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], where he was eventually chewed on and thrown bodily by a time-lost ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Dirge served as part of Megatron's personal guard when the Decepticons confronted the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] about their dubious loyalties. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}} He was also briefly involved in an aborted air strike to seize the [[Negavator]], and was present for the next raid on the Negavator's holding pen. Once [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] rigged the Negavator to explode, however, Dirge led his fellow [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in retreat, against Megatron's direct orders. Guess he didn't feel like dying that day. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[File:MMP1 Get in the ship.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
When a new solar energy facility opened up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] led Dirge, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to steal its power. The facility proved to be a trap, however, set by [[Shawn Berger]] to elevate himself in the public eye by taking down the Decepticons with his private militia. Berger's operatives failed, but the Autobots soon arrived to engage the Decepticons as well. [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] took to the air and zapped Dirge with his blackout beam. Luckily for Dirge, Ramjet managed to pull off a loopity-loop and ram the flying Autobot into the ground. Megatron then "requested" the pleasure of Shawn Berger's presence, not to punish him, but to play a subtler game. He attempted to convince the industrialist that the Decepticons were good, and the Autobots evil. He had Dirge escort Berger home so that the human could think about his proposal of alliance against the "Evil Autobots". Dirge was also one of the key players in Megatron's staged videos to tarnish the Autobots' reputation. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Later, after the Autobots were successfully vilified in the public eye and exiled to deep space, the Seekers turned on the people of Central City, opening fire in the middle of the streets. Although Dirge and the Seekers fared well against an attack by the Air Force, the eventual return of the Autobots proved to be more than the Decepticons could handle. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Dirge next participated in Megatron's scheme to block all radio transmissions on Earth with the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. He joined Ramjet in attacking several Autobots as they attempted to save motorists trapped on a frozen highway. They were defeated. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:GoldenLagoon Dirge gets ambushed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Even when he's invulnerable, Dirge loses.]]
When the Decepticons uncovered a pool of [[electrum]], a strange element that rendered them totally invincible to harm, they thoroughly enjoyed taunting the Autobots with their superiority. Dirge, unfortunately, drew the short straw and was left to guard the pool with [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], right up until the Constructicon abandoned him to go fight the battle as well. Dirge was in the middle of...*ahem*exhorting Long Haul's virtues when [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] jumped him from behind, giving the Autobots a chance to use the electrum pool as well. The supply was quickly exhausted with both armies using it, however, reducing the war back to stage one. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Dirge was also part of Megatron's team working with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], producing energon cubes from the insects' feasting. They were eventually defeated by the Autobots and a grove of robotic space plants called [[Morphobot]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:Gambler Dirge on Ramjet action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Can't you die on someone else?"]]
Later on, Dirge, Ramjet and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] came to [[Monacus]] to look after Megatron's interests in [[Sheol]], and his less than reputable partner, Lord [[Gyconi]]. They were putting the squeeze on Gyconi when a program caught Dirge's optic, inviting one-and-all to see the Autobots in pit battle against Gyconi's [[animalien]]s. They decided to take in a show while on Monacus, but quickly realized what was going on when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] flooded the arena with smoke to stop the games and save his friends. Dirge and Ramjet set off after the Autobot in jet mode, and very nearly destroyed him before the bounty hunting Autobot named [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] stepped in to blast them out of the air. There's nothing a Decepticon fears more than a fair fight, and the two Seekers skedaddled as soon as they were able to get back in the sky. They retreated back to Astrotrain with their share of Gyconi's energon, and eventually fled the planet, with Devcon chasing their smoke trail. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

On another occasion, Dirge accompanied Megatron to help their ally [[Deceptitran]] against the [[Tlalakan]] rebels. After the Decepticons captured [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (who was aiding the rebels), Dirge was eager to try out his mind probe on the little Autobot, but was interrupted by a rebel attack before he could really get into it. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

[[File:AstoriaConeheadsGWLP.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.1|He even dies in jet mode!]]
When the [[Triple Changer]]s temporarily disposed of Megatron and Starscream, Decepticon leadership became a free-for-all. Instead of choosing sides like the Constructicons, Ramjet and the Seekers were mostly content just to watch the hilarity ensue, like [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s football antics and Astrotrain's army of idiot trains. He even actually ''avoided'' death for a change and was seen successfully escaping from a train tunnel flooded by Astrotrain's [[Astroforce]]. That must have made his day.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[File:HoistGoesHollywood Dirge in swamp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Weird! It's like it lost all will to live and just tried to crash into the ground."]]
Megatron said Dirge and the other two [[Conehead]]s were "supposed to be the most powerful jets in the galaxy." {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} But if Megatron was serious, then they certainly didn't do much to live up to that reputation. They were loyal enough troopers, participating in all the usual Decepticon mischief, but not much more than that. Dirge was once ordered to transport an [[Wheeljack's unnamed invention|unknown invention]] stolen from [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s lab on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to their home base, and ended up crashing in a swamp and temporarily deactivating due to its weight, prompting the other coneheads to save him. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} In fact, the general incompetence of Dirge and the Seekers in the air was one of the reasons Megatron chose to try fighting the Autobots on the roads with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Turns out Unicron didn't have a secret weak spot in his mouth. Thanks for trying, though!]]
Dirge and Ramjet were briefly seen using Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] in defense of the Decepticons' undersea base. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} The two were later captured by Starscream and the renegade [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], and pilfered for their energy absorbers. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Still, Dirge was repaired rather quickly, and was seen helping Megatron and the Insecticons in another joint scheme soon thereafter. He and Ramjet were commissioned to find the Insecticons when [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] stole a vital part of the [[space bridge]] machinery. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} During a Decepticon mission in the Middle East, Dirge inexplicably showed up with the Combaticons just long enough to get shot down by the Autobots. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Dirge's first apparent death was during [[Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in 2005. All three coneheads (or Seekers who looked like them) were seen flying into Unicron's mouth and exploding. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Dirge’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

[[File:FFOD1 Dirge and Ramjet shot down.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
However, Dirge soon turned up again in [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]], hiding with Ramjet amongst [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|President Fakkadi]]'s air force. Fakkadi denied their presence to the Autobots, but [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] psyched the two Decepticons out by walking around the airfield with what he claimed was a "[[Decepticon detector]]." When the coneheads tried to escape, Outback used a smoke grenade to make them crash, then tore the location of [[Chaar]] out of them with his steely gaze. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[File:Dirge toondeath.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Maybe he shouldn't take his nitroglycerin collection everywhere with him.]]
The two hapless Decepticons somehow escaped Autobot captivity, though. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} They later participated in a full-scale assault on Cybertron and chose to strafe [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]—who dispatched them both with well-timed punches that sent them careening into buildings. They exploded quite spectacularly (even Ramjet, who you'd think would be used to it). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Later, after some much needed repairs, Dirge and Thrust accompanied Galvatron's lieutenants in pursuing [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the Autobots through space. Once they reached the Autobot funeral barge, however, the Seekers did not enter the vessel after the Autobots. A very wise decision, as it turned out. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} Sometime afterwards, Dirge came to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] with Galvatron in search of [[Octane]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. The Decepticons briefly seized control of the country and its oil supplies, but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Uncharacteristically AVOIDING death somehow.]]
And yet they later appeared again on Chaar, failing to defend [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against the ghost of Starscream. In fact, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tried to execute the coneheads and the [[Battlecharger]]s for their inability to stop the wraith. But they were saved when Starscream possessed Trypticon himself and launched into space, Dirge and the others on board. When they saw that Starscream was using Trypticon to connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, they sabotaged the dinosaur from within. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Legends'' comic=====
Following [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s first defeat at the hands of Metroplex, Dirge and Thrust recovered [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] from the wreckage. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} While participating in an attack on the Ark to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]], he was taken aback by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]'s strategy of firing randomly in all directions. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Dirge was amongst the Decepticons who attacked the ''[[Trigger]]'' as it neared completion. They took it over easily, thanks in part to the human collaborator, [[Trov]]. One human, [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]], had been overlooked by the Decepticons however, and managed to pin down Dirge and the rest of the group under Megatron's command in the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rail room with a powerful electromagnetic field. Dirge was almost sent hurdling to the farthest side of the galaxy by the ''Trigger'', but a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon disabled the portal. Then the Autobots showed up, and the two factions began their battle aboard the space station. The Decepticons lost the fight and fled. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Dirge was amongst the Decepticons Megatron brought to the ''Trigger'' to confront two Starscreams, one from the present, one from the future, who were in the middle of conspiring against the Decepticon leader. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Dirge had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}

Dirge was among the Decepticons gathered by Galvatron for the invasion of Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Dirge and Thrust stood guard outside the Decepticon headquarters on Earth when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] was ordered to infiltrate it. The two Seekers got into a firefight with the Autobot and [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|his Mini-Cassettes]] and were too distracted to notice [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] sneaking past them and into the base. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Dirge was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Dirge was one of the many 'cons who attacked the Autobots as they were evacuating the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an unstable amalgam universe, Dirge was one of the many Decepticons who assaulted [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian City]] in the year 2005. He killed [[Guardian (GoBots)#Dive-Dive|Dive-Dive]] in the battle, but was himself shot down by [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] when the Guardian leader arrived. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate universe where Megatron died at Autobot City, Dirge was one of the many Decepticons who were forced to retreat aboard Astrotrain.
Back on Cybertron, Dirge was present to witness Starscream's coronation. The ceremony was interrupted by Unicron, who chose to reformat Starscream into his new servant "Megascream." As part of Starscream's bargain, Dirge was one of the warriors who received enhancements.

During Unicron's final attack on Cybertron, Dirge accompanied Megascream when the Decepticon leader attacked Optimus, and merged with Megascream to form a massive combiner. Dirge was presumably killed when Hot Rod opened the Matrix shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You know, a guy who dies a lot probably shouldn't be hanging out with a guy who's got a bad habit of killing his own troops.]]
Dirge was on Cybertron serving under [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] when contact was first made with the long-lost Earthbound Decepticons. Along with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] and the other [[conehead]]s, he pursued another sextet of Autobots who had just carried out some sort of raid on the [[smelting pool]], only to be forced to retreat by a torrent of liquid metal that had just been siphoned off of it. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

''He was one of the [[Ten Deadliest Killers|Decepticons' greatest killers]], with [[Macabre]] desperately wanting acknowledgement from him. After [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] received some information about a major meeting of the [[Autobot resistance chief]]s at the [[Imperial Amphitheatre]], Dirge led his fellow elite killers to the meeting, hoping to capture the infamous [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and siphon some information from his old cranial cavity. Mere yards from their goal, however, the Decepticons were halted by a communique via [[communicube]] from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], demanding they return to [[Polyhex]] at once and ready the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] for an Earth-bound mission. Pissed about missing their chance, but not foolish enough to disobey Megatron, Dirge turned the troops around, little realizing how close they came to being ambushed by the [[Wrecker]]s.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Coneheads aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Dirge miscolors his wings, hoping death won't recognize him.]]
Dirge, his fellow "coneheads", and the Insecticons dutifully travelled to Earth via the [[space bridge]]. Megatron had instructed that [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] be altered to resemble "Terran craft". Their mission was to defend a giant drill that would bore through [[Hoover Dam]] and siphon the Colorado River through the space bridge to the waterless Cybertron, where Decepticon turbines would generate "enough energy to power Cybertron for years". But just as the drill began its work, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] intervened. Dirge found his fear-inducing ability was particularly effective against the acrophobic [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], but the other Decepticons fared poorly enough that a retreat was eventually called. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Dirge trailbreaker the gift.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Gimme your [[force field]] projector! I need it more than you do!"]]
''Dirge and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] when he took control of a [[NASA]] space transmission facility to send a message to Cybertron. [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] attempted to stop them but were outmaneuvered by the Decepticons when Kickback shrank to insect size and avoided Jetfire's clumsy attack, giving Dirge the opportunity to beat the snot out of Trailbreaker, pick up Soundwave and escape.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] later reviewed footage of the Coneheads' attack on Hoover Dam as he contemplated how well the Autobots would cope without him.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

''Having usurped Megatron as Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] detected the sounds of conflict near the [[Wyoming base]] and believing it to be Megatron, he mustered his troops, including Dirge, to meet this threat to his command. However, when they discovered a [[Cybertron Seven|group of Autobots]] and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] fighting [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] instead, Shockwave ordered Dirge and the others to attack the [[time travel]]er and, unwilling to kill his fellow Decepticons, Galvatron retreated.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He couldn't even kill [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], but he wasted ''you?'']]
Megatron sent [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and Dirge to try and take [[Power Station Alpha]] for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} When the Decepticons later allied with [[Cobra]], Dirge was assigned to be an emissary among the humans. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} This would be unfortunate for the luckless Seeker. When [[Serpentor]] realized the Decepticons were going to destroy the Earth, he needed a token of conciliation to show the [[Autobot]]s. So in the middle of a battle against [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Serpentor goaded Dirge into attacking the giant with everything he had. Serpentor then pressed a button in the cockpit of his own jet, "jamming" Dirge's "frequencies", which caused the Seeker's weapons to lock up and explode when he tried to fire. The explosion tore Dirge apart, and he wouldn't be seen again for years. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

{{note|The [[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]] series is the only US story that was ignored in the UK comic. Consequently, Dirge is not dead in the UK continuity.}}

''Dirge was one of the Decepticons who took part in the operation to recover [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] from the [[Thames|River Thames]].'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

=====Transformers Annual 1985=====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.}}
Shortly after the Decepticons' arrival on Earth, Megatron built a replica of his [[Castle Decepticon|Cybertronian fortress]] in [[South America]]. There, he planned to mine for [[rare crystal]]s, as yet unknown to humans, that he could use to create new Decepticons. When this operation was discovered by the Autobots, Dirge used his fear-inducing powers to defend the fortress. But he hadn't counted on Prowl keeping his nerve and shooting down the Decepticon jet with his [[acid pellet]] rifle. The Decepticons were forced to flee, the mining operation a bust. {{storylink|Hunted!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Coneheads earthbase divide and conquer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
With [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in command, Dirge joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Dirge served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
''Dirge was one of the Decepticons seriously wounded at the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and subsequently thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to be recreated as [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus's Armada]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]].'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

In an alternate [[2008]], Dirge was serving Soundwave while on Cybertron. He went into battle alongside [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and the other flyers, after Soundwave had been fed information that the Autobots were mostly off-world, leaving their territories vulnerable. This turned out to be a [[Quintesson]] ruse, and the Decepticons were ambushed by the aliens. Dirge fought against the Quintessons' [[Trident Attack Craft|Trident]] assault crafts while Soundwave was forced to call upon the Autobots for help in thwarting the invasion. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Death by [[Furmanism]].]]
Dirge reappeared among the Decepticon forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], self-destructing alongside [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|You only get so many do-overs, pal.]]
While the war seemingly ended with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat at [[Klo]], Megatron was quietly gathering the remains of forgotten Earthbound casualties and rebuilding them. Dirge was among his resurrections, but the Seeker chose to follow the exiled Bludgeon instead. {{storylink|Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker's ''Timelines'' bio}} This would prove an unfortunate choice, as Dirge soon ended up in the [[cerebro-shell]]ed thrall of [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]].

When Bug Bite decided to try and subvert Megatron himself, Dirge was on the team accompanying him to Earth. As Bug Bite and Megatron confronted each other, the Autobots ambushed them, freeing many of Bug Bite's troops with a cerebro-shell jammer. It's unclear whether Dirge's shell was disabled, but the point is somewhat moot; [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] shot him in the chest, leaving him lying on the floor with extinguished optics. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

Dirge was eventually revived and compelled into serving Megatron again. He attacked a human city on Earth with his old wingmen, Ramjet and Thrust. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

[[File:TCC50 Dirge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
As he had dodged death so many times, Dirge began to garner a reputation among the Decepticons: that death itself was afraid of him. Megatron promoted Dirge to a higher rank to that he might scare the other Decepticons into subservience. Aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' starship, the Decepticons began to reacquire territories that had previously been conquered by Bludgeon's splinter faction. During their travels, Dirge intercepted a distress call from Earth, and the ''Talon'' headed to investigate the S.O.S. after it had piqued Megatron's curiosity. En route, the Decepticons encountered the Autobot starship ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. The Decepticons engaged their enemies just as space-time itself ripped itself asunder nearby. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|Dirge's profile in Club magazine #50}} The ''Talon'' was pulled into the [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] universe and shot down over prehistoric [[Earth]]. The Decepticons swiftly discovered that the local [[energon radiation]] was going to be a problem, and Dirge suggested they adopt organic [[alternate mode]]s. Megatron rejected the idea in favor of energon-absorbing armor. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} When the Decepticons detected three [[stasis pod]]s, Dirge and [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] were sent to shoot down the Autobots' [[sky-sled]], allowing Megatron to reach the pods first. Dirge returned to Megatron's side, and was blasted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] after the three new Decepticons failed to terminate the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} Dirge watched Megatron play with the ancient equipment in the cavern they'd found. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} The Predacons including Dirge accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} They battled the Maximals once more, until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Dirge was among the Decepticons under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s command who ambushed the [[Ark (G1)|ark]] and was knocked offline when it crashed into [[Earth]]. He and the others were repaired four million years later when a volcanic eruption caused the ark's systems to spring into life. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Galvatron's orders, Dirge attacked a water tower on Metroplex in an attempt to flood Autobot City. He was stopped by [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], who pelted him with missiles. {{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Dirge joined Galvatron in a mission to steal oil from [[Oil Valley]]. By pure happenstance, they arrived in the oil drilling area at the same time as Hot Rod and Daniel did. Dirge and the other Decepticons gave chase, only to encounter the Dinobots. Though Dirge managed to land a hit on Swoop, his firepower was mostly ineffective against the Dinobot warrior. The Decepticons were eventually chased off when more Autobot reinforcements arrived. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Dirge fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===The Special Teams===
Dirge was summoned by Megatron to raid a power plant of its energy, after it had been evacuated of its human occupants due to the danger of landslides in the area. When Megatron demanded to know of Starscream's whereabouts, Dirge reminded him that he hadn't been spotted ever since venturing to Cybertron to fetch the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Dirge was present when Megatron threatened his troops into coming up with a battle plan for him. After the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s kidnapped the architect [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], Dirge fought against the Autobots who arrived to save him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}
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===Island of Fear===
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[[File:Island of Fear Dirge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"You are the product of everything you fear. Violence. Darkness. Helplessness."]]
Dirge was on a mission to the island of [[Nali]] to tap into the [[Earth's core]] to power the Decepticons' weapons.He brought along his pet [[Denebian Stalker]] to guard his volcano lair while on this mission, and spread terror amongst the island's populace thanks to his fear-inducing engines. He (might have) encountered [[you]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] while on this mission. Dirge's fate depended on what choices you made! {{storylink|Island of Fear}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Dirge was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
====Earthquake====
In one possible sequence of events, Dirge happened upon Beachcomber snooping around the Decepticons’ secret fortress. Easily overpowering the Autobot, Dirge disassembled him and then replayed the last few minutes of his memory tape to find out what he was up to. Discovering Beachcomber had allies snooping around the base as well, Dirge contacted Megatron, and the Decepticons were able to capture the Autobots quickly.

In another possible scenario, Dirge, Megatron, Thrust and Starscream captured Beachcomber and Buster sneaking about the Decepticons’ fortress. They then led their prisoners to Megatron's lab to gloat. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
[[File:DesertFlightDirgeandThrustattackAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Who should kill Dirge? To have Windcharger kill Dirge, turn to page 23. To have Cosmos kill Dirge, turn to page 39.]]
Dirge was one of the most fearsome Decepticon warriors, feared by all Autobots.

Dirge was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam. Dirge lured the Autobots to the desired location by creating his signature loud explosions, courtesy of his concussion missiles.

If the Autobots fell into the Decepticons’ trap, Dirge, alongside Buzzsaw, Thrust, and Ramjet would swoop down upon their helpless prey for the kill. The Autobots destroyed, they would then turn off their gravity weapon, and force the townsfolk to drill oil to fuel the Decepticon army.

If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Dirge was part of the squad that intercepted the Autobot convoy headed for the Decepticon base. Though Dirge was ready to take on Optimus Prime so long as he had Ramjet backing him up, as soon as Powerglide took out the later, Dirge sounded a retreat back to the Decepticon base.

In a possible iteration of the battle that ensued within the Decepticon base, Dirge attempted to cripple Optimus as the Autobot leader was sabotaging the anti-gravity gun.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw captured Cosmos when he attempted to investigate the Decepticons’ base on his own. The pair then brought their captive before Megatron.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Thrust, Dirge, Buzzsaw and a small squadron of other Decepticons spotted a squadron of Autobots driving towards the Decepticon base. The Autobots, in a disadvantageous position as they had no weapons in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s, were easy pickings for Dirge and the others.

In one possible ensuing scenario, the Autobots were able to create cover for themselves with their exhaust fumes, allowing them the time to transform and fight back. Dirge tipped the battle once more in the Decepticons’ favour with the use of his fear-inducing engines.

In the ensuing battle, Dirge was shot out of the sky by either Cosmos or Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertTopspin&Seaspray.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In one possible scenario, Dirge accompanied Galvatron on a campaign to retrieve an ancient sphere of cybertite that contained the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster. Learning that the sphere was located within a sunken ship off the California coast, Dirge and the others headed for its location.

If they found the Autobots in the middle of retrieving it, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere, and proceeded to rain superior Decepticon firepower upon their foes.

If the Decepticons found the coast deserted, they retrieved the ship themselves, using the might of Devastator.

If [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] attempted to snatch the ship away from the Decepticons, Dirge and his comrades destroyed the ship and the sphere contained within to keep it out of Autobot hands. The Decepticons then proceeded to pin down the Autobots in their hiding spots, leaving the heroic robots at their mercy.

If [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, they successfully distracted the evil robots for long enough to whisk the cybertite sphere back to Metroplex. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
Dirge was involved in a Decepticon plot to use a [[Brain Drain device]] on the crowd goers of a rock concert to syphon their intelligence into Decepticon fuel.

In one possible scenario, Galvatron had to recall his troops from the concert at the last minute when Ultra Magnus and his troops began a timely assault on the Decepticons’ headquarters. Dirge participated in the battle that ensued, which ended in a loss for the Decepticons when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche, burying Galvatron and shattering the Brain Drain device.

In another possible scenario,Dirge and the rest of the Decepticons were surprised to find the Autobots hiding amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert just as they were about to put their plan into action. Having been tasked in setting the parking lot aflame to prevent the concert-goers from escape, Dirge and the other Decepticon jets continued with the plan, dumping down gasoline onto the Autobots.

If the Autobots moved towards the crowd to protect them once the parking lot was set ablaze, Dirge and the other Decepticon jets continued their assault, able to bypass the inferno that kept the land bound Decepticons away from their enemies. Whether the Decepticons triumphed or not that day depended on which choices the Autobots made from this point forward.

In a completely different scenario, when Dirge arrived at the concert to put Galvatron's plan into action, he was immediately shot out of the sky by a small group of Autobots, and crashed down into a flaming heap of metal. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
[[File:InvisibilityFactorHotRodKupSunstreakerLaughing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
In one possible scenario, Dirge was one of the Decepticons that happened upon [[Sarah Sanders]]’s ship when it landed in the desert. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Frenzy and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location.

In one scenario where the Autobots rescue Sarah, Galvatron decided that only he would possess the secrets of invisibility, and sent Dirge out to kill the woman. Dirge was unsuccessful due to Hot Rod and the other Autobots’ interference.

In another possible scenario, Dirge and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Dirge and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Dirge and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:GalvatronsAirAttack Dirge crashes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|One mission and he almost dies. Luckily for him, he was only in one book.]]
Thanks to a new surveillance system, the Decepticons were alerted to the fact that the Autobots were searching an old battleground for [[cybernite]]. Dirge was among the jets led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] who went to attack the scavengers, however the Autobots drove into a narrow part of the canyon, and unable to pull up in time, Dirge damaged his wing on the canyon wall. As they were unable to follow the Autobots, Starscream's team returned to base where [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ordered Dirge to get repaired and have some flying lessons. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predaconstww.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left|Dirge picked the faction that gets beat up the most, of course.]]
Dirge participated in Shockwave's offensive against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] shortly after Optronix took the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and became [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He was on the front lines when the Decepticons managed to breach the last of the Autobots' defenses and penetrated the [[Decagon]]. At this time, Optimus and Megatron beheld visions of the future, in which Dirge participated in an attack on a hydro-electric dam on Earth. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the Dark Ages, he joined up with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction and attempted to disrupt the peace treaty at [[Tyger Pax]], only to have the combined forces of the Autobots, Decepticons, and [[Ultracon]]s brought against him. The battle was interrupted, however, by the return of Megatron. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Megatron disappeared once more after briefly gaining control of Cybertron, and Dirge came to work under Shockwave. When [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks, Dirge was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} During what was meant to be a suicide mission, the Decepticons nearly claimed victory against the Autobots... until both factions' Micromasters turned up to put an end to the conflict. After the miniature 'bots revealed that Skystalker had engineered the recent conflict to take over himself, the Decepticons retreated from the battlefield. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

[[File:BrothersBurden ThrustAndDirge.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Better listen, Prime... Dirge knows of that which he speaks.]]
After the [[Great Shutdown]] was over, Dirge became one of Shockwave's top agents and traveled to Earth to help collect the former crews of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite initial resistance, Optimus Prime surrendered his forces to Shockwave, and they were collected for detention by Dirge and the other troops. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Back on Cybertron, he helped defend Shockwave's empire when the Autobots finally rose up against him. Dirge and Thrust nearly managed to obliterate [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] during the insurrection, only for Optimus to come to the smaller Autobot's rescue. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Dirge next tried to attack Mirage, only for Cliffjumper to jump him from behind. Dirge easily swatted Cliffjumper away, but turned his back to Mirage in the process... this allowed Mirage to use his invisibility powers to sucker-punch Dirge, knocking him out of the fight. Shockwave's planetary reign was ultimately brought to an end, and Dirge was escorted out of the battlefield in energy cuffs, alongside his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Somehow, Dirge escaped detention and joined up with Shockwave and his remaining flunkies in the [[Wastelands]], hidden in an underground bunker while planning their next move. When Megatron arrived with his new [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], though, Dirge quickly assessed his priorities and agreed to serve under the old Decepticon commander for the duration. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

{{note|Somewhat ironically, Dirge's survival was guaranteed by Dreamwave's own death as a publisher.}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Ask Vector Prime====
In one of the many [[Primax 1003.30 Kappa]] variations, Dirge encountered the [[Jewel of Mystery]] and was blasted into [[Transwarp#Marvel The Transformers comics|unspace]]. [[Unicron]] subsequently plucked him from the void to deal with a particularly tenacious [[Lukas]] reality, adding him to his roster of [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Even in a new continuity, he can't get a break.]]
Along with [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], and Galvatron, Dirge traveled to the [[Earth]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|a new reality]] to prepare the way for Unicron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Together, they opened up a large amount of space bridge portals in close spatial proximity to one another in order to weaken the quantum event horizon that separated this universe from the one they had traveled from. Leaving Bludgeon to guard the portals, the rest of the group then journeyed to Earth to confront the Transformers there. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} While Galvatron dueled the local Megatron, Dirge, Thunderwing an Scourge scoured about the Decepticons' headquarters. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} They came upon [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], and tortured him for information, but ultimately yielded nothing of interest out of him. They next crossed paths with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who detonated the [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] to escape his opponents. Dirge was killed in the explosion. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Dirge was based on Cybertron, serving as one of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s bodyguards. Along with Ramjet and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], he tried to stop a group of Autobots from stealing a load of [[energon cube]]s from the Decepticons, and almost managed to shoot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. Shockwave later led Dirge and the others to capture [[Teletran 3]], but they were stopped when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] set up a force field around the computer. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} The field eventually went down, and the Decepticons attacked, capturing the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked, several of Shockwave's forces were killed. The remainder withdrew to Shockwave's command tower, where they were destroyed when [[Cobra Commander]] detonated explosives hidden on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. So one way or another, Dirge died again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Dirge joined several other flying Decepticons in attacking [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] during a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===3H comics===
During the [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron a week after the [[Great Transformation]], Overseer [[Rexian]] and his [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s came upon an untransformed portion of Cybertron with non-technorganic Cybertronians claiming to be Decepticons freed by the defeat of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. The Decepticons loudly argued over who was the big-shot [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and decided that whoever could take down the most Sharkticons could be Thundercracker, the loser getting to be Dirge. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===''Lil Formers''===
When he was called useless and ineffective, the only response Dirge could muster up is asking if anyone had seen his chapstick. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
Dirge was one of the many Cybertronians caught up in a civil war that emerged due to greed, corruption, and malice emerging in their planet's halls of power. He was one of the first Decepticons to travel to Earth, and looked on as the Autobots took on alternate forms to disguise themselves amongst its populace. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All Hail Megatron issue 7|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]]}}

[[File:Rise Dirge and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9|Both he and Thundercracker are a lot nicer after the war's over.]]
Dirge and several other Decepticons ambushed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s team of Autobots near the borders of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], stopping them from apprehending [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} He was then present at the [[Jump Joint]] during Orion's little chat with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Megatron led him and several other Decepticons to [[Nyon]], where they prevented [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] from killing Orion Pax. {{storylink|Choices}} Dirge was soon one of the Seekers providing air support in a joint Autobot-Decepticon attack on Zeta Prime's forces. {{Storylink|Overthrown}} Following their victory, the Decepticons betrayed and captured the Autobots, and Dirge was assigned to guard one of the cells together with [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]. He was blasted by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] when he showed up to free the captive Autobots. {{storylink|Rise}}

Dirge was present when [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] took control of the Decepticons, and got annoyed that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] were chattering away during his inaugural speech. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} He participated in Scorponok's attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] where he was injured by [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Alongside some other fliers he also attacked [[Starsreach Spaceport]] and helped shoot down civilian vessels participating in the [[Exodus (event)|Exodus]]. {{storylink|Massacre}}

[[File:ShiningArmor04 DirgeShield.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|Starscream knows a good bullet sponge when he sees it.]]
Four million years later, after the War had rendered Cybertron uninhabitable, Dirge was part of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s unit. In the 19th century, the group had conquered the [[Huni System]] before the group was approached by the [[Dire Wraith]] [[Vekktral]], who proposed an alliance. Initially disinterested, Vekktral managed to convince Starscream by showing him [[Stardrive]] prompting Dirge to pull his leader aside and voice his concerns. Unsurprisingly, Starscream didn't care much for what Dirge said and agreed to the alliance. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} After the Wraiths had sown chaos among the ranks of the [[Solstar Order]], Dirge was part of the squad that broke into ''[[Orchid Crossing]]''. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] singled out Dirge and began beating him for information until [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] was partially assimilated by a Dire Wraith. With the hybrid proving unstoppable, Dirge and Ramjet decided to hightail it before Ultra Magnus suddenly condemned the station to a fiery demise. The Decepticons regrouped in the skies of [[Xetaxxis]] where Vekktral observed that the Wraith/Cybertronian had survived reentry. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} On the surface, Dirge joined in the Seeker attack on the ruins of ''Orchid Crossing'', {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}} before [[Livia]] and [[Rom]] overpowered him and knocked him into stasis, sending him tumbling into Starscream. After Starscream used his unconscious body as a shield, Dirge rebooted and rode Starscream's jet mode to make a getaway. Hovering in the skies, he, Ramjet and Starscream watched Stardrive suffer a mental breakdown before Bumblebee fixed it. As they discussed their next move, Dirge spotted a Vekktral possessed Ultra Magnus flanked by an army of Wraiths. When the Decepticons landed however, the Wraiths turned on their allies. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

[[File:AHM7 Dirge hops in.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|Operation: Cannot Possibly Fail]]
Roughly a century afterwards, Dirge and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] escorted defeated Autobots to exile on Cybertron via a space bridge. But when Optimus Prime sabotaged the bridge on his way through, the two Decepticons found themselves trapped on Cybertron with their "prisoners". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Dirge and Deluge were kicked around and left to fend for themselves on the hostile planet. The Seeker watched as the [[Insecticon swarm]] tore apart Deluge.

[[File:IDWRID StickTogether Dirge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Me? Not dying for once? Lies.]]
After the rebirth of Cybertron, a Decepticon crowd gathered after the death of Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Dirge refused to believe [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and the Autobots' claims that Ratbat committed suicide, and angrily stormed off. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] [[Barrel Roll]] followed him, and offered his friendship. Before Dirge could answer, a mysterious explosion engulfed Barrel Roll. Dirge's life was spared, but his injuries had him brought into [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]'s care.

As a witness to the explosion, Dirge was interrogated by [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]]. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], blaming Dirge for the death of Barrel Roll, took a shot at Dirge, missing thanks to Wheeljack's intervention. Dirge became infuriated at this example of "Autobot mercy", believing that the explosion and other events were caused by the Autobots themselves to gain justification to execute the Decepticons. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Dirge then worked in the [[reclamation tunnel]]s alongside other Decepticons. There, he found the dead body of [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] and caught a glimpse of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who affixed a [[cerebro-shell]] on Dirge to keep him quiet. He was soon found by Autobot authorities, and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] deduced the culprit from the cerebro-shell's presence. Using a device from Wheeljack, Prowl used the shell on Dirge to track down Bombshell and eventually killed the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]], breaking his hold on Dirge. [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] was sent to chase the fleeing Seeker, but let him go after he made a plea for his life. {{storylink|Devisive}}

[[File:Devisive Dirge vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|I'm not dead yet!]]
After having witnessed Prowl killing both Bombshell and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in cold blood, Dirge feared that he was next and went into hiding. He told his story to [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who protected him and shared his information with new arrival [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] as well. However, their hiding place was discovered by the Autobots and Dirge and Swindle escaped, leaving Needlenose and Sky-Byte behind. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} Swindle then had him tell [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] about Prowl's crimes. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} When this was followed by a bombing that crippled [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Dirge worried that it was part of some plan Shockwave had cooked up after hearing his story, making him indirectly responsible. In order to avoid getting involved with any further plots, he and Swindle approached Starscream, giving him the dirt on Prowl in exchange for being safely hidden away from ''both'' Prowl and Shockwave. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:HeavyistheHead DirgeBlastedByMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Flirting with fate here, Dirge...]]
Dirge's attempts at staying out of the spotlight were futile, and he was plucked out of his safehouse by Arcee who took him to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and asked him testify against Prowl to Autobot leader [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. He accepted, claiming he didn't become a Decepticon just to let Autobots get away with murder. {{storylink|The Verge}} Brought to [[Autobot High Command]], Dirge convinced Bumblebee that they had to investigate Prowl's actions and subsequently followed the Autobots to the [[Black Room]], where they found that Prowl had been under the control of Bombshell all along. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} As the Decepticon army, led by a returning Megatron, began conquering Iacon, Dirge turned his back on them and joined forces with [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] who was looking to save Starscream from Megatron's clutches. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} They were aided by Bumblebee's Autobots, but Dirge was quick to point out that they were only out to kill Megatron rather than rescue a fellow Cybertronian. When they reached Megatron, he was blasted by his former leader while trying to stop him from forming [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Dirge survived the attack and remained in Iacon to receive medical attention while the rest of the Autobots and Decepticons were exiled by Starscream. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} As he lay damaged, he was approached by Starscream, who offered his fellow Seeker a place at his side now that he was the ruler of Cybertron. Dirge had no interest in helping him, however, as Starscream had left him to die during the battle, and chose to sock him in the face instead. Starscream threatened to kill him, but Dirge pointed out that would be difficult now that he was in charge and all eyes were on him. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} Six months later, Dirge attended Wheeljack's welcome-back party at Maccadam's. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:Unicron1-RampageKillsDirge.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|Well, it had to happen eventually.]]

Dirge was interviewed for his opinion on Earth joining the [[Council of Worlds]]. While able to rationalize the humans killing Ramjet and Thrust after the Decepticon invasion, he was horrified by the humans using their corpses to make the [[Seeker clone]]s and haunted by the prospect of humans on Cybertron. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

Following the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion, Dirge hit the bars where he was approached by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] who was doing research for his [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|movie]] about [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. Dirge had few kind remarks to say about his former commander, having largely lost his faith in the Decepticon higher-ups when he and Deluge had been stranded on Cybertron and having to watch his friend be devoured by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

Refitting himself into an old wartime chassis, Dirge was one of the Cybertronians who attempted to defend [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. He saved [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] and [[Sparkstalker]] from Unicron's [[Maximal]] supporters, managing to shoot at [[Wolfang (Predacon)|one]], only to be cut in half and killed by [[Rampage (BW)|another]] himself. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} When [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] disdainfully listed Dirge among the Seekers not under his command, Starscream brought up his demise. In response, Skywarp lamented that he had actually kinda liked "[the] idiot". {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} As Soundwave sacrificed his life to help defeat Unicron, he glimpsed Dirge's spirit among the many other deceased, welcoming him into the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:ShockwaveDirgeInfestation2-2.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
With his fellow Decepticons, Dirge fell under the thrall of an [[Elder God]] in [[1888]]. As part of the Elder God's forces, Dirge, with the other Decepticons, defended [[Port Cenotaph]] from intruders. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He soon defended the town against an international fleet. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Dirge took part in a game of soccer against [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and the Constructicons. It's unclear why he was playing on the [[Autobot]] side. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Dirge was among [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]]'s troops who discovered the legendary [[Red Bucket]], only to be interrupted by the arrival of [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]]. On Bludgeon's order, Dirge tipped the bucket over on the Autobots, burying them in blocks, but this only led to the Decepticons' defeat when Jazz used the blocks to his advantage. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Dirge followed Megatron to Earth in his quest for the [[AllSpark]]. There, he encountered [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. The fight did not go in Dirge's favour, and Omega snatched Dirge out of the air as the Decepticons attempted to retreat. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Dirge was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
When [[World War III]] consumed [[Earth]], the [[Decepticon]]s fled the blighted planet aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], trailing the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the two [[Titan (group)|Titans]] reached [[Cygnus Seven]], the Decepticons attacked, the battle sending Maximus hurtling into the planet and causing everyone to fall into [[stasis lock]]. Eventually, the [[Federation]] moved onto Cygnus Seven with a survey team accidentally rousing Maximus's autonomic systems. By random chance, the repair beam first struck [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who proceeded to revive the other Decepticons and lead an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} Dirge joined his fellow Seekers in attacking the mining colony before the Decepticons were scared away by a [[photon torpedo]] barrage from the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

After the Decepticons had reunited with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and allied with the [[Klingon Empire]], they resumed their attack on Cygnus Seven. When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] resurfaced, the Coneheads swarmed him before Dirge began dogfighting [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}} As the dogfight continued, Megatron caught sight of Starscream deserting, ordering the Decepticons away so they could pursue the traitor. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

Catching up to the traitor on the planet [[Kronos]], the [[Klingon]] homeworld. Despite managing to defeat the Autobot/[[Starfleet]] alliance, the Decepticons were caught unawares by a [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] fleet, being taken into custody by the Klingons for study. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===
Dirge was a member of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. During a mission, he joined [[Blue Big Convoy|his leader]] in interrupting a battle between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Megatron]]. Dirge was blasted by Ultra Megatron for his troubles. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 3}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{note|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' is the ''only'' continuity thus far in which Dirge is affiliated with the [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]], rather than the Decepticons like in the past.}}
{{voiceactor|[[Jay Sanford]] (English)|[[Sergio Becerril]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
Dirge was a member of [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]], {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} hired by [[Deseeus]] to bring in the [[Autobot]]s aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. However, after Deseeus refused to pay them, Dirge helped the Autobots escape and battled the [[Quintesson]]'s forces. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} By the time Deseeus took a hands-on approach by controlling Doubledealer's mind, Dirge cut his loses and defected from the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' crew. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

==Commercial appearances==
*During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Dirge. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}
*Dirge was led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] into an attack against an Autobot launch station. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his troops emerged from the facility to defend it. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Easley]] (English)}}
{{Note|Dirge is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dirge was amongst Megatron's troops ages ago, before the Cybertronian war found its way to Earth. {{storylink|The War Within}} He was part of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]'s team which unsuccessfully attempted to intercept [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as the pair returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after an [[energon]] scavenging mission. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Dirge was involved in a battle between the Decepticons and the Dinobots when the later went berserk and set out to attack the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Dirge used their sonic powers to make things difficult for the Autobot rescue team of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

After the discovery of a lagoon filled with [[Electrum]], Dirge was amongst the Decepticons who found themselves invulnerable to Autobot firepower after being coated with the substance. Although they managed to defeat Omega Supreme at first, they found themselves at a standstill with the Autobots who had also managed to gain access to the Electrum. In the end, Dirge and the rest of his comrades were forced to retreat from the Autobots when their Electrum coating wore off first. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}} While transporting a stolen Autobot weapon, Dirge crashed into a swamp on a movie set and had to be rescued by the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Dirge was among [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s Decepticon troops who attacked a small group of Autobots, forcing them into hiding in the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Dirge appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDirge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Great, now it's easier for him to just die!]]
Dirge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited after collecting 45 units of Cybermetal and 20 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Dirge_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]

*'''Class:''' Air
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons:''': Blades dual-wields pistols to attack targets on the ground at short range.
*'''Ability: Safe Zone''' - Drop a hack bomb dealing 69.0 damage in an area. Confuse the targets for 5 seconds (reducing their attack speed to 40% and making them attack your foes). Upgrading this ability increases the damage and duration.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:dirge Dirge at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Dirge (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
*The original [[character model]]s of the coneheads all feature design elements simplified from Dirge's robot mode stickers–which were themselves originally recolored from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s robot mode stickers.
*[[Simon Furman]] originally planned for Dirge and the other "coneheads" to appear and defend the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Nemesis Part 2|conclusion]] to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', but this plot point was dropped due to time and budget constraints. Furman was so disappointed at his missed chance to use Dirge (whom he appreciated because he has "...a cool doom-laden name") that he chose the character to be one of [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's Heralds]] in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' comic's "[[Worlds Collide]]" arc.
*Colorist [[Drew Eiden]] stated at the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Collector's Club]] panel at [[BotCon 2007]] that the day after final colors were applied to the ''Timelines'' comic where Dirge apparently falls dead, he found this article and noted to editor [[Pete Sinclair]] how ironic it was. Whether the comic was actually ''intended'' to continue Dirge's death-trend is unknown.
*According to his ''Gentei! Gentei!'' bio, his engines generate a super sonic wave that can destroy buildings.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dirge''' (ダージ ''Dāji'')
*''French:'' '''Funébro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Sparviero''' ("Sparrowhawk")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wǎngē''' (China, 挽歌, "Dirge")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Funebre''' (Portugal comic), '''Dirgo''' (Brazil comic), '''Funeral''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Smert''' (Смерть, "Death"), '''Tupik''' (Тупик, "Deadlock"), '''Grobovshchik''' (Гробовщик, "Undertaker")

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Hotlink (G1)

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:''Hotlink is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|But can it do smoke rings? (Hotlink is the purple one in front.)]]

'''Hotlink''' is a "Mechatronic Engineer" by trade but a gadget geek at heart. You'll never find him without his tool kit, and he's always ready to tinker up a new device to fit the needs of the moment. It's an affinity that transcends even Autobot or Decepticon factions for him. He'll be just as quick to geek out over an awesome Autobot weapon as one from his own team. And just as quick to "improve" it for his own enjoyment.

His favorite creation of his own is the [[pyropathic flamethrower]]. The kids love that one.

{{bigquote|Give me a spanner and I'll turn it into a gun.|Hotlink|''Wings Universe'' bio card quote}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
Hotlink was one of the Decepticon jets on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] four million years ago. He used a flamethrower to enclose the [[Autobot]]s [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] in a circle of fire. They were nevertheless able to escape and plowed through Hotlink's patrol. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[File:Hotlinkgoggles-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
{{Wingsnote}}
In [[2013]], Hotlink was part of the joint [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] resistance on Cybertron against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] clone army in the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]]. Two days before Jhiaxus's army arrived, Hotlink helped [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] fuse the controls for the [[space bridge]] control room. Despite their best efforts, however, the bridge could not be opened up from their end. They were ushered out of the room when [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] wished to talk in private. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

Five days later, he joined in an all-out assault on the Cybertronians, setting at least two clones ablaze with his flamethrower. {{storylink|Termination}}

===''TransTech''===
Hotlink was one of many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. Hotlink was part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] present were too stunned to see a "Megatron" in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep2-Elites.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
The [[Mistress of Flame]] ordered Hotlink and the other members of the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron]] to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but they were all completely overwhelmed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
A member of the Decepticons during the final battle for Cybertron, {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} Hotlink was among the many Decepticon warriors sent out to battle [[Gozer]], but was unable to prevent it from utterly destroying their metallic homeworld. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:WFCSiegeEp2-Hotlink.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Remember, keep 6 feet away from other Seekers for physical distancing.]]
Hotlink was seen standing alongside the rest of the Seekers when Megatron was giving orders to hunt down the Autobots. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

Hotlink was one of the Seekers who were listening to Starscream's disapproval of Megatron's plan to reformat the Autobots. However, they were quickly brought back in line by Jetfire. Later, Hotlink was among the Decepticon crowd that cheered for Megatron, and listened as Megatron declared that the Decepticons would be hunting for the Allspark. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

Hotlink accompanied Megatron and several other Decepticons in escorting the captive Ultra Magnus, who was guiding them to the supposed location of Autobot command. Arriving at the tomb of the late Alpha Trion, Hotlink and the other Decepticons aimed their weapons at Magnus, forcing him to open the entrance, only to reveal an empty room, and no base. An enraged Megatron then executed Ultra Magnus as Hotlink stood by and watched.

Moments later, Jetfire arrived and was instructed to take the body of Magnus back to Shockwave, though this command was halted by Starscream, who outed Jetfire as a traitor to the Decepticon cause. Jetfire attacked and then fled, and Hotlink joined Starscream and another Seeker in pursuing their former commander. During the aerial battle, Jetfire transformed and jumped down upon Hotlink, who was still in jet mode, and swiftly cut at him with his blade. Jetfire transformed and sped away as Hotlink exploded. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}
{{--}}

===''2019 IDW continuity''===
[[File:HotlinkandSunstormIDW2019Issue27.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe he just needs some tiny soup. Soup always makes me feel better.]]Hotlink worked up on the Winged Moon for a while before he got involved with the Rise.{{storylink|War World: Moon}}

Along with the other members of the bigger and badder [[Team Stream|Team Stream]] Mark Two, Hotlink was involved in an operation to steal the Moon for the Decepticon cause.{{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} After the engineer [[Lancer|Lancer]] used the moon's gravity core to blow up its energon supply, Hotlink and the rest of Team Stream were forced to evacuate aboard Astrotrain. Inside the shuttle, Hotlink was asked his opinion on [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]'s condition, but he said it was beyond his area of expertise.{{storylink|War World: Moon}}

{{-}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
'''Hot Link''' was part of Sunstorm's team which unsuccessfully attempted to intercept [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as the pair returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after an [[energon]] scavenging mission. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL Hotlink-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now you can recreate my awesome flamethrower scene! Flamethrower not included.]]
*'''Rainmakers''' {{sic}} (Convention 3-pack, [[2013]])
**''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Deluxe Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|Starscream]] mold, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Hotlink transforms into a F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His missile launchers can mount under his wings, on his shoulders, or in his fists, and fire spring-loaded projectiles. The large size of his launchers (necessary [[for safety reasons]]) restricts his arm movement somewhat in robot mode, as they bump into his wings. All three Rainmakers have slight tolerance issues with the white parts, making key joints juuuuuust a bit too tight.

:He was only available in a [[BotCon 2013]] [[exclusive]] souvenir set with [[Bitstream (G1)#Timelines|Bitstream]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)#Timelines|Sunstorm]], limited to 2500 pieces. All three toys use exactly the same [[paint operation]]s and plastic layouts, with the only difference between the three being their primary plastic color.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BCHotlink/hotlink.htm More information on Hotlink at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsSeekerMold}}
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-DecepticonHotlink.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You can pretend he's that [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]] you couldn't get. But you'll always know he's not...]]
*'''Decepticon Hotlink''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''WFC-06'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[November 28]], 2020'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers", "[[Heartburn#Toys|Heartburn]]" and "[[Heatstroke#Toys|Heatstroke]]" [[Battle Master]]s, 2 "fire blast" effects

: Promoting the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], Hotlink is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager-sized [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]], coloring him entirely purple while slathering him in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. He transforms into a Cybertronian "tetrajet" based on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers']] appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" although the jet mode has <s>the robot-mode legs</s> pretty much his ''entire robot body'' sticking out from the undercarriage. As a rather heavy [[shellformer]], Hotlink can easily be separated into both a wingless robot mode and a nearly complete tetrajet via a single friction hinge.

: He includes two "HPI Null-Ray Laser Launchers," which can mount on his upper arms or under the wings in jet mode (or in any other [[5 mm post|5 mm port]], really). As part of the ''Siege'' [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], Hotlink has 5 mm ports on his biceps, forearms, shins, under his feet (vehicle-mode thrusters), and wings. The 3 mm pegs on his shins, forearms, left bicep, and the tips of his null-rays can accommodate effects parts, like the ones that come with his pack-in partners, Battle Masters [[Heartburn#Toys|Heartburn]] and [[Heatstroke#Toys|Heatstroke]]. These two are nigh-identical redecoes of [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] meant to be the flamethrowers the pre-retcon "Hotlink" used in the original 1984 cartoon.

: The military insignia on Hotlink's box places him in the Air Division as an Engineering Private. His instructions, meanwhile, have him as a Ground Division Infantry General. Given that puts him at the same rank as ''Megatron'', his box prrrrobably has it right.

: As with other Netflix series figures, Hotlink was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in Canada and the United States. In Japan, Hotlink was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.
{{WFCSiegeStarscreamMold}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Hotlink was a nameless walk-on in his first appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon's first episode, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". He was given his name with his first toy in 2013, taken from [[Hotlink (WFC)|a more recent Aligned Seeker]]. Incidentally, [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotlink "hotlink"] didn't exist as a word when he made his original fictional appearance! Maybe, back then, he just loved {{w|andouille}}.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'' cartoon, Hotlink actually shouts out an anime-esque name for his special move involving the ring of fire: "Fire Attack!"
*Coincidentally, "Hotlink" was originally intended by [[Fun Publications]] as the name for the orange [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] to be included in the [[BotCon 2013]] exclusive souvenir three-pack, back when [[e-HOBBY]] was planning to release their own exclusive [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] toy, and FunPub had thus changed the figure's intended color scheme to a more red-ish orange. At that time, the purple Seeker was intended to be named "Nacelle". However, when the e-HOBBY figure didn't happen, the orange Seeker's identity was changed back to Sunstorm, he was given a more yellow-ish color scheme closer to FunPub's ''original'' original plans for the figure, and the name "Hotlink" was reassigned to the purple Seeker.<ref name="bc13seekers">[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/156054-generations-selects-brown-box-revealed-pg-7/page-9#entry3834842 Post by Fun Publications' Jesse Wittenrich on The Allspark Forums, 15 January 2019]</ref><ref name="whois">[https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096940990424854528 Series of posts by Jesse Wittenrich on Twitter, 16 February 2019]</ref> The name "Nacelle" was later given to [[Nacelle (G1)|yet ''another'' Seeker]].
*Further confusion arose when the BotCon 2013 exclusive souvenir three-pack was given the name "Rainmakers". [[Fun Publications]] employees subsequently confirmed that the pack's title was an error, and that they were indeed intended to be the "welcoming committee" from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1", with no intended direct connection to the the trio from "[[Divide and Conquer]]" known as the "[[Rainmaker]]s".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hotlink''' (ホットリンク ''Hottorinku'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Machine Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Hotlink (G1)

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Solus:

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Aligned Decepticon|Hotlink (WFC)}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Hotlink is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|But can it do smoke rings? (Hotlink is the purple one in front.)]]

'''Hotlink''' is a "Mechatronic Engineer" by trade but a gadget geek at heart. You'll never find him without his tool kit, and he's always ready to tinker up a new device to fit the needs of the moment. It's an affinity that transcends even Autobot or Decepticon factions for him. He'll be just as quick to geek out over an awesome Autobot weapon as one from his own team. And just as quick to "improve" it for his own enjoyment.

His favorite creation of his own is the [[pyropathic flamethrower]]. The kids love that one.

{{bigquote|Give me a spanner and I'll turn it into a gun.|Hotlink|''Wings Universe'' bio card quote}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
Hotlink was one of the Decepticon jets on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] four million years ago. He used a flamethrower to enclose the [[Autobot]]s [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] in a circle of fire. They were nevertheless able to escape and plowed through Hotlink's patrol. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[File:Hotlinkgoggles-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
{{Wingsnote}}
In [[2013]], Hotlink was part of the joint [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] resistance on Cybertron against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] clone army in the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]]. Two days before Jhiaxus's army arrived, Hotlink helped [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] fuse the controls for the [[space bridge]] control room. Despite their best efforts, however, the bridge could not be opened up from their end. They were ushered out of the room when [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] wished to talk in private. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

Five days later, he joined in an all-out assault on the Cybertronians, setting at least two clones ablaze with his flamethrower. {{storylink|Termination}}

===''TransTech''===
Hotlink was one of many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. Hotlink was part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] present were too stunned to see a "Megatron" in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep2-Elites.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
The [[Mistress of Flame]] ordered Hotlink and the other members of the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron]] to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but they were all completely overwhelmed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
A member of the Decepticons during the final battle for Cybertron, {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} Hotlink was among the many Decepticon warriors sent out to battle [[Gozer]], but was unable to prevent it from utterly destroying their metallic homeworld. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:WFCSiegeEp2-Hotlink.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Remember, keep 6 feet away from other Seekers for physical distancing.]]
Hotlink was seen standing alongside the rest of the Seekers when Megatron was giving orders to hunt down the Autobots. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

Hotlink was one of the Seekers who were listening to Starscream's disapproval of Megatron's plan to reformat the Autobots. However, they were quickly brought back in line by Jetfire. Later, Hotlink was among the Decepticon crowd that cheered for Megatron, and listened as Megatron declared that the Decepticons would be hunting for the Allspark. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

Hotlink accompanied Megatron and several other Decepticons in escorting the captive Ultra Magnus, who was guiding them to the supposed location of Autobot command. Arriving at the tomb of the late Alpha Trion, Hotlink and the other Decepticons aimed their weapons at Magnus, forcing him to open the entrance, only to reveal an empty room, and no base. An enraged Megatron then executed Ultra Magnus as Hotlink stood by and watched.

Moments later, Jetfire arrived and was instructed to take the body of Magnus back to Shockwave, though this command was halted by Starscream, who outed Jetfire as a traitor to the Decepticon cause. Jetfire attacked and then fled, and Hotlink joined Starscream and another Seeker in pursuing their former commander. During the aerial battle, Jetfire transformed and jumped down upon Hotlink, who was still in jet mode, and swiftly cut at him with his blade. Jetfire transformed and sped away as Hotlink exploded. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}
{{--}}

===''2019 IDW continuity''===
[[File:HotlinkandSunstormIDW2019Issue27.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe he just needs some tiny soup. Soup always makes me feel better.]]Hotlink worked up on the Winged Moon for a while before he got involved with the Rise.{{storylink|War World: Moon}}

Along with the other members of the bigger and badder [[Team Stream|Team Stream]] Mark Two, Hotlink was involved in an operation to steal the Moon for the Decepticons.{{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} After the engineer [[Lancer|Lancer]] use the moon's gravity core to blow up its energon supply Hotlink and the rest of Team Stream were forced to evacuate aboard Astrotrain. When asked his opinion on Sunstorm's condition, Hotlink said it was beyond his area of expertise.{{storylink|War World: Moon}}

{{-}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
'''Hot Link''' was part of Sunstorm's team which unsuccessfully attempted to intercept [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as the pair returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after an [[energon]] scavenging mission. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL Hotlink-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now you can recreate my awesome flamethrower scene! Flamethrower not included.]]
*'''Rainmakers''' {{sic}} (Convention 3-pack, [[2013]])
**''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Deluxe Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|Starscream]] mold, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Hotlink transforms into a F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His missile launchers can mount under his wings, on his shoulders, or in his fists, and fire spring-loaded projectiles. The large size of his launchers (necessary [[for safety reasons]]) restricts his arm movement somewhat in robot mode, as they bump into his wings. All three Rainmakers have slight tolerance issues with the white parts, making key joints juuuuuust a bit too tight.

:He was only available in a [[BotCon 2013]] [[exclusive]] souvenir set with [[Bitstream (G1)#Timelines|Bitstream]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)#Timelines|Sunstorm]], limited to 2500 pieces. All three toys use exactly the same [[paint operation]]s and plastic layouts, with the only difference between the three being their primary plastic color.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BCHotlink/hotlink.htm More information on Hotlink at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsSeekerMold}}
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-DecepticonHotlink.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You can pretend he's that [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]] you couldn't get. But you'll always know he's not...]]
*'''Decepticon Hotlink''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''WFC-06'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[November 28]], 2020'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers", "[[Heartburn#Toys|Heartburn]]" and "[[Heatstroke#Toys|Heatstroke]]" [[Battle Master]]s, 2 "fire blast" effects

: Promoting the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], Hotlink is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager-sized [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]], coloring him entirely purple while slathering him in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. He transforms into a Cybertronian "tetrajet" based on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers']] appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" although the jet mode has <s>the robot-mode legs</s> pretty much his ''entire robot body'' sticking out from the undercarriage. As a rather heavy [[shellformer]], Hotlink can easily be separated into both a wingless robot mode and a nearly complete tetrajet via a single friction hinge.

: He includes two "HPI Null-Ray Laser Launchers," which can mount on his upper arms or under the wings in jet mode (or in any other [[5 mm post|5 mm port]], really). As part of the ''Siege'' [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], Hotlink has 5 mm ports on his biceps, forearms, shins, under his feet (vehicle-mode thrusters), and wings. The 3 mm pegs on his shins, forearms, left bicep, and the tips of his null-rays can accommodate effects parts, like the ones that come with his pack-in partners, Battle Masters [[Heartburn#Toys|Heartburn]] and [[Heatstroke#Toys|Heatstroke]]. These two are nigh-identical redecoes of [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] meant to be the flamethrowers the pre-retcon "Hotlink" used in the original 1984 cartoon.

: The military insignia on Hotlink's box places him in the Air Division as an Engineering Private. His instructions, meanwhile, have him as a Ground Division Infantry General. Given that puts him at the same rank as ''Megatron'', his box prrrrobably has it right.

: As with other Netflix series figures, Hotlink was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in Canada and the United States. In Japan, Hotlink was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.
{{WFCSiegeStarscreamMold}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Hotlink was a nameless walk-on in his first appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon's first episode, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". He was given his name with his first toy in 2013, taken from [[Hotlink (WFC)|a more recent Aligned Seeker]]. Incidentally, [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotlink "hotlink"] didn't exist as a word when he made his original fictional appearance! Maybe, back then, he just loved {{w|andouille}}.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'' cartoon, Hotlink actually shouts out an anime-esque name for his special move involving the ring of fire: "Fire Attack!"
*Coincidentally, "Hotlink" was originally intended by [[Fun Publications]] as the name for the orange [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] to be included in the [[BotCon 2013]] exclusive souvenir three-pack, back when [[e-HOBBY]] was planning to release their own exclusive [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] toy, and FunPub had thus changed the figure's intended color scheme to a more red-ish orange. At that time, the purple Seeker was intended to be named "Nacelle". However, when the e-HOBBY figure didn't happen, the orange Seeker's identity was changed back to Sunstorm, he was given a more yellow-ish color scheme closer to FunPub's ''original'' original plans for the figure, and the name "Hotlink" was reassigned to the purple Seeker.<ref name="bc13seekers">[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/156054-generations-selects-brown-box-revealed-pg-7/page-9#entry3834842 Post by Fun Publications' Jesse Wittenrich on The Allspark Forums, 15 January 2019]</ref><ref name="whois">[https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096940990424854528 Series of posts by Jesse Wittenrich on Twitter, 16 February 2019]</ref> The name "Nacelle" was later given to [[Nacelle (G1)|yet ''another'' Seeker]].
*Further confusion arose when the BotCon 2013 exclusive souvenir three-pack was given the name "Rainmakers". [[Fun Publications]] employees subsequently confirmed that the pack's title was an error, and that they were indeed intended to be the "welcoming committee" from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1", with no intended direct connection to the the trio from "[[Divide and Conquer]]" known as the "[[Rainmaker]]s".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hotlink''' (ホットリンク ''Hottorinku'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Machine Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

File:HotlinkandSunstormIDW2019Issue27.jpg

2021-01-22T20:35:12Z

[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] is beyond [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]]'s area of expertise.
{{-}}
Panel from [[War World: Moon|Issue 27]] of the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019 IDW continuity]].
{{-}}
© 2021 [[IDW Publishing|IDW Publishing]]

File:HotlinkIDW2019Issue27.jpg

2021-01-22T19:25:12Z

Solus: Hotlink takes some offense.

Hotlink takes some offense.