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Drancron

2010-08-14T23:26:48Z

Soundwave4926: /* IDW Beast Wars comics */

{{picsneeded|Fiction}}
{{factions|blendtron|decepticon}}
:''Drancron was once a [[Decepticon]], but is now a [[Blendtron]] from the [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:BWNAnimeDrancron1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The artwork is as muddled as the toy.]]

Created by [[Unicron]] and by his dark power, '''Drancron''' (ドランクロン ''Dorankuron'') and the [[Blendtron]]s are the next level of Transformer warriors. Like the other Blendtrons, Drancron was engineered to feel no remorse for his actions, no sympathy for others, and absolutely no respect for life. He is a mostly silent warrior who moves swiftly and makes little to no sound. His presence cannot be detected even when he’s standing right behind the enemy. As a servant of Unicron, the destruction of every living being on Cybertron is his single motivating goal.

Sometimes there are lots of him.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Shinji Uchida]] (Japanese)

{{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Seized Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blendtrons!|Chase the Blendtrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}}

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===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===

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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
At the end of the Great War, a disillusioned Decepticon lost himself in the dark underground gladiatorial games beneath Cybertron. He sopped his wounds in honorable mortal combat and forgot the military life that had failed him. His signature move was to decapitate his opponents when they lost, earning him the nickname "the Drancutter". Not surprisingly, Unicron saw potential there. He captured Drancron and transformed him with his dark power. Gone now were all thoughts of honor, and in their place, his already great lust for battle was amplified to an immeasurable degree. Drancron now lives only for the kill. And for Unicron. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

[[Image:BWTheAscending4_Spittor_Lazorbeak_death.jpg|thumb|left|250px|AH-CHOOOM!]]

Drancron, with [[Elephorca]] and [[Rartorata]], brought [[Angolmois]] capsules to [[Shokaract]] on the orders of Unicron, priming him as a "vessel". {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

At Unicron's command, the Blendtrons went to prehistoric Earth, attacking the Maximals and Predacons stranded there. Drancron was apparently killed when [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] knocked him into his teammate Rartorata's stinger, which caused a violent reaction in the Angolmois powering his body. The explosion wiped him, Rartorata, Spittor, and [[Lazorbeak]] out. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
[[Image:BWN-toy Drancron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Drancron''' (Deluxe, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''X-8'''
**''Accessories:'' "Clap Missile"

: Drancron is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe [[Fuzor]] [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]], transforming into a beast mode that is a combination of lizard and dragonfly parts. He can fire a pressure-launch "Clap Missile" (we don't know either) from his robot mode mouth. This launcher mechanism forms his tail in beast mode, and fires with a pressure-trigger on the beast's back. His right forearm takes the form of an enormous claw known as the "Drancutter" formed by the upper set of beast-mode wings, which flap/snap open and closed when you push a small lever back and forth. They can also be locked in the "open wide" position thanks to a catch in the mechanism.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Blendtron/Drancron/drancron.htm More information on Drancron at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* It is often thought that the beast-mode head forms Sky Shadow/Drancron's left hand. However, a set of (immobile) claws are molded into the wrist behind the head, giving them a somewhat more "normal" hand. The ''Beast Wars Neo'' model catches this.

[[Category:Blendtrons]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]

Guyhawk

2010-08-14T23:19:56Z

Soundwave4926: /* Victory cartoon */

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Gaihawk is a [[Decepticon]] [[Breastforce]] Warrior from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Guyhawk.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's bright pink and his name is Gaihawk of Breastforce. He better be pretty secure in his robo-masculinity.]]
'''Gaihawk''' (ガイホーク ''Gaihōku'') is one of the founding members of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Breastforce]]. Cold and somber, Gaihawk hates those who claim to have "character" and perfect principles, and as such, he really loathes Autobots of all shapes and sizes. In particular, [[Greatshot]] really ruffles his feathers; Gaihawk used to work with him on the mercenary circuit, and for him to see his old partner in crime turn to the side of the angels is nothing short of sickening. Gaihawk doesn't practise what he preaches, though; despite his hatred of the pretence of perfection in others, he always tries to make ''himself'' come off as perfect. He boasts about his skills, he's always the first into battle and the last to leave, he hates it when he is defeated, and he will always pass the buck if he gets blamed for something.

In jet mode, Gaihawk's speed exceeds even that of his commanding officer, [[Leozack]]. He is capable of unleashing a hellish storm of laser fire from above, rendering even the toughest of enemies to piles of smoldering ash. In robot mode he wields the power of the "Ice Needle", an attack which allows him to fire an onslaught of daggers forged from super-cooled plasma from his hands, capable of tearing through even the toughest of metals. His chest plate, [[Hawkbreast]], can detach and transform into a hawk-like attack partner or the handheld "Hawk Cannon" blaster. Like his fellow Breastforcers, Gaihawk is also armed with an [[Electromagnetic Nunchaku]].

Gaihawk can combine with his Breastforce teammates to form [[Liokaiser]], forming the right arm of the super robot.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Gaihawk_in_prison.jpg|left|thumb|210px|"How do you like this pose for Playboy Channel?"]]

Some time before [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] assumed command of the [[Autobot]] forces, the Autobot hero apprehended Gaihawk and had him sentenced to imprisonment on the Satellite Penitentiary on the moon of planet [[Micro]]. Separated from his Hawkbreast, Gaihawk was put to work with other prisoners, gathering energy from the moon's rivers of magma. Gaihawk made no friends or alliances within the ranks of prisoners, caring nothing for any of them; once, when one hapless convict fell into a lava river and was able to grab onto Gaihawk's leg as he was swept past him, Gaihawk ignored his pleas to be pulled to safety, and kicked him off, sending him spiraling off to his molten doom.

[[Image:Gaihawk_vs_greatshot.jpg|right|thumb|225px|DULL DRAMATIC SHOOTING.]]

In 2025, Gaihawk's old Breastforce comrades came to planet Micro with the intention of liberating him, so that they could once again merge into the giant robot, Liokaiser, and defeat Star Saber. When the Breastforce attacked the penitentiary, the prison staff, realizing their objective, attempted to transfer Gaihawk to a safer location. Unfortunately for the guards transferring him, the sneaky Decepticon had concealed a blade, and slashed his way through their ranks to freedom. Making his way through the prison corridors, he soon came upon fellow Breastforcer [[Hellbat]], who was in the process of searching for him. Hellbat cheerfully greeted him, but Gaihawk threw him aside and demanded he take him to the prison's energy room. Using the stockpiled energy, Gaihawk recharged himself to full power and freed his Hawkbreast from the cage in which it had been kept. Seconds later, Gaihawk was confronted by Greatshot, who had been ordered into the prison by Star Saber, but Gaihawk was unaware that his old friend had joined the Autobots, and reacted with disgust when Hellbat informed him of this fact. Old friend or not, Gaihawk had no compunctions about engaged in a firefight with Greatshot, which culminated in a face-off on the walkway above the prison's magma vat. Impaling Greatshot with his Ice Needle attack. Gaihawk sent his foe tumbling towards the lava, but could not stick around to see the job finished as the prison began exploding around them. {{storylink|Rescue! Gaihawk}}

[[Image:Gaihawk_huggles.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Wanna makeout?]]

Leozack soon called a meeting to formally welcome Gaihawk back into the ranks of the Breastforce, during which Gaihawk was warmly received by all the assembled members. When a surprised Gaihawk asked why Hellbat was absent, Leozack explained that he was completely untrustworthy, and that he had already arranged to replace Hellbat with another old comrade, [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]]. Soon, however, Hellbat arrived with the news that the Autobots had killed Deathcobra. In actuality, Hellbat had accidentally killed Deathcobra himself when he had attempted to persuade him to leave so that he could keep his place on the team, but he blamed the death on the Autobot [[Holi]], and led the other unaware Breastforcers in a "retaliatory" attack. During the fight, Gaihawk got the chance to deliver the killing shot to Holi, but his Hawkbreast was suddenly blasted from his hand by the dramatic arrival of Star Saber. Relishing the chance for revenge against the Autobot who had imprisoned him, Gaihawk combined with the rest of the Breastforce combined into Liokaiser for the first time in years, and together, they were actually able to defeat Star Saber in combat. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}} The team then returned to [[Earth]], where Deathsaurus heaped praise upon Gaihawk, frustrating Leozack to no end. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}}

[[Image:Gaihawk_iceneedle.jpg|right|thumb|Must resist urge... to... take... out of... context.]]

Gaihawk joined the Breastforce in numerous subsequently missions, raiding energy from America's [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} and [[Antarctica]]'s subterranean oil wells, {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} and ambushing the Autobot [[Brainmaster]]s in the desert. During the latter mission, Gaihawk distinguished himself by using the power of his Ice Needle to damage the combiner [[Road Caesar]] so badly that he was forced to disengage, but he lost his composure when Greatshot appeared on the scene, and he immediately took to the air in pursuit of revenge against his traitorous old friend. The arrival of Star Saber forced the villains to retreat, much to Gaihawk's chagrin. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}

Eager to hunt Greatshot down, Gaihawk assembled the Breastforce to aid him in the search, and clashed with Leozack, who was furious that his subordinate has superseded his authority for so trivial a goal. Fortunately, before the two could come to blows, Deathsaurus gave the Breastforce a new mission: join him in ambushing Star Saber in Asia. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} While Star Saber survived the ambush, [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] was fatally wounded, and the Decepticons capitalized upon the Autobots' reduced manpower by increasing the frequency of their attacks. Gaihawk joined the Breastforce in pillaging energy from a solar power station {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} then later helped attack the Mount Asama geothermal power plant, only to be shot out of the sky by [[Victory Leo]], the reborn form of God Ginrai. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}}

[[Image:Gaihawk_jetmode.jpg|left|thumb|210px]]

When Deathsaurus used the threat of orbital missile bombardment to keep the Autobots at bay, Gaihawk, [[Jarugar]] and [[Killbison]] were able to freely steal energy, pausing only in their evil deeds to mock the helpless Autobots who were watching. Deathsaurus's plan was foiled when Star Saber fused for the first time with Victory Leo into Victory Saber and bested him in combat. {{storylink|The Tide is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} Gaihawk and the Breastforce later went up against Victory Saber as Liokaiser, but were likewise defeated. {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}}

Soon after, Gaihawk helped unleash the metal-eating [[Dorya]] insects upon the Autobots, {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}} then went on to participate in the Decepticons' theft of energy from the ancient continent of [[Atlantis]]. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} With this Atlantean energy in their clutches, the Breastforce and Deathsaurus headed into space about the ''Thunder Arrow'', planning to use the stolen energy to recharge Deathsaurus's [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. The Autobots pursued the villains, but were unable to stop them from bringing the fortress back online. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} To keep the Autobots busy while the fortress's main cannon charged, Deathsaurus dispatched the Breastforce—combined as Liokaiser—to battle them. In the course of the clash, Victory Leo was able to blast Liokaiser into the fortress's cannon barrel, which drained his energy dry. With his consciousness fading and his body unable to move, Liokaiser could only utter a fading scream for help as he drifted off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

====''Zone'' catalog====

As part of Liokaiser, Gaihawk was revived from death by some means. Lead by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Liokaiser joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Zone (planet)|Zone]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[Image:Gaihawk_manga.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

Gaihawk debuted at the feet of Deathsaurus, as he knelt to inform his emperor that Leozack had gone off on a solo mission, foolishly believing that he could conquer Earth on his own. {{storylink|Leozack Rumbles Violently!}} After Leozack was defeated by Star Saber, Gaihawk and the rest of the Breastforce took the Autobot leader on, only to be taken out by a single slash of his Saber Blade. {{storylink|Warrior of Love, Star Saber!}}

Later, Gaihawk and the other Breastforcers combined into Liokaiser to battle Star Saber on [[Energy Planet X]]. When the combiner warrior managed to seize Star Saber, his individual components began arguing over who would get right to destroy the Autobot leader; "the Great Gaihawk" believed he had earned the right to do the deed. Star Saber exploited the opening to turn the battle around, and Liokaiser was defeated and escaped. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}} In their next battle with Star Saber, the Breastforce almost had him defeated thanks to the aid of Deathsaurus and Dinoking, but the tables were turned when Star Saber merged with new arrival Victory Leo, to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Strongest Partners, the Combination of Victory!}}

In their next battle, Liokaiser and Deathsaurus were defeated by the Autobots' "Five Stars of Victory" attack technique, and Liokaiser split back into Gaihawk and the rest of the Breastforce to flee back to Deathsaurus's "Space Stronghold". {{storylink|Shine! The Five Stars of Victory}} From the stronghold, the Decepticons began a final attack on Earth, bombarding the planet with meteors, but the Autobots succeeded in thwarting their scheme, despite a bit of attempted treachery courtesy of Leozack. At the battle's end, Deathsaurus revealed that the fortress was home to the Decepticon civilians, and that they had been fighting to keep them safe. Struck by this revelation, Star Saber decided that it was time for the Autobots and Decepticons to lay down their arms, and live in peace—the truest victory of all! {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}

===Wings of Honor===
Millions of years ago, Gaihawk, using a newly-developed "[[Skyraider]]" style body, was part of [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s crew sent to recover a mysterious item from the crashed Autobot ship ''[[Van De Graaff]]'' on [[Beta-Nine]]. He and Hellbat were able to corner [[Kup (G1)|one of the Autobots]] also looking for the cargo... up until Hellbat got turned into a snack by a local lake monster, that is. Their captive was able to escape, and Gaihawk and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] chased after him.

They eventually caught up with him, only to get tossed aside when their [[Thunder Clash|captive's commander]] came barreling through. Gaihawk then managed to recover from ''that''... only to get blown out of commission when Banzai-Tron was tricked into accepting a rigged container from the Autobots. Gaihawk and the others then surrendered and were taken prisoner. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:Victory-toy Gaihawk.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Gaihawk''' (Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-330'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hawkbreast" Breast Animal

: Released only in Japan, Gaihawk transforms into a magenta and white MiG-29 fighter jet. He came packaged with his Breast Animal partner, the Hawkbreast, which transforms from a hawk-like robot to either breastplate armor for Gaihawk, or the hand-held "Hawk Cannon" blaster. Gaihawk combines with his fellow Breastforce warriors (sold separately) to form Liokaiser; he forms the right arm of the super robot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Gaihawk/gaihawk.htm More information on Gaihawk at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|LioKaiser}}
*'''Liokaiser''' (Gift set, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-335'''

: Gaihawk was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. Each toy in the set is identical to their individual releases. This release does not have [[bio]]/[[Tech Spec]] cards for the individuals, only the combined form.

[[Category:Breastforce]]
[[Category:Seekers]]

Null-ray

2010-08-06T20:32:14Z

Soundwave4926:

[[Image:NullRay-normal.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Pew pew pew.]]

One of the signature weapons of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], the '''null-ray''' is capable of stopping any electrical device with one shot, be it human or [[Transformer]].

Except [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. All a blast from the null-ray does is make him angry. It doesn't work on the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] either, but they were already pissed at Screamer and the jets.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
Shortly after arriving at the oil platform with his fellow Decepticons, Starscream is ordered to fire his null-ray at some equipment, causing the machinery to freeze and cease from working. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After causing a tidal wave at [[Sherman Dam]], Megatron ordered Starscream to shoot three of the generators with blasts from the null-ray as part of their efforts to make [[Energon cube|Energon cubes]]. Why they would need the generators to stop working is beyond our understanding, but Megatron's schemes always have layers within them, and are far too complex for [[Human|simple flesh creatures]] to understand. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

After being discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Starscream shot him with the null-ray, allowing the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to modify his [[Circuits|memory circuits]] to lead the [[Autobot|Autobots]] into a trap. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

Later, when Megatron had the [[Power chip rectifier|power chip rectifiers]] of the Decepticons installed in him before his battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream lamented that he could no longer use the null-ray or his cluster bombs. A threat of termination from Megatron shut him up. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:Nullray-jet.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Starscream suffering from a runny nose.]]
Determined not to be replaced by the human-built [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Starscream used his null-ray to fritz her circuits. Naturally, Megatron wasn't too happy about the loss of his new female "companion" and immediately labeled Starscream a traitor. Again. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

When Starscream partnered up with the (more than usually) paranoid [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], Starscream fired his null-ray at Red Alert, causing his unstable [[Circuits|logic circuits]] to stabilize. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[Image:Nullray-finger.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I am GOD!"]]
Later, Starscream was shown firing the null-ray from his nose while in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}. Later still, he was shown firing it through his finger. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Starscream last used his null-ray at his own coronation as leader of the Decepticons. During the coronation, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] played trumpets, but Starscream, eager to get on with the ceremony, used the null-ray to slice the instruments in half. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

In 2005, [[Marissa Faireborn]] had a hand-held blaster which fired null-rays. Whether this was reverse engineered from a captured Seeker, developed with the help of the Autobots, or was acquired by some sort of convoluted plan of Starscream's to replace Megatron, is unknown. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFOD4}}

===Transformers Armada===
When [[Starscream (Armada)|''Armada'' Starscream]] finally got his [[Mini-Con]] partner, [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], he gained a new attack called the "Null Laser Cannon". It didn't disable electrical stuff, but created a big explosion instead.{{storylink|Jungle}}

===Transformers Cybertron===
Starscream has two swiveling, very powerful laser cannons at his waist. He has two more that are stationary, one on each of his forward wingtips. He calls these Null Cannons. Again, they act like very powerful blasters. When he supersized, he replaced his broken [[Cyber Key]]-activated sword with a massive wide-bore null cannon. {{Storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

=== Transformers Animated===
This [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] also packs null-rays as his main weapon, but these also just work like a very powerful blaster. Their destructive effect on Earth-made buildings is impressive, if not as intense as ''Armada'' Starscream's, and a sustained blast of around 12 seconds was enough to render all five Earth-bound Autobots unconscious—for a few seconds. Hmm. Then later a direct blast fully disabled ''[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]'' for several minutes (well, to be fair, Magnus took a point-blank shot right in the kisser). {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] designed his null-ray himself. It is a weapon feared for its ability to deactivate electrical systems.<ref>Starscream's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref>

==Games==
===Transformers Armada PS2 game===
In this incarnation it slices mountains in half instead of its usual effect.
It most likely does the same to Autobots, but Starscream was bashed offline by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] before he could test that theory.

===War for Cybertron===
[[Image:WFC null-ray.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
During the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Null Rays were a common weapon used by [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] and [[Sniper (WFC)|Sniper]] class Transformers, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s preferred weapon. They were sniper rifles fitted with 10x zoom scopes, and the cloaked Scout's best friend. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

{{note|In the game, this weapon has the following attributes:
*Damage: 10
*Range: 9
*Accuracy: 10
*Rate of Fire: 1}}
:''Polish name:'' '''Miotacz promieni Zero'''

==Notes==
*At least [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|once]] Starscream's null-ray appeared to cause freezing. This could be a mere error. {{fact}}

*Clearly, Starscream never bothered to patent the null-ray. Bad enough a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|agent's]] daughter used them, but so did [[Whirl (G1)|''Generation 1'' Whirl]].

*Due to the ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon's frequent translation and dubbing errors, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s "Null Laser Cannon" was randomly referred to as the "''Narrow'' Laser Cannon" (despite the visually obvious fact that the laser blast was anything ''but'' narrow).

==References==
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[[Category:Weapons]]

User talk:Abates

2010-08-06T16:41:24Z

Soundwave4926: /* Exuse me about Grandma */

==To-Do List==
===Operation: Screen Captures===
Screen cap (re)tagging:
*<s>[[:Category:Generation 1 screen captures|G1]]</s>
*[[:Category:Headmasters screen captures|Headmasters]]/[[:Category:Masterforce screen captures|Masterforce]]/<s>[[:Category:Victory screen captures|Victory]]</s>/<s>[[:Category:Zone screen captures|Zone]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:Beast Wars screen captures|Beast Wars]]</s>/<s>[[:Category:Beast Machines screen captures|Beast Machines]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:Robots in Disguise screen captures|Robots in Disguise]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:Armada screen captures|Armada]]</s>/[[:Category:Energon screen captures|Energon]]/<s>[[:Category:Cybertron screen captures|Cybertron]]</s>
*<s>[[:Category:Animated screen captures|Animated]]</s>
====Pictures of unidentified origin====
I don't know which episodes these are from - feel free to tag them with {{tl|MFcap}} or {{tl|Energoncap}} if you know!
=====Masterforce=====
<gallery>
Image:Diver suiton.jpg
Image:Wilder beastmode.jpg
</gallery>
=====Energon=====
<gallery>
Image:EnergonGeneric.jpg
Image:EnergonSixShot3.jpg
Image:Rodimus tv.jpg
</gallery>

==Screencaps==
Your tastes in screencaps is impeccable. :D -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 01:21, 5 October 2008 (EDT)
: Heh, thanks! :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:37, 5 October 2008 (EDT)
::You don't need to use the actual title cards for the main picture of episode articles. Awhile back we decided that those are redundant for the most part, so we've taken to using screencaps of scenes that are pivotal, sum up the episode and are just plain funny. For example [[The Ultimate Weapon|The Ultimate Weapon]]. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:50, 5 October 2008 (EDT)
:::Aha! Noted. Thanks :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:46, 5 October 2008 (EDT)

And again! The BW pages are looking great. Keep 'em coming! -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 00:37, 30 November 2008 (EST)
:Thanks! Almost halfway though :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:31, 30 November 2008 (EST)

==This Pic==
[[Image:Lessons of the Past Optimusmonitor.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]Could you please retake this shot? It's full of little jaggies - check out the lines on Prime's shoulder and elbow. Thanks. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 12:08, 12 October 2008 (EDT)
:That's how it looks in the episode - the image they used is from the end of a zooming-out shot in "An Explosive Situation", so it looks like they did a video freeze on the last frame and overlayed the clips on the top monitors. Unfortunately it was the only "someone watching footage on a monitor" shot I could find (there's another identical shot of Prime later on, but it has the same problem). --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:20, 12 October 2008 (EDT)

==Kudos==
Your RID pages are excellent. Thanks for taking on a task that not many of us are willing to face. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 23:31, 21 October 2008 (EDT)

:Thanks! I love the show, so I'm enjoying rewatching it. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:08, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
::Your Quote sections in particular are reminding me of what a fun show it was... particularly in light of [[Energon (cartoon)|what came after.]] -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 10:09, 22 October 2008 (EDT)

:So devoutly seconded. -- [[User:Greenygal|Greenygal]] 15:48, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:Thanks very much for doing the work on these! --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 10:08, 24 October 2008 (EDT)

:Dude - awesome idea: Can you change the title card of [[The Ultimate Robot Warrior|The Ultimate Robot Warrior]] to an image where Buddha is firing missiles out of his mouth? Because it's ''so'' wrong it amuses me. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 05:33, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
::Done! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 05:45, 29 October 2008 (EDT)
:::Thanks mate. Bwahahahaha! --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 05:56, 29 October 2008 (EDT)

Must chime in with thanks. This is simply great work.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 02:57, 22 November 2008 (EST)

:Thanks! :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:46, 22 November 2008 (EST)

== Armada eps ==
Jeebus, now you're doing Armada episode recaps! As Repowers said last time with the RID recaps, thanks for doing what many of us are reluctant to do (and I like Armada). --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 02:56, 16 November 2008 (EST)

:Just the two for the moment. I want to focus on finishing the RID character pages, but I happened to have the first three episodes of Armada handy. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:07, 16 November 2008 (EST)

== More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1 ==
Wondering why you removed the navigation box I put on this article? Admittedly it didn't come out perfectly, but it seemed to work and fulfilled a good function so why not just modify it?[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:42, 16 November 2008 (EST)

:Because it's completely redundant? The infobox on the top right does exactly the same thing. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 15:45, 16 November 2008 (EST)
::Just coming back to admit that I missed that. It does seem a little odd that the navigation box for the first episode doesn't match those for later episodes, but if everyone else wants it that way...[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:48, 16 November 2008 (EST)
:::Oh, that's just a case of the other pages not having been updated with the newer template yet. We haven't been using the new one for that long. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 15:50, 16 November 2008 (EST)
::::Okay. Didn't mean to cause any trouble.[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:02, 16 November 2008 (EST)

:The episode template doesn't support seasons yet which I think is why it's not in wider use. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:09, 16 November 2008 (EST)

==BW request==
Hey, if you've got you Season 2 disks handy, could you grab a shot of Quickstrike as he introduces himself? Specifically I think there's a moment when the camera's at ground level with him, and you see both his cobra and scorpion heads clearly at the same time. It'd make a great main pic for the [[Fuzor|Fuzor]] article. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:15, 6 December 2008 (EST)

:[[:Image:Coming of the Fuzors 1 Quickstrike intro.jpg|This one]]? :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:26, 6 December 2008 (EST)
::That one. Awesome! -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:27, 6 December 2008 (EST)

== Appearances ==
The way we've been doing it is that appearances doesn't necessarily mean "as they appear on screen" but it can also mean whomever is heard first. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 23:56, 31 December 2008 (EST)

:Oh, I see. I didn't realise that. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:34, 1 January 2009 (EST)

== Automated Cache Processor ==

Did you ever get to put this online? I wouldn't mind being able to use it on the articles where the processed cache files didn't get uploaded properly due to title problems. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 22:42, 19 March 2009 (EDT)
:Not yet, but it's a trivial thing to do, so I'll do it tonight and announce it on [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Damage Control Central|Damage Control Central]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:14, 19 March 2009 (EDT)
::Cool, thanks. :) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 23:28, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

== References ==

You can attribute a news/link reference several times throughout an article by creating a reference name. Eg. Say you want to link an article that confirmed Hugo Weaving was returning to voice Megatron in both confirmed news and the cast list. You do this:

Hugo Weaving returns to voice Megatron news.<nowiki><ref name="Hugo Weaving">[News Link news description]</ref>
</nowiki>

===Cast===
Megatron (Hugo Weaving)<nowiki><ref name="Hugo Weaving"/>
</nowiki>

This means you don't end up linking the exact same news several times in the References section. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 01:53, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:Aha! Now I know (and knowing is half the battle). --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:54, 21 March 2009 (EDT)

==Google Flaw==
Don't have time to really deal with this myself, but the version of the Nine Great Demon General page on the wiki wasn't the most current; I couldn't even find a version to look up the cached form on Google, and had to use your MSN.com search tip to recover it. How many other pages like this? Don't know. But something to look up EITHER the Google Cache or MSN Cache version of a given page, that might be worth looking into... --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 00:09, 25 March 2009 (EDT)
:Was actually comparing caches last night. MSN seems to be older on most pages I check, and Google is apparently spidering faster and has some of the (heinously bad) backups Bookworm put up in place, Wikia spam and all. For the moment the sweet spot appears to maybe be Yahoo's cache.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 00:18, 25 March 2009 (EDT)
::Yeah, there's no cache for the Nine Great Demon Generals article in the big zip of cache files. There are one or two pages here and there which got missed out. I'm not sure why whoever was downloading that range didn't note it as a missing file on the Damage Control page. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:48, 25 March 2009 (EDT)
:::Re-checked caches. Yahoo has now spidered us and cached the Wikia spammed crapola, but MSN has a cache of November/December 2008. Not the ''best'', but it had Nine Great Demon Generals whereas Yahoo or Google would only give me that page from Wikia. Potentially our best bet as advanced as the others have gotten in spidering, if we have pages that we still have no backup of.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 02:39, 25 March 2009 (EDT)
::::FFN [[Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal/Damage_Control_Central/Archive2#Front_page_notice_and_browser_caches|mentioned]] that fans of the wiki had offered to help out with their browser caches. It's a long shot, but assuming they've saved the files, they might have missing articles. No one answered his question regarding where they should be uploaded though. I don't know the question to that myself. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:06, 25 March 2009 (EDT)

==HTML to Comic Template converter==
Your converter seems to be having some issues with code that results from your HTML to Wiki converter. When I ran the cache page for [[Out to Lunch!]] through the Wiki converter, and then copied the resulting HTML for the template over to the template converter, the 'prev', 'next', and 'title' parameters are omitted. The template I converted didn't have a secondary series (It was a UK only Marvel comic) so I don't know if 'prev2' and 'next2' would also be omitted. It's still a fantastic tool though, and much appreciated. Have you thought about automating it? Seems like it wouldn't be hard to find the beginning and end of the template HTML, particularly if the script is only fed lists of comic pages (which is easily enough done). --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] 03:06, 29 March 2009 (EDT)
:Thanks! Working on it now. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:22, 29 March 2009 (EDT)
:Sorted. As for automating it, I haven't done anything with directly updating the site - that's more Derik's area. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 03:36, 29 March 2009 (EDT)
Title still doesn't seem to be working...--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 08:40, 29 March 2009 (EDT)
:Have you got an example page where it doesn't? It was working all right for me last night. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:29, 29 March 2009 (EDT)

== Blinking ==

That'd be me. Eye-catching, isn't it? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:55, 12 April 2009 (EDT)
:That looks like it'll be extremely useful! Kudos! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:56, 12 April 2009 (EDT)
::Final style is negociable. We're (theoretically) discussing it [[Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Redirects_while_editing|here]]. (Or at least we will be once other users start clawing their eyes out.)
::...I should really get around to setting up a "request changes from Deceptitran" form. Most of the ones I found so far are very straightforward... with 100% of the old links able to be changed to a single correct location. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 23:00, 12 April 2009 (EDT)

== Double pages ==

Earlier last month in the Community portal you mentioned you had ideas on how to fix the "double pages" problem that is currently listing each page with a special character as orphaned. (i.e. Jo%CC%88rmungandr & J%C3%B6rmungandr). Is this still a project you're working on at all? No pressure here. I'm just curious. For some reason I consider cleaning out the Orphaned Pages list to be a pet project of mine. -- [[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 22:39, 1 May 2009 (EDT)
:Well, I installed a copy of MediaWiki on my own server and tried to play around with various techniques for correcting the problem. The two possible solutions I found were:
:*Use an SQL script to change the incorrect names and remove the mucked up accents, then just delete them through the interface.
:*Use an SQL script to delete the incorrect article records outright.

:The second solution has some uncertain effects re database integrity, and the first ISTR I encountered some residual problems with, but I don't remember what they were.
:I've been meaning to go try talking to someone at MediaWiki about it, and/or getting a copy of the current database from Scout in order to make sure I'm not duplicating the problem incorrectly. But I haven't looked at the issue for a while, so I might revisit it this weekend and see what I can come up with. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:53, 1 May 2009 (EDT)
::OK, having tested some more, I've gotten the first technique to work with no apparent side effects. I am testing on a nearly-empty database through, so I'd like to get a copy of the TFWiki DB and test it on that just to make doubly sure it won't cause problems. I've just emailed [[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] to ask about getting a copy. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:28, 1 May 2009 (EDT)

== Is it bad that... ==

...when you added [[Professor Greene]] and [[T.W. Peacocke]], I started wondering who did a Transformers/Clue crossover?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:28, 24 July 2009 (EDT)
:...dammit, Rosicrucian, you're making me want to see that now. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 01:31, 24 July 2009 (EDT)
::It's a Hasbro property! If there were any justice, we'd get an actual board game out of it. With Nightbeat.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:37, 24 July 2009 (EDT)
:::"Grindor has been found with his face ripped off. You gather the suspects into a room..." --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:01, 24 July 2009 (EDT)

== Well, that's odd. ==

...when I started deleting them, I'd assumed ?! had already removed the links to them. Usually he's more thorough than this.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:52, 7 September 2009 (EDT)
:Uncharacteristic, indeed. I hope I didn't come across too harshly! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:09, 7 September 2009 (EDT)

== Block Fixing ==

Poor [[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] got accidentally blocked and unblocked, but he's still stuck under the autoblock. Could you do that thing you did to fix when [[User talk:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus had the same problem]]? (Assuming it doesn't clear up before you get this.) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 12:27, 31 October 2009 (EDT)
:Should now be done! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:22, 31 October 2009 (EDT)
::Thanks! :D --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:19, 31 October 2009 (EDT)
:::Thanks for killing the autoblock! I headbutted that thing so many times my skull has become partially flat. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 07:04, 1 November 2009 (EST)
::::No problem! :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 13:58, 1 November 2009 (EST)

== Reunification Anon Reverting ==

THANK YOU. :> Sigh. Sorry about all that mess... --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 19:58, 5 November 2009 (EST)
:No problem. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:16, 5 November 2009 (EST)

==Day of the Machines==
Since you were working on Day of the Machines, Dr. Gates' fellow scientist is named Dr. Andrews in the dialogue script. (This was noted on the talk page at one point, but it got lost in the crash.) --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 03:37, 28 November 2009 (EST)
:Cool! Should be a quick article to make. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:26, 28 November 2009 (EST)

== Ultraplane ==
''Hey, while you're looking at scripts, can you please check "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1" and see how Ultraplane is parsed? We've got it spelled four or five different ways in various articles. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:08, 4 December 2009 (EST)''
:The line is written out as:

:SOUNDWAVE Ultra plane completed, Megatron.

:Whether it's meant to be a proper noun or not, I dunno. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 00:17, 4 December 2009 (EST)
::Awesome, thanks! From context, it probably should be capitalised "Ultra Plane". --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:31, 4 December 2009 (EST)

== Excuse me about Grandma ==

But I just wanted you to lock all of those so my mission is complete.[[Special:Contributions/66.45.240.66|66.45.240.66]] 16:44, 23 December 2009 (EST)
:Your mission of being an über-douche? Yeah, mission accomplished all right. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:51, 23 December 2009 (EST)

== Unreleased toys/Gallery ==

Hello, I'd like to thank you for converting it in to a normal page. Thank you! ;-D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 04:02, 8 April 2010 (EDT)
:No problem. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:04, 8 April 2010 (EDT)

==New bot in town==
Can I get a bot tag for [[User:DNAVI]] please? - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:05, 15 April 2010 (EDT)
:Not within my powers, unfortunately! You need to ask Walky, Suki Brits or McFly. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:09, 15 April 2010 (EDT)
::Ah, okay. I guess that narrows it down to Walky, then, since Suki and McFly went AWOL months ago. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:20, 15 April 2010 (EDT)

== Why for I did that. ==

We have four pages that are listed in [[:Category:Voice actors]] despite not actually being in it. That was one of then. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 23:09, 7 May 2010 (EDT)
:I fixed it! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:40, 7 May 2010 (EDT)
::Could this fix our double pages (the ones with special characters) that still show up as orphaned? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 23:52, 7 May 2010 (EDT)
:::Unfortunately no - they're actually still in the database, I just uploaded a blank page over them, taking them out of the categories they're in. They'll still show up on the orphaned/uncategorized pages list until we get rid of them for good. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:55, 7 May 2010 (EDT)
::::Then maybe we should do that for a few more pages, since when searching through the wanted pages I occasionally find redlinks that are only on the unviewable versions of the page (i.e. Goryu is still linking to Goryu (Shattered Glass). --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 00:02, 8 May 2010 (EDT)
:::::I'll have a look and see if I can fix some of those as well. ISTR there's one linking to ""New Narrator?" Talk about having your name determine your career choice!" Eesh. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:09, 8 May 2010 (EDT)

==Omni dubs==
Hey, you did a few of the "Lost in translation" sections for the Victory episodes - do you have the Madman DVDs? Would you be able to tell me if the dub is included on every episode, or just a few of them (and if the latter, which ones), or did you hear them elsewhere? Thanks. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 04:41, 15 May 2010 (EDT)
:Yeah, I have the Madman Victory DVDs. All the episodes on them have the Omni dub. I wish all the Masterforce episodes did. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:51, 15 May 2010 (EDT)
::Okay, cool. I think I've clogged up the recent changes enough for now, though, so I'll wait a bit before adding the info to each ep's home video section. Thanks again. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 05:10, 15 May 2010 (EDT)

== War for Cybertron actors ==

Would it be all right if I added information on some of the confirmed actors in War for Cybertron? Some people seem to have the game and posted the credits for proof, so I assume that means it's not technically leaked, but I just want to check first. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 22:41, 17 June 2010 (EDT)
:We should probably wait for the official release date, unless High Moon releases an official cast list. It's only 5 days away, after all. :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:59, 17 June 2010 (EDT)
::OK. I was just doing this so I didn't create a bunch of pages that would be deleted. :P Thanks! --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 23:02, 17 June 2010 (EDT)

== Hey. ==

Well, I'm sorry dude. But that guy said some bad things about me! {{unsigned|TheRex4441}} 00:20, 25 June 2010 (EDT)
:That still doesn't excuse you from it. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 00:27, 25 June 2010 (EDT)
::...I didn't say anything bad about him. I just gave him pointers about what's needed to make a good character page (an intro paragraph), and told him characters who were the first to use a name didn't need disambig tags. How is that "saying bad things about him"? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 00:46, 25 June 2010 (EDT)

== Anon Was Right ==
Sorry about that, because of the grammar I didn't bother checking to see if Anon was actually right this time. My brain just kind of switches to Undo Mode as soon as I see that kind of English. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 06:53, 20 July 2010 (EDT)
:That particular anon has a history of useless trivia notes and terrible English, so I don't blame you! Their IP address is in New Zealand too, which makes me wonder if the public education system here has ''really'' gone downhill since I went through it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 07:14, 20 July 2010 (EDT)

== The wiki's sense of humor. ==

The wiki values humor. I thought creating the Animated Toxitron page would be something funny to have here. Sorry for any inconvenience. --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 20:24, 23 July 2010 (EDT)
:Humor is fine, but it needs to be coming from official materials. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:31, 23 July 2010 (EDT)
:: I see. Thank you for telling me. It is a pity Derrick Wyatt isn't working with the franchise anymore, but somet things he says can still be construed as true. I guess Toxitron was a little throw away comment. If he winds up drawing a sketch of him and putting it on his blog, however... then we can talk. XD --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 20:34, 23 July 2010 (EDT)
:::Not really. That would qualify as fan art, much like his Animated Scalpel drawing. But yes, it is a pity he isn't involved with TFs anymore. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:45, 23 July 2010 (EDT)
::::If he gets Toxitron in something like the Allspark Almanac, that'd work! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:52, 23 July 2010 (EDT)

== Errors in 3D ==

Over on [[Transformers in 3-D issue 2]] (back in April) you added a note that "Scorponok is spelled 'Scorponok' on page 20", just wondering what it was meant to say. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:50, 28 July 2010 (EDT)
:Ah, thanks for pointing that out - it's spelled "Scorponock" in the comic. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:57, 28 July 2010 (EDT)

== Can I make a page on the Omega Frequency? ==

I was going to make a page for [[Omega Frequency]] today, but when I went to do so, it said you'd already deleted it. I have an entire article written in WordPad; would it be OK if I went and remade the page? --[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 09:22, 30 July 2010 (EDT)
:Yes, feel free! It only says it's been deleted because a vandal created a page there a while ago. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:14, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

== Transformers 3 ==

I knew that the page must have information that is confirmed by makers if the movie. But well, I guess you're right. Spotted things confirmed to be false by the makers of movie isn't necessary to be told in these pages. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] 9:31, 6 August 2010 (EDT)
:Yeah, the way Nelson is going, that page is going to have enough info on it as it is. I guess the info will drop off a bit once filming ends, but we don't know when that'll be... --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:39, 6 August 2010 (EDT)

Energon repair ray

2010-08-06T16:39:16Z

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[[Image:RatchetWFCScreenshotAttack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
[[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]s use the '''Energon Repair Ray''' to heal teammates. The Ray homes in on the nearest wounded ally. It also causes some damage to enemies.

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron''===
The Energon Repair Ray was used in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] by Scientist-class [[Transformer]]s. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]], and [[Thundercracker (Prime)|Thundercracker]] also utilised them. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*This weapon has the following in-game stats:
**Damage: 4
**Range: 1
**Accuracy: 10
**Rate of Fire: 9

[[Category:War for Cybertron]]
[[Category:weapons]]

Energon repair ray

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Soundwave4926: /* War for Cybertron */

Breakdown (WFC)

2010-07-27T03:27:01Z

Soundwave4926:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Breakdown}}
:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!"]]
Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.

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

Breakdown accompanies Megatron and Soundwave to infiltrate Iacon in search for the Omega Key which would give Megatron access to the core of Cybertron. Throughout the mission he acts all paranoid if his life was ever threatened in any way... until he was ordered to take control of the Autobot turrets, to defend themselves; until Starscream send Decepticon Dark Energon bombers. He then, only at that moment, cheered in victory. After wards he goes into Zeta Prime's chamber area and helps Megatron fight against Zeta's "advanced" (ineffective) weapon.

During the cut-scene, where Zeta Prime explains to Megatron the false Omega Key Megatron possess was just an activation device for Omega Supreme, Breakdown and Soundwave stare at each other with blank expressions.

Later, during that day Megatron attempted to find Omega Supreme.

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}

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{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

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[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]